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FIN 571 Entire Course Final Guide FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.fin571genius.com   FIN 571 Week
1 Financial Ratio Analysis (Walmart) FIN 571 Week
1 Financial Ratio Analysis (General Motors) FIN
571 Week 2 Stock Valuation and Analysis (Apple)
FIN 571 Week 2 Stock Valuation and Analysis
(Amazon) FIN 571 Week 2 Stock Valuation and
Analysis (Target) FIN 571 Week 2 Stock Valuation
and Analysis (Walmart) FIN 571 Week 2 Stock
Valuation and Analysis (Ford) FIN 571 Week 3
Using the Payback Method, IRR, and NPV FIN 571
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FIN 571 Final Exam Guide (New, 2018) FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.fin571genius.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
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FIN 571 Week 1 DQ 1 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin571genius.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.fin571genius.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)? 
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FIN 571 Week 1 Financial Ratio Analysis (Apple)
FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.fin571genius.com   Pur
pose 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
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FIN 571 Week 1 Financial Ratio Analysis (General
Motors) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.fin571genius.
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
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FIN 571 Week 1 Financial Ratio Analysis (Pfizer)
FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.fin571genius.com   Pur
pose 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
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FIN 571 Week 1 Financial Ratio Analysis
(Walmart) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.fin571geniu
s.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
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FIN 571 Week 2 DQ 1 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin571genius.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
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FIN 571 Week 2 DQ 2 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin571genius.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
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FIN 571 Week 2 Individual Assignment Business
Structure Advice FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin571genius.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.
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FIN 571 Week 2 Individual Assignment Ethics and
Finance FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.fin571genius.
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
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FIN 571 Week 2 Individual Assignment Ratio
Analysis Problems FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin571genius.com 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.
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FIN 571 Week 2 Stock Valuation and Analysis
(Amazon) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.fin571genius
.com   Purpose of Assignment The purpose of this
assignment is to allow students the opportunity
to research a Fortune 500 company stock using the
popular online research tool Yahoo Finance. The
tool allows the student to review analyst reports
and other key financial information necessary to
evaluate the stock value and make an educated
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FIN 571 Week 2 Stock Valuation and Analysis
(Ford) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.fin571genius.c
om   Purpose of Assignment The purpose of this
assignment is to allow students the opportunity
to research a Fortune 500 company stock using the
popular online research tool Yahoo Finance. The
tool allows the student to review analyst reports
and other key financial information necessary to
evaluate the stock value and make an educated
decision on whether to invest. Assignment Steps
Resources Yahoo Finance Select a Fortune 500
Company from one
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FIN 571 Week 2 Stock Valuation and Analysis
(Target) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.fin571genius
.com   Purpose of Assignment The purpose of this
assignment is to allow students the opportunity
to research a Fortune 500 company stock using the
popular online research tool Yahoo Finance. The
tool allows the student to review analyst reports
and other key financial information necessary to
evaluate the stock value and make an educated
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FIN 571 Week 2 Stock Valuation and Analysis
(Walmart) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.fin571geniu
s.com   Purpose of Assignment The purpose of this
assignment is to allow students the opportunity
to research a Fortune 500 company stock using the
popular online research tool Yahoo Finance. The
tool allows the student to review analyst reports
and other key financial information necessary to
evaluate the stock value and make an educated
decision on whether to invest. Assignment Steps
Resources Yahoo Finance Select a Fortune 500
Company from one
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FIN 571 Week 2 Stock Valuation and Analysis
(Apple) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.fin571genius.
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
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FIN 571 Week 3 DQ 1 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin571genius.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 1 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin571genius.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 Individual Assignment Interpreting
Financial Results FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin571genius.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 
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FIN 571 Week 3 Researching Industry Financial
Statistics FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.fin571geni
us.com 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
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FIN 571 Week 3 Team Assignment Financial
Statement Interpretation FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin571genius.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
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FIN 571 Week 3 Using the Payback Method, IRR, and
NPV FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.fin571genius.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
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FIN 571 Week 3 Using the Payback Method, IRR, and
NPV FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.fin571genius.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),
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FIN 571 Week 4 Assignment Rate of Return for
Stocks and Bonds (2 Papers) FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin571genius.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
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FIN 571 Week 4 DQ 1 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin571genius.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
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FIN 571 Week 4 DQ 2 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin571genius.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
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FIN 571 Week 4 Individual Assignment Analyzing
Pro Forma Statements FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin571genius.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).
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FIN 571 Week 4 Team Assignment Operating Leverage
and Forecasting FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin571genius.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
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FIN 571 Week 5 Assignment Capital Market
Efficiency Paper (2 Papers) FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin571genius.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
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FIN 571 Week 5 Assignment Effect of Debt Issuance
on Stock Valuation FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin571genius.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.
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FIN 571 Week 5 DQ 1 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin571genius.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.fin571genius.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.fin571genius
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Problems   Please post the answers (and show your
work) in the assignments section by midnight the
last day of the week assigned.
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FIN 571 Week 5 Team Assignment Capital Budgeting
Assignment, Part 1 (New Heritage Doll) FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.fin571genius.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
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FIN 571 Week 5 Working Capital Simulation
Managing Growth, Part 1 (SNC) FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin571genius.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
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FIN 571 Week 6 Individual Assignment Working
Capital Simulation Managing Growth Assignment FOR
MORE CLASSES VISIT www.fin571genius.com Resources
Harvard Business Publishing Working Capital
Simulation Managing Growth Assignment Ch. 1 - 21
ofFundamentals of Corporate Finance WileyPLUS
Assignments All additional resources from each
week 
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FIN 571 Week 6 Individual Assignment Working
Capital Simulation Managing Growth Assignment FOR
MORE CLASSES VISIT www.fin571genius.com Resources
Harvard Business Publishing Working Capital
Simulation Managing Growth Assignment Ch. 1 - 21
ofFundamentals of Corporate Finance WileyPLUS
Assignments All additional resources from each
week 
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FIN 571 Week 6 Team Assignment Capital Budgeting
Assignment, Part 2 (New Heritage Doll) FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.fin571genius.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
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FIN 571 Week 6 Working Capital Simulation
Managing Growth, Part 2 (SNC) FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin571genius.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
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