finance assignment homework-Thus far this month you have studied how to create, read, analyze and

Thus far
this month you have studied how to create, read, analyze and present financial
statements, how to determine when your company will make money for the first
time, and how to evaluate capital investment opportunities for your business.
Now it’s time to change gears and talk about something even more important –
you! When you graduate from Full Sail, you’ll have some important decisions to
make – will you learn to work for money, or learn how to have your money work
for you? For most of us the obvious answer is “both”. This assignment is
designed to make you think about planning for and managing your financial
future. Finance is all about making smart decisions with your money – how to
pay off debts, save for the future, and invest wisely so that your money really
does work for you. Most decisions regarding how to allocate our money are
really just common sense, once we know and understand the key concepts you have
now reviewed in the course.

So here
is your mission: this Case Study will provide you with some basic assumptions
in terms of your current financial status. You will be faced with a variety of
financial decisions relative to this real world scenario. For this to be a meaningful
learning experience, you must genuinely insert yourself into the scenario,
similar to a character in Avatar. No, we don’t expect you to be ten feet tall,
blue and with a tail! But we do want you to make this exercise as real and
personal as it can possibly be. This is your money, your life and your future.
So consider the implications of your decisions carefully. Please download the
attached case. Given the data provided, please provide responses to the ten
questions listed below:

1.
What is the first thing you will do? Explain why that is your top priority.
Hint: the back seat will still smell like nachos and beer a month from now.

2.
As you think about paying down your credit cards, what will your strategy be?
Which one(s) will you concentrate on first? Outline your strategy.

3.
The HR department called to ask if you will participate in the 401K plan. It’s
decision time. What have you decided? Should you elect to participate, how much
do you plan to contribute annually?

4.
Your Charles Schwab investment advisor outlines a variety of investment
options, which she believes will offer a better return than the current money
market fund. You can invest in any of the following choices, with corresponding
current/past rates of return:
a.
A 5 year Certificate of Deposit yielding 3% APY.
b.
A bond fund yielding 4%.
c.
An Income Mutual Fund earning 5%.
d.
A Growth Mutual Fund earning 12%.
e.
A stock you have always liked that is currently up 17% this year.
f.
Gold, which was up 24% in 2009.
What
are your instructions to your advisor? Why?

5.
The XYZ Company stock has continued to pay the same $1.50 annual dividend they
have every year. The stock is now $20 per share, up from the $15 you paid per
share. What is your dividend yield for this investment?

6.
XYZ Company has just reported an income statement that indicates that Operating
Income is $2,375,486 and Net Profit is $1,375,486. The Corporation currently
has 2.5 million shares of common stock outstanding and does not issue preferred
stock. What are this corporation’s approximate Earnings per Share?

7.
What can you do to improve your credit score? Be specific.

8.
If you invest money in the bond fund as outlined in #4 above, approximately how
long would it take you to double your money? What if you invested in the Growth
Mutual Fund?

9.
Oops! You car just broke down and it will cost $200 to repair it. The tires are
almost bare now – replacing them will cost $400. Where will you get the $600 to
get you car serviced and back on the road?

10.
Compare and contrast your investment strategy and risk tolerance when you are
20 years old, compared to when you are 55.

IMPORTANT
REMINDER:This is
an individual assignment. Students are required to use their own language when
writing papers or other assignments. Plagiarism is using another author’s words
or language without putting those words in quotation marks and failing to give
proper credit to the author. Plagiarism also includes changing the words from a
third party source while maintaining the same sentence structure and not
providing proper citation and reference. Consult your course syllabus for more
details.

Infractions
regarding plagiarism will result in a grade of zero for the assignment and
disciplinary action, which may include failure of and repayment for the course,
suspension or expulsion.