1.If a typical firm reports $10 million of retained earnings on its balance sheet, could its directors declare a $10 million cash dividend without any qualms whatsoever? (Hint: Remember dividend have to be paid in CASH)   2.Explain how the federal income tax structure affects the choice of financing (use of debt versus equity) of U.S. firms. If financing with debt is better, why doesn’t […]

  Bloomberg Market Concepts (BMC) is an 8 hour self-paced e-learning course that provides a visual introduction to the financial markets. BMC consists of 4 modules – Economics, Currencies, Fixed Income and Equities – woven together from Bloomberg data, news, analytics and television. By taking BMC, learners familiarize themselves with the industry standard service through four heavily interconnected modules.   1) write an essay 10 […]

2. Jason Greg is a recent retiree who is interested in investing some of his savings in corporate bonds. Listed below are the bonds he is considering adding to his portfolio.Bond A has a 7.5% semiannual coupon, matures in 12 years, and has a $1,000 face value. Bond B has a 10% semiannual coupon, matures in 12 years, and has a $1,000 face value. Bond C has […]

  Assignment 2: Your Credit Report Good personal credit standing is integral to financial success. As an individual, you are judged by your personal credit. Your credit rating is not only used to determine your ability to borrow on a mortgage, car, or credit card, but it is also used to judge whether you can rent an apartment, obtain insurance, or even get a job. […]

Assignment 2: The Capital Budget   Scenario for Assignments 1-5 For Assignments 1-5, you are the new budgeting and finance administrator for your local government agency. Your first responsibility is to become familiar with the agency, the budget, programs, and capital projects. As the administrator, you will be responsible for analyzing, examining, proposing, and preparing the agency’s budget for the next five (5) years.   […]

Another simple discussion 200-300 words. Please answer topic directly   How accurate do you think a company’s estimates of the net present value of a proposed project are? Refer to both the initial investment and to the components of the cash flow: revenues, operating expenses, depreciation, taxes, and the cost of capital to use for the computation of the present value.     Keep in mind that […]

“Inventory Control Systems” Select a successful publicly traded company that you are interested in and use the Internet to research its use of inventory management systems and technology. Examine the inventory management system of the selected publically traded company. Determine the key ways that inventory management systems and technology have given the selected company a competitive advantage in the marketplace. Evaluate the efficiency of two […]

Due tonight at midnight(as soon as possible) 1 page single  Attached is an outline, please follow  For your project, the goal is to produce a piece of written analysis that could be submitted to an outlet for financial commentary. Quality analysis includes several key components: 1) What is the question? 2) Why is it interesting? 3) How do you answer it? 4) What is your conclusion? […]

   Week 4 – Discussion 2 Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Refer to the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric under the Settings icon above for guidance on how your discussion will be […]

  Imagine you are a manager at a major bottling company. Customers have begun to complain that the bottles of the brand of soda produced in your company contain less than the advertised sixteen (16) ounces of product. Your boss wants to solve the problem at hand and has asked you to investigate. You have your employees pull thirty (30) bottles off the line at […]