This should be a fun one. Pretend you work for a US-based company and are in an important business meeting with a firm in a foreign country of your choosing. What is a cultural practice in this country that you should be aware of for your business meeting?  For the post, state what country, explain the cultural practice and the meaning behind the cultural practice.  […]

Discussion: Flotation Costs Discussion: Flotation CostsThinking about the definition of the term “flotation costs,” should we expect the flotation costs for debt to be significantly lower than those for equity?  Why or why not?  Please support your answer using supporting information from the chapters in this unit and the course. In response to your peers, do you agree with the positions taken by your classmates?  Can you […]

 For this assignment, you will create a professional looking PowerPoint presentation on a topic of professional communication. To help put this in perspective, the scenario is that your supervisor has assigned you the task of presenting a 45 to 60-minute training session on some aspect of professional communication. You need to research your topic and prepare an engaging PowerPoint that would be used as a […]

. Debbie’s checkbook balance was $2,715.50. She wrote checks totaling $5,298.13 during the month of May. Deposits made during the month were $250.16 on May 1. On May 15, her payroll check was electronically processed for $2980.66; on May 22, a check from the IRS was electronically processed for $2,550. On May 27, she recorded $534.10 for payments debited to her account for auto insurance […]

1.  The primary operating goal of a publicly-owned firm interested in serving its stockholders should be to _________. maximize its expected total corporate income maximize its expected EPS minimize the chances of losses maximize the stock price per share over the long run, which is the stock’s intrinsic value maximize the stock price on a specific target date 2. What’s the future value of $2,000 […]

Students are required to submit two papers in this course. The first paper is a short reflection usually on an experience involving a class activity. Given our current circumstances, the topic for this term’s reflection will be the covid-19 pandemic. I would like you to reflect on how the pandemic has affected your life. You may include any relevant research, but it is not required. […]

 Final Paper The purpose of the Final Paper is for you to culminate the learning achieved in the course by describing your understanding and application of knowledge in the field of business cycles through the analysis of a financial case.  The Final Project represents 30% of the overall course grade. Focus of the Final Paper Finance The financial sector has a profound influence on important […]

  Choose one of the two competitors that you explored in your Topic 3 paper. Create an executive summary presentation of the findings on the chosen company from the Topic 3 report (seven to nine slides, exclusive of the title and reference slides) with appropriate speaker notes that could be delivered to a C-suite executive in a corporation. Note that while you should provide comparisons to […]

  discounted payback method which is the time needed to pay back the original investment in terms of discounted future cash flows. Define the technique in detail. Discuss the difference between the two methods. Analyze the numbers in the problem using an excel spreadsheet. Use a 10% discount rate. You must use Excel formulas which are on the ribbon in Excel marked Fx to make […]

1. Mary Beth is opening her own day care center. She plans to offer her employees flexible schedules, free child care, and free memberships to the local fitness center in hopes of keeping them motivated and relaxed. Mary Beth is offering work/life benefits to her employees.a. false b. true  2.Once long-term goals and objectives have been determined, middle management generates ________.a. strategic plans b. short-term targets c. tactical […]