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Informationen zum Autor S. Bobby Rauf Klappentext Understanding finance and accounting principles is important in interfacing and conducting business with accountants! financial analysts! and members of upper management. In a relatively simple and easy-to-understand manner! this book familiarizes professionals with decision making skills founded on financial calculations and quantitative analysis. It covers finance and accounting ratios and other metrics; income statements! balance sheets! cash flow! and working capital concepts; inventory concepts; life cycle! period! direct! and indirect costs; and energy performance contracting. Each chapter concludes with a list of questions or problems for self-assessment and knowledge affirmation purposes. Answers to the questions are at the back of the book. Zusammenfassung Understanding finance and accounting principles is important in interfacing and conducting business with accountants, financial analysts, and members of upper management. In a relatively simple and easy-to-understand manner, this book familiarizes professionals with decision making skills founded on financial calculations and quantitative analysis. It covers finance and accounting ratios and other metrics; income statements, balance sheets, cash flow, and working capital concepts; inventory concepts; life cycle, period, direct, and indirect costs; and energy performance contracting. Each chapter concludes with a list of questions or problems for self-assessment and knowledge affirmation purposes. Answers to the questions are at the back of the book. Inhaltsverzeichnis Finance, Accounting, Definitions, Concepts & Organizational Structures. Break-Even Analysis Concepts & Analysis. Energy Engineering Economics. Financial Reporting Requirements. Income Statements & Balance Sheets, Cash Flow & Working Capital. Financial Metrics & Ratios: Payback Period, Future Value, Present Value, Time Value of Money Conversions. Depreciation Alternatives. Inventory Concepts. Electric & Gas Bill Schedules, Calculations & Analysis. Types of Costs, Life Cycle Costs & Repair vs. Replace Decisions & Analysis. Energy Performance Contracting & ESCOs: Business, Economic & Financial Perspective. ...
