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Approved by L Macdonald, Faculty of Business and Economics
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Mr Ghassan Hossari
6 points
* 3 hours per week or equivalent
*
Caulfield, Sydney, Singapore, Hong Kong (not offered in all locations in all
semesters)
Objectives On completion of this subject students
should have developed an understanding of calculation of NPVs and IRRs;
evaluation of the CAPM and APT; estimation of a firm's beta and understanding
of the problems involved; estimation of a firm's cost of capital; determination
of a firm's capital structure; evaluation of a firm's dividend policy;
estimation of a firm's cash flows with ratio analysis of its financial
accounts; identification of the risks facing a business; utilisation of
futures, options and swaps in managing business risk and in corporate
financing.
Synopsis Lecture on the topics listed above with reference to textbooks
as well as refereed journal articles.
Assessment Assignment: (2000- 3000 words): 30%
*
Examination (3 hours): 70%
Prescribed texts
Brealey R A and Myers S C Principles of corporate finance McGraw-Hill, 1991
Back to the Business and Economics Handbook, 1998
Published by Monash University, Australia
Maintained by wwwdev@monash.edu.au
Approved by L Macdonald, Faculty of Business and Economics
Copyright © Monash University 1997 - All Rights Reserved -
Caution