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FIN 486 Entire Course FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.fin486cart.com   FIN 486 Week 1 Assignment
Part 3 JJs Jammers Summary FIN 486 Week 1
Assignment Part 1 Financial Statement
Construction and Part 2 Cash Flow Reconciliation
FIN 486 Week 1 Video Summary (350 Words) FIN 486
Week 2 Individual Assignment (Chapter 5, Chapter
8) FIN 486 Week 2 Team Assignment (P4-6, P4-19)
FIN 486 Week 3 Individual Assignment
(P102,P107, P1010, P1014, P1021, P111,
P114, P117, P118, P119) FIN 486 Week 3 Video
Summary Short Term Finance FIN 486 Week 3 Team
Assignment FIN 486 Week 4 Individual Assignment
P12-1, P12-3, P12-6, P12-17, P12-19)
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FIN 486 Week 1 Assignment Part 1 Financial
Statement Construction and Part 2 Cash Flow
Reconciliation FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.fin486cart.com   Part 1 Financial
Statement Construction Exercise Take the
following results for JJs Jammers and create a
Balance Sheet and Income Statement in the 2012
columns of the template showing JJs Jammers 2011
results (In alphabetical order). Make sure you
make the embedded calculations for the caption
accounts (like total Current Assets or Gross
Profit) Accounts Receivable 77251 Cash and
Securities 315954 Goodwill and Other Assets
448484 Inventories 40712 less Accumulated
Depreciation -594200 Other Current Assets 21349
Plant Equipment 1023458 Accounts payables and
accruals 373807
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FIN 486 Week 1 Assignment Part 3 JJs Jammers
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m   Write a 525- to 700-word summary that
includes the following Explain how the three
different parts of the Financial Statement work
together to provide a picture of how the business
is operating. Explain the role of the Financial
Manager in stewarding the companys resources.
Formulate and write your opinion as to whether
the market for JJs Jammers is good based on the
financial results depicted in the 2011 and 2012
results.
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FIN 486 Week 1 DQ 1 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.fin486cart.com   FIN 486 Week 1 DQ 1 What
are a chief financial officers (CFO) two roles?
Use real-world examples to explain why these
roles are important to a companys success.
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FIN 486 Week 1 DQ 2 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
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2 Explain business ethics in your own words. Why
are business ethics important in strategic
planning? How do business ethics affect the
workplace?
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FIN 486 Week 1 Individual Assignment Business
Ethics (2 Papers) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.fin486cart.com   This Tutorial contains 2
Different Papers Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper
describing the demise of Enron Corporation and
WorldCom. Identify major factors that led to the
dissolution of Enron Corporation and WorldCom.
Explain specific ethical violations in accounting
practices at Enron Corporation and WorldCom.
Describe the role of business ethics in strategic
financial planning. Cite readings and at least
one other source, including the Internet. Format
your paper consistent with APA guidelines. Click
the Assignment Files tab to submit your
assignment.
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CLASSES VISIT www.fin486cart.com   FIN 486 Week
1 Video Summary
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FIN 486 Week 2 DQ 1 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.fin486cart.com   FIN 486 Week 2 DQ 1 Why
are financial ratios used to assess a companys
financial performance? Why are sales reports,
profits, debts, or current liability reports
insufficient? How have financial ratios been used
in your company? Do you think they are an
effective assessment of financial performance? If
so, why? If not, why?
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FIN 486 Week 2 DQ 2 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.fin486cart.com FIN 486 Week 2 DQ 2 If you
had to pick three commonly calculated ratios to
analyze the financial health of a company, which
would you analyze? Why would you choose those
ratios?
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FIN 486 Week 2 Individual Assignment (Chapter 5,
Chapter 8) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.fin486cart.com   FIN 486 Week 2 Individual
Assignment (5-1,5-4,5-5,5-8,5-10,5-17,5-21,P8-3,P8
-4,P8-9,P8-10,P8-13,P8-24,P8-25,P8-26) P83 Risk
preferences Sharon Smith, the financial manager
for Barnett Corporation, wishes to evaluate three
prospective investments X, Y, and Z. Sharon will
evaluate each of these investments to decide
whether they are superior to investments that her
company already has in place, which have an
expected return of 12 and a standard deviation
of 6. The expected returns and standard
deviations of the investments are as follows a.
If Sharon were risk neutral, which investments
would she select? Explain why. b. If she were
risk averse, which investments would she select?
Why? c. If she were risk seeking, which
investments would she select? Why? d. Given the
traditional risk preference behavior exhibited by
financial managers, which investment would be
preferred?
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FIN 486 Week 2 Team Assignment (P4-6, P4-19) FOR
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Finding operating and free cash flows Consider
the following balance sheets and selected data
from the income statement of Keith Corporation.
Keith Corporation Balance Sheets December 31
Assets 2015 2014 Cash 1,500 1,000 Marketable
securities 1,800 1,200 Accounts receivable 2,000
1,800 Inventories 2,900 2,800 8,200 6,800
Gross fixed assets 29,500 28,100 Less
Accumulated depreciation 14,700 13,100 Net fixed
assets 14,800 15,000 Total assets 23,000
21,800 Total current assets Liabilities and
stockholders equity Keith Corporation Balance
Sheets December 31 Assets 2015
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FIN 486 Week 3 DQ 1 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.fin486cart.com   FIN 486 Week 3 DQ 1 In
your own words, explain capital budgeting. Why is
it important to a companys long-term success?
Provide an example of poorly performed capital
budgeting. How does this affect a companys
long-term success?
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FIN 486 Week 3 Individual Assignment
(P102,P107, P1010, P1014, P1021, P111,
P114, P117, P118, P119) FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin486cart.com   P102 Payback
comparisons Nova Products has a 5-year maximum
acceptable payback period. The firm is
considering the purchase of a new machine and
must choose between two alternative ones. The
first machine requires an initial investment of
14,000 and generates annual after-tax cash
inflows of 3,000 for each of the next 7 years.
The second machine requires an initial investment
of 21,000 and provides an annual cash inflow
after taxes of 4,000 for 20 years. a. Determine
the payback period for each machine. b. Comment
on the acceptability of the machines, assuming
that they are independent projects. c. Which
machine should the firm accept? Why?
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FIN 486 Week 3 Team Assignment FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin486cart.com   a) Calculate the
after-tax cost of debt b) Calculate the cost of
preferred stock c) Calculate the cost of retained
earnings d) calculate the cost of common stock e)
calculate the firms weighted average cost of
capital using retained earnings and the capital
structure weights f) calculate the firms weighted
average cost of capital using new common stock
and the capital structure weights a. Cost of
debt Proceeds from sale of 1,000 par value
bond b. Cost of preferred stock rp Dp Np c.
Cost of common stock rj RF bj (rm -
RF) d. Weighted average cost of capital ra
(wi ri) (wp rp) (ws rn) e. 1. Change in
risk Premium Change in beta market risk
premium Note 17.5 - 15.7 1.8 2. Revised
weighted average cost of capital ra (wi x ri)
(ws x rn)
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FIN 486 Week 3 Video Summary Short Term
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m   FIN 486 Week 3 Video Summary Short Term
Finance
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FIN 486 Week 4 Individual Assignment (P12-1,
P12-3, P12-6, P12-17, P12-19) FOR MORE CLASSES
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Caradine Corp., a media services firm with net
earnings of 3,200,000 in the last year, is
considering the following projects. LG 1 The
media services business is cyclical and highly
competitive. The board of directors has asked
you, as chief financial officer, to do the
following a.Evaluate the risk of each proposed
project and rank it low, medium, or high.
b.Comment on why you chose each ranking. P123
Breakeven cash inflows and risk Blair Gasses and
Chemicals is a supplier of highly purified gases
to semiconductor manufacturers. A large chip
producer has asked Blair to build a new gas
production facility close to an existing
semiconductor plant. Once the new gas plant is in
place, Blair will be the exclusive supplier for
that semiconductor
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FIN 486 Week 4 Risk and Return Summary FOR MORE
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FIN 486 Week 4 Team Assignment Case Study OGrady
Apparel Company FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.fin486cart.com   OGrady Apparel Company
was founded nearly 160 years ago when an Irish
merchant named Garrett OGrady landed in Los
Angeles with an inventory of heavy canvas, which
he hoped to sell for tents and wagon covers to
miners headed for the California goldfields.
Instead, he turned to the sale of harder-wearing
clothing. Today, OGrady Apparel Company is a
small manufacturer of fabrics and clothing whose
stock is traded in the OTC market. In 2015, the
Los Angelesbased company experienced sharp
increases in both domestic and European markets
resulting in record earnings. Sales rose from
15.9 million in 2014 to 18.3 million in 2015
with earnings per share of 3.28 and 3.84,
respectively. European sales
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FIN 486 Week 5 Individual Assignment Eboy
Corporation FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.fin486cart.com   The current balance in
accounts receivable for Eboy Corporation is
443,000. This level was achieved with annual
(365 days) credit sales of 3,544,000. The firm
offers its customers credit terms of net 30.
However, in an effort to help its cash flow
position and to follow the actions of its rivals,
the firm is considering changing its credit terms
from net 30 to 2/10 net 30. The objective is to
speed up the receivable collections and thereby
improve the firms cash flows. Eboy would like to
increase its accounts receivable turnover to
12.0. The firm works with a raw material whose
current annual usage is 1,450 units. Each
finished product requires one unit of this raw
material at a variable cost of 2,600 per unit
and sells for 4,200 on terms of net 30.
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FIN 486 Week 5 Individual Assignment Final FOR
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Week 5 Individual Assignment Final
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FIN 486 Week 5 Summary Long Term Financing FOR
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Week 5 Summary Long Term Financing  
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FIN 486 Week 5 Team Assignment Asor Products, Inc
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nny Rene, the CFP of Asor Products, Inc. has just
completed an evaluation of a proposed capital
expenditure for equipment that would expand the
firm's manufacturing capacity. Using the
traditional NPV methodology, she found the
project unacceptable because NPV traditional
-1,700 lt 0 Before recommending rejection of the
proposed project, she has decided to assess
whether there might be real options embedded in
the firm's cash flows.
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FIN 486 Week 5 Team Assignment Case Study Casa de
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m   Chapter 16 Case Study Casa de Diseno In
January 2012, Teresa Leal was named treasurer of
Casa de Diseno. She decided that she could best
orient herself by systematically examining each
area of the companys financial operations. She
began by studying the firms short-term financial
activities. Casa de Diseno is located in Southern
California and specializes in a furniture line
called Ligne Moderna. Of high quality and
contemporary design, the furniture appeals to the
customer who wants something unique for his or
her home or apartment. Most Ligne Miderna
furniture is built by special order because a
wide variety of upholstery, accent trimming, and
colors is available. The product line is
distributed through exclusive dealership
arrangements with well-established retail stores.
Casa de Disenos manufacturing process virtually
eliminates the use of wood.
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