With a firm understanding of the changing needs of students, PRINCIPLES OF MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING, 10E International Edition leads students to accounting mastery using an integrated learning system. Building on the authors’ proven approach, students are guided through the preparation of financial statements as the authors artfully provide a framework for understanding what accounting is all about and accounting’s evolving role in business.

Features
Example Exercises: Based on extensive market feedback, Example Exercises were developed to reinforce concepts and procedures in a bold, new way. Like a teacher in the classroom, students follow the authors’’ example to see how to complete accounting applications as they are presented in the text. This feature also provides a list of Practice Exercises that parallel the Example Exercises so students get the practice they need.
"At a Glance" Chapter Summary: The "At a Glance" summary grid ties everything together and helps students stay on track. First, the Key Points recap the chapter content for each chapter objective. Second, the related Key Learning Outcomes list all of the expected student performance capabilities that come from completing each objective. In case students need further practice on a specific outcome, the last two columns reference related Example Exercises and their corresponding Practice Exercises. In addition, the "At a Glance" grid guides struggling students from the assignable Practice Exercises to the resources in the chapter that will help them complete their homework. Through this intuitive grid, all of the chapter pedagogy links together in one cleanly integrated summary.
Interesting Chapter Openers: Building on the strengths of past editions, these openers continue to relate the accounting and business concepts in the chapter to students’’ lives. These openers employ examples of real companies and provide invaluable insight into real practice. Several of the openers created especially for this edition focus on interesting companies such as Apple; Dollar Tree; Hasbro; and News Corporation (Fox), the parent company of the hit television shows AMERICAN IDOL and THE SIMPSONS.
Business Connections and Comprehensive Real-World Notes: Students get a close-up look at how accounting operates in the marketplace through a variety of items in the margins and in the "Business Connections" boxed features. In addition, a variety of end-of-chapter exercises and problems employ real-world data to give students a feel for the material that accountants see daily. No matter where they are found, elements that use material from real companies are indicated with a unique icon for a consistent presentation.
Integrity, Objectivity, and Ethics in Business: In each chapter, these cases help students develop their ethical compass. Often coupled with related end-of-chapter activities, these cases can be discussed in class or students can consider the cases as they read the chapter. Both the section and related end-of-chapter materials are indicated with a unique icon for a consistent presentation.
Summaries: Within each chapter, these synopses draw special attention to important points and help clarify difficult concepts.
Self-Examination Questions: Five multiple-choice questions, with answers at the end of the chapter, help students review and retain chapter concepts.
Illustrative Problem and Solution: A solved problem models one or more of the chapter’’s assignment problems so that students can apply the modeled procedures to end-of-chapter materials.
Market Leading End-of-Chapter Material: Students need to practice accounting so that they can understand and use it. To give students the greatest possible advantage in the real world, PRINCIPLES OF MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING, 10E International Edition, goes beyond presenting theory and procedure with comprehensive, time-tested end-of-chapter material.