A manufacturing company is thinking of launching a new product. The company expects to sell $950,000 of the new product in the first year and $1,500,000 each year thereafter. Direct costs including labor and materials will be 45% of sales. Indirect incremental costs are estimated at $95,000 a year. The project requires a new plant that will cost a total of $1,500,000, which will be […]

A capital investment plan is a document that is typically prepared  to obtain funding and/or financing.  For your Final Project, which is due in Week Five, you will assume the role of a department manager who is seeking funding/financing for a capital investment, and you will create a capital investment plan to present to your chief financial officer and board.  In the scenario you choose, […]

“Leadership and decision making are influenced by the culture of the society in which an individual operates. Cultures vary by country and sometimes within a country. Government managers normally conform to their countries’ culture, and their decision making naturally reflects this culture. However, some government managers are assigned tasks in other countries. Diplomats are an example. International IGOs and NGOs operate in different cultures and […]

FIN 534 – Homework Set #3 © 2015 Strayer University. All Rights Reserved. This document contains Strayer University Confidential and Proprietary information and may not be copied, further distributed, or otherwise disclosed in whole or in part, without the expressed written permission of Strayer University. FIN 534 Homework Set #3 1158 (8-14-2015) Page 1 of 1 Directions: Answer the following questions on a separate document. […]

Prior to completing this written assignment, please review the information in the course textbook, familiarize yourself with the Final Project guidelines in Week Five, and review any relevant Instructor Guidance. For this assignment, you will be creating an outline of your final project.  The focus of this outline to is to present as clear a picture as possible of your Community Center Proposal so that […]

Assignment 1: —Corporate Financial Structure Though corporate capital structure (also called capitalization) and corporate financial structure are closely related, they do have some significant differences. Financial structure is determined from the full liabilities and equity position on the firm’s balance sheet, looking at the total liabilities, both long- and short-term and the equity used to fund the organization. Whereas corporate capital structure looks at the […]

PP Ltd. expects to have earnings this year of $4 per share. It plans to retain all of its earnings for the next two years. It will retain 50% of its earnings in year 3 and year 4. It will retain 20% of earnings from year 5. Each year, retained earnings will be invested in new projects with an expected return of 25% per year. […]

        The No-Shoplift Security Company is interested in bidding on a contract to provide a new security system for a large department store chain. The new security system would be phased into 10 stores per year for 5 years.  No-Shoplift can purchase the hardware for $50,000 per installation.  The labor and material per installation is approximately $15,000.  In addition, No-Shoplift will need to […]

1.    Understanding Term Sheets    What does an entrepreneur need to do before even trying for a formal term sheet? Identify the actions? Respond to two of your     classmates’ postings.      2.   Reward Equity    Incentive problems arise in the course of the firm’s operations. Firm managers have many opportunities to take actions that benefit    themselves at the expense of outside investors.  What actions can outside investors take to ensure reward […]

 1.  Control Mechanisms   Although managerial incentives are one important means of aligning the interests of management and investors, identify two other   mechanisms of control available to private investors in order to protect interests. Respond to two of your classmates’ postings.   2.   Seed Funding   For your business venture, evaluate the possibility of seed funding from venture capital funding, angel funding, SBA funding […]