Includes indexes.

Chapter 1. Accounting and the business environment -- Chapter 2. Rec ording business transactions -- Chapter 3. The adjusting process -- Cha pter 4. Completing the accounting cycle -- Chapter 5. Merchandising ope rations -- Chapter 6. Merchandise inventory -- Chapter 7. Internal cont rol and cash -- Chapter 8. Receivables -- Chapter 9. Plant assets and i ntangibles -- Chapter 10. Current liabilities and payroll -- Chapter 11 . Corporations : paid-in capital and the balance sheet -- Corporations : retained earnings and the income statement -- Chapter 13. Long-term liabilities -- Chapter 14. The statement of cash flows -- Chapter 15. F inancial statement analysis -- Chapter 16 introduction to management ac counting -- Chapter 17. Job order costing -- Chapter 18. Process costin g -- Chapter 19. Activity-based costing and other cost management tools -- Chapter 20. Cost-volume-profit analysis -- Chapter 21. Short-term b usiness decicions -- Chapter 22. Capital investment decisions and the t ime value of money -- Chapter 23. The master budget and responsibility accounting -- Chapter 24. Flexible budgets and standard costs -- Chapte r 25. Performance evaluation and the balanced scorecard -- Appendix A: amazon.com annual report a-1 -- Appendix B: Investments and internation al operations b-1 -- Appendix C: Present value tables c-1.