Financial and managerial accounting [electronic resource] /
Jerry J. Weygandt, Paul D. Kimmel, Donald E. Kieso.
- Hoboken NJ : John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2012.
- 1 v. (various pagings) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
To understand a business, you have to understand the financial insides of a business organization. An introductory 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 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.