Acknowledgments
A textbook of this size owes a genuine debt of gratitude to a long list of wonderful people. We want to acknowledge the time, energy, ideas, and patience invested by each of the following individuals.
Book Development and Support
A warm thank you to Jeff Shelstad, Bradley Felix, Sharon Koch, Shannon Gattens, Jenn Yee, Stacy Claxton, Chrissy Chimi, John Britton, and Barbara Corbin.
Textbook Reviewers
- Pervaiz Alam, Kent State University
 - Jane Austin, Oklahoma City University
 - Richard Baldwin, Johnson & Wales University, Friedman Center, Graduate School
 - Sheila Bedford, American University
 - Bruce Branson, North Carolina State University
 - Rada Brooks, University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business
 - Charles Bunn, Wake Technical Community College
 - Stan Clark, University of Southern Mississippi
 - Sue Cunningham, Rowan Cabarrus Community College
 - Betty David, Francis Marion University
 - Carolyn Dreher, Southern Methodist University, Cox School of Business
 - Wilbert Harri, Pima Community College
 - Lori Holder-Webb, Simmons College School of Management
 - Ethan Kinory, Baruch College, City University of New York
 - Pamela Legner, College of DuPage
 - Randall Lewis, Spring Arbor University
 - Chao-Shin Liu, University of Notre Dame
 - Mary Middleton, University of Richmond
 - Jane Mooney, Simmons College
 - David Sulzen, Ferrum College
 - Diane Tanner, University of North Florida
 - Steven Thoede, Texas State University
 - Robin Thomas, North Carolina State University
 - Wendy Wilson, Southern Methodist University
 - Gregory Yost, University of West Florida
 
The authors also appreciate the efforts of Lydia Rosencrants, LaGrange College Accountancy and Business Programs, who has assisted the project by developing the end-of-chapter and supplementary material. We want to give a special word of thanks to Katie Fischer for reading the early chapters of this textbook and giving a wonderful perspective from a student’s point of view.




