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Finance and accounting for non-specialist students / Alan Pizzey.

By: Pizzey, Alan.
Contributor(s): Financial Times Management.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London : Financial Times, 1998Description: viii, 279 p. ; 27 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0273630202; 9780273630203.Subject(s): Accounting | Finance | Finance and Accounting | Finance & accountingDDC classification: 657 | 657 PIZ
Contents:
The provision of financial information -- The major accounting statements -- Tangible fixed assets and depreciation -- The accounting treatment of stocks and debtors -- Drafting a set of accounts using a quadrant and a trial balance -- The interpretation of financial information -- Cash: the life-blood of the business -- Capital structure -- Sources of finance for business -- Working capital -- Cost analysis -- Cost-volume-profit analysis -- Relevant costs for short-term decisions -- Measuring the performance of divisions -- Budgetary control -- Capital expenditure decisions.
Summary: This book provides the right blend of financial accounting, management accounting and finance for non-specialist readers, without the need to learn the mechanics of double entry.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This work provide a blend of financial accounting, management accounting and finance for non-specialist readers which assumes no previous knowledge of the subject.

Includes index.

The provision of financial information -- The major accounting statements -- Tangible fixed assets and depreciation -- The accounting treatment of stocks and debtors -- Drafting a set of accounts using a quadrant and a trial balance -- The interpretation of financial information -- Cash: the life-blood of the business -- Capital structure -- Sources of finance for business -- Working capital -- Cost analysis -- Cost-volume-profit analysis -- Relevant costs for short-term decisions -- Measuring the performance of divisions -- Budgetary control -- Capital expenditure decisions.

This book provides the right blend of financial accounting, management accounting and finance for non-specialist readers, without the need to learn the mechanics of double entry.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • 1 The Provision of Financial Information
  • 2 The Major Accounting Statements
  • 3 Fixed Assets
  • 4 Current Assets
  • 5 Drafting Accounts from a Trial Balance
  • 6 The Interpretation of Financial Information
  • 7 Cash
  • 8 Capital Structure
  • 9 Sources of Finance for Business
  • 10 Working Capital
  • 11 Cost Analysis
  • 12 Cost - Volume - Profit Analysis
  • 13 Relevant Costs for Short-Term Decisions
  • 14 Budgetary Control
  • 15 Capital Expenditure Decisions
  • Appendices Profit Measurement on Long-term
  • Contracts Business Start-Up Exercise Mock Exam Paper
  • Index