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FIN 486 Week 1 DQ 1 (UOP Course)
FIN 486 Entire Course (UOP)
FIN 486 Week 1 DQ 1 FIN 486 Week 1 DQ 2 FIN 486
Week 1 Individual Assignment Business Ethics FIN
486 Week 2 DQ 1 FIN 486 Week 2 DQ 2 FIN 486 Week
2 Learning Team Assignment Department Budgets FIN
486 Week 3 DQ 1 FIN 486 Week 3 DQ 2 FIN 486 Week
3 Individual Assignment Long-Term Financial
Needs FIN 486 Week 4 DQ 1 FIN 486 Week 4 DQ 2 FIN
486 Week 4 Individual Assignment Capital
Budgeting Scenarios FIN 486 Week 5 Learning Team
Assignment Strategic Financial Plan  
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 Individual Assignment Business
Ethics (UOP Course)
FIN 486 Week 1 DQ 2 (UOP Course)
Explain business ethics in your own words. Why
are business ethics important in strategic
planning? Howdobusinessethicsaffecttheworkplace?
Write a paper of no more than 1,000 words,
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.  
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FIN 486 Week 2 DQ 1 (UOP Course)
FIN 486 Week 2 DQ 2 (UOP Course)
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?  
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 Learning Team Assignment
Department Budgets (UOP Course)
FIN 486 Week 3 DQ 1 (UOP Course)
Review Huffman Trucking's financial information
within the Virtual Organizations web link located
on the course materials page. Create a
spreadsheet for each department manager to
complete his or her budget. Refer to the finance
and accounting information for budget
examples. Include an area in each spreadsheet for
managers to list major assumptions.  
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 Long-Term
Financial Needs (UOP Course)
FIN 486 Week 3 DQ 2 (UOP Course)
Examine financial information for Huffman
Trucking, within the Virtual Organization web
link located on the course materials page. Read
the New Strategic Directions Memo. Calculate
external funds needed (EFN) to create the pro
forma balance sheet. Calculate the following
year-end ratios for the pro forma
statements Profit as a percentage of
sales Current ratio Asset ratio
Why is capital budgeting part of a companys
long-term strategic planning process? What are
the pros and cons of these methods   o   
NPV o    Simple payback o    IRR  
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FIN 486 Week 4 DQ 2 (UOP Course)
FIN 486 Week 4 DQ 1 (UOP Course)
What is capital structure? Why does it matter in
terms of a companys financial performance? How
does a companys capital structure affect overall
risk?  
What are major areas of risk in financial
management? What are major areas of financial
risk in your company? Which risk management
techniques are important to your company? Why?
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FIN 486 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment Strategic
Financial Plan (UOP Course)
FIN 486 Week 4 Individual Assignment Capital
Budgeting Scenarios (UOP Course)
Create the financial portion of the strategic
plan. The plan must include 3 years of income
statements, balance sheets, and cash flow
statements. Write a memo of  1200-1500 words that
explains the plans major assumptions and
identifies areas of risk. The memo must include
the following A review of cash flow statements
and a recommendation of implementing new
short-term working capital strategies on
long-term cash flow An explanation of corporate
risk mitigation techniques used in capital
budgeting
Choose a scenario from the Capital Budgeting
Worksheet to review and analyze. Using net
present value, determine the proposals
appropriateness and economic viability. Prepare a
500-word report explaining your calculations and
conclusions. Answer the following in your
report Explain the effect of a higher or lower
cost of capital on a firms long-term financial
decisions. Analyze the use of capital budgeting
techniques in strategic financial
management. Format your report consistent with
APA guidelines.
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