1. Explain which financial statement ratios are affected by the choice of depreciation methods, with specific attention to the effects of straight-line vs. accelerated depreciation on the ratios.   2. Comment on the effects on financial statement users of the issues discussed in part 1.   Writing Assignment   The writing assignment will demonstrate writing across the curriculum responding to the topic selected in a […]

The standard deviation of the market index portfolio is 20%. Stock A has a beta of 1.5 and a residual standard deviation of 30%. a) What would make for a larger increase in the stock’s variance: an increase of .15 in its beta or an increase of 3% in its residual standard deviation? b) An investor who currently holds the market-index portfolio decides to reduce […]

Track and record all of your expenditures for the next month (January 21st – February 21st). Use the Daily Spending Diary on p. C-2ff of the textbook to record your transactions Write a one-page summary of your spending habits for the month. You don’t have to be specific, but note any spending patterns that surprised you. Did you spend more than you thought on certain items? Did you […]

1. You are the City Manager of the City of Anywhere.  During your current mid-year budget review, you have learned that 20% of your anticipated general revenue will not be realized in the next fiscal year.  You have called a meeting of your Department Directors to consider next fiscal year’s shortfall and propose a plan for the City Council’s action. Your plan should: Articulate the challenges […]

Air Charter Limited has been asked by GoldDiggers Limited to provide an Air Shuttle service to the gold exploration site. AirCharter will have a one year contract with the Gold Diggers with the possibility of renewal for another 4 years. AirCharter has the following choices: Buy the helicopter for $500,000, or Arrange a 5 year non cancellable lease, for $100,000 per year, paid at the beginning of each […]

ACME Corp is a publicly traded firm listed on the NASDAQ. Its current common stock price is 10 dollars per share. The company currently has 75 million dollars in sales. It expects sales to grow at 3 percent a year for the next several years. The company’s current fixed costs are 50 million dollars. The federal tax rate is 40 percent. The variable costs are […]

Based on Article below and what it has to do with Bond ratings:   Moody’s Cuts Sony Bond Rating to ‘Junk’   TOKYO—Moody’s Investors Service cut its credit rating on Sony Corp. by one notch to junk status in the latest setback for the Japanese tech giant as it grapples with sliding sales of its once-thriving consumer electronics products.   In its downgrade Monday, Moody’s […]

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Each student should assume that they are a consultant working for an American firm responsible for providing training to expatriates on international assignments. Each student should prepare a training package that would be used to provide expatriates with a foundation for living and working in the country. Students should draw on available online library research (and include proper citation and references) and may also supplement with interviews with […]

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   Review the following scenario:   Acting as the CEO of a small company, you will apply the principles of capital budgeting to invest in growth and cash flow improvement opportunities in three phases over 10 simulated years. Each […]