FIN 419 Entire Class,

FIN 419 Entire Class,

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Week 1

Individual Assignment: Limited Liability Corporation and Partnership Paper

· Resources: Week One readings

· Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper in which you explain roles of limited liability corporations and partnerships. If you were establishing your own business, under what circumstances would you choose one instead of the other?

· All written Paper Assignments must have 5 References. References must also be properly cited with the Paper.

· Submit your Paper to the Plagiarism Checker and then attach the report with your submitted Paper when posting it in your Individual Forum.

· Format your paper according to APA standards.

DQs:

1. What is a limited liability corporation? What is a limited liability partnership? What are the differences? What are the advantages and disadvantages of each?
2. What is a sensitivity analysis? What is a scenario analysis? How would you apply each one to a potential investment opportunity? How would you use the information from this analysis? Explain.
3. What are some risk management techniques? How would you use portfolio management to assess the risk and return of an investment? Predict how the results would be different based on different risk preferences?
4. Based on your assessment of risk using portfolio Management, what factors would you use to make different risk preferences?

Week 2

Individual Assignment: Assignments from the Readings

· Resource: Principles of Managerial Finance
· Prepare responses to the following problems from the text:

· Problems 5.3, 5.4, and 5.13 in Ch. 5
· Problem 10.4 in Ch. 10

· Read the Assessing the Goal of Sports Products, Inc. case study in Ch. 1 of Principles of Managerial Finance and answer the questions.

Learning Team Assignments: Financial Outcomes Paper

· Resource: Principles of Managerial Finance

· Choose a faculty-approved Fortune 500 organization.

· Select a financial initiative from the management’s message to the shareholders using its most recent annual report and other financial statements submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission.

· Write a 1,400- to 1,750-word paper in which you compare and contrast three potential financial outcomes your Learning Team envisions for the initiative.

· Evaluate your findings to determine the most likely outcome.

· Include calculations that support your analysis of various financial outcomes and discuss the financial effect on the organization.

· All written Paper Assignments must have 5 References. References must also be properly cited with the Paper.

· Submit your Paper to the Plagiarism Checker and then attach the report with your submitted Paper when posting it in your Individual Forum.

· Format your paper according to APA standards.

DQ 1 What is the difference between present values and future values? How would you use present and future value techniques in preparing a financial plan for retirement? How would various required rates of return affect your decision? Explain.

DQ 2 What is a loan amortization schedule? How would you use it determine your loan interest rate? What factors would impact your choice between two loans?

DQ 3 What are the three key inputs to the valuation model? How would you determine the valuation of an asset?

DQ 4 How would the intrinsic value of assets differ from the market value? Explain.

Week 3

Individual Assignment: Assignments from the Readings

· Resource: Principles of Managerial Finance
· Prepare responses to the following problems from the text:

· Problems 2.1 and 2.2 in Ch. 2
· Problems 4.23, 4.32, 4.46, and 4.48 in Ch. 4
· Problem 6.15 in Ch. 6
· Problem 7.6 in Ch. 7

Learning Team Assignment: Capital Valuation Paper

· Resource: Financial Outcomes Paper
· Write a 1,050- to 1,750-word paper in which you justify the current market price of the organization’s debt, if any, and equity, using various capital valuation models.
· Show calculations that support your findings, including those involving rates of return.
· Defend which valuation model best supports your findings.
· All written Paper Assignments must have 5 References. References must also be properly cited with the Paper.
· Format your paper according to APA standards.
· Submit your Paper to the Plagiarism Checker and then attach the report with your submitted Paper when posting it in your Individual Forum.

DQ 1 What is an aggressive financing strategy? What are the components of aggressive finance strategies? What is difference between the aggressive and conservative financing model? Under what circumstances would you use either one?

DQ 2. What is an asset? What is a liability? What is the difference between assets and liabilities? Can an organization operate without current liabilities? Explain.

DQ 3. Define factoring of accounts receivables. How does factoring effect cash management? Explain the difference between factoring and accounts receivable financing.

DQ 4. What is zero working capital? How would you define zero working capital? When would this methodology be used? Would this model be applicable to all organizations? Explain.

Week 4

Individual Assignment 1: Assignments from the Readings

· Resource: Principles of Managerial Finance
· Prepare responses to the following problems from the text:

· Problems 14.9 and 14.16 in Ch. 14
· Problem 15.9 in Ch. 15

Individual Assignment 2: Scott Equipment Organization Paper

Scott Equipment Organization is investigating various combinations of short- and long-term debt in financing assets. Assume the organization has decided to employ $30 million in current assets and $35 million in fixed assets in its operations next year, provided the level of current assets, anticipated sales, and EBIT for next year are $60 million and $6 million, respectively. The organization’s income tax rate is 40%. Stockholders’ equity will be used to finance $40 million of assets, with the remainder financed by short- and long-term debt. The organization is considering implementing one of the policies in the diagram.

Amount of Short-Term Debt
Financial Policy
In mil.
LTD (%)
STD (%)
Aggressive
(large amount of short-term debt)
$24
8.5
5.5
Moderate
(moderate amount of short-term debt)
$18
8.0
5.0
Conservative
(small amount of short-term debt)
$12
7.5
4.5

· Determine the following for each policy:

· Expected rate of return on stockholders’ equity
· Net working capital position
· Current ratio

· Evaluate profitability versus risk trade-offs of these policies. Would you rate them low, medium, or high with respect to profitability? Would you rate them low, medium, or high with respect to risk?

Learning Team Assignment: Working Capital Strategies Paper and Presentation

· Resource: Financial Outcomes Paper

· Write a 1,400- to 2,100-word paper in which you review your organization’s most recent financial reports, such as balance sheets, statements of cash flow, management comments, and footnotes to financial statements, to explain how each current asset and liability account has affected cash management strategies.

· Assume next year’s forecasted revenues increase by 20%.

· Provide a detailed working capital recommendation to senior management based on next year’s increase in revenue along with assumptions you make regarding other line items in the pro forma financial statements.

· Discuss the effect of this revenue increase on the firm’s working capital policy.

· Identify lessons learned and discuss areas for further development in your conclusion.

· Format your paper according to APA standards.

· All written Paper Assignments must have 5 References. References must also be properly cited with the Paper.

· Submit your Paper to the Plagiarism Checker and then attach the report with your submitted Paper when posting it in your Individual Forum.

· Create a 5- to 8-slide Microsoft PowerPoint presentation for the organization’s senior management with an executive summary of your Working Capital Strategies paper.

· References must also be listed on one of the slides.

DQ 1 What is investment banking? How would the investment banker assist an organization in going public? As a CFO, what information would you need to select an investment banker?

DQ 2 What is the difference between operating and financial leverage? What is the importance of assessing operating vs. financial leverage?

DQ 3 What are the risks of having an excessive amount of financial leverage in an organization? What is the degree of total leverage?

DQ 4 What is EBIT-EPS analysis? What is the indifference curve? How is risk factored into the EBIT-EPS analysis? What are the “basic short comings” of EBIT’s analyses?

Week 5

Individual Assignment: Assignments from the Readings

· Resource: Principles of Managerial Finance
· Prepare responses to the following problems from the text:

· Problems 4.2 and 4.3 in Ch. 4
· Problems 12.4, 12.19, and 12.21 in Ch. 12

FIN 419 Week 5 Individual Assignment – Final Examination

Learning Team Assignment: International Finance Paper

· Resources: University Library, Internet
· Locate an organization that has an international presence.
· Write a 1,400- to 1,750-word paper on your organization in which you address the following:

· How the global investment banking process has assisted the organization
· How regulatory bodies affect financial decision-making
· Identify and evaluate contemporary issues in international financial management

· Format your paper according to APA standards.
· All written Paper Assignments must have 5 References. References must also be properly cited with the Paper.
· Submit your Paper to the Plagiarism Checker and then attach the report with your submitted Paper when posting it in your Individual Forum.