IOWA FIN341 2020 JUNE All Assignments Latest

FIN341 Corporate Financial Management

Week 1 Assignment

Does the concept of social responsibility have a role in finance? Briefly, describe its role in your own words.

 

FIN341 Corporate Financial Management

Week 2 Assignment

What is the difference between operating leverage and financial leverage?

 

FIN341 Corporate Financial Management

Week 3 Assignment

What is the prime rate and how is it used by financial institutions?

 

 

 

FIN341 Corporate Financial Management

Week 4 Assignment

Explain in your own words the concept of the time value of money.

 

FIN341 Corporate Financial Management

Week 5 Assignment

Explain what is meant by the required rate of return and include an example.

 

FIN341 Corporate Financial Management

Week 6 Assignment

Explain the concept of capital expenditures and give 2 examples.

 

FIN341 Corporate Financial Management

Week 7 Assignment

What is meant by a poison pill, in corporate management? Give an example of how the concept is applied.

 

FIN341 Corporate Financial Management

Week 8 Assignment

How can the use of derivatives help a corporation minimize risk?

 

FIN341 Corporate Financial Management

Week 8 Final Assessment 

Instructions

For the Final Assessment, you will select 2 corporations that compete in the same industry. You will review their financial reports for the last available 2 years and compare and contrast the financing choices of the two companies. You should present your findings in a PowerPoint presentation (with completed Notes section providing details of your analysis. You must also provide a slide of exhibits of financial reports analyzed for the Presentation).

Your project will include the following sections:

 

Overview of the two corporations

Compare and contrast: differences and similarities in equity financing

Compare and contrast: differences and similarities in debt financing

Analysis of overall financing strategy of the two companies

Cost of capital or required return on investment considerations

Note: You should only submit a PowerPoint. It should be about 15-20 slides and include detailed Speaker's Notes.

You should compare 2 publicly traded companies that are in the same industry, for example, Sprint vs Verizon or Target vs Walmart.