FIN 486 All DQs

Week 1

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

Explain business ethics in your own words. Why are business ethics important in strategic planning? How do business ethics affect the workplace?

Week 2

A firms senior managers delay a planned maintenance to make profits look better. Is this ethical? Why or why not? What is another example of questionable ethical behavior?

What is the role of the accounting manager in completing the financial portion of a strategic plan? How does this role differ from the CFOs role? Why are these roles important? How may each role affect the success of a strategic plan?

Week 3

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

If you had to pick three commonly calculated ratios to analyze the financial health of a company, which would you analyze? Why would you choose those ratios?

Week 4

How might different stakeholders view the importance of different ratios? Discuss from the perspectives of a stockholder, a vendor, and an employee.

What is EFN? Why is calculating EFN an important role for a CFO? Is it better for a company if it does not need EFN? Why or why not?

Week 5

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

Why is capital budgeting part of a companys long-term strategic planning process? What are the pros and cons of these methods:

NPV

Simple payback

IRR