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FIN 571 Final Exam Guide (New, 2017) For more
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ion 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.
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FIN 571 Week 1 DQ 1 (UOP Course) For more
course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.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 (UOP Course) For more
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e 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 For
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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.
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FIN 571 Week 1 Individual Assignment Business
Structures For more course tutorials
visit www.tutorialrank.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.
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FIN 571 Week 2 DQ 1 (UOP Course) For more
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e 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
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FIN 571 Week 2 DQ 2 (UOP Course) For more
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se 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 course tutorials
visit www.tutorialrank.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.
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FIN 571 Week 2 Individual Assignment Ethics and
Finance For more course tutorials
visit www.tutorialrank.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).
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FIN 571 Week 2 Individual Assignment Ratio
Analysis Problems For more course tutorials
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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.

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FIN 571 Week 2 Stock Valuation and Analysis For
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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
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FIN 571 Week 3 DQ 1 (UOP Course) For more
course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.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 (UOP Course) For more
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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 course tutorials
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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 course tutorials
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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.
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FIN 571 Week 3 Team Assignment Financial
Statement Interpretation For more course
tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.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
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FIN 571 Week 3 Using the Payback Method, IRR, and
NPV For more course tutorials
visit www.tutorialrank.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.
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FIN 571 Week 4 Assignment Rate of Return for
Stocks and Bonds For more course tutorials
visit www.tutorialrank.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.
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FIN 571 Week 4 DQ 1 (UOP Course) For more
course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.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 (UOP Course) For more
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al Purchased 1 Times, Rating No rating
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 course tutorials
visit www.tutorialrank.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 Team Assignment Operating Leverage
and Forecasting For more course tutorials
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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
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FIN 571 Week 5 Assignment Capital Market
Efficiency Paper For more course tutorials
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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.
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FIN 571 Week 5 Assignment Effect of Debt Issuance
on Stock Valuation For more course tutorials
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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
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FIN 571 Week 5 DQ 1 (UOP Course) For more
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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 (UOP Course) For more
course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.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 course tutorials
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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.
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FIN 571 Week 5 Team Assignment Capital Budgeting
Assignment, Part 1 (New Heritage Doll) For
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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.
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FIN 571 Week 5 Working Capital Simulation
Managing Growth, Part 1 (SNC) For more course
tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.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.
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FIN 571 Week 6 Assignment start-up company
Signature Assignment (score 80) For more
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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.
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FIN 571 Week 6 Individual Assignment Working
Capital Simulation Managing Growth Assignment
For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.
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
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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.
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FIN 571 Week 6 Working Capital Simulation
Managing Growth, Part 2 (SNC) For more course
tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.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.
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