Finance & Accounting for Non-Financial

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Samuel C. Weaver, Ph.D., is associate professor of finance at Lehigh University, where he formerly served as the Theodore A. Lauer Adjunct Professor of Finance. He is a veteran of over 100 acquisition valuations and numerous other restructuring activities.

J. Fred Weston, Ph.D., is Professor Emeritus Recalled of Managerial Economics and Finance at the John E. Anderson Graduate School of Management at UCLA. Since 1968, he has been Director of the UCLA Research Program on Takeovers and Restructuring.

Preface

vii

PART ONE ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE FUNDAMENTALS

1

(136)

Chapter 1 The Role and Functions of Accounting and Finance

3

(17)

Chapter 2 Financial Statements and Cash Flows

20

(36)

Chapter 3 The Time Value of Money

56

(24)

Chapter 4 Financial Markets and Market Efficiency

80

(20)

Chapter 5 Business Organization and Taxes

100

(19)

Chapter 6 Interest Rates In the International Economy

119

(18)

PART TWO FINANCIAL PLANNING AND CONTROL

137

(72)

Chapter 7 Financial Performance Metrics

139

(43)

Chapter 8 Financial Working Capital Management

182

(27)

PART THREE INVESTMENT AND FINANCING STRATEGIES

209

(128)

Chapter 9 Capital Investment Decisions

211

(58)

Chapter 10 Cost of Capital, Hurdle Rates, and Financial Structure

269

(42)

Chapter 11 Long-Term Financing

311

(26)

Appendix Interest Tables

337

(6)

Index

343

(8)

About the Authors

351

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Finance & Accounting for Non-Financial Managers

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