Major concepts with which you should have some familiarity include:

FINANCE

• Financial instrument types (e.g., stocks, bonds) and pricing concepts

• Financial ratio interpretation

• Financial criteria for evaluating projects (e.g., cash flows, NPV, payback period,

  etc.)

• Valuation of stocks and bonds

• Break-even term and applicatio

• Goals of the corporation

• Market beta and risk analysis

• Benchmarking