Respond to the following scenario with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. Be substantive and clear, and use research to reinforce your ideas. Mary Francis comes into your office later that morning. “Good news! I think we’ve got strong potential investors!” Mary announces.“That’s great!” you reply.“And now, they are asking for financial information” Mary states.“Ok, I could provide a 50-page analysis for them!” you say.“That’s […]

Review the Payment Time Case Study and Data Set.  Develop a 700-word report including the following calculations and using the information to determine whether the new billing system has reduced the mean bill payment time: Assuming the standard deviation of the payment times for all payments is 4.2 days, construct a 95% confidence interval estimate to determine whether the new billing system was effective. State the interpretation […]

he Discussion Board is part of the core of online learning. The purpose of the Discussion Board is to allow you to learn through sharing ideas and experiences as they relate to course content and the Discussion Board question. Classroom discussion in an online environment requires your active participation with classmates and your instructor to create robust interaction and dialogue. Students are highly encouraged to […]

  Prepare a financial plan for the Fortune 500 Company selected in week two. Describe the organization, including the type of business. Create the business case. Determine why funding is needed for the company. Determine the sources of funding. Consider self-funding, borrowing, loans, equity, venture capital, etc. Evaluate the requirements of each of the funding sources that you plan to use. Analyze the risks that […]

  A maker of energy drinks is considering abandoning can containers and going exclusively to bottles because the sales manager believes customers prefer drinking from bottles. However, the vice president in charge of marketing is not convinced the sales manager is correct. Investigate this issue using statistical analysis. Explain which data collection method you would use and what procedures you would follow to apply this […]

Case CC-1 Walmart Comprehensive Financial Analysis   Select a company from a non-regulated industry for which you can obtain complete financial statements for at least the most recent six years. Required: Based on these financial statements, the company’s background, industry statistics, and other market and company information, prepare a financial statement analysis report covering the following points: a. Executive summary of the company and its […]

1. Austin, a single individual with a salary of $100,000, incurred and paid the following expenses during the year:Medical expenses $5,000Alimony 24,000Charitable contributions 2,000Casualty loss on business property 8,000Casualty loss on rental property 5,000Personal casualty gains 3,000Personal casualty losses (after $100 floor) 12,000Nonbusiness bad debt 6,000Mortgage interest on personal residence 4,500Property taxes on personal residence 4,200Moving expenses 2,500Contribution to a traditional IRA 4,000State income taxes […]

Complete the following cases studies from chapter 5 &6 of Business Math” Case Study 5-2,pp 184-185   Case Study 6-2,pp 216-217 Use Microsoft Excel template for your answers. NOTE: Show all work and calculations. (The use of Microsoft Excel Software is required.)   5-2 Artist’s Performance Royalties Performance rights organizations track and pay royalties to song writers, publishers, and musicians for use of their works. Royalties […]

1. The target capital structure for QM Industries is 36 percent common stock, 7 percent preferred stock, and 57 percent debt. If the cost of equity for the firm is 17.4 percent, the cost of preferred stock is 9.2 percent, the before-tax cost of debt is 8.5 percent, and the firm’s tax rate is 35 percent, what is QM’s weighted average cost of capital?   […]

Which of the following is considered a hybrid organizational form? sole proprietorship partnership limited liability partnershipcorporation Which of the following is a principal within the agency relationship? the board of directors a shareholdera company engineer the CEO of the firm Which of the following presents a summary of the changes in a firm’s balance sheet from the beginning of an accounting period to the end […]