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Frank Wood's A-level accounting : GCE year 2 / Frank Wood and Alan Sangster.

By: Wood, Frank, 1926-2000 [author].
Contributor(s): Sangster, Alan [author].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Harlow ; New York : Financial Times/Prentice Hall, 2001Edition: 3rd ed.Description: ix, 574 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0582477409.Subject(s): Accounting | Accounting -- ExaminationsDDC classification: 657.046
Contents:
Introduction: The scope of this book -- Part 1: Management accounting principles and systems -- Elements of costing -- Absorption and marginal costing -- The valuation of stock -- Contract accounts -- Job, batch and process costing -- Part 2: Budgeting, control and capital expenditure -- Budgeting and budgetary control -- Cash budgets -- Co-ordination of budgets -- Standard costing -- Variance analysis: material and labour variances -- Variance analysis: overhead and sales variances -- Capital expenditure appraisal -- Social accounting -- Part 3: Company accounts and interpretation -- An introduction to the final accounts of limited liability companies -- The published final accounts of limited companies: profit and loss accounts -- The published final accounts of limited companies: balance sheets -- Accounting ratios -- Cash flow statements -- The issue of shares and debentures -- Provisions, reserves and liabilities -- Accounting standards and the regulatory framework -- The analysis and interpretation of accounting statements -- Part 4: Further aspects of financial accounting -- Single entry and incomplete records -- Non-profit-making organisations -- Partnership accounts: an introduction -- Goodwill for sole traders and partnerships -- Revaluation of partnership assets -- Partnership dissolution -- Asset valuation -- Part 5: Supplementary topics -- Break-even analysis -- The accounting equation and the balance sheet -- The double entry system -- Accounting concepts.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

FRANK WOOD'SA-level Accounting: GCE Year 2Alan Sangster This third edition of Frank Wood's A-level Accounting has been completely restructured to take account of the recent changes to the A-level syllabus and of developments in the field. The book builds on a first course in accounting, covering the second level of the A-level syllabus, and includes coverage of the more advanced aspects of company accounting, and the basics of management accounting. As well as providing instruction and practice in the preparation of accounting information, the text stresses the need for students to understand the business reasons behind accounting techniques. A continuing strength of the book is the large amount of question material. Recent past questions from the main examining bodies are included as well as a useful guide to examination techniques at A-level. Key features *Comprehensive, detailed and thorough coverage of accounting. *Numerous worked examples, review questions and answers. *Contains past questions from the GCE boards. *Answers to approximately half of the review questions are provided at the end of the book. *Answers to the remaining questions are provided in the free Solutions Ma

Previous ed.: London, Pitman, 1998.

Includes index.

Introduction: The scope of this book -- Part 1: Management accounting principles and systems -- Elements of costing -- Absorption and marginal costing -- The valuation of stock -- Contract accounts -- Job, batch and process costing -- Part 2: Budgeting, control and capital expenditure -- Budgeting and budgetary control -- Cash budgets -- Co-ordination of budgets -- Standard costing -- Variance analysis: material and labour variances -- Variance analysis: overhead and sales variances -- Capital expenditure appraisal -- Social accounting -- Part 3: Company accounts and interpretation -- An introduction to the final accounts of limited liability companies -- The published final accounts of limited companies: profit and loss accounts -- The published final accounts of limited companies: balance sheets -- Accounting ratios -- Cash flow statements -- The issue of shares and debentures -- Provisions, reserves and liabilities -- Accounting standards and the regulatory framework -- The analysis and interpretation of accounting statements -- Part 4: Further aspects of financial accounting -- Single entry and incomplete records -- Non-profit-making organisations -- Partnership accounts: an introduction -- Goodwill for sole traders and partnerships -- Revaluation of partnership assets -- Partnership dissolution -- Asset valuation -- Part 5: Supplementary topics -- Break-even analysis -- The accounting equation and the balance sheet -- The double entry system -- Accounting concepts.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Preface
  • Note on the review questions
  • Introduction
  • The scope of the book
  • Part 1 Management Accounting Principles And Systems
  • 1 Elements of costing
  • 2 Absorption and marginal costing
  • 3 The valuation of stock
  • 4 Contract accounts
  • 5 Job, batch and process costing
  • Part 2 Budgeting, Control And Capital Expenditure
  • 6 Budgeting and budgetary control
  • 7 Cash budgets
  • 8 Co-ordination of budgets
  • 9 Standard costing
  • 10 Variance analysis: material and labour variances
  • 11 Variance analysis: overhead and sales variances
  • 12 Capital expenditure appraisal
  • 13 Social accounting
  • Part 3 Company Accounts And Interpretation
  • 14 An introduction to the final accounts of limited liability companies
  • 15 The published final accounts of limited companies:profit and loss accounts
  • 16 The published final accounts of limited companies: balance sheets
  • 17 Accounting ratio
  • 18 Cash flow statements
  • 19 The issue of shares and debentures
  • 20 Provisions, reserves and liabilities
  • 21 Accounting standards and the regulatory framework
  • 22 The analysis and interpretation of accounting statements
  • Part 4 Further Aspects Of Financial Accounting
  • 23 Single entry and incomplete records
  • 24 Non-profit-making organisations
  • 25 Partnership accounts: an introduction
  • 26 Goodwill for sale traders and partnerships
  • 27 revaluation of partnership assets
  • 28 Partnership dissolution
  • 29 Asset valuation
  • Part 5 Supplementary Topics
  • 30 Break-even analysis
  • 31 The accounting equation and the balance sheet
  • 32 The double entry system
  • 33 Accounting concepts
  • Appendix I Examination techniques
  • Appendix II Glossary
  • Appendix III Answers to Review questions
  • Index