Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction PART I. AN OVERVIEW OF ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL REPORTING The Accounting Framework, Financial Statements, and Some Accounting Concepts Case: Chemalite, Inc. Introduction to Accounting Records Case: Hanson Ski Products Case: Thumbs Up Video, Inc. Case: Monterrey Manufacturing Company Introduction to Financial Ratios and Financial Statements Case: Indentify the Industries - 1996 Case: Colgate-Palmolive Company HOW ACCOUNTANTS MEASURE AND REPORT Accounting for Current Assets Case: LIFO or FIFO? That is the Question Recognizing Revenues and Expenses: When is Income Earned? Case: R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company Case: Circuit City Stores, Inc. (A) Case: Intel Pentium Chip Controversy (A) Accounting for Property, Plant, Equipment and Other Assets Case: Depreciation at Delta Air Lines and Singapore Airlines (A) Case: Depreciation at Delta Air Lines and Singapore Airlines (B) Case: Kansas City Zephyrs Baseball Club, Inc. Case: Buying Time Liabilities and Time Case: Laurinburg Precision Engineering Case: Belgrave Corporation Case: Accounting for Frequent Flyers Introduction to Owner's Equity Case: FMC Corporation Solving the Puzzle of the Cash Flow Statement Case: Statement of Cash Flows: Three Examples Case: Crystal Meadows of Tahoe, Inc. MANAGING FINANCIAL REPORTING. Auditors and Their Opinions Case: Total Fitness, Inc. (A) Esperanto for Accountants Case: WPP Group and Its Acquisitions. Diversity in Accounting Principles Case: Kendall Square Research Corporation (A) Case: Harnischfeger Corporation COST CONCEPTS AND ANALYSIS Understanding Costs for Management Decisions Case: Precision Worldwide, Inc. Case: Lille Tissages, SA Case: Prestige Telephone Company A Brief Introduction to Cost Accounting Case: Hilton Manufacturing Company PRODUCT COSTING AND AN INTRODUCTION TO COST MANAGEMENT Accounting for Indirect Costs Case: Seligram, Inc.: Electronic Testing Operations Activity Accounting: Another Way to Measure Costs Case: Destin Brass Products Co Case: Siemens Elec.

Get the grade you want with ACCOUNTING FOR MANAGERS! This managerial accounting textbook will introduce you to the terminology, forms, formats, and illustrations of financial statements and accounting analyses. The authors use the Harvard Case Method to prepare you to deal with the current and future developments that face accountants and managers in situations where complex financial events and status must be communicated.