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FIN 571 Final Exam Guide (3 Set with Excel
File) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.fin571nerd.com  
This Tutorial also contains 2 other sets This
tutorial contains 3 set of final along with excel
file which can be used to solve question in case
value changes 1.Which one of the following
parties is considered a stakeholder of a firm?
2.The process of planning and managing a firm's
long-term assets is called 3. Which one of the
following actions by a financial manager creates
an agency problem? 4. Which one of these is a
cash outflow from a corporation? 5. For each of
the following, compute the present value (Do not
round intermediate calculations and round your
answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) 6.
Gerold invested 115 in an account that pays 5
percent simple interest. How much money will he
have at the end of 5 years? 7. What is the future
value of 920 a year for 5 years at a 6 percent
interest? 8. You bought 360 shares of stock at a
total cost of 7,754.40. You received a total of
403.20 in dividends and sold your shares for
19.98 a share.
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VISIT www.fin571nerd.com   1.A proxy fight occurs
when the board of directors disagree on the
members of the management team. 2. A stakeholder
is any person or entity 3.Which one of the
following is least apt to help convince managers
to work in the best interest of the stockholders?
threat of a proxy fight pay raises based on
length of service implementation of a stock
option plan 4.Financial managers primarily create
firm value by maximizing current sales.
investing in assets that generate cash in excess
of their cost. 5.First City Bank pays 7 percent
simple interest on its savings account balances,
whereas Second City Bank pays 7 percent interest
compounded annually. If you made a 59,000
deposit in each bank, how much more money would
you earn from your Second City Bank account at
the end of 9 years? (Do not round intermediate
calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal
places, e.g., 32.16.) 12299.09 6.What is the
future value of 3,136 invested for 12 years at
6.50 percent
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FIN 571 Final Exam Guide (New, 2017) FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.fin571nerd.com   Question 1 The
underlying assumption of the dividend growth
model is that a stock is worth A. An amount
computed as the next annual dividend divided by
the required rate of return. B. An amount
computed as the next annual dividend divided by
the market rate of return. C. The same amount
computed as any other stock that pays the same
current dividend and has the same required rate
of return. D. The present value of the future
income that the stock is expected to generate.
E. The same amount to every investor regardless
of their desired rate of return. Question 2 You
plan to invest 6,500 for three years at 4
percent simple interest. What will your
investment be worth at the end of the three
years? A. 6,941.11 B. 7,280.00 C. 7,311.62
D. 6,760.00 E. 7,250.00 Question 3 A firm has
a debt-equity ratio of.64, a pre tax cost of debt
of 8.5 percent, and a required return on assets
of 12.6 percent, What is the cost of equity if
you ignore taxes ? A. 16.38 B. 8.55 C. 15.22
D. 11.22 E. 8.06 Question 4 What is the
present value of 6,811 to be received in one
year if the discount rate is 6.5 percent ?
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FIN 571 Final Exam Guide Set 2 (NEW) FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.fin571nerd.com   Financial
managers should primarily strive to 2. The
process of planning and managing a firm's
long-term assets is called 3. Which one of the
following actions by a financial manager creates
an agency problem? 4. Which one of these is a
cash outflow from a corporation? 5. For each of
the following, compute the present value 6.
Gerold invested 115 in an account that pays 5
percent simple interest. How much money will he
have at the end of 5 years? 7. What is the future
value of 920 a year for 5 years at a 6 percent
interest? 8. You bought 360 shares of stock at a
total cost of 7,754.40. You received a total of
403.20 in dividends and sold your shares for
19.98 a share. What was your total rate of
return? 9. A year ago, you purchased 500 shares
of New Tech stock at a price of 49.03 per share.
The stock pays an annual dividend of .10 per
share. Today, you sold all of your shares for
58.14 per share.
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FIN 571 Week 1 Connect Problems (Math and
Accounting Review) FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin571nerd.com FIN 571 Week 1 Connect
Problems (Math Accounting Review) 1. Functions
Excel will make your life as a finance student
much easier. This section will show how to use
various functions in Excel. Once you understand
the how and why of a particular financial
equation, you can make 1. Which Excel cell entry
will calculate the square root of 165? 2. Which
statements about Excels FV function are correct?
3. Which fields are required to calculate net
present value (NPV) in Excel? 4. Which Excel
function is used to calculate the amount of each
annuity payment? 5. Which fields are required to
calculate the rate of return (RATE) for a present
value calculation in Excel? 2. The Balance Sheet
This lesson will help you refresh your knowledge
on the basics of the balance sheet. Brushing up
on these concepts now will help you tackle your
finance coursework later. General Ledger for XYZ
Company.
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FIN 571 Week 1 Connect Problems (Week 1 Problem
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IN 571 Week 1 Connect Problems (Week 1 Problem
Set) 1.The ultimate control of a corporation lies
in the hands of the corporate president. board
of directors. chairman of the board. chief
executive officer. stockholders. 1. (Set 2) If a
firm is currently profitable, then it will
always have sufficient cash to pay its bills in a
timely manner. the timing of the cash flows on
proposed projects is irrelevant. its current cash
inflows must exceed its current cash outflows.
its cash flows are known with certainty. its
reported sales exceed its costs. 2.Which one of
these is a cash outflow from a corporation? sale
of an asset dividend payment profit retained by
the firm sale of common stock issuance of debt
2.(Set 2) Short-term finance deals with
acquiring and selling fixed assets. financing
long-term projects. capital budgeting.
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FIN 571 Week 1 DQ 1 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin571nerd.com   What is ethics? If you
follow all applicable rules and regulations, are
you an ethical person?
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FIN 571 Week 1 DQ 2 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin571nerd.com   Assume that interest
rates have increased substantially. Would this
tend to increase or decrease the market
value (meaning the price an investor in the
firm's paper is willing to pay) of a firms
liabilities (relative to the book value of
liabilities)? This question is referring to a
firm's liability such as a bond or debenture that
has been issued in the markets. What happens to
the price an investor who is looking to purchase
that bond or debenture is willing to pay if the
market interest rate increases above the rate
that the bond or debenture pays.
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FIN 571 Week 1 Financial Ratio Analysis FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.fin571nerd.com   Purpose of
Assignment The purpose of this assignment is to
help students gain a better understanding of the
financial statements used for corporate financial
reporting and the key ratios used to make
business decisions. Assignment Steps Select a
Fortune 500 Company from one of the following
industries Pharmaceutical Energy Retail
Automotive Computer Hardware Review the
balance sheet and income statement in the
company's 2015 Annual Report. Calculate the
following ratios using Microsoft Excel
Current Ratio Quick Ratio Debt Equity Ratio
Inventory Turnover Ratio Receivables Turnover
Ratio Total Assets Turnover Ratio Profit
Margin (Net Margin) Ratio Return on Assets
Ratio Analyze in 1,050 words why each ratio is
important for financial decision making. Submit
your analysis as well as your calculations. Click
the Assignment Files tab to submit your
assignment.
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FIN 571 Week 1 Individual Assignment Business
Structures FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.fin571nerd.c
om   Watch the "Your Business Structure" and
"Corporate Business Structures" videos on the
Electronics Reserve Readings page. Identify the
different business structures. Write a 350 to 700
word explanation of how each business structure
might and might not be advantageous. Click the
Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.
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FIN 571 Week 2 Connect Problems FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin571nerd.com FIN 571 Week 2 Connect
Problems 1. Sankey, Inc., has current assets of
4,230, net fixed assets of 25,700, current
liabilities of 3,500, and long-term debt of
14,400. (Do not round intermediate
calculations.) What is the value of the
shareholders' equity account for this firm? How
much is net working capital? 2. Which one of the
following assets is generally the most liquid?
3. Which one of the following accounts is
included in stockholders' equity? Operating cash
flow is defined as 4. It is easier to evaluate a
firm using its financial statements when the
firm If a firm is currently profitable, then
5. Which one of these accounts is classified as a
current asset on the balance sheet? During 2015,
Rainbow Umbrella Corp. had sales of 720,000.
Cost of goods sold, administrative and selling
expenses, and depreciation expenses were
500,000, 90,000, and 85,000, respectively. In
addition, the company had an interest expense of
90,000
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FIN 571 Week 2 DQ 1 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin571nerd.com   In order to receive
proper credit, please reply to this message when
posting your answers to WK2 DQ1.
Suppose you own 1 million worth of 30-year
Treasury bonds. Is this asset riskless?
You own 1 million worth of 90-day Treasury
bills. You roll over this investment every 90
days by reinvesting the proceeds in another issue
of 90-day Treasury bills. Is this investment
riskless? Can you think of an asset that is truly
riskless?
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FIN 571 Week 2 DQ 2 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin571nerd.com   Suppose rf is 5 and
rM is 10. According to the SML and the CAPM, an
asset with a beta of -2.0 has a required return
of negative 5 5 - 2(10 - 5). Can this be
possible? Does this mean that the asset has
negative risk? Why would anyone ever invest in an
asset that has an expected and required return
that is negative? Explain
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FIN 571 Week 2 Individual Assignment Business
Structure Advice FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin571nerd.com   Write a 350 to 700
word response to the following e-mail Dear
Consultant, I am currently starting a business
and developing my business plan. I'm in need of
some advice on how to start forming my business.
I am not sure exactly how it will be financed and
whether or not I want to take on partners. I am
interested and willing to learn the intricacies
of my options to determine how to best proceed
with my plan. Please advise on what my options
are, the advantages and disadvantages of each,
and possible tax consequences for each
scenario? Respectfully, John Owner Click the
Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.
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FIN 571 Week 2 Individual Assignment Ethics and
Finance FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.fin571nerd.com
  The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) was passed
as the result of the Enron scandal and other
instances of accounting fraud. This act was
passed to strengthen the role of the Securities
and Exchange Commission (SEC). Research a case of
corporate financial abuse related to the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and apply this to your
current work or desired place of employment.
Create a 1,400-word analysis of the application
of SOX in which you include the following
Discuss the mistakes made by the company and
their leadership. Discuss the steps leadership
could have taken to prevent or mitigate the
repercussions. Explain the role of market
pressures on unethical behavior. Examine the
influence of the basics of finance and how the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 changed things.
Evaluate the influence of Sarbanes-Oxley Act on
ethical behavior. Are businesses more ethical
since the enactment? Explain the changes
companies needed to make in how they use and
present financial statements. Discuss how SOX has
affected your current place of employment if at
all, and if not, how it has affected others in
the same industry. Cite a minimum of 2 scholarly
sources. Format your paper consistent with APA
guidelines. Click the Assignment Files tab to
submit your assignment.
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FIN 571 Week 2 Individual Assignment Ratio
Analysis Problems FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin571nerd.com   Ratio Analysis
Problems   Ratio Analysis (Individual
Assignment) You may use excel or word.doc format
for this assignment. Please post your homework as
a word.doc or excel file in the class discussion
section below by the due date. 1. Analysis of
cost of goods sold problem.

1992 1993 1994 Gross
Profit Margin
60 55 51 What is
happening to cost of goods sold? As was done in
the week 2 online lecture on ratio analysis,
please assume sales of 1 dollar each year as you
do your analysis. This problem follows the
process shown in the Week 2 Ratio Analysis online
lecture section titled "Another Income Statement
Analytical Approach Percent of Sales" (5
points)
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FIN 571 Week 2 Learning Team Reflection FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.fin571nerd.com   Read the
Ethics case, "A Sad Tale The Demise of Arthur
Anderson" located in the WileyPLUS Week
Fundamentals of Corporate Finance Chapter
readings. Discuss the mistakes made by Arthur
Anderson and potential actions that leadership
could have taken to prevent the organizational
failure. Write a 350- to 700-word summary of your
discussion. Click the Assignment Files tab to
submit your assignment.
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FIN 571 Week 2 Stock Valuation and Analysis FOR
MORE CLASSES VISIT www.fin571nerd.com   Assignment
Steps Resources Yahoo Finance Select a Fortune
500 Company from one of the following industries
Pharmaceutical Energy Retail Automotive
Computer Hardware Manufacturing Mining
Access Yahoo Finance and enter the company name.
Review the financial information and statistics
provided for the stock you selected and answer
the following What is the ticker symbol of the
company you chose? What is the Current Stock
Price? What is the Market Cap for the stock you
chose? What is the Price to Earnings Ratio?
What is the Dividend and Yield? What is the
Enterprise Value? What is the Beta? Was there
a Stock Split, and if so, when? What was the
closing stock price for the last 5 days? What
was the 52 Week High for this stock? What is
the Book Value per
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FIN 571 Week 3 Connect Problems FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin571nerd.com   FIN 571 Week 3 Connect
Problems If the Garnett Corp. has a 15 percent
ROE and a 25 percent payout ratio, what is its
sustainable growth rate? 1.If the Hunter Corp.
has an ROE of 15 and a payout ratio of 18
percent, what is its sustainable growth rate
2.The most recent financial statements for
Williamson, Inc., are shown here Assets and costs
are proportional to sales. Debt and equity are
not. No dividends are paid. Next years sales are
projected to be 8,418. What is the external
financing needed? 3.The maximum rate at which a
firm can grow while maintaining a constant
debt-equity ratio is best defined by its
4.Financial planning, when properly executed
5.Projected future financial statements are
called 6.Which account is least apt to vary
directly with sales? 7.Which one of the following
depicts a correct relationship? 8.One of the
primary weaknesses of many financial planning
models is that they 9.In the financial planning
model, the external financing needed (EFN) as
shown on a pro forma balance sheet is equal to
the changes in assets 10.The external funds
needed (EFN) equation projects the addition to
retained earnings as
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FIN 571 Week 3 DQ 1 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin571nerd.com   Why are interest rates
on short-term loans not necessarily comparable to
each other? Give three possible reasons.
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FIN 571 Week 3 DQ 2 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin571nerd.com   Optical Supply Company
offers credit terms of 2/10, net 60. If Optical
Supply is considering a change in its credit
terms to one of those indicated, explain whether
the change should increase or decrease sales.
(a) 2/10, net 30, (b) net 60, (c) 3/15, net 60,
(d) 2/10, net 30, 30 extra
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FIN 571 Week 3 Individual Assignment Interpreting
Financial Results FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin571nerd.com   Resource Financial
Statements for the company assigned by your
instructor in Week 2. Review the assigned
company's financial statements from the past
three years. Calculate the financial ratios for
the assigned company's financial statements, and
then interpret those results against company
historical data as well as industry benchmarks
Compare the financial ratios with each of the
preceding three (3) years (e.g. 2014 with 2013
2013 with 2012 and 2012 with 2011). Compare the
calculated financial ratios against the industry
benchmarks for the industry of your assigned
company.
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FIN 571 Week 3 Learning Team Reflection FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.fin571nerd.com   Watch the
"Concept Review Video Working Capital
Management" video located in theWileyPLUS
Assignment Week 3 Videos Activity. Discuss
strategies these business owners used to manage
their working capital. Write a 350-700 word
summary of your discussion. Click the Assignment
Files tab to submit your assignment.
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FIN 571 Week 3 Researching Industry Financial
Statistics FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.fin571nerd.c
om   Purpose of Assignment The purpose of this
assignment is to allow the students an
opportunity to complete their financial
evaluation of a company using the financial
research database Plunkett Research Online.
Plunkett Research Online provides in-depth
analysis of a company's financials, comparisons
to industry averages, a list of top executives,
how the company compares to other competitors in
terms of revenue, number of employees, market
capitalization and other key financial metrics.
Assignment Steps Resources Plunket Research
Online located in the Week 3 Electronic Reserve
Readings Microsoft Excel Access the the
Plunkett Research database in the University
Library by following these steps 1. Click on the
University Library link. 2. Click "Company
Directories and Financials" under Library
Resources. 3. Click "Plunkett Research Online"
under Company Directory and Financials. 4. Review
the following "HOW TO USE" videos o Plunkett
Research Online Overview o How to Export Company
and Exec. Lists o How to Build-a-Report o How to
Use Industry Analytics o How to Research an
Industry o
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FIN 571 Week 3 Team Assignment Financial
Statement Interpretation FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin571nerd.com   Select three publicly
traded companies. Choose one each from the
following sectors manufacturing, service, and
retail. At least one of the three companies
should be foreign. If possible, choose from among
the team members' places of business or similar
industries. Calculate the following Current
ratio Quick ratio Net profit margin Asset
utilization Financial leverage Analyze the
Return on Equity (ROE) for the last 2 years using
the DuPont method. Develop a 2,100-word
comparison of your three companies in which you
include the following Discuss the differences
in the industries Discuss the different
measurement conventions and how this affects
presentations. Contrast IASB basis for
accounting (IFRS) and FASB/GAAP accounting.
Compare the three companies and their
strategies for managing their working capital.
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FIN 571 Week 3 Using the Payback Method, IRR,
and NPV FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.fin571nerd.com
The purpose of this assignment is to allow the
student to calculate the project cash flow using
net present value (NPV), internal rate of return
(IRR), and the payback methods. Assignment Steps
Resources Corporate Finance Create a 350-word
memo to management including the following
Describe the use of internal rate of return
(IRR), net present value (NPV), and the payback
method in evaluating project cash flows.
Describe the advantages and disadvantages of each
method. Calculate the following time value of
money problems 1. If you want to accumulate
500,000 in 20 years, how much do you need to
deposit today that pays an interest rate of 15?
2. What is the future value if you plan to invest
200,000 for 5 years and the interest rate is 5?
3. What is the interest rate for an initial
investment of 100,000 to grow to 300,000 in 10
years? 4. If your company purchases an annuity
that will pay 50,000/year for 10 years at a 11
discount rate, what is the value of the annuity
on the purchase date if the first annuity payment
is made on the date of purchase?
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FIN 571 Week 4 Assignment Rate of Return for
Stocks and Bonds FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin571nerd.com   The purpose of this
assignment is to allow the student an opportunity
to calculate the rate of return of equity and
debt instruments. It allows the student to
understand the effects of dividends capital
gains inflation rates and how the nominal rate
of return affects valuation and pricing. The
assignment also allows the student to apply
concepts related to CAPM, WACC, and Flotation
Costs to understand the influence of debt and
equity on the company's capital structure.
Assignment Steps Resources Corporate Finance
Calculate the following problems and provide an
overall summary of how companies make financial
decisions in no more than 700 words, based on
your answers 1. 1) Stock Valuation A stock has
an initial price of 100 per share, paid a
dividend of 2.00 per share during the year, and
had an ending share price of 125. Compute the
percentage total return, capital gains yield, and
dividend yield. 2.
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FIN 571 Week 4 Connect Problems FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin571nerd.com   FIN 571 Week 4 Connect
Problems Q-1 Even though most corporate bonds in
the United States make coupon payments
semiannually, bonds issued elsewhere often have
annual coupon payments. Suppose a German company
issues a bond with a par value of 1,000, 20
years to maturity, and a coupon rate of 7 percent
paid annually. If the yield to maturity is 8.1
percent, what is the current price of the bond?
(Do not round intermediate calculations and round
your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
Q-1 (Set 2) Watters Umbrella Corp. issued 30-year
bonds 2 years ago at a coupon rate of 7.4
percent. The bonds make semiannual payments. If
these bonds currently sell for 83 percent of par
value, what is the YTM? (Do not round
intermediate calculations and enter your answer
as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g.,
32.16.) 2.Microhard has issued a bond with the
following characteristics Par 1,000 Time to
maturity 15 years Coupon rate 11 percent
Semiannual payments Calculate the price of this
bond if the YTM
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FIN 571 Week 4 DQ 1 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin571nerd.com   A firm uses a single
discount rate to compute the NPV of all its
potential capital budgeting projects, even though
the projects have a wide range of
nondiversifiable risk. The firm then undertakes
all those projects that appear to have positive
NPVs. Briefly explain why such a firm would tend
to become riskier over time.
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FIN 571 Week 4 DQ 2 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin571nerd.com   Phyllis believes that
the firm should use straight-line depreciation
for a capital project because it results in
higher net income during the early years of the
projects life. Joanna believes that the firm
should use the modified accelerated cost recovery
system depreciation because it reduces the tax
liability during the early years of the projects
life. Assuming you have a choice between
depreciation methods, whose advice should you
follow? Why?
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FIN 571 Week 4 Individual Assignment Analyzing
Pro Forma Statements FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin571nerd.com   Decide upon an
initiative you want to implement that would
increase sales over the next five years, (for
example, market another product, corporate
expansion, and so on). Using the sample financial
statements, create pro forma statements of five
year projections that are clear, concise, and
easy to read. Be sure to double check the
calculations in your pro forma statements. Make
assumptions that support each line item increase
or decrease for your forecasted
statements. Discuss and interpret the financials
in relation to the initiative. Make
recommendations on potential discretionary
financing needs. Write a 350 - 700 word analysis
of the company's short term and long term
financing needs and determine strategies for the
company to manage working capital. Click the
Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.
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FIN 571 Week 4 Learning Team Reflection FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.fin571nerd.com   Watch the
"Concept Review Video Stock Valuation" video
located in the WileyPLUS Assignment Week 4
Videos Activity. Discuss how markets and
investors value a stock. Write a 350-700 word
summary of your discussion. Click the Assignment
Files tab to submit your assignment.
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FIN 571 Week 4 Team Assignment Operating Leverage
and Forecasting FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin571nerd.com   Operating Leverage and
Forecasting Problems Team Assignment Please
complete the following problems. When
calculating earnings per share and PE ratios,
please show your work. This problem is similar
to the examples shown in the lecture. You
manufacture hunting pack systems in China for 80
dollars each, including shipping. The
manufacturing costs only include variable costs.
Variable costs are not calculated as a percentage
of sales in this case. Sales are a function of
the number of packs sold and the price per pack.
Likewise, variable costs are a function of the
number of packs sold and the cost to produce each
pack. You sell these packs to retailers for 200
dollars each. In the current year you will sell
100,000 packs.
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FIN 571 Week 5 Assignment Capital Market
Efficiency Paper FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin571nerd.com     Purpose of
Assignment The purpose of this assignment is to
allow the student an opportunity to explain what
it means to have an efficient capital market.
Students will gain an understanding of the
different levels of market efficiency and how
behavioral finance can inhibit reaching market
transparency. Assignment Steps Resources
Microsoft Word Explain in 525 words what it
means to have efficient capital market,
including Describe the behavioral challenges
in achieving efficiency. Discuss the three
forms of market efficiency. What are the
implications to corporate finance? Would you
consider the real estate market an efficient
capital market? Please explain why or why not.
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FIN 571 Week 5 Assignment Effect of Debt Issuance
on Stock Valuation FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin571nerd.com   Purpose of Assignment
The purpose of this assignment is to demonstrate
to students how the issuance of debt to purchase
outstanding common stock could affect the value
of the company's equity and redefine the capital
structure. The problem will also allow students
to explore the effect of corporate taxes through
debt financing. Assignment Steps
ResourcesCorporate Finance Scenario Hightower,
Inc. plans to announce it will issue 2.0 million
of perpetual debt and use the proceeds to
repurchase common stock. The bonds will sell at
par with a coupon rate of 5. Hightower, Inc. is
currently an all-equity company worth 7.5
million with 400,000 shares of common stock
outstanding. After the sale of the bonds, the
company will maintain the new capital structure
indefinitely. The company currently generates
annual pretax earnings of 1.5 million. This
level of earnings is expected to remain constant
in perpetuity. The tax rate is 35. Prepare a
1,050-word memo advising the
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FIN 571 Week 5 Connect Problems FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin571nerd.com   1.The difference
between the present value of an investments
future cash flows and its initial cost is the
payback period. internal rate of return.
profitability index. discounted payback period.
net present value. 2.Which statement concerning
the net present value (NPV) of an investment or a
financing project is correct? An investment
project that has positive cash flows for every
time period after the initial investment should
be accepted. Any type of project should be
accepted if the NPV is positive and rejected if
it is negative. A financing project should be
accepted if, and only if, the NPV is exactly
equal to zero. Any type of project with greater
total cash inflows than total cash outflows,
should always be accepted. An investment project
should be accepted only if the NPV is equal to
the initial cash flow. 3.The primary reason that
company projects with positive net present values
are considered acceptable is that they create
value for the owners of the firm
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FIN 571 Week 5 DQ 1 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin571nerd.com   Because the weighted
average is always a correct measure of a required
return, why do firms not create securities to
finance each project and offer them in the
capital market in order to accurately determine
the required return for the project?
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FIN 571 Week 5 DQ 2 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin571nerd.com   The development of the
new issue junk bond market had important
implications for capital structure choice. The
existence of a viable junk bond market means that
firms can comfortably maintain higher degrees of
leverage than they could prior to the development
of this market. Do you agree or disagree? Justify
your answer.
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FIN 571 Week 5 Individual Assignment DCF and WACC
Problems FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT  www.fin571nerd.co
m    Discounted Cash Flows and WACC Homework
Problems Please post the answers (and show your
work) in the assignments section by midnight the
last day of the week assigned. Calculate the
future value of 1,535 invested today for 8 years
at 6 percent. (5 points) What is te total
present value of the following cash stream,
discounted at 8 percent? (5 points)
Year Amount 1
400 2
750
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FIN 571 Week 5 Learning Team Reflection FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT   www.fin571nerd.com     Watch the
"Concept Review Video Cost of Capital" video
located in the WileyPLUS Assignment Week 5
Videos Activity. Discuss some of the corporate
finance challenges faced by this company. Write a
350-700 word summary of your discussion. Click
the Assignment Files tab to submit your
assignment.
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FIN 571 Week 5 Team Assignment Capital Budgeting
Assignment, Part 1 (New Heritage Doll) FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT   www.fin571nerd.com   Acting as
the executive team for a small company, your team
will apply the principles of capital budgeting to
invest in growth and cash flow improvement
opportunities in three phases over 10 simulated
years. Each opportunity has a unique financial
profile and you must analyze the effects on
working capital. Examples of opportunities
include taking on new customers, capitalizing on
supplier discounts, and reducing inventory. The
team must understand how the income statement,
balance sheet, and statement of cash flows are
interconnected and be able to analyze forecasted
financial information to consider possible
effects of each opportunity on the firm's
financial position. The company operates on thin
margins with a constrained cash position and
limited available credit. You must optimize use
of internal and external credit as you balance
the desire for growth with the need for
maintaining liquidity. Create a 1,050-word
analysis of the team members' decisions during
each phase (1-3) and how they influenced each
member's final results.
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FIN 571 Week 5 Team Assignment Capital Budgeting
Assignment, Part 1 (New Heritage Doll) FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT  www.fin571nerd.com    Acting as
the executive team for a small company, your team
will apply the principles of capital budgeting to
invest in growth and cash flow improvement
opportunities in three phases over 10 simulated
years. Each opportunity has a unique financial
profile and you must analyze the effects on
working capital. Examples of opportunities
include taking on new customers, capitalizing on
supplier discounts, and reducing inventory. The
team must understand how the income statement,
balance sheet, and statement of cash flows are
interconnected and be able to analyze forecasted
financial information to consider possible
effects of each opportunity on the firm's
financial position. The company operates on thin
margins with a constrained cash position and
limited available credit. You must optimize use
of internal and external credit as you balance
the desire for growth with the need for
maintaining liquidity. Create a 1,050-word
analysis of the team members' decisions during
each phase (1-3) and how they influenced each
member's final results.
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FIN 571 Week 6 Assignment start-up company
Signature Assignment (score 80) FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin571nerd.com     About Your Signature
Assignment This signature assignment is designed
to align with specific program student learning
outcome(s) in your program. Program Student
Learning Outcomes are broad statements that
describe what students should know and be able to
do upon completion of their degree. The signature
assignments may be graded with an automated
rubric that allows the University to collect data
that can be aggregated across a location or
college/school and used for program improvements.
Purpose of Assignment The purpose of this
assignment is to allow the student an opportunity
to apply their understanding of cash flow
management, break-even analysis, and short-term
and long-term financing in starting and growing a
business.
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FIN 571 Week 6 Individual Assignment Working
Capital Simulation Managing Growth Assignment FOR
MORE CLASSES VISIT  www.fin571nerd.com     Resourc
es Harvard Business Publishing Working Capital
Simulation Managing Growth Assignment Ch. 1 - 21
ofFundamentals of Corporate Finance WileyPLUS
Assignments All additional resources from each
week Review the following scenario Acting as
the CEO of a small company, you will apply the
principles of capital budgeting to invest in
growth and cash flow improvement opportunities in
three phases over 10 simulated years. Each
opportunity has a unique financial profile and
you must analyze the effects on working capital.
Examples of opportunities include taking on new
customers, capitalizing on supplier discounts,
and reducing inventory.
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FIN 571 Week 6 Learning Team Reflection FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT  www.fin571nerd.com     Watch the
"Corporate Finance Video Stable Money Makers"
located in the WileyPLUS Assignment Week 6
Videos Activity. Identify a capital improvement
that could help Betty with her Alpaca
business. Write a summary of no more than 700
words explaining how the capital improvement you
identified could help the business.   Click the
Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.
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FIN 571 Week 6 Team Assignment Capital Budgeting
Assignment, Part 2 (New Heritage Doll) FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT  www.fin571nerd.com     The
executive team of New Heritage Doll has completed
the decision making for capital budgeting for the
firm. Now the team must decide which decisions
and approach were the best for the company. The
executive team must create a presentation to be
given to the board members of New Heritage Doll
Compare the decisions and results of all members
of the team. Create a 20-slide Microsoft
PowerPoint presentation that includes detailed
speaker notes that act as the script of the
presentation in which you include the following
Summarize the decisions made by each member.
Explain why those decisions were made.
Analyze the effects the team's decisions had on
New Heritage Doll working capital. Select one
plan from the team's results to propose as the
best option for SNC Defend this option to the
board including all supporting documentation.
Cite a minimum of three scholarly sources. Click
the Assignment Files tab to submit your
assignment.
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FIN 571 Week 6 Working Capital Simulation
Managing Growth, Part 2 (SNC) FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT  www.fin571nerd.com   The executive team
of New Heritage Doll has completed the decision
making for capital budgeting for the firm. Now
the team must decide which decisions and approach
were the best for the company. The executive team
must create a presentation to be given to the
board members of SNC. Compare the decisions and
results of all members of the team. Create a
20-slide Microsoft PowerPoint presentation that
includes detailed speaker notes that act as the
script of the presentation in which you include
the following Summarize the decisions made by
each member. Explain why those decisions were
made. Analyze the effects the team's decisions
had on New Heritage Doll 's working capital.
Select one plan from the team's results to
propose as the best option for New Heritage Doll
Defend this option to the board including all
supporting documentation. Cite a minimum of three
scholarly sources. Click the Assignment Files tab
to submit your assignment
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