Principles of financial accounting : chapters 1-18 /
by Jerry J. Weygandt ; Paul D. Kimmel ; Donald E. Kieso
- 9th ed.
- Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2009.
- xxi , 840 pp. (various paginations) : ill. (col.) ; 27 cm.
Includes appendices and index.
"An accounting course will help you understand the essential financial components of businesses. Whether you are looking at a large multinational company like Microsoft or Starbucks or a single-owner software consulting business coffee shop, knowing the fundamentals of accounting will help you understand what is happening. As an employee, a manager, an investor, a business owner, or a manager of your own personal finances--any of which roles you will have at some point in your life--you will be much the wiser for having taken this course."