Managing Financial Resources and Decisions

Managing Financial Resources and Decisions Assignment Title: Managing Financial Resource and Decision Making TASK1: You are the Finance Manager of a large public company (you should choose one from large The company intends to invest into a new project in the near future. (Life time of the project is 5 years). The finance director has asked you to identify and review the existing source of finance available to business of the choice of the company and evaluate the implication of available source of finance in the financial market to obtain to invest new project. (You should attach as an appendix the financial statements of your choice of the company) (This provides evidence of Learning Outcome: 01 and 02: Assessment criteria 1.1:1.2:1.3 and 2. 1 :2 2:2. 3:2. 4) TASK 2: On your first day in early January 2013, the Directors present you with two management reports prepared by the departmental financial accountant. You are given the Sales budget and the cash flow for the twelve months from period July 2012 to June 2013. ‘The first six months of which include actual sales figures include some variances between budgeted and actual sales. The directors are concerned about the likely cash deficits shown in the cash flow as well as sales performance for the particular period. They are also concerned that they are very unlikely to meet their budgeted sales in the first half of the year July 2012 to December 2012. (This provides evidence of Learning Outcome: 03: Assessment criteria 3.1) {ou are required to: (a) Analyse the cash flow and the sales budget for the above period and complete the Sales budget as appropriate. (b). Make recommendations for improving the cash flow situation with a view to minimizing the cash deficit or, possibly, generating a cash surplus. TASK 3 (8) The following information extracted from Westfield company production department about Product A: Selling price per unit: £300 Variable cost: £220 A Fixed cost: £290,000 (i) Explain and evaluate the pricing methods (at least two methods) (ii) Use the above information calculate breakeven point of volume and illustrate how changes in selling price(use 5% increase or decrease) would impact on volume of sales and pricing decision of the product A. You should explain the calculation of unit cost and make pricing decisions (This provides evidence of Learning Outcome: 03: Assessment criteria 3.2) (b) 2 The Management Accountant of Westfield Company has recently resigned and left this post with immediate effect. You are asked by your line manager to this role. The directors of the company are considering two alternative business projects. Each of which involves an initial investment of £200,000. The following information relates to two projects are as follows: Project - A B Expected profits Year 1 80,000 30,000 Year 2 80,000 50,000 Year 3 40,000 90,000 Year 4 20,000 120,000 Estimated resale value at the end of year 4 of each project is £40,000. Profit is calculatet. after deducting straight line depreciation, the cost of capital is 16%. You are asked to carry out a full investment appraisal of two projects under the following appraisal techniques Payback period Accounting rate of return Net present value You should evaluate the above techniques and advice the Directors appropriate techniques to be used to make a decision on which project in your opinion should be undertaken. You should assess the viability of a project using investment appraisal techniques (This provides evidence of Learning Outcome: 03: Assessment criteria 3. 3) TASK 4: You are asked to analyse and compare the performance of the below financial statements. Use the data for the two consecutive years, comments on it by making the use of full range of ratios and also all calculations should be attached as an appendix in your assignment PLACE THIS ORDER OR A SIMILAR ORDER WITH US TODAY AND GET AN AMAZING DISCOUNT :)