Financial Accounting: In an Economic Context

Acknowledgments

This text benefited significantly from the constructive and insightful comments provided by many individuals, including:

Ajay Adhikari, American University

Stephen Bier, Molloy College

Charles Caliendo, University of Minnesota

Linda Chase, Baldwin-Wallace College

Paquita Davis-Friday, Baruch College

Alan Glazer, Franklin and Marshall College

John Steven Grice, University of Alabama–Birmingham

Stephen Moehrle, University of Missouri–St. Louis

Beverly Rowe, Letourneau University

James Schweikart, Boston University

Douglas Stevens, Florida State University

Richard A. Turpen, University of Alabama-Birmingham

Xue (Sue) Wang, Emory University

Larry Weiss, Georgetown University

Ray Wilson, Boston University

Many other people deserve thanks and recognition for the contributions they have made to this text. I appreciate the efforts of all those who prepared ancillary material.

I am especially grateful to Tom Rearick, a colleague who helped with the initial revision and checked the exercises, problems, and discussion issues while preparing the solutions manual. Aleksandrina Pratt, my daughter-in-law, also painstakingly reviewed the entire text offering a number of insightful comments.

The John Wiley editorial, design, and marketing staff represent a first-rate group of professionals. Their high-quality work helped to ensure that the manuscript was comprehensive, coherent, and completed in a timely and orderly fashion.

Finally, heartfelt and sincere thanks go to my wife, Kathy, ...