BUSINESS FINANCE
2ND QUARTER (WEEK 1 & 2)
EXERCISE 1
Answer the following questions.
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Is it safer to invest in stocks than bonds? Why or why not?
What is the difference between investing and gambling?
Ask yourself, is it too early for you to start investing now?
Differentiate common stock and preferred stocks?
What types of investments would you purchase to reduce your exposure to risk?
Place the following investments in rank order, going from low-risk return to high-risk return.
Bonds
Mutual Fund
Stocks
Time Deposit
EXERCISE 2
Select two investment instrument and make a comparison. By answering the questions below:
a. Which one is riskier? Why?
b. Which one is expected to provide a higher rate of return?
EXERCISE 3
Essay Direction: In not less than three (3) paragraphs, answer the questions below.
EXERCISE 4
Essay Direction: In not less than three (3) paragraphs, answer the questions below.
If you have ₽ 1,000,000.00 today which you can invest for the next 10 years, where will you put it
and why?
EXERCISE 5
Directions: Ask a family member or a friend of their most recent investment.
Describe the basic features of this instrument by answering the following questions:
1. Is the return provided by the investment fixed or variable?
2. Who is the issuer of the investment?
3. Can the investment be liquidated immediately at a known price?
4. How long is the term to maturity of the investment?
REFLECTION
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APLLIED ECONOMICS
2ND QUARTER (WEEKS 1 & 2)
Activity 1:
Study an existing business and analyze the industry using SWOT Analysis.
Activity 2:
Answer the following questions:
1. Distinguish between business and an industry.
2. When you decide on putting up a business, how do you choose the market that you should cater
to?
Activity 3 (Performance Task)100points
Prepare a feasibility study.
The class is divided into four groups. Each group shall make a feasibility study of their choice of
business.
Reflection
What have you learned from the activity?