TY - BOOK AU - Lumby,Stephen AU - Jones,C.M. TI - Corporate finance : : theory & practice SN - 9781844809462 U1 - 658.151 22 PY - 2011/// CY - Andover : PB - South-Western Cengage Learning, KW - Corporations KW - Finance KW - Decision making KW - Business enterprises KW - Problems, exercises, etc N1 - Previous ed.: London: Thomson, 2003; Includes bibliographical references and index; 1 Financial decision making -- 2 Decision objectives -- 3 Traditional methods of investment appraisal -- 4 Investment–consumption decision model -- 5 The discounted cash flow approach -- 6 Net present value and internal rate of return -- 7 Project cash flows -- 8 Capital rationing -- 9 Simple risk techniques -- 10 Risk and return -- 11 Portfolio theory -- 12 The capital asset pricing model -- 13 Option valuation -- 14 Interest rate risk -- 14 FINANCING DECISIONS -- 15 Financial markets -- 16 The cost of capital -- 17 Weighted average cost of capital -- 18 Capital structure in a simple world -- 19 Capital structure in a complex world -- 20 Investment and financing interactions -- 21 The dividend decision -- 22 Foreign Exchange -- 23 Foreign Exchange Hedging -- 24 Foreign direct investment N2 - This textbook offers a complete introduction to financial management and corporate finance. Though it is predominantly theoretical in focus, Corporate Finance: Theory and Practice takes a relatively non-mathematical approach which offers textual explanations in a very accessible style. The authors’ educational experience is apparent throughout the book: worked examples are given after each explanation and all chapters include summaries, quick questions and more detailed practice questions ER -