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FINS2615: Intermediate Business Finance 
Final Examination Guide and Notes 2026  
 
- Part 01. About This Guide 
- Part 02. Sample Final Examination Paper 
- Part 03. Suggested Solutions to Final Exam Paper 
- Part 04. Final Examination - Hints and Tips 
 
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UNSW Sydney - Intermediate Business Finance (FINS2615)

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ACADEMIC YEAR 2025 - 2026

University	UNSW Sydney
Study Level	Undergraduate
Course Code	FINS2615
Course Name	Intermediate Business Finance
Notes Title	Final Examination Guide and Notes
Format	PDF
Page Length	30

Prepare with confidence for FINS2615: Intermediate Business Finance at UNSW Sydney with this clear, exam-focused set of notes. It explains how the final exam is marked and organised, and shows you the main question styles to expect. Inside you’ll find exam-style questions with step-by-step solutions, straightforward explanations, and final-exam hints and tips, plus practical guidance on format, key marking points, timing, and model solutions to check your work.

Course Description:

This is a complete first course in corporate finance that aspires to provide students a holistic view of the principles of financial valuation and financial decision making in action. Building on the fundamental principles of valuation developed in the Integrated First Year (IFY), the course first aims to broaden and deepen students’ theoretical knowledge and practical experience in valuing more complex debt and equity assets than they have valued before. The course then aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the relationship between financial risk and return and how this relationship in turn affects the cost of capital, capital structure, and asset values. Finally, the course extends students’ practical knowledge and skills in valuing cash flows and managing working capital. Underpinning the teaching philosophy of the course is the concerted effort to develop financial literacy in the proficient use of Excel modelling, applying these skills in real world situations such as the valuation and evaluation of publicly traded stocks.

Course Aims:

The course aims to provide students with a holistic view of the principles of financial valuation and financial decision making in action. It provides a comprehensive understanding of the relationship between financial risk and return and how this relationship in turn affects the cost of capital, capital structure, and asset values. Underpinning the teaching philosophy of the course is the concerted effort to develop financial literacy in the proficient use of Excel modelling.

Relationship to Other Courses:

The pre-requisites for this course are either (COMM1180) or (COMM1140 and ECON1102). It is one of the gateway courses for the BCom Finance major.

FINS2618 (formerly FINS1612) Capital Markets and Institutions may be taken with this course as co-requisite and is complementary.

After successful completion of this course, you will have fulfilled the pre-requisite for FINS2624 Porfolio Management, FINS3625 Applied Corporate Finance, and FINS3641 Security Analysis and Valuation.

COURSE CODE	COURSE NAME
ACCT2511	Financial Accounting Fundamentals
ACCT2522	Management Accounting for Decision Analysis
ACCT2542	Corporate Financial Reporting and Analysis
ACTL1101	Introduction to Actuarial Studies
ECON1102	Macroeconomics 1
ECON2101	Microeconomics 2
ECON2206	Introductory Econometrics
ECON2209	Business Forecasting
ECON3208	Applied Econometric Methods
FINS1613	Business Finance
FINS2618	Capital Markets and Institutions
FINS2624	Portfolio Management
FINS3625	Applied Corporate Finance
FINS3635	Options, Futures and Risk Management
FINS3636	Interest Rate Risk Management
FINS5511	Corporate Finance
FINS5535	Derivatives and Risk Management Techniques
MARK2012	Marketing Fundamentals
MATH1041	Statistics for Life and Social Sciences
MGMT2004	Managing Organisational Behaviour
TABL2710	Business and the Law
TABL2751	Introduction to Tax Law

UNSW Sydney - Intermediate Business Finance (FINS2615)

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