Basic Management Accounting For The Hospitality Industry

Basic Management Accounting for the Hospitality Industry uses a step by step approach to enable students to independently master the field. This second edition contains many new themes and developments, including: the essence of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) integration of the changes caused by the evolution of the Uniform System of Accounts for the Lodging Industry (USALI) the extension of price elasticity of demand, and addition of income and cross elasticities the addition of break-even time (BET) as an additional method of analysing capital investments Up-to-date and comprehensive coverage, this textbook is essential reading for hospitality management students. Additional study and teaching materials can be found on www.hospitalitymanagement.noordhoff.nl

Following a successful debut edition, this new Second Edition of Managerial Accounting for the Hospitality Industry builds on its strengths of clear organization and the ease with which students work through it. This new edition includes more basic math support for students and a more developed inclusion of ethical considerations and global changes both in accounting systems and in the hospitality industry.

Basic Management Accounting for the Hospitality Industry deals with a range of topics: commencing with a basic introduction to management accounting; and ending with capital investment decisions. The objective of the author is to provide an introduction to the basic management accounting concepts and applications.

The success of every business in the hospitality industry depends on maximizing revenues and minimizing costs. Hospitality Man-agement Accounting, Ninth Edition continues its time-tested presentation of fundamental concepts and analytical techniques that are essential to taking control of real-world accounting systems, evaluating current and past operations, and effectively managing finances toward increased profits. This accessible Ninth Edition offers hands-on coverage of computer applications and practical decision-making skills to successfully prepare readers for the increasingly complex and competitive hospitality industry.

This is the eBook of the printed book and may not include any media, website access codes, or print supplements that may come packaged with the bound book. Hospitality management students and professionals responsible for accounting functions at their property, or who aspire to a career in hospitality accounting, will benefit from this textbook. This textbook includes everything readers will need to gain a clear understanding of managerial accounting in a hospitality setting. Chapters reflect new tax laws and the impact of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, as well as the results of new survey research on updated practices in capital budgeting and leasing. Readers will learn to make effective choices based on the numbers that affect daily operations, develop on-target budgets and control cash flow, reach profit goals with the help of financial reports and other tools, and apply the latest uniform systems of accounts for hotels and restaurants.

CRUCIAL ACCOUNTING SKILLS FOR THE HOSPITALITY PROFESSIONAL In the fast-growing and increasingly competitive hospitality industry, every business is under extreme pressure to maximize revenue and minimize costs simply to maintain existing profit levels. Hospitality Management Accounting, Seventh Edition gives students a firm grounding in the fundamental concepts and analytical techniques they will need as professionals to take direct control of an accounting system and evaluate the effectiveness of current and past operations. Filled with case studies, expanded exercise and problem sections, and alternative solution sets that provide multiple problem-solving approaches, this updated new edition is the only text in the field that covers credit card receivables. It features an extensive review of accounting systems and a special section on the use of computers in the hospitality industry. Important topics covered in this text include: * Understanding, analyzing, and interpreting financial statements * Ratio analysis and internal control * The "bottom up" approach to pricing * Cost management and the cost volume profit approach to decisions * Operations budgeting and cash budgeting * Statement of cash flows and working capital Hospitality Management Accounting, Seventh Edition equips hospitality management and culinary students with the skills they need to take command of one of the most crucial aspects of the management of any hospitality business.

As the hospitality industry continues to grow and the business environment become ever more competitive, it must become increasingly profit and cost-conscious in order to maximize revenue and minimize costs, all while maintaining the level of service necessary for a successful operation. There is no other hospitality management accounting book on the market that combines essential information, illustrative examples, and useful problems and exercises.

Hospitality management students and professionals responsible for accounting functions at their property, or who aspire to a career in hospitality accounting, will benefit from this textbook. This textbook includes everything readers will need to gain a clear understanding of managerial accounting in a hospitality setting. Chapters reflect new tax laws and the impact of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, as well as the results of new survey research on updated practices in capital budgeting and leasing. Readers will learn to make effective choices based on the numbers that affect daily operations, develop on-target budgets and control cash flow, reach profit goals with the help of financial reports and other tools, and apply the latest uniform systems of accounts for hotels and restaurants.