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List of Downloadable Materials.Syllabus: How Chapter Topics in This Book Track the Core MBACurriculum.Preface.Acknowledgments.About the Contributors.PART I FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING.1 Understanding Financial Statements (LesLivingstone).2 Analyzing Financial Statements (LesLivingstone).3 Analyzing Business Earnings (Virginia EarllSoybel).PART II FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT.4 Discounted Cash Flow (James A. Elfter).5 Capital Structure (Craig A. Stephenson).6 Planning Capital Expenditure (Steven P.Feinstein).7 Global Finance (Michael J. Riley).PART III BUSINESS ENTITIES.8 Choosing a Business Form (Richard P.Mandel).9 Taxes and Business Decisions (Richard P.Mandel).10 The Integrity of Financial Reporting (LesLivingstone).PART IV MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING.11 Forecasts and Budgeting (Robert F. Halsey).12 Cost Structure Analysis, Profit Planning, and ValueCreation (William C. Lawler).13 Activity-Based Costing (William C. Lawler).PART V PLANNING AND STRATEGY.14 Business Planning (Andrew Zacharakis).15 Financial Management of Risks (Steven P.Feinstein).16 Business Valuation (Michael A. Crain).17 Profitable Growth by Acquisition (Richard T.Bliss).18 Outsourcing (Theodore Grossman).PART VI ADVANCED TOPICS.19 Information Technology and You (Dawna TravisDewire).20 Information Technology and the Firm (Dawna TravisDewire).21 Careers in Finance (Tracee Petrillo and Ralph J.Constantino).Glossary.Index.