Investment Project Evaluation for Fresh Farm Foods Co on Behalf of Fenland Foods plc

Learning Outcomes: Knowledge and Understanding tested in this assignment:

1. evaluate strategies available to an organisation to enable the creation and maintenance of value;

2. assess the financing choices available to organisations and the relevance of capital structure;

3. analyse the financial and operating risks faced by organizations and the strategies for mitigating these risks;

4. research the specific issues relating investing and raising finance on an international basis

Learning Outcomes: Skills and Attributes tested in this assignment:

5. analyse financial statements and interpret the results in the context of value creation;

6. critically evaluate capital investment proposals both domestic and international including estimation of component and overall capital costs;

7. devise strategies for identifying and managing foreign exchange risk and the risks of international investment;

8. devise financial strategies f or enhancing enterprise value.

Feedback /Marking criteria for this Assignment

Performance will be assessed using HBS Grading Criteria and Mark scheme.

Guidance for improvement will be given in writing on the Assessment Feedback Form or on the StudyNet Feedback Form within 4 weeks of submission.

For each day or part day up to five days after the published deadline, coursework relating to modules submitted late will have the numeric grade reduced by 10 grade points until or unless the numeric grade reaches 50 for level 7 (PG).  If a submission is more than 5 working days after the published deadline, a grade of zero will be awarded.

Where the numeric grade awarded for the assessment is less than 50 for level 7, no lateness penalty will be applied;

Evaluate the Fresh Farm Foods Co investment project on behalf of Fenland Foods plc. Advise the firm on whether it should undertake the project and identify the maximum price Fenland should pay to acquire the Fresh Farm Foods Co.  Also, advise the firm on the potential impact of foreign exchange on the project and evaluate the alternatives for financing the purchase.

Submission requirements:

Your answer should be presented in the form of a report of 2,500 words total (excluding the reference list). You must also submit a working Excel spreadsheet containing your calculations.

You should use Arial font size 12 and 1.5 line spacing. Exceeding the word count by 10% or more or deviations from the formatting instructions will attract a penalty of up to 5%. Not submitting a working Excel spreadsheet will attract a penalty of 10%

The hand-in deadline for submission is 23.30 on 26th April 2020.

Submissions up to 24 hours late will attract a 10% penalty for each day up to 5 days late will be capped at 50%.  Reports submitted more than one week late will attract a mark of zero. Referred work submitted late will attract a mark of zero.

Submit one electronic copy via Study net as a Word/PDF file.

This is an individual assignment and the report submitted should be entirely your own work.

This assessment is subject to anonymous marking so do not put your name on any document you submit. However, you must put your SRN on each document you submit. The report will be checked for plagiarism using Turnitin and you should check  using the checker on the module site prior to submitting.