Assignment 1: Assessing Capital Projects
Write a 750-1000 word paper. In your paper include the following:
• Research your organization and find capital projects your company has completed in the last 5 to 10 years. Explain the project assessment methods the organization should have used to assess these projects (IRR, NPV, payback, and ARR). What are the advantages and drawbacks to using each one?
Assignment 2: Shrieves Casting Company
Write a 750 to 1000 word paper. In your paper include the following:
• Complete questions A through J for the Mini Case involving Shrieves Casting Company on pages 465 & 466. Please complete the paper in actual paper format including an introduction paragraph, a clearly labeled paragraph for each question (A, B, C, etc.), a conclusion paragraph, and a references page.
Assignment 3: Optimal Capital Structure
Write a 750 - 1000 word paper. In your paper include the following:
• Explain the capital structure of the organization you have been studying this term. Do they rely more heavily on debt or equity? What are their structure weights (%'s)? How does this structure contribute to the overall risk of your firm? Do you feel they have chosen an ideal capital structure? What would you do to improve their structure if you could be CEO for a day?
Assignment 4: Your Investment and their Competition
Write a 1250-1500 word paper. In your paper include the following:
Choose a key competitor of the company you have been studying this term. Highlight key differences in performance between your organization and their key competitor in the following areas:
1. Stock structure
2. Capital structure
3. Dividend payout history
4. Key financial ratios
5. Beta
6. Risk
For each assignment do the following formatting instructions.
Include a title page and 3-5 references. Only one reference may be from the internet (not Wikipedia). The other references must be from the Grantham University online library. Please adhere to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA), (6th ed. 2nd printing) when writing and submitting assignments and papers.