The discussions each week are designed to (a) reinforce the research topics that you are reading about, (b) challenge you to explore the topics further, and (c) test your understanding of the concepts and their application within business research. Before beginning work on this week’s discussion post, review the following resources: From the bullet point list below, select one topic for which you will lead […]

FOR THIS RESPONSE YOU WILL HAVE TO RESPOND TO THE RESPONSE BELOW. THE RESPONSE HAS TO BE 100 WORDS. The text notes that “Long-term liabilities are a component of the “capital structure” of the company and are included in the calculation of the debt-to-equity ratio” I used the Pool Corps 2019 annual report to obtain the figures below. The company’s debt to income ratio is […]

1. A collectivist Chinese manager is most likely to use which of the following techniques for conflict management?Authoritative commandPressurizingAvoidingDirect confrontation2. ________ teams are defined as groups of employees who perform highly related or interdependent jobs and take on many of the responsibilities of their former supervisors.Cross-functionalProblem-solvingSelf-managed workIndependent3. To retain its edge in the organic health food market, Natura has established a high-priority team comprised of […]

FIN 534 Quiz 7 week 8 Rating A   A company expects sales to increase during the coming year, and it is using the AFN equation to forecast the additional capital that it must raise. Which of the following conditions would cause the AFN to increase? Answer The company previously thought its fixed assets were being operated at full capacity, but now it learns that […]

  Be sure to read chapter 1 from the Velasquez text and familiarize yourself with the Loyal Agents Argument. According to Velasquez (2018), The Law of Agency states, “The law of agency is that part of commercial law that specifies the duties of persons – ‘agents’ – who agree to act on behalf of another party – ‘the principle’.” (p 13) Read the Friedman article, “The […]

   PART I – Company Profile (150 words) 1. Prepare a brief description of Apple Inc and The Coca-Cola Company using the latest Annual Reports. The description should include: main areas of business activities, main products/services, and principal geographies. PART II – Financial Performance (400 words) 2. Using the companies’ financial statements, carry out a full financial statement analysis using a variety of financial ratios, […]

Discussion  There will be two discussion questions listed below. By the due date assigned respond to one of the discussion questions and submit your response to the Discussion Area. Use the lessons and vocabulary found in the reading. Support your answers with examples and research and cite your sources using APA format. Discussion Question 1: Some might argue that the statement of cash flows is […]

1. If the one-year spot rate is 5% (R1) (APR) and Two-year spot rate is 5.5% (R2) (APR) calculate the one-year rate one-year (Forward rate)(FR1) from today using pure expectations theory.     2 Given the following table: Type of Security Interest Rate  5-Year Treasury Note 5%  5-Year Corporate Bond (High quality) 6%  5-Year Corporate Bond (Low quality) 8% Calculate the default risk premium (DRP) […]

  Think about how we communicate in  today’s society.  Technology vs. face to face or even voice  communication has become the new method of communicating. Write a page  paper on your views of how communication has changed and the pro’s and  con’s of communicating with technology.  This can include the positive  aspects and strengths as well as the negative and frustrations of it as  well. […]

  Watch the video https://youtu.be/KEFpqExg6UA about how to download stock price data from Yahoo! Finance into an Excel spreadsheet and complete the functions in this assignment. Then download your own copies of the prices for the S&P 500 (^GSPC) and for two equities using your first and last names. Again, watch my video(s) to see how this is done. Download the weekly ending prices for […]