FIN 317 Assignment 4: Financing an Expansion

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Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.

Points: 250	Assignment 4: Financing an Expansion
Criteria	Unacceptable Below 60% F	Meets Minimum Expectations 60-69% D	Fair 70-79% C	Proficient 80-89% B	Exemplary 90-100% A
1. Use one (1) of the valuation techniques identified in Chapters 10 and 11 to calculate the value of the competitor you wish to purchase. Weight: 20%	Did not submit or incompletely used one (1) of the valuation techniques identified in Chapters 10 and 11 to calculate the value of the competitor you wish to purchase.	Insufficiently used one (1) of the valuation techniques identified in Chapters 10 and 11 to calculate the value of the competitor you wish to purchase.	Partially used one (1) of the valuation techniques identified in Chapters 10 and 11 to calculate the value of the competitor you wish to purchase.	Satisfactorily used one (1) of the valuation techniques identified in Chapters 10 and 11 to calculate the value of the competitor you wish to purchase.	Thoroughly used one (1) of the valuation techniques identified in Chapters 10 and 11 to calculate the value of the competitor you wish to purchase.
2. Analyze the various financial tools available to you to determine the tools that will be most helpful in assessing whether your company can afford to purchase the competitor. Support your response. Weight: 15%	Did not submit or incompletely analyzed the various financial tools available to you to determine the tools that will be most helpful in assessing whether your company can afford to purchase the competitor; did not submit or incompletely supported your response.	Insufficiently analyzed the various financial tools available to you to determine the tools that will be most helpful in assessing whether your company can afford to purchase the competitor; insufficiently supported your response.	Partially analyzed the various financial tools available to you to determine the tools that will be most helpful in assessing whether your company can afford to purchase the competitor; partially supported your response.	Satisfactorily analyzed the various financial tools available to you to determine the tools that will be most helpful in assessing whether your company can afford to purchase the competitor; satisfactorily supported your response.	Thoroughly analyzed the various financial tools available to you to determine the tools that will be most helpful in assessing whether your company can afford to purchase the competitor; thoroughly supported your response.
3. Examine the options available to you to finance the competitor through the debt market, recommending the best alternative as a result of your analysis. Provide support for your recommendation. Weight: 15%	Did not submit or incompletely examined the options available to you to finance the competitor through the debt market, recommending the best alternative as a result of your analysis; did not submit or incompletely provided support for your recommendation.	Insufficiently examined the options available to you to finance the competitor through the debt market, recommending the best alternative as a result of your analysis; insufficiently provided support for your recommendation.	Partially examined the options available to you to finance the competitor through the debt market, recommending the best alternative as a result of your analysis; partially provided support for your recommendation.	Satisfactorily examined the options available to you to finance the competitor through the debt market, recommending the best alternative as a result of your analysis; satisfactorily provided support for your recommendation.	Thoroughly examined the options available to you to finance the competitor through the debt market, recommending the best alternative as a result of your analysis; thoroughly provided support for your recommendation.
4. Examine the options available to you to finance the competitor through the equity market, recommending the best alternative as a result of your analysis. Provide support for your recommendation. Weight: 15%	Did not submit or incompletely examined the options available to you to finance the competitor through the equity market, recommending the best alternative as a result of your analysis.	Insufficiently examined the options available to you to finance the competitor through the equity market, recommending the best alternative as a result of your analysis.	Partially examined the options available to you to finance the competitor through the equity market, recommending the best alternative as a result of your analysis.	Satisfactorily examined the options available to you to finance the competitor through the equity market, recommending the best alternative as a result of your analysis.	Thoroughly examined the options available to you to finance the competitor through the equity market, recommending the best alternative as a result of your analysis.
5. Conduct a cross comparison of your debt and equity examinations to determine where to ideally obtain the additional $100 million funding needed to make the purchase and the approach that you would take to securing the funds. Provide support for your recommendation. Weight: 25%	Did not submit or incompletely conducted a cross comparison of your debt and equity examinations to determine where to ideally obtain the additional $100 million funding needed to make the purchase and the approach that you would take to securing the funds.	Insufficiently conducted a cross comparison of your debt and equity examinations to determine where to ideally obtain the additional $100 million funding needed to make the purchase and the approach that you would take to securing the funds.	Partially conducted a cross comparison of your debt and equity examinations to determine where to ideally obtain the additional $100 million funding needed to make the purchase and the approach that you would take to securing the funds.	Satisfactorily conducted a cross comparison of your debt and equity examinations to determine where to ideally obtain the additional $100 million funding needed to make the purchase and the approach that you would take to securing the funds.	Thoroughly conducted a cross comparison of your debt and equity examinations to determine where to ideally obtain the additional $100 million funding needed to make the purchase and the approach that you would take to securing the funds.
6. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements Weight: 10%	More than 8 errors present	7-8 errors present	5-6 errors present	3-4 errors present	0-2 errors present