FIN 370 Cash Flow Problem Sets (4-5,4-7,4-8,4-11,4-13)

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www.fin370genius.com4-5 Multiyear Future Value How much would be in your savings account in 11 years after depositing $150 today if the bank pays 8 percent per year? (LG4-3) 4-7 Compounding with Different Interest Rates A deposit of $350 earns the following interest rates: a. 8 percent in the first year. b. 6 percent in the second year. c. 5.5 percent in the third year. What would be the third year future value? 4-8 Compounding with Different Interest Rates A deposit of $750 earns interest rates of 9 percent in the first year and 12 percent in the second year. What would be the second year future value? (LG4-3) 4-11 Present Value What is the present value of a $1,500 payment made in nine years when the discount rate is 8 percent? (LG4-4) 4-13 Present Value with Different Discount Rates Compute the present value of $1,000 paid in three years using the following discount rates: 6 percent in the first year, 7 percent in the second year, and 8 percent in the third year. (LG4-4)

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FIN 370 Final Exam Guide (New 2017)

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www.fin370genius.comWhich one of the following statements is correct concerning the cash cycle? Accepting a supplier’s discount for early payment decreases

the cash cycle. Increasing the accounts payable period increases the cash cycle. The longer the cash cycle, the more likely a firm will need external financing. The cash cycle can exceed the operating cycle if the payables period is equal to zero. Offering early payment discounts to customers will tend to increase the cash cycle. Precise Machinery is analyzing a proposed project. The company expects to sell 2100 units give or take 5 percent. The expected variable cost per unit is $260 and the expected fixed costs are $589,000. Cost estimates are considered accurate within a plus or minus 4 percent range. The depreciation expense is $129,000. The sales price is estimated at $750 per unit, give or take 2 percent. The tax rate is 35 percent. The company is conducting a sensitivity analysis on the sales price using a sales price estimate of $755. What is the operating cash flow based on this analysis? $86,675 $354,874 $368,015 $293,089 $337,975 You are doing some comparison shopping. Five stores offer the product you want at basically the same price but with differing credit terms. Which one of these terms is best-suited to you if you plan to forgo the discount? 2/10, net 30 2/5, net 30 2/5, net 20 1/10, net 45 1/5, net 15 The plowback ratio is: The dollar increase in net income divided by the dollar increase in sales. Equal to net income divided by the change in total equity. Equal to one minus the retention ratio. The change in retained earnings divided by the dividends paid. The percentage of net income available to the firm to fund future growth. Which one of the following is the financial statement that summarizes a firm’s revenue and expenses over a period of time? Statement of cash flows Market value report Tax reconciliation statement Balance sheet Income statement Kelly’s Corner Bakery purchased a lot in Oil City six years ago at a cost of $278000. Today, that lot has a market value of $264,000. At the time of the purchase, the company spent $6,000 to level the lot and another $8,000 to install storm drains. The company now wants to build a new facility on that site. The building cost is estimated at $1.03 million. What amount should be used as the initial cash flow for this project? -$1,294,000 -$1,322,000 -

$1,045,000 -$1,308,000 -$1,308,000 Webster United is paying a dividend of $1.32 per share today. There are 350,000 shares outstanding with a market price of $22.40 per share prior to the dividend payment. Ignore taxes. Before the dividend, the company had earnings per share of $1.68. As a result of this dividend, the: Retained earnings will decrease by $350,000. Earnings per share will increase to $3. Total firm value will not change. Price-earnings ratio will be 12.55. Retained earnings will increase by $462,000. The common stock of Dayton Repair sells for $43.19 a share. The stock is expected to pay $2.28 per share next year when the annual dividend is distributed. The firm has established a pattern of increasing its dividends by 2.15 percent annually and expects to continue doing so. What is the market rate of return on this stock? 7.67 percent 7.59 percent 7.43 percent 7.14 percent 7.28 percent Which one of the following should earn the most risk premium based on CAPM? Diversified portfolio with returns similar to the overall market. Stock with a beta of 1.38. Portfolio with a beta of 1.01. U.S. Treasury bill. Stock with a beta of 0.74. Which one of these actions will increase the operating cycle? Assume all else held constant. Decreasing the receivables turnover rate. Decreasing the payables period. Decreasing the average inventory level. Increasing the payables period. Increasing the inventory turnover rate. Oil Wells offers 6.5 percent coupon bonds with semiannual payments and a yield to maturity of 6.94 percent. The bonds mature in seven years. What is the market price per bond if the face value is $1,000? $902.60 $996.48 $913.48 $989.70 $975.93 Three Corners Markets paid an annual dividend of $1.37 a share last month. Today, the company announced that future dividends will be increasing by 2.8 percent annually. If you require a return of 11.6 percent, how much are you willing to pay to purchase one share of this stock today? $16.67 $16.00 $18.23 $17.68 $15.57 Which one of the following is a source of cash? Granting credit to a customer Purchase of inventory Acquisition of debt Payment to a supplier Repurchase of common

stock Nadine’s Home Fashions has $2.12 million in net working capital. The firm has fixed assets with a book value of $31.64 million and a market value of $33.9 million. The firm has no long-term debt. The Home Centre is buying Nadine’s for $37.5 million in cash. The acquisition will be recorded using the purchase accounting method. What is the amount of goodwill that The Home Centre will record on its balance sheet as a result of this acquisition? $5.86 million $3.34 million $4.14 million $1.48 million $3.74 million Chelsea Fashions is expected to pay an annual dividend of $1.10 a share next year. The market price of the stock is $21.80 and the growth rate is 4.5 percent. What is the firm’s cost of equity? 9.55 percent 10.54 percent 9.24 percent 7.91 percent 9.77 percent Operating leverage is the degree of dependence a firm places on its: Depreciation tax shield. Variable costs. Fixed costs. Operating cash flows. Sales. Phillips Equipment has 75,000 bonds outstanding that are selling at par. Bonds with similar characteristics are yielding 7.5 percent. The company also has 750,000 shares of 6 percent preferred stock and 2.5 million shares of common stock outstanding. The preferred stock sells for $64 a share. The common stock has a beta of 1.21 and sells for $44 a share. The U.S. Treasury bill is yielding 2.3 percent and the return on the market is 11.2 percent. The corporate tax rate is 34 percent. What is the firm’s weighted average cost of capital? 11.56 percent 11.30 percent 11.18 percent 10.64 percent 9.69 percent Andy deposited $3,000 this morning into an account that pays 5 percent interest, compounded annually. Barb also deposited $3,000 this morning into an account that pays 5 percent interest, compounded annually. Andy will withdraw his interest earnings and spend it as soon as possible. Barb will reinvest her interest earnings into her account. Given this, which one of the following statements is true? Barb will earn more interest the second year than Andy. Barb will earn more interest the first year than Andy will. Andy will earn compound interest. Andy will earn more interest in year three than Barb will. After five years, Andy and Barb will both have earned the same amount of interest. When

utilizing the percentage of sales approach, managers: 1. Estimate company sales based on a desired level of net income and the current profit margin. 2. Consider only those assets that vary directly with sales. III. Consider the current production capacity level. 1. Can project both net income and net cash flows. III and IV only I, III, and IV only II and III only II, III, and IV only I and II only You are comparing two investment options that each pay 6 percent interest compounded annually. Both options will provide you with $12000 of income. Option A pays $2,000 the first year followed by two annual payments of $5,000 each. Option B pays three annual payments of $4,000 each. Which one of the following statements is correct given these two investment options? Assume a positive discount rate. Option B is a perpetuity. Option B has a higher present value at time zero. Both options are of equal value since they both provide $12,000 of income. Option A has the higher future value at the end of year three. Option A is an annuity. The condition stating that the interest rate differential between two countries is equal to the percentage difference between the forward exchange rate and the spot exchange rate is called: Uncovered interest rate parity. The unbiased forward rates condition. Purchasing power parity. Interest rate parity. The international Fisher effect. The Dry Dock is considering a project with an initial cost of $118400. The project’s cash inflows for years 1 through 3 are $37200, $54600 and $46900, respectively. What is the IRR of this project? 8.42 percent 7.48 percent 8.56 percent 8.04 percent 8.22 percent The 7 percent bonds issued by Modern Kitchens pay interest semiannually mature in eight years and have a $1000 face value. Currently, the bonds sell for $1,032. What is the yield to maturity? 7.20 percent 6.87 percent 6.48 percent 6.92 percent 6.08 percent Al invested $7200 in an account that pays 4 percent simple interest. How much money will he have at the end of five years? $8,678 $8,710 $8,299 $8,056 $8,640 All of the following represent potential gains from an acquisition except the: Use of surplus funds. Tax loss carryovers acquired in the acquisition. Obtainment of a

beachhead. Diseconomies of scale related to increased labor demand. Lower costs per unit realized. Fresno Salads has current sales of $6000 and a profit margin of 6.5 percent. The firm estimates that sales will increase by 4 percent next year and that all costs will vary in direct relationship to sales. What is the pro forma net income? $438.70 $327.18 $405.60 $303.33 $441.10 A news flash just appeared that caused about a dozen stocks to suddenly drop in value by 20 percent. What type of risk does this news flash best represent? Market Unsystematic Portfolio Total Non-diversifiable Which one of the following terms is defined as the mixture of a firm’s debt and equity financing? Cash management Cost analysis Working Capital Management Capital Structure Capital budgeting George and Pat just made an agreement to exchange currencies based on today’s exchange rate. Settlement will occur tomorrow. Which one of the following is the exchange rate that applies to this agreement? Forward exchange rate Triangle rate Cross rate Current rate Spot exchange rate

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FIN 370 Final Exam Guide (New)

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www.fin370genius.comWhich financial statement reports the amounts of cash that the firm generated and distributed during a particular time period? statement of retained earnings Income statement Statement of cash flows Balance sheet Which of these provide a forum in which demanders of funds raise funds by issuing new financial instruments, such as stocks and bonds? Money markets Investment banks Primary markets Secondary markets The top part of Mars, Inc.’s 2013 balance sheet is

listed as follows (in millions of dollars). What are Mars, Inc.’s current ratio, quick ratio, and cash ratio for 2013? 4.2, 1.0, 0.2 2.3333, 0.5556, 0.1111 10.5, 6.0, 1.0 0.1111, 0.5556, 0.2 Which of these ratios show the combined effects of liquidity, asset management, and debt management on the overall operation results of the firm? Financial Profitability Coverage Liquidity As new capital budgeting projects arise, we must estimate__________. the cost of the stock being sold for the specific project when such projects will require cash flows the cost of the loan for the specific project the float costs for financing the project What’s the current yield of a 6 percent coupon corporate bond quoted at a price of 101.70? 6.1 percent 10.2 percent 6.0 percent 5.9 percent We call the process of earning interest on both the original deposit and on the earlier interest payments: computing. multiplying. compounding. discounting. Which financial statement reports a firm’s assets, liabilities, and equity at a particular point in time? Balance sheet Income statement Statement of retained earnings Statement of cash flows You are trying to pick the least-expensive machine for your company. You have two choices: machine A, which will cost $50,000 to purchase and which will have OCF of -$3,500 annually throughout the machine’s expected life of three years; and machine B, which will cost $75,000 to purchase and which will have OCF of -$4,900 annually throughout that machine’s four-year life. Both machines will be worthless at the end of their life. If you intend to replace whichever type of machine you choose with the same thing when its life runs out, again and again out into the foreseeable future, and if your business has a cost of capital of 14 percent, which one should you choose? Machine A Machine B Neither machine A nor B Both machines A and B When firms use multiple sources of capital, they need to calculate the appropriate discount rate for valuing their firm’s cash flows as__________. a simple average of the capital components costs a weighted average of the

capital components costs a sum of the capital components costs they apply to each asset as they are purchased with their respective forms of debt or equity Which of these is used as a measure of the total amount of available cash flow from a project? Operating cash flow Investment in operating capital Free cash flow Sunk cash flow Which of these does NOT perform vital functions to securities markets of all sorts by channeling funds from those with surplus funds to those with shortages of funds? Secondary markets Mutual funds Insurance companies Commercial banks Will’s Wheels, Inc. reported a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65 times at the end of 2013. If the firm’s total debt at year-end was $5 million, how much equity does Will’s Wheels have? $7.69 million $5 million $0.65 million $3.25 million Which of these is the term for portfolios with the highest return possible for each risk level? Total portfolios Modern portfolios Optimal portfolios Efficient portfolios What are the tools available for the manager in financial planning? Delaying disbursement of cash, reducing collection period, cash management, and Increasing inventory turnover Reducing collection period and delaying disbursement of cash Increasing inventory turnover and reducing collection period Delaying disbursement of cash and cash management Suppose that Model Nails, Inc.’s capital structure features 60 percent equity, 40 percent debt, and that its before-tax cost of debt is 6 percent, while its cost of equity is 10 percent. If the appropriate weighted average tax rate is 28 percent, what will be Model Nails’ WACC? 7.73 percent 8.40 percent 8.00 percent 16.00 percent We commonly measure the risk-return relationship using which of the following? Coefficient of variation Standard deviation Expected returns Correlation coefficient Financial plans include which of the following? Schedule of Sales, Expenses, and Capital Expenditure All of the above Short Term and Long Term Plan Pro forma Income Statement, Balance Sheet Which of the following terms means that during periods when interest rates

change substantially, bondholders experience distinct gains and losses in their bond investments? Interest rate risk Credit quality risk Reinvestment rate risk Liquidity rate risk What are reasons for the firm to go abroad? Access to raw materials Diversification Lower production cost All of the above Which of these statements is true regarding divisional WACC? Using a simple firmwide WACC to evaluate new projects would give an unfair advantage to projects that present more risk than the firm’s average beta. Using a divisional WACC versus a WACC for the firm’s current operations will result in quite a few incorrect decisions. Using a firmwide WACC to evaluate new projects would have no impact on projects that present less risk than the firm’s average beta. Using a simple firmwide WACC to evaluate new projects would give an unfair advantage to projects that present less risk than the firm’s average beta. The Rule of 72 is a simple mathematical approximation for__________. the number of years required to double an investment the payments required to double an investment the present value required to double an investment the number of years required to double an investment the future value required to double an investment We can estimate a stock’s value by__________. using the book value of the total stockholder equity section using the book value of the total assets divided by the number of shares outstanding discounting the future dividends and future stock price appreciation compounding the past dividends and past stock price appreciation Which of these is the process of estimating expected future cash flows of a project using only the relevant parts of the balance sheet and income statements? Substitutionary analysis Incremental cash flows Cash flow analysis Pro forma analysis Five years ago, Jane invested $5,000 and locked in an 8 percent annual interest rate for 25 years (ending 20 years from now). James can make a 20-year investment today and lock in a 10 percent interest rate. How much money should he invest now in order

to have the same amount of money in 20 years as Jane? $7,346.64 $5,089.91 $3,160.43 $3,464.11 The overall goal of the financial manager is to__________. maximize net income maximize earnings per share maximize shareholder wealth minimize total costs Which of the following can create ethical dilemmas between corporate managers and stockholders? Auditors Board of directors Agency relationship Venture Capitalist A firm is expected to pay a dividend of $2.00 next year and $2.14 the following year. Financial analysts believe the stock will be at their target price of $75.00 in two years. Compute the value of this stock with a required return of 10 percent. $79.14 $65.40 $65.57 $66.67 Which financial statement shows the total revenues that a firm earns and the total expenses the firm incurs to generate those revenues over a specific period of time — generally one year? Statement of cash flows Statement of retained earnings Balance sheet Income statement Which of the following is a true statement? If interest rates fall, all bonds will enjoy rising values. If interest rates fall, corporate bonds will have decreasing values. If interest rates fall, no bonds will enjoy rising values. If interest rates fall, U.S. Treasury bonds will have decreasing values.

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FIN 370 Week 1 Calculating Ratios Worksheet (2 Set)

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www.fin370genius.comThis Tutorial contains 2 Set of Answers FIN 370 Week 1 Calculating Ratios Worksheet 1. What is “agency theory?” How can setting the appropriate goals for the firm minimize the agency problem? 2. Differentiate between profit maximization and wealth maximization.

3. Why must organizations focus on both shareholder wealth and the stakeholders? 4. Differentiate between the three financial statements with which managers should be familiar. How are they linked?

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FIN 370 Week 1 Calculating RatiosLake of Egypt Marina (3-29, 3-30)

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www.fin370genius.comFIN 370 Week 1 Calculating Ratios Review the financial statements for Lake of Egypt Marina, Inc. Complete the following problem sets from Chapter 3 in Microsoft® Excel®: • 3-29 Spreading the Financial Statements • 3-30 Calculating Ratios Format your assignment consistent with APA guidelines. Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment

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FIN 370 Week 1 Question and Problem Sets (Ch 1: Q 3,11 Ch 2: Q4,9, CH 3: Q4,7, Ch 4: Q 1,6)

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www.fin370genius.comPurpose of Assignment Complete the following Questions and Problems (Concepts and Critical Thinking Questions for Ch. 1 Only) from each chapter as indicated. Show all work and analysis. Prepare in Microsoft® Excel® or Word. • Ch. 1: Questions 3 & 11 (Concepts

Review and Critical Thinking Questions section) • Ch. 2: Questions 4 & 9 (Questions and Problems section): Microsoft® Excel® template provided for Problem 4. • Ch. 3: Questions 4 & 7 (Question and Problems section) • Ch. 4: Questions 1 & 6 (Questions and Problems section): Microsoft® Excel® template provided for Problem 6. Format your assignment consistent with APA guidelines if submitting in Microsoft® Word. Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment. Ch. 1: Questions 3 & 11 (Concepts Review and Critical Thinking Questions section) 3. Corporations [LO3] What is the primary disadvantage of the corporate form of organization? Name at least two advantages of corporate organization. 11. Goal of the Firm [LO2] Evaluate the following statement: Managers should not focus on the current stock value because doing so will lead to an overemphasis on short-term profits at the expense of long-term profits. Ch. 2: Questions 4 & 9 (Questions and Problems section): Microsoft® Excel® template provided for Problem 4. Building an Income Statement [LO1] Billy’s Exterminators, Inc., has sales of $817,000, costs of $343,000, depreciation expense of $51,000, interest expense of $38,000, and a tax rate of 35 percent. What is the net income for this firm? 3. Dividends and Retained Earnings [LO1] Suppose the firm in Problem 2 paid out $95,000 in cash dividends. What is the addition to retained earnings? 4. Per-Share Earnings and Dividends [LO1] Suppose the firm in Problem 3 had 90,000 shares of common stock outstanding. What is the earnings per share, or EPS, figure? What is the dividends per share figure? 9. Calculating Additions to NWC [LO4] The 2014 balance sheet of Steelo, Inc., showed current assets of $4,630 and current liabilities of $2,190. The 2015 balance sheet showed current assets of $5,180 and current liabilities of $2,830. What was the company’s 2015 change in net working capital, or NWC? • Ch. 3: Questions 4 & 7 (Question and Problems section) 4. Calculating Inventory Turnover [LO2] The Green

Corporation has ending inventory of $417,381, and cost of goods sold for the year just ended was $4,682,715. What is the inventory turnover? The days’ sales in inventory? How long on average did a unit of inventory sit on the shelf before it was sold? 7. DuPont Identity [LO4] If Roten Rooters, Inc., has an equity multiplier of 1.15, total asset turnover of 2.10, and a profit margin of 6.1 percent, what is its ROE? Ch. 4: Questions 1 & 6 (Questions and Problems section): Microsoft® Excel® template provided for Problem 6. 1. Pro Forma Statements [LO1] Consider the following simplified financial statements for the Yoo Corporation (assuming no income taxes): 6. Calculating Internal Growth [LO3] The most recent financial statements for Schenkel Co. are shown here: Assets and costs are proportional to sales. Debt and equity are not. The company maintains a constant 30 percent dividend payout ratio. What is the internal growth rate?

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FIN 370 Week 2 Cash Flow Problem Sets (5-1,5-3,5-5,5- 7,5-12,5-15,5-39)

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www.fin370genius.comFIN 370 Week 2 Cash Flow Problem Sets Complete the following problem sets from Chapter 5 in Microsoft® Excel®: • 5-1 • 5-3 • 5-5 • 5-7 • 5-12 • 5-15 • 5-39 (Calculate monthly payment only) 5-1FutureValue Compute the future value in year 9 of a $2,000 deposit in year 1 and another $1,500 deposit at the end of year 3 using a 10 percent interest rate. 5-3 Future Value of an Annuity What is the future value of a $900 annuity payment over five years if interest

rates are 8 percent? 5-5 Present Value Compute the present value of a $2,000 deposit in year 1 and another $1,500 deposit at the end of year 3 if interest rates are 10 percent. 5-7 Present Value of an Annuity What’s the present value of a $900 annuity payment over five years if interest rates are 8 percent? 5-12 Present Value of an Annuity Due If the present value of an ordinary, 6-year annuity is $8,500 and interest rates are 9.5 percent, what’s the present value of the same annuity due? 5-15Effective Annual Rate A loan is offered with monthly payments and a 10 percent APR. What’s the loan’s effective annual rate (EAR)? 5-39 Loan Payments You wish to buy a $25,000 car. The dealer offers you a 4-year loan with a 9 percent APR. What are the monthly payments? How would the payment differ if you paid interest only? What would the consequences of such a decision be?

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FIN 370 Week 2 Financial Markets and Institutions Report (2 Papers)

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www.fin370genius.comThis Tutorial contains 2 Papers FIN 370 Week 2 Financial Markets and Institutions Report Create a 1,050-word report, and include the following: • Describe the role of the financial institutions and financial markets in our economy • Differentiate between primary and secondary markets. • Differentiate between money and capital markets. Format your assignment consistent with APA guidelines.

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FIN 370 Week 2 Question and Problem Sets (Ch 5: Q3,Q4 Ch 6: Q2, Q20, Ch 7 : Q3,Q11 Ch 8: Q1,Q6)

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www.fin370genius.comPrepare in Microsoft® Excel® or Word. • Ch. 5: Questions 3 & 4 (Question and Problems section): Microsoft® Excel® templates provided for Problems 3 and 4 • • Ch. 6: Questions 2 & 20 (Questions and Problems section) • • Ch. 7: Questions 3 &11 (Questions and Problems section) • • Ch. 8: Questions 1 & 6 (Questions and Problems section): Microsoft® Excel® template provided for Problem 6 Format your assignment consistent with APA guidelines if submitting in Microsoft® Word. Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment. Ch. 5: Questions 3 & 4 (Question and Problems section): 3. Calculating Present Values [LO2] For each of the following, compute the present value: 4. Calculating Interest Rates [LO3] Solve for the unknown interest rate in each of the following: Ch. 6: Questions 2 & 20 (Questions and Problems section) 2. Present Value and Multiple Cash Flows [LO1] Investment X offers to pay you $4,700 per year for eight years, whereas Investment Y offers to pay you $6,700 per year for five years. Which of these cash flow streams has the higher present value if the discount rate is 5 percent? If the discount rate is 15 percent? 20. Calculating Loan Payments [LO2, 4] You want to buy a new sports coupe for $79,500, and the finance office at the dealership has quoted you an APR of 5.8 percent for a 60-month loan to buy the car. What will your monthly payments be? What is the effective annual rate on this loan? • Ch. 7: Questions 3 &11 (Questions and Problems section) 3. Valuing Bonds [LO2] Even though most corporate bonds in the United States make coupon

payments semiannually, bonds issued elsewhere often have annual coupon payments. Suppose a German company issues a bond with a par value of €1,000, 23 years to maturity, and a coupon rate of 5.8 percent paid annually. If the yield to maturity is 4.7 percent, what is the current price of the bond? Excel Sheet 11. Valuing Bonds [LO2] Union Local School District has a bond outstanding with a coupon rate of 3.7 percent paid semiannually and 16 years to maturity. The yield to maturity on this bond is 3.9 percent, and the bond has a par value of $5,000. What is the price of the bond? • Ch. 8: Questions 1 & 6 (Questions and Problems section): Microsoft® Excel® template provided for Problem 6 1. Stock Values [LO1] The Jackson–Timberlake Wardrobe Co. just paid a dividend of $1.95 per share on its stock. The dividends are expected to grow at a constant rate of 4 percent per year indefinitely. If investors require a return of 10.5 percent on The Jackson–Timberlake Wardrobe Co. stock, what is the current price? What will the price be in three years? In 15 years? 6. Stock Valuation [LO1] Suppose you know that a company’s stock currently sells for $63 per share and the required return on the stock is 10.5 percent. You also know that the total return on the stock is evenly divided between a capital gains yield and a dividend yield. If it’s the company’s policy to always maintain a constant growth rate in its dividends, what is the current dividend per share?

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FIN 370 Week 3 Assignment Financial Ratio analysis

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Purpose of Assignment Students should understand how to use the financial information and tools learned in the class on a public company, obtain public company SEC reports, and use that data to calculate a company's financial ratios and their comparison to industry or competitor standards. Assignment Steps Resources: Tutorial help on Excel® and Word functions can be found on the Microsoft®Office® website. There are also additional tutorials via the web that offer support for office products. Select one of the publicly traded corporations listed below and obtain the most current SEC Form 10-K (annual financial report) from the company's web site (Do not use the Annual Report that is sent to shareholders): • Lowes Corporation • Kroger Corporation • Harley Davidson Corporation • Apple Corporation • Intel Corporation • Marriott Corporation • Berkshire Hathaway Corporation • PepsiCo Corporation • Procter and Gamble Corporation • General Electric Corporation Calculate and analyze the following ratios for your selected company for the last two years from the SEC Form 10-K: • Current Ratio • Inventory Turnover • Debt Ratio • Time Interest Earned • Gross Profit Margin • Equity Multiplier • Return on Assets • Net Profit Margin • Return on Equity (Use three ratio DuPont method) Compare and contrast your company's ratios to industry and competitor standard ratios obtained from Yahoo Finance, Morningstar, MotleyFool, Macroaxis or other Internet sources, and provide a detailed answer and analysis as to why your company's ratios are different than the industry/competitor standard. Prepare your analysis in a minimum of 875 words in Microsoft® Word. The use of Microsoft®Word tables is encouraged. Cite the source of the industry/competitor ratio information. Format your assignment consistent with APA guidelines. Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment. Note: Grades are awarded based upon individual contributions to the Learning Team assignment. Each Learning Team member receives a grade based

upon his/her contributions to the team assignment. Not all students may receive the same grade for the team assignment.

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FIN 370 Week 3 Individual AssingmentRisk and Return Analysis Report (2 Papers)

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www.fin370genius.comThis tutorial contains 2 Papers FIN 370 Week 3 Risk and Return Analysis Create a 1,050-word report, and include the following: • Explain the relationship between risk and return • Identify an example of risk and return. • Explain which is more risky bonds or common stocks. • Explain how understanding risk and return will help you in future business ventures. Format your assignment consistent with APA guidelines. Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.

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FIN 370 Week 3 Risk and Return Problem Sets (7-21,7- 27,8-19,8-21,9-33)

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www.fin370genius.comFIN 370 Week 3 Risk and Return Problem Sets Complete the following problem sets from Chapter 7 in Microsoft® Excel®: • 7-21 • 7-27 Complete the following problem sets from Chapter 8 in Microsoft®

Excel®: • 8-19 • 8-21 Complete the following problem sets from Chapter 9 in Microsoft® Excel®: • 9-33 Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment. Complete the following problem sets from Chapter 7 in Microsoft® Excel®: • 7-21 Compute Bond Price Compute the price of a 3.8 percent coupon bond with 15 years left to maturity and a market interest rate of 6.8 percent. (Assume interest payments are semiannual.) Is this a discount or premium bond? • 7-27 Yield to Maturity A 5.65 percent coupon bond with 18 years left to maturity is offered for sale at $1,035.25. What yield to maturity is the bond offering? (Assume interest payments are semiannual.) Complete the following problem sets from Chapter 8 in Microsoft® Excel®: • 8-19 Value a Constant Growth Stock Financial analysts forecast Safeco Corp.’s (SAF) growth rate for the future to be 8 percent. Safeco’s recent dividend was $0.88. What is the value of Safeco stock when the required return is 12 percent? • 8-21 Expected Return Ecolap Inc. (ECL) recently paid a $0.46 dividend. The dividend is expected to grow at a 14.5 percent rate. At a current stock price of $44.12, what is the return shareholders are expecting? Complete the following problem sets from Chapter 9 in Microsoft® Excel®: • 9-33 Risk, Return, and Their Relationship Consider the following annual returns of Estee Lauder and Lowe’s Companies (Table Attached)

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FIN 370 Week 3 Team Assignment Precision Machines Part 1 (annotated bibliography and excel calculation)

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This Tutorial contains both annonated bibliography and excel file FIN 370 Week 3 Team Assignment Precision Machines Part 1 Precision Machines is preparing a financial plan for the next six months to determine the financial needs of the company. The historical analysis of the company’s sales shows that the company’s total sales are 30% cash sales and 70% credit sales. Further analysis of credit sales shows that the company receives 50% of the credit sales one month after the sale and the remaining 50% in the second month after the sale. This means the cash collections from sales are 30% in the first month of the sale, 35% in the second month, and 35% in the third month. The materials purchased by the company amounts to 50% of the sales for the month. The company pays for the purchases one month after the initial purchase. The company likes to maintain a cash balance of $5,000. The cost of borrowing is 10%. The company plans to pay off the loan whenever there is a surplus and borrow when there is a deficit. The attached spreadsheet shows revenues (sales), expenses, capital expenditures, and other expenses for Precision Machines’ next six months. Using the information given on the spreadsheet, prepare a cash budget for January through June and determine the cash surplus, deficit, and the financing needs of the company. Note: There are two parts to this learning team assignment; Part 2 will be completed in Week 5. Review the Learning Team Assignment due in Week 5. Create an outline for the essay. Develop a 700-word annotated bibliography using at least 3 resources. Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines. Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.

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FIN 370 Week 4 Cash Flow AnalysisFrank Smith Plumbing (calculation and 2 Papers)

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www.fin370genius.comThis tutorial includes both calculation and 2 Papers FIN 370 Week 4 Cash Flow Analysis Analyze the case study, “Frank Smith Plumbing.” Analyze the “Frank Smith Plumbing’s Financial Statement” spreadsheet. Compare the cost of the truck to the cash flow records Compile your calculations in a Microsoft® Excel® document Develop a 1,050-word analysis and include the following: • Explain why limited leverage is good for business.Show the profitability of the project so that Stephanie can convince her father to purchase the truck by borrowing money. • Explain how Stephanie should convince her mother that it is inappropriate to call the bank manager and his wife for assistance in getting the loan approval? • Analyze whether the investment in the truck is profitable. • Explain whether it is more beneficial for Frank to close his business. • Explain what you would do in this same situation. Format your assignment consistent with APA guidelines. Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignments.

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FIN 370 Week 5 Team Assignment Precision Machines Part 2 (Cash Budget and Strategic Analysis)

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www.fin370genius.comFIN 370 Week 5 Precision Machines Part 2 Note: There are two parts to this learning team assignment; Part 1 was completed in Week 3.

Review the “Precision Machines” document and spreadsheet. Prepare a cash budget for Precision Machines in Microsoft® Excel®. Create a 1,225-word strategic analysis and include the following: • Recommend a cash management strategy for the company that will minimize the financing cost and increase the cash flows for the company. • Explain two economic and market forces that will impact the financial plan of this company. Format your documents consistent with APA guidelines. Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment. • Review the "Precision Machines" document and spreadsheet. • Prepare a cash budget for Precision Machines in Microsoft® Excel®. • Precision Machines