A. What were the principal causes of the recent financial crisis and Great Recession?  Would you include Government policies that encouraged housing purchases for those who could not afford them, artificially low interest rates implemented by the Federal Reserve, banks and mortgage brokers who were greedy, the failure of Government regulators to provide proper oversight to the banks and other financial institutions, individuals who borrowed and spent […]

Expenses can be categorized by whether the cost incurred is directly related to production or not. Which of the following is correct? a. If directly related, it will not change with the production level, thus called Fixed Cost. b. If directly related, it will change with the production level, thus called Fixed Cost. c. If not directly related, it will not change with the production […]

Assets and Working Capital – Examine each of the major assets and working capital accounts.  How does each firm account for these items and does the accounting method differ from the firm’s competitors.  Examine each firm’s receivables.  Is there any evidence of aggressive revenue recognition or earnings management through manipulation of the allowance for doubtful accounts?  Examine the firms’ inventory methods and policies and compare to their […]

Revenue Recognition and Operating Income – How does each firm recognize revenue and how does its revenue recognition policies compare to its competitors?  Is there evidence of aggressive revenue recognition?  Consider the firm’s operating income and how it has been affected by “above the line” items including research and development expenses, restructuring costs, income taxes and foreign currency translation.  Consider “below the line” components to income including […]

. Your firm is in a 40% combined federal and state marginal income tax bracket. Your annual. Your firm is in a 40% combined federal and state marginal income tax bracket. Your annualincome is $500,000 per year for two years. If you finance some project with a $1.3 millionmortgage at an interest rate of 8%, how much will Uncle Sam receive? If your finance theproject […]

Genesis Energy’s newly established operations management team decided to seek outside assistance in developing a long-term operating plan that also addresses the financial issues identified. A major consideration for Genesis Energy is assessing those short-term and long-term economic factors, which will greatly enhance the company’s ability to successfully transition to a viable international business. Grasping and correctly prioritizing these economic factors, supply and demand, interest […]

WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT 6: OBTAINING FUNDING is due Sunday by 11:59 p.m. (EST) – This week’s Bond assignment requires you to use the skills gained in Module/Week 6 to explain how bonds may be used to finance facility construction for a sport or entertainment organization. Based on the text and any external research you conduct, your task is to list a minimum of two possible bonds that may be […]

You are writing a 1.5 -2 pages financial journal (with attached table) to your clients discussing your current positions. You are updating your clients about the stock portfolio based on current financial market and economic conditions in recent weeks. You will be discussing your stock portfolio. You pick one stock in your portfolio. It should be a company you want to learn more about. It […]

One specialized type of security is called an equity futures. This is a contract that guarantees you a share of a particular company to be delivered to you not today, but sometime in the future, at a price that is determined by the market right now. This price is usually called the futures price of the stock (note – the term is plural – “futures”). […]

I got a group presentation about one case. I am going to take responsibility of the first part which is background described. I already have a background reading material of this case. Like what the financial situatation or something related. My primary job is do the background introduce. Since I am not a native English speaker, I want to make it simplely to understand and […]