Monitoring the Cost Of Money: Interest Rates

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Monitoring the Cost Of Money: Interest Rates

nterest rates, the cost of money, influence most all factors related to personal and corporate capital budgeting. The more obvious personal information for the cost of money is the rates associated with a mortgage or car loan. As a CFO you would “shop” interest rates to find the best rate for your financing needs.

Would you, as the CFO, finance your projects as soon as possible if cost of capital was expected to drop? Please explain.
More importantly where do you find the information to analyze expected changes in interest rates?

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Choose one of the following and follow the directions for this week’s discussion:

Find a company online that is using a development program to improve a supplier’s performance and/or capabilities. Evaluate its experiences- were they successful or not. Explain why they failed or what the key factors were in their success.

Find a company online that has successfully implemented a supplier certification program and evaluate the experience- Explain what the key factors were in their success.