Final Paper

Write a five- to seven-page financial statement analysis of a public company, formatted according to APA style. In this analysis, you will discuss the financial health of this company with the ultimate goal of making a recommendation to other investors. Your paper should consist of the following sections: introduction, company overview, horizontal analysis, ratio analysis, final recommendation, and conclusions.  Your paper needs to include a minimum of two scholarly resources in addition to the textbook as references (do not worry about the textbook, i will add this in later).

Here is a breakdown of the sections within the body of the assignment: 

Company Overview 
Provide a brief overview of your company (one to two paragraphs at most).  What industry is it in?  What are its main products or services?  Who are its competitors? 

Horizontal Analysis of Income Statement and Balance Sheet
Prepare a three-year, horizontal analysis of the income statement and balance sheet of your selected company.  Discuss the importance and meaning of horizontal analysis.  Discuss both the positive and negative trends presented in your company. 

Ratio Analysis
Calculate the current ratio, quick ratio, cash to current liabilities ratio, over a two-year period.  Discuss and interpret the ratios that you calculated.  Discuss potential liquidity issues based on your calculations of the current and quick ratios.  Are there any factors that could be erroneously influencing the results of the ratios?  Discuss liquidity issues of competitive companies within the same industry. 

Recommendation
Based on your analysis, would you recommend an individual invest in this company?  What strengths do you see?  What risks do you see?  It is perfectly acceptable to state that you would recommend avoiding this company, as long as you provide support for your position. 

The paper

• Must be five to seven double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style.
• Must include a separate title page with the following:
• Title of paper
• Student’s name
• Course name and number
• Instructor’s name
• Date submitted
• Must use at least two scholarly sources in addition to the course text (do not worry about this, i will add this later).
• Must document all sources in APA style.
• Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style.

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Strategic positioning is an integral aspect of the potential success of a company. Review the resources regarding Kellogg’s (Who Killed Tony the Tiger? How Kellogg Lost Breakfast and Will Kellogg’s Cereal Sales Ever Return to Normal?), and consider the different elements that have played a role in the company’s current position, such as competition and industry trends. Then reflect upon your chosen company and post information on the following:

• What is the background of the current market?
• What are the most significant sources of competition for this company?
• What are the significant industry trends that could impact your company?
• Provide a brief synopsis of the overall market and key segments.

In response to at least two of your peers, discuss trends that may affect their chosen companies and possible impacts on their branding image and business success.

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Moral Reasoning

For our assignment this week, we will be looking at the complexities of moral reasoning. To begin, complete the interactive experiment, based on the famous Trolley Dilemma, from Philosophyexperiments.com (linked below). Be sure to keep a record of your answers as you work through the questions, and then read the analyses of your answers at the end of the experiment.

Note: The final page of this activity is titled: “Is it Because He’s Fat: A Piece of Bigotry” – you do not need to continue beyond that page.

http://www.philosophyexperiments.com/fatman/Default.aspx

For your essay this week, discuss what you learned about your own moral reasoning compared with the moral reasoning of others who participated in this experiment (this will be available to you in the analysis section).

The following questions should help guide your writing:

• In the preliminary questions, what answers did you select and why did you select them?
• In the scenario questions, (The Runaway Train, The Fat Man on the Bridge, The Saboteur, and The Fat Man and the Ticking Bomb), what answers did you select and why did you select them?
• In the analysis section, were your preliminary answers and your scenario answers consistent? If not, why not?
• How do your answers compare with the answers of others who also participated in this experiment?
• What does this experiment tell you about yourself and others in terms of moral reasoning?

Your completed assignment should be written primarily in first person and should be 500-750 words in length. If you use sources in your writing, be sure to identify them. If you use any direct language from a source, be sure to place those words in quotation marks.

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Resources: Legal Environment of Business: Online Commerce, Business Ethics, and Global Issues: Ch. 14, 15, 16 and 17; Week 2 Electronic Reserve Readings; Legal Source database located in the Week 2 Electronic Reserve Readings

Scenario: You are sole proprietor presenting to a group of investors where you are seeking 20 million dollars to raise capital for your manufacturing company.

Prepare a 10- to 15-slide Microsoft^® PowerPoint^® presentation that includes speakers’ notes for your potential investors that covers both parts of the assignment below:

Part I:

Choose the one form of organization that is best suited for your manufacturing company and explain why that form is the best suited business form to use:

• Partnership
• Limited Liability Partnership
• Limited Liability Company (including single member LLC)
• S Corporation
• Franchise
• Corporation

Outline for the investors which form of organization (from the list of six under the first bullet) would be the least suited and explain why it is the least suited form of business organization to use.

Part II:

Address the following for the investors regarding the corporate form of organization only(from the list of six under the first bullet):

• Summarize for investors what legal liabilities could arise for the Officers and for the Directors of that board?
• Explain how you could minimize those liabilities for the Directors and officers.

Cite a minimum of three scholarly references. One scholarly reference must be from the University Library. Be sure to include in-text citations in your speakers’ notes and and include a references slide.

Format your paper consistent with APA Guidelines.

Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.

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• Findlaw US Supreme Court Opinions.

• LII: Supreme Court: Most Recent Decisions.

• NOLO US Supreme Court Center.

• OYEZ U.S. Supreme Court Media – Cases – 2011 Term.

  I need serious help and original work in this assignment.  You may select any business-related case decided by a state court, a federal court, or the United States Supreme Court.  This analysis should be no more than four pages, doubles-spaced.  Reference and citations are to adhere to APA formatting and style guideline. Please read Chapter 12, “Torts,” chapter 13 Strict Liability and Product Liability,” Chapter 24 “Consumer Protection.” By Miller, R.L., & Cross, .F. B. (2014) the legal environment of business: Text and case-ethical, regulatory, global, and corporate issues (9^th ed). Mason, OH: South-Western.

  This assignment is on Case Law Analysis – Tort Law

  Please ensure to include Summarizes the importance, context, purpose, and relevance of law in a business environment; presents the facts of the case to illustrate the context, purpose, and relevance.  Evaluates key judicial concepts that influence the decisions related to business; provides examples and cites dissenting rules and reasons for dissent. 

  Using your selected court decision, prepare an analysis that responds to the following:

  1. Articulates the importance, context, purpose, and relevance of law in a business environment:

  Identify the parties who are before the court.

  Provide a brief background to problem. Summarize the facts in no more than 3-4 paragraphs.

  Identify what is the specific disagreement between the parties.

  Explain the ruling of the court in no more than 2-3 paragraphs.

  2. Evaluates key judicial concepts that influence the decisions related to business:

  Was there a dissenting opinion? If so, explain why some of the judges or justices disagreed with the majority in the decision.

  Finally, do you agree with the court’s decision? Why or why not?

  You may choose any court case, either state or federal, as the basis for your case law analysis; however, the case should be applicable to the assignment topic. The recommended Web sites for researching and locating a case are listed in the Resources area

  **Bonus question for extra point on Commercial Tort Law.  No more than 1-2 paragraph. May give example.

  Are there situations where companies should be liable to those who have been injured even if the company has not been careless?

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