Using financial accounting information : the alternative to debits and credits / Gary A. Porter + Curtis L. Norton.

Rev. ed. of: Financial accounting : the impact on decision makers, the alternative to debits and credits. 4th ed. c2005.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Getting started in business -- Accounting as a form of communication -- Financial statements and the annual report -- Processing accounting information -- Income measurement and accrual accounting -- Inventories and cost of goods sold -- Cash and internal control -- Investments and receivables -- Operating assets : property, plant, and equipment, natural resources, and intangibles -- Current liabilities, contingencies, and the time value of money -- Long-term liabilities -- Stockholders' equity -- The statement of cash flows -- Financial statement analysis -- Excerpts from The Finish Line, Inc., Form 10-K for 2006 -- Excerpts from Foot Locker, Inc., Form 10-K for 2005.