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FIN 571 Assignment Select Fortune 500 Company
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Assignment Steps Resources Yahoo
Finance Select a Fortune 500 Company from one of
the following industries
Pharmaceutical Energy
Retail Automotive Computer
Hardware Manufacturing
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FIN 571 Entire Course Final Guide For more
classes visit www.snaptutorial.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)
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FIN 571 Final Exam Guide (New, 2018) For more
classes visit www.snaptutorial.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 pays the same
current dividend and has the same required rate
of return. D. The present value of the future
income that the stock is expected to generate. E.
The same amount to every investor regardless of
their desired rate of return.
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FIN 571 Week 1 DQ 1 For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.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.snaptutorial.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)
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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.
Assignment Steps Select a Fortune 500 Company
from one of the following industries Pharmaceutic
al Energy Retail
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FIN 571 Week 1 Financial Ratio Analysis (General
Motors) For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.
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 Pharmaceutic
al Energy Retail Automotive
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FIN 571 Week 1 Financial Ratio Analysis (Pfizer)
For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.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 Pharmaceutic
al
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FIN 571 Week 1 Financial Ratio Analysis
(Walmart) For more classes visit www.snaptutoria
l.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
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FIN 571 Week 1 Individual Assignment Business
Structures For more classes visit www.snaptutori
al.com Watch the "Your Business Structure" and
"Corporate Business Structures" videos on the
Electronics Reserve Readings page. Identify the
different business structures.
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FIN 571 Week 2 DQ 1 For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.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
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FIN 571 Week 2 DQ 2 For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com Suppose rf is 5 and
rM is 10. According to the SML and the CAPM, an
asset with a beta of -2.0
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FIN 571 Week 2 Individual Assignment Business
Structure Advice For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.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 classes visit www.snaptutorial.
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
current work or desired place of
employment. Create a 1,400-word analysis of the
application of SOX in which you include the
following
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FIN 571 Week 2 Individual Assignment Ratio
Analysis Problems For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com Ratio Analysis
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.

1992 1993 1994 Gross
Profit Margin
60 55 51
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FIN 571 Week 2 Stock Valuation and Analysis
(Amazon) For more classes visit www.snaptutorial
.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 of the following
industries Pharmaceutical Energy Retail Automotiv
e Computer Hardware Manufacturing
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FIN 571 Week 2 Stock Valuation and Analysis
(Ford) For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.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 of the following
industries Pharmaceutical
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FIN 571 Week 2 Stock Valuation and Analysis
(Target) For more classes visit www.snaptutorial
.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.
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FIN 571 Week 2 Stock Valuation and Analysis
(Walmart) For more classes visit www.snaptutoria
l.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
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FIN 571 Week 3 DQ 1 For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.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 For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com 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 classes
visit www.snaptutorial.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 Researching Industry Financial
Statistics For more classes visit www.snaptutori
al.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
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FIN 571 Week 3 Team Assignment Financial
Statement Interpretation For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.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
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FIN 571 Week 3 Using the Payback Method, IRR, and
NPV For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.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
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FIN 571 Week 4 Assignment Rate of Return for
Stocks and Bonds For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.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
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FIN 571 Week 4 DQ 2 For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.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
projects life. Assuming you have a choice
between depreciation methods, whose advice should
you follow? Why?
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FIN 571 Week 4 DQ 1 For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.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 Individual Assignment Analyzing
Pro Forma Statements For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.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 classes
visit www.snaptutorial.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.
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FIN 571 Week 5 Assignment Capital Market
Efficiency Paper For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.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
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 classes
visit www.snaptutorial.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
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FIN 571 Week 5 DQ 1 For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.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.snaptutorial.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.snaptutorial
.com 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 Team Assignment Capital
Budgeting Assignment, Part 1 (New Heritage Doll)
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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 classes
visit www.snaptutorial.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 Individual Assignment Working
Capital Simulation Managing Growth Assignment
For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.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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