Wiley CPAexcel Exam Review 2015 Study Guide (January)
Business Environment and Concepts
13th Edition
Published on 24. December 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
480 pages
978-1-118-91763-3 (ISBN)
Description
The world's most effective CPA exam prep system - Business and Environmental Concepts module
Wiley CPAexcel Exam Review is the world's most trusted study guide for the Certified Public Accountant's exam - complete, comprehensive, and updated to align with the latest exam content. With 2,800 practice questions and solutions across four volumes, the unique modular format helps you organize your study program, zeroing in on areas where you need work. This volume, Business Environment and Concepts, contains all current AICPA content requirements, providing total coverage of this section of the exam. You'll get detailed outlines and study tips, simulation and multiple choice questions, and skill-building problems that have made this guide the most effective CPA prep system for over thirty years.
The uniform CPA exam is updated annually to include new laws, regulations, and guidelines, so it's important that your study guide be up to date as well. Wiley CPAexcel Exam Review is updated annually to reflect the latest version of the exam, and is the number-one bestselling CPA study guide in the world because it provides full, comprehensive coverage of all exam content, and more practice questions than any other guide - many of which are taken directly from past exams. The unique format allows you to:
* Identify, target, and master problem areas section by section
* Learn how to logically build your knowledge stores for better recall
* Practice with thousands of sample questions taken from past exams
* Review all exam content, including the newest guidelines and regulations
No one wants surprises on exam day, and thorough preparation is the key to successful performance. Whether you're embarking on a new study program, or just need a quick refresher before the exam, Wiley CPAexcel Exam Review is proven to be the most current, complete, comprehensive prep you can get.
Wiley CPAexcel Exam Review is the world's most trusted study guide for the Certified Public Accountant's exam - complete, comprehensive, and updated to align with the latest exam content. With 2,800 practice questions and solutions across four volumes, the unique modular format helps you organize your study program, zeroing in on areas where you need work. This volume, Business Environment and Concepts, contains all current AICPA content requirements, providing total coverage of this section of the exam. You'll get detailed outlines and study tips, simulation and multiple choice questions, and skill-building problems that have made this guide the most effective CPA prep system for over thirty years.
The uniform CPA exam is updated annually to include new laws, regulations, and guidelines, so it's important that your study guide be up to date as well. Wiley CPAexcel Exam Review is updated annually to reflect the latest version of the exam, and is the number-one bestselling CPA study guide in the world because it provides full, comprehensive coverage of all exam content, and more practice questions than any other guide - many of which are taken directly from past exams. The unique format allows you to:
* Identify, target, and master problem areas section by section
* Learn how to logically build your knowledge stores for better recall
* Practice with thousands of sample questions taken from past exams
* Review all exam content, including the newest guidelines and regulations
No one wants surprises on exam day, and thorough preparation is the key to successful performance. Whether you're embarking on a new study program, or just need a quick refresher before the exam, Wiley CPAexcel Exam Review is proven to be the most current, complete, comprehensive prep you can get.
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O. RAY WHITTINGTON, CPA, PHD, CMA, CIA,is Dean of the Driehaus College of Business and Kellstadt Graduate School of Business at DePaul University. Ray is a former member of the AICPA Auditing Standards Board and the AICPA Accounting and Review Services Committee. He is also the coauthor of Audit Sampling: An Introduction, Fifth Edition, available from Wiley.
Content
Preface vii
About the Author ix
About the Contributor ix
INTRODUCTION 1
Chapter 1: Beginning Your CPA Review Program 3
Chapter 2: Examination Grading 15
Chapter 3: The Solutions Approach 17
Chapter 4: Taking the Examination 25
Chapter 5: Exam Content Overview 29
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT AND CONCEPTS 35
Module 40: Corporate Governance, Internal Control, and Enterprise Risk Management 37
Module 41: Information Technology 69
Module 42: Economics, Strategy, and Globalization 133
Module 43: Financial Risk Management and Capital Budgeting 191
Module 44: Financial Management 241
Module 45: Performance Measures and Management Techniques 297
Module 46: Cost Measurement and Assignment 337
Module 47: Planning, Control, and Analysis 375
APPENDICES 419
Appendix A: Business Environment and Concepts Sample Examination 421
Appendix B: Sample Business Environment and Concepts Testlet Released by AICPA 439
Appendix C: 2014 Released AICPA Questions for Business Environment and Concepts 441
INDEX 455
About the Author ix
About the Contributor ix
INTRODUCTION 1
Chapter 1: Beginning Your CPA Review Program 3
Chapter 2: Examination Grading 15
Chapter 3: The Solutions Approach 17
Chapter 4: Taking the Examination 25
Chapter 5: Exam Content Overview 29
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT AND CONCEPTS 35
Module 40: Corporate Governance, Internal Control, and Enterprise Risk Management 37
Module 41: Information Technology 69
Module 42: Economics, Strategy, and Globalization 133
Module 43: Financial Risk Management and Capital Budgeting 191
Module 44: Financial Management 241
Module 45: Performance Measures and Management Techniques 297
Module 46: Cost Measurement and Assignment 337
Module 47: Planning, Control, and Analysis 375
APPENDICES 419
Appendix A: Business Environment and Concepts Sample Examination 421
Appendix B: Sample Business Environment and Concepts Testlet Released by AICPA 439
Appendix C: 2014 Released AICPA Questions for Business Environment and Concepts 441
INDEX 455