Accounting and Finance: An Introduction, 12th edition

Published by Pearson (3 April 2026) © 2026

  • Eddie McLaney
  • Peter Atrill University of Plymouth Business School
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Title overview

Gain a complete grounding in Accounting and Finance and develop the skills to work with financial information in the business environment.

Accounting and Finance: An Introduction, 12th edition is the ideal introduction for students taking finance or accounting related modules on undergraduate and MBA courses, covering Financial Accounting, Management Accounting, and Financial Management.

With its easy-to-understand language and style, this book helps you learn to use financial information, explaining the theory and practice of accounting and finance, step by step. By doing this, the book provides you with the knowledge you need to make informed, successful business decisions.

Table of contents

Part 1 – Financial accounting

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

Part 2 Management accounting

  1. Making management decisions
  2. Cost – volume – profit analysis
  3. Full costing
  4. Costing and performance evaluation in a competitive environment
  5. Budgeting
  6. Accounting for control

Part 3 – Financial Management

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

Part 4 – Supplementary information

  • Appendix A Recording financial transactions
  • Appendix B Glossary of key terms
  • Appendix C Solutions to self-assessment questions
  • Appendix D Solutions to critical review questions
  • Appendix E Solutions to selected exercises
  • Appendix F Present value table
  • Index

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