MBAA 502 - Corporate Finance

Credit(s): 3
3 hours lecture, 3 hours contact
A survey of the financial structure of the firm, its demand for funds to finance the acquisition of assets and the sources available to satisfy this demand. Analysis of the firm’s capital structure and alternative financing sources and techniques will also be covered. Major attention will be on the capital budgeting, the investment and dividend decisions of a corporation. The course also studies the structure of the financial system, with emphasis on the supply and demand for lendable funds and the term structure of interest rates.