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Oct 03, 2024
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2024-2025 WWCC College Catalog
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AGBS 220 - Introduction to Finance Credits: 5 LEC hours per week: 5 Tools and concepts useful to making financial management decisions in business firms will be discussed. Formerly: AGRI 220. Course Outcomes:
- Describe major components of the U.S. financial system, and explain their history and role in macroeconomic policy.
- Calculate various annuity and single payment valuations using compounding and discounting calculations.
- List characteristics of stocks and bonds and calculate valuations
- Recognize the process used to issue, sell and purchase new and existing securities.
- Analyze financial statements by calculating selected financial ratios.
- Identify working capital management principles.
- Compare sources and strategies for short term financing.
- Appraise investment opportunities using capital budget analysis techniques.
Course Topics:
- Overview of financial systems and functions
- Measuring money supply
- Overview and history of U.S. banking system
- National economic policy and the money supply
- Time value of money
- Characteristics and valuations of stocks and bonds
- Securities markets
- Managing working capital
- Short term business financing
- Capital budgeting analysis
Course Attribute(s): None
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