| Description |
In this Australian adaptation of the hugely successful text by Libby, Libby & Short, Brad Potter presents an accounting principles textbook for today - an effective blend of accounting concepts and real company reports that focuses on how accounting data informs business decision-making. Accounting In Context introduces accounting concepts early and integrates them carefully in later chapters, illustrating the context at each stage with insightful use of actual company information and financial statements. Well-known and recognised for excellence in teaching, Brad Potter has written this text with successful learning very much in mind. Students will build strong conceptual understanding and confidently develop skills in applying accounting principles and techniques; a solid basis for further studies or for application in the business arena. |
| Key Features |
| Table of Contents |
1. Financial statements and business decisions 2. Investing and financing decisions and the balance sheet 3. Operating decisions and the income statement 4. Adjustments, financial statements and the quality of earnings 5. Communicating and interpreting accounting information 6. Reporting and interpreting sales revenue, receivables and cash 7. Reporting and interpreting cost of goods sold and inventory 8. Reporting and interpreting property, plant and equipment; natural resources; and intangibles 9. Reporting and interpreting liabilities 10. Reporting and interpreting bonds 11. Reporting and interpreting owners' equity 12. Reporting and interpreting investments and other corporations 13. Statement of cash flows 14. Analysing financial statements 15. Introduction to cost accounting 16. Cost accounting systems 17. Cost volume profit relationships 18. Budgeting Appendix A: Present value of $1 Appendix B: JB HiFI Annual report Appendix C: SuperCheap Autos Annual Report Glossary Index |
| Supplements |
ISBN: 0070138435 Author(s): WIJEWARDENA ISBN: 0070138443 Author(s): WIJEWARDENA |
