The Fast Forward MBA in Finance

ISBN-13: 9780471202851 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 336 str.

Tracy

Opis

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.

Spis treści

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

CHAPTER 13–PROFIT GUSHES: CASH FLOW TRICKLES?

PART 4: CAPITAL INVESTMENT ANALYSIS

CHAPTER 14–DETERMINING INVESTMENT RETURNS NEEDED

CHAPTER 15–DISCOUNTING INVESTMENT RETURNS EXPECTED

PART 5: END TOPICS

CHAPTER 16–SERVICE BUSINESSES

CHAPTER 17–MANAGEMENT CONTROL

CHAPTER 18–MANUFACTURING ACCOUNTING

APPENDIX A: GLOSSARY FOR MANAGERS

APPENDIX B: TOPICAL GUIDE TO FIGURES

INDEX.

O autorze

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.

Blurb

The Fast Forward MBA in Finance Second Edition–more necessary than ever!

Even Einstein might have had a hard time making sense of the numbers that come out of the typical accounting department. These critical financial figures of a business should be presented in rational, decision–friendly accounting reports to managers. Unfortunately, accounting reports generally fall short of this mark. That′s why managers rely on John Tracy and The Fast Forward MBA in Finance to help them understand all the accounting and financial information so critical to making sound business decisions.

In this robust update of the popular first edition, Tracy explores the natural starting point for managers–the financial statements–and reveals the essential meaning of each. The financial statement framework is then expanded and modified for the decision–making functions of business managers. Practical examples illustrate how to use management models for analyzing profit, cash flow, and capital investment, all of which are clearly explained with a tight focus on the information needs of individual managers.

The Fast Forward MBA–– the compact business companion you′ll use every day!
∗ Keep up with the newest ideas in business
∗ Brush up on the basics you can′t do without
∗ Find direct, practical answers to complicated problems