Principles of Corporate Finance (Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate)

McGraw-Hill/Irwin – 2010, 968 pages, 10th Edition
ISBN: 0073530735, 9780073530734Principles of Corporate Finance is the worldwide leading text that describes the theory and practice of corporate finance. Throughout the book, the authors show how managers use financial theory to solve practical problems and as a way to respond to change by showing not just how, but why companies and management act as they do. This text is a valued reference for thousands of practicing financial managers. The Tenth Edition has been rewritten, refreshed, and fully updated to reflect the recent financial crisis and is now accompanied by Connect Finance, an exciting new homework management system.
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