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BUS 401 Educational Tutor/ indigohelp BUS 401 Entire Course BUS 401 Week 1 DQ 1 The Role of Financial Management in a Firm The Role of Financial Management in a Firm. Summarize the role of management as it relates to finance in a corporation. In your post, address the following: § Indicate the various aspects of finance that management must understand. § Describe why a manager needs to understand the characteristics • BUS 401 Week 1 DQ 1 The Role of Financial Management in a Firm • BUS 401 Week 1 DQ 2 Financial Statements • BUS 401 Week 1 Financial Management Challenges and Ethics • BUS 401 Week 1 Quiz • BUS 401 Week 2 DQ 1 Dreams Do Come True • BUS 401 Week 2 DQ 2 Present and Future Values, and Expected Returns • BUS 401 Week 2 Quiz
BUS 401 Educational Tutor/ indigohelp BUS 401 Week 1 DQ 2 Financial Statements BUS 401 Week 1 Financial Management Challenges and Ethics Financial Management Challenges and Ethics. Find at least two articles from the ProQuest database that highlight and discuss two of the biggest challenges facing financial managers today. One of the articles should be about the challenge of maintaining ethical financial integrity. The other article can be on any other challenge that a financial manager may face • Financial Statements. View the Important Financial Documents video which looks at the fundamental financial documents every company needs; including the balance sheet, income statement, and statement of cash flow. In your post, choose one of the financial statements and explain how a manager would use the statement to drive financial analysis and decision-making. Your post should be 200-250 words in length
BUS 401 Educational Tutor/ indigohelp BUS 401 Week 1 Quiz BUS 401 Week 2 DQ 1 Dreams Do Come True Dreams Do Come True. Imagine that you have decided you need a new car, but not any car will do; you have decided to purchase the car of your dreams. Conduct some research as to the cost of this car. You have determined in this imagined scenario that you could afford to make a 10% down payment. You can borrow the balance either from your local bank using a four-year loan or from the dealership’s finance company. • 1. • Question : • The financial goal of a for-profit business is: • Student Answer: • profit maximization. • owner wealth maximization. • cash flow maximization.
BUS 401 Educational Tutor/ indigohelp BUS 401 Week 2 DQ 2 Present and Future Values, and Expected Returns BUS 401 Week 2 Quiz Question : The longer we have to wait for a future amount to be received: Student Answer: the lower its present value will be. the higher its present value will be. Time does not affect present value, so it doesn’t matter how long we have to wait. • Investing in Bonds. Go to the Yahoo Finance Bonds Center. • Under: Features / BOND LOOKUP / Find Bonds by Name: • Type in the first letter of your last name. • Under “Type” Choose one of the “Corp” Bonds. • Assume interest rates for bonds today is 5% for an AAA rated bond. Calculate the price of the bond you have selected relative to the 5%.
BUS 401 Educational Tutor/ indigohelp BUS 401 Week 2 Teaching Net Present Value (NPV) and Future Value (FV) BUS 401 Week 3 DQ 1 Cash Flows From Working Cash Flows From Working. It may surprise you that there are cash flows associated with holding a job. Using the examples provided in Chapter 6, construct a simple cash flow statement and payback calculation for when your job expenses will be covered for employment you currently have or have had in the past. Include the following in your cash flow statement: Expenses associated with working • Teaching Net Present Value (NPV) & Future Value (FV). Assignment Instructions: You have been asked by a manager in your organization to put together a training program explaining Net Present Value (NPV) and Future Value (FV) and how they are used to evaluate the price of stock.
BUS 401 Educational Tutor/ indigohelp BUS 401 Week 3 DQ 2 Capital Budgeting BUS 401 Week 3 Quiz 1. Question : The appropriate cash flows for evaluating a corporate investment decision are: Student Answer: incremental additional cash flows. marginal after-tax cash flows. incremental after-tax cash flows. investment after-tax cash flows. • Capital Budgeting. View the Capital Budgeting video, which provides some factors that should be considered in capital budgeting considerations. • Imagine the producers of this video ask you to appear in the video to offer two additional considerations in capital budgeting decisions. One consideration must be quantitative (numeric). The other must be qualitative (non-numeric).
BUS 401 Educational Tutor/ indigohelp BUS 401 Week 3 Return on Investment Education Funding BUS 401 Week 4 DQ 1 Interviewing Peter Lynch Interviewing Peter Lynch. Review the “Minimizing Risk” video segment, which is available through your online course. In the video segment, you will watch an interview with two great investors of the twentieth century. Imagine you are Harry Reasoner, and you are allowed to ask Peter Lynch one question about market risk, discount rates, or the weighted average cost of capital (WACC). • Return on Investment: Education Funding. Develop a three- to four-page analysis, excluding the title page and reference page(s), on the projected return on investment for your college education and projected future employment. This analysis will consist of two parts. • First, explain how you made the decision to pursue a degree in Business or Finance. In your explanation, include a summary of expenses related to that decision.
BUS 401 Educational Tutor/ indigohelp BUS 401 Week 4 DQ 2 Cost of Capital BUS 401 Week 4 Quiz 1. Question : Investors will make an investment if: Student Answer: the historical rate of return exceeds the expected rate of return. the required rate of return exceeds the expected rate of return. the expected rate of return exceeds the actual rate of return. • Cost of Capital. Corporations often use different costs of capital for different operating divisions. Using an example, calculate the weighted cost of capital (WACC). What are some potential issues in using varying techniques for cost of capital for different divisions? If the overall company weighted average cost of capital (WACC) were used as the hurdle rate for all divisions, would more conservative or riskier divisions get a greater share of capital?
BUS 401 Educational Tutor/ indigohelp BUS 401 Week 5 DQ 1 Ratio Analysis BUS 401 Week 5 DQ 2 Applying Ratios to a Business Applying Ratios to a Business. Access the Evaluating Business Performance: Small Business Case Studies video in your online course. The video focuses on profitability, liquidity, efficiency, and stability of business. Given what you have learned about ratio analysis, choose one of the businesses from the video (Rose Chong Costumes, Anro’s Floor Maintenance, or John Osborne’s Gym and Squash Center) • Ratio Analysis. Using the University Library as a resource, find two articles that discuss financial ratio analysis. Identify two advantages and two disadvantages to using ratios in financial analysis. Be sure to cite your sources using APA format as outlined in the Writing Center.
BUS 401 Educational Tutor/ indigohelp BUS 401 Week 5 Final Paper • Focus of the Final Paper • Evaluation of Corporate Performance • For the Final Paper, you will apply the concepts learned in class to an analysis of a company using data from its annual report. Using the concepts from this course, you will analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the company. You will then write a report either recommending or not recommending purchase of the company stock.
