Syllabus School of Business FIN/370 Version 7 Finance for Business Copyright © 2012‚ 2011‚ 2010‚ 2008‚ 2006 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course introduces the student to the essential elements of finance for business. Emphasis is placed on financial management‚ financial markets‚ and the tools‚ techniques‚ and methodologies used in making financial decisions. Topics include: Financial planning‚ working capital management‚ capital budgeting‚ long-term
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Contents 1.0 Introduction The objective of this report is to evaluate whether Apple Incorporation has a strong business model to support its operations in the forthcoming few years. Besides that‚ it aims to evaluate a strategic option that should adopt by the Apple either a strategic business unit (SBU) or a corporate strategy. Internal and external analysis will be performed to analyse the current strategies that have been adapted by the Apple. The reporting currency is USD. Apple was founded
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$1.25 - $45)/$45 = 0.1167 or 11.67%. c. Do the answers to parts (a) and (b) depend on whether you sell the stock after one year or continue to hold it? The answer does not depend on whether you sell the stock or hold it. P6-2: A financial adviser claims that a particular stock earned a total return of 10% last year. During the year the stock price rose from $30 to $32.50. What dividend did the stock pay? 0.10 = ($32.50 + D - $30)/$30 which means D = $0.50 Chapter 7 P7-1:
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Accounting in a Business Context BU2021 Contents Introduction........................................................................................................................................... 1 Ratio Analysis.........................................................................................................................................2 Profitability........................................
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value in IFRS. This is based on a number of key concepts including unit of account; exit price; valuation premise; highest and best use; principal market; market participant assumptions and the fair value hierarchy. Fair value is an important measurement on the basis of financial reporting. It provides information about what an entity might realize if it sold an asset or might pay to transfer a liability. In recent years‚ the use of fair value as a measurement basis for financial reporting has been
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understand the purpose behind the presentation of financial statements‚ we must figure out why they are important. A company’s financial statements provide various financial information that investors and creditors use to evaluate a company’s financial performance. Financial statements are also important to a company’s managers because by publishing financial statements‚ management can communicate with interested outside parties. A company’s financial conditions are of a major concern to investors and
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APPLE THREE-YEAR FINANCIAL HISTORY Results of Operations (in $ millions‚ except shares in thousands‚ per share amounts) Net sales: Domestic International Total net sales Costs and operating expenses: Cost of sales Research and development (R&D) Selling‚ general and administrative (SG&A) Total operating expenses Operating income Other income/(expense)‚ net Income before provision for income taxes Provision for income taxes Net income Diluted earnings per share Shares used in computing diluted earnings
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Goals of Financial Management Maximize Profits A company’s most important goal is to make money and keep it. Profit-margin ratios are one way to measure how much money a company squeezes from its total revenue or total sales. There are three key profit-margin ratios: gross profit margin‚ operating profit margin and net profit margin. 1. Gross Profit Margin The gross profit margin tells us the profit a company makes on its cost of sales or cost of goods sold. In other words‚ it indicates
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Financial Statement Analysis Project The Boeing Company November 11‚ 2004 Table of Contents I. Firm‚ Industry‚ and Environment 4 A. Description of firm and environment 4 B. Discussion of competitive environment 6 C. Economic climate and outlook 8 D. Other relevant factors‚ e.g. governmental regulations‚ labor relations‚ litigation‚ etc. 8 II. Evaluation of Balance Sheet 10 A. Description of asset structure 11 a. Current Assets 11 b. Customer and commercial financing 12 c.
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Sample of Good Assignment FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT JANUARI 2012 BBPW 3103 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT 1 SAMPLE MATRICULATION NO IDENTITY CARD NO. TELEPHONE NO. E-MAIL LEARNING CENTRE : : : : : Sample of Good Assignment Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction ..................................................................................................................3 1.1 Company Background .......................................................................................
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