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FIN 571 Final Exam Guide (3 Set with Excel File)
FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.fin571genius.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
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FIN 571 Final Exam Guide (New) FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin571genius.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
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FIN 571 Final Exam Guide Set 2 (NEW) FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.fin571genius.com 1. 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
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FIN 571 Week 1 Connect Problems (Math and
Accounting Review) FOR MORE CLASSES
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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 tackl
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FIN 571 Week 1 Connect Problems (Week 1 Problem
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FIN 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
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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)?    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.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 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.fin571genius
.com 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
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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. What is the value of the shareholders'
equity account for this firm? 2.Which one of the
following assets is generally the most liquid?
3.Which one of the following accounts is included
in stockholders' equity? 4.It is easier to
evaluate a firm using its financial statements
when the firm 5.Which one of these accounts is
classified as a current asset on the balance
sheet? 6.Sankey, Inc., has current assets of
4,500, net fixed assets of 23,500, current
liabilities of 2,750, and long-term debt of
12,900. What is the value of the shareholders'
equity account for this firm? 7.Shelton, Inc.,
has sales of 396,000, costs of 184,000,
depreciation expense of 49,000, interest
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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 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.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 required return
that is negative? Explain
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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. 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?
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FIN 571 Week 2 Individual Assignment Ethics and
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m 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
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FIN 571 Week 2 Individual Assignment Ratio
Analysis Problems FOR MORE CLASSES
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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.
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FIN 571 Week 2 Learning Team Reflection FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.fin571genius.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.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 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 Share? What type of rating
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FIN 571 Week 3 Connect Problems FOR MORE CLASSES
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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
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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  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.fin571genius.com Watch the
"Concept Review Video Working Capital
Management" video located in theWileyPLUS
Assignment Week 3 Videos Activity.   Discuss stra
tegies 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.fin571genius
.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 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
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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 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
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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), 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
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FIN 571 Week 4 Assignment Rate of Return for
Stocks and Bonds 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 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
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FIN 571 Week 4 Connect Problems FOR MORE CLASSES
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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,
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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). 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.
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FIN 571 Week 4 Learning Team Reflection FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.fin571genius.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.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 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.  Your fixed costs including such
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FIN 571 Week 5 Assignment Capital Market
Efficiency Paper FOR MORE CLASSES
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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.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. 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
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FIN 571 Week 5 Connect Problems FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin571genius.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
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FIN 571 Week 5 Individual Assignment DCF and WACC
Problems FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.fin571genius.c
om 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 the total
present value of the following cash stream,
discounted at 8 percent? (5 points)
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FIN 571 Week 5 Learning Team Reflection FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.fin571genius.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.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 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
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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 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
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FIN 571 Week 6 Assignment start-up company
Signature Assignment (score 80) FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.fin571genius.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. The assignment will be presented to the
class giving the real world
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