An examination of the major issues in corporate finance and applied financial management. Topics include: introduction to portfolio theory, the capital asset pricing model, cost of capital, capital structure and dividend policy, lease financing, capital budgeting under uncertainty, mergers and consolidations. Precludes additional credit for ECON 4052. Prerequisite(s): BUSI 2501 or BUSI 2505 (with a grade of C+ or higher in each), and STAT 2601 or STAT 2559, and ECON 1001 and ECON 1002, and MATH 1009 or MATH 1052 (with a grade of C- or higher in each). Lecture three hours a week.
An examination of the major issues in corporate finance and applied financial management. Topics include: introduction to portfolio theory, the capital asset pricing model, cost of capital, capital structure and dividend policy, lease financing, capital budgeting under uncertainty, mergers and consolidations. Precludes additional credit for ECON 4052. Prerequisite(s): BUSI 2501 or BUSI 2505 (with a grade of C+ or higher in each), and STAT 2601 or STAT 2559, and ECON 1001 and ECON 1002, and MATH 1009 or MATH 1052 (with a grade of C- or higher in each). Lecture three hours a week.
