FIN 486 CART Teaching Effecti

vely /fin486cartdotcom
FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.fin486cart.com

FIN 486 Entire Course

FIN 486 Week 1 DQ 1

FIN 486 Week 1 DQ 2
FIN 486 Week 1 Individual Assignment Business Ethics
FIN 486 Week 2 DQ 1
FIN 486 Week 2 DQ 2
FIN 486 Week 2 Learning Team Assignment Department Budgets
FIN 486 Week 3 DQ 1
FIN 486 Week 3 DQ 2
FIN 486 Week 3 Individual Assignment Long-Term Financial Needs
FIN 486 Week 4 DQ 1
FIN 486 Week 4 DQ 2

FIN 486 Week 1 DQ 1

FIN 486 Week 1 DQ 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.

FIN 486 Week 1 DQ 2

FIN 486 Week 1 DQ 2

Explain business ethics in your own words. Why are business ethic
s important in strategic planning? Howdobusinessethicsaffectthew
orkplace?

FIN 486 Week 1 Individual Assignment Business Et

hics

FIN 486 Week 1 Individual Assignment Business Ethics

Write a paper of no more than 1,000 words, describing the demise
of Enron Corporation and WorldCom.
Identify major factors that led to the dissolution of Enron Corporat
ion and WorldCom.
Explain specific ethical violations in accounting practices at Enron
Corporation and WorldCom.
Describe the role of business ethics in strategic financial planning.
Cite readings and at least one other source, including the Internet.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

FIN 486 Week 2 DQ 1

FIN 486 Week 2 DQ 1

Why are financial ratios used to assess a companys financial perfo
rmance? Why are sales reports, profits, debts, or current liability re
ports insufficient? How have financial ratios been used in your com
pany? Do you think they are an effective assessment of financial pe
rformance? If so, why? If not, why?

FIN 486 Week 2 DQ 2

FIN 486 Week 2 DQ 2

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

FIN 486 Week 2 Learning Team Assignment Depar

tment Budgets

FIN 486 Week 2 Learning Team Assignment Department Budgets

Review Huffman Trucking's financial information within the Virtual
Organizations web link located on the course materials page.
Create a spreadsheet for each department manager to complete hi
s or her budget. Refer to the finance and accounting information f
or budget examples.
Include an area in each spreadsheet for managers to list major ass
umptions.
Draft a memo directed to department managers, containing the fol
lowing information:
A summary of team players and their role in creating a strategic pl
an

FIN 486 Week 3 DQ 1

FIN 486 Week 3 DQ 1

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

FIN 486 Week 3 DQ 2

FIN 486 Week 3 DQ 2
Why is capital budgeting part of a companys long-term strategic pl
anning process? What are the pros and cons of these methods:
o NPV
o Simple payback

FIN 486 Week 3 Individual Assignment Long-Term

Financial Needs
FIN 486 Week 3 Individual Assignment Long-Term Financial Needs
Examine financial information for Huffman Trucking, within the Vir
tual Organization web link located on the course materials page. R
ead the New Strategic Directions Memo. Calculate external funds n
eeded (EFN) to create the pro forma balance sheet. Calculate the fo
llowing year-end ratios for the pro forma statements:
Profit as a percentage of sales
Current ratio
Asset ratio

FIN 486 Week 4 DQ 1

FIN 486 Week 4 DQ 1

What are major areas of risk in financial management? What are m
ajor areas of financial risk in your company? Which risk manageme
nt techniques are important to your company? Why?

FIN 486 Week 4 DQ 2

FIN 486 Week 4 DQ 2

What is capital structure? Why does it matter in terms of a compan
ys financial performance? How does a companys capital structure
affect overall risk?

FIN 486 Week 4 Individual Assignment Capital Bud

geting Scenarios

FIN 486 Week 4 Individual Assignment Capital Budgeting Scenarios

Choose a scenario from the Capital Budgeting Worksheet to review
and analyze. Using net present value, determine the proposals ap
propriateness and economic viability.
Prepare a 500-word report explaining your calculations and conclu
sions. Answer the following in your report:
Explain the effect of a higher or lower cost of capital on a firms lon
g-term financial decisions.
Analyze the use of capital budgeting techniques in strategic financi
al management.
Format your report consistent with APA guidelines.

FIN 486 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment Strategi

c Financial Plan

FIN 486 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment Strategic Financial Plan

Create the financial portion of the strategic plan. The plan must inc
lude 3 years of income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow s
tatements.
Write a memo of 1200-1500 words that explains the plans major a
ssumptions and identifies areas of risk. The memo must include th
e following:
A review of cash flow statements and a recommendation of imple
menting new short-term working capital strategies on long-term ca
sh flow
An explanation of corporate risk mitigation techniques used in capi
tal budgeting
An analysis of the effect of a companys capital structure on strateg
ic financial planning and how it affects risk
Refer to the Mergent Online database available in the University Li
brary for financial plan examples.

FIN 486 CART Teaching Effecti

vely /fin486cartdotcom
FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.fin486cart.com