Financial and management accounting: an introduction

Table of Contents: Part 1 A conceptual framework: setting the scene Chapter 1: Who needs accounting? Chapter 2: A systematic approach to financial reporting: the accounting equation Chapter 3: Financial statements from the accounting equation Chapter 4: Ensuring the quality of financial statements Part 2 Reporting the transactions of a business Chapter 5: Accounting information for service businesses Chapter 6: Accounting information for trading businesses Part 3 Recognition in financial statements Chapter 7: Published financial statements Chapter 8: Non-current (fixed) assets Chapter 9: Current assets Chapter 10: Current liabilities Chapter 11: Provisions and non-current (long-term) liabilities Chapter 12: Ownership interest Part 4 Analysis and issues in reporting Chapter 13: Ratio analysis Chapter 14: Reporting corporate performance Chapter 15: Reporting cash flows MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING Part 5 Setting the scene and defining the basic tools of management accounting Chapter 16: Functions of management accounting Chapter 17: Classification of costs Chapter 18: Product costs: materials, labour and overheads Part 6 Job costs and stock valuation Chapter 19: Job costing Part 7 Decision making Chapter 20: Breakeven analysis and short-term decision making Chapter 21: Preparing a budget Chapter 22: Standard costs Chapter 23: Performance evaluation and feedback reporting Part 9 Capital investment appraisal and business strategy Chapter 24: Capital investment appraisal Chapter 25: Business strategy and management accounting

This revised and fully updated edition continues to provide students with a clear and well-structured introduction to financial and management accounting. The fifth edition retains all of the classic features that have contributed to the book's success such as, clarity of expression, the focus on the accounting equation, student activities, real-life commentaries running through each chapter, and the inclusion of the Safe and Sure Annual Report as a real world example of a listed company. (http://catalogue.pearsoned.co.uk/educator/product/Financial-and-Management-Accounting-An-Introduction/9780273718413.page)