Financial Management Assignment - A Question 1a: Should the titles of controller and treasurer be adopted under Indian context? Would you like to modify their functions in view of the company practice in India? Justify your opinion? Answer to 1a: Controller & Treasurer are independent & they have their own Perspectives & Drivers as detailed below: Controller Responsibilities include‚ Double entry accounting‚ financial reporting‚ Fraud measure‚ detective controls‚ Financial restatement‚ Compliance
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Question: Budget acts as planning and monitoring tools. Critically evaluate. A budget is a financial plan for the future concerning the revenues and costs of a business. However‚ a budget is about much more than just financial numbers. Without a budget‚ the business owner is literally shooting in the dark when it comes to trying to plan expenditures for the business and match them to sales revenue. Budget is not only a plan of action for a business; it is also a tool for monitoring performance
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Return On investment CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 6 The ROI Concept 6 Simple ROI for Cash Flow and Investment Analysis 7 Competing Investments: ROI From Cash Flow Streams 7 ROI vs. NPV‚ IRR‚ and Payback Period 10 Other ROI Metrics 11 LIST OF TABLES Table 1 6 Table 2 7 Table 3 8 Table 4 8 Table 5 8 Table 6 ………………………………....................... 9 Table 7 ………………………………...................... 10 Return on Investment: What is ROI analysis? Return on Investment (ROI) analysis
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per share (EPS). Optimizing shareholder’s wealth is the optimum goal and therefore‚ this approach analyzes the high EPS based on an expected range of earnings before income taxes (EBIT). 2. Valuation: Determines impact of debt use on shareholder’s value by determining the level of debt at which the benefits of increased debt no longer outweigh the increased risks and expenses associated with financing (Wenk‚ 2012) 3. Cash Flow: Analyzes a firm’s debt capacity by using the weighted average of cost
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Mini Case Chapter 11 a. What is capital budgeting? Capital budgeting is the decision process that managers use to identify those projects that add value to the firm’s value‚ and as such it is perhaps the most important task faced by financial managers and their staff. The process of evaluating projects is critical for a firm’s success. Capital budgeting is • Analysis of potential additions to fixed assets • Long term decisions; involving large expenditures • Very
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(capital budgeting) and how will investment and finance decisions affect the firm ’s value (valuation)? How can cash be raised for the required investments? This is known as the financing decision ’ (cost of capital‚ capital structure and leasing). How will the firm manage its day-to-day cash and financial affairs (short-term financing and net working capital)? The Capital Budgeting Mini Case presents a financial decision of acquiring another corporation. Two choices are available; Corporation
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Dakota Conravey Statement of Facts General Foods is a large corporation organized by product lines. They are evaluating Super Project‚ the manufacture of a new powdered dessert. Crosby Sanberg‚ a financial analysis manager‚ must determine the value in accepting the proposal‚ along with J.C. Kresslin‚ the Corporate Controller. The Super Project will increase profit with a payback period of less than ten years. The proposed capital investment for the project is $200‚000 ($80‚000 for building modifications
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TEST QUESTIONS: Questions 1-3 refer to the following: The following selected data for March were taken from Rubenstein Company’s financial statements: Cost of goods available for sale Manufacturing overhead Cost of goods manufactured Finished goods inventory ‑ ending Direct materials used Sales Selling and administrative expenses Direct labor Work in process inventory ‑ beginning $ 65‚000 20‚000 51‚000 10‚000 15‚000 105‚000 30‚000 20‚000 0 1. The gross
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Active Gear should proceed with the acquisition. Based on the Free Cash Flow Method‚ considering the financial projections and assumptions for Mercury Athletic‚ indicate the acquisition has a positive net present value of $112‚778‚000 [Present Value of Future Cash Flows (59‚440‚000) + Terminal Value ($276‚921‚000) – Purchase Price ($223‚583‚000)]. There are also possible synergies that could make the project even more financially favorable‚ which are discussed below in the analysis. Introduction
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What is the nature of the investment that is under consideration and what are the sources of value (cost savings and revenue increases)? The investment proposed by Bob Prescott‚ an on-site longwood woodyard‚ would reduce operating costs by processing tree-length logs‚ as well as increase revenues by selling shortwood. Cost Savings: In 2006‚ Worldwide Paper’s Blue Ridge Mill had to purchase shortwood from competitor‚ Shenandoah Mill. The new woodyard would begin operations in 2008‚ thus
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