Task 1 of 3 – (ACZ.1, 2.2, 2.3, 5.1, 5.2 & 5.3).
Instructions:
As a junior Analyst your first task is to pick 5 organisations currently listed on the stock market and
provide their financial statements. You should analyse their financial position, usmg the information
from their financial statements and using financial ratios. Your analysis should then recommend WhICh
3 companies Investhical should invest in.
Submission and delivery: A
1x memo (circa 300 words excluding calculations and financial statements)
Task 2 of 3 – (AC4.1, 4.2 & 4.3)
Scenario:
The board of Investhical approved your recommendations and decided to purchase stock in the 3
organisations you recommended. In fact, based on your recommendations, they decided to invest
more than anticipated. The previous budget was $32,000,000 but the board wants to invest 511,000,000
in each of the 3 organisations you recommended which means that an extra £1 ,000,000 is required.
Instructions:
Write a short report containing:
An introduction discussing the need for short term working capital and long term funds
A main body comparing the sources of funding, including their pros and cons
A justified recommendation of your choices of funding for the £1,000,000 using a range of
criteria related to cost and risk
Submission and delivery:
1x report (circa 1500 words)
Task 3 of 3 – (AC1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 3.1, 3.2 & 3.3)
Scenario:
Investhical wants to invest in Nyota Minerals Limited (Nyota), a gold exploration and development
company dual listed on the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange (AlM:NYO.L) and the
Australian Stock Exchange (ASX:NYO.AX). Reports can be found at
Instructions:
With reference to the 2013-2014 financial year, the board want you to:
Explain how the costs have varied so much between the first financial statements and the
restated financial statements in 2013, and explain the importance of cost accounting
Apply tools of costing design and costing systems to assess the real financial position of Nyota.
Recommend improvement to the costing used by Nyota should the company be purchased.
Furthermore, you are to create the budget for Nyota, you should therefore
evaluate budget and budgetary process that should be used by Nyota
Create targets and develop the master budget for Nyota
Submission and delivery:
1x essay (1200 words excluding budget)