Offered

Gippsland Second semester 2008 (Off-campus)

Synopsis

Basic financial functions, development and basis of financial reports, analysis of financial reports, capital investment appraisals, cost behaviour, budgeting technique and implications for management, capital structure and sources of finance.

Objectives

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

• demonstrate the full understanding of the analysis of financial statements
• apply a mathematical model for cost-price-profit analysis
• understand the main approaches to the budget planning
• obtain the basic knowledge of working capital management
• develop a way for capital investment decision making.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 30%
Examination (3 hours): 70%.