Business Finance, 8th edition
By Eddie McLaney
Pearson Education
Distributed by Trans-Atlantic Publications Inc.
August 2009
ISBN: 9780273717683 
536 Pages
$119.50 Paper original
Business Finance has a real-world flavour, exploring the theories surrounding financial decision making and relating these theories to what happens in the real world.
ContentsPART 1: THE BUSINESS FINANCE ENVIRONMENT
1. Introduction 2. A framework for financial decision making 3. Financial accounting statements and their interpretation
PART 2: INVESTMENT DECISIONS
4. Investment appraisal methods 5. Practical aspects of investment appraisal 6. Risk in investment appraisal 7. Portfolio theory and its relevance to real investment decisions
PART 3: FINANCING DECISIONS
8. Sources of long-term finance 9. The secondary capital market (the stock exchange) and its efficiency 10. Cost of capital estimations and the discount rate 11. Gearing, the cost of capital and shareholders’ wealth 12. The dividend decision
PART 4: INTEGRATED DECISIONS
13. Management of working capital 14. Corporate restructuring (including takeovers and divestments) 15. International aspects of business finance 16. Small businesses
References Appendix 1. Present value table Appendix 2. Annuity table Appendix 3. Suggested answers to review questions Appendix 4. Suggested answers to selected problem questions Glossary
FeaturesKey features:
- An extensive range of real world examples
- Solid theoretical underpinning in an easily accessible form
- Excellent blend of theory and practice offering a comprehensive insight into the decision making process within finance and investment
- Exploration into, and explanation of, any divergence between theory and practice
- Comprehensive coverage of the latest international issues
Pedagogical Features:
- Learning Outcomes
- Key Terms highlighted in text via bold; key terms defined in glossary
- Worked Examples and Solutions in body of text
- Real company names highlighted in text
Summary
- Further Reading and Relevant Websites at end of chapter
- End of chapter Review Questions, with answers at back of book
- End of chapter graded Problems, with selected answers in back of book, rest of answers in Instructor’s Manual
Supplements:
Lecturer Resources:
- Web-delivered Instructor’s Manual with answers to Problems
- Additional questions and solutions
- PowerPoints
- Cases with solutions
- Progress Tests
- Tutorial/seminar questions
Student Resources on CWS:
- Multiple Choice/Fill in the blank interactive questions
- Weblinks
- Revision Questions