Charles Royston was checking the year-end balances for his wood furniture manufacturing and re-tail business and was concerned about the numbers. From what he remembered, his debts and ac-counts receivable were higher than the previous year. Rather than get worked up over nothing, hedecided he would gather the information and make a comparison. For December 31, 2011, the busi-ness had current assets of: $1,844 cash, […]

1. The Artist’s Palette recognizes that students may purchase supplies at the beginning of the term to cover all of their art class needs. Because this could represent a fairly substantial outlay,  the Artist’s Palette offers discounts to those students who pay sooner than required. Assume that if students buy more than $250 of art supplies in one visit, they may put it on a […]

FIN 540 – Homework Chapter 27  © 2013 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 540 Homework Chapter 27    Page 1 of 2   Directions: Answer the following five questions on a separate document. Explain how […]

On the first day of your summer internship, you’ve been assigned to work with the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of SanBlas Jewels Inc. Not knowing how well trained you are, the CFO has decided to test your understanding of interest rates. Specifically, she asked you to provide a reasonable estimate of the nominal interest rate for a new issue of Aaa-rated bonds to be offered […]

You are the manager of Acme Fireworks. The company started in the owner’s garage two years ago and now has 15 employees that you manage. The company started as a sole proprietor, and the owner has never changed the entity.  The company makes and sells fireworks. The owner has informed you that the company has received inquiries from several large retailers about the company’s ability […]

You need to find Alice 3 stocks to invest in from different segments of the market. The stocks should come from 3 varied sectors of the market: automotive, drug, and retail. Once you have identified the 3 stocks, you need to find the current yield of the 10-year treasury bond and calculate the required rate of return for each of them. Show all of your […]

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 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 […]

After engaging in the dialogue about the concept of risk and return with your colleagues, you will now be given an opportunity to apply the principles that were presented in this Phase. Using current market data and the capital asset pricing model, determine the required return of the following assets based on the betas provided below. Your mentor suggests using the 5-year U.S. government bond […]

Risk management negligence within the financial services industry contributed to one of the most significant economic crisis in the recent history of the U.S. During this time, Lehman Brothers, a global financial services company, filed for bankruptcy protection. This created the largest bankruptcy ever within the financial services industry. In order to complete this assignment, you will need to search the Internet and Strayer databases […]