risk for common stocks
Explain the historical relationships between return and risk for common stocks versus corporate bonds.
Home Depot Inc
Home Depot Inc
Prepare a report for Home Depot’s senior managers to interpret and explain the SEC10K financial reports. The report should be one to two full in pages in length: single spaced, 12 pt. font, one-inch margins, and in your own words. Make note of the grading rubric which requires you to address project questions, display critical thinking, analysis, research, application of course concepts, write in your own words, and demonstrate a high degree of effective communication (i.e., formal business writing with proper grammar and punctuation).
Overall your goal for Project One is to read the Management and Analysis and introductory pages of your SEC 10-K to learn more about your company and the information reported. Incorporate concepts from the course readings.
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Operations:
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What products does Home Depot make and sell?
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Do they manufacture their products or purchase from others?
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Trends in revenues and impact on inventory and accounts receivable:
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Are sales increasing or decreasing year to year?
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How does this relate to changes in inventory and accounts receivable?
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Business environment:
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What issues might your company experience related to risk? Search the PDF version of the SEC 10-K for your company for the word risk. Are there other companies and brands under your corporation’s control; locations where they operate; and other big picture business concerns?
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Income Statement costs:
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What are the costs reported as line items on the income statement? Consider how these relate to the operations of the company. Are they increasing with sales or other changes?
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You might also consider the concept of competitive advantage. Companies are required to disclose certain financial information to comply with good business practices. How could this impact their competitive advantage with respect to competitors?
sole trader
1. Define a sole trader. Explain the advantages and disadvantages of operating as a sole trader business.
2. Define partnership. Explain the advantages and disadvantages of operating a partnership.
3. Are sole traders ever required to be licensed?
4. Why is it important for the partners in a partnership entity to have an agreement? What would happen if the partners did not sign an agreement during the formation of their business and one partner take the others to the court due to some disagreement in terms of sharing the profit?
5. Define “Partnership Agreement” and list all information it includes.
6. Explain the taxation aspect of partnerships?
7. What is the “profit share ratio”?
8. Differentiate between a sole trader and partnership business.
free-market national economy
Select any one of the following starter bullet point sections. Review the important themes within the sub questions of each bullet point. The sub questions are designed to get you thinking about some of the important issues. Your response should provide a succinct synthesis of the key themes in a way that articulates a clear point, position, or conclusion supported by research. Select a different bullet point section than what your classmates have already posted so that we can engage several discussions on relevant topics. If all of the bullet points have been addressed, then you may begin to reuse the bullet points with the expectation that varied responses continue.
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****A free-market national economy is experiencing a recession with no apparent end in sight. Determine what two pricing objectives you would recommend for producers of goods and services in the country. Explain why you would recommend these two pricing objectives.
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****Explain the way pricing strategy changes over the course of the four stages of the product (category) life cycle: introduction, growth, maturity, and decline. Provide reasoning to support your answer.
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****Identify three internal and three external factors influencing the setting of prices. Discuss how each of these factors influences the price of a service.
APA format, 700-800 words.
payback period
A project has an initial cost of €7,900 and cash inflows of €2,100, €3,140, €3,800, and €4,500 a year over the next four years, respectively. What is the payback period?
project evaluation
Discuss the relevant incremental cash flows for project evaluation.
performance appraisal
Question 1
Differentiate between performance appraisal and job evaluation.
Question 2
Discuss the functions of Human Resource Management with relevant examples.
Question 3
Discuss the various applications of job analysis.
Trek’s External and Internal Environments
Based on the reading, Trek’s External and Internal EnvironmentsList Trek’s internal strengths external opportunities
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weaknesses
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threats
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Answer one of the questions below
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What was the most difficult part of the SWOT analysis?
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Why do most firms not develop major strategies for matches between threats and strengths?
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Under why conditions might a firm develop a major strategy to match an opportunity and a weakness?
products or services to buy
-In general, how do people decide what company’s products or services to buy? (put another way, how do you choose between competing products or sellers? Price? Quality? Features? Service? Convenience? Image? Some combination?
-List any three different products (i.e. “Shoes, Burritos, & Oil Changes”, or “Cars, Jeans, & Legal Services” or any other three products) and tell us what company’s product you purchase (or where you shop for that product). Why do you buy that brand or give that company your business? (answer separately for each of the three products).
