Assignment

Instructions: Do not combine topics. Answer each number/letter separately. All answers must be at least five sentences.Label each answer individually. Include any references.

1) "Capital Budgeting and Risk Analysis"

• Use the Internet to research two mutually exclusive investment projects to compare. The projects may involve any kind of investment, as long as the time frame for one of the investments is a maximum of one year (short term) and the time frame for the other investment is five years minimum (long term). Analyze the reasons why the short-term project that you have chosen might be ranked higher under the NPV criterion if the cost of capital is high, while the long-term project might be deemed better if the cost of capital is low. Determine whether or not changes in the cost of capital could ever cause a change in the internal rate of return (IRR) ranking of two projects.

2) "Monopolies"

• In today's economy, there are a wide number of powerful companies who from all appearances control massive segments of different markets. Using the Internet, identify one example of a large company that has (or might be) engaged in anticompetitive behavior. Next, suggest three ways that this behavior could be viewed as either a horizontal or vertical restraint of trade. Provide support for your response.

3) "Thirsty for the Triple Bottom Line"

• Watch the following videos:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21d7sOyVGKg&https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNERSmkIUHo

• Evaluate Seth Goldman's leadership performance on the concept of the "Triple Bottom Line" using at least two examples from both resources (at least four total examples) to support your evaluation.