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Introduces accounting concepts, principles, and practices followed in the preparation of external financial reports. Alternative accounting treatments and policies relative to asset valuation, liability measurement, and income determination are discussed. Emphasis on interpretation, uses, and limitations of financial reports.

Students will develop literacy and skills in the application of the basic principles of financial accounting including accounting principles and practices, accounting journals and ledgers for recording business transactions, and application of the accounting cycle for service and merchandising enterprises from analysis of business transactions through preparation and evaluation of the income statement, balance sheet and statement of cash flows.