by Brian Leakey | Dec 20, 2023 | financial management
1) You are in the market for a used car. At a used car lot, you know that the blue book value for the cars you are looking at is between $20,000 and $24,000. If you believe that the dealer knows as much about the car as you, how much are you willing to pay? Why?...
by Brian Leakey | Dec 17, 2023 | financial management
Analyze current data mining practices and evaluate the pros and cons of data mining. You will research an example of a company that has successfully practiced data mining to forecast the market and a company that could not leverage data mining effectively to forecast...
by Brian Leakey | Dec 13, 2023 | financial management
Millions of consumers are enrolled in a managed care organization (MCO) model, and the numbers areexpected to increase over the years. In order to control healthcare cost, employers have moved tomanaged care health plans as an alternative to fee-for-service plans. In...
by Brian Leakey | Dec 6, 2023 | financial management
What are agency costs? How do Financial Institutions (FI’s) solve the information and related agency costs experienced when household savers invest directly in securities issued by corporations?What are five general areas of FI specialness that are caused by providing...
by Brian Leakey | Nov 29, 2023 | financial management
Part of being a good manager is staying up to date on the latest news, trends, laws, financial happenings, and international situations impacting business. The APSU College of Business has purchased a subscription for all students to the Wall Street Journal. To sign...
by Brian Leakey | Nov 29, 2023 | financial management
Revise your personal financial plan, reflecting your learning to date in the course. In this milestone, you will complete one or both of the following spreadsheets: Worksheet 11: Worksheet for Calculating the Maximum Monthly Mortgage Loan for Which You Qualify and...