FIN 370- paper

WACC and Corporate Investment Decisions Grading Guide

FIN/370 Version 11

Finance for Business

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Individual Signature Assignment: WACC and Corporate Investment Decisions

Purpose of Assignment

Students should understand corporate risk and be able to use the financial models learned in the class to evaluate and calculate a company’s weighted average cost of capital and use the analysis to make company investment decisions.

What is a Signature Assignment?

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Resources Required

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Grading Guide

Content	Met	Partially Met	Not Met	Comments:
Calculate the company’s weighted average cost of capital.
Use the dividend discount model.
Shows calculations in Microsoft® Word.
Explain and defend why he/she agrees or disagrees with this statement: The company’s CEO has stated that if the company increases the amount of long term debt, so that the capital structure will be 60% debt and 40% equity, this will lower its WACC.
Reports what he/she would advise the CEO.
The analysis is 700 words in length.
		Total Available	Total Earned
		5	#/5

Writing Guidelines	Met	Partially Met	Not Met	Comments:
The paper—including tables and graphs, headings, title page, and reference page—is consistent with APA formatting guidelines and meets course-level requirements.
Intellectual property is recognized with in-text citations and a reference page.
Paragraph and sentence transitions are present, logical, and maintain the flow throughout the paper.
Sentences are complete, clear, and concise.
Rules of grammar and usage are followed including spelling and punctuation.
		Total Available	Total Earned
		2	#/2

Assignment Total	#	7	#/7
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