Accounting and Finance for Non-Accounting Students

Accounting and Finance for Non-Accounting Students, 11 th edition is a clearly explained introduction to the key ideas of accounting and finance and why these matter. Assuming you have no previous knowledge of the subject, this textbook is easy to understand and makes connections to real-life finance issues, bringing the subject to life.

Learn why accounting and finance matters and the key ideas in an easy-to-digest form

Accounting and Finance for Non-Accounting Students, 11 th edition provides a clearly explained introduction to the key ideas of accounting and finance in the business world, and why these matter. Assuming you have no previous knowledge of the subject, this book uses clear, accessible language, and makes frequent connections to real-life finance issues to bring the subject to life.

The textbook provides information in a bitesize way and uses everyday examples of finance decisions like spending on coffee, saving or investing, and the impact of those decisions on personal wealth, to help you grasp the essential concepts before exploring them in the context of companies later in the book. This innovative approach will help prepare you with a solid grounding in the fundamentals that you'll need for your university education and in your career.

Key features of the book include the coverage of personal and business finance, financial accounting and management accounting in a single text, plus "Check your Learning" sections which support active learning, and a wealth of news stories which feature businesses that you will immediately recognise, such as Tesla, Inter Milan, Marks & Spencer, Wizz Air and more.

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  Autorentext

Ellie Franklin is Senior Lecturer in Accounting and Personal Finance at Middlesex University Business School, and has worked for Barclays and Deloitte. She is a member of the British Accounting and Finance Association, where for a number of years she was part of the Accounting Education Special Interest Group executive committee.

John R. Dyson was formerly Director of Studies of the Heriot-Watt University Management Programme, Edinburgh.

Contributor for Instructor's Manual:

Agnes Grondin is Programme Leader, BA Business Management (Finance) at Middlesex University.

Inhalt

Part 1 INTRODUCTION

1. 1.My money and personal finance

2. 2.Business finance and accounting
   Part 2 FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

3. 3.Financial accounting foundations
4. 4.Personal Wealth
5. 5.Sole traders and partnerships
6. 6.Small companies and year-end adjustments
7. 7.Large companies (1): Legal structure, accounting rules, profit or loss
8. 8.Large companies (2): Financial position, disclosures, audit
9. 9.Cash flows
10. 10.Governance and the annual report

11. 11.Interpreting accounts: ratio analysis
    Part 3 FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING

12. 12.Management accounting foundations
13. 13.Direct costs
14. 14.Indirect costs
15. 15.Budgeting
16. 16.Standard costing
17. 17.Contribution analysis
18. 18.Decision making
19. 19.Capital investment