accounting class help!

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Jun 3, 2007 | 01:49 PM

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glruff

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BTW, Enron accounting would be 20B profit on Balance Sheet with 200B loss for OFF Balance Sheet, with net actural loss of 180B. hehehe

Jun 3, 2007 | 07:34 PM

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BigF350

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Originally Posted by bf250

thanks BigF350, now i got it.

on the advice of professionals and friends, i will probably end up dropping this class, switching to a general transfer major so i can ensure my gpa stays high. i am horrible at math and i have spent more time on these 2 chapters of accounting then i have the other 3 classes i am in writing papers and reading. i am going to major in political science anyway and planning either getting picked up on an internship with the gov or going onto law school. so i want to make sure my gpa stays high as possible.

i can write ten quick pages over a court ruling, but put 2 + 2 in front of me, my brain goes crazy!

Well I think we can make ourselves a deal here

How about I do all your accounting assignments, you write all my law papers

In all seriousness... accounting doesn't get a whole lot harder (from a Maths point of view). I would stick with it, not because it is fun, or because it will help you with your future job, but because it can be handy to know a bit about finances (and the tax system) - so you can make sure people like George are accountable (pun intended