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Fundamental Accounting Principles

24th edition

John J. Wild University of Wisconsin at Madison

Ken W. Shaw University of Missouri at Columbia

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To my students and family, especially Kimberly, Jonathan, Stephanie, and Trevor. To my wife Linda and children Erin, Emily, and Jacob.

FUNDAMENTAL ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES, TWENTY-FOURTH EDITION

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Names: Wild, John J., author. | Shaw, Ken W., author. Title: Fundamental accounting principles / John J. Wild, University of  Wisconsin at Madison, Ken W. Shaw, University of Missouri at Columbia. Description: 24th edition. | Dubuque, IA : McGraw-Hill Education, [2018] |  Revised edition of Fundamental accounting principles, [2017] Identifiers: LCCN 2018016853 | ISBN 9781259916960 (alk. paper) | ISBN  1259916960 (alk. paper) | ISBN 9781260158601 (alk. paper) | ISBN  1260158608 (alk. paper) Subjects: LCSH: Accounting. Classification: LCC HF5636 .W675 2018 | DDC 657—dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018016853     The Internet addresses listed in the text were accurate at the time of publication. The inclusion of a website does not indicate an endorsement by the authors or McGraw-Hill Education, and McGraw-Hill Education does not guarantee the accuracy of the information presented at these sites.     mheducation.com/highered

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About the Authors

Courtesy of John J. Wild

JOHN J. WILD is a distinguished professor of accounting at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. He previously held appointments at Michigan State University and the University of Manchester in England. He received his BBA, MS, and PhD from the University of Wisconsin.

John teaches accounting courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. He has received numerous teaching honors, including the Mabel W. Chipman Excellence-in- Teaching Award and the departmental Excellence-in-Teaching Award, and he is a two-time recipient of the Teaching Excellence Award from business graduates at the University of Wisconsin. He also received the Beta Alpha Psi and Roland F. Salmonson Excellence-in- Teaching Award from Michigan State University. John has received several research honors, is a past KPMG Peat Marwick National Fellow, and is a recipient of fellowships from the American Accounting Association and the Ernst and Young Foundation.

John is an active member of the American Accounting Association and its sections. He has served on several committees of these organizations, including the Outstanding Accounting Educator Award, Wildman Award, National Program Advisory, Publications, and Research Committees. John is author of Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting, Financial and Managerial Accounting, and College Accounting, all published by McGraw- Hill Education.

John’s research articles on accounting and analysis appear in The Accounting Review; Journal of Accounting Research; Journal of Accounting and Economics; Contemporary Accounting Research; Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance; Journal of Accounting and Public Policy; Accounting Horizons; and other journals. He is past associate editor of Contemporary Accounting Research and has served on several editorial boards including The Accounting Review and the Journal of Accounting and Public Policy.

In his leisure time, John enjoys hiking, sports, boating, travel, people, and spending time with family and friends.

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Using Learning Science and Data Analytics

Courtesy of Ken W. Shaw

KEN W. SHAW is an associate professor of accounting and the KPMG/Joseph A. Silvoso Distinguished Professor of Accounting at the University of Missouri. He previously was on the faculty at the University of Maryland at College Park. He has also taught in international programs at the University of Bergamo (Italy) and the University of Alicante (Spain). He received an accounting degree from Bradley University and an MBA and PhD from the University of Wisconsin. He is a Certified Public Accountant with work experience in public accounting.

Ken teaches accounting at the undergraduate and graduate levels. He has received numerous School of Accountancy, College of Business, and university-level teaching awards. He was voted the “Most Influential Professor” by four School of Accountancy graduating classes and is a two-time recipient of the O’Brien Excellence in Teaching Award. He is the advisor to his school’s chapter of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.

Ken is an active member of the American Accounting Association and its sections. He has served on many committees of these organizations and presented his research papers at national and regional meetings. Ken’s research appears in the Journal of Accounting Research; The Accounting Review; Contemporary Accounting Research; Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis; Journal of the American Taxation Association; Strategic Management Journal; Journal of Accounting, Auditing, and Finance; Journal of Financial Research; and other journals. He has served on the editorial boards of Issues in Accounting Education; Journal of Business Research; and Research in Accounting Regulation. Ken is co-author of Financial and Managerial Accounting, Managerial Accounting, and College Accounting, all published by McGraw-Hill Education.

In his leisure time, Ken enjoys tennis, cycling, music, and coaching his children’s sports teams.

Author Letter

We use data to make decisions and maximize performance. Like the mountain biker on the cover who uses data to track his progress, we used student performance data to identify content areas that can be made more direct, concise, and systematic.

Learning science reveals that students do not read large chunks of text, so we streamlined this edition to present it in a more focused, succinct, blocked format to improve student learning and retention. Our new edition delivers the same content in 115

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fewer pages. Visual aids and numerous videos offer additional learning aids. New summary Cheat Sheets conclude each chapter to visually reinforce key concepts and procedures.

Our new edition has over 1,500 videos to engage students and improve outcomes:

Concept Overview Videos—cover each chapter’s learning objectives with multimedia presentations that include Knowledge Checks to engage students and assess comprehension. Need-to-Know Demos—walk-through demonstrations of key procedures and analysis to ensure success with assignments and tests. Guided Examples (Hints)—step-by-step walk-through of assignments that mimic Quick Studies, Exercises, and General Ledger.

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Difference Makers in Teaching . . . Learning Science Learning analytics show that students learn better when material is broken into “blocks” of content. Each chapter opens with a visual preview. Learning objective numbers highlight the location of related content. Each “block” of content concludes with a Need- to-Know (NTK) to aid and reinforce student learning. Visual aids and concise, bullet-point discussions further help students learn.

New Revenue Recognition

Wild uses the popular gross method for merchandising transactions (net method is covered in an appendix). The gross method is widely used in practice and best for student success. Adjusting entries for new revenue recognition rules are included in an appendix. Assignments are clearly marked and separated. Wild is GAAP compliant.

Up-to-Date This book reflects changes in accounting for revenue recognition, investments, leases,

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and extraordinary items. It is important that students learn GAAP accounting.

Less Is More Wild has markedly fewer pages than competing books covering the same material.

The text is to the point and uses visuals to aid student learning. Bullet-point discussions and active writing aids learning. The 24th edition has 115 fewer pages than the 23rd edition—a 10% reduction!

Visual Learning

Learning analytics tell us today’s students do not read large blocks of text. Wild has adapted to student needs by having informative visual aids throughout. Many visuals and exhibits are new to this edition.

Videos

A growing number of students now learn accounting online. Wild offers over 1,500 videos designed to increase student engagement and improve outcomes. Hundreds of hint videos or Guided Examples provide a narrated, animated, step-by- step walk-through of select exercises similar to those assigned. These short presentations, which can be turned on or off by instructors, provide reinforcement when students need it most. (Exercise PowerPoints are available for instructors.) Concept Overview Videos cover each chapter’s learning objectives with narrated, animated presentations that frequently assess comprehension. Wild has concept overview presentations covering 228 Learning Objectives broken down into over 700 videos.

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Need-to-Know Demos Need-to-Know demonstrations are located at key junctures in each chapter. These demonstrations pose questions about the material just presented—content that students “need to know” to learn accounting. Accompanying solutions walk students through key procedures and analysis necessary to be successful with homework and test materials. Need-to-Know demonstrations are supplemented with narrated, animated, step-by-step walk-through videos led by an instructor and available via Connect.

Comprehensive Need-to-Know Comprehensive Need-to-Knows are problems that draw on material from the entire chapter. They include a complete solution, allowing students to review the entire problem-solving process and achieve success.

Driving Decisions Whether we prepare, analyze, or apply accounting information, one skill remains essential: decision making. To help develop good decision-making habits and to show the relevance of accounting, we use a learning framework.

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Decision Insight provides context for business decisions. Decision Ethics and Decision Maker are role-playing scenarios that show the relevance of accounting. Decision Analysis provides key tools to assess company performance.

Accounting Analytics New to this edition, Accounting Analysis assignments have students evaluate the most current financial statements from Apple, Google, and Samsung. Students compute key metrics and compare performance between companies and industry. These assignments are auto-gradable in Connect and are included after Problem Set B in the text.

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Keep It Real Research shows that students learn best when using current data from real companies. Wild uses the most current data from real companies for assignments, examples, and analysis in the text. See Chapter 17 for use of real data.

Cheat Sheets New to this edition, Cheat Sheets are provided at the end of each chapter. Cheat Sheets are roughly one page in length and include key procedures, concepts, journal entries, and formulas.

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Doing What’s Right Companies increasingly issue sustainability reports, and accountants are being asked to prepare, analyze, and audit them. Wild includes brief sections in the managerial chapters. This material focuses on the importance of sustainability within the context of accounting, including standards from the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB). Sustainability assignments cover chapter material with a social responsibility twist.

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SUPERIOR ASSIGNMENTS Connect helps students learn more efficiently by providing feedback and practice material when they need it, where they need it. Connect grades homework automatically and gives immediate feedback.

Wild has auto-gradable and algorithmic assignments; most focus on one learning objective and are targeted at introductory students. 90% of Wild’s Quick Study, Exercise, and Problem Set A assignments are available in Connect with algorithmic options. Over 210 assignments new to this edition—all available in Connect with algorithmic options. Nearly all are Quick Studies (brief exercises) and Exercises.

NEW! Concept Overview Videos Concept Overview Videos teach each chapter’s learning objectives through an engaging multimedia presentation. These learning tools enhance the text through video, audio, and checkpoint questions that can be graded—ensuring students complete and comprehend the material. Concept Overview Videos harness the power of technology to appeal to all learning styles and are ideal in all class formats. The Concept Overview Videos replace the previous edition’s Interactive Presentations.

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General Ledger Problems General Ledger Problems offer students the ability to record financial transactions and see how these transactions flow into financial statements. Easy minimal-scroll navigation, instant “Check My Work” feedback, and fully integrated hyperlinking across tabs show how inputted data affects each stage of the accounting process. General Ledger Problems expose students to general ledger software similar to that in practice, without the expense and hassle of downloading additional software. Algorithmic versions are available. All are auto-gradable.

Applying Excel Applying Excel enables students to work select chapter problems or examples in Excel. These problems are assignable in Connect and give students instant feedback as they work through the problem in Excel. Accompanying Excel videos teach students how to use Excel and the primary functions needed to complete the assignment. Short assessments can be assigned to test student comprehension of key Excel skills.

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Excel Simulations Simulated Excel Questions, assignable within Connect, allow students to practice their Excel skills—such as basic formulas and formatting—within the context of accounting. These questions feature animated, narrated Help and Show Me tutorials (when enabled), as well as automatic feedback and grading for both students and professors. These questions differ from Applying Excel in that students work in a simulated version of Excel. Downloading the Excel application is not required to complete Simulated Excel Questions.

Guided Examples The Guided Examples (Hints) in Connect provide a narrated, animated, step-by-step walk- through of most Quick Studies, Exercises, and General Ledger Problems similar to those assigned. These short presentations can be turned on or off by instructors and provide reinforcement when students need it most.

Exercise Presentations Animated PowerPoints, created from text assignments, enable instructors to be fully prepared for in-class demonstrations. Instructors also can use these with Tegrity (in Connect) to record online lectures.

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Content Revisions Enhance Learning Instructors and students guided this edition’s revisions. Revisions include

New Cheat Sheets at each chapter-end visually reinforce key chapter concepts. More concise text covering the same content. New 24th edition has 115 fewer pages than 23rd edition. Over 210 new assignments—all available in Connect with algorithmic options. Gross method is used for merchandising transactions, reflecting practice—adjusting entries for new revenue recognition rules are set in an appendix. Many new Need-to-Know (NTK) demos and accompanying videos to reinforce learning. Revised the Investments chapter for the new standard. New assignments that focus on financial statement preparation. Many new and revised General Ledger and Excel assignments. New Accounting Analysis assignments—all available in Connect— using real-world data from Apple, Google, and Samsung. Updated videos for each learning objective in new Concept Overview Video format.

Chapter 1 Updated opener—Apple and entrepreneurial assignment. Updated salary info for accountants. Revised business entity section along with adding LLC. Updated section on FASB objectives and accounting constraints. New layout for introducing the expanded accounting equation. New layout for introducing financial statements. Updated Apple numbers for NTK 1-5. New Cheat Sheet reinforces chapter content. Updated return on assets analysis using Nike and Under Armour. Added a new Exercise assignment and Quick Study assignment. Added new analysis assignments: Company Analysis, Comparative Analysis, and Global Analysis.

Chapter 2 NEW opener—Fitbit and entrepreneurial assignment. New visual for process to get from transactions to financial statements. New layout on four types of accounts that determine equity. Improved presentation of “Double-Entry System” section.

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Updated Apple data for NTK 2-4. Updated debt ratio analysis using Costco and Walmart. New Cheat Sheet reinforces chapter content. Added four new Quick Studies. Added three new Exercises. Added new analysis assignments: Company Analysis, Comparative Analysis, and Global Analysis.

Chapter 3 NEW opener—Urban One and entrepreneurial assignment. Revised learning objectives and chapter preview—each type of adjusting entry is assigned its own learning objective. Updated “Recognizing Revenues and Expenses” section. New streamlined “Framework for Adjustments” section. Continued emphasis of 3-step adjusting process. Enhanced Exhibit 3.12 on summary of adjustments. Updated profit margin analysis using Visa and Mastercard. Improved layouts for Exhibits 3A.1 through 3A.5. New Cheat Sheet reinforces chapter content. Added three new Quick Studies. Added two new Exercises. Added new analysis assignments: Company Analysis, Comparative Analysis, and Global Analysis.

Chapter 4 NEW opener—Snapchat and entrepreneurial assignment. New Decision Insight on women in accounting. Shortened discussion of closing entries. Exhibit 4.5 color-coded all adjustments. Enhanced Exhibit 4.7 on steps of accounting cycle with images. Streamlined section on classified balance sheet. Updated current ratio analysis using Costco and Walmart. New Cheat Sheet reinforces chapter content. Added two new Quick Studies. Added new analysis assignments: Company Analysis, Comparative Analysis, and Global Analysis.

Chapter 5 NEW opener—Build-A-Bear and entrepreneurial assignment. Updated introduction for servicers vs. merchandisers using Liberty Tax and Nordstrom. Revised NTK 5-1 covers basics of merchandising. Reorganized “Purchases” section to aid learning. New Decision Insight on growing number of returns for businesses.

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Enhanced entries on payment of purchases within discount period vs. after discount period. Improved discussion of entries for sales with discounts vs. sales without discounts. Color-coded Exhibit 5.12 highlights different merchandising transactions. Updated acid-test ratio and gross margin analysis using Nike and Under Armour. Appendix 5B explains adjusting entries for future sales discounts, returns, and allowances. Appendix 5C covers the net method. Appendix 5D moved to online only. New Cheat Sheet reinforces chapter content. Added three new Quick Studies. Added four new Exercises. Added new analysis assignments: Company Analysis, Comparative Analysis, and Global Analysis.

Chapter 6 NEW opener—Shake Shack and entrepreneurial assignment. New Ethical Risk on the alleged fraud of Homex. Simplified introduction to inventory costing. Shortened explanation for specific identification. Enhanced layout to explain effects of inventory errors across years. Updated inventory turnover and days’ sales in inventory analysis using Costco and Walmart. Added colored arrow lines to Exhibits 6A.3 and 6A.4 to show cost flows from purchases to sales. New Cheat Sheet reinforces chapter content. Added one new Quick Study. Added two new Exercises. Added new analysis assignments: Company Analysis, Comparative Analysis, and Global Analysis.

Chapter 7 Updated opener—Box and entrepreneurial assignment. Revised learning objectives and chapter preview—each type of journal is assigned its own learning objective. New Decision Insight on financial impact of Pokémon Go for Nintendo. Streamlined presentation of system principles and system components. Enhanced “Basics of Special Journals” and “Subsidiary Ledgers” sections to improve learning. New simplified designs for Exhibits 7.5, 7.7, 7.9, and 7.11 to improve student comprehension. Removed discussion of sales tax and postponed it to the current liabilities chapter. New section on Data Analytics and Data Visualization. New days’ payable outstanding analysis using Costco and Walmart. New Cheat Sheet reinforces chapter content. Added five new Quick Studies.

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Added three new Exercises. Added new analysis assignments: Company Analysis, Comparative Analysis, and Global Analysis.

Chapter 8 NEW opener—Care.com and entrepreneurial assignment. New COSO framework to guide internal control, including COSO cube. New discussion of internal control failure at Amazon that cost customers $150 million. Simplified bank statement for learning. Revised “Bank Reconciliation” section to separate bank balance adjustments and book balance adjustments. New summary image on adjustments for bank balance and for book balance. Removed collection expenses and NSF fees—most are immaterial and covered in advanced courses. Updated days’ sales uncollected analysis using Starbucks and Jack in the Box. New Cheat Sheet reinforces chapter content. Added three new Quick Studies. Added eight new Exercises. Added new analysis assignments: Company Analysis, Comparative Analysis, and Global Analysis.

Chapter 9 NEW opener—Facebook and entrepreneurial assignment. Updated company data in Exhibit 9.1. Streamlined direct write-off method. Enhanced Exhibit 9.6 showing allowances set aside for future bad debts along with journal entries. New calendar graphic added as learning aid with Exhibit 9.12. New Excel demo to compute maturity dates. Updated accounts receivable analysis using Visa and Mastercard. New Cheat Sheet reinforces chapter content. Added five new Quick Studies. Added one new Exercise. Added new analysis assignments: Company Analysis, Comparative Analysis, and Global Analysis.

Chapter 10 NEW opener—New Glarus Brewery and entrepreneurial assignment. Updated company data in Exhibit 10.1. Added entry with Exhibit 10.3 and Exhibit 10.4. Simplified “Partial-Year Depreciation” section. Added margin table to Exhibit 10.14 as a learning aid. New Decision Insight box on extraordinary repairs to SpaceX’s reusable orbital rocket. New simple introduction to finance leases and operating leases for the new standard.

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Updated asset turnover analysis using Starbucks and Jack in the Box. Simplified Appendix 10A by postponing exchanges without commercial substance to advanced courses. New Cheat Sheet reinforces chapter content. Added two new Quick Studies. Added one new Exercise. Added two new Problems. Added new analysis assignments: Company Analysis, Comparative Analysis, and Global Analysis.

Chapter 11 NEW opener—Pandora and entrepreneurial assignment. Updated data in Exhibit 11.2. Streamlined “Short-Term Notes Payable” section. Simplified explanation of FICA taxes. Updated payroll tax rates and explanations. Revised NTK 11-4. New W-4 form added to Appendix 11A. New Cheat Sheet reinforces chapter content. Added two new Quick Studies. Added four new Exercises. Added new analysis assignments: Company Analysis, Comparative Analysis, and Global Analysis.

Chapter 12 Updated opener—Scholly and entrepreneurial assignment. Streamlined partnership characteristics and types of organizations. Simplified graphic on business entity characteristics. Enhanced partnership formation example to emphasize partner investments are recorded at market value. Revised NTK 12-1. Shortened “Partner Withdrawal” section. New Cheat Sheet reinforces chapter content. Added one new Quick Study. Added four new Exercises. Added new analysis assignments: Company Analysis, Comparative Analysis, and Global Analysis.

Chapter 13 NEW opener—Yelp and entrepreneurial assignment. New Decision Insight on bots investing in stocks based on erroneous news. New AT&T stock quote explanation. New graphic visually depicting cash dividend dates.

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New table summarizing differences between small stock dividends, large stock dividends, and stock splits. Updated Apple statement of equity in Exhibit 13.10. Updated PE ratio and dividend yield using Amazon, Altria, Visa, and Mastercard. Simplified book value per share explanation and computations. New Cheat Sheet reinforces chapter content. Added six new Quick Studies. Added four new Exercises. Added new analysis assignments: Company Analysis, Comparative Analysis, and Global Analysis.

Chapter 14 NEW opener—e.l.f. Cosmetics and entrepreneurial assignment. Updated IBM bond quote data. Simplified numbers in Exhibit 14.7. Simplified Exhibit 14.10 on premium bonds. Simplified numbers in Exhibit 14.11. Bond pricing moved to Appendix 14A. Simplified Exhibit 14.12 for teaching the note amortization schedule. Updated debt-to-equity analysis using Nike and Under Armour. New Excel computations for bond pricing in Appendix 14A. Simplified numbers in Exhibits 14B.1 and 14B.2. Revised Appendix 14C for new standard on finance leases and operating leases. New Cheat Sheet reinforces chapter content. Added five new Quick Studies. Added four new Exercises. Added four new Problems. Added new analysis assignments: Company Analysis, Comparative Analysis, and Global Analysis.

Chapter 15 Updated opener—Echoing Green and entrepreneurial assignment. New learning objective P4 for new category of stock investments. Revised and simplified Exhibit 15.2 for new standard on investments. Reorganized text to first explain debt securities and then stock securities. Revised trading and available-for-sale securities to cover only debt securities given the new standard. New section on stock investments with insignificant influence. New Exhibit 15.6 to describe accounting for equity securities by ownership level. Updated component-returns analysis using Costco and Walmart. Investments in international operations set online as Appendix 15A. New Cheat Sheet reinforces chapter content. Added three new Quick Studies.

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Added four new Exercises. Added two new Problems. Added new analysis assignments: Company Analysis, Comparative Analysis, and Global Analysis.

Chapter 16 NEW opener—Vera Bradley and entrepreneurial assignment. New box on Tesla’s cash outflows and growing market value. Slightly revised infographics on cash flows from operating, investing, and financing. Streamlined sections on analyzing the cash account and noncash accounts. New presentation to aid learning of indirect adjustments to income. Simplified T-accounts to reconstruct cash flows. Simplified reconstruction entries to help compute cash flows. Updated cash flow on total assets analysis using Nike and Under Armour. New Cheat Sheet reinforces chapter content. Added ten new Quick Studies. Added four new Exercises. Added new analysis assignments: Company Analysis, Comparative Analysis, and Global Analysis.

Chapter 17 Updated opener—Morgan Stanley and entrepreneurial assignment. Updated data for all analyses of Apple using horizontal, vertical, and ratio analysis. Updated comparative analysis using Google and Samsung. Streamlined section on ratio analysis. Streamlined the “Analysis Reporting” section. Shortened Appendix 17A. New Cheat Sheet reinforces chapter content. Added eight new Quick Studies. Added two new Exercises. Added new analysis assignments: Company Analysis, Comparative Analysis, and Global Analysis.

Chapter 18 NEW opener—MoringaConnect and entrepreneurial assignment. Added discussion on role of managerial accounting for nonaccounting and nonbusiness majors. Added equation boxes for total manufacturing costs and cost of goods manufactured. New margin exhibit showing product and period cost flows. Added lists of common selling and administrative expenses. Updated and edited several exhibits for clarity. New Cheat Sheet reinforces chapter content. Added new analysis assignments: Company Analysis, Comparative Analysis, and Global

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Chapter 19 NEW opener—HoopSwagg and entrepreneurial assignment. Revised discussions of manufacturing costs and link between job cost sheets and general ledger. Added graphic linking job cost sheets and general ledger accounts. Enhanced exhibit of 4-step overhead process. Added formula for computing applied overhead. New short discussion of cost-plus pricing. Added margin T-accounts and calculations for clarity. New Cheat Sheet reinforces chapter content. Added one new Quick Study. Added new analysis assignments: Company Analysis, Comparative Analysis, and Global Analysis.

Chapter 20 NEW opener—Azucar Ice Cream and entrepreneurial assignment. Revised discussion comparing process and job order costing systems. Added cost flow graphic. New margin graphic illustrating EUP. Revised discussion of weighted-average versus FIFO method of process costing. Revised discussion of using the process cost summary. New graphic on FIFO goods flow. Added margin T-accounts and calculations for clarity. New Cheat Sheet reinforces chapter content. Added one new Exercise. Added new analysis assignments: Company Analysis, Comparative Analysis, and Global Analysis.

Chapter 21 NEW opener—Ellis Island Tropical Tea and entrepreneurial assignment. Added margin graphs of fixed, variable, and mixed costs. New Excel steps to create a line chart. Moved details of creating scatter plot to Appendix 21A, with Excel steps. Revised discussion of scatter plots. Moved details of creating a CVP chart to Appendix 21C, with Excel steps. New Cheat Sheet reinforces chapter content. Added one new Exercise. Added new analysis assignments: Company Analysis, Comparative Analysis, and Global Analysis.

Chapter 22 NEW opener—Misfit Juicery and entrepreneurial assignment.

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Added T-accounts and steps to exhibit margins. Added numbered steps to several exhibits. Expanded discussion of cost of goods sold budgeting. New exhibit for calculation of cash paid for interest. Expanded discussion with bulleted list on use of a master budget. New Cheat Sheet reinforces chapter content. Added one new Quick Study. Added one new Exercise. New assignment on CMA exam budgeting coverage. Added new analysis assignments: Company Analysis, Comparative Analysis, and Global Analysis.

Chapter 23 NEW opener—Away and entrepreneurial assignment. Added graph to flexible budget exhibit. Revised discussion of flexible budget. New exhibit and discussion of computing total cost variance. Edited discussion of direct materials cost variance. Edited discussion of evaluating labor variances. Edited discussion of overhead variance reports. New exhibit for summary of variances. New Cheat Sheet reinforces chapter content. Added two new Exercises. Added new analysis assignments: Company Analysis, Comparative Analysis, and Global Analysis.

Chapter 24 NEW opener—Jibu and entrepreneurial assignment. Updated Walt Disney ROI example. New Decision Analysis on cash conversion cycle. New Cheat Sheet reinforces chapter content. Added two new Quick Studies. Added two new Exercises. Added new analysis assignments: Company Analysis, Comparative Analysis, and Global Analysis.

Chapter 25 NEW opener—Solugen and entrepreneurial assignment. Organized decision scenarios into three types: production, capacity, and pricing. Expanded discussion of product pricing. Added other pricing methods: value-based, auction-based, and dynamic. New Decision Analysis on time and materials pricing of services. New Decision Insight on blockchain technology.

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New Cheat Sheet reinforces chapter content. Added four new Quick Studies. Added one new Exercise. Added new analysis assignments: Company Analysis, Comparative Analysis, and Global Analysis.

Chapter 26 NEW opener—Fellow Robots and entrepreneurial assignment. New discussion of postaudit of investment decisions. Added example of investment in robotics. New Cheat Sheet reinforces chapter content. Added two new Exercises. Added new analysis assignments: Company Analysis, Comparative Analysis, and Global Analysis.

Appendix A New financial statements for Apple, Google, and Samsung.

Appendix B New Decision Maker on postponed retail pricing. Continued Excel demos for PV and FV of lump sums. Continued Excel demos for PV and FV of annuities.

Appendix C New Cheat Sheet reinforces appendix content.

Appendix D NEW appendix on lean principles and accounting. Describes lean business principles. Measures production efficiency. Illustrates how to account for product costs using lean accounting. New: 13 Discussion Questions, 14 Quick Studies, 14 Exercises, and 3 Problems.

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Acknowledgments John J. Wild, Ken W. Shaw, and McGraw-Hill Education recognize the following instructors for their valuable feedback and involvement in the development of Fundamental Accounting Principles. We are thankful for their suggestions, counsel, and encouragement. Darlene Adkins, University of Tennessee–Martin Peter Aghimien, Indiana University South Bend Janice Akao, Butler Community College Nathan Akins, Chattahoochee Technical College John Alpers, Tennessee Wesleyan University Sekhar Anantharaman, Indiana University of Pennsylvania Karen Andrews, Lewis-Clark State College Chandra D. Arthur, Cuyahoga Community College Steven Ault, Montana State University Victoria Badura, Metropolitan Community College Felicia Baldwin, City College of Chicago Reb Beatty, Anne Arundel Community College Robert Beebe, Morrisville State College George Henry Bernard, Seminole State College of Florida Cynthia Bird, Tidewater Community College, Virginia Beach Pascal Bizarro, Bowling Green State University Amy Bohrer, Tidewater Community College, Virginia Beach John Bosco, North Shore Community College Nicholas Bosco, Suffolk County Community College Jerold K. Braun, Daytona State College Doug Brown, Forsyth Technical Community College Tracy L. Bundy, University of Louisiana at Lafayette Marci Butterfield, University of Utah Ann Capion, Scott Community College Amy Cardillo, Metropolitan State University of Denver Anne Cardozo, Broward College Crystal Carlson-Myer, Indian River State College Julie Chasse, Des Moines Area Community College Patricia Chow, Grossmont College Maria Coclin, Community College of Rhode Island Michael Cohen, Lewis-Clark State College Jerilyn Collins, Herzing University Scott Collins, Penn State University, University Park

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10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 A B C

Brief Contents  Accounting in Business 2

 Analyzing and Recording Transactions 44

 Adjusting Accounts for Financial Statements 84

 Completing the Accounting Cycle 128

 Accounting for Merchandising Operations 166

 Inventories and Cost of Sales 214

 Accounting Information Systems 258

 Cash, Fraud, and Internal Control 290

 Accounting for Receivables 326

 Plant Assets, Natural Resources, and Intangibles 358

 Current Liabilities and Payroll Accounting 396

 Accounting for Partnerships 436

 Accounting for Corporations 464

 Long-Term Liabilities 500

 Investments 536

 Reporting the Statement of Cash Flows 568

 Analysis of Financial Statements 612

 Managerial Accounting Concepts and Principles 650

 Job Order Costing 686

 Process Costing 726

 Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis 772

 Master Budgets and Planning 814

 Flexible Budgets and Standard Costs 864

 Performance Measurement and Responsibility Accounting 912

 Relevant Costing for Managerial Decisions 956

 Capital Budgeting and Investment Analysis 990

 Financial Statement Information A1

 Time Value of Money B

 Activity-Based Costing C

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 Lean Principles and Accounting D-1

 Chart of Accounts CA

 Brief Review BR-1

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Contents Preface iv

1 Accounting in Business 2 Importance of Accounting 3

Users of Accounting Information 4 Opportunities in Accounting 4

Fundamentals of Accounting 6 Ethics—A Key Concept 6 Generally Accepted Accounting Principles 7 Conceptual Framework 7

Business Transactions and Accounting 9 Accounting Equation 10 Transaction Analysis 11 Summary of Transactions 14

Communicating with Users 15 Income Statement 15 Statement of Owner’s Equity 17 Balance Sheet 17 Statement of Cash Flows 17

Decision Analysis—Return on Assets 18 Appendix 1A Return and Risk 21 Appendix 1B Business Activities 22

2 Analyzing and Recording Transactions 44 Basis of Financial Statements 45

Source Documents 45 The “Account” Underlying Financial Statements 45 Ledger and Chart of Accounts 48

Double-Entry Accounting 49 Debits and Credits 49 Double-Entry System 49

Analyzing and Processing Transactions 51 Journalizing and Posting Transactions 51 Processing Transactions—An Example 52 Summarizing Transactions in a Ledger 57

Trial Balance 58

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Preparing a Trial Balance 58 Financial Statements Prepared from Trial Balance 59

Decision Analysis—Debt Ratio 62

3 Adjusting Accounts for Financial Statements 84 Timing and Reporting 85

The Accounting Period 85 Accrual Basis versus Cash Basis 86 Recognizing Revenues and Expenses 86 Framework for Adjustments 87

Deferral of Expense 87 Prepaid Insurance 87 Supplies 88 Other Prepaid Expenses 89 Depreciation 89

Deferral of Revenue 91 Unearned Consulting Revenue 92

Accrued Expense 93 Accrued Salaries Expense 93 Accrued Interest Expense 94 Future Cash Payment of Accrued Expenses 94

Accrued Revenue 95 Accrued Services Revenue 96 Accrued Interest Revenue 96 Future Cash Receipt of Accrued Revenues 96 Links to Financial Statements 97

Trial Balance and Financial Statements 98 Adjusted Trial Balance 98 Preparing Financial Statements 99

Decision Analysis—Profit Margin 101 Appendix 3A Alternative Accounting for Prepayments 104

4 Completing the Accounting Cycle 128 Work Sheet as a Tool 129

Benefits of a Work Sheet (Spreadsheet) 129 Use of a Work Sheet 129 Work Sheet Applications and Analysis 130

Closing Process 133 Temporary and Permanent Accounts 134 Recording Closing Entries 134

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Post-Closing Trial Balance 137 Accounting Cycle 137 Classified Balance Sheet 138

Classification Structure 138 Classification Categories 139

Decision Analysis—Current Ratio 141 Appendix 4A Reversing Entries 143

5 Accounting for Merchandising Operations 166 Merchandising Activities 167

Reporting Income for a Merchandiser 167 Reporting Inventory for a Merchandiser 168 Operating Cycle for a Merchandiser 168 Inventory Systems 168

Accounting for Merchandise Purchases 169 Purchases without Cash Discounts 169 Purchases with Cash Discounts 169 Purchases with Returns and Allowances 171 Purchases and Transportation Costs 172

Accounting for Merchandise Sales 174 Sales without Cash Discounts 174 Sales with Cash Discounts 175 Sales with Returns and Allowances 175

Adjusting and Closing for Merchandisers 177 Adjusting Entries for Merchandisers 177 Preparing Financial Statements 178 Closing Entries for Merchandisers 178 Summary of Merchandising Entries 179

More on Financial Statement Formats 177 Multiple-Step Income Statement 180 Single-Step Income Statement 181 Classified Balance Sheet 182

Decision Analysis—Acid-Test and Gross Margin Ratios 183 Appendix 5A Periodic Inventory System 187 Appendix 5B Adjusting Entries under New Revenue Recognition Rules 191 Appendix 5C Net Method for Inventory 192

6 Inventories and Cost of Sales 214 Inventory Basics 215

Determining Inventory Items 215

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Determining Inventory Costs 216 Internal Controls and Taking a Physical Count 216

Inventory Costing under a Perpetual System 217 Inventory Cost Flow Assumptions 217 Inventory Costing Illustration 218 Specific Identification 218 First-In, First-Out 219 Last-In, First-Out 219 Weighted Average 220 Financial Statement Effects of Costing Methods 221 Tax Effects of Costing Methods 222

Valuing Inventory at LCM and the Effects of Inventory Errors 224 Lower of Cost or Market 224 Financial Statement Effects of Inventory Errors 225

Decision Analysis—Inventory Turnover and Days’ Sales in Inventory 227 Appendix 6A Inventory Costing under a Periodic System 233 Appendix 6B Inventory Estimation Methods 238

7 Accounting Information Systems 258 System Principles 259 System Components 260 Special Journals and Subsidiary Ledgers 261

Basics of Special Journals 261 Subsidiary Ledgers 261

Sales Journal 263 Cash Receipts Journal 265 Purchases Journal 267 Cash Payments (Disbursements) Journal 268

General Journal Transactions 269 Technology-Based Accounting Systems 270

Technology in Accounting 270 Data Processing in Accounting 270 Computer Networks in Accounting 270 Enterprise Resource Planning Software 271 Data Analytics and Data Visualization 271 Cloud Computing 271

Decision Analysis—Days’ Payable Outstanding 271

8 Cash, Fraud, and Internal Control 290 Fraud and Internal Control 291

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Purpose of Internal Control 291 Principles of Internal Control 292 Technology, Fraud, and Internal Control 293 Limitations of Internal Control 293

Control of Cash 294 Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Liquidity 294 Cash Management 295 Control of Cash Receipts 295 Control of Cash Payments 297

Banking Activities as Controls 301 Basic Bank Services 301 Bank Statement 302 Bank Reconciliation 303

Decision Analysis—Days’ Sales Uncollected 306 Appendix 8A Documentation and Verification 308

9 Accounting for Receivables 326 Valuing Accounts Receivable 327 Direct Write-Off Method 330 Allowance Method 331 Estimating Bad Debts 334

Percent of Sales Method 334 Percent of Receivables Method 334 Aging of Receivables Method 335

Notes Receivable 337 Computing Maturity and Interest 338 Recording Notes Receivable 339 Valuing and Settling Notes 339 Disposal of Receivables 341

Decision Analysis—Accounts Receivable Turnover 341

10 Plant Assets, Natural Resources, and Intangibles 358 SECTION 1—PLANT ASSETS 359 Cost Determination 360

Machinery and Equipment 360 Buildings 360 Land Improvements 360 Land 360 Lump-Sum Purchase 361

Depreciation 361

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Factors in Computing Depreciation 361 Depreciation Methods 362 Partial-Year Depreciation 365 Change in Estimates 366 Reporting Depreciation 366

Additional Expenditures 367 Ordinary Repairs 368 Betterments and Extraordinary Repairs 368

Disposals of Plant Assets 368 Discarding Plant Assets 369 Selling Plant Assets 369

SECTION 2—NATURAL RESOURCES 371 Cost Determination and Depletion 371 Plant Assets Tied into Extracting 372

SECTION 3—INTANGIBLE ASSETS 373 Cost Determination and Amortization 373 Types of Intangibles 373

Decision Analysis—Total Asset Turnover 376 Appendix 10A Exchanging Plant Assets 379

11 Current Liabilities and Payroll Accounting 396 Known Liabilities 397

Characteristics of Liabilities 397 Examples of Known Liabilities 398 Accounts Payable 399 Sales Taxes Payable 399 Unearned Revenues 399 Short-Term Notes Payable 399

Payroll Liabilities 402 Employee Payroll and Deductions 402 Employer Payroll Taxes 403 Internal Control of Payroll 404 Multi-Period Known Liabilities 404

Estimated Liabilities 405 Health and Pension Benefits 405 Vacation Benefits 406 Bonus Plans 406 Warranty Liabilities 406 Multi-Period Estimated Liabilities 407

Contingent Liabilities 408

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Accounting for Contingent Liabilities 408 Applying Rules of Contingent Liabilities 409 Uncertainties That Are Not Contingencies 409

Decision Analysis—Times Interest Earned Ratio 409 Appendix 11A Payroll Reports, Records, and Procedures 412 Appendix 11B Corporate Income Taxes 417

12 Accounting for Partnerships 436 Partnership Formation 437

Characteristics of Partnerships 437 Organizations with Partnership Characteristics 438 Choosing a Business Form 438 Accounting for Partnership Formation 438

Dividing Partnership Income or Loss 439 Partnership Financial Statements 441

Partner Admission 442 Purchase of Partnership Interest 442 Investing Assets in a Partnership 443

Partner Withdrawal 444 No Bonus 444 Bonus to Remaining Partners 445 Bonus to Withdrawing Partner 445 Death of a Partner 445

Liquidation of a Partnership 446 No Capital Deficiency 446 Capital Deficiency 448

Decision Analysis—Partner Return on Equity 449

13 Accounting for Corporations 464 Corporate Form of Organization 465

Corporate Advantages 465 Corporate Disadvantages 465 Corporate Organization and Management 466 Corporate Stockholders 466 Corporate Stock 467

Common Stock 468 Issuing Par Value Stock 468 Issuing No-Par Value Stock 469 Issuing Stated Value Stock 469 Issuing Stock for Noncash Assets 469

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Dividends 471 Cash Dividends 470 Stock Dividends 471 Stock Splits 473 Financial Statement Effects of Dividends and Splits 473

Preferred Stock 474 Issuance of Preferred Stock 474 Dividend Preference of Preferred Stock 475 Reasons for Issuing Preferred Stock 475

Treasury Stock 477 Purchasing Treasury Stock 477 Reissuing Treasury Stock 477

Reporting of Equity 479 Statement of Retained Earnings 479 Statement of Stockholders’ Equity 480

Decision Analysis—Earnings per Share, Price-Earnings Ratio, Dividend Yield, and Book Value per Share 480

14 Long-Term Liabilities 500 Basics of Bonds 501

Bond Financing 501 Bond Issuing 502 Bond Trading 502

Par Bonds 502 Discount Bonds 503

Bond Discount or Premium 503 Issuing Bonds at a Discount 504

Premium Bonds 506 Issuing Bonds at a Premium 506 Bond Retirement 508

Long-Term Notes Payable 510 Installment Notes 510 Mortgage Notes and Bonds 511

Decision Analysis—Debt Features and the Debt-to-Equity Ratio 512 Appendix 14A Bond Pricing 515 Appendix 14B Effective Interest Amortization 517 Appendix 14C Leases and Pensions 518

15 Investments 536 Basics of Investments 537

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Purposes and Types of Investments 537 Classification and Reporting 538

Debt Investments 538 Debt Investments—Basics 538

Debt Investments—Trading 539 Debt Investments—Held-to-Maturity 540 Debt Investments—Available-for-Sale 541 Equity Investments 543 Equity Investments—Insignificant Influence, Under 20% 543 Equity Investments—Significant Influence, 20% to 50% 545 Equity Investments—Controlling Influence, More Than 50% 547 Accounting Summary for Debt and Equity Investments 548 Decision Analysis—Components of Return on Total Assets 549

16 Reporting the Statement of Cash Flows 568 Basics of Cash Flow Reporting 569

Purpose of the Statement of Cash Flows 569 Importance of Cash Flows 569 Measurement of Cash Flows 569 Classification of Cash Flows 570 Noncash Investing and Financing 571 Format of the Statement of Cash Flows 571 Preparing the Statement of Cash Flows 572

Cash Flows from Operating 573 Indirect and Direct Methods of Reporting 573 Applying the Indirect Method 573 Summary of Adjustments for Indirect Method 576

Cash Flows from Investing 577 Three-Step Analysis 577 Analyzing Noncurrent Assets 577

Cash Flows from Financing 579 Three-Step Analysis 579 Analyzing Noncurrent Liabilities 579 Analyzing Equity 580 Proving Cash Balances 580

Summary Using T-Accounts 582 Decision Analysis—Cash Flow Analysis 583 Appendix 16A Spreadsheet Preparation of the Statement of Cash Flows 586 Appendix 16B Direct Method of Reporting Operating Cash Flows 588

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17 Analysis of Financial Statements 612 Basics of Analysis 613

Purpose of Analysis 613 Building Blocks of Analysis 613 Information for Analysis 614 Standards for Comparisons 614 Tools of Analysis 614

Horizontal Analysis 614 Comparative Statements 614 Trend Analysis 617

Vertical Analysis 618 Common-Size Statements 618 Common-Size Graphics 620

Ratio Analysis 622 Liquidity and Efficiency 622 Solvency 624 Profitability 625 Market Prospects 626 Summary of Ratios 627

Decision Analysis—Analysis Reporting 628 Appendix 17A Sustainable Income 631

18 Managerial Accounting Concepts and Principles 650 Managerial Accounting Basics 651

Purpose of Managerial Accounting 651 Nature of Managerial Accounting 652 Fraud and Ethics in Managerial Accounting 653 Career Paths 654

Managerial Cost Concepts 655 Types of Cost Classifications 655 Identification of Cost Classifications 657 Cost Concepts for Service Companies 657

Managerial Reporting 658 Manufacturing Costs 658 Nonmanufacturing Costs 658 Prime and Conversion Costs 659 Costs and the Balance Sheet 659 Costs and the Income Statement 659

Cost Flows and Cost of Goods Manufactured 662

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Flow of Manufacturing Activities 662 Schedule of Cost of Goods Manufactured 663 Trends in Managerial Accounting 666

Decision Analysis—Raw Materials Inventory Turnover and Days’ Sales in Raw Materials Inventory 668

19 Job Order Costing 686 Job Order Costing 687

Cost Accounting System 687 Job Order Production 687 Job Order vs. Process Operations 688 Production Activities in Job Order Costing 688 Cost Flows 689 Job Cost Sheet 689

Materials and Labor Cost 690 Materials Cost Flows and Documents 690 Labor Cost Flows and Documents 693

Overhead Cost 694 Set Predetermined Overhead Rate 695 Apply Estimated Overhead 695 Record Actual Overhead 697 Summary of Cost Flows 698 Using Job Cost Sheets for Managerial Decisions 699 Schedule of Cost of Goods Manufactured 700

Adjusting Overhead 701 Factory Overhead Account 701 Adjust Underapplied or Overapplied Overhead 701 Job Order Costing of Services 702

Decision Analysis—Pricing for Services 703

20 Process Costing 726 Process Operations 727

Organization of Process Operations 727 Comparing Process and Job Order Costing Systems 728 Equivalent Units of Production 729

Process Costing Illustration 730 Overview of GenX Company’s Process Operation 730 Pre-Step: Collect Production and Cost Data 731 Step 1: Determine Physical Flow of Units 732 Step 2: Compute Equivalent Units of Production 732 Step 3: Compute Cost per Equivalent Unit 733

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Step 4: Assign and Reconcile Costs 733 Process Cost Summary 735

Accounting for Process Costing 736 Accounting for Materials Costs 737 Accounting for Labor Costs 738 Accounting for Factory Overhead 739 Accounting for Transfers 740 Trends in Process Operations 742

Decision Analysis—Hybrid Costing System 743 Appendix 20A FIFO Method of Process Costing 747

21 Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis 772 Identifying Cost Behavior 773

Fixed Costs 774 Variable Costs 774 Graphing Fixed and Variable Costs against Volume 774 Mixed Costs 774 Step-wise Costs 775 Curvilinear Costs 776

Measuring Cost Behavior 777 Scatter Diagram 777 High-Low Method 778 Regression 778 Comparing Cost Estimation Methods 778

Contribution Margin and Break-Even Analysis 779 Contribution Margin and Its Measures 779 Break-Even Point 780 Cost-Volume-Profit Chart 782 Changes in Estimates 782

Applying Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis 783 Margin of Safety 783 Computing Income from Sales and Costs 784 Computing Sales for a Target Income 785 Evaluating Strategies 786 Sales Mix and Break-Even 787 Assumptions in Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis 789

Decision Analysis—Degree of Operating Leverage 790 Appendix 21A Using Excel for Cost Estimation 792 Appendix 21B Variable Costing and Performance Reporting 793

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Appendix 21C Preparing a CVP Chart 796

22 Master Budgets and Planning 814 Budget Process and Administration 815

Budgeting Process 815 Benefits of Budgeting 816 Budgeting and Human Behavior 816 Budget Reporting and Timing 817 Master Budget Components 817

Operating Budgets 818 Sales Budget 818 Production Budget 818 Direct Materials Budget 820 Direct Labor Budget 821 Factory Overhead Budget 822 Selling Expense Budget 823 General and Administrative Expense Budget 824

Investing and Financing Budgets 825 Capital Expenditures Budget 825 Cash Budget 825

Budgeted Financial Statements 829 Budgeted Income Statement 829 Budgeted Balance Sheet 830 Using the Master Budget 830 Budgeting for Service Companies 830

Decision Analysis—Activity-Based Budgeting 831 Appendix 22A Merchandise Purchases Budget 839

23 Flexible Budgets and Standard Costs 864 Fixed and Flexible Budgets 865

Fixed Budget Reports 866 Budget Reports for Evaluation 867 Flexible Budget Reports 867

Standard Costing 871 Standard Costs 871 Setting Standard Costs 871 Cost Variance Analysis 872

Materials and Labor Variances 874 Materials Variances 874 Labor Variances 876

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Overhead Standards and Variances 877 Flexible Overhead Budgets 877 Standard Overhead Rate 877 Computing Overhead Cost Variances 879 Standard Costing—Management Considerations 882

Decision Analysis—Sales Variances 883 Appendix 23A Expanded Overhead Variances and Standard Cost Accounting System 888

24 Performance Measurement and Responsibility Accounting 912 Responsibility Accounting 913

Performance Evaluation 913 Controllable versus Uncontrollable Costs 914 Responsibility Accounting for Cost Centers 914

Profit Centers 916 Direct and Indirect Expenses 916 Expense Allocations 917 Departmental Income Statements 918 Departmental Contribution to Overhead 921

Investment Centers 922 Return-on-Investment and Residual Income 922 Investment Center Profit Margin and Investment Turnover 924

Nonfinancial Performance Evaluation Measures 925 Balanced Scorecard 925 Transfer Pricing 927

Decision Analysis—Cash Conversion Cycle 928 Appendix 24A Cost Allocations 931 Appendix 24B Transfer Pricing 933 Appendix 24C Joint Costs and Their Allocation 934

25 Relevant Costing for Managerial Decisions 956 Decisions and Information 957

Decision Making 957 Relevant Costs and Benefits 958

Production Decisions 958 Make or Buy 959 Sell or Process Further 960 Sales Mix Selection When Resources Are Constrained 961

Capacity Decisions 963 Segment Elimination 963

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Appendix B Appendix C Appendix D Index Chart of Accounts Brief Review

Keep or Replace Equipment 964 Pricing Decisions 965

Normal Pricing 965 Special Offers 967

Decision Analysis—Time and Materials Pricing 969

26 Capital Budgeting and Investment Analysis 990 Capital Budgeting 991

Capital Budgeting Process 991 Capital Investment Cash Flows 992

Methods Not Using Time Value of Money 992 Payback Period 992 Accounting Rate of Return 995

Methods Using Time Value of Money 996 Net Present Value 996 Internal Rate of Return 1000 Comparison of Capital Budgeting Methods 1002 Postaudit 1002

Decision Analysis—Break-Even Time 1004 Appendix 26A Using Excel to Compute Net Present Value and Internal Rate of Return 1006

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ACCOUNTING USES

Purpose of accounting Accounting information users Opportunities in accounting

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ETHICS AND ACCOUNTING

Ethics Generally accepted accounting principles Conceptual framework

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TRANSACTION ANALYSIS

Accounting equation and its components Expanded accounting equation Transaction analysis—Illustrated

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Income statement Statement of owner’s equity Balance sheet Statement of cash flows Financial analysis

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Learning Objectives are classified as conceptual, analytical, or procedural

Learning Objectives

CONCEPTUAL

Explain the purpose and importance of accounting. Identify users and uses of, and opportunities in, accounting. Explain why ethics are crucial to accounting. Explain generally accepted accounting principles and define and apply several accounting principles. Appendix 1B—Identify and describe the three major activities of organizations.

ANALYTICAL

Define and interpret the accounting equation and each of its components. Compute and interpret return on assets. Appendix 1A—Explain the relation between return and risk.

PROCEDURAL

Analyze business transactions using the accounting equation.

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Identify and prepare basic financial statements and explain how they interrelate.

Big Apple

“We ran the business . . . with just a few hundred bucks” —STEVE WOZNIAK CUPERTINO, CA—“When I designed the Apple stuff,” says Steve Wozniak, “I never thought in my life I would have enough money to fly to Hawaii or make a down payment on a house.” But some dreams do come true. Woz, along with Steve Jobs and Ron Wayne, founded Apple (Apple.com) when Woz was 25 and Jobs was 21.

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The young entrepreneurs faced challenges, including how to read and interpret accounting data. They also needed to finance the company, which they did by selling Woz’s HP calculator and Jobs’s Volkswagen van. The $1,300 raised helped them purchase the equipment Woz used to build the first Apple computer.

In setting up their company, the owners chose between a partnership and a corporation. They decided on a partnership that included Ron as a third partner with 10% ownership. Days later, Ron withdrew when he considered the unlimited liability of a partnership. He sold his 10% share to Woz and Jobs for $800. Within nine months, Woz and Jobs converted Apple to a corporation.

As Apple grew, Woz and Jobs had to learn more accounting, along with details of preparing and interpreting financial statements. Important questions involving transaction analysis and financial reporting arose, and the owners took care to do things right. “Everything we did,” asserts Woz, “we were setting the tone for the world.”

Woz and Jobs focused their accounting system to provide information for Apple’s business decisions. Today, Woz believes that Apple is key to the language of technology, just as accounting is the language of business. In retrospect, Woz says, “Every dream I have ever had in life has come true ten times over.”

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Sources: Apple website, January 2019; Woz.org, January 2019; Apple 2016 Sustainability Report, April 2016; Greenbiz, October 2014; iWoz: From Computer Geek to Cult Icon, W.W. Norton & Co., 2006; Founders at Work, Apress, 2007

Decision Feature launches each chapter showing the relevance of accounting for a real entrepreneur; Entrepreneurial Decision assignment returns to this feature with a mini- case

IMPORTANCE OF ACCOUNTING

C1_______ Explain the purpose and importance of accounting.

Why is accounting so popular on campus? Why are there so many openings for accounting jobs? Why is accounting so important to companies? The answer is that we live in an information age in which accounting information impacts us all.

Accounting is an information and measurement system that identifies, records, and communicates an organization’s business activities. Exhibit 1.1 shows these accounting functions.

EXHIBIT 1.1 Accounting Functions

Our most common contact with accounting is through credit checks, checking accounts, tax forms, and payroll. These experiences focus on recordkeeping, or bookkeeping, which is the recording of transactions and events. This is just one part of accounting. Accounting also includes analysis and interpretation of information. Point: Technology is only as useful as the accounting data available, and users’ decisions are only as good as their understanding of accounting.

Technology plays a major role in accounting. Technology reduces the time, effort, and cost of recordkeeping while improving accuracy. As technology makes more information available, the demand for accounting knowledge increases. Consulting, planning, and other financial services are closely linked to accounting.

Users of Accounting Information

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Identify users and uses of, and opportunities in, accounting.

Accounting is called the language of business because it communicates data that help people make better decisions. People using accounting information are divided into two groups: external users and internal users. Financial accounting focuses on the needs of external users, and managerial accounting focuses on the needs of internal users.

External Users External users of accounting information do not directly run the organization and have limited access to its accounting information. These users get accounting information from general-purpose financial statements. Following is a partial list of external users and decisions they make with accounting information.

Lenders (creditors) loan money or other resources to an organization. Banks, savings and loans, and mortgage companies are lenders. Lenders use information to assess if an organization will repay its loans. Shareholders (investors) are the owners of a corporation. They use accounting reports to decide whether to buy, hold, or sell stock. Boards of directors oversee organizations. Directors use accounting information to evaluate the performance of executive management. External (independent) auditors examine financial statements to verify that they are prepared according to generally accepted accounting principles. Nonmanagerial and nonexecutive employees and labor unions use external information to bargain for better wages. Regulators have legal authority over certain activities of organizations. For example, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) requires accounting reports for computing taxes. Voters and government officials use information to evaluate government performance. Contributors to nonprofits use information to evaluate the use and impact of donations. Suppliers use information to analyze a customer before extending credit. Customers use financial reports to assess the stability of potential suppliers.

Internal Users Internal users of accounting information directly manage the organization. Internal reports are designed for the unique needs of managerial or executive employees, such as the chief executive officer (CEO). Following is a partial list of internal users and decisions they make with accounting information.

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Purchasing managers need to know what, when, and how much to purchase. Human resource managers need information about employees’ payroll, benefits, and performance. Production managers use information to monitor costs and ensure quality. Distribution managers need reports for timely and accurate delivery of products and services. Marketing managers use reports to target consumers, set prices, and monitor consumer needs. Service managers use reports to provide better service to customers. Research and development managers use information on projected costs and revenues of innovations.

Opportunities in Accounting Accounting has four areas of opportunities: financial, managerial, taxation, and accounting- related. Exhibit 1.2 lists selected opportunities in each area.

EXHIBIT 1.2 Accounting Opportunities

Point: The largest accounting firms are EY, KPMG, PwC, and Deloitte. Point: Higher education yields higher pay:

EXHIBIT 1.3 Accounting Jobs by Area

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Exhibit 1.3 shows that the majority of opportunities are in private accounting, which are employees working for businesses. Public accounting involves accounting services such as auditing and taxation. Opportunities also exist in government and not-for-profit agencies, including business regulation and law enforcement.

Accounting specialists are highly regarded, and their professional standing is often denoted by a certificate. Certified public accountants (CPAs) must meet education and experience requirements, pass an exam, and be ethical. Many accounting specialists hold certificates in addition to or instead of the CPA. Two of the most common are the certificate in management accounting (CMA) and the certified internal auditor (CIA). Employers also look for specialists with designations such as certified bookkeeper (CB), certified payroll professional (CPP), certified fraud examiner (CFE), and certified forensic accountant (CrFA).

Accounting specialists are in demand. Exhibit 1.4 reports average annual salaries for several accounting positions. Salaries vary based on location, company size, and other factors.

EXHIBIT 1.4 Accounting Salaries

NEED-TO-KNOWs highlight key procedures and concepts in learning accounting

NEED-TO-KNOW 1-1

Accounting Users C1 C2

Identify the following users of accounting information as either an (a) external or (b) internal user.

1. _____ Regulator

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2. _____ CEO 3. _____ Shareholder 4. _____ Marketing manager 5. _____ Executive employee 6. _____ External auditor 7. _____ Production manager 8. _____ Nonexecutive employee 9. _____ Bank lender

Solution

1. a 2. b 3. a 4. b 5. b 6. a 7. b 8. a 9. a.

Do More: QS 1-1, QS 1-2, E 1-1, E 1-2, E 1-3

FUNDAMENTALS OF ACCOUNTING

Ethics—A Key Concept

C3_______ Explain why ethics are crucial to accounting.

For information to be useful, it must be trusted. This demands ethics in accounting. Ethics are beliefs that separate right from wrong. They are accepted standards of good and bad behavior. Point: A Code of Conduct is available at AICPA.org.

Accountants face ethical choices as they prepare financial reports. These choices can affect the salaries and bonuses paid to workers. They even can affect the success of products and services. Misleading information can lead to a bad decision that harms workers and the business. There is an old saying: Good ethics are good business. Exhibit 1.5 gives a three- step process for making ethical decisions.

EXHIBIT 1.5 Ethical Decision Making

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Fraud Triangle: Ethics under Attack The fraud triangle shows that three factors push a person to commit fraud.

Opportunity. A person must be able to commit fraud with a low risk of getting caught. Pressure, or incentive. A person must feel pressure or have incentive to commit fraud. Rationalization, or attitude. A person justifies fraud or does not see its criminal nature.

The key to stopping fraud is to focus on prevention. It is less expensive and more effective to prevent fraud from happening than it is to detect it.

To prevent fraud, companies set up internal controls. Internal controls are procedures to protect assets, ensure reliable accounting, promote efficiency, and uphold company policies. Examples are good records, physical controls (locks), and independent reviews.

Enforcing Ethics In response to major accounting scandals, like those at Enron and WorldCom, Congress passed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, also called SOX, to help stop financial abuses. SOX requires documentation and verification of internal controls and emphasizes effective internal controls. Management must issue a report stating that internal controls are effective. Auditors verify the effectiveness of internal controls. Ignoring SOX can lead to penalties and criminal prosecution of executives. CEOs and CFOs who knowingly sign off on bogus accounting reports risk millions of dollars in fines and years in prison. Point: An audit examines whether financial statements are prepared using GAAP. Point: SOX requires a business that sells stock to disclose a code of ethics for its executives.

Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, or Dodd-Frank, has two important provisions.

Clawback Mandates recovery (clawback) of excessive pay. Whistleblower SEC pays whistleblowers 10% to 30% of sanctions exceeding $1 million.

Ethical Risk boxes highlight ethical issues from practice

Ethical Risk

Ethics Pay The $100 million mark in total payments made by the SEC to whistleblowers was recently surpassed. Since the SEC began awarding whistleblowers a percentage of money from sanctions, over 14,000 tips have been reported. Many of the tips come from accountants. ■

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Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

C4_______ Explain generally accepted accounting principles and define and apply several accounting principles.

Financial accounting is governed by concepts and rules known as generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). GAAP wants information to have relevance and faithful representation. Relevant information affects decisions of users. Faithful representation means information accurately reflects the business results. Point: CPAs who audit financial statements must disclose if they do not comply with GAAP.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) is given the task of setting GAAP from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The SEC is a U.S. government agency that oversees proper use of GAAP by companies that sell stock and debt to the public.

International Standards Our global economy demands comparability in accounting reports. The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) issues International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) that identify preferred accounting practices. These standards are similar to, but sometimes different from, U.S. GAAP. The FASB and IASB are working to reduce differences between U.S. GAAP and IFRS.

Conceptual Framework The FASB conceptual framework in Exhibit 1.6 consists of the following.

Objectives—to provide information useful to investors, creditors, and others. Qualitative characteristics—to require information that has relevance and faithful representation. Elements—to define items in financial statements. Recognition and measurement—to set criteria for an item to be recognized as an element; and how to measure it.

EXHIBIT 1.6 Conceptual Framework

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Principles, Assumptions, and Constraint There are two types of accounting principles (and assumptions). General principles are the assumptions, concepts, and guidelines for preparing financial statements; these are shown in purple font in Exhibit 1.7, along with key assumptions in red font. Specific principles are detailed rules used in reporting business transactions and events; they are described as we encounter them.

EXHIBIT 1.7 Building Blocks for GAAP

Accounting Principles There are four general principles.

Measurement principle (cost principle) Accounting information is based on actual cost. Cost is measured on a cash or equal-to-cash basis. This means if cash is given for a service, its cost is measured by the cash paid. If something besides cash is exchanged (such as a car traded for a truck), cost is measured as the cash value of what is given up or received. Information based on cost is considered objective. Objectivity means that information is supported by independent, unbiased evidence. Later chapters cover adjustments to market and introduce fair value. Point: A company pays $500 for equipment. The cost principle requires it be recorded at $500. It makes no difference if the owner thinks this equipment is worth $700.

Revenue recognition principle Revenue is recognized (1) when goods or services are provided to customers and (2) at the amount expected to be received from the customer. Revenue (sales) is the amount received from selling products and services.

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Page 8 The amount received is usually in cash, but it also can be a customer’s promise to pay at a future date, called credit sales. (To recognize means to record it.) Example: A lawn service bills a customer $800 on June 1 for two months of mowing (June and July). The customer pays the bill on July 1. When is revenue recorded? Answer: It is recorded over time as it is earned; record $400 revenue for June and $400 for July.

Expense recognition principle (matching principle) A company records the expenses it incurred to generate the revenue reported. An example is rent costs of office space. Example: Credit cards are used to pay $200 in gas for a lawn service during June and July. The cards are paid in August. When is expense recorded? Answer: If revenue is earned over time, record $100 expense in June and $100 in July.

Full disclosure principle A company reports the details behind financial statements that would impact users’ decisions. Those disclosures are often in footnotes to the statements.

Decision Insight

Measurement and Recognition Revenues for the Seattle Seahawks, Atlanta Falcons, Green Bay Packers, and other professional football teams include ticket sales, television broadcasts, concessions, and advertising. Revenues from ticket sales are earned when the NFL team plays each game. Advance ticket sales are not revenues; instead, they are a liability until the NFL team plays the game for which the ticket was sold. At that point, the liability is removed and revenues are reported. ■

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Accounting Assumptions There are four accounting assumptions.

Going-concern assumption Accounting information presumes that the business will continue operating instead of being closed or sold. This means, for example, that property is reported at cost instead of liquidation value. Monetary unit assumption Transactions and events are expressed in monetary, or money, units. Examples of monetary units are the U.S. dollar and the Mexican peso. Time period assumption The life of a company can be divided into time periods, such as months and years, and useful reports can be prepared for those periods. Business entity assumption A business is accounted for separately from other business entities and its owner. Exhibit 1.8 describes four common business entities.