Peterson, Steven J.,

Construction accounting and financial management / Steven J. Peterson. - xix, 556 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Construction financial management -- Construction accounting systems -- Accounting transactions -- More construction accounting -- Depreciation -- Analysis of financial statements -- Managing costs -- Determining labor burden -- Managing general overhead costs -- Setting profit margins for bidding -- Profit center analysis -- Cash flows for construction projects -- Projecting income taxes -- Cash flows for construction companies -- Time value of money -- Financing a company's financial needs -- Tools for making financial decisions -- Income taxes and financial decisions -- Computerized accounting systems -- Trend analysis -- Derivation of selected equations -- Interest factors -- Amortization schedule. Ch. 1. Ch. 2. Ch. 3. Ch. 4. Ch. 5. Ch. 6. Ch. 7. Ch. 8. Ch. 9. Ch. 10. Ch. 11. Ch. 12. Ch. 13. Ch. 14. Ch. 15. Ch. 16. Ch. 17. Ch. 18. App. A. App. B. App. C. App. D. App. E.

"Focusing on the principles of accounting and financial management needed to make construction projects and companies financially successful, Construction Accounting and Financial Management provides the background for prospective and practicing construction managers. Making no assumptions about any special training, Professor Peterson leads the reader step by step through the business practices needed for solid decision making."--BOOK JACKET.

0131109391 9780131109391

2004003199


Construction industry--Accounting
Construction industry--Finance
Managerial accounting

HF5686.B7 / P48 2005

624.0681