Financial Management

This part of your coursework accounts for 30% of the marks in your module. It requires you to write a 1000-word reflective essay describing and discussing how you have engaged with the learning materials to achieve the learning outcomes for the module. The discussion is meant as an enjoyable way to illustrate how you have undertaken your learning to realise the learning outcomes for the module. There is not a specific approach to how it should be undertaken but suggestions…

Instructions EXXONMOBIL ExxonMobil ( XOM) is one of the half- dozen major oil companies in the world. The firm has four primary operating divisions ( upstream, downstream, chemical, and global services) as well as a number of operating companies that it has acquired over the years. A recent major acquisition was XTO Energy, which was acquired in 2009 for $ 41 billion. The XTO acquisition gave ExxonMobil a significant presence in the development of domestic unconventional natural gas resources, includ-ing…

Create Annual Reports - Obtain the Annual Reports of two companies in the same industry – one based in the US and the other in another country. These reports can be obtained from the: library, and the company’s website (under “Investor Relations); https://www.google.com/finance (type in company name for Get Quotes and select Balance Sheet or Income Statement in the left panel). For each company list (note the currency used): a) Total Assets, Total Liabilities, and Stockholders’ Equity and show that…

Answer the following questions in a separate document. Explain how you reached the answer or show your work if a mathematical calculation is needed, or both. Submit your assignment using the assignment link. Please respond to the following: 1. You have just won the Strayer Lottery jackpot of $11,000,000. You will be paid in 26 equal annual installments beginning immediately. If you had the money now, you could invest it in an account with a quoted annual interest rate of…

Suppose you decide (as did Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg) to start a company. Your product is a software platform that integrates a wide range of media devices, including laptop computers, desktop computers, digital video recorders, and cell phones. Your initial client base is the student body at your university. Once you have established your company and set up procedures for operating it, you plan to expand to other colleges in the area and eventually to go nationwide. At some…

Go to dinkytown.net and use the savings calculator. You have $10,000 . Research the current options on the web for the best interest returns (savings, certificates of deposit , money market,etc.). What is the best rate you can find, that you will keep the principal intact for 5 years? Tell us what company/bank/credit union, what rate and what are the advantages and disadvantages (read the fine print) of this specific item? Using the savings calculator and that interest rate, how…

Text Book Corporate Finance Jonathan Berk, Peter Demarzo 5th ed or 4th edition 275 words per prompt 3.2 Prepare a Significant Sentence for Chapter 5. Post the sentence here. Mention which page and paragraph you found it (Summary not allowed). Spell out why you think your chosen sentence is the most significant. 3.3 Prepare a Significant Sentence for Chapter 7. Post the sentence here. Mention which page and paragraph you found it (Summary not allowed). Spell out why you think…

Using the financial reports of your chosen company, evaluate the financial performance of your company by creating a complete financial statement review. Review all three accounting statements and compare each of these statements to statements for the previous three years. Describe any positive or negative trends that emerge from the accounting statement data and comparisons, providing a detailed explanation of the factors that lead to these trends. Assess potential weaknesses in the financial statements for your company. ***Attached is the…

Stocks Instructions: Answer the following questions in a separate document. Explain how you reached the answer or show your work if a mathematical calculation is needed or both. Please respond to the following: 1. In your own words, identify two different stock exchanges in the United States. Describe the similarities and differences between the two stock exchanges. Identify one stock from each of the two stock exchanges. 2. Using the two stocks you identified, determine the free cash flow from…

Please explore and critically think about some of the learning outcomes and concepts presented in this course. Please effectively communicate how you would lead an organization (or a group of people within the organization) by applying the knowledge you have learned ethically and responsibly. Your discussion should also include innovative thinking, and information-technology aspects (such as the Internet, social-media, computers, and so forth) that may assist you in decision-making. You may frame your discussion around any functional component of business,…