Questions and Answers of BUSN10 Introduction To Business

What are the most common taxes paid by businesses?
What are the required elements of a valid contract, and what are the key types of business law?
How does the legal system govern business transactions and settle disputes?
Do I like to meet new people, or do I want to work alone?
Do I prefer working indoors or outdoors?
Is it important for me to be seen as part of a big corporation? Or do I prefer to be part of a smaller organization?
Do I want to help other people directly?
Do I want to help make the world a better place?
Do I want to help society?
12. Do you prefer to study lying on a bed or couch rather than sitting at a desk or table?
11. Do you feel comfortable contacting the instructor and asking questions or for help whenever you need it?
10. Do you normally write your papers or prepare for your presentations the night before they are due?
9. Do you need to change your reading/learning style in response to the difficulty level of the course?
8. Is it easy for you to recall what you studied at the beginning of the semester?
7. Do you review your class notes periodically throughout the semester while preparing for tests?
6. Do you always borrow notes/materials from your friends before the exam?
5. Can you sit for long periods and study for several hours without getting distracted?
4. Do you prefer to study with sound (TV or music) around you?
3. Do you find it easy to balance your social life with your study schedule?
2. Do you spend hours cramming the night before an exam?
1. Do you usually spend too much time studying for the amount you are learning?
What key attributes do employers look for when interviewing job candidates?
What are some strategies that will help you find, keep, and advance in your dream job?
What skills should you develop in school that can transfer easily to your professional life and make it a success?
Why is learning to plan so important in school and in the real world?
How can you enhance your interpersonal skills?
7. Moneychimp (http://www.moneychimp.com) strives to educate investors by offering clear, practical articles on a complete range of finance and investing topics, including investment basics,
6. You’ll find a minicourse on municipal bonds when you click on “Learn More” at the top of the page at http://www.investingbonds.com.
5. The Motley Fool, http://www.fool.com, is a favorite site for both novice and experienced investors. In addition to the latest stock picks, the website offers detailed information on a variety of
4. For small businesses just starting out or entrepreneurs who have invented the next great product but need some financial assistance, several crowdfunding platforms can help. Both
3. Start your online exploring at Yahoo! Finance, http://finance.yahoo.com, which offers everything from breaking business and world news to stock research, portfolio tracking tools, and educational
2. Find an introduction to the types of cash management services banks offer their customers at the Royal Bank of Canada website, https://rbcbank.com
1. What challenges do today’s financial managers face? To find out, browse through recent issues of CFO magazine at http://www.cfo.com
3. Use a search engine and a site such as Yahoo! Finance to learn about Blue Apron’s current situation.Prepare a brief summary, including the company’s current financial situation. Is it still a
2. How else could Blue Apron have raised funds to continue to grow? Compare the risks of raising private funding to going public.
1. What issues should executives of a company such as Blue Apron consider before deciding to go public? In your opinion, was the company ready for an IPO? Why or why not?
6. Research the job responsibilities of a corporate investor relations officer (IRO). If possible, try to interview an IRO, by either phone or email. The National Investor Relations Institute
5. Using the information and links available at the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association’s(SIFMA) website, https://www.sifma.org, write a brief paper explaining the pros and cons
4. Choose a company currently traded on the NYSE (http://www.nyse.com). Find the company’s website using a search engine such as Google. At the website, find the firm’s investor relations
3. Compare the listing requirements of the NYSE and NASDAQ, using the information at their websites:http://www.nyse.com and http://www.nasdaq.com. Search the sites for listing requirements. What
2. Go to the AdvisoryHQ website at https://www.advisoryhq.com, and link to three different venture capital firms listed in the website’s “best” list. Compare the firms’ investment strategies
1. If factoring accounts receivable is still a mystery to you, visit the 21st Financial Solutions site, http://www.21stfinancialsolutions.com. Follow the links on the home page to answer these
2. Describe the major changes taking place in the U.S. securities markets. What trends are driving these changes?
1. How has the role of CFO changed since the passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act?
3. Briefly describe the key provisions of the main federal laws designed to protect securities investors.What is insider trading, and how can it be harmful? How does the securities industry regulate
2. Why is the globalization of the securities markets important to U.S. investors? What are some of the other exchanges where U.S companies can list their securities?
1. How do the broker markets differ from dealer markets, and what organizations compose each of these two markets?
2. What can companies do to make sure their employees are aware of the consequences of financial securities fraud? Provide several examples.
1. Despite assurances that companies involved in financial fraud are not allowed to retaliate against their accusers, would you blow the whistle on your employer? Why or why not?
3. Why do mutual funds and exchange-traded funds appeal to investors? Discuss why futures contracts and options are risky investments.
2. Describe the types of bonds available to investors and the advantages and disadvantages they offer.
1. Distinguish between primary and secondary securities markets. How does an investment banker work with companies to issue securities?
2. What can online trading firms do to increase their overall business, particularly when it comes to attracting new investors?
1. From a business standpoint, do you think the “almost-free” trading fees make sense? Explain.
3. Briefly describe these sources of equity: retained earnings, preferred stock, venture capital.
2. Discuss the costs involved in issuing common stock.
1. Compare the advantages and disadvantages of debt and equity financing.
2. Identify the major types and features of long term debt.
1. Distinguish between debt and equity.
3. Discuss the two ways that accounts receivable can be used to obtain short-term financing.
2. Briefly describe the three main types of unsecured short-term loans.
1. Distinguish between unsecured and secured short-term loans.
3. Describe a firm’s main motives in making capital expenditures.
2. What is the financial manager’s goal in cash management? List the three key cash management strategies.
1. Distinguish between short- and long-term expenses.
3. What is the main goal of the financial manager? How does the risk-return trade-off relate to the financial manager’s main goal?
2. How do the three key activities of the financial manager relate?
1. What is the role of financial management in a firm?
What are the current developments in financial management and the securities markets?
Where can investors buy and sell securities, and how are securities markets regulated?
How do securities markets help firms raise funding, and what securities trade in the capital markets?
When and how do firms issue equity, and what are the costs?
What are the key differences between debt and equity, and what are the major types and features of long-term debt?
What are the main sources and costs of unsecured and secured short-term financing?
What types of short-term and long-term expenditures does a firm make?
How do finance and the financial manager affect a firm’s overall strategy?
7. To find out if you’re eligible to join a credit union, visit the National Credit Union Administration’s credit union locator at https://www.ncua.gov.
6. How did Abraham Lincoln do his banking? Take a cybertour of American banking history by clicking on the About the OCC tab at https://www.occ.treas.gov.
5. Find out what other services the Federal Reserve provides to financial institutions at http://www.frbservices.org.
4. What goes on at a Federal Open Market Committee meeting? Find out by reading the minutes of the Committee’s latest meeting at http://www.federalreserve.gov/fomc.
3. The FDIC gets so many requests about banks’ insurance status that it added an option to determine “Is my account fully insured?” on its website. Visit http://www.fdic.gov.
2. The website of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis offers an easy-to-understand explanation of how the Federal Reserve System works, called “In Plain English”:
1. Tour the American Currency Exhibit to learn the history of our nation’s money at http://www.frbsf.org/currency.
3. Do you think Stripe’s agility in working with so many different businesses provides the company with a competitive advantage over big banks and credit card companies? Justify your answer.
2. What impact do you think the company’s Atlas product offering will have on Stripe’s global expansion?
1. Do you think Stripe’s strategy of keeping things simple is a sound business plan? Explain your reasoning.
6. Team Activity During its regular meetings, the Federal Open Market Committee, the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy-making body, considers a number of economic indicators and reports before
5. Banks use databases to identify profitable and unprofitable customers. Bankers say they lose money on customers who typically keep less than $1,000 in their checking and savings accounts and
4. Research the banking system of another country, and write a report on your findings by answering these questions: Is there a central banking system similar to the U.S. Federal Reserve System in
3. If you watch the news, you’ve undoubtedly heard mention that the Fed is going to raise or lower interest rates. What exactly does this mean? Explain how the Fed’s decision to raise and lower
2. You are starting a small business selling collectible books over the internet and need to establish a business banking account that will provide the following services: business checking,
1. How much does a checking account cost? Call or visit websites of several local banks and weigh prices and services. Take into consideration how you use your checking account, how many checks a
2. What challenges do banks face when it comes to offering local branch services to customers?
1. How will fintech services enhance the overall banking experience?
2. What are some advantages and disadvantages of using a digital assistant as part of your banking routine?
1. Do you think chatbots will eventually replace customer service representatives at U.S. banks?Explain your reasoning.
2. What challenges do U.S. banks face in foreign markets?
1. What is the role of U.S. banks in international banking?
3. What can the FDIC do to help financially troubled banks?
2. What are the major deposit insurance funds?

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