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As a manager, part of your role is to develop strategy, and share this strategy with various stakeholders within the organization. This assignment will allow you to take your findings as a manager and communicate these findings to those who are affected.
Your company has been presented with a decision on replacing a piece of equipment for a new computerized version that promotes efficiency for the upcoming year. As manager you will need to decide whether or not the purchase of the new equipment is a worthwhile investment and to communicate your recommendations to Executive Management for a final decision. To be convincing, sufficient support for your recommendations must be provided in order to be considered valid and accepted.
| Existing Equipment | ||
| Original | Cost | 60,000 |
| Present Book Value | 30,000 | |
| Annual Cash Operating Costs | 145,000 | |
| Current Market Value | 15,000 | |
| Market Value in Ten Years | ||
| Remaining useful Life | 10 years |
| Replacement Equipment |
| 600,000 |
| 50,000 |
| Useful Life |
| Other Information | |
| Cost of Capital | 10% |
| Payback requirement | 6 years |
In this assignment, use the information above to develop a comprehensive analysis using NPV, Payback Method, and IRR to develop a recommendation on replacing the existing equipment with a new computerized version. Develop an executive summary of your findings in a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation format to present to Executive Management.
Do the following in your presentation:
- Include a statement of the problem or topic, a concise analysis of the findings, and a recapitulation of any main conclusions or recommendations.
- Be sure to incorporate specific details to highlight or support the summary including calculations.
- Using your knowledge of capital budgeting techniques, explain how principles of capital budgeting, such as the payback method, IRR, and NPV, can be used to assess the potential projects and assist in the decision-making process.
Develop a 10-12 slide presentation in PowerPoint format. Apply APA
standards to citation of sources. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M4_A2.ppt.
| Assignment 2 Grading Criteria | Maximum Points |
| Wrote a statement of the problem or topic, a concise analysis of the findings, and a recapitulation of any main conclusions or recommendations. | |
| Explained the summary using specific details including calculations. | |
| Explained how principles of capital budgeting, such as the payback method, IRR, and NPV, can be used to assess the potential projects and assist in the decision-making process displaying knowledge of capital budgeting techniques. | |
| Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; and displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation. | |
| Total: |
In this module, you will expand your study of managerial accounting to include assessment and motivation of employees within an organization. Employees are the lifeblood of the overall operations and progress in any organization. To have maximum productivity from your employees, it becomes important to have goals aligned. The personal goals of the employee need to be aligned and consistent with the goals of an organization’s success. An appropriate incentive and growth opportunity can be used to align these goals.
Management should evaluate and manage employee performance on a regular basis by employing the leading indicators of performance. This allows the organization to identify problems, business opportunities, and business threats that may arise in the future. Leading indicators are also used to manage everyday activities to make sure the outcomes of business activities are favorable. From the leading indicators, employees receive signals about what they can do better before the outcome is made and it is too late to make a change.
The performance measures most commonly used by organizations are:
· Organizational learning and growth
· Business and production processes
· Customers
· Financial performance
Chapter 11 of text book
http://digitalbookshelf.argosy.edu/books/0077588002/outline/11
Garrison, R. (2012). Managerial Accounting (14th ed). McGraw-Hill Learning Solutions.
Retrieved from http://digitalbookshelf.argosy.edu/books/0077588002/outline/11
Chapter 13 of text book
http://digitalbookshelf.argosy.edu/books/0077588002/outline/13
Garrison, R. (2012). Managerial Accounting (14th ed). McGraw-Hill Learning Solutions.
Retrieved from http://digitalbookshelf.argosy.edu/books/0077588002/outline/13
