"Introduction to Financial Statements Knowing the numbers is sometimes even a matter of corporate survival. Consider the story of Columbia Sportswear Company, headquartered in Portland, Oregon. Gert Boyle's family fled Nazi Germany when she was 13 years old and then purchased a small hat company...

"The last few years have brought many changes to the teaching and learning environment. As a result, we scrutinized every chapter of Financial Accounting to make sure our text best meets the needs of today's students and instructors. The most significant changes throughout the text include: NEW...

"How do you start a business? How do you determine whether your business is making or los- ing money? How should you finance expansion-should you borrow, should you issue stock, should you use your own funds? How do you convince banks to lend you money or investors to buy your stock? Success in...