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FIN 486 ENTIRE COURSE

FIN 486 Week 1 DQ 1

FIN 486 Week 1 DQ 2
FIN 486 Week 1 Individual Assignment Business Ethics
FIN 486 Week 2 DQ 1
FIN 486 Week 2 DQ 2
FIN 486 Week 2 Learning Team Assignment Department Budgets
FIN 486 Week 3 DQ 1
FIN 486 Week 3 DQ 2
FIN 486 Week 3 Individual Assignment Long-Term Financial Needs
FIN 486 Week 4 DQ 1
FIN 486 Week 4 DQ 2

FIN 486 WEEK 1 DQ 1

FIN 486 Week 1 DQ 1

What are a chief financial officers (CFO) two roles? Use real-world exa
mples to explain why these roles are important to a companys success
.

FIN 486 WEEK 1 DQ 2

FIN 486 Week 1 DQ 2

Explain business ethics in your own words. Why are business ethics im
portant in strategic planning? Howdobusinessethicsaffecttheworkplace
?

FIN 486 WEEK 1 INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT BUSINESS

ETHICS

FIN 486 Week 1 Individual Assignment Business Ethics

Write a paper of no more than 1,000 words, describing the demise of E
nron Corporation and WorldCom.
Identify major factors that led to the dissolution of Enron Corporation
and WorldCom.
Explain specific ethical violations in accounting practices at Enron Corp
oration and WorldCom.
Describe the role of business ethics in strategic financial planning.
Cite readings and at least one other source, including the Internet.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

FIN 486 WEEK 2 DQ 1

FIN 486 Week 2 DQ 1

Why are financial ratios used to assess a companys financial performa
nce? Why are sales reports, profits, debts, or current liability reports in
sufficient? How have financial ratios been used in your company? Do y
ou think they are an effective assessment of financial performance? If
so, why? If not, why?

FIN 486 WEEK 2 DQ 2

FIN 486 Week 2 DQ 2

If you had to pick three commonly calculated ratios to analyze the fina
ncial health of a company, which would you analyze? Why would you c
hoose those ratios?

FIN 486 WEEK 2 LEARNING TEAM ASSIGNMENT DEP

ARTMENT BUDGETS

FIN 486 Week 2 Learning Team Assignment Department Budgets

Review Huffman Trucking's financial information within the Virtual Org
anizations web link located on the course materials page.
Create a spreadsheet for each department manager to complete his or
her budget. Refer to the finance and accounting information for budge
t examples.
Include an area in each spreadsheet for managers to list major assum
ptions.
Draft a memo directed to department managers, containing the followi
ng information:
A summary of team players and their role in creating a strategic plan

FIN 486 WEEK 3 DQ 1

FIN 486 Week 3 DQ 1

In your own words, explain capital budgeting. Why is it important to a
companys long-term success? Provide an example of poorly performe
d capital budgeting. How does this affect a companys long-term succe
ss?

FIN 486 WEEK 3 DQ 2

FIN 486 Week 3 DQ 2

Why is capital budgeting part of a companys long-term strategic planni
ng process? What are the pros and cons of these methods:
o NPV
o Simple payback

FIN 486 WEEK 3 INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT LONG-TE

RM FINANCIAL NEEDS

FIN 486 Week 3 Individual Assignment Long-Term Financial Needs

Examine financial information for Huffman Trucking, within the Virtual
Organization web link located on the course materials page. Read the
New Strategic Directions Memo. Calculate external funds needed (EFN)
to create the pro forma balance sheet. Calculate the following year-end
ratios for the pro forma statements:
Profit as a percentage of sales
Current ratio
Asset ratio

FIN 486 WEEK 4 DQ 1

FIN 486 Week 4 DQ 1

What are major areas of risk in financial management? What are major
areas of financial risk in your company? Which risk management techni
ques are important to your company? Why?

FIN 486 WEEK 4 DQ 2

FIN 486 Week 4 DQ 2

What is capital structure? Why does it matter in terms of a companys f
inancial performance? How does a companys capital structure affect o
verall risk?

FIN 486 WEEK 4 INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT CAPITAL

BUDGETING SCENARIOS

FIN 486 Week 4 Individual Assignment Capital Budgeting Scenarios

Choose a scenario from the Capital Budgeting Worksheet to review and
analyze. Using net present value, determine the proposals appropriate
ness and economic viability.
Prepare a 500-word report explaining your calculations and conclusion
s. Answer the following in your report:
Explain the effect of a higher or lower cost of capital on a firms long-te
rm financial decisions.
Analyze the use of capital budgeting techniques in strategic financial m
anagement.
Format your report consistent with APA guidelines.

FIN 486 WEEK 5 LEARNING TEAM ASSIGNMENT STRAT

EGIC FINANCIAL PLAN

FIN 486 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment Strategic Financial Plan

Create the financial portion of the strategic plan. The plan must include 3 y
ears of income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements.
Write a memo of 1200-1500 words that explains the plans major assumpti
ons and identifies areas of risk. The memo must include the following:
A review of cash flow statements and a recommendation of implementing
new short-term working capital strategies on long-term cash flow
An explanation of corporate risk mitigation techniques used in capital budg
eting
An analysis of the effect of a companys capital structure on strategic financ
ial planning and how it affects risk
Refer to the Mergent Online database available in the University Library for
financial plan examples.
Format your memo consistent with APA guidelines.

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