J.K. Lasser's financial basics for business managers / John A. Tracy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tracy, John A.

Series:

J.K. Lasser--practical guides for all your financial needs

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Financial statements.

Business enterprises--Finance.

Business enterprises.

Managerial accounting.

Physical Description:

ix, 290 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Other Title:

Financial basics for business managers

Place of Publication:

New York : J. Wiley, [2002]

Summary:

Using easy-to-understand language, J.K. Lasser's Financial Basics for Business Managers nails down the financial basics of business management like no other book. With this comprehensive book as your guide, you'll quickly learn how to protect and improve the financial performance and position of your business -- regardless of its size. Bestselling financial author John Tracy Explains in detail the full range of financial analysis and budgeting techniques used by managers and small business owners in today's workplace, including income statements, balance sheets, operating ratios, profitability, cash flow, cost allocations, capital investments, and much more. Filled with valuable tips and strategies, J.K. Lasser's Financial Basics for Business Managers gives you the tools you need to manage more efficiently than ever before.

Contents:

Making profit 101

Profit and cash flow

Assets for making profit

Capital strategies

Interpreting financial statements

Improving profit, basics

Improving profit, continued

Profit changes and cash flow

Basic budgeting methods

Determining investment returns

Discounting investment returns

Management control, budgeting, and accounting

Selecting accounting methods

Touching-up the financials, short of fraud.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0471093238

OCLC:

48957831