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Assignment 1: Discussion Questions Due by Thursday, September 12, 2013, read the discussion question for the week and post your responses to both of them. Responses should be submitted as a Microsoft Word document, formatted in Arial 10 point font, 1.5 spaced. Must use the current APA standards when formatting paper. All written assignments and responses should follow APA rules for attributing sources and Grading Criteria: Grading Criteria Maximum Points Demonstrated an understanding of the topics being discussed. 4 Met the criteria for the correct responses to the assigned questions. 4 Participation Criteria Used vocabulary relevant to the topics under discussion. 4 Participated in the discussion by asking a question, providing a statement of clarification, providing a point of view with rationale, challenging a point of discussion, or making a relationship between one or more points of the discussion. 4 Justified ideas and responses by using appropriate examples and references from texts, websites, and other references or personal experience. 4 Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources, displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation. 4 Total 24 Essay Format – please use following format in your response and clearly identify each question separately in BOLD font. Discussion Question For a company with several subsidiaries, would it be easier to maximize shareholder value in the face of capital constraints by shifting capital among the affiliates? If in that same company 60% of the financial manager’s time is devoted to managing working capital, how will an increase in inventory costs affect the production capacity? (Should the financial manager devote more or less time to managing working capital in this instance?) ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????