BUS 401 Entire Course

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BUS 401 Week 1 DQ 1 The Role of Financial Management in a Firm

BUS 401 Week 1 DQ 2 Financial Statements
BUS 401 Week 1 Financial Management Challenges and Ethics
BUS 401 Week 2 DQ 1 Dreams Do Come True
BUS 401 Week 2 DQ 2 Investing in Bonds

 BUS 401 Week 1 DQ 1 The Role of

Financial Management in a Firm

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The Role of Financial Management in a Firm Summarize the role of
management as it relates to finance in a corporation. In your post, address
the following:
Indicate the various aspects of finance that management must
understand.
Describe why a manager needs to understand the characteristics and
importance of financial markets including risk and efficiency.
Describe why cash flow is more important than sales in a business.

 BUS 401 Week 1 DQ 2 Financial

Statements

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Financial Statements View the Important Financial Documents video

which looks at the fundamental financial documents every company
needs; including the balance sheet, income statement, and statement
of cash flow. In your post, choose one of the financial statements and
explain how a manager would use the statement to drive financial
analysis and decision-making. Your post should be 200-250 words in
length

 BUS 401 Week 1 Quiz

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1.
Question :
The financial goal of a for-profit business is:
Student Answer:
profit maximization.

 BUS 401 Week 1 Financial

Management Challenges and Ethics

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Financial Management Challenges and Ethics Find at least two

articles from the ProQuest database that highlight and discuss two of
the biggest challenges facing financial managers today. One of the
articles should be about the challenge of maintaining ethical financial
integrity. The other article can be on any other challenge that a
financial manager may face (e.g., competition, foreign markets,
government intervention, etc.).

 BUS 401 Week 2 DQ 1 Dreams Do

Come True

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Managing Change The toy industry is going through a radical change.

Children are growing out of traditional toys such as Barbie dolls at a
younger age. Mattel is the worlds largest toy company and its
divisions such as Tyco and Fisher-Price have been affected.
Consequently, Mattel is embarking on a program to redefine its core
business from that of a traditional toy company to a childrens product
company. Mattel has a history of nearly falling apart every decade
since the 1970s. In the decade of the 2000s, CEO Robert Eckert is
moving Mattel to be less dependent on licensed properties from

 BUS 401 Week 2 Quiz

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Investing in Bonds. Go to the Yahoo Finance Bonds Center.

Under: Features / BOND LOOKUP / Find Bonds by Name:
Type in the first letter of your last name.
Under Type Choose one of the Corp Bonds.
Assume interest rates for bonds today is 5% for an AAA rated bond.
Calculate the price of the bond you have selected relative to the 5%. Is
the bond selling at a premium or a discount? Why?

 BUS 401 Week 2 DQ 2 Diagnostic

Models

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Diagnostic Models OD practitioners often use models to assist in

identifying organizational problems. Discuss at least three diagnostic
models that might be used. Give an example of a situation in which the
model would be useful in diagnosing problems within an organization.
What type of data would need to be collected in order to use the
model? Make a substantive response to at least two of your
classmates postings

 BUS 401 Week 3 Real World

Application of OD Principles

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Real World Application of OD Principles You are the owner of a 100

employee retail dry goods store. You are located in a town where the
major employer is an automotive support industry who has just
announced that they are relocating their facility to Mexico. Analyze the
challenges facing your company using OD principle. How would you
apply OD principles in order to ensure the continued operation of your
business?
Submit your answer in a two to three (2-3) page formatted to proper
APA specification. Include three to four scholarly references to support
your paper

 BUS 401 Week 3 DQ 1 Cash Flows

From Working

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Cash Flows from Working It may surprise you that there are cash
flows associated with holding a job. Using the examples provided in
Chapter 6, construct a simple cash flow statement and payback
calculation for when your job expenses will be covered for employment
you currently have or have had in the past. Include the following in
your cash flow statement:
Expenses associated with working
Any initial investments
Taxes

 BUS 401 Week 3 DQ 2 Capital

Budgeting

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Capital Budgeting View the Capital budgeting video, which provides

some factors that should be considered in capital budgeting
considerations.

Imagine the producers of this video ask you to appear in the video to
offer two additional considerations in capital budgeting decisions. One
consideration must be quantitative (numeric). The other must be
qualitative (non-numeric). Write a script to describe capital budgeting
considerations that you think are important for managers to consider.
Your script should be 200 to 250 words

 BUS 401 Week 3 Quiz

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Question :
The appropriate cash flows for evaluating a corporate investment
decision are:
Student Answer:
incremental additional cash flows.

 BUS 401 Week 4 DQ 1 Interviewing

Peter Lynch

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BUS 401 Week 4 DQ 1 Level vs Chase Production Plan

Level vs. Chase Production Plan. From the end of Chapter 13, answer
Discussion Question 3: In general, under what conditions might a firm
favor a level production plan over a chase plan? A chase production
plan over a level plan? Respond to at least two of your classmates
postings.

 BUS 401 Week 4 DQ 2 Cost of Capital

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Training and Career Development In 200-250 words, what is HRs

role in impacting youre the career development of employees? What
should be the role of training? How can training programs be evaluated
on their effectiveness? Respond to at least two of your classmates
posts by Day 7. BUS 401 Week 4 DQ 2 IT/EOQ/ROP
Interrelationships

JIT/EOQ/ROP Interrelationships From the end of Chapter 14,

answer Discussion Question 6: The just-in-time (JIT) movement has
long argued that firms should

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Question :
Investors will make an investment if:
Student Answer:
the historical rate of return exceeds the expected rate of return.
the required rate of return exceeds the expected rate of return.

 BUS 401 Week 5 Assignment Job

Analysis Boat Captain (Ash course)

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BUS 401 Week 5 Assignment Focus of the Final Project

In a three- to five- page APA style paper, perform a job analysis for a
position of your choice (examples are a previously-held job, present
job, future job you would like). What compensation, training, and
employee performance needs must be addressed in order to attract
and keep this position filled with qualified talent? How will you
determine if the current job description effectively represents the tasks,
duties and responsibilities of the job?

 BUS 401 Week 5 DQ 1 Ratio Analysis

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BUS 401 Week 5 DQ 1 ERP Solutions

ERP Solutions From the end of Chapter 15S, answer Discussion

Question 4: SAP is the world leader in enterprise resource planning
(ERP) systems software, and has developed tailored ERP systems for
different industries. Go to SAP Industry Solutions and examine the
solutions for (1) a service industry and (2) a manufacturing industry of
your choice. How are they similar? How are they different? Respond to
at least two of your classmates postings.

 BUS 401 Week 5 DQ 2 Applying Ratios

to a Business

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BUS 401 Week 5 DQ 2 Calculation of Kanban Cards

Calculation of Kanban Cards. From the end of Chapter 16, answer
Discussion Question 4: The chapter notes that kanban is not a
planning tool but a control mechanism. What does this mean? How
does the Marsica MRP-kanban example in Example 16.4 in Chapter
16 of the textbook illustrate the point? Respond to at least two of your
classmates postings.

 BUS 401 Week 5 Final Paper

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BUS 401 Week 5 Final Paper

Focus of the Final Paper
The final assignment for the course is a Final Paper on two cases.
The Final Paper should demonstrate understanding of the reading as
well as the implications of new knowledge. The eight- to ten-page
paper should integrate readings and course discussions into work and
life experiences. It may include an explanation and examples from
previous experiences as well as implications for future applications.
Read the case study at the end of Chapter 15 and the case study at
the end of Chapter 16, and thoroughly answer all the following