Accounting: An Introduction [Hardcover]

Peter Atrill (Editor), Eddie McLaney (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 2000 | ISBN-10: 0724803270 | ISBN-13: 978-0724803279

This new Australian text is an adaptation of a successful UK text, "Accounting and Finance for Non-Specialists". The text covers the principles of financial accounting, management accounting and financial management, emphasising the application and interpretation of information for decision-making.

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"The overwhelming response from all students is that this text is great as an introduction. It is easy to read and comprehend and the examples complement the discussion in the text." Wendy Beekes, Lancaster University "One of the most accessible and authoritative texts in the market place, covering all the major areas of accounting and finance at an appropriate level." Malcolm Anderson, Cardiff University --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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PrefaceGuided tour Acknowledgements 1. Introduction to accounting and finance PART ONE: 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 TWO: MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING 8. Relevant costs for decision making9. Cost-volume-profit analysis 10. Full costing 11. Managing in a competitive environment 12. Budgeting 13. Accounting for control PART THREE: FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT 14. Making capital investment decisions 15. Financing a business 16. Managing a working capital PART FOUR: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION Appendix A Recording financial transactions Appendix B Glossary of key terms Appendix C Solutions to self-assessment questions Appendix D Solutions to selected exercises Appendix E Present value tableIndex --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 448 pages
• Publisher: Prentice-Hall (Australia) (August 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0724803270
• ISBN-13: 978-0724803279
• Average Customer Review: 1.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,477,787 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Poorly written and provides bad advice, March 9, 2008

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Haim Toeg "reader" (California) - See all my reviews
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I was forced to buy this book for my MBA studies, and worse than paying the ridiculous price asked for it, I had to endure reading it too. This book is very poorly written, sentences are strangely structured, with multiple repetitions and redundancies making for a very annoying reading. Besides that, the authors seem to hold 'managers' in very low esteem as far as their trustworthiness and their intellectual abilities which is further irritating. To top it all off, they also provide some strange management advice, such as "Authorisation for both the purchase and the issue of stocks [British for inventory] should be confined to a few senior staff. This should avoid problems of duplication and lack of co-ordination" what? the news of a purchasing department, processes and procedures, automated systems, information technology or ERP has not reached you just yet?

So, fellow readers, if you can avoid buying this book, you should.

4.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommended for accounting beginners, May 2, 2010

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Julius Datinguinoo "Julius Datinguinoo" (Brunei) - See all my reviews
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I find the book very useful for beginners in accounting like me. I've had experience running my own business and it's not easy to account for costs. This book helped me a lot with regards to that. I'm also using the book as a mandatory textbook for my Financial Management course at Robert Kennedy College.

1.0 out of 5 stars Worse done, October 17, 2009

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Kritiker (Wien) - See all my reviews

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Well, I truely agree with the former comment.

I was foreced to use it too. I have nerver seen such a bad book: Unlocially, redudancy, worde teachign style, confusing..etc.

It reflects the professionality of teachers recommending it.

There exist a few better books I bought but they have never been recommended by the program conducters..strange.