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    Chapter 1
    Debits, Credits, and the Accounting Equation

  1. The Accounting Equation

    3:02

  2. Assets vs Liabilities

    5:32

  3. Shareholder's Equity

    5:26

  4. The Balance Sheet

    5:52

  5. The Statement of Retained Earnings

    5:51

  6. The Income Statement

    6:19

  7. The Statement of Cash Flows

    6:02

  8. How the Statements Work Together

    9:02
    9. There are 5 practice problems in this chapter.
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    Chapter 2
    Debit and Credit Procedures

  9. T-Accounts

    3:15

  10. Debits and Credits

    6:49

  11. Determining Normal Balances For Assets & Liabilities

    10:04

  12. Determining Normal Balance for Shareholder's Equity

    11:53

  13. Normal Balance Shortcut: Double Entry

    11:51

  14. Normal Balance Shortcut: DEAD Mnemonic

    2:36

  15. The Journal, Ledger, Trial Balance

    14:00
    16. There are 9 practice problems in this chapter.
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    Chapter 3
    Accrual Account and The Adjusting Process

  16. Cash vs. Accrual Accounting

    7:21

  17. Expense Recognition

    8:07

  18. Accruals and Deferrals

    15:07

  19. What is an Adjusting Entry?

    4:11

  20. Adjusting Entry: Supplies

    1:54

  21. Adjusting Entry: Wages

    4:52

  22. Adjusting Entry: Unearned Revenue

    2:11

  23. Adjusting Entry: Interest

    2:03

  24. Contra-accounts

    4:40

  25. Depreciation

    7:10
    26. There are 15 practice problems in this chapter.
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    Chapter 4
    Closing Process and Classified Balance Sheet

  26. Current Assets

    9:57

  27. Non-Current Assets

    10:25

  28. Current Liabilities

    6:24

  29. Non-Current Liabilites

    2:00

  30. The Classified Balance Sheet

    4:48

  31. The Closing Process

    10:37
    32. There are 5 practice problems in this chapter.
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    Chapter 8
    Cash and Bank Reconciliations

  32. Cash and Cash Equivalents

    7:52

  33. Bank Reconciliations: What and Why

    9:38

  34. Bank Reconciliations: How

    20:57

  35. Debit and Credit Memos

    5:21

  36. Fixing Mistakes in Bank Recs

    8:32
    37. There are 2 practice problems in this chapter.
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    Chapter 5
    Concepts of Inventory

  37. COGS and Inventory

    2:57

  38. Net Sales

    10:03

  39. Perpetual vs Periodic

    7:10

  40. FOB Shipping?

    8:51

  41. Transportation In

    8:41

  42. COGS

    6:18

  43. Drawbacks to Periodic

    6:07

  44. Estimating with Gross Profit

    7:23

  45. The Multistep Income Statement

    12:44
    46. There are 8 practice problems in this chapter.
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    — Oakley, Fall 2017

    Chapter 6
    Inventory Cost Flow Methods

  46. Specific Identification

    2:17

  47. Weighted Average

    4:21

  48. FIFO and LIFO

    20:17
    49. There are 1 practice problems in this chapter.
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    — Nathan, Spring 2016

    Chapter 9
    Accounts Receivable and Bad Debts

  49. A/R and Bad Debts Introduction

    7:09

  50. Direct Method

    4:15

  51. The Allowance Method

    8:56

  52. Income Statement vs Balance Sheet Methods

    13:14

  53. Net Credit Sales

    5:20

  54. Write Offs and Reinstatements

    8:26

  55. Notes Receivable

    11:27
    56. There are 4 practice problems in this chapter.
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    Chapter 10
    Long Term Assets and Depreciation

  56. Acquisition Cost of Assets

    13:23

  57. Lump Sum Purchases

    6:01

  58. What is Depreciation?

    11:23

  59. Straight Line Depreciation

    4:33

  60. Double Declining Balance

    13:58

  61. Units of Production

    3:43

  62. Partial Year Depreciation

    5:50

  63. Capital vs. Revenue Expenditures

    10:42
    64. There are 5 practice problems in this chapter.
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    — Natalia, Spring 2016

    Chapter 11
    Bonds, Bonds, and Bonds

  64. Interest Bearing Notes

    8:26

  65. Non-interest Bearing Notes

    6:16

  66. Contingencies

    5:58

  67. Intro to Bonds

    10:04

  68. Discounts and Premiums

    7:34

  69. Selling at a Discount

    7:15

  70. Selling for a Premium

    8:11

  71. Amortization

    21:42

  72. Borrowing Cost

    6:33

  73. Interacting with Market Rates

    5:30

  74. Retiring Bonds

    9:54
    75. There are 8 practice problems in this chapter.
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    Chapter 12
    Shareholder's Equity

  75. Shareholder's Equity

    5:12

  76. Stock Classifications

    4:19

  77. Issuance of Stock

    6:37

  78. Treasury Stock

    11:11

  79. Cash Dividends

    9:58

  80. The Effect of Cash Dividends

    6:08

  81. Stock Dividends

    13:48
    82. There are 6 practice problems in this chapter.
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    — Nathan, Fall 2019