In every business setup, the aspect of reporting financial results in an adequate manner is one of the management aspects of a firm. In all cases such report should be based on standard financial requirements where accuracy and validity should highly be monitored. Business finance includes both costs and revenues. The health of the business is determined by the strength of these two components. However, […]

1. Why do you think Toyota waited so long to move much of its manufacturing for European sales to Europe? Automobile Manufacturing is a highly capital intensive industry and has a long gestation period. The Automobile market is extremely competitive and prices are market driven due to the increasing globalization of manufacturing operations. As new models hit the road almost everyday a manufacturing unit would […]

This is an individual continuous assessment that carries 15% of the overall assessment in this course. You are required to answer ALL questions below. Notes: 1. Deadline of submission is 16 October 2013. (***No Extension will be granted except extenuating circumstances can be shown). 5 marks will be deducted for every one day delay of submission. 2. Plagiarism will be penalized in according to the […]

Define the terms finance and financial management, and identify the major sub-areas of finance. Finance is the study of applying specific value to things individuals own to include services used and decisions determined [Finance by Cornett, M. M., Adair, T. A., & Nofsinger J. (2014). M: Finance (2nd ed.)]. In simple words, finance is how much value is attributable to goods and services and the […]

About the Companies 1. 1 Cerebos Pacific Limited (CPL) Cerebos Pacific Limited (CPL) is a manufacturer and distributor of health supplements, Asian and Western food, and beverages to market throughout Asia and Australasia. The company’s products include its flagship BRAND’S chicken essence, other health supplements, coffee, sauces, canned products and desserts. BRAND’S® will celebrate its 175th Anniversary in 2010, with significant milestones underlined by the […]

Scenario analysis is the assessment of the possible future results of a situation by exploring the various expected outcomes. Scenario analysis starts with the possible scenarios that are expected to occur. The scenario analysis should include the evaluation of many factors; numerical, visualization and relational. Scenario analysis is used to make decisions based on the expected future occurrences. Despite the helpful nature of the scenario […]

There are also reputation threats such as damage to the company’s reputation in the market or from employee loyalty. You also have procedural risk, project, and financial, technical risk. Natural and political risk as well. Company decision makers must think through the systems, organizations or structures they operate, and analyze risks to any part of them. Once the threats have been acknowledged, the next step […]

Chapter 3 – NATURE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT What is finance Finance can be defined as he art and science of managing money. Virtually all individuals and organizations earn or raise money and spend or invest money. Finance is concerned with the process, institutions, markets and instruments involved in the transfer of money among individuals, business and governments. Nature of Financial Management Financial Management as an […]

Putting yourself in the position of an existing shareholder(investor) of your company, using both the annual corporate report and the information about your company’s share price in the Financial Times, provide a recommendation (with reasons) whether you rate your company’s shares as Buy, Hold or Sell. There are a wide range of factors that affect share price. These include interest rates, inflation, the performance of […]

Introduction to F. M:- The secrets of good financial management are to keep things simple, develop routines and get into good habits. People sometimes worry that financial management will be a very complicated, difficult and intellectual process. But in fact the best financial systems are very simple and easy to follow. The more complicated the system, the greater the chance that something will go wrong […]