Applied Managerial Finance

 

Because this is your first week as vice president (VP) of finance at Apix, several members of the top management team have stopped by your office. Timothy Russell, chair of the audit committee, comes in first to talk with you about the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX).

“Welcome to Apix,” he says. I hope you’re getting comfortable with us here. We have a lot on our plate, and we need your assistance with some important compliance issues.”

“Thanks, Tim,” you say. “Mary Francis mentioned Sarbanes-Oxley when I talked with her last week. Maybe we can start with that.”

“Right. As you know, our company is private and will eventually need to seek external funding. In fact, we have some potential investors that are interested. However, they want to know more information, especially about the compliance.

“I would like for you to provide us with a write up that we could share with the investors. Specifically, outline what the Sarbanes-Oxley Act is and what impact it has on financial reporting. As well, discuss what Section 302 requires of the chief executive officer (CEO) and chief financial officer (CFO).”

“Ok, I’m on it!”

Complete the follow

Outline what the Sarbanes-Oxley Act is and what impact it has on financial reporting.

  • Discuss what Section 302 requires of the chief executive officer (CEO) and chief financial officer (CFO). 

    Because this is your first week as vice president (VP) of finance at Apix, several members of the top management team have stopped by your office. Timothy Russell, chair of the audit committee, comes in first to talk with you about the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX).

    “Welcome to Apix,” he says. I hope you’re getting comfortable with us here. We have a lot on our plate, and we need your assistance with some important compliance issues.”

    “Thanks, Tim,” you say. “Mary Francis mentioned Sarbanes-Oxley when I talked with her last week. Maybe we can start with that.”

    “Right. As you know, our company is private and will eventually need to seek external funding. In fact, we have some potential investors that are interested. However, they want to know more information, especially about the compliance.

    “I would like for you to provide us with a write up that we could share with the investors. Specifically, outline what the Sarbanes-Oxley Act is and what impact it has on financial reporting. As well, discuss what Section 302 requires of the chief executive officer (CEO) and chief financial officer (CFO).”

    “Ok, I’m on it!”

    Complete the follow

    Outline what the Sarbanes-Oxley Act is and what impact it has on financial reporting.

    • Discuss what Section 302 requires of the chief executive officer (CEO) and chief financial officer (CFO).

Discuss Capital expenditures and investment

For a large, multinational corporation like IBM, there are many challenges in the capital budgeting process. This part of the project will use IBM’s website (http://www.ibm.com/us) to answer the following questions.
1.     From the site’s front page, access “IBM Research” (it changes from year to year, but it is in the “About IBM” at the bottom of the page – click to section “IBM Research”). Choose one project from the list and describe in a paragraph or two what the project is and what resources it require
2.     From the site’s front page, find the “Connect with us” at the bottom of the page, and select a project from IBM’s recent research collaborations. Describe in a paragraph what this project is.
3.     From the site’s front page, find the “Connect with us” at the bottom of the page, and select a project from IBM’s recent academic collaborations. Describe in a paragraph what this project is.
4.     Go back to the IBM front page, find “Information for” at the bottom of the page, and access the “Investors” section. Go to IBM’s most recent annual report. How much did IBM spend on research, development, and engineering in the most recent year? How did this compare with the previous year?

For a large, multinational corporation like IBM, there are many challenges in the capital budgeting process. This part of the project will use IBM’s website (http://www.ibm.com/us) to answer the following questions.
1.     From the site’s front page, access “IBM Research” (it changes from year to year, but it is in the “About IBM” at the bottom of the page – click to section “IBM Research”). Choose one project from the list and describe in a paragraph or two what the project is and what resources it require
2.     From the site’s front page, find the “Connect with us” at the bottom of the page, and select a project from IBM’s recent research collaborations. Describe in a paragraph what this project is.
3.     From the site’s front page, find the “Connect with us” at the bottom of the page, and select a project from IBM’s recent academic collaborations. Describe in a paragraph what this project is.
4.     Go back to the IBM front page, find “Information for” at the bottom of the page, and access the “Investors” section. Go to IBM’s most recent annual report. How much did IBM spend on research, development, and engineering in the most recent year? How did this compare with the previous year?

Business Systems Analyst

Using an online job search site or the classified ads in a major newspaper, search for job listings for the position of Business Analyst or Business Systems Analyst. Study at least three listings in detail, concentrating on the descriptions of the job responsibilities and qualifications. Based on these listings, and on your reading assignment for the week, what is the role of a business analyst in these organizations? What are a business analyst’s most important responsibilities?

 

Hello Class,

From the research that you did on Business Analysts and Systems Analyst’s positions, which skill would you say is the most important to a job applicant and why?Using an online job search site or the classified ads in a major newspaper, search for job listings for the position of Business Analyst or Business Systems Analyst. Study at least three listings in detail, concentrating on the descriptions of the job responsibilities and qualifications. Based on these listings, and on your reading assignment for the week, what is the role of a business analyst in these organizations? What are a business analyst’s most important responsibilities?

 

Hello Class,

From the research that you did on Business Analysts and Systems Analyst’s positions, which skill would you say is the most important to a job applicant and why?

Discuss Three Different Funding Structures

Understanding how to properly value a vanilla bond (a plain bond) is essential for finance. Using the following Web site, find 3 different funding structures. Describe for each structure: security type, term, and yield. Furthermore, take a look at each of their offering documents, and provide a short description of the information found in the documentation.

  • Why do the different types of bonds get different rates? Explain your answer.
  • What makes each of the different structures different? Explain your answer.
  • What does the rate given say about the credit rating for each issuer? Explain your answer.
  • How does credit rating affect the rate given to the issuer? Explain your answer.
  • Which structure has the best credit rating based on the yield given to each structure? Explain your answer.
  • What is the credit rating supposed to tell you? Explain your answer.
  • Which bond is receiving the best price? Explain your answer.
  • Why does having a good credit rating matter to the issuer? Explain your answer.Understanding how to properly value a vanilla bond (a plain bond) is essential for finance. Using the following Web site, find 3 different funding structures. Describe for each structure: security type, term, and yield. Furthermore, take a look at each of their offering documents, and provide a short description of the information found in the documentation.
    • Why do the different types of bonds get different rates? Explain your answer.
    • What makes each of the different structures different? Explain your answer.
    • What does the rate given say about the credit rating for each issuer? Explain your answer.
    • How does credit rating affect the rate given to the issuer? Explain your answer.
    • Which structure has the best credit rating based on the yield given to each structure? Explain your answer.
    • What is the credit rating supposed to tell you? Explain your answer.
    • Which bond is receiving the best price? Explain your answer.
    • Why does having a good credit rating matter to the issuer? Explain your answer.

What are non-tariff barriers?

1. Minimum 150 words

After reading about the financial crisis in Chapter 11, consider the impact of international banking operations on less-developed countries. What additional risks do they face that are less concerning in developed countries?

In your response, please include at least two professional sources to support your analysis.

 

2. Minimum 150 words

What are tariffs? What are non-tariff barriers? Select a good not chosen by one of your classmates and find that good in the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule. What tariff would a member of the WTO pay if they wanted to export that good to the United States?

 

3. Foreign Investment: Minimum 500 words

See attached case problem, and answer the three questions below (found also below the problem in the document) with respect to selling property in the city of London:
  1. Estimate your exposure to the exchange risk.
  2. Compute the variance of the dollar value of your property that is attributable to exchange rate uncertainty.
  3. Discuss how you can hedge your exchange risk exposure and examine the [possible] consequences of hedging.

Support your analysis by referencing and citing at least two credible sources, in addition to the textbook, that you used to assist you in your responses

Does Competition Affect Financial Stability?

Peer Evaluation Rating Scale

NTC 362 Week 1 Peer Evaluation Rating Scale –

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NTC 362 Week 1 Peer Evaluation Rating Scale.

NTC 362 Week 2 DQs.docx

NTC 362 Week 2 Individual Assignment- INDP, Part 1.docx

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NTC 362 Week 3 Individual Assignment- INDP, Part 2.docx

NTC 362 Week 3 Learning Team Assignment- Protocol Paper.doc

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NTC 362 Week 4 Individual Assignment- INDP, Part 3.docx

NTC 362 Week 4 Learning Team Assignment- Hardware and Software Paper.docx

NTC 362 Week 5 DQs.docx

NTC 362 Week 5 Individual Assignment- INDP Final Project.docx

NTC 362 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment- ImplementationTimeline.docx

NTC 362 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment- WLAN network.vsd

NTC362 Week 2 Learning Team Assignment- Analog and Digital Comparison Paper.docx

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NTC 362 Week 1 Individual Assignment- Tele-communications Evolution Timeline –

NTC 362 Week 1 Individual Assignment- Tele-communications Evolution Timeline –

NTC 362 Week 1 Individual Assignment- Tele-communications Evolution Timeline –

 

NTC 362 Week 1 Individual Assignment- Tele-communications Evolution Timeline.pptx

Peer Evaluation Rating Scale

NTC 362 Week 1 Peer Evaluation Rating Scale –

NTC 362 Week 1 Peer Evaluation Rating Scale –

NTC 362 Week 1 Peer Evaluation Rating Scale.

NTC 362 Week 2 DQs.docx

NTC 362 Week 2 Individual Assignment- INDP, Part 1.docx

NTC 362 Week 3 DQs.docx

NTC 362 Week 3 Individual Assignment- INDP, Part 2.docx

NTC 362 Week 3 Learning Team Assignment- Protocol Paper.doc

NTC 362 Week 4 DQs.docx

NTC 362 Week 4 Individual Assignment- INDP, Part 3.docx

NTC 362 Week 4 Learning Team Assignment- Hardware and Software Paper.docx

NTC 362 Week 5 DQs.docx

NTC 362 Week 5 Individual Assignment- INDP Final Project.docx

NTC 362 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment- ImplementationTimeline.docx

NTC 362 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment- WLAN network.vsd

NTC362 Week 2 Learning Team Assignment- Analog and Digital Comparison Paper.docx

NTC 362 Week 1 DQs.docx

NTC 362 Week 1 Individual Assignment- Tele-communications Evolution Timeline –

NTC 362 Week 1 Individual Assignment- Tele-communications Evolution Timeline –

NTC 362 Week 1 Individual Assignment- Tele-communications Evolution Timeline –

 

NTC 362 Week 1 Individual Assignment- Tele-communications Evolution Timeline.pptx

Changing the AIS

Migrating to a new accounting information system is not an easy task. Many firms have struggled with this process, even though our textbook makes the process seem quite straightforward. Recently, IBM recapped some of the lessons learned in migrating to a new accounting information system within the federal government. These lessons can be applied to any accounting information system project. Others have developed their own recommendations for best practices and lessons learned involving implementing accounting information systems. However, in order to appreciate what IBM and others are proposing, we need to apply lessons learned to a real-life situation involving the failure to implement an accounting system properly.

For this assignment, research the Internet or Strayer databases for information related to a real-life accounting information system failure and best practices, as well as lessons learned from implementing the accounting system. In addition to information that you may find during your research, please use the following IBM article to complete the assignment: (http://www.businessofgovernment.org/article/what-we-know-now-lessons-learned-implementing-federal-financial-systems-projects).

Write a ten to twelve (10-12) page paper in which you:

  1. Identify three to five (3-5) factors that contributed to the accounting information system failure within the business that you have identified. Indicate the impact to the business. Provide support for your rationale.
  2. Assess senior management responsibility for the failure in question. Specify what the senior management could have done differently to avoid the failure. Provide support for your rationale.
  3. Evaluate whether the most significant failure occurred within the system design, implementation, or operational phase of the process. Indicate what the company could have done to avoid the failed outcome. Provide support for your rationale.
  4. Evaluate how implementing best practices would have reduced the chances for failure. Provide support for your rationale.
  5. Based on your research, develop a list of between four (4) and six (6) best practices that organizations should use today to reduce the chances for failure. Provide support for your rationale.
  6. Using the information provided by IBM and others, indicate which of the principles designed to provide insight into effective and efficient strategies on how to best deploy financial management systems, which were outlined within the related article, should serve as an example of what not to do when establishing the foundation for a firm to follow. Your proposed foundation should consist of at least two (2) principles, but no more than six (6). Provide support for your rationale.
  7. Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

  • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
  • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Analyze the business activities that comprise an accounting information system to determine the information needs to support decision-making function.
  • Examine the phases of the systems development life cycle and key issues related to systems analysis.
  • Analyze the systems design, implementation, and operational process.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in accounting information systems.

Collaboration in a business environment is a best practice that leverages the collective knowledge of the team assembled. Discuss

Collaboration in a business environment is a best practice that leverages the collective knowledge of the team assembled. Peer evaluation and support, provided in the spirit of continuous improvement and organizational success, result in higher quality deliverables than generally possible by the efforts of an individual. Please describe the process you plan to use to conduct research, identify findings, and develop the Comprehensive Project due in Unit 5 and present a preliminary outline indicating how you intend to organize the project deliverable.

 

Objectives

 

Describe the forces of globalization and its implications for the multinational firm.

Interpret the operation of the international financial system, its current state, and challenges for the future.

Collaboration in a business environment is a best practice that leverages the collective knowledge of the team assembled. Peer evaluation and support, provided in the spirit of continuous improvement and organizational success, result in higher quality deliverables than generally possible by the efforts of an individual. Please describe the process you plan to use to conduct research, identify findings, and develop the Comprehensive Project due in Unit 5 and present a preliminary outline indicating how you intend to organize the project deliverable.

 

Objectives

 

Describe the forces of globalization and its implications for the multinational firm.

Interpret the operation of the international financial system, its current state, and challenges for the future.

Discuss Criminal Defense Case Analysis

Discuss Criminal Defense Case Analysis

MGT 498 Week 3 Individual Assignment Environmental Scan Paper.doc

MGT 498 Week 3 Learning Team Assignment Learning Team Reflection.doc

MGT 498 Week 4 Learning Team Assignment Competitive Advantages Paper.doc

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MGT 498 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment Learning Team Reflection.doc

MGT 498 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment Strategic Plan Paper.doc

MGT 498 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment Strategic Plan Presentation.ppt

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MGT 498 Week 1 Individual Assignment Strategic Management Process Paper.doc

MGT 498 Week 2 Individual Assignment Ethics Paper.doc

 

MGT 498 Week 2 Learning Team Assignment Learning Team Reflection.doc

Discuss on Opportunities Risks And Challenges Of Emerging Markets

Assignment 1: Discussion—Opportunities, Risks, and Challenges of Emerging Markets
How successful a company is at exploiting emerging opportunities and dealing with associated threats depends on leadership’s ability to cultivate a broad mindset among managers and their followers. From a competency point of view, failures are attributed to the fact that leaders who lack experience or training in a job may also rely too much on intuition to the exclusion of rational analysis. Strategic decision-making skills are crucial. Effective strategic decision-making requires a balancing of intuition, rationality, and strategic vision. While ambitious, the goal or outcome is a view of the future that everyone in the organization believes in though is not readily attainable.
Think of your university experience.
–Prepare a SWOT analysis that identifies at least two opportunities (external forces that can assist you) and two threats regarding the completion of your degree.
—Then, write an inspiring vision statement for yourself. Be sure to include your core values and your core purpose for attending college.
-Next, respond to the following:
  • Describe your thought process while performing your SWOT analysis.
  • What can you imply about yourself from this comparison?
  • How does it compare to other students’ thought processes?
-Write your initial response in a minimum of 200–300 words.
-Apply APA standards to citation of sources.
  • Provide substantive comments by contributing new, relevant information or quotes from course reading, academic and trade journals, company websites, or other sources; building on the remarks or questions of others; or sharing practical examples of key concepts from your professional or personal experiences.
  • Make sure your writing is clear, concise, and organized; demonstrates ethical scholarship through accurate representation and attribution of sources; and displays accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
Grading Criteria and Rubric
Assignment 1 Grading Criteria
Max Points
Initial Discussion Response
16
Discussion Participation
16
Writing Craftsmanship and Ethical Scholarship
8
Total:
40