Foundations of Corporate Finance

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This course examines important issues in corporate finance from the perspective of financial managers who are responsible for making investment and financing decisions. The concept of net present value, suitably adapted to account for taxes, uncertainty, and strategic concerns, is used to analyze how investment and financing decisions interact to affect the value of the firm. A key component of the course is the coverage of capital budgeting, first without and then with uncertainty. Throughout, emphasis is placed on the interaction between (corporate and personal) taxes and the cost of capital. The course also includes a treatment of dividend policy and capital market efficiency, as they relate to the value-maximization objective of the firm. This course is for MMS: Duke Kunshan University students. Taught at Duke Kunshan University.