Publisher's Synopsis
This text, written to meet the need of students taking accountancy as part of a business course, is the leading accountancy text for the non-specialist market. This third edition maintains the clear and accessible style of previous editions and continues to provide an excellent introduction to financial accounting, cost and management accounting and annual reports.;It has been fully updated to incorporate the latest accounting standards FRSs 1 to 3 and includes strengthened sections on cost and management accounting and capital investment appraisal, with a final chapter on recent developments in accounting. Each chapter begins with an introduction which places the theory in a business context and is well illustrated.;Key Features: fully updated to include the latest accounting standards FRSs I to 3; includes coverage of modern developments such as Just-in-Time and 'green accounting'; each chapter begins with theoretical material setting topics in a business context; includes topical case study material; produced in two-colours with many more illustrations than precious editions; is supported by a lecturer's guide and OHP masters.
