"Almost everything in business eventually boils down to the rupee sign". Sound finance sense is the key to professional or business success. Hence, aimed at honing this sense, the book helps you to:
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Understand the financial and accounting reports used in the business;
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Appreciate the financial implications of you decisions, and
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Communicate meaningfully with your colleagues in the language of accounting and finance.
The book provides a basic and nuanced understanding of finance and accounting to non-finance professionals.
Preface to the Fourth Edition
Acknowledgements
Part I : Financial Statements and Financial Accounting
Chapter 1 : Financial Statements
Chapter 2 : Financial Statement Analysis
Chapter 3 : Accounting Mechanics
Chapter 4 : Financial Forecasting
Part II : Cost and Management Accounting
Chapter 5 : Cost Systems and Methods
Chapter 6 : Managerial Decision Making
Chapter 7 : Budgeting
Chapter 8 : Cost Management
Part III : Financial System and Valuation Concepts
Chapter 9 : The Financial System
Chapter 10 : The Time Value of Money
Chapter 11 : Risk and Return
Part IV : Financial Management
Chapter 12 : Financial Management : An Overview
Chapter 13 : Capital Budgeting
Chapter 14 : Financial Strategy
Chapter 15 : Sources of Finance
Chapter 16 : Working Capital Management
Part V : Special Topics
Chapter 17 : Mergers, Acquisitions, and Restructuring
Chapter 18 : International Finance
Chapter 19 : Value-based Management
Chapter 20 : Business Performance Measurement
Chapter 21 : Macroeconomics : A Primer
Appendix A
Appendix B
Index
