Value and Profit: An Introduction to Measurement in Financial Reporting

by Geoffrey Whittington

Book Overview

The measurement methods used in financial accounting affect our perception of the value and performance of businesses by determining the amount of reported profit or loss and the resources of the business. Thus, measurement affects shareholders and other stakeholders in the business. It has even been suggested that the world financial crisis of 2007-2010 was partly due to the mis-measurement of financial instruments. In this book, Geoffrey Whittington...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521155886
• ISBN13: 9780521155885
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 362 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.2"