The essentials of finance and accounting for nonfinancial managers
By: Edward Fields
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: American Management Association
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 316
ISBN-13: 9780814416242
Subjects: Accounting; Finance
Other titles: Finance and accounting for nonfinancial managers
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Organization of the Book --; title: Additional Background --; title: Accounting Defined --; title: Generally Accepted Accounting Principles --; title: Financial Analysis --; title: Some Additional Perspectives on the Planning Process -- -- pt. 1; title: Understanding Financial Information -- -- 1.; title: The Balance Sheet --; title: Expenses and Expenditures --; title: Assets --; title: Important Accounting Concepts Affecting the Balance Sheet --; title: Liabilities --; title: Stockholders' Equity --; title: Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity --; title: Additional Balance Sheet Information --; title: Analysis of the Balance Sheet -- -- 2.; title: The Income Statement --; title: Analysis of the Income Statement -- -- 3.; title: The Statement of Cash Flows --; title: Sources of Funds --; title: Uses of Funds --; title: Statement of Cash Flows --; title: Financial Practice Review --; title: Analyzing the Statement of Cash Flows -- -- 4.; title: Generally Accepted Accounting Principles: A Review and Update --; title: The Fiscal Period --; title: The Going Concern Concept --; title: Historical Monetary Unit; title: Conservatism --; title: Quantifiable Items or Transactions --; title: Consistency --; title: Full Disclosure --; title: Materiality --; title: Significant Accounting Issues -- -- 5.; title: The Annual Report and Other Sources of Incredibly Valuable Information --; title: The Annual Report --; title: The 10-K Report --; title: The Proxy Statement --; title: Other Sources of Information --; title: The Securities and Exchange Commission -- -- pt. 2; title: Analysis of Financial Statements -- -- 6.; title: Key Financial Ratios --; title: Statistical Indicators --; title: Financial Ratios --; title: Liquidity Ratios --; title: Ratios of Working Capital Management --; title: Measures of Profitability --; title: Financial Leverage Ratios -- -- 7.; title: Using Return on Assets to Measure Profit Centers --; title: Assets --; title: Revenue --; title: After-Tax Cash Flow (ATCF) --; title: Return on Assets: Its Components -- -- 8.; title: Overhead Allocations --; title: Problems That Arise from Cost Allocation --; title: What About the IRS and GAAP? --; title: Effect on Profits of Different Cost Allocation Issues -- -- pt. 3; title: Decision Making for Improved Profitability; title: 9.; title: Analysis of Business Profitability --; title: Chart of Accounts --; title: Fixed Costs --; title: Variable Costs --; title: Development of Fixed-Cost Estimates --; title: Development of Variable-Cost Estimates --; title: Breakeven Calculation --; title: Variance Analysis -- -- 10.; title: Return on Investment --; title: What Is Analyzed? --; title: Why Are These Opportunities Analyzed So Extensively? --; title: Discounted Cash Flow --; title: Present Value --; title: Discounted Cash Flow Measures --; title: Risk --; title: Capital Expenditure Defined --; title: The Cash Flow Forecast --; title: Characteristics of a Quality Forecast --; title: Establishing the ROI Target --; title: Analytical Simulations --; title: Comprehensive Case Study -- -- pt. 4; title: Additional Financial Information -- -- 11.; title: Financing the Business --; title: Debt --; title: Equity --; title: Some Guidance on Borrowing Money -- -- 12.; title: Business Planning and the Budget --; title: S.W.O.T. Analysis --; title: Planning --; title: Significant Planning Guidelines and Policies --; title: Some Additional Issues --; title: A Guide to Better Budgets --; title: Preparation of the Budget -- -- 13.; title: Selected Business Readings --; title: Profitability During Tough Times --; title: Do the Right Thing.