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For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com BUS 401 Week 1 DQ 1 The Role of Financial Management in a Firm BUS 401 Week 1 DQ 2 Financial Statements BUS 401 Week 1 Financial Management Challenges and Ethics BUS 401 Week 2 DQ 1 Dreams Do Come True BUS 401 Week 2 DQ 2 Investing in Bonds BUS 401 Week 2 Journal Present and Future Values, and Expected Returns BUS 401 Week 2 Teaching Net Present Value (NPV) and Future Value (FV) BUS 401 Week 3 DQ 1 Cash Flows From Working BUS 401 Week 3 DQ 2 Capital Budgeting BUS 401 Week 3 Return on Investment Education Funding BUS 401 Week 4 Assignment Identifying and Managing Risk BUS 401 Week 4 DQ 1 Interviewing Peter Lynch BUS 401 Week 4 DQ 2 Cost of Capital BUS 401 Week 4 Journal Risk and Return BUS 401 Week 5 DQ 1 Ratio Analysis BUS 401 Week 5 DQ 2 Applying Ratios to a Business BUS 401 Week 5 Final Paper – PowerPoint PPT presentation

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BUS 401(NEW) Inspiring Minds/uophelp.com
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BUS 401(NEW) Inspiring Minds/uophelp.com
  • BUS 401 Entire Course
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  • BUS 401 Week 1 DQ 1 The Role of Financial
    Management in a Firm
  • BUS 401 Week 1 DQ 2 Financial Statements
  • BUS 401 Week 1 Financial Management Challenges
    and Ethics
  • BUS 401 Week 2 DQ 1 Dreams Do Come True
  • BUS 401 Week 2 DQ 2 Investing in Bonds
  • BUS 401 Week 2 Journal Present and Future Values,
    and Expected Returns
  • BUS 401 Week 2 Teaching Net Present Value (NPV)
    and Future Value (FV)
  • BUS 401 Week 3 DQ 1 Cash Flows From Working
  • BUS 401 Week 3 DQ 2 Capital Budgeting
  • BUS 401 Week 3 Return on Investment Education
    Funding
  • BUS 401 Week 4 Assignment Identifying and
    Managing Risk
  • BUS 401 Week 4 DQ 1 Interviewing Peter Lynch
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  • BUS 401 Week 1 DQ 1 The Role of Financial
    Management in a Firm
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  • BUS 401 Week 1 DQ 1 The Role of Financial
    Management in a Firm
  • Business - General Business
  • The Role of Financial Management in a Firm.
    Summarize the role of management as it relates to
    finance in a corporation. In your post, address
    the following
  • Indicate the various aspects of finance that
    management must understand.
  • Describe why a manager needs to understand the
    characteristics and importance of financial
    markets including risk and efficiency.

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  • BUS 401 Week 1 DQ 2 Financial Statements
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  • BUS 401 Week 1 DQ 2 Financial Statements
  • Business - General Business
  • Financial Statements. View the Important
    Financial Documents video which looks at the
    fundamental financial documents every company
    needs including the balance sheet, income
    statement, and statement of cash flow. In your
    post, choose one of the financial statements and
    explain how a manager would use the statement to
    drive financial analysis and decision-making.
    Your post should be 200-250 words in length

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  • BUS 401 Week 1 Financial Management Challenges
    and Ethics
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  • BUS 401 Week 1 Financial Management Challenges
    and Ethics
  • Business - General Business
  • Financial Management Challenges and Ethics. Find
    at least two articles from the ProQuest database
    that highlight and discuss two of the biggest
    challenges facing financial managers today. One
    of the articles should be about the challenge of
    maintaining ethical financial integrity. The
    other article can be on any other challenge that
    a financial manager may face (e.g., competition,
    foreign markets, government intervention, etc.).
  • Summarize your findings from the articles in a
    two- to three-page paper excluding title page and
    references page(s). The paper should be formatted
    according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford
    Writing Center. Be sure to properly cite your
    sources using APA style
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  • BUS 401 Week 1 Quiz
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  • BUS 401 Week 1 Quiz
  • Business - General Business
  • 1.
  • Question
  • The financial goal of a for-profit business is
  • Student Answer
  • profit maximization.
  • owner wealth maximization.
  • cash flow maximization.
  • utility maximization.
  • Instructor Explanation
  • The answer can be found in the introduction to
    Chapter 1.

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  • BUS 401 Week 2 DQ 1 Dreams Do Come True
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  • BUS 401 Week 2 DQ 1 Dreams Do Come True
  • Business - General Business
  • Dreams Do Come True. Imagine that you have
    decided you need a new car, but not any car will
    do you have decided to purchase the car of your
    dreams. Conduct some research as to the cost of
    this car. You have determined in this imagined
    scenario that you could afford to make a 10 down
    payment. You can borrow the balance either from
    your local bank using a four-year loan or from
    the dealerships finance company. If you purchase
    from your dealerships finance company, the APR
    will be 10 with your 10 down and monthly
    payments over three years. However, the
    dealership will give you a rebate of 5 of the
    car price after the three year term is complete.
    You want the best deal possible, so you consider
    the following questions

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  • BUS 401 Week 2 DQ 2 Present and Future Values,
    and Expected Returns
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  • BUS 401 Week 2 DQ 2 Present and Future Values,
    and Expected Returns
  • Business - General Business
  • Investing in Bonds. Go to the Yahoo Finance Bonds
    Center.
  • Under Features / BOND LOOKUP / Find Bonds by
    Name
  • Type in the first letter of your last name.
  • Under Type Choose one of the Corp Bonds.
  • Assume interest rates for bonds today is 5 for
    an AAA rated bond. Calculate the price of the
    bond you have selected relative to the 5. Is the
    bond selling at a premium or a discount? Why? Be
    sure to show how you arrived at your answer. What
    other factors may influence the value of a bond?
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  • BUS 401 Week 2 Journal Present and Future Values,
    and Expected Returns (New)
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  • BUS 401 Week 2 Journal Present and Future Values,
    and Expected Returns (New)

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  • BUS 401 Week 2 Quiz
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  • BUS 401 Week 2 Quiz
  • Business - General Business.
  • Question
  • The longer we have to wait for a future amount to
    be received
  • Student Answer
  • the lower its present value will be.
  • the higher its present value will be.
  • Time does not affect present value, so it doesnt
    matter how long we have to wait.
  • Beyond 10 years the value doesnt change anymore
    because 10 years might as well be 20 years.
  • Instructor Explanation
  • The answer can be found in Section 4.3 The Time
    Value of a Single Cash Flow.
  • Points Received

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  • BUS 401 Week 2 Teaching Net Present Value (NPV)
    and Future Value (FV)
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  • BUS 401 Week 2 Teaching Net Present Value (NPV)
    and Future Value (FV)
  • Business - General Business
  • Teaching Net Present Value (NPV) Future Value
    (FV). Assignment Instructions You have been
    asked by a manager in your organization to put
    together a training program explaining Net
    Present Value (NPV) and Future Value (FV) and how
    they are used to evaluate the price of stock.

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  • BUS 401 Week 3 DQ 1 Cash Flows From Working
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  • BUS 401 Week 3 DQ 1 Cash Flows From Working
  • Business - General Business
  • Cash Flows From Working. It may surprise you that
    there are cash flows associated with holding a
    job. Using the examples provided in Chapter 6,
    construct a simple cash flow statement and
    payback calculation for when your job expenses
    will be covered for employment you currently have
    or have had in the past. Include the following in
    your cash flow statement

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  • BUS 401 Week 3 DQ 2 Capital Budgeting
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  • BUS 401 Week 3 DQ 2 Capital Budgeting
  • Business - General Business
  • Capital Budgeting. View the Capital Budgeting
    video, which provides some factors that should be
    considered in capital budgeting considerations.
  • Imagine the producers of this video ask you to
    appear in the video to offer two additional
    considerations in capital budgeting decisions.
    One consideration must be quantitative (numeric).
    The other must be qualitative (non-numeric).
    Write a script to describe capital budgeting
    considerations that you think are important for
    managers to consider. Your script should be 200
    to 250 words.
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  • BUS 401 Week 3 Quiz
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  • BUS 401 Week 3 Quiz
  • Business - General Business
  • 1.
  • Question
  • The appropriate cash flows for evaluating a
    corporate investment decision are
  • Student Answer
  • incremental additional cash flows.

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  • BUS 401 Week 3 Return on Investment Education
    Funding
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  • BUS 401 Week 3 Return on Investment Education
    Funding
  • Business - General Business
  • Return on Investment Education Funding. Develop
    a three- to four-page analysis, excluding the
    title page and reference page(s), on the
    projected return on investment for your college
    education and projected future employment. This
    analysis will consist of two parts.
  • First, explain how you made the decision to
    pursue a degree in Business or Finance. In your
    explanation, include a summary of expenses
    related to that decision. Also, include things
    like cost of tuition, cost of books, and the
    interest that you may pay on any loans.

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  • BUS 401 Week 4 DQ 1 Interviewing Peter Lynch
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  • BUS 401 Week 4 DQ 1 Interviewing Peter Lynch
  • Business - General Business
  • Interviewing Peter Lynch. Review the Minimizing
    Risk video segment, which is available through
    your online course.
  • In the video segment, you will watch an interview
    with two great investors of the twentieth
    century. Imagine you are Harry Reasoner, and you
    are allowed to ask Peter Lynch one question about
    market risk, discount rates, or the weighted
    average cost of capital (WACC). What question
    would you ask? Why do you feel that is an
    important question?
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  • BUS 401 Week 4 DQ 2 Cost of Capital
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  • BUS 401 Week 4 DQ 2 Cost of Capital
  • Business - General Business
  • Cost of Capital. Corporations often use different
    costs of capital for different operating
    divisions. Using an example, calculate the
    weighted cost of capital (WACC). What are some
    potential issues in using varying techniques for
    cost of capital for different divisions? If the
    overall company weighted average cost of capital
    (WACC) were used as the hurdle rate for all
    divisions, would more conservative or riskier
    divisions get a greater share of capital? Explain
    your reasoning. What are two techniques that you
    could use to develop a rough estimate for each
    divisions cost of capital? Your initial response
    should be 200 to 250 words 
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  • BUS 401 Week 4 Quiz
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  • BUS 401 Week 4 Quiz
  • Business - General Business
  • 1.
  • Question
  • Investors will make an investment if
  • Student Answer
  • the historical rate of return exceeds the
    expected rate of return.
  • the required rate of return exceeds the expected
    rate of return.
  • the expected rate of return exceeds the actual
    rate of return.
  • the expected rate of return exceeds the required
    rate of return.

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  • BUS 401 Week 5 DQ 2 Applying Ratios to a Business
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  • BUS 401 Week 5 DQ 2 Applying Ratios to a Business
  • Business - General Business
  • Applying Ratios to a Business. Access the
    Evaluating Business Performance Small Business
    Case Studies video in your online course.
  • The video focuses on profitability, liquidity,
    efficiency, and stability of business. Given what
    you have learned about ratio analysis, choose one
    of the businesses from the video (Rose Chong
    Costumes, Anros Floor Maintenance, or John
    Osbornes Gym and Squash Center) and identify two
    ratios that would be helpful for the owner of the
    business to monitor. Be sure to explain what the
    ratio would tell the owner, and how it can be
    improved for the business.

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  • BUS 401 Week 5 Final Paper
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  • Focus of the Final Paper
  • Evaluation of Corporate Performance
  • For the Final Paper, you will apply the concepts
    learned in class to an analysis of a company
    using data from its annual report. Using the
    concepts from this course, you will analyze the
    strengths and weaknesses of the company. You will
    then write a report either recommending or not
    recommending purchase of the company stock.
  • Research Tip The Mergent database in the Ashford
    University Library contains company profiles and
    financial information for publicly traded
    companies and their competitors. To access this
    database, enter the Ashford University Library by
    clicking the Library link on the left
    navigation bar in your online course.

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