Teaching And Application In Introductory Finance: Using An Excel-Based Case Study As A Pedagogical Tool

Recognizing the importance of practical application to a comprehensive business education, teaching, and application are integrated in the finance curriculum by introducing an Excel-based case study in the introductory finance course.  The case brings together the theoretical concepts of capital budgeting analysis and the practical business tool of spreadsheet software for students to work in groups to analyze the proposed project and decide whether to accept it

The Lillie Mae: A Capital Investment Project In Riverboat Restoration

This case involves a proposed capital investment project.  It was written for use in an introductory business finance course to present students a capital budgeting scenario involving elements of both an expansion project and a replacement project that is more complex than the usual textbook problems.  It also provides students an exercise in the application of standard spreadsheet software to a common analytical problem in corporate finance, namely, a proposed capital expenditure

The Lillie Mae: A Capital Investment Project In Riverboat Restoration

This case involves a proposed capital investment project. It was written for use in an introductory business finance course to present students a capital budgeting scenario involving elements of both an expansion project and a replacement project that is more complex than the usual textbook problems. It also provides students an exercise in the application of standard spreadsheet software to a common analytical problem in corporate finance, namely, a proposed capital expenditure