Description
Book SynopsisEngaging and lively, clear and practical, this is the most applied accounting book written specifically for business and management students.Sam Smart is the budding entrepreneur on whom the case study at the heart of this book is based. Featured at the start of each chapter, we follow Sam as he goes from starting a small business, printing sports kits for local teams, to managing a global sports business. Throughout the course of the book he assesses the success of his business, finances activities, makes pricing decisions, opens new branches, looks at cash flow, and facilitates planning, control, and investment. As we follow the case study, the core topics central to accounting are covered with clarity, imagination, and relevance, giving students the support they need to complete their course and exams with confidence. The wealth of additional examples and self-test exercises available alongside the case study enable students not only to develop an appreciation of how accounting info
Trade ReviewOffers an excellent and straightforward introduction to the world of financial and management accounting. * Dr Octavian Ionescu, Lecturer in Accounting, University of East Anglia *
Table of ContentsPart One: Financial Accounting 1: The Cash Budget 2: Introduction to the Statement of Profit or Loss 3: Balancing the Basics 4: Accounting for Depreciation and Bad Debts 5: Company Finance 6: Company Accounts 7: The Statement of Cash Flows 8: Interpreting Financial Statements 9: Capital Structure and Investment Ratios Part Two: Management Accounting 10: Costs and Break-even Analysis 11: Absorption and Activity-based Costing 12: Budgeting 13: Pricing and Costs 14: Short-term Decision Making 15: Investment Appraisal Techniques 16: Measuring and Reporting Performance
