Financial management discussion questions

Discussion 1:

1. Dumping, while illegal, would offer products to consumers
at very low prices. As a consumer, what is your opinion of this? Explain your
reasoning.

2. Tariffs effectively raise the price of goods imported
from different countries. How do you feel about this?

3. In your opinion, have U.S. companies effectively lobbied
for antidumping regulations and tariffs just to gain a competitive advantage
domestically? Has this been effective? Why or why not?

Discussion 2:

1. What process must a company take to raise capital? Are
there different methods for different types of companies? What are the risks
and benefits of each?

2. If taking a company public is such a good idea, why don’t
all companies choose to do so? What are the risks? What are the benefits?

3. What is the difference between an IPO and an SEO? Which
would you choose to invest in and why?

Discussion 3:

1. Provide an example of a short-term financing strategy and
a long-term financing strategy. In what financial scenario would each strategy
be most applicable? Is one method preferable to the other? Explain your
rationale.

2. Give two examples of credit policy affecting the cash
conversion cycle. Is relying on credit as a form of capital management
advisable? Why or why not?

3. Of the three types of loans available for corporations,
under what scenarios would each be appropriate? why?

Discussion 4:

1. Explain the six different brand elements and how they
apply to Coca Cola

2. Select an article and identify the issues and some of the
ways that this dispute can be solved through conciliation, arbitration, and
litigation.

3. What would your recommendations be?