Cost and Profit Analysis

  

15–20-slide Microsoft PowerPoint presentation. (NO Excel Spreadsheet needed) > company can be a real company or something made up as long as the information given on the powerpoint reflect the required data. Must includes speaker notes. (did use Microsoft as example)

The slide presentation must include:

1. Cover page listing the company, project, date, and      presenter.
2. Sufficient background so that a potential investor      understands the business.
3. The investment idea and summary justification.
4. Give an investor an understanding of revenues, costs,      expenses, cash flows, and potential returns in dollars and using capital      budgeting analysis concepts to demonstrate viability. 
5. The break-even of the project.
6. Your final analysis summary that details why the      company should invest the money in this project.
7. Speaker notes in your Microsoft PowerPoint presentation      to include background information that you would communicate verbally in a      presentation. This speaker notes content should be the length necessary to      explain the outline presented in the slides. Each slide must have the      requisite speaker notes to explain the material/data presented in the      slides as if you are making a formal presentation and expect to verbalize      those words..

Breakdown of Course Project Work

  

Module

Major Task

Points

 

Select public company and   begin planning project.

 

Seek approval of the   company, project investment idea, and justification by completing the Project   Approval Input in the link provided.

30

 

 

 

Submit Microsoft PowerPoint   presentation complete with speaker notes before the end of class Day 4. 

470

  

Grading Criteria

  

Assignment Components

Proficient

Max Points

 

By end of Module   2, complete the Project Approval Input and   answer the questions provided.

Selects US public company and provides name   and stock symbol. Explains interest in the company and in the investment   project.

30

 

Excel Worksheet Requirements:

 

Identify the various revenues, expenses,   costs, expenses, and cash flows. If a manufacturing company and investment   deals with projects, the analysis breaks down costs into fixed and variable,   direct and indirect.

All costs, revenues, expenses, and cash flows   required to implement the project are identified, listed, and summed   appropriately

180

 

Calculate the CVP or break-even point for the   project.

Calculations are complete and accurate.

15

 

Calculate NPV and IRR. Provides the numeric   viability of the project investment. 

Calculations are complete and accurate.

25

 

Slide Presentation Requirements:

 

Includes a minimum of 15 slides

Each slide is formatted consistently with   proper spelling and grammar.

30

 

Cover   page

Cover page listing the company, project, date,   and presenter

10

 

Company summary

Sufficient   written background so that a potential investor understands the business.

40

 

Data from Excel Worksheet

Enough   historic data from the graded worksheet to give an investor an understanding   of revenues, costs, expenses, cash flows, and potential returns in dollars   and using capital budgeting analysis concepts to demonstrate viability. 

30

 

Analysis slides

Present   the breakeven and other types of analysis for the project.

50

 

Final recommendations

Provide   your final analysis summary that details why the company should invest the   money in this project.

40

 

Speaker notes on each slide

Speaker   notes in your PowerPoint presentation to include background information that   you would communicate verbally in a presentation. This background information   should be the length necessary to explain the outline presented in the   slides. Each slide must have the requisite speaker notes to explain the   material/data presented in the slides as if you are making a formal   presentation and expect to verbalize those words.

50

 

Total:

500

     

1.

Question :

What is the full legal name of the     US public company that you will use in your course project?

    

Student     Answer:

I will use     Microsoft company as my course project choice.

             

Points       Received:

5 of 5

 

Comments:

     

Question 2.

Question :

What is the stock symbol for the     public company you have chosen?

    

Student     Answer:

Stock symbol for     Microsoft is MSFT

             

Points       Received:

2 of 2

 

Comments:

     

Question 3.

Question :

Why did you specifically choose     this company for your project? Why are you interested in the company?

    

Student     Answer:

My reason for     having Microsoft as my project of choice is to remind other tech company     how successful and powerful Microsoft company is since the beginning. It     not only dominates the world of technology, also the glitz-and-glitter,     high dollars world of branding and brand recognition. It’s bigger than     anything the beer companies, the carmakers and clothing giants or any other     massive corporate advertiser. Why am I interested in the Microsoft company?     Here is why, it has a huge variety of products you can work on and choose     from. If you like some specific area for the high probability there is a     team at Microsoft who does this thing or working on problems in that area.     They also have bunch of talented people and MSR has really brilliant     scientists working there. Also, Microdot has pretty good benefits, health     insurance and other stuff with a very stable share price and you are secure     financially working there.

             

Points       Received:

10 of 10

 

Comments:

     

Question 4.

Question :

What is the nature of the investment     for this company that you are planning? Please explain your investment     idea.

    

Student     Answer:

I am confident to     have invested to promote the computer science education for the future     generation which is a initiative plan that have been launched in 2012, I am     willing to plan on continuing this important service along side the high     school level in pursuing this goal for the future students entering the     secondary education where they will be given the same education in computer     science as previous students that began the program prior to launching it     in 2012. Looking forward for the continuation of this very important     service to the public and the future of our nation in years to come.

             

Points       Received:

13 of 13

 

Comments:

Sounds good.       However, will your proposed investment or expansion allows to perform the       kind of quantitative analysis on the final project due Week Five. For       example, how will it cost to launch the new program? How much will you       charge it in order to break even?