Assignment: 300 words, listing the effects of economic forces (2 examples) on a cash management strategy. Must be in Word, APA style, references listed. Original work.     Outline: Elements of Cash Management      – Forecasting – ability to calculate, predict or plan using current or historical data      – Mobilizing and managing cash flow – various techniques used to assemble funds and […]

Problem:A. Analyze Ryan Boot Company, using ratio analysis. Compute the ratios. B. In your analysis, calculate the overall break-even point in sales dollars and the cash break-even point.     Ryan Boot Company Analysis Ratios     Ryan Boot Industry Profit margin $292,500 ÷ 7,000,000 4.18% 5.75% Return on assets $292,500 ÷ 8,130,000 3.60% 6.90% Return on equity $292,500 ÷ 2,880,000 10.16% 9.20x Receivables turnover $7,000,000 ÷ […]

CORPORATE BOND ANALYSIS               Assignment No. 1 – Fall 2014   A.        GENERAL BOND AND INVESTOR INFORMATION   1.           3M and Fixed Rt, Ser F 1 3/8s 2016     a.                      3M is a technology company. Co.’s segments are: Industrial, providing tapes, a range of coated, non-woven and bonded abrasives, and adhesives among others; Safety and Graphics, providing personal protection products; and traffic safety and security products among […]

A)Peer Responses: A minimum of 3 substantive PARTICIPATION posts (150-250 words) is required to EARN full points.   Guidelines for student forum discussion/PARTICIPATION: SEE ATTACHMENT for the STUDENT RESPONSES    ·       Select a fellow student’s response and compare and contrast your thoughts with theirs;   ·       Advance the conversation; provide a real-world application and experiential examples; ·       Conceptually discuss your key [most significant] learning insight or take-away from the selected forum topic comments. ·       Responses should be a minimum of 150-250 […]

Need an OUTLINE(not summary of paper) for the following paper:   As the newly-hired pension fund management team for a Multinational Corporation, you are responsible for managing the $100 Million portfolio on behalf of the association. The monies are currently 100% invested in cash and cash equivalents.  Determine an appropriate asset allocation percentage between fixed income, stocks, and cash, in accordance with a moderately conservative risk-tolerance […]

Provide a response to Case 9: Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (p. 451). Answer the 5 questions at the bottom of textbook page 459 (last paragraph). Do no “Design a three year strategic plan…” as outlined in the final statement. In lieu of this question, you are to answer the following question: Develop the projected financial statements that fully assess and evaluate the impact of your proposed […]

Word count is 50 words per a question Week 2 DQ – Question #1 What is activity-based costing? What are some of the key elements of activity-based costing? How does this method differ from a more traditional costing method?Do you prefer ABC over traditional costing methods? Week 2 DQ – Question #2 What are cost drivers? How do cost drivers relate to cost pools? What […]

Choose three companies as a learning team; select one from each of teh following three sectors: manfacturing, service  and retail sales. One company must be foreign. Compute the quick and current liquidity rations, the Dupont ratio, the DuPont ratio, profit margin, asset utilization and financial leverage of each f the three companies. Write a 1050 words paper discussing how differeces in the industries and different […]

  Hartman, Inc. has prepared the following comparative balance sheets for 2012 and 2013:                                                                                                             2013                      2012                 Cash                                                                                     $   287,000             $  153,000            Accounts receivable                                                                 149,000                 117,000            Inventory                                                                                   150,000                 180,000            Prepaid expenses                                                                       18,000                   27,000            Plant assets                                                                            1,280,000              1,050,000            Accumulated depreciation                                                       (450,000)               (375,000)            Patent                                                                                        153,000                 174,000   […]

Class, have you ever tried coding survey responses?  If so, what obstacles did you encounter and how did you handle these situations?  Also, have you encountered any coding problems in any of the business articles that you have read? Class, what methods of presenting data have or could you use in a survey or research project you have participated in? What methods presented in this chapter […]