Finance and accounting for nonfinancial managers
Subtitle: all the basics you need to know
By: William G. Droms, Jay O. Wright
Contributors: Wright, Jay O.
Edition: Seventh edition.
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 314
ISBN-13: 9780465078981
Subjects: Managerial accounting; Business enterprises; Finance; Accounting
Description: "Packed with step-by-step examples and illustrative case studies, and updated to reflect the latest changes in economic policy and the financial landscape, Finance and Accounting for Nonfinancial Managers is a nuts-and-bolts guide for managers, entrepreneurs, seasoned executives, teachers, and students alike. William G. Droms and Jay O. Wright's definitive guide to financial analysis and management is now revised throughout and features a new chapter on the Dodd-Frank Act and JOBS Act, bringing the book up to date for the post-recession economy while still covering all major aspects of financial management, including: Reading a Balance Sheet ; Mastering the Accounting Cycle ; Making Long-term Investment Decisions ; Conducting Breakeven Analysis for Profit Planning ; Calculating the Cost of Capital ; Evaluating Closely Held Companies and much more."--Back cover.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Contemporary financial management; title: The tax environment; title: Introduction to financial statements; title: Accounting : a financial information system; title: Special topics in accounting; title: Financial statement analysis; title: Financial forecasting and cash budgeting; title: Breakeven analysis for profit planning; title: Working capital policy; title: Working capital management; title: Mathematics of compound interest; title: Capital budgeting; title: Cost of capital; title: Valuation of financial assets; title: Valuing closely held businesses; title: Sources and forms of long-term financing; title: Corporate governance; title: International finance; title: Mergers and acquisitions; title: Regulation and risk management.