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Principles of Accounting I

Financial Accounting

Build a strong foundation in accounting terminology, transaction recording, financial statements, assets, liabilities, equity, cash flows, and financial analysis.

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Financial Statements, Accounting Terms, Accounting Principles, and the Accounting Equation 4 videos
Accounting Terms and Accounting Principles
Accounting Equation, Retained Earnings, Net Income, and Dividends
Revenue Recognition Principle and Matching Principle
Income Statement, Statement of Retained Earnings, Balance Sheet, and Statement of Cash Flows
The Accounting System and Recording Business Transactions4 videos
Using Accounting Terms
T-Accounts and Posting
Journal Entry Format
Journal Entries
Adjusting Accounts for Financial Statements and the Accounting Cycle5 videos
Accrual Accounting and the Five Types of Adjusting Entries
Adjusting Entries — Examples
The Worksheet and Financial Statements
The Closing Process
The Classified Balance Sheet and Liquidity Ratios
Reporting and Analyzing Merchandiser Operations5 videos
Operating Cycle, Inventory, and Purchase Discounts
Purchase Discounts, Returns, and Allowances
Selling Inventory, Sales Returns, Allowances, and Discounts
Closing and Adjusting Accounts; Inventory Shrinkage
Income Statement, Gross Profit Percentage, and Inventory Turnover
Reporting and Analyzing Inventory and Cost of Goods Sold5 videos
Reporting and Analyzing Cash, Fraud, and Internal Controls2 videos
Petty Cash
Bank Reconciliation
Reporting and Analyzing Receivables5 videos
Internal Controls and Reporting Accounts Receivable
Allowance Method — Percent of Sales and Aging Schedule
Direct Write-Off Method
Credit and Debit Card Sales; Interest Revenue
Reporting Receivables on the Classified Balance Sheet
Reporting and Analyzing Long-Term Assets5 videos
Lump-Sum Purchase
Straight-Line Depreciation
Units-of-Production Depreciation
Double-Declining Balance
Partial-Year Depreciation
Reporting and Analyzing Current Liabilities3 videos
Accrued Liabilities and Current Portion of Long-Term Debt
Current Liabilities with Known Amounts
Estimated Liabilities and Contingencies
Corporations, Stockholders’ Equity, Owners’ Equity, and Dividends5 videos
Paying Cash Dividends on Stock
What Is a Dividend?
Issuing Stock and Calculating Paid-In Capital
Preferred Stock versus Common Stock
Owners’ Equity versus Stockholders’ Equity
Reporting and Analyzing the Statement of Cash Flows6 videos
Statement of Cash Flows Introduction
Operating Activities Section Example
Full Statement of Cash Flows with Interpretation
Calculating Unknown Amounts
Full Example with Dividends, Plant Assets, and Notes Payable
Complete Statement Using PPE and Accumulated Depreciation
Analyzing and Interpreting Financial Statements11 videos
What Is Financial Statement Analysis?
Horizontal, Trend, and Vertical Analysis
Benchmarking
Ability to Pay Current Liabilities
Ability to Sell Inventory and Collect Receivables
Ability to Pay Long-Term Debt
Measuring Profitability — Parts 1 and 2
Analyzing Stock Investments
Principles of Accounting II

Managerial Accounting

Explore cost behavior, costing systems, budgeting, performance evaluation, short-term decisions, and capital investment analysis.

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Introduction to and Building Blocks of Managerial Accounting6 videos
Managerial versus Financial Accounting
Service Company Income Statement
Merchandising Income Statement and Cost of Goods Sold
Manufacturing Income Statement and Flow of Costs
Manufacturing Flow of Costs and Overhead
Job Costing4 videos
Activity-Based Costing3 videos
What Is Activity-Based Costing? Transcript
Activity-Based Costing Examples
Additional Examples and Simple Costing Comparison Transcript
Process Costing6 videos
Process Costing versus Job Costing
Equivalent Units
Process Costing Steps 1 and 2
Process Costing Steps 3, 4, and 5
Journal Entries
Transferred-In Costs
Cost Behavior3 videos
Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis4 videos
Break-Even Analysis
Planning Profits
Margin of Safety
Sales Mix and Weighted-Average Contribution Margin
Relevant Costs for Short-Term Decisions9 videos
Product and Pricing Decisions
Special Orders and Incremental Analysis
Cost-Plus Pricing versus Target Pricing
Dropping or Emphasizing Product Lines
Make-or-Buy and Sell-As-Is-or-Process-Further Decisions
Incremental Analysis versus the Income Statement Approach
The Master Budget6 videos
Master Budget
Sales Budget
Inventory, Purchases, and Cost of Goods Sold Budget
Cash Budget and Budgeted Cash Collections
Budgeted Income Statement
Budgeted Balance Sheet
Standard Costing4 videos
Direct Materials Variances
Direct Labor Variances
Variable Overhead Variances
Fixed Overhead Variances
Capital Investment Decisions and Time Value of Money4 videos
Payback Period
Accounting Rate of Return
Net Present Value
Internal Rate of Return
Advanced Cost Topics

Cost Accounting

Study advanced costing systems, budgeting, variance analysis, management control, and capital budgeting.

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Cost Terms and Purposes3 videos
Variable Costs versus Fixed Costs
Cost of Goods Manufactured, Cost of Goods Sold, and Product versus Period Costs
Gross Profit Income Statement
Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis4 videos
Job Costing4 videos
Activity-Based Costing and Activity-Based Management2 videos
Master Budget and Responsibility Accounting3 videos
Production Budget Calculations
Purchases Budget Calculations
Purchases and Production Budget
Inventory Costing and Capacity Analysis2 available videos
Throughput Costing Coming Soon
Absorption Costing Break-Even Coming Soon
Flexible Budgets and Direct-Cost Variances2 available videos
Flexible Budgets and Overhead Cost Variances5 videos
Decision Making and Relevant Information4 videos
Relevance
One-Time Special Orders
Make-or-Buy — Part 1
Make-or-Buy — Part 2
Capital Budgeting and Cost Analysis4 videos
Upper-Level Accounting

Intermediate Accounting I

Review the accounting cycle and explore reporting theory, research, financial statements, time value of money, revenue recognition, and operating assets.

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A Review of the Accounting Cycle7 videos
The Financial Reporting Environment1 video
Financial Reporting Theory3 videos
Judgment and Applied Financial Accounting Research3 videos
Statements of Net Income and Comprehensive Income2 videos
Statements of Financial Position, Cash Flows, and the Annual Report5 videos
Accounting and the Time Value of Money8 videos
Revenue Recognition2 videos
Completed-Contract Method Education Unlocked
Short-Term Operating Assets: Cash and Receivables6 videos
Short-Term Operating Assets: Inventory5 videos
Long-Term Operating Assets: Acquisition, Cost Allocation, and Derecognition3 videos
Double-Declining Balance Coming Soon
Partial-Year Depreciation Coming Soon
Long-Term Operating Assets: Departures from Historical Cost3 videos
Data and Decision Support

Accounting Analytics & Visualization

Learn how to ask useful questions, prepare accounting data, perform analyses, and communicate the resulting story.

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Ask the Question1 video
Master the Data3 videos
Perform the Analysis5 videos
Share the Story1 video
Additional Resources

Excel and MyLab Demonstrations

Additional introductory videos covering Excel-based income statements and MyLab enrollment and navigation.

Excel Income Statement Series3 videos
Excel Income Statement — Simple #1
Excel Income Statement — Simple #2
Excel Income Statement — Simple #3
MyLab Software Demonstrations4 videos
Purchase and Enroll
Navigating — Part 1
Navigating — Part 2
Navigating — Part 3