M3 A1 – Discussion Questions

Please see attached instructions on assignment and due date.  Work must be in accordance with instructions and all requirements.  

Due Date:  Thursday, 9/12/2013 by 1o PM PST, no exception.  

Assignment 1: Discussion Questions

Due by 
Thursday, September 12, 2013
, read the discussion question for the week and post your responses to both of them. Responses should be submitted as a Microsoft Word document, formatted in Arial 10 point font, 1.5 spaced. Must use the current APA standards when formatting paper.

All written assignments and responses should follow
APA rules for attributing sources
and
Grading Criteria
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Grading Criteria

Maximum Points

Demonstrated an understanding of the topics being discussed.

4

Met the criteria for the correct responses to the assigned questions.

4

Participation Criteria

Used vocabulary relevant to the topics under discussion.

4

Participated in the discussion by asking a question, providing a statement of clarification, providing a point of view with rationale, challenging a point of discussion, or making a relationship between one or more points of the discussion.

4

Justified ideas and responses by using appropriate examples and references from texts, websites, and other references or personal experience.

4

Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources, displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

4

Total

24

For a company with several subsidiaries, would it be easier to maximize shareholder value in the face of capital constraints by shifting capital among the affiliates?

If in that same company 60% of the financial manager’s time is devoted to managing working capital, how will an increase in inventory costs affect the production capacity? (Should the financial manager devote more or less time to managing working capital in this instance?)