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Virginia Tech

FIN-5604: Financial and Economic Environment of Business

Description: Provide an understanding of the principles that affect a firms interactions with its customers, suppliers, competitors, employees, and other organizations, and the roles of monetary and fiscal policies in the overall economic environment. Study the basic principles and concepts underlying the finance function. Topics covered include demand and supply analysis, individual choice, pricing strategies, market structure, monetary and fiscal policies, and the role of the Federal Reserve in managing growth, employment, and inflation. Graduate standing required. Executive MBA and Professional MBA students only.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 2 credits

Prerequisites: N/A

Required By: FIN-5654

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 32

Average GPA: 3.62 (A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 48.67%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.00%

Raman Kumar202161.3%37.9%0.4%0.5%0.0%0.0%3.5822
Abon Mozumdar200974.5%25.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.716
Vijay Singal2005100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.002
Olga V Livingston202348.5%49.2%2.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.432

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