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 55% of sales. Indirect incremental costs are estimated at $80,000 a year. The project requires a new plant that will cost a total of $1,000,000, which will be […]

Careers in Finance Finance is an exciting field in need of intelligent, skilled people. The job opportunities range from corporate finance; financial planning; investment banking; insurance; and real estate from individuals, institutions, government, and businesses. Finance managers acquire, spend, and manage money and other financial assets. Use the Internet and / or Strayer Resource Center to research career options within the field of finance. Consider […]

In anticipation of Mary’s request for comparative analysis, it will be useful at this time to do some research. You know that you can obtain the financials of companies within the same sector or Standard Industry Code as Apix Printing (e.g., commercial printing), and that the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Standard Industry 2012 code for Apix Printing is presently 323111. Use Hoover’s Pro to search […]

For this assignment, you will complete the Financial Overview component of your course project. To complete this assignment, use the Financial Analysis Toolkit Excel file, provided in the Resources, to complete a financial analysis of your chosen company over the last two most recent years available in annual reports. Replace the numbers provided in the Excel file with the appropriate numbers for your firm. Then, […]

You will write a Research Paper using ForecastX and forecasting techniques covered in this course to forecast a business or economic variable chosen by the instructor. Review the sample paper provided to serve as your guide. Your Research Paper is to be 8–10 pages in length and follow specific APA guidelines. You should also include a reference page citing 2–3 scholarly sources not including the […]

Assume that your company is considering the replacement of an automated milling machine with one of the new machines offered by three different manufacturers.  Each of the three machines under consideration is expected to have an economic life of five years and will result in greater daily production capacity and therefore increased sales volume. The increased volume will require an increase in working capital during […]

this assignment is for a financial modeling class, the requirement: “As part of a group, you are required to submit written analysis of one case including financial analysis. Submission should include a 4-5 page write-up and a financial model including all necessary quantitative analysis.” The case is “Palamon Capital Partners/TeamSystem S.p.A.” You can find the case on Google. My professor wants me to include the […]

Part I – To begin your project, you are going to complete a personal risk assessment and interview one other person using the following risk questionnaire. Risk Questionnaire (Complete these exercises separately throughout the course, not together to avoid bias in your data.) After completing the questionnaire, assess your and your interviewee’s risk tolerance using a 10 point scale. Based on the score, determine a […]

 A bank with a branch located in a commercial district of a city has the business objective of improving the process for serv-ing customers during the noon-to-1 p.m. lunch period. To do so, the waiting time (defined as the number of minutes that elapses from when the customer enters the line until he or she reaches the teller window) needs to be shortened to increase […]

This is an opportunity to introduce yourself as part of a larger conversation about intersectionality. Let’s start by reading “What Constitutes a Culture,” in , by Tracy Novinger. As you  read, consider the following questions: Why do you think that “culture” has so many different meanings in English? Why might it be important to have a common understanding of what we MEAN by “culture” before we can truly […]