The McGraw-Hill 36-Hour Course: Finance for Non-Financial Managers 3/E, 3rd Edition

CONTENTS

Preface

1. Numbers, Numbers, Numbers: The Why and the How

Statistics and Numbers That Confound Us

Scores: Numbers We Enjoy

Simplicity Makes It Easier

Going into Business (Our Novel)

Basic Concept (Cash Accounting and Accrual Accounting)

Report Version 1

Report Version 2

When to Use and Not Use Cash Accounting

A Few Basic Terms

Financial Statements and Reports

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)

A Move to Replace GAAP with International Accounting

Who Makes the Rules? Who Defines GAAP?

Summary

Review Questions

Case Study Question

2. Keeping Score: Sales

What Is a Sale?

Types of Sales

Cash Sale

Credit Sale (Sale on Account)

Consignment (Sale?)

Secured Sale

Floor Plan Sale

Sale of Services

Long-Term Contracts

Reduction of Sales ...