This updated edition defines and explains key financial terms and discusses topics that include: Business types and taxation methods; The value of money over time; Capital budgeting Investing and financing Dividend policy; Investment decisions based on financial derivatives; Financial analysis Managing working capital; Analyzing financial statements; Using financial software, and much more. Books in Barron's Business Review Series are intended mainly for classroom use, and include review questions with answers. They make fine supplements to main texts when included in college-level business courses.