Front Cover; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Authors; List of Abbreviations; Chapter 1: Show Me Your License: Introductory Concepts; Chapter 2: Innocent or Guilty? Perspectives of Decisions; Chapter 3: A 25-to-Life Sentence: Strategic Economic and Financial Decisions; Chapter 4: The Restitution Order: Capitalization and Executive Responsibility; Chapter 5: How Do We Slice the Pie? Foundations of Economics; Chapter 6: Tools of the Trade: Foundations of Financial Decisions; Chapter 7: Following the Money: Capital Budgeting
Chapter 8: Pay Me Now or Pay Me Later? The Minimum Attractive Rate of ReturnChapter 9: Lucky Number 7: Concepts of Probability and Mathematical Reasoning; Chapter 10: The Odds Are Against Us: Probability Distributions and Mathematical Reasoning; Chapter 11: Is This the Line? Queuing Theory; Chapter 12: Risky Business: Sensitivity and Scenario Analyses; Chapter 13: Not 007, But ... Bond Analysis; Chapter 14: Buy Low or Sell High? Stock Analysis; Chapter 15: How Do We Measure Up? Ratio Analysis; Chapter 16: Buyer Beware: Leasing versus Purchasing
Chapter 17: Is It Worth Your Time? Cost-Benefit and Break-Even AnalysesChapter 18: The Crystal Ball: Predictive Analysis; Chapter 19: How Do We Relate? With Correlation!; Chapter 20: Show Me the Money: Benefits Analysis; Chapter 21: The Shift Briefing: Multiple Perspectives; Appendix A: Additional Techniques of Analysis-Modified Internal Rate of Return; Appendix B: Tickets versus Warnings-Options Analysis; Appendix C: Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System (MACRS) Tables; Appendix D: Analytical Tree Constructs; Appendix E: Bayes Theorem; Appendix F: Hypothesis Testing; Back Cover
Summary
Show Me Your License: Introductory ConceptsInnocent or Guilty? Perspectives of Decisions A 25-to-Life Sentence: Strategic Economic and Financial DecisionsThe Restitution Order: Capitalization and Executive ResponsibilityHow Do We Slice the Pie? Foundations of EconomicsTools of the Trade: Foundations of Financial DecisionsFollowing the Money: Capital BudgetingPay Me Now or Pay Me Later? The Minimum Attractive Rate of ReturnLucky Number 7: Concepts of Probability and Mathematical ReasoningThe Odds Are Against Us: Probability Distributions and Mathematical ReasoningIs This the Line? Queuing Theor