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Here is what we discussed   First reply Rmn’s post Derivative Securities and Stock Options According to Block & Hirt (2002), securities are called derivative when their value derives from the price of another asset such as common stocks, bonds, commodities and so the like; in other words, their cash flows depend on the prices […]

All 30 Questions have been answered accurately. First 10 have been shown here, the rest are in the attachment with solutions. 1. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires that all publicly traded companies maintain a system of internal controls. Internal controls can be defined as a plan to A. safeguard assets B. monitor balance sheets C. control […]

Human skills such as emotional intelligence are indispensable in the new age of organizations. Identify and define five important dimensions of emotional intelligence that can and should be developed by any manager today.   Answer   Question 2   Scientific thinking is important to organizational behavior researchers and scholars for all of the following reasons […]

1. The Article Critique for this course must be a minimum of two pages to a maximum of four pages in length, double-spaced, and must follow APA style. You are to choose from the journals and articles available in our CSU Library Databases. The article may deal with any of the material presented in the […]

Week Two Exercise Assignment Revenue and Expenses   1. Recognition of concepts. Ron Carroll operates a small company that books enter­tainers for theaters, parties, conventions, and so forth. The company’s fiscal year ends on June 30. Consider the following items and classify each as either (1) pre­paid expense, (2) unearned revenue, (3) accrued expense, (4) […]

Explain why the notes to a firm’s financial statements are an integral part of the company.  What kind of information is in this section?   Why should an average investor be sure to read them?   Does paying an executive $1 per year but giving them stock options create an agency issue?  Why or why not? […]

There are three types of short-term bank loans.  Explain how each is used by people or businesses.  Do not cut and paste a definition or you will not receive credit.   Payday / Auto Title / Tax Refund / Loans are a fact of life in our society.  What are the advantages to consumers who […]

DQ 1 Accounting Cycle Financial statements are a product of the accounting cycle. Think about two different companies: a manufacturing company, and a retail company. Why would different companies have different accounting cycles? Would you expect the steps of the accounting cycle to be the same for each company? Why or why not? DQ 2 […]

Some firms use a single discount rate to compute the NPV of all its potential capital budgeting projects (Kruger, Landier, &Thesmar, 2011).  Even though the projects have a wide range of nondiversifiable risk. The firm then undertakes all those projects that appear to have positive NPVs. Does this strategy really make sense?  Why or why […]

Working capital is money to be used for daily operations and any debt that a company may have.  Who should be making decisions about how it is to be allocated?  Why?  Some say mis-management of working capital a contributed to the 2008 recession?  How?  Should the government be in charge of managing company’s working capital?  […]