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AFIN1002: Corporate Finance and Capital Markets 
Final Examination Guide and Notes 2025 
 
Part 01: About This Guide 
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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Corporate Finance and Capital Markets (AFIN1002) - Macquarie University

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ACADEMIC YEAR 2024 - 2025

University	Macquarie University
Unit Code	AFIN1002
Credit Points	10
Unit Name	Corporate Finance and Capital Markets
Notes Title	Final Examination Guide and Notes
Page Length	36

Prepare for your final examination in AFIN1002: Corporate Finance and Capital Markets at Macquarie University with this concise exam guide. Tailored for the unit, it offers exam-style questions, practical advice, and clear insights into the exam structure and question types. The guide details the exam format, key topics, and essential concepts - thoroughly explained to foster a deep understanding. With its logical organisation and clear examples, this guide will help you master the material, boost your confidence, and excel on exam day, ultimately ensuring outstanding results, improved performance and academic success.

This unit introduces students to corporate finance and capital markets, preparing them for more advanced studies in finance, and developing their interest in a career in finance. It explains the theories, principles and methods used in financial decision-making by firms, and applies them to the real world using current examples and market data. Topics covered include the evaluation of investment projects, financial modelling and valuation, risk and return, capital structure and payout policy, debt and equity capital markets, and risk management. This is an interesting and relevant unit for students intending to undertake further studies in any area of business and economics and is required for further studies in finance.

Main topics to be covered:

Introduction to Corporate Finance
Capital Budgeting 1: Incremental cash flows
Capital Budgeting 2: Evaluating investment projects
Firm Valuation 1: Discounted free cash flow model
Firm Valuation 2: Building a financial model
Risk and Return in Capital Markets
Cost of Capital
Capital Structure Policy
Equity Capital Management and Payout Policy
Debt Capital Markets
Options in Corporate Finance
International Finance

Prerequisite: ACST1001 or ACST1052 or WACT1001.

UNIT CODE	UNIT NAME
ACCG1000	Accounting for Decision Making
ACCG1001	Accounting and Governance
ACCG2000	Cost Analysis and Managerial Decision Making
ACCG2024	Financial Accounting and Reporting Analysis
ACCG2051	Governance, Business and Corporations Law
ACCG3008	Business and Risk Advisory
ACCG3020	Tax in Practice
ACST1001	Finance Fundamentals
AFIN1002	Corporate Finance and Capital Markets
AFIN2050	Investments
AFIN3029	Derivative Instruments
AFIN3052	Applied Portfolio Management
AFIN3053	Advanced Corporate Finance
ECON1020	Economics and Business Strategy
ECON2003	Microeconomic Analysis and Applications
ECON2004	Macroeconomic Analysis and Applications
ECON2041	Introductory Econometrics
MGMT1002	Managing for Impact
MKTG1001	Marketing and Value Creation
STAT1103	Introduction to Psychological Design and Statistics
STAT1250	Business Statistics and Insights
STAT1371	Statistical Data Analysis

Corporate Finance and Capital Markets (AFIN1002) - Macquarie University

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