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After reviewing Chapter 7 in the textbook regarding valuation, watch the following TEDx Talk on business valuation:

Goleman, Daniel (1998), “What Makes a Leader?”, Harvard Business Review, Nov.-Dec., 93-102.

You are a business analyst working at a small U.S. organization that produces high-quality cell phone cases. Your sales have started to flatten in the U.S. market. While the organization is not losing money, leadership would like to explore ways to continue to grow. Leadership indicated that they have noticed competitors entering international markets.

As you navigate employment opportunities listed on various job boards, your goal is to land a job with one of the top 500 firms in the United States. During your search, you have come across some enticing job postings online. However, the firms you want to join are requesting a 5-7-minute video accompanied by a PowerPoint Presentation showcasing applicants' knowledge of financial concepts, as these positions pertain to the field of finance.

Part 1: In preparation for the upcoming business pitch competition, SBA policy requires you to create a business model canvas of your proposed business model. Your first task is to create a business model canvas in Microsoft PowerPoint that details your business strategy. Use the provided Business Model Canvas Template.

Select one of the following institutional polices to review:

Demonstrate your understanding of consumer behaviour concepts by analyzing a case study, applying course knowledge that reflects your own voice, supported with proper citations.

Stakeholder Analysis STAKEHOLDER ANALYSIS TEMPLATE PROJECT NAME PROJECT MANAGER DATE NAME OR GROUP ROLE PREDISPOSITION ANTICIPATED INVOLVEMENT ANTICIPATED ISSUES MOTIVATION / DRIVERS EXPECTATIONS OF EXCHANGE MILESTONES ACTIVITIES NOTES Sponsors, managers, users, etc. Current commitment profile: resistant, ambivalent, neutral, supportive/committed What level of involvement is expected? Known or potential issues Why is the stakeholder invested in the project's success? What is the stakeholder's predicted input? At what point in the change effort is this stakeholder's involvement required? What activities directly involve or impact the stakeholder? Stakeholder Analysis - MATRIX STAKEHOLDER ANALYSIS MATRIX INFLUENCE 0 ++ NEGATIVE SUPPORT / POSITIVE SUPPORT / HIGH INFLUENCE HIGH INFLUENCE COMMIT LEVERAGE NEGATIVE SUPPORT / POSITIVE SUPPORT / MODERATE INFLUENCE MODERATE INFLUENCE INVEST PLAN NEGATIVE SUPPORT / POSITIVE SUPPORT / LOW INFLUENCE LOW INFLUENCE PLAN MAINTAIN - + SUPPORT

Online Homework System Assignment Worksheet 8/15/25 - 7:59:50 AM MDT   Name: ____________________________ Class: MATH244R10 Business Mathematics - Section 4 Class #: ____________________________ Section #: ____________________________ Instructor: Ryan Tifenbach Assignment: Case Study 2 Assignment Instructions: Case Study 2 Instructions Complete this case study after you have worked through Units 6–10 and completed Term Test 2. Once you begin the case study, you will have 10 days to complete it and submit your work. You can use the print functionality in your web browser to print out a hard copy to reference as you work on the case study. Select  Quit and Save to leave the case study and return at a later time. When you are ready to submit your assignment, upload your file(s) as instructed and select  Submit Assignment. Question 1: (75 points) Case Study 2 To complete the case study, read the scenario, then complete the tasks that follow it. Scenario Working as a financial adviser, you’ve just been assigned a new client. Hannah just turned 28 and is seeking advice on retirement planning. Hannah expects to retire at the age of 65 and will convert her registered retirement savings plan (RRSP) into a retirement income fund (RIF) and begin withdrawing money from her RIF at that time. Under her current savings plan, she is contributing $450 a month until she retires into an RRSP that is expected to earn 6% compounded monthly. Beginning one month after her 65th birthday, Hannah plans on withdrawing monthly from the RIF, which she expects will earn a more conservative 5% compounded monthly. She plans to spread the payments over 20 years. Hannah also purchased a house at the age of 24. At that time, she signed a 5-year term mortgage for $350,000 at a rate of 4.75% compounded semi-annually and amortized over 25 years, with monthly payments. In one year’s time, Hannah will need to renew her mortgage. Hannah’s objective is to maximize her retirement savings. Having done some research on the huge interest costs involved with mortgages, she knows that some mortgages offer an accelerated option that allows the mortgagee to pay off the mortgage faster by making additional payments that are applied directly against the principal. As such, Hannah is seeking your advice on whether she should a. continue with her current contributions to her RRSP and renew her mortgage on the current 25-year amortization schedule or b. pause her contributions to her RRSP, diverting those funds to paying down her mortgage at a faster rate. She has flexibility to increase her monthly payments to her mortgage but is also wary of a loss of disposable income. Hannah has spoken with a mortgage broker as well and is considering three options: Option 1: Continue with the current course of action. The details are as follows: · Until she retires, Hannah contributes $450 a month into an RRSP expected to earn 6% compounded monthly. · She maintains the 25-year amortization period and renews her mortgage for four successive 5-year terms at a rate of 4.75% compounded semi-annually and amortized over 25 years. Option 2: Renew the mortgage without the accelerated payment option but increase the amount of the mortgage payments to pay off the mortgage in a total of 15 years (i.e., 10 years from the renewal date). Continue with the current contributions to the RRSP. The details are as follows: · Hannah renews the mortgage with increased payments to reduce the amortization period from 25 years to 15 years. The mortgage broker is offering a 5-year term at 8% compounded semi-annually, amortized over 15 years, with bi-weekly payments, followed by a 5-year term at 8.5% compounded semi-annually, amortized over 15 years, with weekly payments. · Until she retires, Hannah contributes $450 a month into an RRSP expected to earn 6% compounded monthly. Option 3: Renew the mortgage with the accelerated payment option. Increase the amount of the regular mortgage payments to pay off the mortgage in a total of 15 years (i.e., 10 years from the renewal date) and divert contributions from the RRSP to the mortgage until the mortgage is paid off. Resume payments to the RRSP after the mortgage is paid off. The details are as follows: · Hannah renews the mortgage with increased payments to reduce the amortization period from 25 years to 15 years. The mortgage broker is offering a 5-year term at 8.25% compounded semi-annually, amortized over 15 years, with bi-weekly payments, followed by a 5-year term at 8.75% compounded semi-annually, amortized over 15 years, with weekly payments. · She ceases contributing $450 a month to the RRSP until her mortgage is paid off. Instead, she adds this $450 per month payment to her mortgage payment as an accelerated payment, which is split evenly over her biweekly and then weekly payments. The accelerated payments are applied directly to the mortgage’s principal. ( Note: To track the impact of the accelerated payments, you must complete a full amortization schedule for all three terms. This will also allow you to determine when her mortgage will be paid off.) · Hannah resumes contributions to the RRSP once her mortgage is paid off. Until she is 65, she takes the last monthly amount she was paying on her mortgage and pays it into the RRSP monthly instead. Tasks Evaluate the three options outlined above and prepare a brief report (written in MS Word) for Hannah. Your report should include a. an explanation of the rationale for each option that outlines the pros and cons associated with each.  (5 marks for each option; total: 15 marks) b. a table comparing the three options. The table should include the following information for each option: the monthly mortgage payment, monthly RRSP contribution, total monthly payments to the RRSP and mortgage, total amount paid on the mortgage, total interest paid on the mortgage, total value of the RRSP at retirement, and expected monthly payment from the RIF.  (20 marks for the calculations associated with the mortgage, 15 marks for the RRSP calculations, and 10 marks for the RIF calculations; total: 45 marks) c. a summary detailing your recommendation as to the best of the three options provided for Hannah based on her objective of maximizing her retirement funds. In addition, suggest an alternative option that Hannah hasn’t considered. You do not need to analyze this option, but should explain why you think this might be a better alternative.  (15 marks) Total: 75 marks Your report should include all supporting calculations in an appendix. Show the details of all calculations to ensure partial grades can be awarded for your work. When you have completed it, upload your report (including appendix) into the box below. Document Upload (Direct)

Module 4 Assessment.html Submit your complete assignment by clicking the blue submit button at the bottom of the page. We recommend that you submit your work on Sunday of the week that you start the module. HOMEWORK Assignment Instructions Mini- Study Part I In this course you will conduct a mini study. You will survey 50 people through any method you choose to find out information on your topic. You will then calculate the statistics for your data. It is important to remember your mini study should use quantitative values since this is a statistics course so you can complete the required calculations. When you pick a topic, make sure it is something people are comfortable answering and that you only use adults. Complete this worksheet and then begin your survey once it is graded so that you can write up your results in Module 7. Item Description 1 State your topic 2 Who is the population for your claim? Justify your statement. 3 What question(s) will you ask in your survey to gather data on your claim? Explain the rationale for each question. 4 What variables will be in your study? What type of variable are they (ordinal, nominal, discrete, continuous, etc)? 5 Where will you post your survey and how will it reach your target population? (Facebook, email, in person, etc) 6 How will you collect your data? (Survey Monkey, Facebook Question, By hand/Excel, etc) 7 What type of sampling method will you use? Justify your choice and cite a reference supporting your decision. 8 What 2 types of graphs that you have learned about are the most appropriate for your data? Justify your statement and cite a reference supporting your decision. *Hint: think about if your data may have outliers, is quantitative, is categorical vs interval, etc. 9 What 8 descriptive statistics that you have learned about are the most appropriate for your data? Justify your statement and cite a reference supporting your decision. *Hint: think about if the data has outliers, is quantitative, is categorical vs interval, etc. *Note: if you have more than one survey question you can count statistics on EACH*   Length/Formatting Instructions Length 2 Pages Font 12 point , Calibri Font, no more than 1" margins Program/File Type Submit in Word Attachments Should be pasted into the Word document if possible. Referencing system APA referencing system is necessary in assignments, especially material copied from the Internet. For examples of correct citations, visit the following link: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/ File Name Last Name_ First Name_ MA260_ M4   M4 Assignment Grading Rubric Your work will be evaluated on the following criteria: CATEGORY Exemplary Satisfactory Unsatisfactory Unacceptable Topic and population 20 points Student provides a clear topic with an appropriate population that is supported with a clear rationale. 16 points Student provides a clear topic with an appropriate population that is not supported with a clear rationale. 10 points Student provides a clear topic with an inappropriate population that is not supported with a clear rationale. 4 points Student does not provide a topic or a population. Sampling 20 points Student provides a clear rationale for the sampling method with a citation. Student has a detailed plan of questions to ask and a plan for how to survey the sample. 16 points Student provides a clear rationale for the sampling method without a citation. Student has a detailed plan of questions to ask and a plan for how to survey the sample. 10 points Student provides a clear rationale for the sampling method without a citation. Student lacks a clear plan of questions to ask and a plan for how to survey the sample. 4 points Student provides a clear rationale for the sampling method without a citation. Student does not include a plan for how to survey the sample. Graphical Representations of data 20 points Student clearly describes two graphical representations of data that are appropriate for the variables given with no errors. 16 points Student clearly describes two graphical representations of data that are appropriate for the variables given with small errors. 10 points Student clearly describes less than two graphical representations of data that are appropriate for the variables given with some errors. 4 points Student describes graphical representations that are not appropriate for the given variable types. Descriptive Statistics 20 points Student clearly describes 8 descriptive statistics that are appropriate for the variables given with no errors. 16 points Student clearly describes 8 descriptive statistics that are appropriate for the variables given with small errors. 10 points Student clearly describes less than 8 descriptive statistics that are appropriate for the variables given with some errors. 4 points Student describes statistics that are not appropriate for the given variable types. Mechanics - Grammar, Punctuation, Spelling 10 points Student makes no errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content. 8 points Student makes 1-2 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content. 5 points Student makes 3-4 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content. 2 points Student makes more than 4 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content. Format - APA Format, Citations, Organization, Transitions 10 points The paper is written in proper format. All sources used for quotes and facts are credible and cited correctly. Excellent organization, including a variety of thoughtful transitions. 8 points The paper is written in proper format with only 1-2 errors. All sources used for quotes and facts are credible and most are cited correctly. Adequate organization includes a variety of appropriate transitions. 5 points The paper is written in proper format with only 3-5 errors. Most sources used for quotes and facts are credible and cited correctly. Essay is poorly organized, but may include a few effective transitions. 2 points The paper is not written in proper format. Many sources used for quotes and facts are less than credible (suspect) and/or are not cited correctly. Essay is disorganized and does not include effective transitions. Submit Assignment