In this revised edition of the successful title, professor John Tracy shows readers how to use financial and accounting methods to get to the heart of pressing business problems. All topics are revised and the book focuses more closely on tailoring accounting tools to meet individual manager's needs. Topics include financial statements, management analysis, management control, and capital investment. The author is well-renowned and highly successful. _ Figures and examples are revised and spreadsheet ready templates are provided. _ Offers quick tips and cutting-edge ideas. _ Totally revised new edition of a highly successful book.…mehr
In this revised edition of the successful title, professor John Tracy shows readers how to use financial and accounting methods to get to the heart of pressing business problems. All topics are revised and the book focuses more closely on tailoring accounting tools to meet individual manager's needs. Topics include financial statements, management analysis, management control, and capital investment.The author is well-renowned and highly successful. _ Figures and examples are revised and spreadsheet ready templates are provided. _ Offers quick tips and cutting-edge ideas. _ Totally revised new edition of a highly successful book.
JOHN A. TRACY is Professor of Accounting, Emeritus at the Leeds School of Business of the University of Colorado, Boulder. He has served as a staff accountant at Ernst & Young and is the author of the bestselling How to Read a Financial Report and Accounting for Dummies, both available from Wiley.
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PREFACE
PART 1: FINANCIAL REPORTING OUTSIDE AND INSIDE A BUSINESS
CHAPTER 1-GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS
CHAPTER 2-INTRODUCING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CHAPTER 3-REPORTING PROFIT TO MANAGERS
CHAPTER 4-INTERPRETING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
PART 2: ASSETS AND SOURCES OF CAPITAL
CHAPTER 5-BUILDING A BALANCE SHEET
CHAPTER 6-BUSINESS CAPITAL SOURCES
CHAPTER 7-CAPITAL NEEDS OF GROWTH
PART 3: PROFIT AND CASH FLOW ANALYSIS
CHAPTER 8-BREAKING EVEN AND MAKING PROFIT
CHAPTER 9-SALES VOLUME CHANGES
CHAPTER 10-SALES PRICE AND COST CHANGES
CHAPTER 11-PRICE/VOLUME TRADE-OFFS
CHAPTER 12-COST/VOLUME TRADE-OFFS AND SURVIVAL ANALYSIS