Of the financial material you have learned so far, which is the most important concept for you to apply in life for personal and business growth. What advice would you give prospective entrepreneurs regarding financial planning?

A company used a 14% nominal discount rate to evaluate a new project. However, their advisor said that the normal discount rate for this industry is 12% but because of the different characteristics of the market, the higher discount rate is appropriate.   Question: Should the company use a different discount rate from other companies in that industry? If so, why, and what discount rate should they use?   (Hint: This is a theory question. It is required to mention systematic risk and rate of return. Which rate will systematic risk be close to?)

Question 1: Should the marketing budget be maintained or increased during a recession or economic downturn? During a recession, the immediate desire of many companies is often to simply cut costs. The marketing department can be selected for this cut and in some cases is the first area cut. One could argue that the marketing spend is the one spend or investment in a company which should be maintained or even increased during a recession or economic downturn. Take a position: Marketing spend should be maintained or increased during a recession or economic downturn versus Marketing spend should be cut along with all the other spending in the organisation.

Question 1 16 p A person places Php 75,000 in a savings account which pays 12 percent interest per annum, compounded continuously. Find the amount (in Php) in the account after four years, presuming no withdrawals and no additional deposits. Note: Input numerical values only, do not the units, space or comma. Next DII F9 F8 F7 80 F 6 F5 F4 F3

9. Mention any two limitations of franchising?   Question 9 options:

Buckeye Department Stores, Inc., operates a chain of department stores in Ohio. The company's organization chart appears below. Operating data for 20x1 follow. Buckeye Department Stores Cleveland Division Columbus Divişion Downtown Individual Olentangy Store Scioto Store Store Stores BUCKEYE DEPARTMENT STORES, INC. Operating Data for 20x1 (in thousands) Columbus Division Scioto Store $2,500 Olentangy Store $5,000 Downtown Store $12,000 Cleveland Division (all stores) $ 22,000 Sales revenue Variable expenses: Cost of merchandise sold Sales personnel-salaries Sales commissions Utilities Other Fixed expenses: Depreciation-buildings Depreciation-furnishings Computing and billing Warehouse Insurance Property taxes 3,000 500 60 80 70 2,100 310 50 70 35 6,000 760 90 160 13,000 1,700 220 320 270 130 130 90 90 50 30 70 25 20 260 150 480 310 180 460 220 190 40 80 40 75 210 90 35 80 MacBook Pro %23 % 4 & * 5 6. 7 8. Y D F K C V L.

ME Balance Sheet 2021 2020 Assets (in millions) Cash 85.960 56.460 Receivables 89.560 80.670 Inventories 55.750 41.260 Other Current Assets 9.950 6.760 Total Current Assets    241.220    185.150 Net Property, Plant, and Equipment 78.970 68.930 Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets 103.110 104.360 Other Non-Current Assets 6.900 4.200 Total Assets    430.200    362.640   Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity Payables 83.240         57.48 Current Debt 2.700           2.64 Total Current Liabilities       85.940      60.120 Long-Term Debt 122.000      119.62 Other Liabilities 21.880         22.58 Total Liabilities    229.820    202.320 Common Stock 200.380      160.32 Total Equity       200.38      160.32 Total Liabilities and Equity  430.200  362.640   INCOME STATEMENT 2021 Total Revenue (M)       488.10 Cost…

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