Principles of Accounting Volume 2 - Managerial Accounting


Book Description

A less-expensive grayscale paperback version is available. Search for ISBN 9781680922936. Principles of Accounting is designed to meet the scope and sequence requirements of a two-semester accounting course that covers the fundamentals of financial and managerial accounting. This book is specifically designed to appeal to both accounting and non-accounting majors, exposing students to the core concepts of accounting in familiar ways to build a strong foundation that can be applied across business fields. Each chapter opens with a relatable real-life scenario for today's college student. Thoughtfully designed examples are presented throughout each chapter, allowing students to build on emerging accounting knowledge. Concepts are further reinforced through applicable connections to more detailed business processes. Students are immersed in the "why" as well as the "how" aspects of accounting in order to reinforce concepts and promote comprehension over rote memorization.




Capital Budgeting


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Capital investment decisions are a constant challenge to all levels of financial managers. Capital Budgeting: Theory and Practice shows you how to confront them using state-of-the-art techniques. Broken down into four comprehensive sections, Capital Budgeting: Theory and Practice explores and illustrates all aspects of the capital budgeting decision process. Pamela Peterson and Frank Fabozzi examine the critical issues and limitations of capital budgeting techniques with an in-depth analysis of: Classifying capital budgeting proposals Determining the relevant cash flows for capital budgeting proposals Assessing the economic value of a capital budgeting proposal using different techniques Incorporating risk into the capital budgeting decision Evaluating whether to lease or borrow-to-buy Capital Budgeting: Theory and Practice provides the knowledge, insight, and advice that will allow you to handle one of the most important aspects of your firm's financial management. Advanced enough for practitioners yet accessible enough for the novice, Capital Budgeting: Theory and Practice is your complete guide to understanding and benefiting from the essential techniques of capital budgeting.










Capital Budgeting Valuation


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An essential guide to valuation techniques and financial analysis With the collapse of the economy and financial systems, many institutions are reevaluating what they are willing to spend money on. Project valuation is key to both cost effectiveness measures and shareholder value. The purpose of this book is to provide a comprehensive examination of critical capital budgeting topics. Coverage extends from discussing basic concepts, principles, and techniques to their application to increasingly complex, real-world situations. Throughout, the book emphasizes how financially sound capital budgeting facilitates the process of value creation and discusses why various theories make sense and how firms can use them to solve problems and create wealth. Offers a strategic focus on the application of various techniques and approaches related to a firm's overall strategy Provides coverage of international topics based on the premise that managers should view business from a global perspective Emphasizes the importance of using real options Comprised of contributed chapters from both experienced professionals and academics, Capital Budgeting Valuation offers a variety of perspectives and a rich interplay of ideas related to this important financial discipline.




Capital Budgeting And Investment Analysis


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Capital Budgeting and Investment Analysis marries theory with practice by providing numerous illustrations of real-world applications. It includes a discussion of capital budgeting's link to the corporation's strategy for creating value as well as addressing the international aspects of capital budgeting. The basic philosophy of this book is to help students develop their critical thinking skills required to assess potential investments. Topics covered include the basics of capital budgeting, the estimation of project cash flows and the project cost of capital, risk analysis in capital budgeting, and corporate strategy and its relationship to the capital-budgeting decision.




Introduction To Finance: Financial Management And Investment Management


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This book covers the fundamentals of financial management and investment management without getting into the highly technical topics and mathematical rigor. It also provides a practitioner-oriented approach to financial and investment management.The field of finance covers several specialty areas. The two most important ones which set the foundations for the other specialty areas are financial management and investment management, and these are the two major topics covered in the book. After touching on the basics — the financial system and the players, financial statements, and mathematics of finance — the authors then cover financial management and investment management in greater depth. For financial management the authors focus on financial strategy and financial planning, dividend policy, corporate financing decisions, entrepreneurial finance, financial risk management, and capital budgeting decisions. The investment management coverage includes the different types of risks faced in investing, company analysis, valuing common stock, portfolio selection, asset pricing theory, and investing in common stocks and bonds. The last chapter of the book covers financial derivatives and how they are used in finance to control risk.




Investment Banks, Hedge Funds, and Private Equity


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The dynamic environment of investment banks, hedge funds, and private equity firms comes to life in David Stowell's introduction to the ways they challenge and sustain each other. Capturing their reshaped business plans in the wake of the 2007-2009 global meltdown, his book reveals their key functions, compensation systems, unique roles in wealth creation and risk management, and epic battles for investor funds and corporate influence. Its combination of perspectives—drawn from his industry and academic backgrounds—delivers insights that illuminate the post-2009 reinvention and acclimation processes. Through a broad view of the ways these financial institutions affect corporations, governments, and individuals, Professor Stowell shows us how and why they will continue to project their power and influence. - Emphasizes the needs for capital, sources of capital, and the process of getting capital to those who need it - Integrates into the chapters ten cases about recent transactions, along with case notes and questions - Accompanies cases with spreadsheets for readers to create their own analytical frameworks and consider choices and opportunities




Capital Budgeting


Book Description

Capital budgeting is an important part of the financial management of a business organization. It is a process that business houses use to evaluate an investment proj- ect. The decision of whether to accept or deny an investment project is capital budgeting decision. Capital budgeting is important because it determines the long-term economic and nancial pro tability of any investment project. It lays down the future success of a business. Capital Budgeting aims to develop not only an understanding of the concepts of capital budgeting but also to provide its practical application to help students learn both theory and practice of capital budgeting used in the financial management of a business organization. It analyzes the capital budgeting practices of corporate enterprises in India in diverse sectors, on comparative basis, in order to provide the reader a better insight into the various issues and challenges regarding capital budgeting management.




CAPITAL BUDGETING


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I wrote this book CAPITAL BUDGETING decision methods with the following objectives. · To demonstrate to readers that the subject of CAPITAL BUDGETING decision methods simple to understand, relevant in practice and interesting to learn. · To help managers appreciate the logic for making better investment decisions. · To explain the concepts and theories of Capital budgeting decision methods in a simple way so readers could grasp them very easily and be able to put them in to practice. · To create a book that differentiates itself from other books in terms of coverage, theory and data presentation. This book useful to Students, Job Interviews, Investors, Financial advisers, Financial managers and Fund managers to relate theories, concepts and data interpretation to practice. This book deals with topic in Investment analysis is Capital Expenditure Decisions. This book covers the Introduction of Capital Budgeting, Capital Budgeting techniques(methods), Estimating project Cash flows and Project Analysis. Illustrating the Payback period(PBP), Discounted Payback Period(DPBP), Average rate of return(ARR), Net Present Value(NPV), Profitability Index(PI), Internal Rate of Return(IRR) and Modified Internal Rate of Return(MIRR). By study this book, the efficient financial decision makers can able to put their more efforts to take decisions with regarding to the allocation of funds among alternative investments in suitable projects. The common terms are used in this book are Cost of capital, Discount factor, Rate of return, Present value of cash inflows, Present value of cash outflows, Future value of cash inflows, Earnings before depreciation and tax(EBDT), Earnings before tax(EBT), Earnings after tax(EAT), Net Cash flows(NCF)etc… This book CAPITAL BUDGETING decision methods aims to assist the reader to develop a thorough understanding of the concepts and theories underlying financial management in a systematic way. To accomplish this purpose, the recent thinking in the field of finance has been presented in a simplest, and precise manner. The main features of the book are simple understanding and key concepts. The book contains a comprehensive analysis of topics on ratio analysis with a view that readers understand financial decisions thoroughly well and are able to evaluate their implications for investors of the company. The text material has been structured to focus on Capital budgeting methods is in the investment decision making process. The book discusses the theories, concepts, assumptions, underlying investment decisions. It is hoped that this will facilitate a better understanding of the subject matter.