FIN310P Chapter 2 Financial Ratio Assignment

Q58
As you start your investigation into an introduction to information technology (IT), you will take this opportunity in the first assignment to create the template for you to add your assignments each week. This first assignment will not only have you investigate systems, but also establish the framework for future submissions.
The assignments each week build upon the work and knowledge of previous weeks. You will create 1 single document that contains all of the weekly assignments, in separate sections, culminating with the final submission being a single document with all of the weekly assignments contained within.
You are responsible for adding each of these ongoing Individual Project assignments into your Key Assignment document that will contain all of the assignments completed during this course.
The template document should follow this format:
• Introduction to IT Document Shell
• Use Word
• Title Page
• Course number and name
• Project name
• Student name
• Date
• Table of Contents (TOC)
• Use an autogenerated TOC.
• Place it on a separate page.
• It should be a maximum of 3 levels deep.
• Be sure to update the fields of the TOC so it is up-to-date before submitting your project.
• Section Headings (create each heading on a new page with TBD as content except for sections listed under New Content below)
• Section 1: Information Systems Overview
• This section will be used to describe the organization and talk about information systems and the roles needed to support them.
• Section 2: Information Systems Concepts
• This section will focus on database management systems and networks.
• Section 3: Business Information Systems
• This section looks at data and systems that process data.
• Section 4: System Development
• This section will be used to look at the system development life cycle.
• Section 5: Information Systems and Society
• This section combines all previous sections and gives the opportunity to look at securing information systems.
New Content for Section 1: Information Systems Overview
• Describe an organization of your choice. You will use this organization as you focus on the concept of information systems.
• With all of the available choices and technology, describe how the organization goes about the process of choosing the information system.
• Discuss the job functions that are needed to support the intended information system used by the organization.
• You should provide at least 1-2 pages of discussion for this information.

Q59
Question 1 Valuation – zero-coupon bond A U.S. Government bond with a face amount of $10,000 with 8 years to maturity is yielding 3.5%. What is the current selling price?
Question 2 Valuation – preferred stock What is the value of a share of preferred stock that pays a $9.50 dividend, assume k is 12%.
Question 3 Valuation – convertible bond You purchased one of AAA Corp.’s 9%, 15-year convertible bonds at its $1,000 par value a year ago when the company’s common stock was selling for $25. Similar bonds without a conversion feature returned 10% at the time. The bond is convertible into stock at a price of $35. The stock is now selling for $40. Assume no dividends. a) You exercise the conversion feature today and immediately sold the stock you received. Calculate the total return on your investment. b) What would your return have been if you had invested $1,000 in AAA’s stock instead of the bond?
Question 4 A $1000 par value convertible bond has a conversion price of $50. It is currently selling for $1,120 despite the fact that the bond’s coupon rate and the market rate are equal. The common stock obtained upon conversion is selling for $54 per share. What is the convertible bond’s conversion premium?
Question 5 Valuation – zero-coupon bond A U.S. Government bond with a face amount of $10,000 with 13 years to maturity is yielding 5.5%. What is the current selling price?
Question 6 Present value of single sum problem You are going to be given $100,000 in 12 years. Assuming an interest rate of 3.5%, what is the present value of this amount?
Question 7 Future value of single sum problem You put $2,000 in an investment account today which will earn 8% over the next 14 years, what is the future value?
Question 8 Present value of single sum problem You are going to be given $45,000 in 7 years. Assuming an interest rate of 2.5%, what is the present value of this amount?
Question 9 Future value of single sum problem You put $5,000 in an investment account today which will earn 6% over the next 11 years, what is the future value?
Question 10 Present value of annuity problem You will receive $1,200 at the end of the next 15 years, assuming a 8% discount rate, what is the present value of the cash flows?

Q60
Calculate the financial ratios for the assigned company's financial statements, and then interpret those results against company historical data as well as industry benchmarks: Review Pepsi, Apple OR Best Buy's company's financial statements from the past three years. •Compare the financial ratios with each of the preceding three (3) years (e.g. 2014 with 2013; 2013 with 2012; and 2012 with 2011). •Compare the calculated financial ratios against the industry benchmarks for the industry of your assigned company. Show financial calculations where appropriate. Write a 500 to 750 word summary of your analysis