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Course: GB550 Unit: 5

There are two assignments due in this Unit.

Assignment 1: Problems

● Complete Chapter 9 problem, 9–10, p. 389

● Complete Chapter 10 problems, 10–1, 10–2, 10–3, 10–4, 10–5, 10–6, and 10–7, p. 427

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

Please submit this Assignment through the Dropbox.

Grading Rubric:

Assignment 1:

Criteria for AssignmentGrades

Maximum

Percent

Maximum

Points

Provides correct and complete answers for

questions andproblems. 40%

Clearly shows the reasoning and/or

calculations used to arrive at the answer or

conclusion.

50%

Demonstrates excellent college-level

organization and style; presents work in

Excel® or Microsoft Word, showing all

necessary formulas and steps.

10%

TOTAL 100% 45

Submit Final Project

Assignment 2: Final Project - Research Paper

Overview

The purpose of the Final Project Research Paper is to examine capital structure theory, issues, and

debates, while showing how capital-structure choices affect a firm’s return on investment (ROI) 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 structure issues

 Business and financial risks related to capital-structure

 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 financial flexibility

 Managerial conservativeness

 Growth opportunities

Business risk is the riskiness inherent in the firm’s operations if it uses no debt.

Assignment Grading Rubric

Course: GB550 Unit: 5

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 minimum 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.

APA StyleRequired

The report should adhere to APA format. A minimum of four reference sources are required in

addition to the text.

Directions for Submitting the Final Project

Compose your research paper in a MS Word document and save it as Username-GB550 Final Project-Unit#.doc (Example: TAllen- GB550 Final Project-Unit 5.doc). Submit your file by selecting

the Unit 5: Final Project Dropbox.

Assignment 2:

Grading Rubric

Criteria for Assigning Research Assignment Grade

Maximum Percent

Maximum Points

Content:

Provides a thorough discussion of the

research topic especially as it relates to the

course outcome “Evaluate the impact of

financial management practices on

organizational decision-making.”

60%

Analysis and Critical Thinking:

The discussion clearly demonstrates

knowledge of finance theory.

25%

Writing Style and Grammar 15% 21

TOTAL 100%

140