Why This Course? Remember your biology course in high school? Did you have one
of those “invisible man” models (or maybe something more high-tech than that) that
gave you the opportunity to look “inside” the human body? This accounting course
offers something similar. To understand a business, you have to understand the financial
insides of a business organization. An accounting course will help you understand
the essential financial components of businesses. Whether you are looking at a large
multinational company like Apple or Starbucks or a single-owner software consulting
business or 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 director of your own personal finances—
any of which roles you will have at some point in
your life—you will make better decisions for having
taken this course.
Why This Book? Hundreds of thousands of students
have used this textbook. Your instructor has
chosen it for you because of its trusted reputation.
The authors have worked hard to keep the book
fresh, timely, and accurate.