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BUS 401 TUTORIAL Learn by Doing

BUS 401 Entire Course (New)

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BUS 401 Week 1 DQ 1 The Role of Financial Management in a FirmBUS 401 Week 1 DQ 2 Financial StatementsBUS 401 Week 1 Financial Management Challenges and EthicsBUS 401 Week 2 DQ 1 Dreams Do Come TrueBUS 401 Week 2 DQ 2 Investing in BondsBUS 401 Week 2 Journal Present and Future Values, and Expected ReturnsBUS 401 Week 2 Teaching Net Present Value (NPV) and Future Value (FV)

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BUS 401 TUTORIAL Learn by Doing

BUS 401 Week 1 DQ 1 The Role of Financial Management in a Firm (New

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The Role of Financial Management in a Firm. Summarize the role of management as it relates to finance in a corporation. In your post, address the following:

 § Indicate the various aspects of finance that management must understand.§ Describe why a manager needs to understand the characteristics and importance of

financial markets including risk and efficiency.§ Describe why cash flow is more important than sales in a business.

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BUS 401 TUTORIAL Learn by Doing

BUS 401 Week 1 DQ 2 Financial Statements (New)

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 Financial Statements. View the Important Financial Documents video which looks at

the fundamental financial documents every company needs; including the balance sheet, income statement, and statement of cash flow. In your post, choose one of the financial statements and explain how a manager would use the statement to drive financial analysis and decision-making. Your post should be 200-250 words in length 

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BUS 401 TUTORIAL Learn by Doing

BUS 401 Week 1 Financial Management Challenges and Ethics (New

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Financial Management Challenges and Ethics. Find at least two articles from the ProQuest database that highlight and discuss two of the biggest challenges facing financial managers today. One of the articles should be about the challenge of maintaining ethical financial integrity. The other article can be on any other challenge that a financial manager may face (e.g., competition, foreign markets, government intervention, etc.).

Summarize your findings from the articles in a two- to three-page paper excluding title page and references page(s).

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BUS 401 TUTORIAL Learn by Doing

BUS 401 Week 1 Quiz (New)

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BUS 401 Week 1 QuizBusiness - General Business1.Question :The financial goal of a for-profit business is:Student Answer:profit maximization.owner wealth maximization.cash flow maximization.utility maximization.

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BUS 401 TUTORIAL Learn by Doing

BUS 401 Week 2 DQ 1 Dreams Do Come True (New)

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However, the dealership will give you a rebate of 5% of the car price after the three year term is complete. You want the best deal possible, so you consider the following questions:

§ What type of car have you selected, and what will it cost?§ What is the interest rate from your local bank for a car loan for four years?§ What will your payment be to your local bank, assuming your 10% down payment?

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BUS 401 TUTORIAL Learn by Doing

BUS 401 Week 2 DQ 2 Present and Future Values, and Expected Returns (New)

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Investing in Bonds. Go to the Yahoo Finance Bonds Center.Under: Features / BOND LOOKUP / Find Bonds by Name:Type in the first letter of your last name.Under “Type” Choose one of the “Corp” Bonds.Assume interest rates for bonds today is 5% for an AAA rated bond. Calculate the

price of the bond you have selected relative to the 5%. Is the bond selling at a premium or a discount? Why?

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BUS 401 TUTORIAL Learn by Doing

BUS 401 Week 2 Journal Present and Future Values, and Expected Returns (New

)

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 BUS 401 Week 2 Journal Present and Future Values, and Expected Returns (New)

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BUS 401 TUTORIAL Learn by Doing

BUS 401 Week 2 Quiz (New)

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BUS 401 Week 2 QuizBusiness - General Business.Question :The longer we have to wait for a future amount to be received:Student Answer:the lower its present value will be.the higher its present value will be.Time does not affect present value, so it doesn’t matter how long we have to wait.Beyond 10 years the value doesn’t change anymore because 10 years might as well be

20 years.

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BUS 401 TUTORIAL Learn by Doing

BUS 401 Week 2 Teaching Net Present Value (NPV) and Future Value (FV) (New)

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Develop a PowerPoint presentation that is 10 to 12 slides long (excluding title and reference slides) and covers each of the above topics. In the slide notes, include your explanations for each topic. If you need assistance, please refer to the Notes pane in PowerPoint 2010 article. Format the presentation according to APA style guidelines as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. Be sure to properly cite your sources using APA style.

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BUS 401 Week 3 DQ 1 Cash Flows From Working (New)

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Cash Flows From Working. It may surprise you that there are cash flows associated with holding a job. Using the examples provided in Chapter 6, construct a simple cash flow statement and payback calculation for when your job expenses will be covered for employment you currently have or have had in the past. Include the following in your cash flow statement:

Expenses associated with workingAny initial investmentsTaxes 

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BUS 401 TUTORIAL Learn by Doing

BUS 401 Week 3 DQ 2 Capital Budgeting (New)

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Capital Budgeting. View the Capital Budgeting video, which provides some factors that should be considered in capital budgeting considerations.

Imagine the producers of this video ask you to appear in the video to offer two additional considerations in capital budgeting decisions. One consideration must be quantitative (numeric). The other must be qualitative (non-numeric). Write a script to describe capital budgeting considerations that you think are important for managers to consider. Your script should be 200 to 250 words.

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BUS 401 Week 3 Quiz (New)

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5.Question :Chapter 7 introduced three methods for evaluating a corporate investment decision.

Which of the following is not one of those methods?Student Answer:payback periodnet present value (NPV)return on assets (ROA)internal rate of return (IRR)Instructor Explanation:The answer can be found in Section 7.1: Capital Budgeting Methods.

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BUS 401 TUTORIAL Learn by Doing

BUS 401 Week 3 Return on Investment Education Funding (New)

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 Return on Investment: Education Funding. Develop a three- to four-page analysis,

excluding the title page and reference page(s), on the projected return on investment for your college education and projected future employment. This analysis will consist of two parts.

First, explain how you made the decision to pursue a degree in Business or Finance. In your explanation, include a summary of expenses related to that decision. Also, include things like cost of tuition, cost of books, and the interest that you may pay on any loans.

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BUS 401 Week 4 DQ 1 Interviewing Peter Lynch (New)

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 Interviewing Peter Lynch. Review the “Minimizing Risk” video segment, which is

available through your online course.In the video segment, you will watch an interview with two great investors of the

twentieth century. Imagine you are Harry Reasoner, and you are allowed to ask Peter Lynch one question about market risk, discount rates, or the weighted average cost of capital (WACC). What question would you ask? Why do you feel that is an important question?

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BUS 401 Week 4 DQ 2 Cost of Capital (New)

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 Cost of Capital. Corporations often use different costs of capital for different

operating divisions. Using an example, calculate the weighted cost of capital (WACC). What are some potential issues in using varying techniques for cost of capital for different divisions? If the overall company weighted average cost of capital (WACC) were used as the hurdle rate for all divisions, would more conservative or riskier divisions get a greater share of capital? Explain your reasoning. What are two techniques that you could use to develop a rough estimate for each division’s cost of capital? Your initial response should be 200 to 250 words 

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BUS 401 Week 4 Quiz (New)

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 BUS 401 Week 4 QuizBusiness - General Business1.Question :Investors will make an investment if:Student Answer:the historical rate of return exceeds the expected rate of return.the required rate of return exceeds the expected rate of return.the expected rate of return exceeds the actual rate of return.the expected rate of return exceeds the required rate of return.

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BUS 401 Week 5 DQ 1 Ratio Analysis (New)

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Ratio Analysis. Using the Ashford University Library as a resource, find two articles that discuss financial ratio analysis. Identify two advantages and two disadvantages to using ratios in financial analysis. Be sure to cite your sources using APA format as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. 

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BUS 401 Week 5 DQ 2 Applying Ratios to a Business (New)

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Applying Ratios to a Business. Access the Evaluating Business Performance: Small Business Case Studies video in your online course.

The video focuses on profitability, liquidity, efficiency, and stability of business. Given what you have learned about ratio analysis, choose one of the businesses from the video (Rose Chong Costumes, Anro’s Floor Maintenance, or John Osborne’s Gym and Squash Center) and identify two ratios that would be helpful for the owner of the business to monitor. Be sure to explain what the ratio would tell the owner, and how it can be improved for the business.

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