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The
Fast Forward
MBA in Finance
SECOND EDITION
THE FAST FORWARD MBA SERIES
The Fast Forward MBA Series provides time-pressed business professionals and students with concise, one-stop information to help them solve business problems and make smart, informed business decisions.
All of the volumes, written by industry leaders, contain “tough ideas made easy.” The published books in this series are:
The Fast Forward MBA Pocket Reference, Second Edition
(0-471-22282-8)
by Paul A. Argenti
The Fast Forward MBA in Selling
(0-471-34854-6)
by Joy J.D. Baldridge
The Fast Forward MBA in Financial Planning
(0-471-23829-5)
by Ed McCarthy
The Fast Forward MBA in Negotiating and Dealmaking
(0-471-25698-6)
by Roy J. Lewicki and Alexander Hiam
The Fast Forward MBA in Project Management
(0-471-32546-5)
by Eric Verzuh
The Fast Forward MBA in Business Planning for Growth
(0-471-34548-2)
by Philip Walcoff
The Fast Forward MBA in Business Communication
(0-471-32731-X)
by Lauren Vicker and Ron Hein
The Fast Forward MBA in Investing
(0-471-24661-1)
by John Waggoner
The Fast Forward MBA in Hiring
(0-471-24212-8)
by Max Messmer
The Fast Forward MBA in Technology Management
(0-471-23980-1)
by Daniel J. Petrozzo
The Fast Forward MBA in Marketing
(0-471-16616-2)
by Dallas Murphy
The Fast Forward MBA in Business
(0-471-14660-9)
by Virginia O’Brien
The
Fast Forward
MBA in Finance
SECOND EDITION
JOHN A. TRACY
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Copyright © 1996, 2002 by John A. Tracy. All rights reserved.
Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York.
Published simultaneously in Canada.
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ISBN: 0-471-20285-1
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for
Richard and Robert, my dog track buddies,
who have helped me more than they know.
C O N T E N T S
xiii
PART 1
FINANCIAL REPORTING OUTSIDE
AND INSIDE A BUSINESS
CHAPTER 1—GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS
3
Accounting Inside and Out
4
Internal Functions of Accounting
6
External Functions of Accounting
6
A Word about Accounting Methods
8
End Point
9
CHAPTER 2—INTRODUCING FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
11
Three Financial Imperatives, Three Financial
Statements
11
Accrual-Basis Accounting
13
The Income Statement
16
The Balance Sheet
18
The Statement of Cash Flows
21
End Point
24
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C O N T E N T S