Fresh examples throughout the text, such as Harley Davidson, Inc., the new extended example that appears in Chapters 1, 2, 4, 8, and 9. A legendary purveyor of motorcycles and headquartered in Milwaukee, Harley-Davidson is a New York Stock Exchange traded company and a member of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index of leading American corporations. Their financial statements are sufficiently straightforward so that novices can make sense of them. Yet the company illustrates many of the challenges facing companies today including achieving growth through acquisitions and responding to investor demands for greater transparency in financial reporting.
More real-world examples for growth strategies have been added to Chapter 4 to further enhance the text's applicability and thus approachability.
Chapter 6 includes an expanded discussion on off-balance sheet accounting.
Updated annotated web site references at the end of each chapter explain where financial information can be found while providing quick access of additional material.
Additional Standard and Poor's problems. The number of Standard and Poor's problems appearing in the end of chapter materials has been increased in the 8th edition. These problems require the use of the Educational Version of Market Insight, taking advantage of Standard & Poor's powerful and well-known Compustat database. These problems provide instructors with an easy online way to incorporate current, real world data into the classroom. Access to this rich online resource is FREE with every new copy of the text.
New Excel problems for this edition can found in the end of chapter material indicated by an icon. Students will be able to use these problems to better understand the concepts and calculations presented in the text. The interactive Excel spreadsheets can be found in the Student Center, Excel Spreadsheets, by chapter.
More URLs now listed in the margins of the text, in addition to being found in the end of chapter material. These resources will help the students find additional information on the topics addressed in the chapters.
An increased trim size that allows for better readability and makes the text more appealing and student-friendly. The larger margins create more room for URLs and note-taking.
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