An Introduction to Business Accounting for Managers

Content: 
Other Titles of Interest, Page ii
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Dedication, Page v
Preface to the Fourth Edition, Pages xi-xii
Preface to the Third Edition, Page xiii
Preface to the Second Edition, Page xiv
Preface to the First Edition, Pages xv-xvi
CHAPTER 1 - Use and Abuse of Accounting, Pages 1-9
CHAPTER 2 - Development and Principles of Book-keeping, Pages 10-16
CHAPTER 3 - Ascertainment of Profit or Loss and Financial Position, Pages 17-27
CHAPTER 4 - Accounting Concepts and Accounting Standards, Pages 28-39
CHAPTER 5 - The Limited Company, Pages 40-46
CHAPTER 6 - Annual Accounts of a Limited Company, Pages 47-55
CHAPTER 7 - Value Added, Pages 56-60
CHAPTER 8 - Profit vs. Cash Flow, Pages 61-66
CHAPTER 9 - Impact of Inflation on Accounting Information, Pages 67-76
CHAPTER 10 - Published Financial Information, Pages 77-87
CHAPTER 11 - Interpretation of Annual Accounts, Pages 88-109
CHAPTER 12 - Structured Use of Financial Ratios, Pages 110-115
CHAPTER 13 - Principles of Absorption Cost Accounting, Pages 116-129
CHAPTER 14 - Principles of Marginal Costing, Pages 130-138
CHAPTER 15 - Accounting as an Aid to Management Planning and Control, Pages 139-154
CHAPTER 16 - Capital Investment Appraisal, Pages 155-164
CHAPTER 17 - Data Processing, Pages 165-172
CHAPTER 18 - Principles of Corporate Taxation, Pages 173-181
Conclusion and Summary, Pages 182-185
APPENDIX A - Summary of Provisions of Companies Act 1985 re Disclosure in Published Accounts of Limited Companies, Pages 186-190
APPENDIX B - Extracts from the Published Accounts Booklet of Typical Products Ltd., Pages 191-196
APPENDIX C - Extracts from the Published Accounts Booklet of John Waddington PLC for the year ended 29 March 1986, Pages 197-212
APPENDIX D - The Use of Discount Tables, Pages 213-215
INDEX, Pages 217-221