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Net Present Value (NPV) and Adjusted Present Value (APV)

The capital budgeting decision techniques discussed so far all have strengths and weaknesses; however, they do comprise the most popular rules for valuing projects. On the other hand, valuing an entire business requires that some adjustments be made to various pieces of these methodologies. As an example, in valuing a business, one frequently used alternative to Net Present Value (NPV) is called Adjusted Present Value (APV). Research other popular business valuation models. In 600 minimum -750 maximum content words (title page, abstract, and references not included in count), respond to the following: Define APV. How does it differ from NPV? Identify and discuss at least two other business valuation models that are popular. Use the template provided. Follow APA format, including a title page, introduction, conclusion, citations, and 6 references (two should be peer-reviewed references). See the attached PPT file. Turnitin report of no more than 20% similarity index is required.

Feasibility Analysis Due Week 6 and worth 135 points “A feasibility analysis is a chance to open your eyes, ask yourself some very tough questions, then check to see whether your idea, as originally conceived, needs to be modified, refocused, or changed dramatically. (Or perhaps even scrapped altogether.)” (Abrams, as cited in Scarborough & Cornwall, 2015, p. 237). With this assignment, you will be addressing the fundamental question: Does this business have profit potential? Referring to the same business you either started or purchased in the first assignment, write a three to four (3-4) page paper in which you: Conduct a feasibility analysis in which you research: Industry and Market Feasibility Product or Service Feasibility Financial Feasibility Entrepreneurial Readiness Based on your assessment, does the business idea need to be modified, changed significantly, or abandoned? (Note: If you abandon the business idea, then you will need to select and analyze a new business that has profit potential.) Include at least two (2) references outside the textbook. Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements: This course requires use of Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). The format may be different than other Strayer University courses. Please take a moment to review the SWS documentation for details (more information and an example is included in the Strayer Writing Standards left menu link). Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required page length. The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are: Describe and analyze the necessary activities and key decisions to start a small business. Use technology and information resources to research issues in small business management. Write clearly and concisely about small business management using proper writing mechanics.

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This is the feedback I got from my lecturer ( We have some issues in the draft which creates a disconnect as a whole. These must be fixed to make the work as a whole make sense. In the rationale you state this is a quantitative correlational study. The correlational aspect is clear but no where do you mention the statistics you will analyse and how, in order to qualify the use of quantitative. This must be fixed. You also need to make it more explicit how this topic is relevant to business management. In the LR you mention a hypothesis and again based on statistical analysis. The hypothesis needs to appear under the section where you talk about deductive research and not in the LR. Also as stated before, you provide no detail of the statistics you will use and how? In the methodology, the section discussing research philosophy is repetitive and does not flow. Restructure. You define primary and secondary but do not state that you are doing secondary. Similarly, you define quant, qual and mixed methods but do not state that due to doung secondary research, you will not be using these. You have a good variety of definitions of case studies but again do not clearly describe your approach, especially the use of statistics and how you will prove correlation. What are your data sets? In general, when referencing, 3 or more authors you only mention the first author and then et al.,)

You are expected to find one articles from the wall street journal that is relevant to the topics covered in class. For each of the articles, prepare a short analysis (roughly 1 page typed) describing the article and analyzing it in light of the material of this course. TOPICS COVERED IN CLASS: 1. Solve complex time value of money problems using a financial calculator and/or spreadsheet (chapters 5 & 6). 2. Solve complex NPV/IRR problems using a financial calculator and/or spreadsheet (Chapters 9 &10). 3. Solve NPV/IRR problems using scenario, sensitivity and simulation analysis (Chapter 11). 4. Explain in your own words the cost of issuing securities and the direct/indirect cost of going public (Chapter 15). 5. Explain, in your own words, how management decisions related to capital structure and dividend policy affect firm value (chapters 16 & 17, respectively). 6. Explain, in your own words, the effects of agency conflicts and information asymmetry 2 on corporate decisions related to obtaining funds and paying out cash (chapters 16 & 17). 7. Analyze financial statement data and ratios and explain the implications for capital structure and firm value (chapter 16 and project). 8. Identify the following as related to short-term financing and planning: operating and cash cycle, the difference types of short-term financial planning and policy. (Chapter 18). 9. Analyze quantitative data related to short-term asset management and describe alternatives for financing the firm’s investment in short-term assets (chapter 18). 10. Identify and explain how firms manage cash and liquidity (Chapter 19). 11. Identify and explain how firms manage receivables and determine their credit policy, and manage inventory (chapter 20). 12. Explain basic futures and forward contracts in their own words and describe corporate risk management techniques;(chapter 23) 13. Demonstrate understanding of basic option structure and pricing. (chapter 24) 14. Identify option-like aspects of corporate securities and projects (chapter 24). 15. Analyze types of mergers and acquisitions (Chapter 26).

Your assignment this week is to prepare a PowerPoint presentation on one of the two tasks listed below.

Here are the two scenarios you may choose from as the theme (subject) of your presentation: You have been asked by your local monthly “Entrepreneur’s Association” to prepare a short presentation that compares and contrasts the characteristics of a strong entrepreneurial leader and a weak or poor entrepreneurial leader. Return to your Reading & Resources section and review the characteristics of strong and weak leaders.

If there is insufficient information in these resources, head out into the Internet and find additional resources. Your boss, the owner of a franchise business, has asked you to do some research on the principles of managing and leading subordinates within the context of an entrepreneurial environment.

You are to prepare a PowerPoint lecture that can be presented to future franchise holders. This lecture should cover what you have learned to be the major skills, tactics, and principles of managing people in an entrepreneurial environment. Instructions: Include (a) a minimum of 15 slides; (b) a minimum of 3 credible resources; (c) a template appropriate to the subject matter; (d) a combination of artwork, photos, and clip art that illustrates the topic on the slide; and (e) include an intro slide, main body slides, a detailed summation slide, and a reference slide.