FIN 571 ENTIRE COURSE

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FIN 571 ENTIRE COURSE
 
FIN 571 Week 1 Individual Assignment Business Structures
 
Watch the "Your Business Structure" and "Corporate Business Structures" videos on the Electronics Reserve Readings page.
Identify the different business structures.
Write a 350 to 700-word explanation of how each business structure might and might not be advantageous.
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FIN 571 Week 2 Individual Assignment Business Structure Advice
 
Write a 350 to 700 word response to the following e-mail:
Dear Consultant,
I am currently starting a business and developing my business plan. I'm in need of some advice on how to start forming my business. I am not sure exactly how it will be financed and whether or not I want to take on partners. I am interested and willing to learn the intricacies of my options to determine how to best proceed with my plan.
Please advise on what my options are, the advantages and disadvantages of each, and possible tax consequences for each scenario?

Respectfully,
John Owner
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FIN 571 Week 3 Learning Team Assignment Interpreting Financial Results
 
Resource:  Financial Statements for the company assigned by your instructor in Week 2.
 
Review the assigned company's financial statements from the past three years.
 
Calculate the financial ratios for the assigned company's financial statements, and then interpret those results against company historical data as well as industry benchmarks: 
 
Compare the financial ratios with each of the preceding three (3) years (e.g. 2014 with 2013; 2013 with 2012; and 2012 with 2011).
Compare the calculated financial ratios against the industry benchmarks for the industry of your assigned company.
 
Write a 500 to 750 word summary of your analysis.
 
Show financial calculations where appropriate.
 
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FIN 571 Week 4 Individual Assignment Analyzing Pro Forma Statements
 
Decide upon an initiative you want to implement that would increase sales over the next five years, (for example, market another product, corporate expansion, and so on).
Using the sample financial statements, create pro forma statements of five year projectionsthat are clear, concise, and easy to read. Be sure to double check the calculations in your pro forma statements. Make assumptions that support each line item increase or decrease for your forecasted statements.
Discuss and interpret the financials in relation to the initiative. Make recommendations on potential discretionary financing needs.
Write a 350 - 700 word analysis of the company's short term and long term financing needs and determine strategies for the company to manage working capital.

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FIN 571 Week 6  Learning Team Assignment Working Capital Simulation: Managing Growth Assignment
 
Resources:
 
Harvard Business Publishing: Working Capital Simulation: Managing Growth Assignment
Ch. 1 - 21 ofFundamentals of Corporate Finance
WileyPLUS Assignments
All additional resources from each week
 
Review the following scenario:
 
Acting as the CEO of a small company, you will apply the principles of capital budgeting to invest in growth and cash flow improvement opportunities in three phases over 10 simulated years. Each opportunity has a unique financial profile and you must analyze the effects on working capital. Examples of opportunities include taking on new customers, capitalizing on supplier discounts, and reducing inventory.
 
You must understand how the income statement, balance sheet, and statement of cash flows are interconnected and be able to analyze forecasted financial information to consider possible effects of each opportunity on the firm's financial position. The company operates on thin margins with a constrained cash position and limited available credit. You must optimize use of internal and external credit as you balance the desire for growth with the need for maintaining liquidity.
 
Sign-in to the simulation and review each of the following:
 
Welcome Statement
How to Play
Terminology Primer
More Details (this includes information to help you understand how to play the simulation)
 
Write a paper of no more than 1,400 words that analyzes your decisions during each phase (1-3) and how they influenced each of the following final outcomes (metrics) of SNC:
 
Sales
EBIT
Net Income
Free Cash Flow
Total Firm Value
 
Address the following in your paper:
 
A summary of your decisions and why you made them
How they affected SNC's working capital
What general effects are associated with limited access to financing
 
Include scholarly references (in addition to your course textbook and simulation materials) to support your positions.
 
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.