Q1) You have been willed $10 million and as a president of the company you decide to invest the $10 million in the nanotechnology center scheduled to begin construction in the Spring of 2013. Describe a normative, i.e. theoretically optimal, decision process for choosing how to invest this gift.
Q2) Examine the following in terms of how they are used in financial policy formulation and business strategy:
1. Horizontal analysis
2. Vertical analysis
3. Ratio analysis
-Profitability ratios
-Liquidity ratios
-Asset utilization ratio
-Debt utilization ratio
4. Benchmarking