Financial numeracy and business economics
Read financial numbers, compare rates, move cash through time and defend a business decision. Nine lessons and 27 graded exercises using the Northstar Bottles case. Start with six free exercises.
- 27 exercises
- 62 graded cells
- 204 minutes of practice
- 2 free lessons
Syllabus
Numbers, rates and growth
Read the number before calculatingFree
Identify a number's unit, scale, date, period, sign and economic meaning.
Percentages, ratios and weighted averagesFree
Choose the right denominator and distinguish percentage points, margin and markup.
Growth and compoundingFull access
Chain growth rates, calculate CAGR and explain what an average hides.
Money and the business engine
Money through timeFull access
Move cash flows to a common date and match rates to periods and purchasing power.
NPV, IRR and investment decisionsFull access
Compare projects using incremental cash flows and explain why return percentages can mislead.
Revenue, costs and break-evenFull access
Connect price, volume, contribution, capacity and operating profit.
Decisions under uncertainty
Relevant costs and constrained decisionsFull access
Separate sunk costs, avoidable costs and opportunity costs under a capacity constraint.
Statistics, scenarios and uncertaintyFull access
Interpret averages, dispersion, probabilities and correlation without overstating certainty.
Capstone: should Northstar expand?Full access
Combine operating economics, cash timing, valuation and downside risk in a supported recommendation.
Guides for this course
Review a concept before your next exercise.
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- • Numbers, rates and growth
- • Money and the business engine
- • Decisions under uncertainty