Finance: A Management Guide For Managing Company Funds And Profits

This book is made reader-friendly by its lucid presentation of topics and by adopting a practical situational approach in solving problems. Besides practising operational managers, all those preparing for professional examinations would find this book to be of enormous help to them. The book is also suitable for students of business management.

Preface

Acknowledgements

PART I—FINANCIAL ANALYSIS

Chapter 1. Why Learn Finance?

Chapter 2. Understanding Financial Condition of the Firm: Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Statement

Chapter 3. Assessing Financial Health of the Firm: Financial Ratios

Chapter 4. Analysing Liquidity of the Firm: Funds Flow Statement

PART II—COST ANALYSIS

Chapter 5. Determining Product Costs: Cost Classification and Allocation

Chapter 6. Analysing Firm’s Costs, Volume and Profits: Variable Costing and Break-even Analysis

Chapter 7. Planning and Controlling Costs: Standard Costing and Flexible Budgeting Approaches

Chapter 8. Using Costs for Decision-making: Relevant Costs

Chapter 9. Planning for Profits: Budgeting

PART III—FUNDS MANAGEMENT

Chapter 10. Measuring the Value of Money: Present Value Concept

Chapter 11. Evaluating Capital Investments: Investment Criteria

Chapter 12. Determining Sources of Finance: Debt-Equity Mix and Retention of Earnings

Chapter 13. Managing Liquidity: Working Capital Management

Chapter 14. Managing Company Finance: Financial Planning and Policy

References

Appendix

Index