Week 3 Assignment

Develop a three- to four-page analysis (excluding the title and reference pages) on the projected return on investment for your college education and projected future employment. This analysis will consist of two parts:

Part 1: Explain how you made the decision to pursue an education in Business or Finance. Include a summary of expenses related to that decision, such as: cost of tuition, cost of books, the interest you may pay on any loans and any other associated expenses.

Part 2: Conduct research on your desired occupation and identify how much compensation (return) you expect to earn. How long will it take to pay back the return on this investment? Be sure to consider the trade-off between the cost of education and the expected return on investment.

The research paper should be comprehensive and include specific examples. The paper should be formatted according to APA style 

Hickman, K. A., Byrd, J. W., & McPherson, M. (2013). Essentials of finance [Electronic version]. Retrieved from https://content.ashford.edu/

• Chapter 6: Relevant Cash Flows for Capital Budgeting
• Chapter 7: Corporations Making Investments
• Chapter 8: Leverage, Financial Risk, and Firm Value

Articles

La Rocca, M., La Rocca, T., & Cariola, A. (2011). Capital structure decisions during a firm's life cycle. Small Business Economics, 37(1), 107-130. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11187-009-9229-z

• The full-text version of this article can be accessed through the EBSCOhost database in the Ashford University Library.

Norton, E. (1991). Factors affecting capital structure decisions. The Financial Review, 26(3), 431-431. Retrieved from The ProQuest database.

• The full-text version of this article can be accessed through the EBSCOhost database in the Ashford University Library.