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Question 1Question 1At what life stage does it become important to concentrate on reducing personal debt to zero?a)Early careerb)Family and mid-careerc)Prime earningd)Early retirementQuestion 2Gilles and Catherine, both recent university graduates, are building their first financial plan.   Their most important goal is to purchase a house in 4 years.  Their plan calls for a 50% saving ratio to accumulate the $150,000 down payment ...

Course Code   :  FINC6352

Course Title   :  financial management

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Purpose of the ProjectIn this project, you are supposed to be a financial manager to apply the knowledge obtained from the Financial Management (FINC6352) course to estimate the cost of debt, cost of preferred stock, cost of common equity, capital structure, and the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) for a publicly-traded corporation of your choice. You will use the estimated WACC as the discount rate to perform capital budgeting analys...

Question: a. Calculate EIGHT accounting ratios for both 2019 and 2018 to enable the assessment of the profitability, liquidity and working capital management of Trendy PLC over the two year period. b. Prepare a report analysing the performance of Trendy PLC with reference to the ratios calculated in (a), and the financial statements. Part A Foamy Ltd. plans to produce a coffee-based drink called Alert. It is anticipated that variable costs...

Course Code   :  SOSC3040 |#| corporate social responsibility

Course Title   :  corporate social responsibility

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BackgroundPart A: Case Analysis: Porto Waste Facilities Inc. (PWF) is a large, diversified Canadian-controlled private company with several Canadian and US subsidiaries, operating mainly in the waste management and disposal industry. PWF was incorporated in 1955 and has grown to become one of the top four waste management firms in Canada. The business was started by the Porto family, but currently no family members are actively involved in the m...

Operating Liabilities1. Operating liabilities arise from ordinary operations and provide a less expensive source of financing.  Answer the following questions: a. Identify the current operating liabilities(only include liabilities that will impact operating expenses) for each company and the applicable common-size percentage for each operating liability in the current year using your common-size balance sheet from part 2 of the financial...

Task: Course Description  This course features profiles of innovators, entrepreneurs, and employees behind successful businesses. Their inspiring stories reveal how business works and the underlying core concepts every manager needs to know. Every two weeks, you will examine a key business function (operations, finance, marketing, human resources, and management and leadership) and how they work together to create and grow successful busin...

Problem 1S & P Corporation (SPC) has an optimal capital structure of 45 percent debt and 55 percent equity. Given the following information, calculate the marginal cost of capital (MCC) schedule and the optimal capital budget (e.g. how much is the optimal capital budget and what is the corporate cost of capital?). • 5 years ago, the company issued non-callable bonds that pay semiannual payment with 6.50% annual coupon rate and sold...

QuestionKnowledge and Understanding tested in this assignment: Explore the theoretical underpinning of corporate finance • Compare and contrast approaches to finance Learning Outcomes: Skills and Attributes tested in this assignment: • Evaluate advanced financing and investment decisions • Synthesise issues linking the financing and investment decision Description of the assignment: See assignment brief below Any specifi...

Course Code   :  BUSI 1043

Course Title   :  introductory financial accounting

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ObjectivesObjectives Develop an ability to identify and assume an assigned role. Ability to work on real data and apply financial accounting analyses on real problems. Identify accounting issues (GAAP/IFRS compliance issues), assess their implications, generate alternatives, and provide recommendations within the bounds of GAAP/IFRS to meet the client’s needs. Examine how accounting standards impact financial measures (ratios, covenants, e...

Horizontal analysis and revenue assessment from the income statementRequirements:  The questions are highlighted in red.  Please respond to each question using black font below each question. 1.  Examine revenue and related accounts.  Revenue is the largest item on the income statement, so we need to assess it on a quantitative and qualitative basis.   a. Explain what horizontal analysis is and why it is useful ...

Assignment InstructionsWRITING YOUR ASSIGNMENT: • This assignment must be completed individually. • You must use the Harvard referencing system. • Your work must indicate the number of words you have used. Written assignments must not exceed the specified maximum number of words. When a written assignment is marked, the excessive use of words beyond the word limit is reflected in the academic judgement of the piece of work wh...

Course Code   :  FI312 |#| introduction to investments

Course Title   :  introduction to investments

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Comparison with Home DepotTask: The initial observation on the balance sheet is the presence of negative numbers for cash in each of the last two quarters. Typically we think of all assets, especially cash, as having positive balances. Literally, a negative cash balance implies the company is overdrawn on its checking account on that date. The company has written more checks than it has made deposits to cover. From a financial reporting perspe...

Investing in a One-Of-A-Kind RestaurantYou own a neighborhood grocery store, and you are considering opening a one-of-a-kind restaurant on the premises. The life of the project is estimated to be five years and you have gathered the following information for your assessment of the feasibility of the investment:?The restaurant will cost $175,000 to open; it will have a five-year life and be depreciated straight line over the period to a salvage v...

Calculating Historical VolatilityQuestion 5. Volatility and Option Hedging Today, is January 4, 2016. IBM common stock is selling at $135.95 per share. The stock has a dividend yield of 4% per year. The following table contains the monthly stock prices for IBM shares during the last 12 months. Month (2015) IBM Share Price January 148.46 February 157.92 March 156.51 April 167.04 May 166.69 June 159.82 July 159.16 August 146.52 September 143.62 Oc...

Course Code   :  EMBA602

Course Title   :  capital allocation and valuation

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Task1. This problem requires you to estimate the WACC of a real company using publicly available data as of the fall of 2019. The company is Home Depot (Ticker: HD). You need to collect information as directed below. Here are the sources for the various data: Look up market data on any recent day (unless otherwise specified) and use those in your calculations. Assume that the market value of debt is equal to its book value and that the tax ...