Accounting and Finance for Non-Specialists, 13th edition

Published by Pearson (May 12, 2025) © 2026

  • Peter Atrill University of Plymouth Business School
  • Eddie McLaney
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Table of contents

Preface

  1. Introduction to accounting and finance

Part One FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

  1. Measuring and reporting financial position
  2. Measuring and reporting financial performance
  3. Accounting for limited companies
  4. Measuring and reporting cash flows
  5. Analysing and interpreting financial statements

Part Two MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING

  1. The relevance and behaviour of costs
  2. Full costing
  3. Budgeting

Part Three FINANCE

  1. Making capital investment decisions
  2. Financing a business
  3. Managing working capital

Glossary

Appendix A: Solutions to self-assessment questions

Appendix B: Solutions to critical review questions

Appendix C: Solutions to multiple choice questions

Appendix D: Solutions to exercises

Appendix E: Present value table

Index

Acknowledgements

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