Get your students where they need to be with CORNERSTONES. Cornerstones is the only text that delivers a truly unique learning system through the entire journey of introductory accounting--ensuring they will leave the course with the needed elements to be future business leaders. The unique Cornerstones pedagogy, carefully crafted from the ground up, is at the heart of this text, providing consistent step-by-step examples to help students solve fundamental calculations. There is a "Cornerstone" for every major calculation in the book, serving as a "How To" guide. When students are able to master the foundations of cost accounting, it is easier to understand the greater context in the business world.