Introduction to Financial Accounting (7th Edition) [Hardcover]

Charles T. Horngren (Author), Gary L. Sundem (Author), John A. Elliott (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0139059938 | ISBN-13: 978-0139059933 | Publication Date: July 15, 1998 | Edition: 7th Packag

For one-term courses in Financial Accounting at the undergraduate and graduate levels. This best-selling text offers a relevant, real-world approach to financial accounting theory, terminology, and procedures. Students learn how to comprehend a typical corporate annual report and to use accounting as a tool in understanding how economic events affect business. An exceptionally strong pedagogy and supplements package and flexible structure provide instructors with great latitude in choosing various combinations of breadth and depth, theory and procedures, simplicity and complexity.

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This best-selling text offers a relevant, real-world approach to financial accounting theory, terminology, and procedures. Students learn how to comprehend a typical corporate annual report and to use accounting as a tool in understanding how economic events affect business. An exceptionally strong pedagogy and flexible structure provide instructors with great latitude in choosing various combinations of breadth and depth, theory and procedures, simplicity and complexity. Simple concepts are introduced early and revisited at more sophisticated levels as students gain sophistication and understanding, and concepts are made concrete at every step with actual, current company illustrations. An extensive selection of supplements help students move beyond the text for hands-on experience with the real world of financial accounting. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Using an open, attractive, four-color design and user-friendly writing style, this best-selling volume offers a relevant, real-world approach to financial accounting theory, terminology, and procedures. Readers learn how to comprehend a typical corporate annual report and to use accounting as a tool in understanding how economic events affect business. Describes the most widely used accounting theory and practice -- with emphasis on what accounting is rather than on what it should be. Introduces accounting and business concepts along with accounting procedures. Features real-world, chapter-opening vignettes and numerous real-company examples and stories throughout. Provides the complete Annual Report of GAP, Inc. -- both in its original form (shrink-wrapped to the book) and reproduced fully in Appendix A of the text -- and refers to the information in the Report throughout the book. Provides financial accounting Internet resources. For those interested in an accessible, solid, comprehensive introduction to financial accounting.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 704 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall College Div; 7th Packag edition (July 15, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0139059938
• ISBN-13: 978-0139059933
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.3 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #607,845 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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34 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent text to ease you into accounting, November 7, 1998

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Chris in Houston "vmvlkc" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Introduction to Financial Accounting (7th Edition) (Hardcover)

Accounting is the type of subject that can ramp up quickly in difficulty, and this text plots a nearly perfect learning curve in getting the reader well-grounded in the fundamentals. I purchased this text as a requirement for a course, but it is a definite keeper and I would recommend it without hesitation to anyone interested in learning about accounting.

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good resource, October 6, 2005

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Barry Kearney - See all my reviews

This review is from: Introduction to Financial Accounting (Charles T Horngren Series in Accounting) (Hardcover)

I'm CEO of a medium size business and wanted a resource to teach me accounting. This is a great book, with plenty of assignments which fully reinforce the lessons. The only disappointment is that there are no solutions and the publisher only gives them to you if you are a registered teacher.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Financial accounting, August 30, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Introduction to Financial Accounting (7th Edition) (Hardcover)

As a first year accounting student this text provided to be very useful in all aspects of my course. Although textbooks are required so this review won't move anyone to buy it, students can be assured this text is not a wasted purchase.