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                      | 2024-2025 Yavapai College Catalog [PREVIOUS CATALOG YEAR] 
 
   |  BSA 305 - Principles of Finance Description: Key financial concepts and how companies apply financial analysis to make sound business decisions.
 
 Prerequisites: Program Admission. ACC 131, BSA 131, CSA 110, ECN 232, and ECN 236.
 
 Credits: 3
 Lecture: 3
 Lab: 0
 
 Course Content:
 
 
	The role of finance in an organization  Financial statements and ratio analysis Time value of money Valuation of bonds and stocks US financial markets and corporate investing How firms raise capital Financial forecasting and working capital management  Learning Outcomes:
 
 
	Compare financial decision-making processes to various business scenarios. (1) Analyze financial ratios as a decision-making tool. (2) Examine the time value of money. (3) Analyze risk and return concepts to types of corporate financing and investment opportunities. (4-6) Examine how external factors affect financial decision-making. (7)  
 
 
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