Financial Accounting for Decision Makers

Financial Accounting for Decision Makers

by Dr Peter Atrill (Author), Dr Peter Atrill (Author), Eddie McLaney (Author)

Synopsis

A comprehensive introduction to the basic principles and underlying concepts of financial accounting, this extremely student-friendly text is praised for its clear and uncluttered style. Accessible and interactive it has a clear focus on how accounting information can be used to improve the quality of decision making by those outside the business. The book has a strong practical emphasis, with plenty of examples taken from the real world as well as numerical examples with step-by-step explanations. It adopts an appropriate level of detail for introductory courses, avoiding too much emphasis on technical aspects, focusing instead on the use of accounting information.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 440
Edition: 4
Publisher: Financial Times/ Prentice Hall
Published: 30 Nov 2004

ISBN 10: 0273688472
ISBN 13: 9780273688471
Book Overview: Introduces the key principles and concepts of financial accounting. Its practical approach focuses on teaching students how to use accounting information to make decisions about businesses.

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I am sure that students will have no problem in understanding the concepts presented. The textbook gives a very good introduction to accounting, and presents the background and the underlying principles and concepts very well. George Iatridis, University of Manchester Comprehensive text, very readable and user friendly Bahadur Najak, University of Durham
Author Bio
Preface, Guided tour, Acknowledgements1. Introduction to accounting2. Measuring and reporting financial position3. Measuring and reporting financial performance4. Accounting for limited companies (1)5. Accounting for limited companies (2)6. Measuring and reporting cash flows7. Analysing and interpreting financial statements8. Reporting the financial results of groups of companies9. Expanding the annual financial reportAppendix A Recording financial transactions.Appendix B Glossary of key termsAppendix C Solutions to self-assessment questionsAppendix D Solutions to selected exercises