N_MaEk_A Managerial Economics A

University of Finance and Administration
Summer 2020
Extent and Intensity
2/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Arnošt Klesla, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Jana Kotěšovcová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Ing. Eva Kostikov, Ph.D.
Department of Finance – Departments – University of Finance and Administration
Contact Person: Lenka Pokorná
Timetable of Seminar Groups
N_MaEk_A/cRPH: Thu 14:00–14:44 S35, Thu 14:45–15:30 S35, J. Kotěšovcová
N_MaEk_A/pRPH: Tue 14:00–14:44 S13, Tue 14:45–15:30 S13, A. Klesla
N_MaEk_A/vRPH: Fri 7. 2. 14:00–15:30 S01, 15:45–17:15 S01, Fri 20. 3. 15:45–17:15 S32, 17:30–19:00 S32, Fri 3. 4. 17:30–19:00 S01, A. Klesla
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this course.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
After completing the course the student will acquire basic knowledge and skills in management practices, which are a prerequisite for the performance of senior management and economic functions. Scope of Managerial Economics is based on the basic application of managerial economics in business, management and decision-making processes. Students will revise and linking knowledge of business economics, accounting, macro-and microeconomics. Students acquire basic knowledge about the categories of managerial economics, functions and coherence of activities within the enterprise architecture.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course the student will acquire basic knowledge and skills in management practices, which are a prerequisite for the performance of senior management and economic functions. Students acquire basic knowledge about the categories of managerial economics, functions and coherence of activities within the enterprise architecture.
Syllabus
  • 1. Marketing starting a business project.
  • 2. Assets and capital structure of the company, balance sheet leverage.
  • 3. Costs and revenues, cost classification, management concepts of cost, variable and fixed costs, costing, budgeting and planning.
  • 4. The role of profit in business, relationships between profit, production volume, price and cost analysis of a tipping point, a threshold variable and fixed costs and price limits, operating leverage.
  • 5. Business Financing - classic financial analysis, pyramidal decomposition of indicators and aggregates.
  • 6. Working capital management, cash flow management.
  • 7. Value Based Management, optimizing the capital structure of the company.
  • 8. Methods for assessing the effectiveness of investments, investment planning, sources of financing.
  • 9. Managing risk when making investment decisions, the investment portfolio.
  • 10. Controlling and internal audit, strategic scenarios, creation of financial reserves.
  • 11. Valuation and management of business value.
  • 12. Foreign currency transactions (financial derivatives - forwards, futures, options).
Literature
    required literature
  • SYNEK, M. a kol. Manažerská ekonomika. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2011. ISBN 978-80-247-3494-1.
  • MAREŠ, David, 2017. Nové trendy ve financí a ekonomice. Praha: Wolter Kluwer ČR, a.s. 220 s. ISBN 978-80-7552-920-
  • MAREŠ, David. Ekonomické podnikové systémy. Cvičebnice. Economic Firm Systems Workbook. 1. Praha: Eupress, 2017. ISBN 978-80-7408-146-0.
    recommended literature
  • ŠULÁK, M., VACÍK, E. Měření výkonnosti firem. Praha: EUPRESS, 2005. ISBN 80-86754-33-2.
  • FOTR, J., SOUČEK, I. Investiční rozhodování a řízení projektů. Praha: Grada, 2011. ISBN 978-80-247-3293-0.
  • ŠULÁK, M., VACÍK, E., IRCINGOVÁ, J. Teze k přednáškám předmětu Řízení podnikatelských projektů. Plzeň: ZČU, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7043-612-7.
  • MAŘÍK, M. a kol. Metody oceňování podniku. Praha: Ekopress, 2011. ISBN 978-80-86929-67-5.
  • KISLINGEROVÁ, E. a kol. Manažerské finance. Praha: C. H. Beck, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7400-194-9.
Teaching methods
Teaching will be based on lectures, in which the theory supplemented by practical examples in business management. Lectures on a full time tutorials in combined studies with regard to the demands of the subject is expected to be full-time students participate in lectures,exercise, tutorials compulsory attendance at 50%.
Assessment methods
Requirements for credit: credit condition is active participation in exercises, respectively. consultations and on practical examples. Test requirements: The test takes the form of a written test comprising a horizontal set of issues. Assesses the comprehensiveness and accuracy of responses.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2015, Summer 2016, Summer 2017, Summer 2018, Summer 2019, Summer 2021, Summer 2022, Summer 2023, Summer 2024, Summer 2025.
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