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FIN 571 Assignment Select Fortune 500
Company   For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.
com   Assignment Steps Resources Yahoo
Finance Select a Fortune 500 Company from one of
the following industries
Pharmaceutical Energy
Retail Automotive Computer
Hardware
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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)   FIN 571 Week 2 Stock Valuation
and Analysis (Amazon)
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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.
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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)?    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
(Apple)   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.  Assignmen
t Steps  Select a Fortune 500 Company from one of
the following industries Pharmaceutical Energy Re
tail
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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.  Assignmen
t Steps  Select a Fortune 500 Company from one of
the following industries Pharmaceutical Energy Re
tail Automotive Computer Hardware
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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.  Assignmen
t Steps  Select a Fortune 500 Company from one of
the following industries Pharmaceutical Energy
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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.  Assignmen
t Steps  Select a Fortune 500 Company from one of
the following industries Pharmaceutical
Energy Retail Automotive
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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. 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 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 90-day Treasury bills. Is this investment
riskless??
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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  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.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 
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FIN 571 Week 2 Stock Valuation and Analysis
(Ford) 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
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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.  Assignment Steps 
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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. 
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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   
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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. 
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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 Net profit margin Asset
utilization
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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          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 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.
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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 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 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.
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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. 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
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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 Micros
oft Word  Explain in 525 words what it means to
have efficient capital market, including 
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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 ResourcesCorporate Finance Scenario Highto
wer, Inc. plans to announce it will issue 2.0
million
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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)
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FIN 571 Week 5 Team Assignment Capital Budgeting
Assignment, Part 1 (New Heritage Doll)   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
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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
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FIN 571 Week 6 Individual Assignment Working
Capital Simulation Managing Growth
Assignment   For more classes visit www.snaptutori
al.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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