"An introduction to the fundamentals of accounting and how it is used that will help students apply accounting as a usable, everyday business tool. It adopts an intuitive, informal approach to describe basic principles - what they are, why they exist and how they are used - to help students see...

Cover -- Short Introduction to Accounting -- Short Introduction to Accounting -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Figures -- Tables -- Introduction -- Accounting: a subject widely important yet not widely understood -- Why is accounting important? -- Financial decision making -- Performance...