Financial Modeling (ApEc 4501)
University of Minnesota
Spring 2008



Glenn Pederson
Department of Applied Economics
248h Classroom Office Building
612-625-8770
pederson@umn.edu
William Lazarus
Department of Applied Economics
249a Classroom Office Building
612-625-8150
wlazarus@umn.edu
 


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COURSE OUTLINE (REVISED 4/8/08)
Excel Formatting and Utility Spreadsheat Examples   
   Grain Truck Transportation Cost Calculator
   Conditional formatting.xls
   Transpose authors3.xls
   Digester econ.xls
   BioPET

Excel Tips/Tools/Tricks

 QUIZ #1   


Excel Files Homework Assignments
Homework #1 Template (xls) Financial Statements Model & Analysis - Homework #1      (Pederson)

Credit Scoring Model 1  
Credit Scoring Model 2

Credit Scoring Model- Homework #2      (Pederson)
   Sample Report
   Functions & IF Statements
   Farm Finance Scorecard
   Risk Model FinBin Comparison
   Risk Model Loan Scoring
   Risk Model Vermont Scorecard

Rates of Return Data (.xlsx)


Portfolio Models & Value at Risk Analysis - Homework #3      (Pederson)   
General Mills Financial Data (.xls)
ValuePro Template   
Cost of Capital & Capital Structure Analysis - Homework #4     (Pederson)
   EVA Tutorial
   EVA for Small Business
   Ross, Westefield, and Jordan. Fundamentals of Corporate Finance, p. 547-558.
Option Pricing Models (.xls) Option Pricing Models & Estimating Implied Volatility - Homework #5   (Pederson)
Benninga, Chapter 13 notes (Excel Macro)
Benninga, Chapter 14 notes (Excel Macro)
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S&P 500 Returns Data (.xls) Monte Carlo Simulation Methods Using @Risk    (Pederson)
Monte Carlo Simulation ~ In-Class Problem
Palisade @Risk Manual - Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 4, Chapter 5, Chapter 6
A Concise Summary of @Risk Probability Distribution Functions   
Spreadsheet for Lecture  
Homework # 6 Spreadsheet  
Capital Budgeting Methods - Homework #6     (Lazarus)   
IRS publication 946, How to Depreciate Property  

  Purchase/Lease Decisions - Homework #7     (Lazarus)    
re_homework_data.xls   Real Options - Homework #8    (Lazarus)   

 

VBA Essentials - Homework #9 and Homework #10   NEW   (Lazarus)


Questions or comments?

Glenn Pederson
pederson@umn.edu