Advent Capital Services (ACS) is a provider of finance solutions for life science, health services, vendors, commercial, and public sector customers. Leasing accounts for nearly 1/3 of externally financed equipment in the US, with the average US business leasing $82,500 in new equipment per year. ACS offers master lease lines, project financing solutions, equipment, software and furniture financing, and tax-exempt lease purchase financing for public entities. ACS helps vendors close sales more quickly by providing clear presentations on return on investment calculations and facilitating collaboration between vendors and customers.
Reporting debt in the public sector - David Vaudt and David Bean, GASBOECD Governance
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10 Insightful Quotes On Designing A Better Customer ExperienceYuan Wang
In an ever-changing landscape of one digital disruption after another, companies and organisations are looking for new ways to understand their target markets and engage them better. Increasingly they invest in user experience (UX) and customer experience design (CX) capabilities by working with a specialist UX agency or developing their own UX lab. Some UX practitioners are touting leaner and faster ways of developing customer-centric products and services, via methodologies such as guerilla research, rapid prototyping and Agile UX. Others seek innovation and fulfilment by spending more time in research, being more inclusive, and designing for social goods.
Experience is more than just an interface. It is a relationship, as well as a series of touch points between your brand and your customer. Here are our top 10 highlights and takeaways from the recent UX Australia conference to help you transform your customer experience design.
For full article, continue reading at https://yump.com.au/10-ways-supercharge-customer-experience-design/
Reporting debt in the public sector - David Vaudt and David Bean, GASBOECD Governance
This presentation was made by David Vaudt and David Bean, GASB, at the 17th Annual Meeting of OECD Senior Management Officials held at the OECD, Paris, on 2-3 March 2017
10 Insightful Quotes On Designing A Better Customer ExperienceYuan Wang
In an ever-changing landscape of one digital disruption after another, companies and organisations are looking for new ways to understand their target markets and engage them better. Increasingly they invest in user experience (UX) and customer experience design (CX) capabilities by working with a specialist UX agency or developing their own UX lab. Some UX practitioners are touting leaner and faster ways of developing customer-centric products and services, via methodologies such as guerilla research, rapid prototyping and Agile UX. Others seek innovation and fulfilment by spending more time in research, being more inclusive, and designing for social goods.
Experience is more than just an interface. It is a relationship, as well as a series of touch points between your brand and your customer. Here are our top 10 highlights and takeaways from the recent UX Australia conference to help you transform your customer experience design.
For full article, continue reading at https://yump.com.au/10-ways-supercharge-customer-experience-design/
PAETEC\'s ultimate win win proposition. Rather its hardware, furnature, software or almost any other major business purchase, our shared profit program will allow your organization to make that purchase with ZERO cash outlay.
1. Leasing Industry in Uganda The Ugandan leasing industry is scareyshaunda
1. Leasing Industry in Uganda
The Ugandan leasing industry is still in its infancy. Leasing represents less than one percent of private sector capital formation (approximately 5% of total private sector credit) in Uganda as compared to the average of 14% in emerging markets and 31% in USA. X Company Leasing controls over 85% of the Ugandan leasing market. The Company recognizes the growth potential of leasing and acts as a catalyst to grow the entire industry by:
• Expanding its own profitable operations;
• Educating the marketplace;
• Creating a more effective legal and fiscal environment;
• And, promoting financial sector development by lobbying for new instruments.
There are considerable benefits to making leasing available in a developing economy, as well as challenges. The rationale for leasing is highlighted in the following table:
Table 1. The Case for Leasing
Benefits to Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs)
Accessibility:
Leasing can allow new businesses with limited capital and credit history or small businesses without a history of financial statements to quickly boost their operations, as long as the cash flow from operations is sufficient to cover the lease service payments. It is not a direct substitute for lending since it does not directly increase operating capital, but when it enables the borrower to avoid using operating capital to purchase an asset, it can have similar results. Security Since lessors own the assets and use the leased asset as the primary security, SMEs can still be eligible for the lease financing when bank loans would not be available.
Duration
: SMEs often have no access to long-term financing (over one year). Leases can provide longer duration financing, often with terms from one to five years.
Payment terms:
Lease payments can be structured to mirror individual cash flow patterns of the lessee in contrast to bank loans, which have standardized repayment schedules.
Process time:
Owing to the collateral-backed nature of the financing, less analysis is required of the customer’s credit worthiness, assets or capital base; less time is needed for assigning other collateral; and, simpler documentation can be used. (This may be countered by the time it takes to acquire the assets, usually from foreign vendors).
Benefits to Lessors
Security:
Since lessors own the assets and can repossess them immediately upon
non-payment, the security is easier to claim than when the financier has to chase after a client’s collateral, often through poorly developed court systems.
Funds usage
: Because the lessor purchases equipment and then leases it there is no opportunity for the lessee to use the funds for other purposes.
Benefits to Financial Sector Development
Cash flow based lending:
Moves the financial industry to rely more on cash flow based lending than on credit history and formal historical financial records.
Diversification:
Broadens product range and competitio ...
Chapter 5How Do Organizations Identify Cost Behavior Patterns.docxrobertad6
Chapter 5
How Do Organizations Identify Cost Behavior Patterns?
Eric Mendez is the chief financial officer (CFO) of Bikes Unlimited, a company that produces mountain bikes and sells them to retail bicycle stores. Bikes Unlimited obtains the bulk of its parts from outside suppliers and assembles them into the mountain bikes prior to shipment. Last month (June), Bikes Unlimited sold 5,000 mountain bikes for $100 each. Last month’s income statement shows total revenue of $500,000 and operating profit of $50,000:
Susan Wesley is Bikes Unlimited’s cost accountant. Planning for July was completed during June. Senior management is now planning for next month (August) and has asked Eric, the CFO, to obtain some vital financial information for budgeting purposes. Eric arranged a meeting with Susan to discuss the August budget.
Eric:
As you know, we are in the middle of our planning for next month. The senior management group asked me to make some projections based on expected changes to our sales next month.
Susan:
Where do you think sales are headed?
Eric:
We expect unit sales to increase 10 percent, perhaps 20 percent if all goes well.
Susan:
If sales increase 10 percent, I would expect profit to increase by more than 10 percent since some costs are fixed.
Eric:
Sounds reasonable. What’s the next step to get a reasonable estimate of profit?
Susan:
First, we have to identify how costs behave with changes in sales and production—whether the costs are variable, fixed, or some other type. Then we can set up the income statement in a contribution margin format and determine if the numbers are within the relevant range.
Eric:
Perhaps you and your staff can discuss this and get me some accurate estimates.
Susan:
I’ll meet with them tomorrow and should have some information for you within a few days.
5.1 Cost Behavior Patterns
LEARNING OBJECTIVE
1. Identify typical cost behavior patterns.
Question: To predict what will happen to profit in the future at Bikes Unlimited, we must understand how costs behave with changes in the number of units sold (sales volume). Some costs will not change at all with a change in sales volume (e.g., monthly rent for the production facility). Some costs will change with a change in sales volume (e.g., materials for the mountain bikes). What are the three cost behavior patterns that help organizations identify which costs will change and which will remain the same with changes in sales volume?
Answer: The three basic cost behavior patterns are known as variable, fixed, and mixed. Each of these cost patterns is described next.
Variable Costs
Question: We know that some costs vary with changes in activity. What do we call this type of cost behavior?
Answer: This cost behavior pattern is called a variable cost. A variable cost describes a cost that varies in total with changes in volume of activity. The activity in this example is the number of bikes produced and sold. However, the activity can take many different forms dependin.
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The existing business environment is very turbulent so corporate houses find it very difficult in managing their financial statement. In such scenario, financial management plays significant role for the companies for managing and organizing their financial data and
statements. In the following study different financial tools and techniques will be applied on the London Woods company to analyze its financial performance which will help it in decision making.
1Acquisition cost of long-lived assets the following items repr.docxfelicidaddinwoodie
1
Acquisition cost of long-lived assets: the following items represent expenditures (or receipts) related to construction of a new home office for Lowery company.
Cost of land site, which include an old apartment building appraised at $75,000 $165,000
Legal fees, including fee for title search $2100
Payment of apartment building mortgage and related interest due at time of sale $9300
Payment for delinquent property taxes assumed by the purchaser $4000
Cost of razing the apartment building $17,000
Proceeds from sale of salvaged materials ($3800)
Grading to establish proper drainage flow on land site $1900
Architects fee on new building $300,000
Proceeds from sales of excess dirt (from basement excavation) to owner of adjoining property (that was used to fill in a low area on property) ($2000)
Payment to building contractor $5,000,000
Payment of medical bills of employee accidentally injured while inspecting building construction
$1400
Special assessment for paving city sidewalks (paid to city) $18,000
Cost of paving driveway parking lot $25,000
Cost of installing lights in parking lot $9200
Premium for insurance on building during construction $7500
Cost of open house party to celebrate the opening of new building $8000
Required
From the given data, calculate the proper balances for land, building, and land improvements accounts of Lowery Company.
2
Depreciation method: on January 2, Roth Inc. purchased a laser cutting machine to be used in the fabrication of a part for one of its key products. The machine cost $80,000, and its estimated useful life was four years or 1 million cuttings, after which it could be sold for $5000.
Required
Calculate the depreciation expense for each year of the machines useful life under each of the following depreciation methods:
a. straight-line
b. double declining balance
c. Units of production. Assume annual production and cuttings of:
a. 200,000
b. 350,000
c. 260,000
d. 190,000
3
Depreciation method: on January 2, 2012, Alvarez Company purchased an electroplating machine to help manufacture a part for one of its key products. The machine cost $218,700 and was estimated to have a useful life of six years or 700,000 pleadings, after which it could be sold for $23,400.
Required
a. calculate each year’s depreciation expense for the period 2012-2017 under each of the following depreciation methods:
1. straight-line
2. double declining balance
3. Units of production. (Assume annual production in pleadings of:
i. 140,000
ii. 180,000
iii. 100,000
iv. 110,000
v. 80,000
vi. 90,000
b. Assume that the machine was purchased on September 1, 2012. Calculate each year’s depreciation expense for the period 2012 through 2018 under each of the following depreciation methods:
1. straight-line
2. double declining balance
4
Accounting for planting and intangible assets: selected transactions of Continental publishers Inc., ...
This PowerPoint is a discussion of options for financing clean energy. It describes financing processes, and outlines specific options related to on-bill financing structures, 3rd party structures and commercial lending structures. It was originally presented to RE-AMP, an organization of environmental advocates operating primarily in the Midwest.
ALPFA National Convention KPMG Case Competitionricaurte
This is the PowerPoint for my team's case presentation. My part was on the Financial Analysis. The tables had each column appearing one-at-a-time, so that it was easier for people to follow what I was saying, and the boxes with a white border were the points I briefly talked about.
MFRD Assignment Brief_Sep16.pdf
1
London School of Business & Management
BTEC Levels 4 & 5 HND Business
Centre No 79829
Unit No & Unit Title
Unit No 2; Managing Financial Resources
and Decisions
Course Title BTEC Level 4- HND (Business)
Assessor’s Name Asif Sadiq
Assignment Title MFRD Individual Assignment
Date Set 14th January 2016
Due Date 9th January 2017
Semester / Academic Year September 2016 Semester
Unit Outcomes Covered:
On successful completion of this unit a learner will:
1 Understand the sources of finance available to a business.
2 Understand the implications of finance as a resource within a business.
3 Be able to make financial decisions based on financial information.
4 Be able to evaluate the financial performance of a business.
GRADING OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE
Outcomes/
Grade
Descriptors
AC1.1 AC1.2 AC1.3 AC2.1 AC2.2 AC2.3 AC2.4 AC3.1 AC3.2 AC3.3
√ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Outcomes/
Grade
Descriptors
AC4.1 AC4.2 AC4.3 M1 M2 M3 D1 D2 D3
√ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Assessor: Signature: ______________ Date: ___/___/___
Tutor Notes
2
Key Points:
Your work should be submitted by the deadline.
The assignment must be your own work and original in all answers to the tasks.
All sources used should be correctly referenced in Harvard format.
You will be expected to check spelling mistakes and grammar before submitting your
work.
The London School of Business and Management Cover sheet should be used in
every submitted work.
An appropriate report structure should be used, which may include headings such as:
Table of Contents, Introduction, Discussion/Evaluation, Conclusions, References and
Appendices (if necessary).
There should be clarity of expression in your work.
Your work should demonstrate, for example, relevant factual content and
understanding of the subject, critical analysis, evaluation, justifications, key
arguments, correct use of appropriate models/framework etc.
Submission Regulations
1. “Assignment Front Cover Sheet” must accompany every submitted work [Cover sheet is
available from our Virtual Learning Environment - Moodle].
2. Assignments must be submitted on or before the due date, via Turnitin. Please refer to
the LSBM Moodle for detailed assignment submission instructions.
3
Assignment Brief
Purpose of this assignment:
This unit is designed to give learners a broad understanding of the sources and availability of
finance for a business organisation. Learners will learn how to evaluate these different
sources and compare how they are used.
They will learn how financial information is recorded and how to use this information to make
decisio ...
Assignment
Marginal Revenue Product
Marginal revenue product is defined as the change in total revenue that results from the employment of an additional unit of a resource. A producer wishes to determine how the addition of pounds of plastic will affect its MRP and profits. See the table below, and answer each of the questions.
Pounds of plastic (quantity of resource)
Number of assemblies (total product)
Price of assemblies ($)
0
0
-
1
15
13
2
30
11
3
40
9
4
55
7
5
58
5
a. The marginal product of the 3rd pound of plastic is ________.
b. The marginal revenue product of the 3rd pound of plastic is ______.
c. The price of plastic is $135 per pound. To maximize profit, the producer should produce
__________________.
d. The price of plastic is $135 per pound. To maximize profit, the producer should buy and use:
________________.
Grading Criteria Assignments
Maximum Points
Meets or exceeds established assignment criteria
40
Demonstrates an understanding of lesson concepts
20
Clearly presents well-reasoned ideas and concepts
30
Uses proper mechanics, punctuation, sentence structure, and spelling
10
Total
100
Case Study
C&MDS, Inc.
Some time ago, at the beginning of 2010, an entrepreneur named Richard Alestar started a small business as a sole proprietor in Oregon - a business that manufactured sensors for cameras that could be used in motion detection systems. The business was very successful and he decided to incorporate in the latter part of 2011 under the name C&MDS, Incorporated. He wanted to name it Camera and Motion Detection Systems, but his marketing manager convinced him it was too difficult to remember. Alestar’s long-term plan was to obtain public funding to support growth anticipated in about 4-6 years. In the meantime, he hired electrical engineers and a solid management team capable of building an organization that would enable the company to eventually go public. He thought his proprietary sensors and equipment could not be duplicated for a number of years. There was only one competitor in the market niche where he competed that had a significant market share, but they were a follower, not a leader. Besides, he planned to grow the market himself, based on the increased focus and attention in the public arena on crime prevention, detection and surveillance using cameras with his sensors. He also was developing a host of other potential applications.
Alestar had developed a good relationship with his investment banker Sophia Pound, and had just begun discussions with respect to obtaining additional capital required to position the company to go public. These discussions also involved the chief financial officer (CFO), Mitch O. Dinero, who had brought up the issue of the appropriate capital structure (target capital structure) that C&MDS should consider. They both thought the current mix in the capital structure was close to optimal, and that only minor changes would be necessary. However, they would defer to the investment banke ...
PAETEC\'s ultimate win win proposition. Rather its hardware, furnature, software or almost any other major business purchase, our shared profit program will allow your organization to make that purchase with ZERO cash outlay.
1. Leasing Industry in Uganda The Ugandan leasing industry is scareyshaunda
1. Leasing Industry in Uganda
The Ugandan leasing industry is still in its infancy. Leasing represents less than one percent of private sector capital formation (approximately 5% of total private sector credit) in Uganda as compared to the average of 14% in emerging markets and 31% in USA. X Company Leasing controls over 85% of the Ugandan leasing market. The Company recognizes the growth potential of leasing and acts as a catalyst to grow the entire industry by:
• Expanding its own profitable operations;
• Educating the marketplace;
• Creating a more effective legal and fiscal environment;
• And, promoting financial sector development by lobbying for new instruments.
There are considerable benefits to making leasing available in a developing economy, as well as challenges. The rationale for leasing is highlighted in the following table:
Table 1. The Case for Leasing
Benefits to Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs)
Accessibility:
Leasing can allow new businesses with limited capital and credit history or small businesses without a history of financial statements to quickly boost their operations, as long as the cash flow from operations is sufficient to cover the lease service payments. It is not a direct substitute for lending since it does not directly increase operating capital, but when it enables the borrower to avoid using operating capital to purchase an asset, it can have similar results. Security Since lessors own the assets and use the leased asset as the primary security, SMEs can still be eligible for the lease financing when bank loans would not be available.
Duration
: SMEs often have no access to long-term financing (over one year). Leases can provide longer duration financing, often with terms from one to five years.
Payment terms:
Lease payments can be structured to mirror individual cash flow patterns of the lessee in contrast to bank loans, which have standardized repayment schedules.
Process time:
Owing to the collateral-backed nature of the financing, less analysis is required of the customer’s credit worthiness, assets or capital base; less time is needed for assigning other collateral; and, simpler documentation can be used. (This may be countered by the time it takes to acquire the assets, usually from foreign vendors).
Benefits to Lessors
Security:
Since lessors own the assets and can repossess them immediately upon
non-payment, the security is easier to claim than when the financier has to chase after a client’s collateral, often through poorly developed court systems.
Funds usage
: Because the lessor purchases equipment and then leases it there is no opportunity for the lessee to use the funds for other purposes.
Benefits to Financial Sector Development
Cash flow based lending:
Moves the financial industry to rely more on cash flow based lending than on credit history and formal historical financial records.
Diversification:
Broadens product range and competitio ...
Chapter 5How Do Organizations Identify Cost Behavior Patterns.docxrobertad6
Chapter 5
How Do Organizations Identify Cost Behavior Patterns?
Eric Mendez is the chief financial officer (CFO) of Bikes Unlimited, a company that produces mountain bikes and sells them to retail bicycle stores. Bikes Unlimited obtains the bulk of its parts from outside suppliers and assembles them into the mountain bikes prior to shipment. Last month (June), Bikes Unlimited sold 5,000 mountain bikes for $100 each. Last month’s income statement shows total revenue of $500,000 and operating profit of $50,000:
Susan Wesley is Bikes Unlimited’s cost accountant. Planning for July was completed during June. Senior management is now planning for next month (August) and has asked Eric, the CFO, to obtain some vital financial information for budgeting purposes. Eric arranged a meeting with Susan to discuss the August budget.
Eric:
As you know, we are in the middle of our planning for next month. The senior management group asked me to make some projections based on expected changes to our sales next month.
Susan:
Where do you think sales are headed?
Eric:
We expect unit sales to increase 10 percent, perhaps 20 percent if all goes well.
Susan:
If sales increase 10 percent, I would expect profit to increase by more than 10 percent since some costs are fixed.
Eric:
Sounds reasonable. What’s the next step to get a reasonable estimate of profit?
Susan:
First, we have to identify how costs behave with changes in sales and production—whether the costs are variable, fixed, or some other type. Then we can set up the income statement in a contribution margin format and determine if the numbers are within the relevant range.
Eric:
Perhaps you and your staff can discuss this and get me some accurate estimates.
Susan:
I’ll meet with them tomorrow and should have some information for you within a few days.
5.1 Cost Behavior Patterns
LEARNING OBJECTIVE
1. Identify typical cost behavior patterns.
Question: To predict what will happen to profit in the future at Bikes Unlimited, we must understand how costs behave with changes in the number of units sold (sales volume). Some costs will not change at all with a change in sales volume (e.g., monthly rent for the production facility). Some costs will change with a change in sales volume (e.g., materials for the mountain bikes). What are the three cost behavior patterns that help organizations identify which costs will change and which will remain the same with changes in sales volume?
Answer: The three basic cost behavior patterns are known as variable, fixed, and mixed. Each of these cost patterns is described next.
Variable Costs
Question: We know that some costs vary with changes in activity. What do we call this type of cost behavior?
Answer: This cost behavior pattern is called a variable cost. A variable cost describes a cost that varies in total with changes in volume of activity. The activity in this example is the number of bikes produced and sold. However, the activity can take many different forms dependin.
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WE PROVIDE ISBM CASE STUDY ANSWERS, ASSIGNMENT SOLUTIONS, PROJECT REPORTS AND THESIS
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WE PROVIDE ISBM CASE STUDY ANSWERS, ASSIGNMENT SOLUTIONS, PROJECT REPORTS AND THESIS
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The existing business environment is very turbulent so corporate houses find it very difficult in managing their financial statement. In such scenario, financial management plays significant role for the companies for managing and organizing their financial data and
statements. In the following study different financial tools and techniques will be applied on the London Woods company to analyze its financial performance which will help it in decision making.
1Acquisition cost of long-lived assets the following items repr.docxfelicidaddinwoodie
1
Acquisition cost of long-lived assets: the following items represent expenditures (or receipts) related to construction of a new home office for Lowery company.
Cost of land site, which include an old apartment building appraised at $75,000 $165,000
Legal fees, including fee for title search $2100
Payment of apartment building mortgage and related interest due at time of sale $9300
Payment for delinquent property taxes assumed by the purchaser $4000
Cost of razing the apartment building $17,000
Proceeds from sale of salvaged materials ($3800)
Grading to establish proper drainage flow on land site $1900
Architects fee on new building $300,000
Proceeds from sales of excess dirt (from basement excavation) to owner of adjoining property (that was used to fill in a low area on property) ($2000)
Payment to building contractor $5,000,000
Payment of medical bills of employee accidentally injured while inspecting building construction
$1400
Special assessment for paving city sidewalks (paid to city) $18,000
Cost of paving driveway parking lot $25,000
Cost of installing lights in parking lot $9200
Premium for insurance on building during construction $7500
Cost of open house party to celebrate the opening of new building $8000
Required
From the given data, calculate the proper balances for land, building, and land improvements accounts of Lowery Company.
2
Depreciation method: on January 2, Roth Inc. purchased a laser cutting machine to be used in the fabrication of a part for one of its key products. The machine cost $80,000, and its estimated useful life was four years or 1 million cuttings, after which it could be sold for $5000.
Required
Calculate the depreciation expense for each year of the machines useful life under each of the following depreciation methods:
a. straight-line
b. double declining balance
c. Units of production. Assume annual production and cuttings of:
a. 200,000
b. 350,000
c. 260,000
d. 190,000
3
Depreciation method: on January 2, 2012, Alvarez Company purchased an electroplating machine to help manufacture a part for one of its key products. The machine cost $218,700 and was estimated to have a useful life of six years or 700,000 pleadings, after which it could be sold for $23,400.
Required
a. calculate each year’s depreciation expense for the period 2012-2017 under each of the following depreciation methods:
1. straight-line
2. double declining balance
3. Units of production. (Assume annual production in pleadings of:
i. 140,000
ii. 180,000
iii. 100,000
iv. 110,000
v. 80,000
vi. 90,000
b. Assume that the machine was purchased on September 1, 2012. Calculate each year’s depreciation expense for the period 2012 through 2018 under each of the following depreciation methods:
1. straight-line
2. double declining balance
4
Accounting for planting and intangible assets: selected transactions of Continental publishers Inc., ...
This PowerPoint is a discussion of options for financing clean energy. It describes financing processes, and outlines specific options related to on-bill financing structures, 3rd party structures and commercial lending structures. It was originally presented to RE-AMP, an organization of environmental advocates operating primarily in the Midwest.
ALPFA National Convention KPMG Case Competitionricaurte
This is the PowerPoint for my team's case presentation. My part was on the Financial Analysis. The tables had each column appearing one-at-a-time, so that it was easier for people to follow what I was saying, and the boxes with a white border were the points I briefly talked about.
MFRD Assignment Brief_Sep16.pdf
1
London School of Business & Management
BTEC Levels 4 & 5 HND Business
Centre No 79829
Unit No & Unit Title
Unit No 2; Managing Financial Resources
and Decisions
Course Title BTEC Level 4- HND (Business)
Assessor’s Name Asif Sadiq
Assignment Title MFRD Individual Assignment
Date Set 14th January 2016
Due Date 9th January 2017
Semester / Academic Year September 2016 Semester
Unit Outcomes Covered:
On successful completion of this unit a learner will:
1 Understand the sources of finance available to a business.
2 Understand the implications of finance as a resource within a business.
3 Be able to make financial decisions based on financial information.
4 Be able to evaluate the financial performance of a business.
GRADING OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE
Outcomes/
Grade
Descriptors
AC1.1 AC1.2 AC1.3 AC2.1 AC2.2 AC2.3 AC2.4 AC3.1 AC3.2 AC3.3
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Outcomes/
Grade
Descriptors
AC4.1 AC4.2 AC4.3 M1 M2 M3 D1 D2 D3
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Assessor: Signature: ______________ Date: ___/___/___
Tutor Notes
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Key Points:
Your work should be submitted by the deadline.
The assignment must be your own work and original in all answers to the tasks.
All sources used should be correctly referenced in Harvard format.
You will be expected to check spelling mistakes and grammar before submitting your
work.
The London School of Business and Management Cover sheet should be used in
every submitted work.
An appropriate report structure should be used, which may include headings such as:
Table of Contents, Introduction, Discussion/Evaluation, Conclusions, References and
Appendices (if necessary).
There should be clarity of expression in your work.
Your work should demonstrate, for example, relevant factual content and
understanding of the subject, critical analysis, evaluation, justifications, key
arguments, correct use of appropriate models/framework etc.
Submission Regulations
1. “Assignment Front Cover Sheet” must accompany every submitted work [Cover sheet is
available from our Virtual Learning Environment - Moodle].
2. Assignments must be submitted on or before the due date, via Turnitin. Please refer to
the LSBM Moodle for detailed assignment submission instructions.
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Assignment Brief
Purpose of this assignment:
This unit is designed to give learners a broad understanding of the sources and availability of
finance for a business organisation. Learners will learn how to evaluate these different
sources and compare how they are used.
They will learn how financial information is recorded and how to use this information to make
decisio ...
Assignment
Marginal Revenue Product
Marginal revenue product is defined as the change in total revenue that results from the employment of an additional unit of a resource. A producer wishes to determine how the addition of pounds of plastic will affect its MRP and profits. See the table below, and answer each of the questions.
Pounds of plastic (quantity of resource)
Number of assemblies (total product)
Price of assemblies ($)
0
0
-
1
15
13
2
30
11
3
40
9
4
55
7
5
58
5
a. The marginal product of the 3rd pound of plastic is ________.
b. The marginal revenue product of the 3rd pound of plastic is ______.
c. The price of plastic is $135 per pound. To maximize profit, the producer should produce
__________________.
d. The price of plastic is $135 per pound. To maximize profit, the producer should buy and use:
________________.
Grading Criteria Assignments
Maximum Points
Meets or exceeds established assignment criteria
40
Demonstrates an understanding of lesson concepts
20
Clearly presents well-reasoned ideas and concepts
30
Uses proper mechanics, punctuation, sentence structure, and spelling
10
Total
100
Case Study
C&MDS, Inc.
Some time ago, at the beginning of 2010, an entrepreneur named Richard Alestar started a small business as a sole proprietor in Oregon - a business that manufactured sensors for cameras that could be used in motion detection systems. The business was very successful and he decided to incorporate in the latter part of 2011 under the name C&MDS, Incorporated. He wanted to name it Camera and Motion Detection Systems, but his marketing manager convinced him it was too difficult to remember. Alestar’s long-term plan was to obtain public funding to support growth anticipated in about 4-6 years. In the meantime, he hired electrical engineers and a solid management team capable of building an organization that would enable the company to eventually go public. He thought his proprietary sensors and equipment could not be duplicated for a number of years. There was only one competitor in the market niche where he competed that had a significant market share, but they were a follower, not a leader. Besides, he planned to grow the market himself, based on the increased focus and attention in the public arena on crime prevention, detection and surveillance using cameras with his sensors. He also was developing a host of other potential applications.
Alestar had developed a good relationship with his investment banker Sophia Pound, and had just begun discussions with respect to obtaining additional capital required to position the company to go public. These discussions also involved the chief financial officer (CFO), Mitch O. Dinero, who had brought up the issue of the appropriate capital structure (target capital structure) that C&MDS should consider. They both thought the current mix in the capital structure was close to optimal, and that only minor changes would be necessary. However, they would defer to the investment banke ...
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