Describe the Information included on balance sheets and the importance of the information, final exam help

Directions

The Final Exam includes two parts. In Part I, you will be required to create a PowerPoint Presentation (PPT). In Part II, you will be required to solve calculations for the time value of money.

Part I

Scenario: You have recently been hired as a manager in the financial department for a local hospital. In the last few weeks, you have noticed a lack of understanding from the staff on the hospital financial system. In order to correct the situation, you have decided to hold a staff meeting on the financial system and the essential documents that the staff is required to be familiar with.

Create a PowerPoint Presentation (with narration) to present at the staff meeting.

The required topics in the PowerPoint include:

  • Describe the Information included on balance sheets and the importance of the information.
    • Include the ways to analyze financial statements
  • Explain the cost allocation methods that the hospital could use.
    • Include examples.
  • Describe time value of money calculations and uses of these calculations.
  • Describe Opportunity Costs.
  • Explain the various ways to acquire and manage working capital.
  • Evaluate the options that the facility has to acquire short-term cash and then the options for short- term investments.
  • Minimum of 25 slides of bulleted course content. (Does not include a title slide and reference slide).
  • Narration simulating the presentation at the staff meeting. Please do not just read the bulleted items on the slides. Add more details as necessary.
  • Five to seven minutes of narration (no longer than ten minutes). Ensure that you cover all of the points.
  • APA citations throughout your presentation.

The PowerPoint Presentation should include:

Upload your PPT (with narration) to your electronic portfolio.

In Week 7, you will find a Discussion where you are to share your PowerPoint to your initial post no later than the middle of the week at 11:59 pm, ET.

You are to provide feedback to at least two other students’ PPT. You will have until the end of the week at 11:59 pm, ET to provide feedback.

For more information on creating narrations and condensing file size in PowerPoint, please go to student resources.

Part II

Solve the calculations involved in the time value of money. Please include your work and formulas you used in order to calculate the following problems: Each question is worth 2 points each (1 point for showing your work, 1 point for correct answer)

  • Calculate the future value of $15,000 over three years if the interest rates are: a. 10 percent
    • 15 percent
    • 7 percent
  • Using the formula for future value of interest compounded more frequent than annually; calculate the future value of a $10,000 investment at 8 percent interest if the interest is compounded:
    • Semi-annually over 20 years
    • Quarterly over 15 years
    • Monthly over 5 years
  • Calculate the approximate present value of $43,178 at 8 percent interest for 10 years, using the present value formula.
  • Calculate the Interest rate of the given values: amount of perpetuity is $200,000 and the initial investment was $2,500,000
  • If a facility invested $5,000 cash, what would be the future value of the investment after 4 years:
    • At 10% interest compounded annually
    • At 10% interest compounded semiannually

In Week 7.5, you are to submit Part II of your Final Exam.