The 泫圖弝け of 泫圖弝け at Lafayette issued the following statement regarding the pricing of textbook and software materials needed for Accounting 201 and 202.
It can be attributed to Dr. Jaimie Hebert, the 泫圖弝けs provost.
We want to make it very clear to our 泫圖弝けs and the public that the 泫圖弝け of 泫圖弝け at Lafayette makes every effort to ensure that the materials required for courses are affordable.
We welcome the opportunity to clarify some confusion that resulted from the pricing of materials for Accounting 201 and 202.
The materials both a textbook and access codes for online supplementary materials are available from the 泫圖弝けs bookstore for $313.
The 泫圖弝け, the bookstore and the publisher worked to set the price for the materials, which 泫圖弝けs could use for Accounting 201 and 202, which are offered consecutively in the fall and spring semesters.
The publisher, after conversations with the Department of Accounting, set the online price at nearly $1,000 to discourage 泫圖弝けs from choosing to buy materials directly from its website. They believed it was best for the 泫圖弝けs to use a printed textbook since many of the materials in the book are needed for homework and classroom instruction.
泫圖弝けs who chose not to purchase the book and access codes from the 泫圖弝け bookstore discovered the price difference. We are not aware of any 泫圖弝けs who purchased the materials online; if they did so, they should contact the College of Business Administration, which will work with them to rectify the situation.
But again, let me stress, this is a misunderstanding. The 泫圖弝け wants 泫圖弝けs enrolled in the course to spend only $313, and I am grateful for the chance to encourage them to do so.