As a financial consultant, you have contracted with Wheel Industries to evaluate their procedures involving the evaluation of long term investment opportunities.  You have agreed to provide a detailed report illustrating the use of several techniques for evaluating capital projects including the weighted average cost of capital to the firm, the anticipated cash flows for the projects, and the methods used for project selection.  In […]

Fill out each worksheet from the Financial Checkup with your own information.  You can get extra help for each worksheet by reading the corresponding chapter in The Financial Checkup booklet.  There is also some condensed information in the reading for module 3 which is included again at the bottom of this page.  If you have concerns about the content of the worksheets, email the instructor.  If […]

According to the textbook, ongoing challenges in the global business environment are mostly attributed to unethical business practices, failure to embrace technology advancements, and stiff competition among businesses. Imagine that you have been appointed as Apple’s Chief Compliance Officer and must prepare a video presentation for Apple’s suppliers regarding Apple’s Supplier Code of Conduct to deliver via a web meeting. To prepare for your presentation, […]

 Using DuPont analysis is a quick and relatively easy way to assess the overall health of a firm. This week’s lesson (Page 4) includes information on the DuPont equation.  Go to finance.yahoo.com and choose a company by entering the company name in the box to the left of “Get Quotes.” Once you have the company overview page open, to the left you will see a list of links […]

During week 6 we develop the theory and application of capital budget analysis. The theory was robust, the calculations mathematically and logically defined, and many of the real-world problems, likely to be encountered, were addressed. As capital budgeting essentially re-invents the company through major long-term expenditures it is arguably one of the most critical functions that financial management performs. However, based on my personal experiences, […]

Review the Freescale Semiconductor case in your textbook.  Prepare a twelve to twenty (12-20) slide PowerPoint presentation with speaker notes in which you: 1.Give your opinion as to whether or not additional laws and harsher penalties on financial fraud can eliminate or mitigate financial fraud. Support the rationale.. 2.Suggest three (3) new strategies that you believe the government can implement to eliminate or mitigate insider […]

Imagine you have your MBA degree and have just been hired as Assistant to the Vice President. Your boss tells you that the company is thinking about building a new hotel. The success of the hotel will depend on many factors such as:  the direction of the economy; if there are meeting rooms or not; if they have a cafeteria and a full service restaurant of just a […]

Compute financial ratios, time value, variables, and returns using industry standard tools for optimizing financial success  Analyze corporate financial data for multiple companies in evaluating past and future financial performances Part II Prompt For this section of your employment exam, you will select two companies. The first company needs to come from your TDAU thinkorswim portfolio . The second needs to be a competitor […]

Second Project The purpose of this project is for you to have some practice working with financial concepts in the real world. This will involve integrating some material from throughout the course. The project will also involve the development of your own approach to doing the work. The project does not provide a step-by-step procedure for you to follow. Your task is to determine the […]

The International Standardization Organization was formed in 1946 and officially started operations in 1947. Since 1947, there have been several environmental challenges, and new standards have been adopted in the U.S. by the American National Standard Institute and the American Society of Quality. Research the ISO’s website and discuss the growth of ISO 9000 certification. What are the benefits of ISO certification for you, the […]