Research and select a sample strategic plan in an industry with which you are familiar or interested. Be sure it includes the various components of a typical strategic plan. Reference Figure 1.1 “Identifying a Company’s Strategy—What to Look For” in Ch. 1 of your text. Identify in 350 to 525 words what the plan does well, in addition to areas for improvement. Discuss whether the […]

Suppose your manager presents you with the following information about machines that could be used for a job, and wants your recommendation on which one to choose. The specification width is .48 mm. In this instance, you can narrow the set of choices, but you probably wouldn’t make a recommendation without an additional piece of information. (Round your answers to 3 decimal places.)

Wk2: Literature ReviewConduct a “Literature Review” of the Leader-Members Exchange (LMX) theory. Focus on a specific area of the LMX theory to develop the review of the literature to present the findings. Locate three research-based scholarly articles related to the topic. Using APA 7th Edition guidelines, write a 4-5 page (excluding the Title and Reference pages) paper including the following headings and content:  Title Page  Introduction  […]

      Question 1                                                                                                                          0.2 out of 0.2 points   Which of the following would be included in the operating activity section of the Statement of Cash Flows? (Select all that apply.)                                    Question 2                                                                                                                                          0 out of 0.2 points   The income statement reports the ______.                                                                            Question 3                                                                                                                          0.2 out of 0.2 points                      If a company’s […]

The company is Apple Inc.  In your paper, address the following five parts in a Word document: Part 1: Dividend Analysis (two to three paragraphs): Create a table that illustrates the annual dividends per share paid by your selected company over the past 8 years. If the company has not paid dividends for 8 years, include as many years as available. Calculate the growth in […]

 You are an economic consultant for XYZ Corporation who reports to the VP of Finance, Maria Horowitz. You learned that multiple departments of your company are collaborating to create a presentation for a prospective client that explains how XYZ Corporation can help them improve their business. Maria has been asked to present on several financial aspects of an organization. She asks you to develop the […]

  Each week, you will be asked to respond to the prompt or prompts in the discussion forum. Your initial post should be 300 words in length, and you should respond to two additional posts from your peers.  Ratio Analysis Describe the three categories of ratios used in ratio analysis. When working on assessing the company you chose, which of these ratios do you think is the most important […]

  Each week, you will be asked to respond to the prompt or prompts in the discussion forum. Your initial post should be 300 words in length, and, you should respond to two additional posts from your peers.  Retirement Planning Project your Social Security benefits on the organization’s website. Many retirement plans suggest that you should create a lump sum of cash to generate enough interest income equal to […]

You have observed the following returns over time: Year Stock X Stock Y Market 2006 13% 14% 14% 2007 18 5 9 2008 -13 -7 -12 2009 4 3 2 2010 21 12 17 Assume that the risk-free rate is 3% and the market risk premium is 14%   What is the beta of Stock X? Round your answer to two decimal places.  I. Stock Y is […]

Problems     Chapter 3: P3-5, P3-9 P3-10, P3-22;                Chapter 4: P4-1, P4-4, P4-7, P4-8                  Week     2            P3-5  Everdeen Mining, Inc., ended 2015 with a net profit before taxes of $436,000.   The company is subject to a 40% tax rate and must pay $64,000 in preferred stock dividends before distributing any earnings on the 170,000 shares of common stock currently outstanding.        a. Calculate Philagem’s 2015 earnings per share (EPS)      b. If the firm paid […]