John Ellis Price,
University of North Texas M. David Haddock Jr.,
Chattanooga State Technical Community College Horace R. Brock,
University of North Texas
ISBN: 0073029920 Copyright year: 2007
What's New
Updated illustrations, examples, and problems throughout the text.
New Continuation problems in the end-of-chapter material carry over from one problem to another and from one chapter to another, reinforcing learning objectives.
Updated, more thought-provoking Self Reviews.
Coverage on contemporary trends in banking, such as debit cards and online banking, as well as discussion of bank fraud and identity theft have been added in Chapter 9.
Coverage of the Sarbanes Oxley Act and discussion of the following organizations has been included in Chapter 14: The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), Federal and State Agencies Other Than the SEC , Other Organizations in the United States , and The International Accounting Standards Board.
Based on reviewer feedback, Chapter 15 has been reorganized so that first the allowance method is fully explained and then the direct charge-off method is covered in order to minimize students' confusion between the two.
Chapter 18 has been updated to clarify that fair market value method is a financial accounting procedure and the income tax method is an income tax procedure. In the 11th edition, the discussion of impairment has been placed following the discussion of depletion. This edition also reflects the rules of FASB Statement 142, calling for amortizing costs of limited-life tangibles and the application of impairment tests in lieu of amortization of unlimited-life intangibles.
Early retirement of bonds section in Chapter 22 has been rewritten to improve students' understanding.
The discussion of variance analysis of manufacturing overhead in Chapter 31 has been rewritten to give the student an overall approach.
Topic Tackler Plus is a complete multimedia tutorial focusing on the most problematic areas in the college accounting course.
McGraw-Hill's Homework Manager™ is a web-based supplement that duplicates problem structures directly from the end-of-chapter material in the textbook, using algorithms to provide a limitless supply of online self-graded practice and assignment problems. The algorithmic test bank is also included in Homework Manage™.
McGraw-Hill's Homework Manager Plus™ allows students to link directly to an online version of the text and web resources when working on the problem.
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ALEKS® for the Accounting Cycle uses an innovative adaptive questioning system to provide guided learning to each and every student.
Algorithmic Test Bank enables instructors to create countless versions of the same problem, ensuring unique versions or quizzes or tests.
Carol Yacht's General Ledger software helps students master every aspect of the general ledger, from inputting receipts to calculating ratios for analysis. Tied to select end-of-chapter material, it allows students to solve problems using a generic general ledger system or Peachtree templates. Students receive a free copy of the educational version of Peachtree Complete, the same software relied upon by thousands of firms throughout the world.
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