TY - BOOK AU - Stickney,Clyde P. AU - Weil,Roman L. TI - Financial accounting :an introduction to concepts, methods, and uses SN - 0324381980 (hbk.) AV - HF5635.D228 (12e) PY - 2007/// CY - Mason, OH PB - Thomson/South-Western KW - Accounting N1 - Contents: Introduction to business activities and overview of financial statements and the reporting process -- Balance sheet: presenting the investments and financing of a firm -- Income statement: reporting the results of operating activities -- Statement of cash flows: reporting the effects of operating, investing , and financing activities on cash flows -- Introduction to financial statement analysis -- Receivables and revenue recognition -- Inventories: the source of operating profits -- Long-lived tangible and intangible assets: the source of operating capacity -- Liabilities: introduction -- Liabilities : off-balance-sheet financing, leases, deferred income taxes, and retirement benefits -- Marketable securities, derivatives, and investments -- Shareholders' equity: capital contributions, distributions and earnings --Statement of cash flows: another look -- Synthesis: significance and implications of alternative accounting principles -- Compound interest: concepts and applications -- Compound interest, annuity, and bond tables; Includes bibliographical references and index ER -