FIN 450 Full Course – (All
Discussions and All Chapters Problems)
Topics
Topic 1: Basic Concepts in
Finance
1.
Principles
of Managerial Finance
Assignments
Chapters 10 and 11 Practice Problems
Complete the following
problem from chapter 10 in the textbook:
P10-25
Complete the following
problems from chapter 11 in the textbook:
P11-4
P11-8
P11-17
P11-23
Follow these instructions
for completing and submitting your assignment:
Do all work in Excel.
Do not submit Word files or *.pdf files.
Submit a single
spreadsheet file for this assignment. Do not submit multiple files.
Place each problem on
a separate spreadsheet tab.
Label all inputs and
outputs and highlight your final answer.
Follow the directions
in “Guidelines for Developing Spreadsheets.”
You are not required
to submit this assignment to Turnitin.
40.0
Discussion
Questions Module 1 DQ 1
Financial theory (and
the narrative in your textbook) indicates that NPV is the theoretically correct
method to use to evaluate capital investments. Yet, surveys of financial
managers consistently indicate that IRR is the most widely used technique by practitioners.
Why do you suppose this discrepancy exists?
5.0
Module 1 DQ 2
Capital budgeting
decisions are usually made by teams of executives from various divisions within
a corporation. Departmental managers, when presenting their capital budgeting
proposals to the executives, are sometimes tempted to inflate the estimates of
returns to be earned from their proposals, in order to increase the likelihood
that the proposals will be accepted. If you were CFO of a corporation, what steps
could you take to prevent this from happening?
Topic 2: Financial Performance,
Planning, and Forecasting
Assignments
Chapter 12 Practice Problems
Complete the following
problems from chapter 12 in the textbook:
P12-3
P12-4
P12-8
P12-12
P12-14
P12-18
Follow these
instructions for completing and submitting your assignment:
Do all work in Excel.
Do not submit Word files or *.pdf files.
Submit a single
spreadsheet file for this assignment. Do not submit multiple files.
Place each problem on
a separate spreadsheet tab.
Label all inputs and
outputs and highlight your final answer.
Follow the directions
in “Guidelines for Developing Spreadsheets.”
You are not required
to submit this assignment to Turnitin.
40.0
Discussion
Questions Module 2 DQ 1
Several methods were
described in your textbook to deal with the issue of differing levels of
project risk. These include risk adjusted discount rates, simulation analysis,
scenario analysis, and break-even analysis. Which of these would you favor if
you were CFO of a corporation? Why? Which of the techniques seems like it would
yield the most accurate results? Which would be easiest to implement?
5.0
Module 2 DQ 2
A corporation’s policy
manual states: “Our company’s policy is to use 12%, which is our cost of
capital, as the discount rate for NPV calculations on all projects considered
for investment.” What is wrong with this policy? In what types of projects will
this company overinvest? In what types of projects will it underinvest?
Topic 3: The Time Value of
Money and Fixed-Income Securities
Assignments
Chapter 13 Practice Problems (Benchmark)
Complete the following
problems from chapter 13 in the textbook:
P13-2
P13-16
P13-22
P13-26
Follow these
instructions for completing and submitting your assignment:
Do all work in Excel.
Do not submit Word files or *.pdf files.
Submit a single
spreadsheet file for this assignment. Do not submit multiple files.
Place each problem on
a separate spreadsheet tab.
Label all inputs and
outputs and highlight your final answer.
Follow the directions
in “Guidelines for Developing Spreadsheets.”
You are not required
to submit this assignment to Turnitin.
40.0
Discussion
Questions Module 3 DQ 1
The recent Great
Recession of 2008-2009 has had significant impact on a wide range of corporate
performance. What impact would you predict it had on leverage? Would
financial leverage have increased, decreased, or remained the same? What about
operating leverage? Why?
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Module 3 DQ 2
What do you think is
the relationship between a firm’s operating leverage and its financial
leverage? Do you think the two measures are positively correlated, negatively
correlated, or unrelated? Explain your answer.
Topic 4: Common Stock and
Analysis of Risk and Return
Assignments
Chapter 14 Practice Problems
Complete the following
problems from chapter 14 in the textbook:
P14-3
P14-7
P14-10
P14-17
Follow these
instructions for completing and submitting your assignment:
Do all work in Excel.
Do not submit Word files or *.pdf files.
Submit a single
spreadsheet file for this assignment. Do not submit multiple files.
Place each problem on
a separate spreadsheet tab.
Label all inputs and
outputs and highlight your final answer.
Follow the directions
in “Guidelines for Developing Spreadsheets.”
You are not required
to submit this assignment to Turnitin.
40.0
Discussion
Questions Module 4 DQ 2
Select one of the
following theories and provide an argument about why it might hold and why it
might not. Once you have done this, give your personal opinion on its relevance
to explaining overall corporate dividend behavior.
Residual theory of
dividends
“Bird-in-the-hand”
argument
Informational content
of dividends
Investor preference
for steady dividend payments
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Module 4 DQ 1
Are dividends relevant
in determining share values? Identify one factor that indicates they are, and
one that indicates they are not. Give your opinion on this question and why you
hold it.
Topic 5: Capital Budgeting
Assignments
Chapter 15 and 16 Practice Problems
Complete the following
problems from chapter 15 in the textbook:
P15-3
P15-9
P15-12
P15-16
Complete the following
problems from chapter 16 in the textbook:
P16-6
P16-13
P16-15
P16-20
Follow these
instructions for completing and submitting your assignment:
Do all work in Excel.
Do not submit Word files or *.pdf files.
Submit a single
spreadsheet file for this assignment. Do not submit multiple files.
Place each problem on
a separate spreadsheet tab.
Label all inputs and
outputs and highlight your final answer.
Follow the directions
in “Guidelines for Developing Spreadsheets.”
You are not required
to submit this assignment to Turnitin.
40.0
Discussion
Questions Module 5 DQ 1
During the Great
Recession of 2008-2009, corporate cash conversion cycles typically increased in
length by a significant amount. Why might this have occurred? Was it a good
decision by corporate CFOs to allow this to happen? Explain.
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Module 5 DQ 2
In the economic
environment of 2010-2014, the U.S. experienced a slow-growing economy with
record low interest rates. In what ways does this type of economic environment
diminish the importance of working capital management to the firm? In what ways
is working capital management still important in this environment?
Topic 6: The Cost of Capital
and Capital Structure
Assignments
Chapter 17 Practice Problems
Complete the following
problems from chapter 17 in the textbook:
P17-4
P17-6
P17-8
P17-14
P17-19
P17-21
Follow these
instructions for completing and submitting your assignment:
Do all work in Excel.
Do not submit Word files or *.pdf files.
Submit a single
spreadsheet file for this assignment. Do not submit multiple files.
Place each problem on
a separate spreadsheet tab.
Label all inputs and
outputs and highlight your final answer.
Follow the directions
in “Guidelines for Developing Spreadsheets.”
You are not required
to submit this assignment to Turnitin.
40.0
CLC: Integrative Case
This is a CLC
assignment.
Read Integrative Case 7: Casa
de Diseno on pages 681-682 in the textbook
in your textbook and
answer questions a-f at the end of the case. Keep the following in mind as your
complete the assignment:
Unless otherwise noted
by your instructor, question a, b, c, and e are worth 10 points. Questions d
and f are worth 15.
Answer must be clear
and correct. Label all inputs and outputs.
In question d,
organize and label the spreadsheet to clearly delineate parts 1-5. Highlight
the answer to each part.
For question f, be
sure to reviewall sources of short term financing available to the firm.
Answer all questions
on an Excel spreadsheet using the attached “Guidelines for Developing
Spreadsheets.”
This assignment uses a
rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become
familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
You are not required
to submit this assignment to Turnitin.
100.0
Discussion
Questions Module 6 DQ 2
What are the pros and
cons of convertible bonds to a bond investor? Under what conditions would you
favor buying convertibles over straight bonds? Why might you favor buying
straight bonds over convertibles?
5.0
Module 6 DQ 1
Which do you believe a
firm in a weak financial condition could most easily obtain financing — through
a bank loan or financing through a lease? Why?
Topic 7: Dividend Policy
Assignments
Chapter 18 Practice Problems
Complete the following
problems from chapter 18 in the textbook:
P18-3
P18-11
P18-12
P18-14
Follow these
instructions for completing and submitting your assignment:
Do all work in Excel.
Do not submit Word files or *.pdf files.
Submit a single
spreadsheet file for this assignment. Do not submit multiple files.
Place each problem on
a separate spreadsheet tab.
Label all inputs and
outputs and highlight your final answer.
Follow the directions
in the “Guidelines for Developing Spreadsheets.”
You are not required
to submit this assignment to Turnitin.
40.0
Discussion
Questions Module 7 DQ 1
A host of empirical
evidence indicates that the gains from a typical merger accrue to the shareholders
of the target corporation, not to the shareholders of the acquiring
corporation. It seems the acquiring corporation should be in the “driver’s
seat” in a typical merger. Why don’t their shareholders benefit? What do you
think typically goes wrong to cause this result?
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Module 7 DQ 2
The order of priority
of claims in liquidation is firmly established in legal precedent. As depicted
in Table 18.9 of the textbook, common shareholders are last in priority. Yet,
in bankruptcy negotiations, creditors (who have a relatively high priority)
often give up their debt in exchange for shares of common stock, whose claim on
liquidation proceeds are last on the list. Why might they do this? Do you
believe it is a good idea? Explain.
Topic 8: Special Topics in
Financial Management
Assignments
Chapter 19 Practice Problems
Complete the following
problems from chapter 19 in the textbook:
P19-1
P19-3
P19-5
Follow these
instructions for completing and submitting your assignment:
Do all work in Excel.
Do not submit Word files or *.pdf files.
Submit a single
spreadsheet file for this assignment, do not submit multiple files.
Place each problem on
a separate spreadsheet tab.
Label all inputs and
outputs and highlight your final answer.
Follow the directions
in the “Guidelines for Developing Spreadsheets” located in the Course
Materials.
You are not required
to submit this assignment to Turnitin.
40.0
Discussion
Questions Module 8 DQ 1
What is a joint
venture? Why is it sometimes essential to use this arrangement? What effect do
joint-venture laws and restrictions have on the operation of foreign-based
subsidiaries?
5.0
Module 8 DQ 2
Corporations have both
accounting exposure and economic exposure to exchange rate risk. What is the
difference between these two? Which types of exposure would be most
significant, and why?
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