1. Imagine you are a small business owner. Determine the financial ratios that are important to the business. Compare your ratios with those that are important to a manager of a larger corporation.
2. Explain the advantages and disadvantages of debt financing and why an organization would choose to issue stocks rather than bonds to generate funds.
3. Discuss how financial returns are related to risk.
4. Describe the concept of beta and how it is used.
5. Contrast systematic and unsystematic risk.
6. Imagine your manufacturing corporation has just won a patent lawsuit. After attorney and other fees, your corporation will have about $1 million. Explain how you plan to invest the money in order to diversify the risk and receive a good return. Support your decisions with concepts learned in this course.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the professor's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Explain the concepts of time value of money, present and future value and how it influences financial decisions.
• Describe the key elements of the securities markets, and how the markets drive financial transactions, decision making and risk analysis.
• Describe the key elements of the securities markets and how the markets drive financial transactions, decision making, and risk analysis.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in finance.
• Write clearly and concisely about finance using proper writing mechanics.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic/organization of the paper, and language and writing skills.