Pt. I. Thinking Finance. Ch. 1. Financial Decision Making and Analysis. Ch. 2. What Can You Do About Your Departmental Costs? Ch. 3. How You Can Use Contribution Margin Analysis. Ch. 4. Are You Breaking Even? Ch. 5. How to Make Short-Term, Nonroutine Decisions. Ch. 6. Financial Forecasting and Budgeting. Ch. 7. Using Variance Analysis as a Financial Tool -- Pt. II. Critical Asset Management Issues. Ch. 8. Working Capital and Cash Management. Ch. 9. How to Manage Your Accounts Receivable. Ch. 10. How to Manage Inventory -- Pt. III. Financial Decision Making for Managers. Ch. 11. Understanding the Concept of Time Value. Ch. 12. Capital Investment Decisions. Ch. 13. How to Analyze and Improve Management Performance. Ch. 14. How to Evaluate Your Segment's Performance. Ch. 15. How Taxes Affect Business Decisions -- Pt. IV. Obtaining Funds. Ch. 16. What to Know About Short-Term Financing. Ch. 17. Looking at Term Loans and Leasing. Ch. 18. Deciding on Long-Term Financing -- Pt. V. Dissecting Financial Statement Information. Ch. 19. Understanding Financial Statements. Ch. 20. Recording Financial Information and Accounting Conventions. Ch. 21. Analyzing Financial Statements
