TY - BOOK AU - Porter, Gary A. AU - Norton, Curtis L. TI - Financial Accounting: The Impact on Decision Makers SN - 0324185685 PY - 2004/// CY - Mason, Ohio: Thomson/South-Western KW - ACCOUNTING N1 - PART I: THE ACCOUNTING MODEL. INTRODUCTION-Getting started in Business Chapter 1.Acocunting as a Form of Communication Chapter 2.Financial Statements and the Annual Report Chapter 3.Processing Accounting Information Chapter 4.Income Measurement and Accrual Accounting Appendix.Accounting Tools: Work Sheets PART II:ACCOUNTING FOR ASSETS Chapter 5.Merchandise Accounting and Internal Control Appendix.Accounting Tools:Internal Control for a Merchandising Company Chapter 6.Inventories and Cost of Goods Sold Appendix. Accounting Tools:Inventory Costing Methods Using A Perpetual Inventory System Chapter 7.Cash,Investments, and Receivables Chapter 8.Operating Assets:Property, Plant, and Equipment, Natural Resources, amd Intangibles PART III:ACCOUNTING FOR LIABILITIES AND OWNERS' EQUITY Chapter 9.Current Liabilities, Contingencies, and the time value of money Appendix A.Accounting Tools:Payroll Accounting Appendix B.Accounting Tools:Using Exel for Problems Involving Interest Calculations Chapter 10.Long-Term Liabilities Appendix.Accounting Tools:Other Liabilities Chapter 11.Stockholders' Equity PART IV:ADDITIONAL TOPICS IN FINANCIAL REPORTING Chapter 12.The Statement of Cash Flows Appendix.Accounting Tools: A Work-Sheet Approach to the Statement of Cash Flows Chapter 13.Financial Statement Analysis Appendix.Accounting Tools:Reporting Tools:Reporting and Analyzing Other Income Statement Items ER -