Introduction to Corporate Finance

Ross et al.: Fundamentals

of Corporate Finance, Sixth

Edition, Alternate Edition

I. Overview of Corporate

Finance

1. Introduction to Corporate
   Finance

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Companies, 2002

OVERVIEW OF CORPORATE FINANCE

PART ONE

CHAPTER 1 Introduction to Corporate Finance Chapter 1 describes the role of the financial
manager and the goal of financial management. It also discusses some key aspects of the financial
management environment.

CHAPTER 2 Financial Statements, Taxes, and Cash Flow Chapter 2 describes the basic
accounting statements used by the firm. The chapter focuses on the critical differences between cash
flow and accounting income; it also discusses why accounting value is generally not the same as
market value.

CHAPTER 1

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