ACCT 270 - Business Finance

3 Credit (3 lecture, 0 lab) 3 Contact Hours [ACCT 116 ]

Introduces fundamental principles of business finance by examining the basic methods and skills used in evaluating operating performance and financial condition of businesses, with an emphasis on providing tools entrepreneurs need to successfully lead and direct their organization. Course content includes the term structure of interest rates, the relationship between risk and return, cost of capital and capital structure, net present value and the time value of money principles, capital budgeting techniques, ratio analysis, working capital management, operating and financial leverage, forecasting, and investments.
OFFERED: fall and spring semesters