Managerial Finance Group Problem Set 1 This problem Set is based on materials covered in modules 1 and 2. It is designed for you to demonstrate your understanding of basic financial statements, financial statement analysis, break-even concepts, financial and operating leverages. Before you start this assignment, please review Modules1 and 2 materials thoroughly.Finance date of Adams Stores, Inc. for the year ending 2016 and 2017.Items20162017Sales$3,432,000 $5,834,400 Cash9,0007,282Other Expenses340,000720,000Retained Earnings203,76897,632Long-term debt323,4321,000,000Cost of goods sold2,864,0004,980,000Depreciation18,900116,960Short-term investments48,60020,000Fixed Assets491,0001,202,950Interest Expenses62,500176,000Shares outstanding (par value = $46.00)100,000100,000Market Price of stock8.506Accounts Receivable351,200632,160Accounts payable145,600324,000Inventory715,2001,287,360Notes Payable200,000720,000Accumulated Depreciation146,200263,160Accruals136,000284,960Tax Rate 40% 40% Managerial Finance Group Problem Set 1 This problem Set is based on materials covered in modules 1 and 2. It is designed for you to demonstrate your understanding of basic financial statements, financial statement analysis, break-even concepts, financial and operating leverages. Before you start this assignment, please review Modules1 and 2 materials thoroughly.Finance date of Adams Stores, Inc. for the year ending 2016 and 2017.Items20162017Sales$3,432,000 $5,834,400 Cash9,0007,282Other Expenses340,000720,000Retained Earnings203,76897,632Long-term debt323,4321,000,000Cost of goods sold2,864,0004,980,000Depreciation18,900116,960Short-term investments48,60020,000Fixed Assets491,0001,202,950Interest Expenses62,500176,000Shares outstanding (par value = $46.00)100,000100,000Market Price of stock8.506Accounts Receivable351,200632,160Accounts payable145,600324,000Inventory715,2001,287,360Notes Payable200,000720,000Accumulated Depreciation146,200263,160Accruals136,000284,960Tax Rate 40% 40%

Managerial Finance Group Problem Set 2 This problem Set is based on materials covered in modules 5, 6,and 7. It is designed for you to demonstrate your understanding and be able to apply basic capital budgeting concepts, working capital management, dividend policy, and international financial management.Part 1: Capital Budgeting Analysis Adams, Incorporated would like to add a new line of business to its existing retail business. The new line of business will be the manufacturing and distribution of animal feeds. This is a major capital project. Adams, Incorporated is aware you an in an MBA program and would like you to help analysis the viability of this major business venture based on the following information:•The production line would be set up in an empty lot the company owns. •The machinery’s invoice price would be approximately $200,000, another $10,000 in shipping charges would be required, and it would cost an additional $30,000 to install the equipment. •The machinery has useful life of 4 years, and it is a MACRS 3-year asset. •The machinery is expected to have a salvage value of $25,000 after 4 years of use.•This new line of business will generate incremental sales of 1,250 units per year for 4 years at an incremental cost of $100 per unit in the first year, excluding depreciation. Each unit can be sold for $200 in the first year. The sales price and cost are expected to increase by 3% per year due to inflation. •Net working capital would have to increase by an amount equal to 12% of sales revenues. The firm’s tax rate is 40%, and its overall weighted average cost of capital is 10%.Required:1.If the company spent $40,000 last year in the upkeep of the empty lot, should this cost be included in the analysis? Why or why not?2.Disregard the assumptions in part 1 above. What is the machinery’s depreciable basis? What are the annual depreciation expenses?3.Calculate the annual sales revenues and costs (other than depreciation). 4.Construct annual incremental operating cash flow statements. 5.Estimate the required net working capital for each yearbased on sales for the following year. Working capital will be recovered at the end of year 4.6.Calculate the after-tax salvage cash flow.7.Calculate the net cash flows for each year. Based on these cash flows, what are the project’s NPV, IRR, Profitability Index (PI), and payback? 8.Can you use the Payback method to decide whether this is a good project or not? Why or why not?9.Interpret whatNPV, IRR, and Profitability Index (PI)mean. Based on your interpretation, do these indicators suggest the new business lineshould be undertaken?Part 2: Working Capital Management1. Adams Stores, Inc. is trying to determine the effect of its inventory turnover ratio and days sales outstanding (DSO) on its cash flow cycle. Adams’ sales last year (all on credit) were $150,000, and it earned a net profit of6%. It turned over inventory 7.5 times, during the year and its DSO was 36.5 days. Its annual cost of goods sold was $121,667. The company had fixed assets totally $35,000. Adams’ payable deferral period is 40 days.A.Calculate Adams’ cash conversion cycleB.Calculate assets turnover and return on assets (ROA)C.As one of the managers at Adams Stores, Inc, you believe the annual inventory turnover can be raised to 9 times without affecting sales. What would Adams’ cash conversion cycle, total assets turnover, and ROA have been if the inventory turnover had been 9 for the year?2. Assume the company work for reported sales of $10 million and an inventory turnover of 2. The company is now adopting a new inventory system as part of its working capital management.If the new system is able to reduce the company’s inventory level and increase inventory turnover ratio to 5 while maintaining the same level sales, how much cash will be freed up as a result of the new inventory system.Part 3: Dividend Policy:Assume that you were recently hired by a national consulting firm, which has been asked to help Adams, Stores, Inc. prepare for its public offering. Prepare a presentation in which you review the theory of dividend policy and discuss the following:A.The terms “irrelevance,” “bird-in-the-hand,” and “tax preference” have been used to describe three major theories regarding the way dividend payouts affect a firm’s value. Explain what these terms mean, and briefly describe each theory. B.What do the three theories indicate regarding the actions management should take with respect to dividend payout?C.What are stock repurchases? Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of a firm’s repurchasing its own shares.D.What are stock dividends and stock splits? What are the advantages and disadvantages of stock dividends and stock splits?Part 4: International Financial ManagementCitrus, Inc. is a medium-sized producer of citrus juice drinks in Florida. Until now, the company has confined its operations and sales to the United States, but its CEO, Heidi Sims, wants to expand into Europe. The first step would be to set up sales subsidiaries in Spain and Sweden, then to set up a production plant in Spain, and, finally, to distribute the product throughout the European Union. The firm’s financial manager, George Benson, is enthusiastic about the plan, but heis worried about the implications of the foreign expansion on the firm’s financial management process. Hehas asked you, the firm’s most recently hired financial analyst, to develop a 1-hour tutorial package that explains the basics of multinational financial management. The tutorial will be presented at the next board of director’s meeting. To get you started, Benson has supplied you with the following list of questions.A.What is a multinational corporation? Why do firms expand into other countries?B.Discuss at least six major factors which distinguish multinational financial management from financial management as practiced by a purely domestic firm. (Please consider doing additional research on this question and document your findings).C.Discuss exchange rate risk as they relate to multinational corporations.D.Describe the current International Monetary System. How does the current system differ from the system that was in place prior to August 1971? (Please consider doing additional research on this question and document your findings).E.What is the difference between spot rates and forward rates? When is the forward rate at a premium to the spot rate? At a discount? (Please consider doing additional research on this question and document your findings).F.From a managerial point of view, discuss how your responses above will help Citrus, Inc. as they plan to expand overseas. Managerial Finance Group Problem Set 2 This problem Set is based on materials covered in modules 5, 6,and 7. It is designed for you to demonstrate your understanding and be able to apply basic capital budgeting concepts, working capital management, dividend policy, and international financial management.Part 1: Capital Budgeting Analysis Adams, Incorporated would like to add a new line of business to its existing retail business. The new line of business will be the manufacturing and distribution of animal feeds. This is a major capital project. Adams, Incorporated is aware you an in an MBA program and would like you to help analysis the viability of this major business venture based on the following information:•The production line would be set up in an empty lot the company owns. •The machinery’s invoice price would be approximately $200,000, another $10,000 in shipping charges would be required, and it would cost an additional $30,000 to install the equipment. •The machinery has useful life of 4 years, and it is a MACRS 3-year asset. •The machinery is expected to have a salvage value of $25,000 after 4 years of use.•This new line of business will generate incremental sales of 1,250 units per year for 4 years at an incremental cost of $100 per unit in the first year, excluding depreciation. Each unit can be sold for $200 in the first year. The sales price and cost are expected to increase by 3% per year due to inflation. •Net working capital would have to increase by an amount equal to 12% of sales revenues. The firm’s tax rate is 40%, and its overall weighted average cost of capital is 10%.Required:1.If the company spent $40,000 last year in the upkeep of the empty lot, should this cost be included in the analysis? Why or why not?2.Disregard the assumptions in part 1 above. What is the machinery’s depreciable basis? What are the annual depreciation expenses?3.Calculate the annual sales revenues and costs (other than depreciation). 4.Construct annual incremental operating cash flow statements. 5.Estimate the required net working capital for each yearbased on sales for the following year. Working capital will be recovered at the end of year 4.6.Calculate the after-tax salvage cash flow.7.Calculate the net cash flows for each year. Based on these cash flows, what are the project’s NPV, IRR, Profitability Index (PI), and payback? 8.Can you use the Payback method to decide whether this is a good project or not? Why or why not?9.Interpret whatNPV, IRR, and Profitability Index (PI)mean. Based on your interpretation, do these indicators suggest the new business lineshould be undertaken?Part 2: Working Capital Management1. Adams Stores, Inc. is trying to determine the effect of its inventory turnover ratio and days sales outstanding (DSO) on its cash flow cycle. Adams’ sales last year (all on credit) were $150,000, and it earned a net profit of6%. It turned over inventory 7.5 times, during the year and its DSO was 36.5 days. Its annual cost of goods sold was $121,667. The company had fixed assets totally $35,000. Adams’ payable deferral period is 40 days.A.Calculate Adams’ cash conversion cycleB.Calculate assets turnover and return on assets (ROA)C.As one of the managers at Adams Stores, Inc, you believe the annual inventory turnover can be raised to 9 times without affecting sales. What would Adams’ cash conversion cycle, total assets turnover, and ROA have been if the inventory turnover had been 9 for the year?2. Assume the company work for reported sales of $10 million and an inventory turnover of 2. The company is now adopting a new inventory system as part of its working capital management.If the new system is able to reduce the company’s inventory level and increase inventory turnover ratio to 5 while maintaining the same level sales, how much cash will be freed up as a result of the new inventory system.Part 3: Dividend Policy:Assume that you were recently hired by a national consulting firm, which has been asked to help Adams, Stores, Inc. prepare for its public offering. Prepare a presentation in which you review the theory of dividend policy and discuss the following:A.The terms “irrelevance,” “bird-in-the-hand,” and “tax preference” have been used to describe three major theories regarding the way dividend payouts affect a firm’s value. Explain what these terms mean, and briefly describe each theory. B.What do the three theories indicate regarding the actions management should take with respect to dividend payout?C.What are stock repurchases? Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of a firm’s repurchasing its own shares.D.What are stock dividends and stock splits? What are the advantages and disadvantages of stock dividends and stock splits?Part 4: International Financial ManagementCitrus, Inc. is a medium-sized producer of citrus juice drinks in Florida. Until now, the company has confined its operations and sales to the United States, but its CEO, Heidi Sims, wants to expand into Europe. The first step would be to set up sales subsidiaries in Spain and Sweden, then to set up a production plant in Spain, and, finally, to distribute the product throughout the European Union. The firm’s financial manager, George Benson, is enthusiastic about the plan, but heis worried about the implications of the foreign expansion on the firm’s financial management process. Hehas asked you, the firm’s most recently hired financial analyst, to develop a 1-hour tutorial package that explains the basics of multinational financial management. The tutorial will be presented at the next board of director’s meeting. To get you started, Benson has supplied you with the following list of questions.A.What is a multinational corporation? Why do firms expand into other countries?B.Discuss at least six major factors which distinguish multinational financial management from financial management as practiced by a purely domestic firm. (Please consider doing additional research on this question and document your findings).C.Discuss exchange rate risk as they relate to multinational corporations.D.Describe the current International Monetary System. How does the current system differ from the system that was in place prior to August 1971? (Please consider doing additional research on this question and document your findings).E.What is the difference between spot rates and forward rates? When is the forward rate at a premium to the spot rate? At a discount? (Please consider doing additional research on this question and document your findings).F.From a managerial point of view, discuss how your responses above will help Citrus, Inc. as they plan to expand overseas.

Team Case Study Paper on KFC This is a team assignment and students are expected to work together and synthesize their individual parts to produce one (1) paper. Only one (1) student on each team needs to submit the paper for grading. Each team member will receive the team's grade. Refer to the file on "Conducting a Case Study" and the Case Study Rubric. It is imperative to follow the criteria listed in the Case Study Rubric, "Conducting a Case Study" Guidelines, and the 6th edition of the APA Manual. This assignment should be 15-20 pages excluding the title and reference pages. The paper should contain at least one graph, figure, chart, or table. Be sure to follow the Case Study Rubric and follow APA guidelines. Team Case Study Paper on KFC This is a team assignment and students are expected to work together and synthesize their individual parts to produce one (1) paper. Only one (1) student on each team needs to submit the paper for grading. Each team member will receive the team's grade. Refer to the file on "Conducting a Case Study" and the Case Study Rubric. It is imperative to follow the criteria listed in the Case Study Rubric, "Conducting a Case Study" Guidelines, and the 6th edition of the APA Manual. This assignment should be 15-20 pages excluding the title and reference pages. The paper should contain at least one graph, figure, chart, or table. Be sure to follow the Case Study Rubric and follow APA guidelines.

Team PowerPoint Presentation The team is to prepare and submit a PowerPoint presentation of KFC. The presentation should contain a minimum of 15 slides. Each student on the team will receive a team grade. Team PowerPoint Presentation The team is to prepare and submit a PowerPoint presentation of KFC. The presentation should contain a minimum of 15 slides. Each student on the team will receive a team grade.

Team Assignment 1: Team and Team Performance Evaluation. • Present a discussion of what team is. What type(s) of team do you have in your organization? • What is meant by the “internal processes” of a team? Why is it important to manage both the internal processes and external opportunities/constraints of a team? • What are some effective strategies for enhancing successful team performance? How can these strategies help to decrease threats to team performance and motivation? • Have you experienced social loafing or free riding in a team setting? What could have been done or can be done to avoid these effects? • Discuss the key advantages and disadvantages to an incentive pay system. Within an incentive pay system, what are the advantages and disadvantages to rewarding team members in terms of their competencies? In terms of their results? Team Assignment 1: Team and Team Performance Evaluation. • Present a discussion of what team is. What type(s) of team do you have in your organization? • What is meant by the “internal processes” of a team? Why is it important to manage both the internal processes and external opportunities/constraints of a team? • What are some effective strategies for enhancing successful team performance? How can these strategies help to decrease threats to team performance and motivation? • Have you experienced social loafing or free riding in a team setting? What could have been done or can be done to avoid these effects? • Discuss the key advantages and disadvantages to an incentive pay system. Within an incentive pay system, what are the advantages and disadvantages to rewarding team members in terms of their competencies? In terms of their results?

Team Assignment 2: Designing Team and Team Identity. • Using the Internet, each member of your team should read at least 3 academically reviewed articles on designing. Summarize the articles in 300 words or more. Provide appropriate reference. • Combine each summarize in one paper but do not change the wording of the original summary. Include the team member’s name, name of the article and references. • As a term, write a comprehensive summary of the articles. Present a discussion of what your team learned from this exercise. Team Assignment 2: Designing Team and Team Identity. • Using the Internet, each member of your team should read at least 3 academically reviewed articles on designing. Summarize the articles in 300 words or more. Provide appropriate reference. • Combine each summarize in one paper but do not change the wording of the original summary. Include the team member’s name, name of the article and references. • As a term, write a comprehensive summary of the articles. Present a discussion of what your team learned from this exercise.

For this week your team will be creating a power point on Management Information Systems. It would be best to pick a company to talk about as this usually makes it easier and more fun. For example you can talk about the UPS Worldport system, or Amazon robots and how management information systems makes all this work. Please, don't everyone pick UPS or Amazon, in fact DO NOT, they are just an example and we don't want to hear from 8 groups on the same topic. So I won't mention other companies but you can easily name a lot, and probably find some good videos to go along with your presentation. This discussion area is here for you to build your group presentation as a team. If you want to use another method of communication (whatsapp for example) that's fine. This discussion board is not graded. It's just here as a group work area if you want to use it. Each student should come up with a couple of ideas, probably by reading two or three academically reviewed articles on Management Information Systems and/or a company you're interested in. Then get with your group and summarize the articles you read so that the group has a good idea of what you're thinking. Please use your own words. No copy-and-paste Next, As a team, use some of these articles to create a team powerpoint presentation. Assign a different area of MIS to each team member. Part 1: Each team needs to pick a team leader. Part 2: By Thursday this week each team member will create 2-3 slides on what they have been assigned. Slide requirements: 1. Bullet points only! No paragraphs. If you need to discuss put it in the presenters notes section. 2. All students names on first slide of the presentation. Any group member who DID NOT participate, put their name in Red 3. Student who did the slide, their name goes on the bottom of each slide. No name no credit. 4. Any group member who did not participate, but 2 blanks slides at the end with their name on it. 5. All references go at the end of the presentation. 6. Please try to keep presentation to 2-3 slides per student 7. Post your final PPT to the Group PPT submission link in week 1 For this week your team will be creating a power point on Management Information Systems. It would be best to pick a company to talk about as this usually makes it easier and more fun. For example you can talk about the UPS Worldport system, or Amazon robots and how management information systems makes all this work. Please, don't everyone pick UPS or Amazon, in fact DO NOT, they are just an example and we don't want to hear from 8 groups on the same topic. So I won't mention other companies but you can easily name a lot, and probably find some good videos to go along with your presentation. This discussion area is here for you to build your group presentation as a team. If you want to use another method of communication (whatsapp for example) that's fine. This discussion board is not graded. It's just here as a group work area if you want to use it. Each student should come up with a couple of ideas, probably by reading two or three academically reviewed articles on Management Information Systems and/or a company you're interested in. Then get with your group and summarize the articles you read so that the group has a good idea of what you're thinking. Please use your own words. No copy-and-paste Next, As a team, use some of these articles to create a team powerpoint presentation. Assign a different area of MIS to each team member. Part 1: Each team needs to pick a team leader. Part 2: By Thursday this week each team member will create 2-3 slides on what they have been assigned. Slide requirements: 1. Bullet points only! No paragraphs. If you need to discuss put it in the presenters notes section. 2. All students names on first slide of the presentation. Any group member who DID NOT participate, put their name in Red 3. Student who did the slide, their name goes on the bottom of each slide. No name no credit. 4. Any group member who did not participate, but 2 blanks slides at the end with their name on it. 5. All references go at the end of the presentation. 6. Please try to keep presentation to 2-3 slides per student 7. Post your final PPT to the Group PPT submission link in week 1

Net Neutrality You can use this area to work as a group on your power point presentation (PPT). Alternatively you can call each other, email each other, use Whatsapp, or whatever you like. This discussion area is specific to your group in case you would like to have a common area to post your thoughts as you build you group PPT. Here are the instructions. Part 1: Each team needs to pick a team leader. Part 2: Each team member needs to review at least 1 academically reviewed article on Net Neutrality (no blogs, wiki’s etc.). Summarize the article in your own words! Post this summary on this group discussion board by Wednesday night of the week assigned so that as a group you can choose some of these to be used in the group PPT. (again you can use one of the alternative methods mentioned above, like Whatsapp). Part 3: Based on your article reviews and the assigned reading, discuss how net neutrality will affect data networks and the availability of information to businesses. Do you believe net neutrality will lead to IT efficiency? Why or why not? As a group, use at least four (4) academically reviewed articles on Net Neutrality to complete you PPT. Part 4: As an IT professional consulting team (your group), create a presentation on Net Neutrality. Come up with 5, 6 or 7 (depending on number of group members) items to discuss and assign one to each team member. Part 5: By Friday this week each team member will create 2-3 slides on what they have been assigned. Net Neutrality You can use this area to work as a group on your power point presentation (PPT). Alternatively you can call each other, email each other, use Whatsapp, or whatever you like. This discussion area is specific to your group in case you would like to have a common area to post your thoughts as you build you group PPT. Here are the instructions. Part 1: Each team needs to pick a team leader. Part 2: Each team member needs to review at least 1 academically reviewed article on Net Neutrality (no blogs, wiki’s etc.). Summarize the article in your own words! Post this summary on this group discussion board by Wednesday night of the week assigned so that as a group you can choose some of these to be used in the group PPT. (again you can use one of the alternative methods mentioned above, like Whatsapp). Part 3: Based on your article reviews and the assigned reading, discuss how net neutrality will affect data networks and the availability of information to businesses. Do you believe net neutrality will lead to IT efficiency? Why or why not? As a group, use at least four (4) academically reviewed articles on Net Neutrality to complete you PPT. Part 4: As an IT professional consulting team (your group), create a presentation on Net Neutrality. Come up with 5, 6 or 7 (depending on number of group members) items to discuss and assign one to each team member. Part 5: By Friday this week each team member will create 2-3 slides on what they have been assigned.

SAP Cloud Analytics [ALT-2] (Titanic) In today's IT world, being able to interpret and visualize data for managers and especially upper management has become a critical skill. As a result we're going to familiarize you with two different visualization products. This week we're going to learn a little about data visualization with a product called SAP Analytics Cloud. This is a cloud based product so all you need is a Chrome Browser. Later in the course we're going to use a similar tool called Tableau. First, it is highly suggested that you review these short videos to get a feel for how the system works: Meet Your SAP Analytics Cloud Product Coach (Links to an external site.) Exploring the SAP Analytics Cloud Sample Story (Links to an external site.) Introduction to Models in SAP Analytics Cloud (Links to an external site.) Introduction to Stories in SAP Analytics Cloud (Links to an external site.) Next review the Top 15 Titanic facts document attached to this assignment. Next review the document CU-SAP Analytics Cloud Titanic OVERVIEW SAP Cloud Analytics [ALT-2] (Titanic) In today's IT world, being able to interpret and visualize data for managers and especially upper management has become a critical skill. As a result we're going to familiarize you with two different visualization products. This week we're going to learn a little about data visualization with a product called SAP Analytics Cloud. This is a cloud based product so all you need is a Chrome Browser. Later in the course we're going to use a similar tool called Tableau. First, it is highly suggested that you review these short videos to get a feel for how the system works: Meet Your SAP Analytics Cloud Product Coach (Links to an external site.) Exploring the SAP Analytics Cloud Sample Story (Links to an external site.) Introduction to Models in SAP Analytics Cloud (Links to an external site.) Introduction to Stories in SAP Analytics Cloud (Links to an external site.) Next review the Top 15 Titanic facts document attached to this assignment. Next review the document CU-SAP Analytics Cloud Titanic OVERVIEW

SAP Analytics Cloud - ERPsim Supply Chain exercise This is NOT a group project! Do your own work! The instructions for this assignment can be found in the attached file. Complete the assignment by midnight Sunday this week and put into this dropbox. But note, THIS IS NOT WHERE YOU RECEIVE A GRADE! SAP Analytics Cloud - ERPsim Supply Chain exercise This is NOT a group project! Do your own work! The instructions for this assignment can be found in the attached file. Complete the assignment by midnight Sunday this week and put into this dropbox. But note, THIS IS NOT WHERE YOU RECEIVE A GRADE!