Financial Accounting

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The development of financial accounting. Students will learn to: construct, interpret, and analyze the balance sheet; analyze period-end adjustments - accruals and deferrals; construct, interpret, and analyze the income statement for a service business and a merchandising business; construct, interpret, and analyze various periodic and perpetual merchandise inventory methods; interpret and analyze the cash account, formulate an accurate policy for future business decisions; interpret and analyze the receivables; interpret, analyze and construct a depreciation policy for the long-term assets; interpret and analyze liabilities (short-term, long-term, and contingent); construct, interpret and analyze the stockholder's equity section of corporations; construct, interpret and analyze a cash flow statement; and interpret and analyze the financial statements using various ratios and analyses. A working knowledge of spreadsheets or CIS 123, or CIS/OS 133 recommended. Four hours lecture/discussion a week. IAI: BUS 903