Accounting: 1,001 Practice Problems For Dummies

by Kenneth W. Boyd, Kate Mooney

Overview

Get up to speed quickly—review and practice major concepts in accounting!

Whether you're looking to improve your classroom experience, or simply become more familiar with accounting concepts, 1,001 Accounting Practice Problems For Dummies is the hands-on tool you need to get a step ahead. The book's practice questions and review content go hand-in-hand with the content offered in Accounting For Dummies, ensuring that you have a working knowledge of the most important concepts and skills in accounting.

This practical resource gives you access to tons of helpful online content, including practice problems in multiple-choice format, and customizable practice sets for self-directed study, all available on the go through your smartphone, laptop, or tablet. Practice problems are categorized as easy, medium, or hard, so you can build your knowledge at your own pace. A perfect companion for anyone looking to increase their accounting skills, this book has the added benefit of offering review and practice useful for individuals looking to pass their accounting courses and lay the groundwork for an accounting career.

• Filled with practice questions, review content, tips, and explanations for anyone interested in accounting principles
• Includes tons of online practice content, such as multiple choice questions and customizable practice sets, all available with purchase of the book
• Ideal for individuals looking to pass an accounting class or start a career in accounting
• Serves as an excellent companion resource to Accounting For Dummies

Packed with endless practice opportunities, 1,001 Accounting Practice Problems For Dummies has everything you need to jumpstart your journey into accounting and financial documentation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781118853283
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	04/13/2015
Series:	For Dummies Books
Pages:	384
Sales rank:	1,120,422
Product dimensions:	7.90(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Kenneth Boyd is the owner of St. Louis Test Preparation (www.stltest.net). He provides online tutoring in accounting and finance. Kenneth has worked as a CPA, Auditor, Tax Preparer, and College Professor. He is the author of CPA Exam For Dummies. Kate Mooney has been teaching accounting to both undergraduates and MBA students at St. Cloud State University since 1986, after earning her PhD from Texas A & M University. She is a licensed CPA in Minnesota and is a member of the State Board of Accountancy.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Part I: The Questions 3

Chapter 1: Elements of Accounting 5

Chapter 2: Financial Effects of Transactions 17

Chapter 3: The Bookkeeping Cycle 27

Chapter 4: The Bookkeeping Cycle: Adjusting and Closing Entries 45

Chapter 5: Understanding and Reporting Profit 57

Chapter 6: Reporting Financial Conditions on the Balance Sheet 63

Chapter 7: Coupling the Income Statement and the Balance Sheet 73

Chapter 8: Reporting Cash Flows 83

Chapter 9: Reporting Changes in Owners’ Equity 89

Chapter 10: Choosing Accounting Methods 93

Chapter 11: Profit Behavior Analysis 113

Chapter 12: Manufacturing Cost Accounting 131

Chapter 13: Investment Analysis Fundamentals 151

Chapter 14: Financial Statement Analysis 163

Part II: The Answers 179

Chapter 15: Answers and Explanations 181

Index 357