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ACCT5230 - Principles of Finance 
Final Examination Guide and Notes 2025 
 
Part 01. Revision Notes 
Part 02. Sample Final Examination Paper 
Part 03. Suggested Solutions to Final Exam Paper 
Part 04. Final Examination - Hints and Tips 
 
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ACADEMIC YEAR 2024 - 2025

University	University of Kent
Study Level	Undergraduate
Module Code	ACCT5230
Module Name	Principles of Finance
Notes Title	Final Examination Guide and Notes
Format	PDF
Page Length	64

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ACCT5230

This module, Principles of Finance - is concerned with the principles which underlie the investment and financing decision making process. Before a rational decision can be made objectives need to be considered and models need to be built. Short-term decisions are dealt with first, together with relevant costs. One such cost is the time value of money. This leads to long term investment decisions which are examined using the economic theory of choice, first assuming perfect capital markets and certainty. These assumptions are then relaxed so that such problems as incorporating capital rationing and risk into the investment decision are fully considered. The module proceeds by looking at the financing decision. The financial system within which business organisations operate is examined, followed by the specific sources and costs of long and short-term capital, including the management of fixed and working capital.

On successfully completing the module you will be able to:

Differentiate the contexts in which finance operates.
Evaluate the concepts and principles that underlie the investment and financing decision-making processes, including the strengths and weaknesses of quantitative techniques.
Identify the nature of a problem and selection of appropriate quantitative techniques.
Compare and contrast alternative approaches to investment appraisal and financing as well as to evaluate the appropriateness of different approaches to solving problems in finance.
Identify, find and summarise transactions and other economic events, including decision analysis, discounted cash-flow analysis and the analysis of financial risk.

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