Financial Management for Public, Health, and Not-for-Profit
Organizations Seventh Edition
by Steven A. Finkler all chapters 1-15
, Table Of Contents
Part I: Introduction: Setting The Stage
Chapter 1: Introduction To Financial Management
Part Ii: Planning
Chapter 2: Planning For Success:
Budgeting Chapter 3: Additional Budgeting
Concepts Chapter 4: Understanding Costs
Chapter 5: Capital Budgeting
Chapter 6: Long-Term Financing
Part Iii: Implementation And Controlling Results
Chapter 7: Managing Short-Term Resources And Obligations
Chapter 8: Accountability And Control
Part Iv: Reporting Results
Chapter 9: Taking Stock Of Where You Are: The Balance Sheet
Chapter 10: Reporting The Results Of Operations: The Activity And
Cash Flow Statements
Chapter 11: Unique Aspects Of Accounting For Not-For-Profit
And Health-Care Organizations
Chapter 12: Unique Aspects Of Accounting For State And Local
Governments—Part I: The Recording Process
Chapter 13: Unique Aspects Of Accounting For State And Local
Governments—Part Ii: Reporting Financial Results
Part V: Financial Analysis
Chapter 14: Financial Statement Analysis
Chapter 15: Financial Condition Analysis
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, Instructor’s Manual for Financial Management for Public, Health, and Not-for-Profit Organizations1,
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INTRODUCTION
Chapter 1
FINANCIAL
Questions For Discussion
1-1. Financial Management Is The Subset Of Management That Focuses On Generating Financial
Information That Can Improve Decisions. The Decisions Are Oriented Toward
Achieving The Various Goals Of The Organization While Maintaining A Satisfactory Financial
Situation. Financial Management Encompasses The Broad Areas Of Accounting And Finance.
1-2. In Proprietary, Or For-Profit, Organizations, An Underlying Goal Is To Maximize The
Wealth Of The Owners Of The Organization.
1-3. In Public Service Organizations, Decisions Are Oriented Toward Achieving The Various
Goals Of The Organization While Maintaining A Satisfactory Financial Situation.
1-4. Accounting Is A System For Keeping Track Of The Financial Status Of An Organization
And The Financial Results Of Its Activities. It Has Often Been Referred To As The
Language Of Business. The Vocabulary Used By Accounting Is The Language Of
Nonbusiness Organizations As Well.
1-5. Accounting Is Subdivided Into Two Major Areas: Managerial Accounting And Financial
Accounting. Managerial Accounting Relates To Generating Any Financial Information
That Managers Can Use To Improve The Future Results Of The Organization. This
Includes Techniques Designed To Generate Any Financial Data That Might Help
Managers Make More Effective Decisions. Major Aspects Of Managerial Accounting Relate
To Making Financial Plans For The Organization, Implementing Those Plans, And Then
Working To Ensure That
The Plans Are Achieved. Some Examples Of Managerial Accounting Include Preparing
Annual Operating Budgets, Generating Information For Use In Making Major Investment
Decisions, And Providing The Data Needed To Decide Whether To Buy Or Lease A
Major Piece Of Equipment. Financial Accounting Provides Retrospective Information. As
Events That Have Financial Implications Occur They Are Recorded By The Financial
Accounting System. From Time To Time (Usually Monthly, Quarterly, Or Annually), The
Recorded Data Are Summarized And Reported To Interested Users. The Users Include
Both Internal Managers And People Outside The Organization. Those Outsiders Include
Those Who Have Lent Or Might Lend Money To The Organization (Creditors), Those
Who Might Sell Things To The
Organization (Called Suppliers Or Vendors), And Other Interested Parties. These
Interested Parties May Include Those With A Particular Interest In Public Service
, Organizations, Such As Regulators, Legislators, And Citizens. Financial Reports
Provide