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'Accounting: An Introduction' is renowned for its clear, accessible and uncluttered style. It provides a comprehensive introduction to the main principles of financial accounting, management accounting, and the core elements of financial management. With clear and unequivocal focus on how accounting information can be used to improve the quality of decision making by managers, combined with a strong practical emphasis, this book provides the ideal grounding for a career in management" - in jacket.

Preface --- How to use this book --- Guided tours --- Acknowledgements --- 1. Introduction to accounting and finance --- PART 1 FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING --- 2. Measuring and reporting financial position --- 3. Measuring and reporting financial performance --- 4. Accounting for limited companies (1) --- 5. Accounting for limited companies (2) --- 6. Measuring and reporting cash flows --- 7. Analysing and interpreting financial statements --- PART 2: MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING --- 8. Relevant costs for decision making --- 9. Cost-volume-profit analysis --- 10. Full costing --- 11. Costing and performance evaluation in a competitive environment --- 12. Budgeting --- 13. Accounting for control --- PART 3: FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT --- 14. Making capital investment decisions --- 15. Financing a business --- 16. Managing a working capital --- PART 4: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION --- Appendix A Recording financial transactions --- Appendix B Glossary of key terms --- Appendix C Solutions to self-assessment questions --- Appendix D Solutions to review questions --- Appendix E Solutions to selected exercises --- Appendix F Present value table --- Index..