Chi-Square Tests Chi-square tests are great to show if distributions differ or if two variables interact in producing outcomes. What are some examples of variables that you might want to check using the chi-square tests? What would these results tell you? Guided Response: Review several of your classmates’ posts. Respond to at least two classmates […]
Correlation What results in your departments seem to be correlated or related to other activities? How could you verify this? Create a null and alternate hypothesis for one of these issues. What are the managerial implications of a correlation between these variables? Guided Response: Review several of your classmates’ posts. Respond to at least two […]
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. […]
egression At times we can generate a regression equation to explain outcomes. For example, an employee’s salary can often be explained by their pay grade, appraisal rating, education level, etc. What variables might explain or predict an outcome in your department or life? If you generated a regression equation, how would you interpret it and […]
Dreams Do Come True Imagine that you have decided you need a new car, but not any car will do; you have decided to purchase the car of your dreams. Conduct some research as to the cost of this car. You have determined in this imagined scenario that you could afford to make a 10% […]
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 in […]
Capital Budgeting View the video below, 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 […]
Interviewing Peter Lynch Review the”Minimizing Risk” video segment below: In the video segment, you will watch an interview with two great investors of the twentieth century. Imagine you are Harry Reasoner, and you are allowed to ask Peter Lynch one question about market risk, discount rates, or the weighted average cost of capital (WACC). […]
Cost of Capital Corporations often use different costs of capital for different operating divisions. Using an example, calculate the weighted cost of capital (WACC). What are some potential issues in using varying techniques for cost of capital for different divisions? If the overall company weighted average cost of capital (WACC) were used as the hurdle […]
Using the Ashford University Library as a resource, find two articles that discuss financial ratio analysis. Identify two advantages and two disadvantages to using ratios in financial analysis. Be sure to cite your sources using APA format as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. Guided Response: Review at least two of your classmate’s posts. Respond […]
