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BUS 401 Week 1 DQ 1 The Role of Financial
Management in a Firm
BUS 401Entire Course
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  BUS 401 Week 3 Return on
Investment Education Funding
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.
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BUS 401 Week 1 Financial Management Challenges
and Ethics
BUS 401 Week 1 DQ 2 Financial Statements
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
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
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BUS 401 Week 2 DQ 1 Dreams Do Come True
BUS 401 Week 1 Quiz
The financial goal of a for-profit business
is Student Answer profit maximization. owner
wealth maximization. cash flow maximization.
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
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BUS 401 Week 2 Quiz
BUS 401 Week 2 DQ 2 Present and Future Values,
and Expected Returns
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.
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?
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BUS 401 Week 3 DQ 1 Cash Flows From Working
BUS 401 Week 2 Teaching Net Present Value (NPV)
and Future Value (FV)
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
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.
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BUS 401 Week 3 Quiz
BUS 401 Week 3 DQ 2 Capital Budgeting
The appropriate cash flows for evaluating a
corporate investment decision are Student
Answer incremental additional cash flows.
Capital Budgeting View the Capital budgeting
video, which provides some factors that should be
considered in capital budgeting considerations.
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BUS 401 Week 4 DQ 1 Interviewing Peter Lynch
BUS 401 Week 3 Return on Investment Education
Funding
Interviewing Peter Lynch Review the Minimizing
Risk video segment, which is available through
your online course.
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.
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BUS 401 Week 4 Quiz
BUS 401 Week 4 DQ 2 Cost of Capital
Question Investors will make an investment
if Student Answer the historical rate of return
exceeds the expected rate of return.
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
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BUS 401 Week 5 DQ 2 Applying Ratios to a Business
BUS 401 Week 5 DQ 1 Ratio Analysis
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,
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.
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BUS 401 Week 5 Final Paper
Focus of the Final Paper  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.
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