YOU MUST DERIVE YOUR OWN FIGURES
Assessment 3 - Financial Statements and Analysis For a Start-Up Reusable Shopping Bag/Market Bag business in Trinidad and Tobago, you are required to prepare projected documents for a Financial Plan, covering up to five (5) years, consisting of the following: Start-Up Budget Cash Flow Statements Balance Sheet . Profit and Loss Statement It is suggested that you do at least the first year monthly or quarterly. For the other years, the statements may be yearly, where applicable. You are then to assume the role of a finance-savvy potential investor and analyse the business opportunity using horizontal analysis/financial ratio analysis. RESPONSE 1 Only one start-up budget is required for the project. RESPONSE 2 Projected financial statements are always an estimate regardless of time available. Nonetheless, you are/were free to Google at least some info/prices pertinent to the project and use what you find on the internet or elsewhere - to make your figures a bit believable. I chose not to issue a purely academic examination to be completed in 2 hrs with 1 hr to upload for this reason. This will be closer to what you experience in real life. Marking Rubric The assignment is marked out of 100, relevant weightings are shown: Description 10-7 6-4 3-0 Weight Start-up Budget Good Fair Poor 15% Cash Flow Good Fair Poor 15% Balance Sheet Good Fair Poor 15% Good Fair Poor 15% Profit and Loss Financial Ratio Analysis Overall Quality of Report Good Fair Poor 30% Good Fair Poor 10% Assessment 3 - Financial Statements and Analysis For a Start-Up Reusable Shopping Bag/Market Bag business in Trinidad and Tobago, you are required to prepare projected documents for a Financial Plan, covering up to five (5) years, consisting of the following: Start-Up Budget Cash Flow Statements Balance Sheet . Profit and Loss Statement It is suggested that you do at least the first year monthly or quarterly. For the other years, the statements may be yearly, where applicable. You are then to assume the role of a finance-savvy potential investor and analyse the business opportunity using horizontal analysis/financial ratio analysis. RESPONSE 1 Only one start-up budget is required for the project. RESPONSE 2 Projected financial statements are always an estimate regardless of time available. Nonetheless, you are/were free to Google at least some info/prices pertinent to the project and use what you find on the internet or elsewhere - to make your figures a bit believable. I chose not to issue a purely academic examination to be completed in 2 hrs with 1 hr to upload for this reason. This will be closer to what you experience in real life. Marking Rubric The assignment is marked out of 100, relevant weightings are shown: Description 10-7 6-4 3-0 Weight Start-up Budget Good Fair Poor 15% Cash Flow Good Fair Poor 15% Balance Sheet Good Fair Poor 15% Good Fair Poor 15% Profit and Loss Financial Ratio Analysis Overall Quality of Report Good Fair Poor 30% Good Fair Poor 10%
