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Business Finance –ACC501 VU LESSON 1 BUSINESS FINANCE The Primary textbook for the course is • Essentials of Corporate Finance, by Ross, Westerfield and Jordan, fourth edition, McGraw Hill Publishers, ISBN 0-07-121057-7 Reference books will be • • Introduction to Finance by Lawrence J. Gitman and Jeff Madura, Addison-Wesley Publishers Foundations of Financial Management by Stanley B. Block and Geoffrey A. Hirt, McGraw Hill Publishers Course Contents • An overview of Financial Environment • Financial Statements, Taxes and Cash Flows • Time Value of Money and Discounted Cash Flow Valuation • Valuation of Stocks and Bonds • Net Present Value and other Investment Criteria • Capital Investment Decision • Risk and Return • Cost of Capital • Leverage and Capital Structure • Raising Capital • Working Capital Management • Dividends Finance: A Quick Look • Four Basic Areas • Business Finance • Investments • Financial Institutions • International Finance Business Finance Addresses the following three questions: • What long-term investments should the firm engage in? • How can the firm raise the money for the required investments? • How much short-term cash flow does a company need to pay its bills? Investments • Deals with financial assets such as stocks and bonds. • It covers the following issues • Pricing Financial Assets • Associated Risks and Rewards • Determining best mixture of financial investment • Career opport ...
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