Over the past several weeks, you have been learning about the various issues surrounding the challenges and numerous situations that exist legally that differ from those of the United States. You have been placed in charge of the Business Development and Expansion committee for your company. You are charged with the task of researching and identifying a country to expand your company’s operations. Take the […]

The employment of different types of power might influence a team member’s satisfaction, and thus, his or her motivation to continue. In regards to your current industry and/or the culture of your current organization, write a reflection paper that addresses the following requirements: Describe which motivational theory, as described in Harell and Daim in the required readings for this unit, would be the most appropriate […]

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 […]

When the Genesis Energy and Sensible Essential teams held their weekly meeting, the time value of money and its applicability yielded an extremely stimulating discussion. However, most of the team members from Genesis Energy were very perplexed. Sensible Essentials decided the most expedient way to demonstrate how interest rates as well as time impact the value of money was to use examples. You have been […]

Seabreeze Resorts, a U.S. corporation, operates resort hotels in many countries of the Caribbean, but does not operate in the U.S.  By the end of 2014, Seabreeze owned properties in various foreign countries with an adjusted basis of $10,000,000 and a value of $30,000,000.  In April 2015, Seabreeze acquired 100% of Paradise Co. (“Paradise”), an Islandian corporation for $80,000,000.  Paradise held non-business portfolio assets valued […]

1.  Imagine you are the manager of operations for a manufacturing company. Your vice president wants to expand production by building a new facility, and she would like you to develop a business case for the project. Assume that your company’s weighted average cost of capital is 13%, the after-tax cost of debt is 7%, preferred stock is 10.5%, and common equity is 15%. As […]

Firms that prefer high leverage typically are in markets that are well established and will continue to be there even in the event of an economic downturn. These markets have a stable pool of buyers, for example, real estate will always be in demand as people need homes, businesses need an area to operate, and manufacturing companies need warehouses to build their widget. These industries […]

 You represent a large U.S. corporation that manufactures rubber tires, and you want to begin manufacturing and distribution in another country. Choose a country that you think you would want to start a manufacturing plant in. Answer the following questions about your company and its chosen new market. Organize your paper into four sets of concerns: Chairman, Vice Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer. Select 2-3 bullet […]

Include a cover page and 1-2 pages of reflection regarding what learnings you’ve taken away from the week’s activities, readings, videos, and other information you found noteworthy. Critically consider the challenges you faced in becoming familiar with the simulation, making operating decisions, and analyzing the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats faced by HISCO. Lastly consider how to apply lessons from Week 1 to your career […]

Each student will complete a report summarizing all the information they have gathered about the financial intermediary assigned. The report must be limited to 6 pages. Students are asked to use a 12-point font and to double-space their report (excluding bibliography page(s) and Appendices page(s)). You are also asked to use one-inch margins and the APA style of citation. You must cite all sources. Ensure […]