Accounting and Finance for Non-Specialists

Peter Atrill is a freelance academic and author who has worked with leading institutions in the UK, Europe and South-East Asia. As well as working as a business consultant, he was previously Head of Business and Management and Head of Accounting and Law at Plymouth Business School. Eddie McLaney is an academic author with many years' experience of teaching Accounting and Finance. He was formerly the Accounting Subject Group Leader and Principal Lecturer in Accounting and Finance at Plymouth Business School.

Preface

Introduction to accounting and finance

Part One FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

Measuring and reporting financial position
Measuring and reporting financial performance
Accounting for limited companies
Measuring and reporting cash flows
Analysing and interpreting financial statements

Part Two MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING

The relevance and behaviour of costs
Full costing
Budgeting

Part Three FINANCE

Making capital investment decisions
Financing a business
Managing working capital

Glossary Appendix A: Solutions to self-assessment questions

Appendix B: Solutions to critical review questions

Appendix C: Solutions to multiple choice questions

Appendix D: Solutions to exercises

Appendix E: Present value table

Index Acknowledgements