15.401 | Fall 2008 | Graduate

Finance Theory I

Video Lectures and Slides

Capital Budgeting

Video Lectures

Capital Budgeting I

Part I of Capital Budgeting

Description: This video lecture focuses on making financial decisions as a manager, including applying the NPV rule and calculating project cash flows. Another example presented incorporates discount rates over time and NPV in the context of project decisions.

Capital Budgeting II

Part II of Capital Budgeting

Description: This video lecture presents applications of the NPV rule and project financing, as well as alternatives to NPV. Concepts presented include the profitability index, internal rate of return, and capital rationing.

Slides

Capital Budgeting Slides 1–36 (PDF)

  • Video for Part I of Capital Budgeting covers slides 1–16
  • Video for Part II of Capital Budgeting covers slides 20–36

Please note that slides 17–19 are not covered in the video lectures but can be reviewed independently. These slides present examples involving the calculation of discount rates over time and project interactions.

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