Includes bibliographical references and index

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Contents: Accounting and the business environment -- Recording business transactions -- The Adjusting process -- Completing the accounting cycle -- Merchandising operations -- Merchandise inventory -- Accounting information systems -- Internal control and cash -- Receivables -- Plant asset and intangibles -- Current liabilities and payroll -- Partnerships -- Corporations:paid-in capital and the balance sheet -- Corporations: retained earnings and the income statement -- Long-term liabilities -- The Statement of cash flows -- Financial statement analysis -- Introduction to management accounting -- Job order costing -- Process costing -- Cost-volume-profit analysis -- The Master budgets and responsibility accounting -- Flexible budgets and standard cost -- Activity-based costing and other cost management tools -- Special decision and capital budgets -- Appendix A: Amazon.com annual report -- Appendix B: Investment and international operation -- Appendix c: Present value tables -- Appendix D: Check figures.