Curtis invests $225,000 in a city of Athens bond that pays 4.25% interest. Alternatively, Curtis could have invested the $225,000 in a bond recently issued by Initech, Inc. that pays 5.50% interest with similar risk as the city of Athens bond. Assume that Curtis’s marginal tax rate is 24%. How much implicit tax would Curtis pay on the city of Athens bond? Multiple Choice $9,562.50 […]

NOTE: This assignment is in two parts, one is quantitative problem, the other a short paper. You need to turn in both Part I and Part II to receive full credit for this assignment. Part I: This part of the assignments tests your ability to calculate present value. A. Suppose your bank account will be worth $15,000.00 in one year. The interest rate (discount rate) that […]

Bishop has a capital balance of $120,000 in a local partnership, and Cotton has a $90,000 balance. These two partners share profits and losses by a ratio of 60 percent to Bishop and 40 percent to Cotton. Lovett invests $60,000 in cash in the partnership for a 20 percent ownership. The goodwill method will be used. What is Cotton’s capital balance after this new investment? […]

For this week’s assignment, you have been assigned the job of leading a very diverse team. After earning your MBA, you have been hired by the VP of Marketing of the North American firm XYZ Beverage Company, a major producer of healthy and natural fruit and vegetables drinks that are sold in grocery stores and other food and beverages retailers in U.S., Europe, and other […]

propose three ways that you could utilize the FedBizOpps Website to search for request for proposals (RFP) to bid on, investigate potential competitors in your business field, or locate awarded contracts during the past year. Determine if there is any value to the information and resources on this Website in regard to announcing contract awards. Support your position. Determine the criteria for government contracts that […]

In this assignment, you are to use the same corporation you selected and focused on for Assignments 1 and 2. Research the company on its own website, the public filings on the Securities and Exchange Commission EDGAR database (http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml), in the University’s online databases, and any other sources you can find. The annual report will often provide insights that can help address some of these […]

MUST BE 100% ORIGINAL – CAN NOT HAVE ANYTHING NEAR OR SIMILAR TO ANOTHER PAPER.   Select a company of your choice, any company but Southwest Airlines, and write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you: Evaluate a company’s recent (with in the last year) actions dealing with risk and uncertainty. Offer advice for improving risk management. For the company you selected examine an […]

Caterpillar Inc (CAT) vs Deere & Company (DE) – Farm and Construction Industry Your analyses should, at a minimum, address the following items: 1. What are the primary lines of business of these two companies as shown in their notes to the financial statement? 2. Which company has the dominant position in their industry? 3. What are the gross profits, operating profits, and net income […]

In the land of free trade, the public does not view all industries as equal. Do you believe that is ethical? Do you believe that some industries are unfairly targeted? Should it be consumers’ choice to partake in products that are not healthy for them, or do those companies have an ethical obligation to protect people? In this assignment, you will choose one (1) industry […]

The assignment requirement is to create a short but comprehensive three-year business plan for a new australian business venture. The venture should be for-profit, but have clear social benefits which would allow it to be considered as a ‘BCorporation’ in a few years.  In addition, at least part of the capital should be raised via a crowdsourcing campaign (e.g. via Kickstarter or similar service). Please […]