Accounting and finance for non-specialists [printed text] / Peter Atrill, Author ; E. J. McLaney, Author  . -  4th Edition . - Harlow : Prentice Hall Financial Times, 2004 . - xvi, 439 p. : ill (col) ; 24 cm.
ISBN : 978-0-273-67962-2
Now in its fourth edition, this text introduces the basic principles and underlying concepts of accounting and finance. It adopts a practical, non-technical approach, making it useful for students from non-accounting disciplines.

Class number:	657
Abstract:	"Accounting and Finance for Non-Specialists, 4e is aimed primarily at students who are not majoring in accounting or finance but who are studying introductory level accounting as part of their course."
Contents note:	Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction to accounting and finance; 2. Measuring and reporting financial position; 3. Measuring and reporting financial performance; 4. Accounting for limited companies; 5. Measuring and reporting cash flows; 6. Analysing and interpreting financial statements; 7. Cost-volume-profit analysis; 8. Full costing; 9. Budgeting; 10. Making capital investment decisions; 11. Managing working capital; 12. Financing a business; Glossary of key terms; Solutions to self-assessment questions; Solutions to selected exercises; Index.