Introduction to Accounting
An Integrated Approach
Published in November 1996
Book
Paperback/Softback
1050 pages
978-0-07-114024-9 (ISBN)
Description
The emphasis in this book is placed on business events and how accounting information is created and used for decision making purposes when these events occur. It is organized around the statement of cash flows, focusing on operating activities before moving onto finance and investment activities. Real examples are used from real company financial statements. Subjects covered include financial and managerial accounting topics, financial statements from companies such as Nike and Disney, and learning aides including exercises, questions, problems, computer applications, ethical problems and cases.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Weight
2090 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-114024-9 (9780071140249)
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08/1999
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Content
Part 1 Introduction to business and accounting information; business and accounting; accounting and its role in business; business operations and cycles. Part 2 Planning and decision making; costs and profit planning; planning and budgeting for operating activities; short-term operating decisions. Part 3 Recording within the operating cycles; accounting cycle recording and communicating; recording and communicating in the expenditure cycle; recording and communicating in the revenue cycle; recording events in the conversion cycle. Part 4 Controlling within the cycles; controlling and managing cash; financial analysis of operating activities; conversion cycle analysis and control. Part 5 Planning and decision making; the time value of money - a tool for decision making; planning for equity and debt financing; planning for investing activities; planning investments in human resources. Part 6 recording within the financing and investing cycles; recording and communicating long-term equity financing activities; recording and communicating operational investments; recording and communicating non-operational investments. Part 7 Firm performance - profitability; communicating financial position; firm performance - cash flows; evaluating firm performance.