PurposePurpose The purpose of this assignment is to enhance learners’ understanding on financial market and ratio analysis. Requirement You are required to prepare both assignments (Assignment 1 and Assignment 2) using the attached rubrics. You have to submit BOTH assignments ONCE only in a SINGLE file. Assignment 1 Financial market is an intermediary between those who have surplus of funds with those who are in need of funds. E...
Question 1: True or False StatementsTask: Question 1: Are the statements below true or false? (0.5 mark for each) Explain the reasons for your answers. a.It is impossible for a country to run both current account surplus and capital account surplus in the same year. b.Suppose that the United States is on a bimetallic standard at $35 to one ounce of gold and $3 for one ounce of silver. If new silver mines open and flood the market with silver,...
Researching the Relevant Industry, Market, and Business EnvironmentIn producing your report you should: a) Research the relevant ‘real world’ industry, market and business environment the company/venture is situated in. You should use a combination of relevant real world primary and/or secondary research to provide the basis upon which your strategic choices are made. b) Utilise a range of strategic tools to help analyse the releva...
Additional Financial Information DiscoveredThe following additional details are discovered after balances were extracted on 31 December 2018. A secondhand lorry acquired by the business on 1 June 2014 at a cost of $(3,600 + 120 × Y), with an estimated life of four years, was sold for $(2,300 + 30 × Z) cash on 30th September 2018. The business charges depreciation at the rate of 20% on the cost of Motor Vehicles held at the end of ea...
Performance Analysis of Existing Asset AllocationSimpson was concerned about the economic outlook for small colleges like Hawksville College. He anticipated the need to continue relying on the endowment fund in the coming years. He also felt strongly that a return of 1% per month represented a floor below which the portfolio return should not drop. He wanted Muffett to suggest an efficient asset allocation to achieve this goal. Last, but not l...
Multi Products, Inc. (MPI) was founded 53 years ago and sold snack foods such as potato chips and pretzels as its main products. Through acquisitions, MPI has grown into a conglomerate with major divisions in the snack food industry, home security systems, cosmetics, and plastics. Additionally, the company has several smaller divisions. In recent years, the company has been underperforming, but the company’s management doesn’t see...
Lack of Evidence and UnderstandingMarking Criteria1. Lack of enough evidence in relevant area of knowledge – understanding and comprehension of concepts/theories. Error in identifying question requirements and/or theoretical concepts.2. Limited and/or superficial knowledge of relevant concepts/theories. Inadequate ability to conceptualize and/or to apply appropriate theoretical concepts.3. Knowledge and comprehension are adequate but somew...
In the accounting field, you will often be expected to both enter calculations accurately and articulate what this information means to internal and external stakeholders. In addition, you will be expected to propose financial solutions when a company is faced with a policy change, or when the company’s regulations change. For this project, imagine that you have just started in a new role as a financial accountant preparing for a year...
Demonstrate knowledge of recent developments in management accounting and its relevance and implications for control and decision making requirements. 1) Demonstrate knowledge of recent developments in management accounting and its relevance and implications for control and decision making requirements.2) Demonstrate a critical awareness of the development of management accounting control systems, using key numerical interpretation skills in are...
Learning OutcomesAs part of the formal assessment for the programme you are required to submit an Introduction to Finance assignment. Please refer to your Student Handbook for full details of the programme assessment scheme and general information on preparing and submitting assignments. After completing the module, you should be able to: Contrast the appropriateness of the different sources of finance to a business. Explain the impl...
Marking CriteriaManagers must continually assess risk and reward when making critical decisions, especially in uncertain situations. A sports coaching company that specialises in teaching school PE wish to expand their business to the Portsmouth area. As a business consultant to the company, critically analyse the potential risk and reward of this venture. Arguments must be underpinned by the academic business theory and models taught in this...
Material EventsPapaw Ltd finalised their financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2018 and authorised them for issue on 20 March 2019. The new managing director is unsure about the treatment of the following eight material events and has asked for your professional advice. (i) 15 January 2019 – The directors declared a final dividend for the year ended 31 December 2018 of 11 cents per share. The total dividend payable was $33...
Case study Travis Perkins have supplied building materials to the trade for over 200 years. They are one of the largest suppliers to the UK’s building and construction industry, with a national network of more than 645+ branches ‘We have the best people and the best place to work, and our team of 30,000 colleagues operate from more than 2,000 branches, stores and sites around the UK’. They are experts in their area and dedicat...
InstructionsInstructions This assessment was designed in terms of the Assessment Policy of the University and for that reason the assessment must be completed by you, the student, and must be your own work. You are not allowed to copy from other students or people to complete the assessment. Any deviation from this principle may be subjected to the UNISA Disciplinary Code for students. For that reason, a signed declaration must be included in t...
Annual Reports and Stakeholder AnalysisFinancial accounting is the process of designing and operating an information system for collecting, measuring and recording business transactions, and summarising and communicating the results of these transactions to users to facilitate the making of financial/economic decisions. The first part of this definition, relating to collecting and recording business transactions, is called double-entry bookkeepi...