Gapenski, L. (2018). Fundamentals of healthcare finance. (3rd ed.). Health Administration Press. • ISBN: 9781567939750.
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I attached instructions and sample spreadsheet. For part A please use the information in the instructions. Same for part B.
The information you hand to Mary shows the following:
Initial investment outlay of $30 million, consisting of $25 million for equipment and $5 million for net working capital (NWC) (plastic substrate and ink inventory); NWC recoverable in terminal year
Project and equipment life: 5 years
Sales: $25 million per year for five years
Assume gross margin of 60% (exclusive of depreciation)
Depreciation: Straight-line for tax purposes
Selling, general, and administrative expenses: 10% of sales
Tax rate: 35%
You continue your conversation.
“It looks good,” says Mary. “Use this information from Luke and James to compute the cash flows for the project.”
“No problem,” you say.
“Then, compute NPV and IRR of the project using the Excel spreadsheet I sent earlier today,” says Mary. “Use the IRR financial function for the computation of IRR.”
“Okay,” you say. “I’ll submit my Excel file showing the computation of cash flows, NPV, and IRR by the end of week so you can look at it over the weekend.”
“Thanks,” says Mary.
Your analysis is not meeting the requirement of this assignment. You should be reviewing the same company like assignment 1, which was NVIDIA and Intel.
Organizational culture begins with the purpose or a reason why the organization exists. This purpose lives or dies everyday through the diverse workforce. The culture created by the organization’s management also determines how the customers and employees view the company; however, if employees believe the organization doesn’t deliver on their promises to customers or to the brand, they quickly become demotivated and disengaged.
As an experienced business leader and recognized expert in the art of creating diverse cultures that motivate and include every individual within the environments in which the organization exists, you decide to submit a written journal article to Business Leaders Weekly about the benefits of creating a diverse and inclusive culture that increases motivation.
You must include all of the following in your 1–2-page magazine article.
An explanation of the impact that leaders play in an organization’s culture.
How the leadership and culture impact employee motivation.
The motivational theory that you would recommend using to motivate diverse employees.
Describe 2 intrinsic and 2 extrinsic motivators that you think are most critical to employee satisfaction, motivation, and engagement.
The benefits of providing an inclusive performance management review on motivation.
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Locate and post a recent news story from The Wall Street Journal or other reputable source about a publicly-traded company that has been criticized for its cash management practices and/or the amount of debt it is carrying.
What were the criticisms leveled against the company? Was it accused of being too conservative and hoarding too much cash, or of taking unnecessary risks such as being too highly leveraged?
How did the CFO or CEO address this criticism?
How has the stock performance been impacted by these cash management practices?
Present three recommendations to management to address these criticisms. For example, how the company can improve cash or capital generation in the case of not having enough cash, or how the company can make better use of its cash through capital actions, in the case of cash hoarding.
Read chapter 6 – Harris, J.M. (2012). Healthcare strategic planning (4th ed.). Chicago, IL: Health Administration Press. ISBN: 9781567938999
Read – https://www.npr.org/2020/09/02/908728981/slaying-the-fee-for-service-monster-of-american-healthcare
Watch – https://youtu.be/H8FANR-2u2Q
During the assessment/analyzing the environment phase of strategic planning, a company is tasked with understanding the various demands in the market. They also must examine what other companies are doing and take inventory of their own portfolio to determine if they are offering products and services that are relevant and comply with industry standards (this is largely why we conduct SWOT/TOWS analyses). This assignment will help simulate one contemporary issue HCOs are having to assess. You will write a paper to qualitatively analyze this issue.
Since 2009, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has impacted how hospital systems prepare for the future. In your book, you read about historical data being needed to help paint the picture of where an organization has been and how they have performed. The impact of the ACA, changing the payment structure from fee-for-service to the theory of covered lives, changes the dynamic in which organizations operate. If a HCO is paid a flat rate per year for each life covered under the new healthcare plans, the strategy for the future changes in many ways. The focus changes from increasing volume at high cost facilities such as hospitals, to wellness of the patient, and providing the right care, at the right time, and at the lowest cost possible (think about an ambulatory setting).
The focus of this weeks assignment is to make sure that the strategic plan secures the future for organizations and its leaders by crafting a viable future business. To control costs in an environment created by the ACA, hospital based systems need to focus beyond the hospital, and try to incorporate all aspects of the patients care and wellness.
Analyze at least 3 different types of services or programs that a healthcare system may look at incorporating into their portfolio as they develop their strategic plans to answer the industry shift away from the fee-for-service mentality and towards a more value-based system. As you do your research, you will see examples of organizations who are very progressive, and some that are focused on the fee-for-service world for as long as they can. You will need to include at least 2 external sources besides your text.
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You have an interview for a job as a paid intern in the Finance Department of one of the following publicly traded firms (choose one: Apple, Amazon, or Tesla). You have been tasked with creating a PowerPoint presentation on the firm and its financials for the interview. Use Yahoo Finance or Macrotrends.net to obtain the information.
You must address the following key topics in the presentation:
List the financial statements and discuss how the statements are linked to the basic accounting equation.
Re-trace the statements back to the accounting equation.
Discuss the accounting methods used in the firm.
How are they used within the firm and to what extent?
Compare the last 2-3 years of financials and analyze the results.
What areas stand out as significant in terms of losses, gains, and risk?
Do you see any major shifts or trends in the financials year-to-year?
If so, in what areas and by what amount? What does the profitability and the liquidity of the firm reflect?
Was the company efficiently using its cash flow?
How effectively did the firm leverage its debt? Is the firm too overly burdened with debt, or is it managing the debt responsibly?
Based on your findings, in what areas could the firm improve its position?
Does the firm’s future performance look bleak or positive based on your analysis?
Include a conclusion slide and discuss two things you learned from this analysis. What parts of this analysis surprised you?
Include a reference slide at the end. Speaker notes should be included for each slide (except title page, reference page, etc.).
Task:
Senior management asks you to recommend a decision on which project(s) to accept based on the cash flow forecasts provided.
Relevant information:
1. The firm uses a 3-year cutoff when using the payback method.
2. The hurdle rate used to evaluate capital budgeting projects is 15%.
The cash flows for projects A, B and C are provided in attachment below.
1. Assume the projects are independent and answer the following:
–Calculate the payback period for each project.
–Which project(s) would you accept based on the payback criterion?
–Calculate the internal rate of return (IRR) for each project.
–Which projects would you accept based on the IRR criterion?
–Calculate the net present value (NPV) for each project.
–Which projects would you accept based on the NPV criterion?
2. Assume the projects are mutually exclusive and answer the following:
–Which project(s) would you accept based on the payback criterion?
–Which projects would you accept based on the IRR criterion?
–Which projects would you accept based on the NPV criterion?