Financial Management Homework

Assignment 1:

Problems

●Complete Chapter 5 problem, 5–2, p.226

●Complete Chapter 6 problem, 6–7, p.281

●Complete Chapter 6 problem 6–11, p.281

Prepare this Assignment as a Word document. List each question, followed by your answer.

Assignment 2:

Final Research Paper As part of your final research paper, complete and submit all of the following parts by the end of this unit: Part I - The Abstract Part II - Table of Contents Part III - Preliminary reference list 

Details for assignment 2: (This covers the entire final paper so you know what is expected)

Overview

The purpose of the assignment research paper is to examine capital structure theory, issues, and debates, while showing how capital structure choices affect a firm’s return on investment (ROE) and its risk profile.

Directions Your assignment is to select a publicly held company and to analyze its capital structure, applying the theories and principles found in CHAPTER 15 of the text.

The structure of your research paper should include:

 A preview of capital structureissues

 Business and financial risks related to capitalstructure

 Modigliani and Miller’s [MM] capital structure theory

 Criticisms of the MM model and assumptions

 Capital structure evidence and implications

 Estimating the firm’s optimal capital structure A firm’s optimal capital structure is that mix of debt and equity that maximizes the stock price. At any point in time, management has a specific target capital structure in mind, presumably the optimal one, though this target may change over time. For example, financial management may choose a 50% equity financing [stock] and 50% debt [bond] financing.

Several factors influence a firms’ capital structure, including:  Business risk  Tax position  The need for financialflexibility  Managerial conservativeness  Growth opportunities Business risk is the riskiness inherent in the firm’s operations if it uses no debt. This report is intended to be a capital structure analysis of your selected public company.

Your paper is intended to be an executive summary of your analysis, and is limited to a maximum of 5–7 pages of text, excluding the title page, table of contents, graphs, charts, tables, etc. This summary report of your selected company’s capital structure should convey the quality, depth, and completeness of your capital structure analysis, without going into excessive detail.