1. Chapter 1 Finance and Business

2. Areas of Finance Business Finance – Decision making within a business setting Investments – Allocation of money to earn future return Markets and Institutions – System through which funds (money) flow to productive uses

3. Economic/Finance Economics - Making decisions on how to best allocate scare resources (land, labor, capital) to meet the needs of society Finance – Making decisions on how to best allocate financial resources (money)

4. Goal of Individuals Maximize their utility (satisfaction) Allocate (spend vs. invest) financial resources to maximize satisfaction

5. Objective of Finance Maximize wealth of owners Maximize value of the firm Maximize price of firm’s stock Maximizing wealth of owners who can then maximize their personal satisfaction Managers cannot decide for individual owners how to best maximize their personal satisfaction

6. Shareholders vs. Stakeholders There are many advocates for looking after the welfare of stakeholders over shareholders (a stakeholder is anyone having a stake in the company – owners, employees, suppliers, the community) How do we balance competing stakeholders wishes Shareholders wealth cannot be maximized in the long run at the expense of other stakeholders

7. Agency Problem Agent (manager) vs. Principal (owner) Assuring managers don’t take care of there own interests over other stakeholders

8. Importance of Cash Flows When can “less” be worth more than “more” Time Value of Money Risk

9. Finance Functions (Decisions) Investment Decision Financing Decision Working Capital

10. How to Make Decisions Determine how decision will effect cash flows of the firm Adjust change in cash flows for time value of money Evaluate the change in cash flows for risk

11. What Defines Finance? Time Value of Money Risk

12. Financial Statements Balance Sheet Income Statement Statement of Cash Flows Statement of Changes in Retained Earnings

13. Forms of Business Proprietorship – Individual Partnership Corporation

14. Ethics and Global Economy Making ethical decision Dealing with global economy