0 or 3 credits
Fall 2025 Lecture Laboratory Distance Learning Upper Division
The course provides students with financial tools needed by managers in technical and service fields. Topics include financial statement analysis, using common-sized statements and financial ratios; the strategic profit model; total cost of ownership; pricing for profitability; margin management; cash flow cycles; and budgeting. A corporate financial analysis project is typically required.
Learning Outcomes1Describe the key components of income statements and balance sheets.
2Calculate financial ratios necessary to evaluate corporate performance.
3Calculate typical complex business transactions.
4Prepare a cash budget for a company.
5Recommend courses of action for maintaining a stable cash flow.
6Calculate and interpret the strategic profit model.
7Evaluate and select the best corporate investment opportunity.
Prerequisites
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