Financial Accounting in an Economic Context


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"Financial Accounting, 10th Edition, by Jamie Pratt and Michael Peters, provides students with a clear understanding of financial accounting by framing accounting processes in the context of real world business practices. It builds solid foundations in the mechanics of preparing the financial statements and the theories underlying the accounting measures of performance so that students can clearly understand the economic consequences associated with financial accounting choices. Pratt & Peters Financial Accounting explores key themes of measurement, decision-making, and economic factors."--Publisher description







Financial Accounting in an Economic Context, Study Guide


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Grounded in financial statements, Financial Accounting allows accountants to see not only the impact of financial transactions in financial statements, but also the impact of transactions on overall business decisions. The eighth edition offers new elements designed to sharpen Pratt’s economic decision-making foundation with a more timely, real-world focus. Up-to-date, expanded, and detailed IFRS coverage is now included. The SEC 2014 roadmap is explored in all chapters. Comprehensive coverage of real-world financial crisis issues is presented. Accountants will also find more discussions on the increasing role of management’s assessment of internal controls over financial reporting.







Financial Accounting


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Study Guide to accompany Financial Accounting in an Economic Context 9e


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This is the study guide to accompany Financial Accounting in an Economic Context, 9e. By focusing on three elemental themes -- economic factors, measurement issues, and decision-making perspective -- Jamie Pratt's Financial Accounting in an Economic Context, 9th Edition provides a clear understanding of the relevance of principles applied in the real world. Virtually every concept refers to a real company, a real situation, or a real event. Pratt 9e takes an integrative look at accounting and finance by considering the impact of economics, internal controls, international standard, ethics, decision-making, and earnings management. A complete financial picture can be drawn using the tools presented in this text. This text enables MBA and undergraduate students to develop an understanding of the impact that economic events have on business. New elements in the ninth edition sharpen the text’s economic decision-making foundation and is available with Quantum’s intelligent adaptive learning and assessment software.




Study Guide to Accompany Financial Accounting in an Economic Context


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The formula for successful management is simple: attract capital at the lowest possible cost, and invest it in projects where the return exceeds the cost. But making the right decisions isn't easy. When students enter the workforce, they will need to understand economic factors, measurement issues, and the mechanics of financial accounting.







Financial Accounting in an Economic Context, Study Guide


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A valuable resource for any business professional, this book shows how performance metrics available from the financial statements, shareholder value creation, and the firm's market value are all tied together. It also explores earnings management, including the use of discretion by management in the preparation of the financial statements to cast a favorable picture of the financial performance and condition of the firm. Readers will then delve more deeply into the methods used to account for operating, investing, and financing transactions.