FIN 200 Complete Course
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FIN 200 Complete Course
Week 1
Assignment: Cash Flow Preparation
Resource: Ch. 2 of Foundations of Financial Management
Due Date: Day 7 [post to the Individual forum]
Complete Problems 27, 28, and 29 on pp. 51-53.
Post the assignment as an attachment.
Checkpoint Financial Management Goals
Write a 200- to 300-word paper describing the goals of financial management. The description should include how earnings are valued, how shareholder wealth can be maximized, and how management decisions affect stockholder wealth.
Week 2
Checkpoint Financial Ratios
Checkpoint Week Two Quiz
Discussion Questions
You are considering investing in a company. Which financial ratios would you findmost useful? Why?
You are an upper-level manager in a company. Which financial ratios would you consider most useful? Would these ratios be different than the ones you would consider useful as an investor? Why or why not?
Week 3
Checkpoint Financial Forecasting
Write a 200-300 word explanation of the reasons the following types of companies would need a financial forecast; brand new company, family owned company, and long standing corporation.
Assignment: Pro Forma Statements
Resource: Ch. 4 of Foundations of Financial Management
Due Date: Day 7 [post to the Individual forum]
Complete the Comprehensive Problem: Landis Corporation on p. 118.
Post the assignment as an attachment.
Week 4
Checkpoint Week Four Quiz
Checkpoint Break-Even Analysis
Resource: Ch. 5 of Foundations of Financial Management
Complete Problem 13 on p. 144.
Discussion Questions
Provide an example of a situation where a company would want to use leverage. What might the company do to achieve that leverage?
What are some limitations of financial leverage? Provide examples to illustrate your points.
Week 5
CheckPoint: Long-Term and Short-Term Financing.
Please post to the Assignment section of eCampus.
Write a 200-word to 300-word paper comparing long- and short-term financing. Describe situations in which each type of financing would be used.
Assignment Alternative Financing Plans.
Complete problem 14 on pg. 184 of foundation of financial management.
Week 6
Checkpoint Week Six Quiz
Checkpoint Credit Policy Decisions
Complete Problem 17 on p. 220 of Foundations of Financial Management
Discussion Questions
What are the goals of cash management for a business? Should those goals be the same for the every kind of business? Why or why not?
Use the Wall Street Journal () or some other financial publication to find the going interest rates for marketable securities listed in Ch. 7 of Foundations of Financial Management. Which security would you choose for a short-term investment? How does that security assist a company in meeting its cash management goals?
Week 7
Assignment: Loan Scenarios
Complete the Comprehensive Problem: Midland Chemical Co. on pp. 250 & 251 of Foundations of Financial Management.
Week 8
Checkpoint Week Eight Quiz
Checkpoint Time Value of Money
Write a 200- to 300-word description of the four time value of money concepts: present value, present value of an annuity, future value, and future value of annuity. Describe the characteristics of each concept and provide an example of when each would be used.
Discussion Questions
Review the Time Value of Money simulation. Which option did you initially choose, cash or annuity? How were your winnings affected by the cash option? How did this compare to the annuity option? If you won the lottery today, which option would you choose and why?
Use the following scenario to answer Discussion Question 2. Jean will receive $8,500 per year for the next 15 years from her trust. If a 7% interest rate is applied, what is the current value of the future payments? Describe how you solved this problem, including which table (for example, present value and future value) was used and why.
Week 9
FIN 200 Week 9 Final Test Question and Answers
Capstone CheckPoint: Present Value, Future Value, and Annuity Due
Complete Problems 3, 4, & 5 on pp. 278 & 279 of Foundations of Financial Management.