FIN 419 Week 2

Individual Assignment: Assignments from the Readings

Resource: Principles of Managerial Finance

Prepare responses to the following problems from the text:

Ch. 5: P53, P54, P513

Ch. 10: P104

Learning Team Assignments: Financial Outcomes Paper

Choose a faculty-approved Fortune 500 organization.

Select a financial initiative from the managements message to the shareholders using its most recent annual report and other financial statements submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Write a 1,400- to 1,750-word paper in which you compare and contrast three potential financial outcomes your Learning Team envisions for the initiative. Complete the following in your paper:

Evaluate your findings to determine the most likely outcome.

Include calculations that support your analysis of various financial outcomes and discuss the financial effect on the organization.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Discussion Questions

What is the difference between present values and future values? How would you use present and future value techniques in preparing a financial plan for retirement? How would various required rates of return affect your decision? Explain.

What is a loan amortization schedule? How would you use it determine your loan interest rate? What factors would impact your choice between two loans?

What are the three key inputs to the valuation model? How would you determine the valuation of an asset?

How would the intrinsic value of assets differ from the market value? Explain.