This is an introductory course in managerial finance with an emphasis on the needs of small business. Topics include: the role of the financial manager; financial statement analysis; short-term financial planning; basic working capital management; capital budgeting; risk/return; stock/bond valuation; weighted and marginal cost of capital; operational and financial leverage; the ideal capital structure; financial markets; sources of short-term and long-term capital; and dividend policy.
Prerequisite: MATH 110 or MNGT 131 or equivalent; MATH 120 or MNGT 230 or equivalent