Accounting in Business

The prime objective of this long-established book is to provide the student with a broad perspective of business accounting based upon a sound conceptual framework. It does this by integrating the theory with the application, presenting accounting concepts as simply and directly as possible, and stimulating independent thought on the part of the reader.

1 - The Scope and Environment of Business Accounting
2 - The Balance Sheet
3 - Income Measurement - Expense
4 - Income Measurement - Revenue
5 - Accounting Records - An Introduction to Bookkeeping
6 - Income Measurement -The Valuation and Depreciation of Fixed Assets
7 - Income Measurement - The Valuation of Current Assets
8 - Further Aspects of Financial Records
9 - The Partnership
10 - The Public Limited Company - Capital Structure and Financial Reporting
11 - The Public Limited Company - Changes in Capital Structure and Groups of Companies
12 - Value and Income Measurement
13 - Elements of Cost Accounting
14 - Budgets and Budgetary Control
15 - Standard Costs and Variance Analysis
16 - Accounting for Business Decisions - The Capital Investment Decision
17 - Accounting for Business Decisions - Short-term Decisions
18 - The Management of Working Capital
19 - Performance Analysis

R. J. Bull BSc (Econ), FCCA, Former Director and Chief Executive Polytechnic South West Lindsey M. Lindley BSc, ACA, Cert Ed, Senior Lecturer, Plymouth Business School, University of Plymouth David A. Harvey BSc (Econ), MSc, PhD, IPFA, Principal Lecturer, Plymouth Business School, University of Plymouth