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FINA1174: Corporate Finance 
Comprehensive Study and Exam Preparation Guide 2025 
 
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University of Greenwich - FINA1174: Corporate Finance (Solutions)

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University	University of Greenwich
Module Code	FINA1174
Level	6
Credits	15
Module Title	Corporate Finance
Notes Title	Comprehensive Study and Exam Prep. Guide
Page Length	35

Get ready for your final examination in FINA1174: Corporate Finance at the University of Greenwich with the most comprehensive exam guide designed for this module. The guide includes exam-style questions and advice on common examination pitfalls. You will gain a clear picture of how the final exam will be assessed and structured, as well as the likely style and range of questions you could see on the real exam. The purpose of this guide is to provide a logical structure for the topics covered in the course, emphasise and explain the important concepts and methods in each topic, and offer initial examples to which the concepts and methods are applied.

The aim of the Corporate Finance module is to equip students with a deep and comprehensive understanding of financial management principles and their application within business organisations. This module seeks to develop students' analytical and decision-making skills, enabling them to evaluate financial statements, manage investments, and assess the financial health of organisations. By covering a wide range of topics, from fundamental concepts such as the time value of money and financial statement analysis to advanced areas like risk management, capital budgeting, and international finance, the module prepares students to tackle complex financial challenges.

Indicative Content:

Understanding corporate governance and stakeholder management.
The principal-agent relationship and conflicts of interest.
Corporate governance mechanisms to mitigate conflicts.
Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) considerations.
Calculating the cost of equity, debt, and overall cost of capital (WACC).
Factors affecting the cost of capital.
Capital structure theories (Modigliani-Miller, trade-off theory, pecking order theory).
Estimating the cost of capital for private companies.
Operating leverage and financial leverage.
The effects of leverage on company risk and return.
Breakeven and indifference points.
Analysing the impact of leverage on financial statements.
Types of dividend policies and factors affecting dividend policy.
Theories of dividend policy.
Mechanics and implications of share repurchases.
Dividend signalling and clientele effects.

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