OTHER RESOURCES

The course here is divided into various topics and each of these topics is accompanied by a series of 'other resources' to help in the understanding of the ideas involved. The 'other resources' take the form of Word 6 files that describe the basic ideas and expand upon them, Word 6 files that contain the questions and answers that are found in the 'self-test questions' for each topic, Excel files that allow the illustration of various ideas, PowerPoint presentations that explain aspects of finance and on-line calculators that can be used to calculate certain variables that figure in business finance. All of the Word 6, Excel and PowerPoint files are 'zipped' to speed up download time. Software for opening zipped files is quite cheap. For example, the Winzip software can be purchased by credit card from their website.
     Clicking on the small topic links will take you to the 'other resources' page for the topic in question. There you will find the other resources for that topic as well as a set of relevant links to other related websites. Further down the screen is a list of all of the files that are available for downloading in this site.

topic one   |    topic two   |    topic three   |    topic four   |    topic five   |    topic six   |    topic seven

WORD 6 FILES

Main booklets for the topics

Topic One

This Word file covers the main ideas behind the accounting concepts that are needed for most courses on business finance. It is not meant as a text on accounting. It is based on the British format for published accounts and covers the points made in on-line Tutorials One and Two.

Topic Two

This Word file covers the main financial ratios that are encountered in finance courses. Examples are given. It covers the same material as on-line Tutorials One and Two for Topic Two but in slightly more detail.

Topic Three

This Word file covers the main method for forecasting the funds required when a company expands. It covers the same material as on-line Tutorials Two, Three and Four but in more detail.

Topic Five

This Word file covers general points about stock or inventory management and goes on to develop the economic order quantity model from first principles. It covers the same material as the on-line tutorials for the topic but in more detail.

Tutorial papers for the topics

These booklets develop the main points in the topic in greater detail

Topic 2, paper 1

This tutorial paper looks at some of the problems in using ratios and some developments to improve their usefulness. It covers the material in on-line Tutorials Three and Four but in more detail and with additional material.

Topic 2, paper 2

This paper covers the so-called du Pont equation which allows ratio analysis to proceed in a more analytical way than is usual. Links to marketing are also explored.

Topic 3, paper 1

This tutorial paper looks at some basic ideas of forecasting and how they might be applied to predicting turnover. Simple growth rates and regression methods are covered.

Topic 3, paper 2

Some developments and extensions to the basic method in the main booklet are looked at in this tutorial paper. Negative additional funds needed and the effect of more realistic assumptions about asset and liability growth are covered,

Topic 3, paper 3

This tutorial paper covers a simple equation that can be used to derive the figure for the additional funds needed under some restrictive assumptions. The equation is easy to use but less realistic than the method contained in the main booklet. Links to marketing are discussed here.

Topic 5, paper 1

This tutorial paper looks at the economic order quantity model in more detail than the main booklet for the course. It adapts some of the less realistic parts of the model and links it to the ratio analysis seen in Topic Two.

Self-test questions and answers

These booklets contain the questions and answers that are found in each topic under the 'self-test questions' tab. If you need a hard copy of these questions it is best to download the file from here rather than print out each answer separately. All are 'zipped' Word 6 files. Click on the link for the topic you wish to download.

A set of questions on basic interpretation of accounts.

A set of questions on financial ratio analysis.

A set of questions on forecasting the financial requirements of a firm as sales grow.

A set of questions on working capital management, especially the cash and operating cycles. Also these questions act as a useful revision to the ratio analysis in Topic Two.

A set of questions on stock or inventory management, concentrating on the Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) model.

A set of questions on the time value of money and simple investment appraisal.

Excel Spreadsheets and PowerPoint presentations

These files contain explanations of various parts of the course. The Excel files are all in Excel 97 format and the PowerPoint files are all in version 4 format. They should operate perfectly well in later versions of the software. All are 'zipped' Word 6 files. Click on the link for the topic you wish to download.

Topic 3
A PowerPoint presentation

This PowerPoint presentation looks at presents the basic method of forecasting accounts. It guides you through the calculations contained in the main booklet for Topic Three.

Topic 3
The equation of a line

If you are not familiar with the idea of the equation of a straight line, this Excel spreadsheet might help. It allows you to look at how changes equation of a straight line effects the way the line looks. This might help with the idea of the AFN equation.

Topic 3
The AFN equation

This Excel spreadsheet allows you to look at how changes in the variables in the AFN equation covered in Finance Tutorial Paper No. 3.3 and in the on-line tutorial cause the graph for the AFN to change. Using this piece of software should help you become more familiar with the ideas in this whole topic.

Topic 5
The EOQ model

This Excel spreadsheet allows you to look at how changes in the variables in the EOQ equation covered in Finance Tutorial Paper No. 5.1 and in the on-line tutorials cause the graphs for the EOQ to change. Using this piece of software should help you become more familiar with the ideas in this whole topic.

Topic 6
A PowerPoint presentation

This PowerPoint presentation goes through a calculation showing what happens when the credit terms offered by a company are changeds. It illustrates the possible changes in the balance sheet and income statement.

Topic 7 (NPV)
A PowerPoint presentation

This PowerPoint presentation goes through a simple NPV calculation showing the basic mechanics of performing the calculations.

Topic 7 (IRR)
A PowerPoint presentation

This PowerPoint presentation goes through a simple, graphical method of calculating the IRR of a project.

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