Discussions
Part 1: "Forecasting" Please respond to the following:
• Assess the financial performance forecasting process, identifying the assumptions made that are most likely to cause a gap between the forecast and actual performance. Indicate how these gaps may be minimized. Provide support for your rationale.
• Create an argument supporting the value of forecasting to an organization. Provide support for your argument.
Answer SEPERATELY PLEASE!! THESE ARE TWO DIFFERENT QUESTIONS..
Part 2: "Dividends" Please respond to the following:
• Assess the market and shareholder behaviors when a publically traded company makes the decision not to pay dividends to its shareholders, suggesting how management should react to these behaviors. Provide support for your rationale.
• Evaluate the factors that an investor may consider when deciding whether or not to invest in a company with a policy of non-dividend payments. Indicate whether or not you believe this a prudent choice for some investors. Provide support for your rationale.