BUSINESS AND PERSONAL FINANCIAL PLANNING
FIN2BPF
Not currently offered
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
The unit aims to provide a comprehensive introduction to computational techniques underlying financial analysis and, subsequently, to apply these techniques in business and personal finance. Techniques will include simple and compound interest, annuities (ordinary, deferred, due, general), internal rate of return (IRR), net present value (NPV), break-even analysis, depreciation. Applications will be in evaluation of loan and investment alternatives for business and personal planning, and will include reference to sources of finance, interest rate regimes, superannuation, taxation and inflation issues, exchange rate issues. Spreadsheets will be used extensively for computations.
Faculty: Faculty of Business, Economics and Law
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Greg Jamieson
Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 2 - UG
Exchange Students: Yes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: N/A
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: FIN2FIN
Special conditions: N/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Essentials of Business Finance | Prescribed | Peirson, G., Brown, R., Howard, P. | MCGRAW HILL 1997 |