Accounting and Forecasting

How can you utilize financial ratios in your personal finances? Why are they important? Why is it important for banking institutions to understand the different financial ratios? How could this impact you as a customer? Why is it important for investors to understand the different financial ratios? How could this impact you as a customer? If you were given $100,000 to invest in financial assets, what would your portfolio look like? Why? I would open a thrift/consignment store-m What can companies do to make the item(s) (more) appealing to a consumer? How do the 4Ps come into play in this environment? How can you utilize capital budgeting techniques in your personal finances to determine if an investment is a good idea? Give an example of a personal purchase or a small business investment venture- Did you pay too much for the acquired purchase/investment? How do investments/acquisitions result in shareholder losses? How can this be avoided, if possible? How do the 4Ps come into play in this environment? There are so many circumstances when the principles of the 5 C’s of credit can be applied- Please name one and discuss how one of the 5 C’s comes into play- Thinking about cash management techniques such as “cash rebates”: Are these practices sound business decisions? Are they ethical? Explain- Select a business of which you are familiar- Would you recommend that this business use cash rebates? Why or why not? How do the 4Ps come into play in this environment?