Finance Assistance

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Instructions

Examine some important theories and concepts associated with interest rates. Safe investments usually have fixed interest rates. You have been asked to assemble this presentation for a weekly staff meeting, so your audience will be senior managers and a couple of vice presidents. Note their interest in this topic is very high so you need to be very succinct and clearly explain the risks and rewards of building a successful portfolio. In reference to term structure, interest rate risks, and duration supported by numerical illustration where applicable, in a PowerPoint presentation, evaluate the following:

1. The pricing of bonds, the calculation of the bond yield, and how bond prices adjust across time for premium, par, and discount bonds.

2. An evaluation of the yield curve and the theories to explain the shape. Discuss how these theories can be helpful in bond investing.

3. The interest rate risk for bond investments. Form a graphical presentation of the concepts.

4. The concept of duration and how it is useful in the context of bond portfolio analysis. You want to clearly discuss both the price risk measurement value for duration as well as how duration can measure the dynamics of price and re-investment rate risk across time for a bond portfolio.

It is critical that with each discussion above that examples are formed to illustrate the concept. Whenever possible, you want to demonstrate concepts using graphical approaches.

The required length of the PowerPoint Presentation option for this assignment is 12-15 slides (with a separate reference slide). Your presentation MUST include notes that contain 100-150 words per slide (this is your script). Be sure to include citations for quotations and paraphrases with references in APA format and style. Save the file as a PPT file with the correct course code information in the name.

The required length of the Video option for this assignment is 7-10 minutes. The video file must be saved in a .wmv format and be less than 8 MB is size. If you do not have video software or are unable to create a video please choose the PowerPoint option.

 
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Project Network Plan

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Project Networking provides the necessary tools to monitor project progress. Considerable time and effort is expended developing successful project networks.

Refer to exercise 9 in chapter 6 of the textbook. Read the assignment thoroughly and analyze the data provided in the diagram.

Compute the project network sequence and proper timing to complete the project using an excel spreadsheet, PowerPoint, or another appropriate form of delivery method. Address all required information in the description presented in exercise 9. In addition, respond to the following questions (300-500 words):

  1. Provide the Early Start, Early Finish, Late Start, and Late Finish times for each activity. Compute the Total Slack for each activity. Determine which activities are on the critical path. How long will it take to complete the project?
  2. An activity that is on the critical path for this project has increased by 7.  Will the project end date be delayed? If so, by how much?

APA format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.

You are not required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite, unless otherwise directed by your instructor. If so directed, refer to the Student Success Center for directions. Only Word documents can be submitted to LopesWrite.

 
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BSBFIM601 Manage Finances

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BSBFIM601 Manage Finances – Assessment 1 Last Updated: October 2016, V. No. 1.1

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ASSESSMENT 1 – Project

Submission details

The Assessment Task is due on the date specified by your trainer. Any variations to this arrangement must be approved in writing by your trainer. Submit this document with any required evidence attached. See specifications below for details. You must submit both soft copies and printed copies of your answers. Soft copies- Upload on the eLearning to the specific submission folder with a cover page clearly indicating your name, student id, assessment no and the unit name or put those information in the header and footer of your documents. Printed copies- Submit to your Trainer with the “Assessment Cover Sheet” (Filled out and signed appropriately) attached on top of your documents.

Description

This assessment consist of three parts

PART A You are to research and prepare the following revenue, expenditure and capital investment proposals for a business or strategic opportunity of your choice. This opportunity must be for a business that, as a minimum has:

ï‚· Start-up capital

ï‚· Overheads including rent, wages, stock, etc

ï‚· Scope for growth Your strategic opportunity may include one of the following:

ï‚· New product / service development

ï‚· New models / revisions of products / services

ï‚· Expansion / contraction of operational activities

ï‚· Alliances / joint ventures

ï‚· Outsourcing / in sourcing

ï‚· New business opportunities The reports must include:

ï‚· Financial budgets including start-up capital

ï‚· Projected profit & loss for 12 months

ï‚· Cash flow plans

ï‚· Capital expenditure budgets When undertaking this assessment task, you must:

 

 

 

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ï‚· Express your strategic opportunities in term of tactical and operational objectives

ï‚· Convert these opportunities into special projects or work programs

ï‚· Analyse financial trends, and interpret them in context of your objectives

ï‚· Clearly outline your financial planning objectives, process timeframes and resources.

ï‚· Consult with all relevant persons / groups when developing your proposals

ï‚· Consider past experiences, present trends and future expectations

ï‚· Show how your proposal is linked to your organisational strategic objectives

ï‚· Incorporate a realistic cost benefit and risk analyses / management plan into all proposals

ï‚· Detail your organisational investment target rates for capital expenditure proposals

ï‚· Identify performance measures and tactics for monitoring and control processes for each proposal / action

ï‚· Describe how your proposals comply with your organisations values, policies, code of conduct, and legal / ethical obligations

ï‚· Submit your proposal within the time-frame set by your assessor

ï‚· Provide supporting evidence (cost/benefit analyses, risk management plans, market research results, net present values, interest rate of return, pay pack calculations, etc)

The trainer/assessor must discuss the proposed business opportunity with the candidate prior to commencing with this assessment.

PART B Next, you are to develop the budgets and plans for your proposals developed in PART A. Throughout this process, you assessor will act as your supervisor for all negotiations required. In developing the budgets and plans proposed, you are to include details on how:

ï‚· Negotiation was undertaken with relevant groups and individuals in ways to build commitment to the plans

ï‚· You identified and agreed on the links to the achievement of organisation strategies

ï‚· Your negotiated with your supervisor (your assessor) to obtain a clear agreement of the matters to be incorporated into the budgets and plans

Your budgets and plans should:

ï‚· Show all outcomes confirmed in terms of clear, concise objectives and timeframes

ï‚· Incorporate the outcomes of your negotiations and meet your organisations approval process

ï‚· Provide written confirmation of all delegations, accountabilities and responsibilities

ï‚· Be clearly documented and include a communication plan Throughout this project you need to communicate clearly with your trainer/assessor. You are to demonstrate professionalism with all communications, as you will be representing your company and position. Trainer/assessor will role-play the position of supervisor, and all parties required for negotiation in order to demonstrate competency in this unit.

 

 

 

 

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PART C Now you are to take your completed PART A and PART B and arrange an appointment with your assessor, who will role-play a finance specialist. In this meeting, you are to

ï‚· Manage the meeting direction and progress

ï‚· Discuss with the finance specialist the aspects of your budgets / financial plans (the package)

ï‚· Have your package reviewed, ensuring your validate your reasons and proposals

ï‚· Amend / revise your package as appropriate You must now:

ï‚· Detail in writing all delegations and budget accountabilities for implementation and management of your package

 

ï‚· Develop a written procedure that details the recording systems and documentation process you will follow for monitoring and controlling all activities against your plans.

 

ï‚· Develop a risk management and contingency plan for all your proposed financial plans; along with a policy and procedure to be followed when implementing these plans

 

ï‚· Develop a policy and procedure that outlines proper maintenance of records of financial performance and provides for evaluation of the effectiveness of your financial management process

The trainer/assessor will be available to role play were required for this assessme

 
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Controls

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Assignment 1: Discussion

You are working with a company selling building material to builders. You predict the quarterly purchases of customers based on their current purchases by using a linear regression model. These predictions, however, are not very accurate. Discuss at least three reasons why these predictions may not be accurate and offer three ways in which you can increase the likelihood of accurately predicting your customers’ purchases.
Post your response to the Discussion Area by Friday, March 8, 2013.

 Assignment 2: Controls

As a quality analyst you are also responsible for controlling the weight of a box of cereal. The Operations Manager asks you to identify the ways in which statistical quality control methods can be applied to the weights of the boxes. Provide your recommendations to the Operations Manager in a two-three page report. Using the data provided in the Doc Sharing area labeled M4A2Data, create Xbar and R charts.

Your report should indicate the following along with valid justifications of your answers:

  1. The control limits of the weights of the boxes.
  2. Nonrandom patterns or trends, if any.
  3. If the process is in control.
  4. The appropriate action if the process is not in control.

Submit your handout and summary to the M4: Assignment 2 Dropbox by Monday, March 11, 2013.

Data and Answers

As a quality analyst you are also responsible for controlling the weight of a box of cereal. The Operations Manager asks you to identify the ways in which statistical quality control methods can be applied to the weights of the boxes. Provide your recommendations to the Operations Manager in a two-page report. Using the data provided in the Doc Sharing area, create Xbar and R charts.
Your report should indicate the following along with valid justifications of your answers:
The control limits of the weights of the boxes.
Nonrandom patterns or trends, if any.
If the process is in control.
The appropriate action if the process is not in control.
Sample Box 1 Box 2 Box 3 Sample Means Maximum Minimum Sample Range
1 6.300 6.280 6.260 6.280 6.300 6.260 0.040
2 6.320 6.320 6.330 6.323 6.330 6.320 0.010
3 6.290 6.330 6.360 6.327 6.360 6.290 0.070
4 6.300 6.290 6.340 6.310 6.340 6.290 0.050
5 6.295 6.315 6.390 6.333 6.390 6.295 0.095
6 6.292 6.319 6.330 6.314 6.330 6.292 0.038
7 6.289 6.323 6.400 6.337 6.400 6.289 0.111
8 6.286 6.327 6.471 6.361 6.471 6.286 0.185
9 6.283 6.331 6.498 6.371 6.498 6.283 0.215
10 6.280 6.335 6.525 6.380 6.525 6.280 0.245
11 6.277 6.339 6.390 6.335 6.390 6.277 0.113
12 6.274 6.343 6.400 6.339 6.400 6.274 0.126
See all the other sheets in this file.
(a) The control limits are: (a) For Mean weight, LCL = 6.3087 ounces, UCL = 6.3696 ounces and (b) For Range, LCL = 0.0324 ounes, UCL = 0.1964 ounce
(b) At the time measurements were taken on the 5th through 9th samples, the mean weights and the range of weights appears to have been increasing in a somewhat linear pattern. It appears that the filling machine has gradually gone off setting during this period. This is the only non-random variation observed at the time of taking the 12 measurements.
(c ) The process is not in control since we see points lying outside the control limits in both x-bar chart and R chart.
(d) Corrective action in terms of resetting the machine is required. Trials should be run and again more samples drawn to check if the process has come under control.
See all the sheets for the calculations and tables. The process is in statistical control.

XBar Chart

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XBar
LCL-X
Center-X
UCL-X
Sample Mean
Control Chart Calculations
LCL
XBar
UCL
6.3233333333
6.3087307879
6.3391515152
6.3695722424
6.3266666667
6.3087307879
6.3391515152
6.3695722424
6.31
6.3087307879
6.3391515152
6.3695722424
6.3333333333
6.3087307879
6.3391515152
6.3695722424
6.3136666667
6.3087307879
6.3391515152
6.3695722424
6.3373333333
6.3087307879
6.3391515152
6.3695722424
6.3613333333
6.3087307879
6.3391515152
6.3695722424
6.3706666667
6.3087307879
6.3391515152
6.3695722424
6.38
6.3087307879
6.3391515152
6.3695722424
6.3353333333
6.3087307879
6.3391515152
6.3695722424
6.339
6.3087307879
6.3391515152
6.3695722424

RChart

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Range
LCL-R
Center-R
UCL-R
Sample Range
Control Chart Calculations
LCL
RBar
UCL
0.01
0.0323649091
0.1143636364
0.1963623636
0.07
0.0323649091
0.1143636364
0.1963623636
0.05
0.0323649091
0.1143636364
0.1963623636
0.095
0.0323649091
0.1143636364
0.1963623636
0.038
0.0323649091
0.1143636364
0.1963623636
0.111
0.0323649091
0.1143636364
0.1963623636
0.185
0.0323649091
0.1143636364
0.1963623636
0.215
0.0323649091
0.1143636364
0.1963623636
0.245
0.0323649091
0.1143636364
0.1963623636
0.113
0.0323649091
0.1143636364
0.1963623636
0.126
0.0323649091
0.1143636364
0.1963623636

ForCharts

Number XBar Range LCL-R Center-R UCL-R LCL-X Center-X UCL-X
1 6.3233333333 0.01 0.0323649091 0.1143636364 0.1963623636 6.3087307879 6.3391515152 6.3695722424
2 6.3266666667 0.07 0.0323649091 0.1143636364 0.1963623636 6.3087307879 6.3391515152 6.3695722424
3 6.31 0.05 0.0323649091 0.1143636364 0.1963623636 6.3087307879 6.3391515152 6.3695722424
4 6.3333333333 0.095 0.0323649091 0.1143636364 0.1963623636 6.3087307879 6.3391515152 6.3695722424
5 6.3136666667 0.038 0.0323649091 0.1143636364 0.1963623636 6.3087307879 6.3391515152 6.3695722424
6 6.3373333333 0.111 0.0323649091 0.1143636364 0.1963623636 6.3087307879 6.3391515152 6.3695722424
7 6.3613333333 0.185 0.0323649091 0.1143636364 0.1963623636 6.3087307879 6.3391515152 6.3695722424
8 6.3706666667 0.215 0.0323649091 0.1143636364 0.1963623636 6.3087307879 6.3391515152 6.3695722424
9 6.38 0.245 0.0323649091 0.1143636364 0.1963623636 6.3087307879 6.3391515152 6.3695722424
10 6.3353333333 0.113 0.0323649091 0.1143636364 0.1963623636 6.3087307879 6.3391515152 6.3695722424
11 6.339 0.126 0.0323649091 0.1143636364 0.1963623636 6.3087307879 6.3391515152 6.3695722424

Calculations

Control Chart Calculations
Control Chart Factors Table.
Data Subgroup size D3 D4 A2
Sample/Subgroup Size 12 2 0 3.267 1.880
3 0 2.575 1.023
R Chart Intermediate Calculations 4 0 2.282 0.729
RBar 0.1143636364 5 0 2.114 0.577
D3 Factor 0.283 6 0 2.004 0.483
D4 Factor 1.717 7 0.076 1.924 0.419
8 0.136 1.864 0.373
R Chart Control Limits 9 0.184 1.816 0.337
Lower Control Limit 0.0323649091 10 0.223 1.777 0.308
Center 0.1143636364 11 0.256 1.744 0.285
Upper Control Limit 0.1963623636 12 0.283 1.717 0.266
13 0.307 1.693 0.249
XBar Chart Intemediate Calculations 14 0.328 1.672 0.235
Average of Subgroup Averages 6.3391515152 15 0.347 1.653 0.223
A2 Factor 0.266 16 0.363 1.637 0.212
A2 Factor * RBar 0.0304207273 17 0.378 1.622 0.203
18 0.391 1.609 0.194
XBar Chart Control Limits 19 0.404 1.596 0.187
Lower Control Limit 6.3087307879 20 0.415 1.585 0.180
Center 6.3391515152 21 0.425 1.575 0.173
Upper Control Limit 6.3695722424 22 0.435 1.565 0.167
23 0.443 1.557 0.162
24 0.452 1.548 0.157
25 0.459 1.541 0.153
26 Factor value not available. Possible error in sample/subgroup size. Factor value not available. Possible error in sample/subgroup size. Factor value not available. Possible error in sample/subgroup size.
Factor value not available. Possible error in sample/subgroup size.
 
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