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2BUS 401 Entire Course (Ash Course)
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- BUS 401 Week 1 DQ 1 Corporate Income Tax and Real
Interest Rates (Ash Course) - BUS 401 Week 1 DQ 2 Cash Flow and Ratio Analysis
(Ash Course) - BUS 401 Week 1 Assignment Ratio Analysis (Ash
Course) - BUS 401 Week 1 Quiz (Ash Course)
- BUS 401 Week 2 DQ 1 Annuity and Capital Asset
Pricing (Ash Course) - BUS 401 Week 2 DQ 2 Bonds and Common Stock (Ash
Course) - BUS 401 Week 2 Assignment Alternative Investments
(Ash Course) - BUS 401 Week 2 Quiz (Ash Course)
- BUS 401 Week 3 DQ 1 NPV, PI, and IRR (Ash Course)
- BUS 401 Week 3 DQ 2 Cost of Debt (Ash Course)
3BUS 401 Entire Course (New)
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- 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 2 DQ 1 Dreams Do Come True
- BUS 401 Week 2 DQ 2 Investing in Bonds
- BUS 401 Week 2 Journal Present and Future Values,
and Expected Returns - BUS 401 Week 2 Teaching Net Present Value (NPV)
and Future Value (FV) - BUS 401 Week 3 DQ 1 Cash Flows From Working
- BUS 401 Week 3 DQ 2 Capital Budgeting
4BUS 401 Week 1 Assignment Ratio Analysis (Ash
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- Assignments
- To complete this assignment, go to this week's
Assignment link in the left navigation - BUS 401 Week 1 Assignment Ratio AnalysisComplete
Study Problem 4.10 on page 124 of the text and
submit to instructor. In parts "a" and "b,"
clearly label the calculation of the required
ratios and solve using Excel. Use formulas to
calculate the ratios and format the cells to
insert a comma if there is more than three
numbers. Round to the nearest whole number. In
part "c," clearly label the pre and post
renovation analysis using an Excel work sheet. Do
a comparative analysis in a Word document not to
exceed 200 words explaining whether the
renovation should occur.
5BUS 401 Week 1 DQ 2 Cash Flow and Ratio Analysis
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- Cash Flow and Ratio Analysis
- From Chapters 3 and 4 complete Study Problems 3-2
(page 85) and 4-2 (page 122) and post the answers
to the discussion board. Remember to complete all
parts of the problems and report the results of
your analysis. Do not forget to show the
necessary steps and explain how your attained
that outcome. Respond to at least two of your
classmates' postings.
6BUS 401 Week 1 DQ 1 The Role of Financial
Management in a Firm (New)
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- 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 and importance of financial
markets including risk and efficiency. - Describe why cash flow is more important than
sales in a business. - Discuss what could happen if management does
not fulfill responsibilities related to finance.
If you have one, share a real world example from
your own professional experience or from an
external source. - Your post should be 200-250 words in length.
7BUS 401 Week 1 DQ 2 Cash Flow and Ratio Analysis
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- Cash Flow and Ratio Analysis
- From Chapters 3 and 4 complete Study Problems 3-2
(page 85) and 4-2 (page 122) and post the answers
to the discussion board. Remember to complete all
parts of the problems and report the results of
your analysis. Do not forget to show the
necessary steps and explain how your attained
that outcome. Respond to at least two of your
classmates' postings.
8BUS 401 Week 1 DQ 2 Financial Statements (New)
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- 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
9BUS 401 Week 1 Financial Management Challenges
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- 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 (e.g., competition,
foreign markets, government intervention, etc.). - Summarize your findings from the articles in a
two- to three-page paper excluding title page and
references page(s). The paper should be formatted
according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford
Writing Center. Be sure to properly cite your
sources using APA style
10BUS 401 Week 1 Quiz (Ash Course)
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- This exam consists of 10 multiple choice and
true/false questions. - 1. Question The income statement for
Brit, Inc. Indicates that tax expense was
20,000. The balance sheet indicates that taxes
payable for the same year increased by 5,000.
What amount did Brit, Inc. actually pay in taxes
during this year? - 2. Question A financial manager is
considering two projects, A and B. A is expected
to add 2 million to profits this year while B
is expected to add 1 million to profits this
year. Which of the following statements is most
correct? - 3. Question Which of the following
statements about depreciation is true? - 4. Question The principle of
risk-return tradeoff means that _____ - 5. Question The quick ratio of a firm
would be increased by which of the following? - 6. Question Common sized income
statements ___________
11BUS 401 Week 1 Quiz (New)
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- Business - General Business
- 1.
- Question
- The financial goal of a for-profit business is
- Student Answer
- profit maximization.
- owner wealth maximization.
- cash flow maximization.
- utility maximization.
- Instructor Explanation
12BUS 401 Week 2 Assignment Alternative Investments
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- Alternative Investments
- Complete the Mini Case on page 254 and submit to
instructor. In parts "a" to "d," clearly label
the calculation of the required ratios and solve
using Excel. Use formulas to calculate the ratios
and format the cells to insert a comma if there
is more than three numbers. Round to the nearest
whole number. In parts "b" and "c," justify your
answer in a crisp statement not to exceed 50
words each.
13BUS 401 Week 2 DQ 1 Annuity and Capital Asset
Pricing (Ash Course)
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- Annuity and Capital Asset Pricing
- From Chapters 5 and 6 complete Study Problems 5-6
(page 162) and 6-4 (page 196) and post the
answers to the discussion board. Remember to
complete all parts of the problems and report the
results of your analysis. Do not forget to show
the necessary steps and explain how your attained
that outcome. Respond to at least two of your
classmates' postings.
14BUS 401 Week 2 DQ 1 Dreams Do Come True (New)
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- 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 dealerships finance company. If you purchase
from your dealerships finance company, the APR
will be 10 with your 10 down and monthly
payments over three years. However, the
dealership will give you a rebate of 5 of the
car price after the three year term is complete.
You want the best deal possible, so you consider
the following questions
15BUS 401 Week 2 DQ 2 Bonds and Common Stock (Ash
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- Bonds and Common Stock
- From Chapters 7 and 8 complete Study Problems 7-8
(pages 224-225) and 8-16 (page 253) and post the
answers to the discussion board. Remember to
complete all parts of the problems and report the
results of your analysis. Do not forget to show
the necessary steps and explain how your attained
that outcome. Respond to at least two of your
classmates' postings.
16BUS 401 Week 2 DQ 2 Present and Future Values,
and Expected Returns (New)
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- 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. Is the
bond selling at a premium or a discount? Why? Be
sure to show how you arrived at your answer. What
other factors may influence the value of a bond?
17BUS 401 Week 2 Journal Present and Future Values,
and Expected Returns (New)
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18BUS 401 Week 2 Quiz (Ash Course)
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- This exam consists of 10 multiple choice and
true/false questions. - 1. Question Butler Corp paid a
dividend of 3.50 per share. The dividend is
expected to grow at a constant rate of 8 per
year. If Butler Corp. Is selling for 75.60 per
share, the stockholders' expected rate of return
is _________ -
- 2. Question Emery Inc. has a
beta equal to 1.5 and a required return of 14
based on the CAPM. If the risk free rate of
return is 2, the expected return on the market
portfolio is _______________. -
- 3. Question The capital asset
pricing model _________.
19BUS 401 Week 2 Quiz (New)
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- Business - General Business
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- 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 doesnt
matter how long we have to wait. - Beyond 10 years the value doesnt change anymore
because 10 years might as well be 20 years.
20BUS 401 Week 2 Teaching Net Present Value (NPV)
and Future Value (FV) (New)
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- 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. - Upon completing your Net Present Value (NPV)
Future Value (FV) Training Program, employees
should be able to - Explain NPV and FV.
- Describe the factors that are used in the NPV and
the FV formulas. - Give an example of how to use the formulas for
NPV and FV for a stock purchase. - Summarize the differences between the two
formulas and the purpose of using each.
21BUS 401 Week 3 Assignment Weighted Average Cost
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- Weighted Average Cost
- Complete the Mini Case on page 368 and submit to
instructor. In parts "a" and "b" clearly label
the calculation of the required ratios and solve
using Excel. Use formulas to calculate the ratios
and format the cells to insert a comma if there
is more than three numbers. Round to two decimal
places. No narrative analysis is called for, so
clearly label the calculations so that management
will be able to comprehend them.
22BUS 401 Week 3 DQ 1 Cash Flows From Working (New)
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- 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
- Any initial investments
- Taxes
23BUS 401 Week 3 DQ 1 NPV, PI, and IRR (Ash Course)
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- NPV, PI, and IRR
- From Chapters 9 and 10, complete Study Problems
9-4 (page 289) and 10-4 (page 325) and post the
answers to the discussion board. Remember to
complete all parts of the problems and report the
results of your analysis. Do not forget to show
the necessary steps and explain how your attained
that outcome. Respond to at least two of your
classmates' postings.
24BUS 401 Week 3 DQ 2 Capital Budgeting (New)
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- 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).
Write a script to describe capital budgeting
considerations that you think are important for
managers to consider. Your script should be 200
to 250 words.
25BUS 401 Week 3 Assignment Weighted Average Cost
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- Weighted Average Cost
- Complete the Mini Case on page 368 and submit to
instructor. In parts "a" and "b" clearly label
the calculation of the required ratios and solve
using Excel. Use formulas to calculate the ratios
and format the cells to insert a comma if there
is more than three numbers. Round to two decimal
places. No narrative analysis is called for, so
clearly label the calculations so that management
will be able to comprehend them.
26BUS 401 Week 3 Quiz (Ash Course)
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- This exam consists of 10 multiple choice and
true/false questions. -
- 1. Question Jiffy Wax Corp. Can
sell common stock for 15 per share and its
investors require a 14 return. However, the
administrative or flotation costs associated with
selling the stock amount to 2.40 per share. What
is the cost of capital for Jiffy Wax if the
corporation raises money by selling preferred
stock? -
- 2. Question Kinslow
Manufacturing Company paid a dividend yesterday
of 2.50 per share. The dividend is expected to
grow at a constant rate of 5 per year. The price
of Kinslows common stock today is 25 per share.
If Kinslow decides to issue new common stock,
flotation costs will equal 2.00 per share. Keys
marginal tax rate is 34 . Based on the above
information, the cost of retained earnings is
_________
27BUS 401 Week 3 Quiz (New)
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- Business - General Business
- 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.
- Instructor Explanation
- The answer can be found in Section 6.1 How to
Compute Cash Flows. - Points Received
- 1 of 1
28BUS 401 Week 3 Return on Investment Education
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- 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. Also, include things
like cost of tuition, cost of books, and the
interest that you may pay on any loans.
29BUS 401 Week 4 Assignment 1 Break even Analysis
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- Break-even Analysis
- Complete Mini Case 2 on page 412 and submit to
instructor. In parts "a" to "c," clearly label
the calculation of the required ratios and solve
using Excel. Use formulas to calculate the ratios
and format the cells to insert a comma if there
is more than three numbers. Round to the nearest
whole number. In each part summarize your
analysis in a concise management statement not to
exceed 100 words each.
30BUS 401 Week 4 Assignment 2 Flotation Costs and
Issue Size (Ash Course)
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- Flotation Costs and Issue Size
- Complete problem 13-2 on page 433 of the text and
submit to your instructor. Clearly label the
calculation of the required ratios and solve
using excel. Use formulas to calculate the ratios
and format the cells to insert a comma if there
is more than three numbers. Round to the nearest
whole number. In each part summarize your
analysis in a concise management statement not to
exceed 100 words each.
31BUS 401 Week 4 DQ 1 Interviewing Peter Lynch (New)
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- 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). What question
would you ask? Why do you feel that is an
important question?
32BUS 401 Week 4 DQ 1 Leverage (Ash Course)
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- Leverage
- From Chapter 12, complete Study Problems 12-4
(page 409) and 12-8 (page 410) Post the answers
to the discussion board. Remember to complete all
parts of the problems and report the results of
your analysis. Do not forget to show the
necessary steps and explain how your attained
that outcome. Respond to at least two of your
classmates' postings.
33BUS 401 Week 4 DQ 2 Cost of Capital (New)
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- 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? Explain
your reasoning. What are two techniques that you
could use to develop a rough estimate for each
divisions cost of capital? Your initial response
should be 200 to 250 words
34BUS 401 Week 4 DQ 2 Dividend Policies (Ash Course)
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- Dividend Policies
- From Chapter 13, complete Study Problem 13-4
(page 433) and post the answers to the discussion
board. Remember to complete all parts of the
problem and report the results of your analysis.
Do not forget to show the necessary steps and
explain how your attained that outcome. Respond
to at least two of your classmates' postings.
35BUS 401 Week 4 Quiz (Ash Course)
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- This exam consists of 10 multiple choice and
true/false questions. - 1. Question Operating leverage
refers to ________ - 2. Question A firm that uses
large amounts of debt financing in an industry
characterized by a high degree of business risk
would have ______ earnings per share fluctuations
resulting from changes in levels of sales. - 3. Question JB Corporation has a
retained earnings balance of 1,000,000. The
company reported net income of 200,000, sales of
2,000,000, and had 100,000 shares of common
stock outstanding. The company announced a
dividend of 1 per share. Therefore, the
companys dividend payout ratio is _________. - 4. Question Assume Harris, Inc.
Has 10,000,000 common shares outstanding that
have a par value of 2 per share. The stock is
currently trading for 30 per share. The firm
reported a net profit after-tax of 25,000,000.
All else equal, what will happen to earnings per
share if the company issues a 10 stock dividend?
36BUS 401 Week 4 Quiz (New)
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- Business - General Business
- 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. - the expected rate of return exceeds the required
rate of return. - Instructor Explanation
- The answer can be found in Section 9.1 The
Building Blocks of the Required Return.
37BUS 401 Week 5 Assignment Mini Case (Ash Course)
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- The major written assignment for the course is a
Project. The purpose of the Project is for you to
culminate the learning achieved in the course by
describing your understanding and application of
knowledge in the field of finance through the
analysis of a mini case. From the Mini Case on
page 329-330, parts "a" to "n," summarize your
analysis in a concise management statement . For
parts "e" to "k," use formulas to calculate the
ratios and format the cells to insert a comma if
there is more than three numbers. Round to the
nearest whole number. Clearly label your analysis
and the sum of your conclusions for all parts of
the case in not more than 2,000 words. - Writing the Project
- The Project
- Must include a cover page that
includes - o Students name
- o Course name and number
38BUS 401 Week 5 DQ 1 Financial Forecasting (Ash
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- Financial Forecasting
- From Chapters 14 and 15, complete Study Problems
14-4 (page 453) and 15-8 (page 482) Post the
answers to the discussion board. Remember to
complete all parts of the problems and report the
results of your analysis. Do not forget to show
the necessary steps and explain how your attained
that outcome. Respond to at least two of your
classmates' postings.
39BUS 401 Week 5 DQ 1 Ratio Analysis (New)
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- Ratio Analysis. Using the Ashford 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
Ashford Writing Center.
40BUS 401 Week 5 DQ 2 Applying Ratios to a Business
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- 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, Anros Floor Maintenance, or John
Osbornes Gym and Squash Center) and identify two
ratios that would be helpful for the owner of the
business to monitor. Be sure to explain what the
ratio would tell the owner, and how it can be
improved for the business.
41BUS 401 Week 5 DQ 2 Interest Rate Risk and Ratio
Analysis
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- Interest Rate Risk and Ratio Analysis
- From Chapter 16, complete 16-12 (page 513) and
16-16 (page 514) and post the answers to the
discussion board. Remember to complete all parts
of the problems and report the results of your
analysis. Do not forget to show the necessary
steps and explain how your attained that outcome.
You must respond to at least two of your
classmates postings.
42BUS 401 Week 5 Final Paper (New)
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- 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. - Research Tip The Mergent database in the Ashford
University Library contains company profiles and
financial information for publicly traded
companies and their competitors. To access this
database, enter the Ashford University Library by
clicking the Library link on the left
navigation bar in your online course. Once you
are in the Library, select Find Articles and
More in the top menu panel. Next, select
Databases A-Z and go to section M to access the
Mergent database. For help with using Mergent,
use Mergent Online Quick Tips.
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