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Patricia A. Libby
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Daniel G. Short

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about

Robert Libby
Robert Libby is the David A. Thomas Professor of
Accounting at Cornell University, where he teaches the
introductory financial accounting course. He previously
taught at the University of Illinois, Pennsylvania State
University, the University of Texas at Austin, the University of Chicago, and the University of Michigan. He
received his BS from Pennsylvania State University and
his MAS and PhD from the University of Illinois. He is
also a CPA.
Bob is a widely published author and researcher specializing in behavioral accounting. He was selected as
the AAA Outstanding Educator in 2000, received the
AAA Outstanding Service Award in 2006 and received

the AAA Notable Contributions to the Literature Award
in 1985 and 1996. He is the only person to have
received all three of the Association’s highest awards
for teaching, service, and research. He has published
numerous articles in The Accounting Review; Journal of
Accounting Research; Accounting, Organizations, and
Society; and other accounting journals. He has held a
variety of offices including vice president in the American Accounting Association and is a member of the
American Institute of CPAs and the editorial boards of
The Accounting Review; Accounting, Organizations and
Society; Journal of Accounting Literature; and Journal of
Behavioral Decision Making.

Patricia A. Libby
Patricia Libby is associate professor of accounting at Ithaca
College, where she teaches the undergraduate financial
accounting course. She previously taught graduate and

the Authors

undergraduate financial accounting at
Eastern Michigan University and the University of Texas. Before entering academe,
she was an auditor with Price Waterhouse
(now PricewaterhouseCoopers) and a
financial administrator at the University
of Chicago. She is also faculty advisor to
Beta Alpha Psi, Ithaca College Accounting
Association, and Ithaca College National
Association of Black Accountants. She
received her BS from Pennsylvania State

University, her MBA from DePaul University, and her PhD from the University of Michigan. She is
also a CPA.
Pat conducts research on using cases in the introductory course and other parts of the accounting curriculum.
She has published articles in The Accounting Review, Issues
in Accounting Education, and The Michigan CPA.

Daniel G. Short
Daniel Short is professor of accounting and former dean of
the M.J. Neeley School of Business at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas. Before he joined TCU, he was
dean at the Richard T. Farmer School of Business at Miami
University and the College of Business at Kansas State
University. Prior to that, he was associate dean at the
University of Texas at Austin, where he taught the undergraduate and graduate financial accounting courses. He
also taught at the University of Michigan and the University of Chicago. He received his undergraduate degree
from Boston University and his MBA and PhD from the
University of Michigan.
Dan has won numerous awards for his outstanding
teaching abilities and has published articles in The Wall
Street Journal, The Accounting Review, the Journal of
Accounting Research, and other business journals. He has
worked with a number of Fortune 500 companies, commercial banks, and investment banks to develop and
teach executive education courses on the effective use
of accounting information. Dan has also served on
boards of directors in several industries, including manufacturing, commercial banking, and medical services.
He is currently on the economic development committee
of the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce.

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A trusted leader

S

ince it was
first published,
Financial
Accounting has
grown to be
the market-leading
financial accounting
textbook on which both
students and instructors rely. The awardwinning author team of
Bob Libby, Pat Libby,
and Dan Short has
made it a best-selling
textbook by helping
the instructor and
student become partners in learning. The
Libby/Libby/Short

authors use a remarkable learning approach
that keeps students
engaged and involved
in the material from
the first day of class.
Financial Accounting’s pioneering “focus company approach” involves students in the business decisions of real companies, demonstrating how financial accounting makes a difference in the success of a firm. That, combined with pedagogical features and technology
assets that serve a variety of learning styles, makes Financial Accounting the textbook that
both students and instructors agree is the best of its kind on the market today.
“. . . It systematically guides readers through financial statements with focus companies
and, at the same time, integrates the transaction analysis and journal entries in every
chapter.” Haihang He, California State University

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for both students and instructors
Libby/Libby/Short’s Financial Accounting maintains its leadership by focusing on three
key attributes:

RELEVANCY—THE PIONEERING FOCUS COMPANY

APPROACH: The Libby/Libby/Short authors first introduced their focus
company approach as the best method for helping students understand financial
statements and real-world implications of financial accounting for future managers. This
approach shows that accounting is relevant and motivates students by explaining
accounting in a real-world context. Throughout each chapter, the material is
focused around a familiar Real company, its decisions, and its financial statements. This
provides the perfect setting for discussing the importance of accounting and how
businesses use accounting information. Furthering its real-world applicability, the endof-chapter cases tie directly to the American Eagle Outfitters Annual Report in Appendix
B and the contrasting report from Urban Outfitters Form 10-K in Appendix C. This gives
students valuable practice reading and interpreting real financial data. In addition, realworld excerpts expand on important chapter topics with insight into how real firms use
financial accounting to their competitive advantage.

CLARITY—A BUILDING-BLOCK APPROACH TO
TEACHING TRANSACTION ANALYSIS: Most faculty agree that
mastery of the accounting cycle is critical to success in financial accounting. And yet
all other financial books introduce and develop transaction analysis in one chapter,
bombarding a student early in the course with an overload of new concepts and terms.
The authors believe that most faculty take more time with the accounting cycle, but
other financial accounting textbooks don’t. By slowing down the introduction of
transactions and giving students time to practice and gain mastery, this buildingblock approach leads to greater student success in their study of later topics in
financial accounting such as adjusting entries.

TECHNOLOGY—POWERFUL TOOLS FOR TEACHING
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the Algorithmic Test Bank allows instructors to create an infinite number of algorithmgenerated quizzes and test assignments and gives students an endless number of problems

with which to practice.
Libby/Libby/Short’s Financial Accounting is the proven choice for presenting financial
accounting in a clear, relevant manner that keeps students engaged throughout your
course. Read on for more insight into what has made this textbook such a success with
faculty and students.
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What’s New in the 6th Edition?
One reason Libby/Libby/Short’s Financial Accounting is a best-selling textbook is because instructors
can trust the flexibility in key topical coverage, the simplified explanations of complex topics, and
end-of-chapter material that relates directly to the chapter’s text and engages the students with
concepts and decision making using details from the chapter. Eighty percent of the end-of-chapter
material throughout the sixth edition has been thoroughly revised with new companies and numerical
data. Previous users will find familiar problem structures, making transition into this edition easier.
Chapter 1
• Shortened and simplified
“Correcting Maxidrive’s
Statements” section.
• Updated material on

Corporate Governance
and IFRS.
• New demonstration case
based on Apple Computer.
• Simplified cash flow selfstudy quiz.
• Substantial revision of
end-of-chapter material:
new numerical data for
75 percent of miniexercises, exercises, and
problems; three new
alternate problems; and
all new annual report
cases.
Chapter 2
• New simplified Exhibit 2.1.
• Additional account title
simplification in the
balance sheet.
• Modified International
Perspective to introduce
IFRS.
• Updated Financial
Analysis and Ethics
features.
• Modified transaction
analysis illustration to be
clearer and more
systematic.
• Revised Exhibits 2.4, 2.5,
and 2.6 for improved

clarity.
• Added explanation boxes
for analytical tools
(journal entries and
T-accounts).
• Modified solutions to
self-study quizzes to be
consistent with
presentation of journal
entries and equation
effects.
VI

• Substantial revision of
end-of-chapter material:
multiple choice section
now includes three
computational questions,
new numerical data for
60 percent of miniexercises, exercises, and
problems and all new
annual report cases.
Chapter 3
• Updated International
Perspective with another
focus on IFRS.
• Continued simplification
of the account titles in
financial statements.
• New exhibit on revenue

recognition with clearer
explanation to follow
exhibit.
• New exhibit on expense
matching with clearer
explanation to follow
exhibit.
• Updated Question of
Ethics feature.
• Clearer exhibit on the
transaction analysis model.
• Clarified discussion on
preparing the financial
statements and their
relationships.
• Substantial revision of
end-of-chapter material:
three computational
questions added to the
multiple choice section;
new numerical data for
65 percent of miniexercises, exercises, and
problems; and all new
annual report cases.
Chapter 4
• Reorganized discussion of
the adjustment process.

• New visuals for adjusting
entries.

• Clarified and simplified
illustration of the
adjustment process.
• Modified self-study quiz
on adjusting entries.
• Substantial revision of
end-of-chapter material:
three computational
questions added to the
multiple choice section;
new numerical data for 75
percent of mini-exercises,
exercises, and problems;
and all new annual report
cases.
Chapter 5
• Updated focus and
comparison companies.
• New graphic reflecting
changes in accounting
regulation.
• Updated coverage of the
effects of accounting
restatements and fraud on
accountants, company
management, and
investors.
• Updated coverage
of the importance of
international accounting

standards.
• New Financial Analysis
feature on stock market
reaction to earnings
announcements.
• New exhibit illustrating
information on
reuters.com.
• New ROE Self-Study Quiz
based on Apple Computer
and HP.
• Updated Microsoft
Demonstration Case.
• Updated discussion and
illustration of
nonrecurring items.

• Substantial revision of
end-of-chapter material:
three computational
questions added to the
multiple choice section;
new numerical data for 60
percent of mini-exercises,
exercises, and problems;
and all new annual report
cases.
Chapter 6
• Updated focus and
comparison companies.

• Revised example of aging
of accounts receivable.
• Updated coverage of
electronic cash
transactions.
• Substantial revision of
end-of-chapter material:
three computational
questions added to the
multiple choice section;
new numerical data for 75
percent of mini-exercises,
exercises, and problems;
and all new annual report
cases.
Chapter 7
• Updated focus and
comparison companies.
• Modified inventory
graphics illustrating cost
flow assumptions.
• Substantial revision of
end-of-chapter material:
three computational
questions added to the
multiple choice section;
new numerical data for 75
percent of mini-exercises,
exercises, and problems;
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What’s New?

• New focus company—
Southwest Airlines
replaces Delta Airlines—
and comparison
companies.
• New International
Perspective feature on
IFRS.
• Updated financial
disclosure examples.
• Substantial revision of
end-of-chapter material:
three computational

questions added to the
multiple choice section;
new numerical data for 75
percent of mini-exercises,
exercises, and problems;
and all new annual report
cases.
Chapter 9
• New comparison
companies.
• Expanded discussion of
lease liabilities.
• Updated focus company
information.
• Addition of fractional year
interest.
• Addition of demonstration
case.
• Substantial revision of
end-of-chapter material:
three computational
questions added to the
multiple choice section;
new numerical data for 80
percent of mini-exercises,
exercises, and problems;
and all new annual report
cases.

Chapter 10


Chapter 12

• Updated information for
focus company.
• Inclusion of fractional
year interest.
• Substantial revision of
end-of-chapter material:
three computational
questions added to the
multiple choice section;
new numerical data for 75
percent of mini-exercises,
exercises, and problems;
and all new annual report
cases.

• New focus company—
Washington Post
Companies replaces Dow
Jones—and comparison
companies.
• New financial analysis
feature on fair value for
investments.
• Substantial revision of
end-of-chapter material:
three computational
questions added to the

multiple choice section;
new numerical data for 75
percent of mini-exercises,
exercises, and problems;
and all new annual report
cases.

Chapter 11
• New focus company—
Sonic Drive-In Restaurant
replaces Outback
Steakhouse—and
comparison companies.
• Elimination of actual
statement of stockholders’
equity due to increasing
complexity of the
statement.
• Elimination of discussion
of restriction on retained
earnings.
• Substantial revision of
end-of-chapter material:
three computational
questions added to the
multiple choice section;
new numerical data for 75
percent of mini-exercises,
exercises, and problems;
and all new annual report

cases.

Chapter 13
• Updated focus and
comparison companies.
• Transfer of coverage of
gains and losses on sale
of property, plant and
equipment from an end of
chapter supplement to
the chapter itself.
• Transfer of detailed
discussion of preparation
of the direct method
operating activities
section to end of chapter
supplement.
• Addition of new exhibit at
the end of the chapter
summarizing the
preparation process
(indirect method).

• Substantial revision of
end-of-chapter material:
three computational
questions added to the
multiple choice section;
new numerical data for 75
percent of mini-exercises,

exercises, and problems;
additional exercise,
problem, and alternate
problem involving
preparation of complete
cash flow statement; and
all new annual report
cases.
Chapter 14
• Revised financial analysis
for Home Depot and
Lowe’s.
• Updated comparison
companies and financial
examples.
• Substantial revision of
end-of-chapter material:
three computational
questions added to the
multiple choice section;
new numerical data for 75
percent of mini-exercises,
exercises, and problems;
and all new annual report
cases.

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A proven approach to
Faculty agree the accounting cycle is the most critical concept to learn and master for students studying
financial accounting. The Libby/Libby/Short authors agree the accounting cycle is a critical concept. They
believe students struggle with the accounting cycle when transaction analysis is covered in one chapter. If
students are exposed to the accounting equation, journal entries, and T-accounts for both balance sheet and
income statement accounts in a single chapter, many are left behind and are unable to grasp material in the
next chapter which covers adjustments and financial statement preparation.
The market-leading Libby/Libby/Short approach covers transaction analysis over two chapters so that students
have the time to master the material. In Chapter 2 of Financial Accounting, students are exposed to the
accounting equation and transaction analysis for investing and financing transactions that only affect balance
sheet accounts. This provides students with the opportunity to learn the basic structure and tools used in
accounting in a simpler setting. In Chapter 3, students are exposed to more complex operating transactions
that also affect income statement accounts. As a result of this slower building-block approach to transaction
analysis, students are better prepared and ready to learn adjustments, financial statement preparation, and
more advanced topics. After the students have developed an understanding of the complete accounting cycle
and the resulting statements, Chapter 5 takes students through the corporate reporting and analysis process.
The graphic below shows a detailed comparison of the Libby/Libby/Short approach to the accounting cycle
chapters compared to the approach taken by other market-leading financial accounting text books.

Accounting Cycle
Start Early


Compress Coverage

Overview of F/S & Users,
B/S and I/S Transactions with
Accounting Equation

Overview of F/S & Users

Overview of F/S & Users

F/S, Ratios, & Conceptual
Framework

B/S Transactions
with Accounting Equation,
Journal Entries & T-accounts

B/S and I/S Transactions
with Accounting Equation,
Journal Entries & T-accounts

B/S and I/S Transactions
with Accounting Equation,
Journal Entries & T-accounts

Adjustments, Closing
Entries, F/S Preparation

Adjustments, Closing

Entries, F/S Preparation

B/S and I/S Transactions
with Journal Entries &
T-accounts

Adjustments, Closing
Entries, F/S Preparation

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transaction analysis
and the accounting cycle
The Libby/Libby/Short approach is better because it gives students more time to master
transaction analysis, which is the foundation for the rest of the course.
• Students have more time to practice and feel less overwhelmed.

• Allows students to develop comfort with simpler transactions in Chapter 2 before they
move onto more complex transactions in Chapter 3.
• It’s intuitive and matches the sequence of establishing and then operating a business
• Builds on itself which allows more time and practice where it is needed.

“Solid presentation of t-accounts. Good that you use the same
transactions in general journal format so students can see the
transactions both ways. I like the transactions shown and that they
reflect what is occurring in the Papa John’s case.”
Phil Lewis, Eastern Michigan University
“A fairly thorough overview of the adjusting and closing
processes . . . The book provides a nice linkage between the
closing process and the preparation of the financial statements.”
Peter Woodlock Youngstown State University
“The adjusting entry process is clearly presented, which makes it
easier for the students to grasp the concepts.”
Rada Brooks, University of California at Berkeley
“The use of parenthesis in each journal entry is an excellent
approach… Very useful for engaging non-accounting majors.”
Michael Ulinski, Pace University
“I like the fact that when preparing adjusting entries that students
have to calculate.... It is important for students to have to think
through this process—which doesn’t occur when the amount is
provided.”
Brian Nagel, Duquesne University

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Inside the Textbook:
Financial Accounting, 6e, offers a host of pedagogical tools that complement the different ways you like to
teach and the ways your students like to learn. Some offer information and tips that help you present a complex subject; others highlight issues relevant to what your students read online or see on television. Either
way, Financial Accounting’s pedagogical support will make a real difference in your course and in your students’
learning.

F I NANC I AL

Stock Market Reactions to Accounting Announcements

A N A LY S I S

Self-Study Quiz

S E L F- S T U DY Q U I Z

Research shows that students learn best when
they are actively engaged in the learning process.
This active learning feature engages the student,
provides interactivity, and promotes efficient learning. These quizzes ask students to pause at strategic
points throughout each chapter to ensure they

understand key points before moving ahead.

INTERNATIONAL

PERSPECTIVE

IFRS

This self-study quiz allows you to practice applying the revenue principle under accrual accounting. We recommend that you refer back to the four revenue recognition criteria presented earlier as you answer each question. Complete this quiz now to make sure you can
apply the principle. The following transactions are samples of typical monthly operating activities of Papa John’s (dollars in thousands). If revenue is to be recognized in January, indicate the title of the revenue account and the amount of revenue to be recognized. You
should refer to the Papa John’s income statement presented in Exhibit 3.1 for account titles.

ACTIVITY

X

AMOUNT OF
REVENUE RECOGNIZED
IN JANUARY

The International Accounting Standards Board and
Global Convergence of Accounting Standards

International Perspective

Financial accounting standards and disclosure requirements are set by national regulatory
agencies and standard-setting bodies. However, since 2002, there has been substantial movement to develop international financial reporting standards (IFRS) by the International
Accounting Standards Board (IASB). The current status of these standards is as follows.

These features highlight the emergence of

global accounting standards (IFRS) at a
level appropriate for the introductory student.

•

Deloitte IAS Plus
Website

REVENUE
ACCOUNT TITLE

(a) In January, Papa John’s company-owned restaurants
sold food to customers for $32,000 cash.

Example countries requiring use of IFRS (currently or by 2011):

REAL WORLD EXCERPT

Financial Analysis
These features tie important chapter
concepts to real-world decision-making
examples. They also highlight alternative
viewpoints and add to the critical thinking
and decision-making focus of the text.

Stock market analysts and investors use accounting information to make their investment decisions. Thus, the stock market, which is based on investors’ expectations about a company’s
future performance, often reacts negatively when a company does not meet previously specified operating targets.
A net loss does not have to occur for a company to recognize that it is experiencing difficulty. Any unexpected variance in actual performance from the operating plan, such as lower
than expected quarterly earnings or sales revenue needs to be explained. On November 2, 2006,
Papa John’s announced its third quarter results, reporting that comparable store sales in the last

month of the quarter were down 0.6% at the company stores and down 2.2% at franchised
stores. The October 2006 same-store sales decrease was the first negative monthly comparison
in 22 months. On October 30, 2006, Papa John’s stock had been selling at $37.79 per share. By
November 3, 2006, the price dropped by $6.84 to $30.95 per share, an 18.1 percent decrease.*

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European Union (United Kingdom, Germany, France, Netherlands, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Poland, etc.)
Australia and New Zealand
India, Hong Kong, and South Korea
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A Complete Learning System
A QUESTION

OF ETHICS

A Question of Ethics

Accounting and Sustainable Development
A growing area of voluntary disclosure in the United States is sustainability reporting, as
described by CFO magazine:

REAL WORLD EXCERPT
CFO MAGAZINE

The idea that a company should conduct its business in ways that benefit not just
shareholders but the environment and society, too, is called sustainability, or sustainable
development. It’s an idea championed by a small but growing number of companies
around the globe. One business group, the World Business Council for Sustainable
Development, lists some 170 international members, including more than 30 Fortune 500
companies. According to the council’s website, these companies share the belief that “the
pursuit of sustainable development is good for business and business is good for
sustainable development.”

Key Ratio Analysis
Students will be better prepared to use
financial information if they learn to
evaluate elements of financial performance
as they learn how to measure and report them.
For this reason we include relevant key ratios
in each chapter in Key Ratio Analysis sections.
Each Key Ratio Analysis box presents ratio
analysis for the focus company in the chapter
as well as for comparative companies.

Cautions are also provided to help students
understand the limitations of certain ratios.

FOCUS ON

CASH FLOWS
Learning Objective 6
Identify investing and financing
transactions and demonstrate
how they are reported on the
statement of cash flows.

These boxes appear throughout the text,
conveying the importance and consequences
of acting responsibly in business practice.

KEY RATIO

Return on Equity

A N A LY S I S

? ANALYTICAL QUESTION:
How well has management used the stockholders’ investment during the period?
% RATIO AND COMPARISONS:
Return on Equity ‫؍‬
The 2006 ratio for Callaway Golf:
$23,290
($577,117 ؉ 596,048) ، 2


‫ ؍‬0.040 (4.0%)

Focus on Cash Flows

Investing and Financing Activities
Recall from Chapter 1 that companies report cash inflows and outflows over a period in their
statement of cash flows. This statement divides all transactions that affect cash into three categories: operating, investing, and financing activities. Operating activities are covered in
Chapter 3. Investing activities include buying and selling noncurrent assets and investments;
financing activities include borrowing and repaying debt including short-term bank loans, issuing and repurchasing stock, and paying dividends. When cash is involved, these activities
are reported on the statement of cash flows. (When cash is not included in the transaction,
such as when a building is acquired with a long-term mortgage note payable, there is no cash
effect to include on the statement of cash flows. You must see cash in the transaction for it to
affect the statement of cash flows.) In general, the effects of such activities are as follows:
Effect on Cash Flows
Operating activities
(No transactions in this chapter were operating activities.)
Investing activities
Purchasing long-term assets and investments for cash

Net Income
Average Stockholders' Equity*

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The early and consistent coverage of cash
flows encourages students to think more
critically about the decisions they will face
as managers and the impact those decisions
will have on the company’s cash flow. Each of
the first 12 chapters includes a discussion and

analysis of changes in the cash flow of the
focus company and explores the decisions that
caused those changes.

ALL JOURNAL ENTRIES TIED TO THE ACCOUNTING EQUATION
Journal entries marked with (A), (L), (SE), (R), (E), or (X, if a contra-account) and plus and minus signs in
early chapters assist students in transaction analysis. In addition, following each journal entry is a summary of the effects of the transaction on the
fundamental accounting equation.

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Practice Is Key to Success
Each chapter is followed by an extensive set of end-of-chapter material that examines and integrates
concepts presented in the chapter. Assignments are arranged by level of difficulty and learning objectives. To maintain the real-world emphasis of the chapter material, they are often based on other real
domestic and international companies, and require analysis, conceptual thought, calculation, and
written communication. Assignments suitable for individual or group written projects and oral
presentations are included in the Cases and Projects section.
C H A P T E R TA K E - A W AYS


1. Apply the revenue principle to determine the accepted time to record sales revenue for typical
retailers, wholesalers, manufacturers, and service companies. p. 284
Revenue recognition policies are widely recognized as one of the most important determinants of
the fair presentation of financial statements. For most merchandisers and manufacturers, the
required revenue recognition point is the time that title changes to the buyer (shipment or delivery
of goods). For service companies, it is the time that services are provided.
2. Analyze the impact of credit card sales, sales discounts, and sales returns on the amounts
reported as net sales. p. 285

Chapter Take-Aways
Bulleted end-of-chapter summaries complement
the learning objectives outlined at the
beginning of the chapter.

Both credit card discounts and sales or cash discounts can be recorded either as contra-revenues or
as expenses. When recorded as contra-revenues, they reduce net sales. Sales returns and allowances,
which should always be treated as a contra-revenue, also reduce net sales.
3. Analyze and interpret the gross profit percentage.

p. 288

Gross profit percentage measures the ability to charge premium prices and produce goods and services at lower cost. Managers, analysts, and creditors use this ratio to assess the effectiveness of the
company’s product development, marketing, and production strategy.
4. Estimate, report, and evaluate the effects of uncollectible accounts receivable (bad debts) on
financial statements. p. 290
When receivables are material, companies must employ the allowance method to account for
uncollectibles. These are the steps in the process:

a. The end-of-period adjusting entry to record bad debt expense estimates.
b. Writing off specific accounts determined to be uncollectible during the period.

The adjusting entry reduces net income as well as net accounts receivable. The write-off affects
neither.
5. Analyze and interpret the accounts receivable turnover ratio and the effects of accounts
receivable on cash flows. p. 297
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Summary of the key ratios presented in the

chapter.

K E Y R AT I O
Inventory turnover ratio measures the efficiency of inventory management. It reflects how many times
average inventory was produced and sold during the period (p. 354):
Inventory Turnover ‫؍‬

Cost of Goods Sold
Average Inventory

F I N D I N G F I N A N C I A L I N F O R M AT I O N

Finding Financial Information
Graphic that highlights the chapter’s key concepts, numbers, and totals in an easy-to-review
graphic; includes balance sheet, income
statement, statement of cash flows, and note
information.

Key Terms
Page referenced to the chapter text.

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Balance Sheet

Income Statement

Under Current Assets
Inventories


Expenses
Cost of goods sold

Statement of Cash Flows

Notes

Under Operating Activities
(indirect method):
Net income
Ϫ increases in inventory
ϩ decreases in inventory
ϩ increases in accounts payable
Ϫ decreases in accounts payable

Under Summary of Significant Accounting
Policies:
Description of management’s choice of
inventory accounting policy (FIFO, LIFO,
LCM, etc.)
In Separate Note
If not listed on balance sheet, components of
inventory (merchandise, raw materials,
work in progress, finished goods)
If using LIFO, LIFO reserve (excess of FIFO
over LIFO)

K EY T E R M S
Average Cost Method p. 348
Cost of Goods Sold

Equation p. 343
Direct Labor p. 342
Factory Overhead p. 342
Finished Goods Inventory p. 340
First-In, First-Out (FIFO)
Method p. 346
Goods Available for Sale p. 343
Inventory p. 340

Last-In, First-Out (LIFO)
Method p. 348
LIFO Liquidation p. 365
LIFO Reserve p. 358
Lower of Cost or Market
(LCM) p. 353
Merchandise Inventory p. 340
Net Realizable Value p. 354
Periodic Inventory System p. 361
Perpetual Inventory System p. 361

Purchase Discount p. 368
Purchase Returns and
Allowances p. 368
Raw Materials Inventory p. 340
Replacement Cost p. 353
Specific Identification
Method p. 345
Work in Process Inventory p. 340



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EXERCISES

Available with McGraw-Hill’s Homework Manager

E1-1 Matching Definitions with Terms or Abbreviations

L01, 2

Match each definition with its related term or abbreviation by entering the appropriate letter in the
space provided.
Term or Abbreviation
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)

(9)
(10)
(11)
(12)
(13)
(14)

SEC
Audit
Sole proprietorship
Corporation
Accounting
Accounting entity
Audit report
Cost principle
Partnership
FASB
CPA
Unit of measure
GAAP
Publicly traded

Definition
A. A system that collects and processes financial information
about an organization and reports that information to decision makers.
B. Measurement of information about an entity in the monetary
unit—dollars or other national currency.
C. An unincorporated business owned by two or more persons.
D. The organization for which financial data are to be collected
(separate and distinct from its owners).

E. An incorporated entity that issues shares of stock as evidence
of ownership.
F. Initial recording of financial statement elements at
acquisition cost.
G. An examination of the financial reports to ensure that they
represent what they claim and conform with generally
accepted accounting principles.
H. Certified public accountant.
I. An unincorporated business owned by one person.
J. A report that describes the auditor’s opinion of the fairness
of the financial statement presentations and the evidence
gathered to support that opinion.
K. Securities and Exchange Commission.
L. Financial Accounting Standards Board.
M. A company with stock that can be bought and sold by
investors on established stock exchanges.
N. Generally accepted accounting principles.

Problems

Questions
Multiple Choice
Mini-Exercises
Exercises

PROBLEMS

Cross-referenced in blue to the Alternative Problems.

Alternative Problems

Similar in level and content to the end of chapter
problems.

P4-1
LO2
Dell Inc.

Available with McGraw-Hill’s Homework Manager

Preparing a Trial Balance (AP4–1)
Dell Inc. is the world’s largest computer systems company selling directly to customers. Products include desktop computer systems, notebook computers, workstations, network server and storage products, and peripheral hardware and software. The following is a list of accounts and amounts reported
in a recent year. The accounts have normal debit or credit balances and the dollars are rounded to the
nearest million. Assume the company’s year ended on January 31, 2012.
Accounts Payable
Accounts Receivable
Accrued Expenses Payable
Accumulated Depreciation
Cash
Contributed Capital
Cost of Sales
Income Tax Expense
Inventories
Long-Term Debt

$ 2,397
2,094
1,298
252
520
1,781

14,137
624
273
512

Marketable Securities
$ 2,661
Other Assets
806
Other Expenses
38
Other Liabilities
349
Property, Plant, and Equipment
775
Research and Development Expense
272
Retained Earnings
?
Sales Revenue
18,243
Selling, General, and
Administrative Expenses
1,788

Required:
1. Prepare an adjusted trial balance at January 31, 2012.
2. How did you determine the amount for retained earnings?

CASES AND PROJECTS


Annual Report Cases
Finding Financial Information
Refer to the financial statements of American Eagle Outfitters in Appendix B at the end of this book.
Required:
(Hint: the notes to the financial statements may be helpful for many of these questions.)
1. How much cash did the company pay for income taxes in its 2006 fiscal year (for the year ended
February 3, 2007)?
2. What was the company’s best quarter in terms of sales in its 2006 fiscal year? Where did you find
this information?
3. Give the closing entry for the Other Income (net) account.
4. What does Accounts and Notes Receivable consist of? Provide the names of the accounts and
their balances as of February 3, 2007. Where did you find this information?
5. Compute the company’s net profit margin for the three years reported. What does the trend suggest to you about American Eagle Outfitters?

CP4-1
LO1, 3, 4, 5
American Eagle
Outfitters

Finding Financial Information

CP4-2

Refer to the financial statements of Urban Outfitters in Appendix C at the end of this book.

LO1, 3, 4, 5
Urban Outfitters

Required:

1. How much is in the prepaid expenses account at the end of the most recent year (for the year
ended January 31, 2007)? Where did you find this information?
2. What did the company report for deferred rent at January 31, 2007? Where did you find this
information?
3. What is the difference between prepaid rent and deferred rent?
4. Describe in general terms what accrued liabilities are.
5. What would generate the interest income that is reported on the income statement?
6. What company accounts would not have balances on a post-closing trial balance?
7. Give the closing entry, if any, for Prepaid Expenses.
8. What is the company’s earnings per share (basic only) for the three years reported?
9. Compute the company’s net profit margin for the three years reported. What does the trend suggest to you about Urban Outfitters?

Cases and Projects
Includes Annual Report Cases, Financial Reporting
and Analysis Cases, Critical Thinking Cases, and
Financial Reporting and Analysis Team Projects

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Many dedicated instructors have devoted their time and effort to help us make each edition better. We would
like to acknowledge and thank all of our colleagues who have help guide our development decisions for this
edition and the previous edition. This text would not be the success it is without the help of all of you.

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To Our Student Readers

This book is aimed at two groups of readers:
• Future managers, who will need to interpret and use
financial statement information in business decisions.
• Future accountants, who will prepare financial statements for those managers.
Future managers need a firm basis for using financial
statement information in their careers in marketing,
finance, banking, manufacturing, human resources,
sales, information systems, or other areas of management. Future accountants need a solid foundation for
further professional study.
Both managers and accountants must understand how
to use financial statements in real business decisions to
perform their duties successfully. The best way to learn
to do this is to study accounting in real business contexts. This is the key idea behind our focus company
approach, which we introduce in the first chapter and
which integrates each chapter’s material around a focus
company, its decisions, and its financial statements. The
focus companies are drawn from 12 different industries,
providing you with a broad range of experience with
realistic business and financial accounting practices. In
each chapter, you will actually work with these real
companies’ statements and those of additional contrast
companies.
When you complete this book, you will be able to read
and understand financial statements of real companies.
We help you achieve this goal by:
• Selecting learning objectives and content based on
the way that seasoned managers use financial statements in modern businesses. We emphasize the topics
that count.
• Recognizing that students using this book have no
previous exposure to accounting and financial

statements and often little exposure to the business
world. We take you through the financial statements three times at increasing levels of detail (in
Chapter 1, Chapters 2 through 5, and Chapters 6

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through 14). This is the secret to our “building
block approach.”
Helping you “learn how to learn” by teaching
efficient and effective approaches for learning the
material. Keep these learning hints in mind as you
work your way through each chapter.
Providing regular feedback in Self-Study Quizzes,
which occur throughout each chapter. Complete the
quizzes before you move on. Then check your answers
against the solution provided in the footnote. If you
are still unclear about any of the answers, you
should refer back to the chapter material preceding
the quiz before moving on.
Highlighting the Key Terms in bold print and repeating their definitions in the margins. You
should pay special attention to the definitions of
these terms and review them at the end of the
chapter. A handy glossary is provided at the end of
the book; consult it if you forget the meaning of

an important term.
Introducing the Key Financial Ratios used to assess
different elements of financial performance at the
same time you are learning how to measure and report those elements. These will show you what kinds
of accounting information managers use and how
they interpret it.

At the end of each chapter you can test what you have
learned by working the Demonstration Cases. Working
problems is one of the keys to learning accounting. Good
luck in your first accounting course.

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CONTENTS IN BRIEF

Chapter One

Chapter Ten


Financial Statements and Business Decisions 2
Focus Company: Maxidrive Corporation

Reporting and Interpreting Bonds 512
Focus Company: Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc.

Chapter Two

Chapter Eleven

Investing and Financing Decisions and the Balance
Sheet 46
Focus Company: Papa John’s International

Reporting and Interpreting Owners’ Equity 556
Focus Company: Sonic Drive-In

Chapter Twelve
Chapter Three
Operating Decisions and the Income Statement 102
Focus Company: Papa John’s International

Reporting and Interpreting Investments in Other
Corporations 602
Focus Company: The Washington Post Company

Chapter Four

Chapter Thirteen


Adjustments, Financial Statements, and the Quality
of Earnings 162
Focus Company: Papa John’s International

Statement of Cash Flows 652
Focus Company: Boston Beer Company

Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Five
Communicating and Interpreting Accounting
Information 230
Focus Company: Callaway Golf

Chapter Six
Reporting and Interpreting Sales Revenue,
Receivables, and Cash 282
Focus Company: Deckers Outdoor Corporation

Analyzing Financial Statements 706
Focus Company: Home Depot

Appendix A:
Present and Future Value Tables A–1

Appendix B:
American Eagle Outfitters 2006 Annual
Report B–1

Chapter Seven

Reporting and Interpreting Cost of Goods Sold
and Inventory 336
Focus Company: Harley-Davidson, Inc.

Chapter Eight
Reporting and Interpreting Property, Plant, and
Equipment; Natural Resources; and Intangibles 396
Focus Company: Southwest Airlines

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Appendix C:
Urban Outfitters, Inc. Form 10-K Report C–1

Appendix D:
Industry Ratio Report D–1

Glossary G–1

Chapter Nine

Credits CR–1

Reporting and Interpreting Liabilities 458
Focus Company: Starbucks

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Chapter One
Financial Statements and Business
Decisions 2
Maxidrive Corporation
Understanding the Business

3

DEMONSTRATION CASE 24

7

CHAPTER SUPPLEMENT A: TYPES OF BUSINESS
ENTITIES 26
CHAPTER SUPPLEMENT B: EMPLOYMENT IN THE
ACCOUNTING PROFESSION TODAY 26

Chapter Take-Aways 28


FINANCIAL ANALYSIS:

Interpreting Assets, Liabilities, and Stockholders’ Equity
on the Balance Sheet 9

Finding Financial Information 28
Key Terms 29
Questions 29

Self-Study Quiz 10

Multiple-Choice Questions 30

The Income Statement 10
■

Using Financial Statements to Determine
Maxidrive’s Value 22

Epilogue 23

The Four Basic Financial Statements:
An Overview 6

■

FINANCIAL ANALYSIS:

Ethics, Reputation, and Legal Liability 23


3

The Players 3
The Business Operations 4
The Accounting System 4

The Balance Sheet

Management Responsibility and the Demand
for Auditing 21

Mini-Exercises 31

Self-Study Quiz 12

Exercises 32

FINANCIAL ANALYSIS:

Problems 37

Analyzing the Income Statement: Beyond the
Bottom Line 13

Alternate Problems 40

Statement of Retained Earnings 13

Annual Report Cases 41


FINANCIAL ANALYSIS:

Financial Reporting and Analysis Cases 42

Interpreting Retained Earnings 14
■

Critical Thinking Cases 43

Self-Study Quiz 14

Statement of Cash Flows

Financial Reporting and Analysis Team Project 44
14

FINANCIAL ANALYSIS:

Interpreting the Cash Flow Statement 16
■

Cases and Projects 41

Self-Study Quiz 16

Relationships Among the Statements
Notes 17

17


FINANCIAL ANALYSIS:

Management Uses of Financial Statements 18
Summary of the Four Basic Financial Statements 18

Responsibilities for the Accounting Communication
Process 18
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles 19
INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE:

The International Accounting Standards Board and Global
Accounting Standards 20

Chapter Two
Investing and Financing Decisions
and the Balance Sheet 46
Papa John’s International

47

Understanding the Business 48
Overview of Accounting Concepts

49

Concepts Emphasized in Chapter 2 49
Elements of the Balance Sheet 50
FINANCIAL ANALYSIS:

Unrecorded But Valuable Assets 52

A QUESTION OF ETHICS:

Environmental Liabilities: The “Greening of GAAP” 52
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Self-Study Quiz 53

What Business Activities Cause Changes in
Financial Statement Amounts? 53
Nature of Business Transactions 53
Accounts 54
INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE:

Understanding Foreign Financial Statements 55


How Do Transactions Affect Accounts? 55
Principles of Transaction Analysis 55
Analyzing Papa John’s Transactions 57
■

Self-Study Quiz 59

How Do Companies Keep Track of Account
Balances? 60
The Direction of Transaction Effects 61
Analytical Tools 62
Transaction Analysis Illustrated 64
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Self-Study Quiz 66

FINANCIAL ANALYSIS:

Inferring Business Activities from T-Accounts 68

How Is the Balance Sheet Prepared and
Analyzed? 68
Classified Balance Sheet 68
KEY RATIO ANALYSIS:

Financial Leverage Ratio 70
■

Self-Study Quiz 72


FOCUS ON CASH FLOWS:

Investing and Financing Activities 72
■

Chapter Three
Operating Decisions and the Income
Statement 102
Papa John’s International

Understanding the Business 104
How Do Business Activities Affect the Income
Statement? 105
The Operating Cycle 105
Elements on the Income Statement 106
INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE:

Differences in Accounts in Foreign Financial Statements 109

How Are Operating Activities Recognized and
Measured? 110
Accrual Accounting

110

REAL WORLD EXCERPT:

2. Significant Accounting Policies 111
■


Self-Study Quiz 112

A QUESTION OF ETHICS:

Management’s Incentives to Violate Accounting Rules 112
■

Self-Study Quiz 114

FINANCIAL ANALYSIS:

Stock Market Reactions to Accounting Announcements 115

The Expanded Transaction Analysis Model 116
Transaction Analysis Rules 116
Analyzing Papa John’s Transactions 117
■

Self-Study Quiz 73

103

Self-Study Quiz 119

DEMONSTRATION CASE 73

How Are Financial Statements Prepared and
Analyzed? 122


Chapter Take-Aways 77

Classified Income Statement 123

Key Ratio 79
Finding Financial Information 79
Key Terms 79
Questions 80
Multiple-Choice Questions 80
Mini-Exercises 81
Exercises 84

FINANCIAL ANALYSIS:

Reporting More Detailed Financial Information
in the Notes 123
Statement of Retained Earnings 124
Classified Balance Sheet 124
FOCUS ON CASH FLOWS:

Operating Activities 125

Problems 91
Alternate Problems 94
Cases and Projects 96

KEY RATIO ANALYSIS:

Total Asset Turnover Ratio 126


Annual Report Cases 96

DEMONSTRATION CASE

Financial Reporting and Analysis Cases 97

Chapter Take-Aways 133

Critical Thinking Cases 100

Key Ratio 134

Financial Reporting and Analysis Team Project 101

Finding Financial Information 134