Better Business Economics and Banking 1) The main function of economics is to study ________. A) the exchange of goods and services between individuals, businesses, and nations B) the exchange of cultural information in a diverse society C) the stock exchange D) the exchange of diplomatic relations between nations E) the exchange of ideas about […]
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Ch03 Budgeting Process
Corporate Finance – Semester 2 BUDGETING PROCESS The following topics will be discussed in this lecture. Budgeting process Purpose / functions of budgets Cash budgets – Preparation & interpretation The Budget Process The Budget process allows the company to: set its fiscal objectives in respect of revenue, expenditure, debt repayment and investment; maintain an effective […]
Ch02 Time Value of Money
TIME VALUE OF MONEY Time Value of Money offers an overview of the information required to calculate the future and present values of individual cash flows, ordinary annuities, due perpetuities and investments with uneven cash flows. TVM is based on the concept that a dollar that you have today is worth more than the promise […]
Corporate Finance – Problems associated with High gearing and dividend policies
Corporate Finance Semester 2 PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH HIGH GEARING & DIVIDEND POLICIES The following topics will be discussed in this lecture. Problems associated with high gearing Bankruptcy costs Optimal capital structure Dividend policy Types of dividends and important dates Dividend policies Factors influencing dividend policy Irrelevance of dividend policy Problems associated with high gearing A […]
FINC 421 Discussion Board Post 5
1. Prepare a critical analysis of the statement of cash flows in the Form 10K report for the company that you selected for the Company Analysis Project. Using actual financial data, explain the strengths and weaknesses of the company’s cash flows over the past (most recent) 3 years? 2. Calculate the most important cash flow […]
Corporate Finance: Ch01 Introduction
Corporate finance INTRODUCTION Corporate finance is the study of planning, evaluating and drawing decisions in the course of business. Let’s take a simple example to determine the scope of our subject. This would cover around 85% to 90% of scheme of studies of corporate finance. Suppose you intend to kick start a business. Three up-front […]