Financial Accounting in an Economic Context, Study Guide
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| Rating | : | 4.30 (873 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0470343311 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-01-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Not a good book from a student point of view, but serves the purpose" according to QY. I bought this book because it is required for my Financial Accounting course. The book serves its purpose, which is to introduce the world of financial accounting to student like me who has no business background. However, the author has injected a lot of personal opinions into the text, which some are really biased. For example, the author . Book was delivered in an excellent condition Prashant Murthy The study guide looked like a brand new one!!!absolutely no markings and very neat. Don't waste your money on this The Helpful Dad this was mostly worthless - it doesn't give you the answers to the exercises in the book so it doesn't help you there. It also is very haphazard about what portions of the chapters it talks about (leaves a lot of stuff out). It really didn't help me much at all!
Pratt currently serves as the secretary of the board for the Pratt Corporation and is on the Educational Advisory Committee of the American Accounting Association (AAA). Dr. . Jamie Pratt, PhD, is a KPMG Professor of Accounting at Indiana University. He has authored several articles as well as two other texts. He previously served in the capacity of program chair of the AAA, associa
About the AuthorJamie Pratt, PhD, is a KPMG Professor of Accounting at Indiana University. He previously served in the capacity of program chair of the AAA, associate editor for TheAccounting Review, and various editorial boards. He has authored several articles as well as two other texts. Dr. Pratt currently serves as the secretary of the board for the Pratt Corporation and is on the Educational Advisory Committee of the American Accounting Association (AAA).
Readers will then delve more deeply into the methods used to account for operating, investing, and financing transactions.. A valuable resource for any business professional, this book shows how performance metrics available from the financial statements, shareholder value creation, and the firm's market value are all tied together. It also explores earnings management, including the use of discretion by management in the preparation of the financial statements to cast a favorable picture of the financial performance and condition of the firm