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FIN2601/101/3/2021
Tutorial Letter 101/3/2021
Financial Management
FIN2601
Semesters 1 and 2
Department of Finance, Risk Management and
Banking
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Please register on myUnisa, activate your myLife email address and ensure you
have regular access to the myUnisa module site, FIN2601-21-S1 or S2.
BARCODE
, CONTENTS
Page
1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................... 3
1.1 To get started................................................................................................................................ 3
2 LECTURER(S) AND CONTACT DETAILS................................................................................... 3
2.1 Lecturer(s) .................................................................................................................................... 3
2.2 Lecturer availability ....................................................................................................................... 4
3 RESOURCES ............................................................................................................................... 4
3.1 Prescribed book(s) ........................................................................................................................ 4
3.2 Recommended book(s) ................................................................................................................. 5
3.3 Financial calculator ....................................................................................................................... 5
4 STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES ................................................................................................ 5
4.1 Predatory providers of classes and examination support .............................................................. 5
4.2 Tutors ........................................................................................................................................... 5
5 ASSESSMENT ............................................................................................................................. 6
5.1 Assessment plan .......................................................................................................................... 6
5.2 Assignment numbers .................................................................................................................... 7
5.2.1 General assignment numbers ....................................................................................................... 7
5.2.2 Unique assignment numbers ........................................................................................................ 7
5.3 Assignment due dates .................................................................................................................. 8
5.4 Submission of assignments .......................................................................................................... 8
5.5 The assignments .......................................................................................................................... 8
5.5.1 Semester 1 assignments............................................................................................................... 9
5.5.2 Semester 2 assignments............................................................................................................. 26
5.6 Other assessment methods ........................................................................................................ 42
5.7 The examination ......................................................................................................................... 50
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, FIN2601/101/3/2021
Dear Student
1 INTRODUCTION
Dear Student
Welcome to the module Financial Management (FIN2601). You have enrolled for an interesting,
yet challenging module. To be successful in this module, you will have to devote at least 120
hours to reading, summarising and doing assignments.
Do not hesitate to contact us (on myUnisa, by e-mail or telephonically) if you experience problems
with the content of this tutorial letter or any aspect of the module. We sincerely hope that you will
find this module as well as your online learning experience interesting and rewarding, and that
you will complete the module successfully.
Please provide Unisa with your cellphone number because important announcements may be
sent to you by SMS. Check your myLife e-mail address regularly for announcements.
1.1 To get started
Owing to the nature of this module, you can read about the module and find your study material
online. Go to the website, https://my.unisa.ac.za, and log in with your student number and
password. You will see the FIN2601 module site [FIN2601-21-S1 or S2] in the row of modules in
the orange blocks across the top of the web page.
You will receive this tutorial letter and a printed copy of the online study material for your module.
While the printed material may sometimes differ slightly from the online study material, they are
exactly the same since the printed material has been copied from the online myUnisa website.
All additional resources must be downloaded from myUnisa. In other words, do NOT wait for
the printed support material to arrive to start studying.
We wish you success on your journey!
2 LECTURER(S) AND CONTACT DETAILS
2.1 Lecturer(s)
Enquiries of a purely academic nature concerning this module (such as an enquiry about a
specific calculation in the prescribed textbook) may be directed to:
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, Primary lecturer: Ms KD Sindane Secondary lecturer: Mr GPM Grebe
E-mail: E-mail:
Telephone: +27 12 429 8589 Telephone: +27 12 429 6723
Any enquiries of an academic nature concerning this module may be directed to the following e-
mail address:
Semester 1:
Semester 2:
2.2 Lecturer availability
We will take phone calls on academic matters and/or see students who prefer to visit us personally
for academic engagement. The days and times when lecturers are available will be communicated
on the module page on myUnisa. They are subject to change from time to time to accommodate
our work schedule and other commitments. Changes in the days and times will be communicated
in advance through the announcement option on myUnisa as and when this happens. You are
advised to check the module page on myUnisa before making phone calls or visiting the lecturer’s
office for academic enquiries/engagement.
3 RESOURCES
3.1 Prescribed book(s)
You must acquire the following prescribed book:
Gitman, LJ, Beaumont-Smith, M, Marx J et al, 2016. Principles of Managerial Finance: Global and
Southern African Perspectives. 2nd edition. Pearson (SA). ISBN for the 2nd edition:
9781776101795.
Gitman, LJ, Beaumont-Smith, M, Marx J et al, 2020. Principles of Managerial Finance: Global and
Southern African Perspectives. 3rd edition. Pearson (SA). ISBN for the 3rd edition:
9781485709190.
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FIN2601/101/3/2021
Tutorial Letter 101/3/2021
Financial Management
FIN2601
Semesters 1 and 2
Department of Finance, Risk Management and
Banking
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Please register on myUnisa, activate your myLife email address and ensure you
have regular access to the myUnisa module site, FIN2601-21-S1 or S2.
BARCODE
, CONTENTS
Page
1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................... 3
1.1 To get started................................................................................................................................ 3
2 LECTURER(S) AND CONTACT DETAILS................................................................................... 3
2.1 Lecturer(s) .................................................................................................................................... 3
2.2 Lecturer availability ....................................................................................................................... 4
3 RESOURCES ............................................................................................................................... 4
3.1 Prescribed book(s) ........................................................................................................................ 4
3.2 Recommended book(s) ................................................................................................................. 5
3.3 Financial calculator ....................................................................................................................... 5
4 STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES ................................................................................................ 5
4.1 Predatory providers of classes and examination support .............................................................. 5
4.2 Tutors ........................................................................................................................................... 5
5 ASSESSMENT ............................................................................................................................. 6
5.1 Assessment plan .......................................................................................................................... 6
5.2 Assignment numbers .................................................................................................................... 7
5.2.1 General assignment numbers ....................................................................................................... 7
5.2.2 Unique assignment numbers ........................................................................................................ 7
5.3 Assignment due dates .................................................................................................................. 8
5.4 Submission of assignments .......................................................................................................... 8
5.5 The assignments .......................................................................................................................... 8
5.5.1 Semester 1 assignments............................................................................................................... 9
5.5.2 Semester 2 assignments............................................................................................................. 26
5.6 Other assessment methods ........................................................................................................ 42
5.7 The examination ......................................................................................................................... 50
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, FIN2601/101/3/2021
Dear Student
1 INTRODUCTION
Dear Student
Welcome to the module Financial Management (FIN2601). You have enrolled for an interesting,
yet challenging module. To be successful in this module, you will have to devote at least 120
hours to reading, summarising and doing assignments.
Do not hesitate to contact us (on myUnisa, by e-mail or telephonically) if you experience problems
with the content of this tutorial letter or any aspect of the module. We sincerely hope that you will
find this module as well as your online learning experience interesting and rewarding, and that
you will complete the module successfully.
Please provide Unisa with your cellphone number because important announcements may be
sent to you by SMS. Check your myLife e-mail address regularly for announcements.
1.1 To get started
Owing to the nature of this module, you can read about the module and find your study material
online. Go to the website, https://my.unisa.ac.za, and log in with your student number and
password. You will see the FIN2601 module site [FIN2601-21-S1 or S2] in the row of modules in
the orange blocks across the top of the web page.
You will receive this tutorial letter and a printed copy of the online study material for your module.
While the printed material may sometimes differ slightly from the online study material, they are
exactly the same since the printed material has been copied from the online myUnisa website.
All additional resources must be downloaded from myUnisa. In other words, do NOT wait for
the printed support material to arrive to start studying.
We wish you success on your journey!
2 LECTURER(S) AND CONTACT DETAILS
2.1 Lecturer(s)
Enquiries of a purely academic nature concerning this module (such as an enquiry about a
specific calculation in the prescribed textbook) may be directed to:
3
, Primary lecturer: Ms KD Sindane Secondary lecturer: Mr GPM Grebe
E-mail: E-mail:
Telephone: +27 12 429 8589 Telephone: +27 12 429 6723
Any enquiries of an academic nature concerning this module may be directed to the following e-
mail address:
Semester 1:
Semester 2:
2.2 Lecturer availability
We will take phone calls on academic matters and/or see students who prefer to visit us personally
for academic engagement. The days and times when lecturers are available will be communicated
on the module page on myUnisa. They are subject to change from time to time to accommodate
our work schedule and other commitments. Changes in the days and times will be communicated
in advance through the announcement option on myUnisa as and when this happens. You are
advised to check the module page on myUnisa before making phone calls or visiting the lecturer’s
office for academic enquiries/engagement.
3 RESOURCES
3.1 Prescribed book(s)
You must acquire the following prescribed book:
Gitman, LJ, Beaumont-Smith, M, Marx J et al, 2016. Principles of Managerial Finance: Global and
Southern African Perspectives. 2nd edition. Pearson (SA). ISBN for the 2nd edition:
9781776101795.
Gitman, LJ, Beaumont-Smith, M, Marx J et al, 2020. Principles of Managerial Finance: Global and
Southern African Perspectives. 3rd edition. Pearson (SA). ISBN for the 3rd edition:
9781485709190.
4
