system Course objectives Corporate Finance is the art and science of making important corporate decisions under the guidance of relevant financial theory, advanced quantitative methods, and careful study of previous business decisions and outcomes. Mergers and acquisitions (M&As) offer a lens into a variety of financial management practices, and are a critical time in the life of a corporation. In this course we will use M&As as a focal point in our study of corporate finance. We will draw on, and extend
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7 2.5. One part of the article that helped to understand finance 8 III. Hypothesis Comparison. 8 IV. How the information in the article affect the business manager in us 9 4.1. Becoming a better financial manager 9 4.2. Becoming a better professional 9 4.3. Practicing suggestions in the article 9 4.4. Issues listed by the authors 10 References 13 I. Article Summary 1.1. Article Title: The theory and practice of corporate finance: Evidence from the field 1.2. Authors: John R. Graham and
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STANDARD EDITION Ross Westerfield Jordan FUNDAMENTALS OF CORPORATE FINANCE tenth edition StuDEntS... Want to get better grades? (Who doesn’t?) Prefer to do your homework online? (After all, you are online anyway…) Need a better way to study before the big test? (A little peace of mind is a good thing…) With McGraw-Hill's Connect Plus Finance, ® StudentS get: • Easy online access to homework, tests, and quizzes assigned by your instructor. • Immediate feedback on how you’re doing
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return. The general objective of this case is to exercise students’ skills in estimating corporate (divisional/project) costs of capital – cost of equity and WACC. Case Questions, Analysis, and Directions: Read and analyze the case, and prepare an “Executive Summary” of this case. Write it as if you were writing it to the members of Boeing’s Board of Directors, who may not know much about the project or finance. Your Executive Summary will include: (1) A brief description of the firm and the 777 project
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Australian School of Business Banking and Finance FINS3625 Applied Corporate Finance Course Outline Semester 1, 2014 Part A: Course-Specific Information Part B: Key Policies, Student Responsibilies and Support Table of Contents PART A: COURSE-‐SPECIFIC INFORMATION 1 STAFF CONTACT DETAILS 1.1 Communication with Staff 2 COURSE DETAILS 2.1 Teaching Times and Locations 2.2 Units of Credit
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____________________________________________________________ _______ Case Study corporate finance Case 28 – An Introduction to Debt Policy and Value Case 30 – MCI Communications, Corp.: Capital Structure Theory ____________________________________________________________ _______ Table of Contents Case 28 - An Introduction to Debt Policy and Value 3 Effects of Debt on the Value of the Firm 3 Split of Value between Creditors and Shareholders 4 Source of Value Creation 4 Effects
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FI 8320, Spring 2005 Cases and Readings in Corporate Finance [pic] [pic] [pic] [pic] Instructor Professor David C. Nachman Office: RCB 1239 Phone: 651-1696 email: dnachman@gsu.edu Office Hours: W 10:00 am – 2:00 pm, or by appointment Prerequisites FI 8000 CSP: 1, 2, 6 Course Description This course focuses on financial policy-making through case analyses, contemporary readings from the professional literature, and problem solving. The emphasis in the course is on investment
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Learning Team B Summary/Reflection University of Phoenix Finance For Business FIN/370 XXX XXXXX Learning Team B Summary/Reflection Introduction In week four we covered various topics such as Capital structure, market capitalization, the effects of financing strategies on capital cost, and discussed differences of leasing vs. buying and how the there are requirements that financial companies are incompliance. We were also asked to calculate favorable and unfavorable financial leverage
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DECISIONS? by John Graham and Campbell Harvey, Duke University* e recently conducted a comprehensive survey that analyzed the current practice of corporate finance, with particular focus on the areas of capital budgeting and capital structure. The survey results enabled us to identify aspects of corporate practice that are consistent with finance theory, as well as aspects that are hard to reconcile with what we teach in our business schools today. In presenting these results, we hope that some
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