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FINA 362:  BUSINESS FINANCE

Syllabus:   Spring 2012

Lectures:

• Chapter 1
•     Article, Risk and volatility:  http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Middle-May-Help-Investors-tsmf-1078101616.html?x=0
• Chapter 4:    Basic TVM, INT. COMPONENTS, CALCULATOR 
•                    PV/FV/Return
• Chapter 5:    Uneven Cash Flows and the Cash Flow Key
•                    Annuities
•                    Other Issues
• Chapter 6:   Bond Valuation
• Chapter 7:  Stock Return Components
•                   Uneven Growth
•                   Other Issues
• Chapter 8:  NPV, IRR, Payback
•                  Incremental IRR/PI
• Chapter 2:  Accounting Overview/Taxes
•                  Cash Flow
• Chapter 3:  Business Ratios:  Standardized Statements/Categories
•                  ROE:  DuPont Equation
• Chapter 9:  Project Cash Flow Analysis
•                  MACRS:  Accelerated Depreciation
•                  Replacement Example
• Chapter 10: Returns:  Market
•                  Risk Premiums/Variance Calculation/Normal Distribution (z-value)
•                  Market Efficiency
• Chapter 11:Expectations:  Risk and Return
•                 Diversification:  portfolio and correlation impact
•                 Systematic and Unsystematic Risk:  Beta
• Chapter 12:  Cost of Capital

Problem Solutions:

• Chapter 4
• Chapter 5
• Chapter 6
• Chapter 7
• Chapter 8
• Chapter 2
• Chapter 3
• Chapter 9
• Chapter 10
• Chapter 11
• Chapter 12

Review for Final Exam:  Monday, April 30th at 8:00

• Topic List
• Practice Problems

Basic Spread Sheet function for Present Value:

•     PV Function on Excel

Car Amortization Assignment (Chapter 5)

•     Kelly's Blue Book Web.
•     Amortization Spreadsheet
•     Assignment Instructions for Jan 31, 2012