Finance and Accounting for Energy Engineers

1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-1-4398-5193-7
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Inc

Buch, Englisch, 298 Seiten, Format (B × H): 163 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 626 g

Reihe: River Publishers Series in Energy Management

Understanding finance and accounting principles is important in interfacing and conducting business with accountants, financial analysts, and members of upper management. In a relatively simple and easy-to-understand manner, this book familiarizes professionals with decision making skills founded on financial calculations and quantitative analysis. It covers finance and accounting ratios and other metrics; income statements, balance sheets, cash flow, and working capital concepts; inventory concepts; life cycle, period, direct, and indirect costs; and energy performance contracting. Each chapter concludes with a list of questions or problems for self-assessment and knowledge affirmation purposes. Answers to the questions are at the back of the book.

Zielgruppe

Engineers, technicians, and technical managers in finance, accounting, and economics.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rauf, S. Bobby

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Finanzsektor & Finanzdienstleistungen Finanzsektor & Finanzdienstleistungen: Allgemeines

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Finance, Accounting, Definitions, Concepts & Organizational Structures. Break-Even Analysis Concepts & Analysis. Energy Engineering Economics. Financial Reporting Requirements. Income Statements & Balance Sheets, Cash Flow & Working Capital. Financial Metrics & Ratios: Payback Period, Future Value, Present Value, Time Value of Money Conversions. Depreciation Alternatives. Inventory Concepts. Electric & Gas Bill Schedules, Calculations & Analysis. Types of Costs, Life Cycle Costs & Repair vs. Replace Decisions & Analysis. Energy Performance Contracting & ESCOs: Business, Economic & Financial Perspective.

Über Autor(innen)

S. Bobby Rauf