Cases in Financial Reporting

For intermediate and financial accounting courses at the MBA and undergraduate level, or a supplement to financial statement analysis texts.This collection of financial accounting cases is designed to help students become financial statementusers. Each case utilizes financial statement information (balance sheet, income statement, statement of cash flow and/or footnotes) and a number of topical questions. Students use the financial statement information to infer and interpret the economic events underlying the numbers. Related articles taken from business publications accompany some cases, and information from the articles is incorporated into the case question material. Also available the Pearson Custom Case Program. NEW - Custom Cases-All cases are available through Pearson Business Resources, our custom case program. NEW - Updated financial statements. Provides students with contemporary, real company information. Ex.___NEW - Stream-lined format. Provides students with vital, relevant information. Ex.___Financial Statement Diversity. Exposes students to many different domestic and global companies. Ex.___Earnings Quality and Persistence-Emphasizes two broad themes: Earnings Persistence and how it works, and Quality of Earnings as an economic consequence of management choices. International coverage. Familiarizes students with reporting procedures in other countries. Ex.___Utilizes Internet Information. Familiarizes students with the on-line presentation of corporate financial information. Ex.___Learning objectives. Directs students' attention to the focus of each case and provides learning goals. Ex.___Corporate descriptions. Reminds students that accounting information is used in specific business contexts. Ex.___Questions are organized in "CPA" order. Conceptual questions begin each case. Process questions require students to manipulate data. Analysis questions require synthesis and interpretation. Ex.___