This course develops student's ability to use personal computers to produce pro forma financial statements and other projections of financial performance and financing needs. Applications software include a statistical forecasting package and a financial spreadsheet. A broad range of forecasting techniques are discussed as is the interpretation of economic forecasts provided by third parties. Decision situations will be modeled using techniques such as sensitivity analysis and "Monte Carlo" simulation.

Prerequisites: FINA3000 and MGMT2100 or STAT2110