TY - BOOK AU - Stickney, Clyde P. AU - Weil, R. L. TI - Financial accounting: an introduction to concepts, methods, and uses SN - 9780324381986 U1 - 657 STI PY - 2007/// CY - Uustralia PB - Rob Dewey KW - Accounting KW - Accounting principles N1 - Includes reference and index N2 - This book emphasizes the rationale for, and implications of, important accounting concepts. [The authors] place sufficient emphasis on accounting procedures so that students can interpret, analyze, and evaluate published financial statements ... This book attempts to bridge the gap between the preparation of financial statements and their use in various decision situations. The chapters consider the effects of alternative accounting principles on the measurement of earnings and financial position and the appropriate interpretations of them. Numerous problems based on financial statement data of actual companies appear at the end of most chapters.-Pref ER -