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fundamentals corporate finance
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Fundamentals Corporate Finance
a. Suppose that General Hospital has a current ratio of 0.5. Which of the following actions would improve (increase) this ratio? • Use cash to pay off current liabilities.• Collect some of the
What is the role of internal control in an organization?
What are the elements and principles of the COSO framework?
What are the six principles of good governance?
On which areas do governing boards focus?
Why is diversity important in the composition of a governing board?
What are the important aspects of internal control as identified in the COSO Framework?
What are the three subject matter areas addressed by the COSO Framework?
How is the financial reporting process carried out?
What is fraud? How does it differ from error?
What are the three major categories of fraud?
What are the risk priorities of health care organizations?
What are the two categories of controls over information technology?
How are the roles of management and those charged with governance defined?
What are the legal requirements of boards?
Why should diversity be a priority for healthcare boards?
What are the three main objectives of high-performing boards?
Briefly describe the major third-party payers.a. What are the primary characteristics of managed care organizations (MCOs)?b. Describe two different types of MCOs.
What is pay-for-performance?
Describe provider incentives and risks under each of the following reimbursement methods:a. Cost-basedb. Charge-based, including discounted chargesc. Prospective paymentd. Capitation
What are the coding systems used for diseases (diagnoses) and procedures?
What is meant by the term cost?
What would be some examples of each type of cost for an emergency department?
What are the three primary methods of cost allocation? How do they differ?
a. What is a cost pool?b. What is a cost driver?c. How is the cost allocation rate determined?
Suppose that you are considering starting a walk-in clinic. Your financial projections for the first year of operations are as follows:Assume that all costs are fixed except medical and
Suppose that General Hospital, a not-for-profit acute care facility, has estimated the following costs for its inpatient services:The hospital expects to have 15,000 inpatient days next year.a. What
Now assume that \($2\) million of Financial Services costs are related to billing and managerial reporting and \($1\) million are related to payroll and personnel management activities.a. Devise and
Sketch and explain a simple diagram to match your exhibit.
What is marginal analysis?
a. What is cost shifting?b. What is cross-subsidization?
a. What is profit analysis, also known as cost-volume-profit (CVP) analysis?b. Why is profit analysis so useful to healthcare managers?c. What is a profit and loss (P&L) statement?
a. Write out and explain the equation for volume breakeven.b. What is the difference between accounting breakeven and economic breakeven?
What does a typical financial plan contain?
What is the primary difference between sections 2 and 3 of the financial plan?
What is budgeting?
What are the primary purposes and benefits of budgeting?
What are the three most important decisions managers must make regarding the budgeting process?
What is the primary difference between conventional budgeting and zero-based budgeting?
What strategies do companies use to limit the cost of zero-based budgeting?
What are some budget types used in healthcare organizations?
What is the difference between a cost center and a profit center? Give examples of each in a hospital setting.
What is the difference between a simple budget and a flexible budget?
How does the use of flexible variance analysis allow managers to isolate problem areas?
What are the components of a financial plan?
What is the relationship between a simple budget and a flexible budget?
What is the advantage of flexible variance analysis compared with simple variance analysis?
Refer to Carroll Clinic’s 2021 operating budget, contained in exhibit 6.2. Instead of the actual results reported in exhibit 6.3, assume the following results:a. What are the profit, revenue, and
Again refer to Carroll Clinic’s 2021 operating budget, contained in exhibit 6.2. Instead of the actual results reported in exhibit 6.3 or listed in problem 3, assume the following results:a. What
What are the four phases of activities that make up the revenue cycle?
How is a firm’s receivables balance built up over time?
Why are costs associated with carrying receivables?
What is float?
What is the difference between a base stock and a safety stock?
What are some recent trends in inventory management by healthcare providers?
What are three metrics commonly used to track operations?Describe them.
What is a dashboard?
What is an aging schedule? How is it used to monitor a firm’s accounts receivable?
What is the goal of cash management?
What is float? Why it is a useful cash management concept?
What is a dashboard, and how is it used?
What are the main characteristics of a bond?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of using long-term debt financing?
Under what circumstances might an organization use short-term debt financing?
What is a restrictive covenant?
What happens in the instance of default by a borrower?
Why would healthcare borrowers seek credit enhancement (bond insurance)?
What two factors make it difficult to achieve that ideal relationship?
What is the equation for the corporate cost of capital (CCC)?
How is the CCC interpreted?
What is the calculation formula for the corporate cost of capital?
How is CCC interpreted?
Suppose that St. Vincent’s Hospital has a target capital structure of 35 percent debt and 65 percent equity. Its cost of equity estimate is 13.0 percent and its cost of tax-exempt debt estimate is
Suppose that Morningside Nursing Home, a not-for-profit corporation, is estimating its corporate cost of capital. Its tax-exempt debt currently requires an interest rate of 6.2 percent, and its
What are some typical project classifications?
What is the role of financial analysis in capital investment decisions in for-profit firms?
What are the four steps in capital investment financial analysis?Briefly describe them.
What is payback?
What are its deficiencies?
What is compounding?
What are the three primary methods used to perform DCF calculations?
What is the difference between return on investment and profitability?
How is net present value (NPV) calculated?
How is internal rate of return (IRR) calculated?
Consider the following statement: “NPV and IRR are expected values.”Do you agree? Why or why not?
Under what circumstances would a project scoring system be used?
What are examples of financial and nonfinancial factors that could be included in a project scoring system?
What is a postaudit?
Why are postaudits integral to the financial effectiveness of a business?
Describe a project scoring system. What financial and nonfinancial elements would it have?
Consider the following net cash flows:a. What is the net present value if the opportunity cost of capital (discount rate) is 10 percent?b. Add an outflow (or cost) of $1,000 at time 0.Now, what is
Briefly, how is a project cash flow analysis constructed?
How is the concept of financial risk defined?
Describe qualitative risk assessment. Why does it work?
Suppose that California Imaging Center, a not-for-profit business, is evaluating the purchase of new diagnostic equipment. The equipment, which costs \($600,000,\) has an expected life of five years
What is the purpose of a business’s financial statements?
Who are the primary users of financial statements?
What does GAAP stand for, and what is the primary purpose of GAAP?
Why is accrual accounting favored over cash accounting under GAAP?
Are the notes to the financial statements important? Why or why not?
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