The essentials of finance and accounting for nonfinancial managers / Edward Fields.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fields, Edward.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Accounting.

Finance.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : AMACOM, c2002.

Summary:

By understanding what accounting and finance departments do -- and why -- managers are better equipped to achieve corporate goals.

Contents:

1 The Balance Sheet; 2 The Income Statement; 3 The Statement of Cash Flows; 4 Generally Accepted Accounting Principles; 5 The Annual Report and Other Sources of Incredibly Valuable Information; 6 Key Financial Ratios; 7 Using Return on Assets to Measure Profit Centers; 8 Overhead Allocations; 9 Analysis of Business Profitability; 10 Return on Investment; 11 Financing the Business; 12 Business Planning and the Budget; 13 Selected Business Readings; Appendix A Financial Statement Practice; Appendix B A Matching Exercise; Appendix C Paley Products

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes index.

ISBN:

0-8144-2649-2

OCLC:

475936243