Many business leaders believe that engaging in global business provides opportunities to expand and stay competitive. Go to “SEC Enforcement Actions: FCPA Cases” found at http://www.sec.gov/spotlight/fcpa/fcpa-cases.shtml. Select a case, and provide brief description of the case you have chosen. Discuss two strategies the company could have used to avoid the situation.

Discussion of four items from the management discussion of the firm that support the conclusion formed in your discussion of the financial results. Much of this course has concentrated on learning the financial statements, primarily because there was not an accounting prerequisite. Because of this concentration, you may find this assignment challenging. However, if you understand the financial statements, then the horizontal and vertical analysis […]

 Go to the document “Business Letters Practice-1.pdf” in the Business Letters.  Note that the examples they show are NOT the letters you are being asked to write; they are just examples of that type of letter.      Write the business letter for Giving Information (#1) and for Requesting Information (#2). (Short writing)        You will be graded on all 7 traits 

This section provides the opportunity to develop your course project. Conducting an internal environmental scan or organizational assessment, provides the ability to put the strategy audit together. In this module, you will conduct a comprehensive assessment of the internal environment at your business unit or organization you are working with for this project, also known as an organizational assessment, and present your findings in a […]

FIN 419 (Finance for Decision Making) Week 4   Week 4 DQ 1   What is investment banking? How would the investment banker assist an organization in going public? As a CFO, what information would you need to select an investment banker?   Week 4 DQ 2   What is the difference between operating and financial leverage? What is the importance of assessing operating vs. […]

“Financial Statement, Cash Flow, and Taxes” Please respond to the following:·         Analyze the importance and impact of financial managers being able to understand financial statements. Provide the rationale behind your analysis.·         Imagine that you are starting a business. Determine the tax considerations that might result in you setting the business up as a proprietorship or a partnership, rather than a corporation. Provide a rationale for […]

FIN 571 Week 3 Quiz  The operating cycle 2.         You are provided the following working capital information for the Ridge Company: Ridge Company 3.         Ticktock Clocks sells 10,000 alarm clocks each year. If the total cost of placing an order is $65 and it costs $85 per year to carry the alarm clock in inventory, use the EOQ formula to calculate the optimal order size. […]

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper using one of the Virtual Organizations or a company with which you have some knowledge.   Assume, for the purpose of this assignment, the company may undergo a significant reorganization as well as new pricing for its products or services.   Describe the stages of the change transition curve and how this could be reflected in the changes this company may […]

Individual Issues and Trends Paper Prepare a 1,050-1,400-word paper in which you select two contemporary issues (Customs-Trade Partnerships Against Terrorism [C-TPAT], ISO 9000 certifications, Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, etc.) and their related trends (globalization, trading blocks, increased government intervention, privatization, outsourcing, etc).   Determine the impact of these issues and trends on global value chain management.   Format your assignment consistent with APA guidelines.   […]

Miller Corporation has a premium bond making semiannual payments. The bond has a coupon rate of 8 percent, a YTM of 6 percent, and 14 years to maturity. The Modigliani Company has a discount bond making semiannual payments. This bond has a coupon rate of 6 percent, a YTM of 8 percent, and also has 14 years to maturity. What is the price of each […]