BSc in Facilities Management

Year 3 – BA6065

Assignment 1 - Individual Assignment

Quiz on Income Streams, Internal Finance, Financial Risk & Appraisal, Financial
Objectives in Relation to Facilities Management.

Weighting 20% of overall Module result

Issued Date 07/11/2020

Due Date 22/11/2020 @ 23:59

Please submit Word/PDF document before or on the due date and time above.
Uploaded submission will not be possible after that point in time.

Learning Objective – Distinguish how finance is raised and maintained for the application of
Facilities Management. Appraise Legal & Ethical requirements for Financial Accountability.

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Assignment Brief

Please provide a word/PDF document outlining an answer to each of the following questions.
Please note that the answer to each question should include explanations, and where possible
give examples to illustrate an understanding of the answer given. Answers should be circa 100
words in length for each question given.

Answer all of the following 12 questions:

i) What impacts on how quickly “Breakeven” is achieved?
ii) What is “Expected Return” and how is it calculated?
iii) What is “Free Cash Flow” and how should it be used in a company?
iv) What is the difference between “Debt” & “Equity”?
v) What is the difference between “Secured Debt” and “Unsecured Debt”?
vi) Illustrate the difference between “Simple Cash Flow” & “Discounted Cash Flow”
vii) Why are Future cash flows discounted in a Discounted Cash Flow?
viii) What does the term “Cost of Capital” mean and how does it impact on capital
expenditure evaluation?
ix) What are the key differences and similarities between NPV (Net Present Value)
and IRR (Internal Rate of Return), in capital expenditure evaluation?
x) What are the different elements of Financial Accounts in Ireland?
xi) Who are the possible users of Accounts?
xii) What legal issues drive the requirement to maintain financial records in Ireland?

Your answers should be in your own words, and where quotations are used they should support
your answer and be referenced appropriately.