FIN 370 Week 5 Discussion Question Worksheet Reference: Jordan. B., Ross. S., & Westerfield R. (2016). Fundamental of Corporate Finance (11th ed.) New York, NY: MC Graw-Hill. Instructions: Minimum of 125 words for each question with in-text citation and reference ________________________________________________________ Fundamentals of Corporate Finance, Ch. 18: Short-Term Finance and Planning Question 1 What is the difference between the operating cycle and cash cycle? Question 2 Is it better to have short term or long term financing? When should you use either – – pros and cons of each? __________________________________________________________________ Fundamentals of Corporate Finance, Ch. 20: Credit and Inventory Management How does a firm’s credit policy affect its sales, bad debts and accounts receivable? _______________________________________________________________________________ Fundamentals of Corporate Finance, Ch. 21: International Corporate Finance Question 1 Describe interest rate parity and its effect on country currency rates? Question 2 How has changes in the global marketplace changed how we look at risk and finance? __________________________________________________________________________ Fundamentals of Corporate Finance, Ch. 26: Mergers and Acquisitions How is goodwill derived from a merger and acquisition transaction? ___________________________________________________________________________ Finance for Non-Financial Managers How is the operating cycle calculated and what does it mean for a firm? ____________________________________________________________________________ Designing Growth Strategies What are the objectives of a firm seeking to merge with another firm?