Syllabus

Course Code: M-ECOE -015    Course Name: Financial Economics-I

MODULE NO / UNIT COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE NOTES
1 Capital Budgeting
Time Value of Money; Goals of Finance; Economics of capital Budgeting - Investment Criteria, Estimation of project Cash Flows, Risk Analysis in Capital Budgeting, Computation of Cost of Capital.
Reading List
• Chandra, Prasanna (2011). Financial Management: Theory and Practice. Tata McGraw Hill.
• Harold Bierman, Jr. & Smidt, Seymour (2007). The Capital Budgeting Decision: Economic Analysis of Investment Projects. Routledge.
• Van Horne, J.C. (2002). Financial Management and Policy. Pearson Education.
2 Capital Structure and Firm Value
Economics of Capital Structure and Firm Value - Net Income Approach, Net Operating income Approach, Modigliani and Miller Approach; Analysis of Optimal Capital structure – EBIT & EPS Analysis, ROI & ROE Analysis, Operating and Financial Leverage.
Reading List
• Chandra, Prasanna (2011). Financial Management: Theory and Practice. Tata McGraw Hill.
• Kent Baker, H. & and Martin, Gerald S. (2011). Capital Structure and Corporate Financing Decisions. Wiley Publishers.
• Van Horne, J.C. (2002). Financial Management and Policy. Pearson Education.
3 Dividends and Working Capital
Economics of Dividends- Walter Model, Gordon Model, Modigliani and Miller Model; Economics of Working Capital- Estimation of Working Capital, Financing of working Capital. Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis.
Reading List
• Brittain, J.A. (1978). Corporate Dividend Policy. Brookings Institution, USA.
• Chandra, Prasanna (2011). Financial Management: Theory and Practice. Tata McGraw Hill.
• Mehta, D. R. (1974). Working Capital Management. Prentice- Hall.
• Van Horne, J.C. (2002). Financial Management and Policy. Pearson Education.
4 Cash, Receivables and Inventory
Economics of Cash – Cash Budgeting and its Simulation, Optimal Cash balance, Baumol Model, Miller and Orr Model; Economics of Receivables; Economics of Inventory – EOQ Model, Pricing of Raw materials, Monitoring and Control of Inventories.
Reading List
• Chandra, Prasanna (2011). Financial Management: Theory and Practice. Tata McGraw Hill.
• Mehta, D. R. (1974). Working Capital Management. Prentice- Hall.
• Van Horne, J.C. (2002). Financial Management and Policy. Pearson Education.
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