An overview of fundamental accounting concepts, so that a company?s balance sheet and income statement may be read and understood. The course will explain how performance is tracked and offer insight into basic financial statement analysis and interpretation of results. The course will also explain how accounting records support internal decision making and walk through some relevant decision scenarios. In addition, the use of accounting records to coordinate and motivate employee action will be demonstrated.

Managerial accounting for non-accountants. Focus is on the use of accounting information to improve planning and control activities in business enterprises. Topics include determining the costs of products and services, assessing product and project profitability, and budgeting and monitoring costs and profits. Prerequisite: ACCOUNTG 221.

Preparation and uses of financial statements of business enterprises; the accounting process of recording, classifying, and interpreting business transactions. Conceptual problems analyzed include accounting for inventories, depreciation, and capital stock.