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Financial Management

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TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................3 i)Estimating investment, cost and revenue of events ...................................................................3 ii) Evaluating different sources of finance available to fund the events ......................................5 iii) Identifying selling price per ticket using supporting argument from research of the current market .......................................................................................................................7 iv)Investment appraisal techniques ..............................................................................................9 CONCLUSION ............................................................................................................................11 REFERENCES ..............................................................................................................................12

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INTRODUCTION Financial management refers to managing various financial activities of firm that assists in increasing profitability and reducing cost of production. Present report is about Connecting Venues which is based in London, UK. The organization provides variety of event management services as per the specific need of clients. It has several types of clients such as large organizations and government bodies as well as charities (Connecting Venues, 2015). Under this report, two similar events have been taken into account that consists of music events and film festival. The selection of these two events are justified in the light of profitability and preferences of clients. In this regard, estimation about investment and cost have done in order to provide good quality of services to number of buyers. Furthermore, different sources of finance have been evaluated that aids to organize event in an effectual manner. In addition to this, investment appraisal techniques have been analyzed to select the best project so that management can ensure about optimum utilization of limited resources. i)Estimating investment, cost and revenue of events The estimation of investment, cost and revenue for single event as music festival will be calculated. This has been selected because of high preferences from the side of youth and they like to attend these types of events. It provides evidence that corporation can generate large amount of money by organizing these events as there will be number of customer who are ready to pay high amount in order to satisfy their need. Owing to this, music festival will be planned in accordance with seasonal themes (Alegre, 2006). The event will be initiated in summer and it is named “Diverting summer music festival 2015- Treasure of fun�. There is inclusion of variety of DJ, dancing and food as well as number of entertaining activities in the event. All these prove to be effective for raising the source of income. For example, food services aid to increase revenue to a great extent because people tend to have variety of drinks as well as snacks at party time. Since, residents of UK like professionals and students want to have fun in night

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parties; so, the proposed event is the most suitable. Further, this event will be organized at the Wembley stadium that is situated in London HA9 OWS, UK (Bladen and et. al., 2012). It is because majority of people can easily reach at the destination and they also get enough space over there. In order to give ease to the customers, events will be organized in weekend for three days such as Friday, Saturday and Sunday. It leads to increase demand for the events and facilitate to give higher level of satisfaction among them. In addition to this, estimating financial requirement is the crucial factor for organizing the event because management have to prepare budget in order to increase profit and decrease cost of production.

Illustration 1: Music festival (Source: Aries music festival, 2014) On the basis of following table, management can be able to anticipate cost and initial investment that is required to organize the event “Diverting summer music

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festival 2015- Treasure of fun�. It has been estimated that 1 million pound is required to organize the events and manage all the activities in an effectual manner. Activity

Cost

Initiation (decoration)

220000

Rent

120000

Amusement activities

50000

DJ

250000

Logistics

80000

Payment to performers and other artist 100000 (two artists) Promotional activities

30000

Food and drink

150000

Total

1000000 Table 1: Cost of production

As per the aforementioned table, financial cost is allocated to different activities of proposed event. Here, at the initial stage, 220000 pounds will be required in order to arrange for the events. It consists of mainly decoration that aids to give good ambiance to the audience and participants. Further, 120000 will be paid for the rent of the stadium and also 80000 will be paid for the logistic. This way, corporation can be able to reduce the gap between actual and expected results. Likewise, overall initial investment is 1 million pound that helps to provide good quality of services to number of customers (Broadbent and Cullen, 2012). Furthermore, management expect that event generates 1.10 million pound income that facilitates to recover all the cost and increases overall rate of return. It can be said that Connecting Venues can make out enough profitability and also give higher level of satisfaction among users. In addition to this, food and beverages are likely to incur cost of 130000 pounds and it is expected to generate 150000 pounds. This is because the different types of foods and drinks will be available in the event that leads to cater need of number of buyers. It is an effective way to increase demand among customer especially students and rest of the youth segment. Global Assignment Help Australia provides assignment help from professional Aussie writers .


Hence it can be said that, management Connective Venues can create competitive edge in the marketplace that has direct impact on its brand image. It proves to be effective to generative huge amount of profit and using the same in order to expand business over the globe. ii) Evaluating different sources of finance available to fund the events There are different types of financial resources available to fund the events that are to be organized by Connecting Venues. The firm has good financial positive that depicts that it can arrange resources internally as well. However, it is necessary to take into account feasible sources by which management of can manage all activities in an effectual manner (Musgrave, 2011). In this regard, retained earning can be used by the firm for organizing events. It is because, firm will not have to pay its cost to outside party and it its does not require high time to arrange the sources. Following sources of finance are feasible for the music event and film festivals-

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Retained profit- It is the most effective to raise the fund for the purpose of proposed event. Under this, at every year end, Connecting Venues keep some amount of profit separate in order to use the same for future production. Owing to this, this amount can be used for event because it will be easily arranged (Ojha and et.al., 2013). However, it create opportunity cost because as

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the firm uses retained earning in some other purpose then it just losses the opportunity to use the same in other business activities. Because, retained profit is generally kept separate in order to meet the contingency or day to day operation. It contribute towards saving time as well as cost of firm that facilitate to increase overall rate of return of company. 

Bank loan- It is the another imperative source of finance by which company can be able to fulfill long term finance need. In this, interest as the cost, have to paid to the bank on time to time otherwise it hampers credit rating of company. For example, if corporation fail to pay its installment or interest on right time then banks of financial institution may give poor rating that create barrier for growth of firm. Further, it requires long time to complete the formalities for acquiring loan (Chang, 2005). Owing to this, there may be delay in operation that creates additional cost for the company. In addition to this, by the help of bank loan Connecting Venues raise long term money so as to execute the project on right time. It can critically evaluated that interest rate incur high cost to organization that may lower done overall profitability. SO, if company plan to raise fund thorough bank loan then it must consider the cost in the form of interest and also the payment time. On the other hand, bank overdraft is another means of taking fund for expansion and execution of new project (Emiliani, 2006). It provides credit facility to company by which management can get money for some span of time. However, bank charges high interest rate for such type of short term money that leads to increase overall cost of the same.

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Leasing companies- Connecting Venues can also access to trade credit to fulfill requirement of finance. BY making use of this source, organization can access to highly equipped technology that prove to be effective while organizing event. In this, leasing companies gives machinery and other equipment on rental basis. Here, agreement take place between leasing companies and Connecting Venues in order to have technological assistance (Jalal-Karim, 2013). It is helpful in

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catering specific need of companies in order to provide good quality of services to large number of buyers. On the other hand, management need to bear different types of cost such as depreciation, repair and other that create cost and decreases profitability. Therefore, it can be said that, retained earning and bank overdraft is the appropriate source for Connecting Venues. It is because these sources aid to incur low cost and can be easily arrange with short span of time. It facilitate to save overall time. Furthermore, bank overdraft is the effective way whereby firm can be able to arrange large amount of money for short span of time. It contribute towards organizing music event and film festival in an effectual manner that contribute towards achieving long as well as short term objectives of company. iii) Identifying selling price per ticket using supporting argument from research of the current market Pricing is the foremost factor by which company generate revenue and assist management to recover cost of production in an effectual manner. Here, company set the selling price in between 100-300 that facilitate to increase revenue. It has been found out from the previous events that were organized in the London. It aid to recover different types of cost such as rent, food and other cost that is associated in the services that is being offered by Connecting Venues (Kutsch, 2008). The aforementioned prices has been decided by keeping in mind purpose power of customers and also their preferences towards the prices. It facilitate to increase demand of music festival at the marketplace and also increase number of buyers. Furthermore, prices of music events is set by taking into mind overall cost and also adding margin in the same. It leads to increase the revenue and deliver good quality of services to large number of customer within affordable prices. There are different types of pricing strategies are used on the basis of specific objectives of company (Hardy, 2003). It consists of premium, economy and skimming as well as penetration pricing. Along with that market oriented pricing is also used that Global Assignment Help Australia provides assignment help from professional Aussie writers .


create favorable market environment and give same right to all sellers (Luckham, 2011). Under this, penetration pricing is used in order to attract large number of buyers and give them higher level of satisfaction so as to create awareness among regarding services of company. Here, Connecting Venues can keep low prices for the services and after increasing number of customers it changes the prices accordingly. It aid to cover large market potential and raise awareness among general public regarding the brand availability. It proves to be effective to successfully introduce product or services at the market place and let the customers know about the same in an useful way.

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help@globalassignmenthelp.com.au Economic prices is the another pricing strategy in which prices are

kept moderate to target at the specific segment. It facilitate to build good relation with customers and also helpful in increase profitability as well as sales turnover. In addition tot this, premium pricing is the another strategy thereby management set higher prices for the products and services that are bring offered by the firm (Musgrave, 2011). It leads generate higher profitability because customer perceive the good quality of product. It contribute towards increasing brand image of the firm and also facilitate to give higher level of satisfaction among large number of buyers. However, it is effective in case of new product where product is highly differentiated from the existing Global Assignment Help Australia provides assignment help from professional Aussie writers .


one. It contribute towards increase overall rate of return of company at the marketplace. Furthermore, market oriented pricing is one of the effective strategies of pricing because in this, management changes prices on the basis of modification in the pricing of competitors. It aid to recover all the cost that have been covered in order produce the products as well as services. For the present report, Connecting Venues will select market oriented price so it can create its unique identity at the marketplace (Allen and Economy, 2011). It can also be justified in the ground of ethical conduct of business as well as satisfaction among customers. From the current market research, all the firms that have organized events in London was financial sound and they sets prices according. As per the research, Connecting Venues will charges comparatively higher prices (Ponsford, 2011). It is because, firm is giving several types of additional services for example of variety of food services on less prices. Here, customers are ready to pay current prices that are offered by Connecting Venues because of providing services on the basis of their own specification. Along with that, it proves to be effective for corporation in order to recover the initial investment and increase overall rate of return. It aid to create goodwill of company at the marketplace and also provides opportunity to expand business. It contribute towards creating distinctive identity of company. This way, Connecting Venues can make out large amount of profitability and increase number of buyers. iv)Investment appraisal techniques Investment appraisal is the imperative technique by which company can select the best project that aid to save cost as well as time. In the present report, different types of methods are being used such as pay-back, average rate of return and internal rate of return. Along with that net present value method is also used that facilitate to take the right decision in the light of cost as well as profitability (Grewal and et.al., 2011). These is the imperative way to create build goodwill at the marketplace. These techniques are explained as followsGlobal Assignment Help Australia provides assignment help from professional Aussie writers .


Pay-back- It is the imperative way to assess the viability of the project because management come to know about the time span in which they can be able recover the initial investment. Here, decision is taken on the basis short span of time.

Year

Cumulative Cumulative cash flow of cash flow of Project A Project B A B 1 30000 50000 30000 50000 2 45000 55000 75000 105000 3 95000 105000 170000 210000 4 80000 60000 265000 270000 5 55000 45000 320000 315000 Table 2: Pay back

Project A=4+(300000-265000)/55000=4.64 Years Project B=2+(200000-105000)/105000=2.90 Years As per the pack back period project B should be selected because here initial cost can be recovered in less time span. 

Accounting rate of return- It is the another imperative method of assessing viability of project wherein decision is taken on the basis of rate of return (Hofmann and Lampe, 2013). It assist Connecting Venues to increase overall rate of return by investment in the most portability project. It contribute towards creating competitive edge of the firm at the marketplace.

Accounting rate of return of project A=61000/150000*100=40.66% Accounting rate of return of project B=63000/100000*100=63%. According to ARR, project B should be selected because rate of return is high for it. On the other hand project A is giving comparatively less rate of return for Connecting Venues, hence project B is more profitable. 

Net present value method -Net present value method is the imperative way thereby management can come to know the actual cost of investment (Milner

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and Rosenstreich, 2013). It assist firm to start operation in short span of time. Under this, the proposal which gives high net present value is accepted and select in order to organize the event for the Connecting Venues. Year

Project A 1 30000 2 45000 3 95000 4 80000 5 55000

Project B 50000 55000 105000 60000 45000

P.V@ 10% 0.909 0.826 0.751 0.683 0.621

Total present value Initial investment NPV

Present value Present value of A of B 27270 45450 37170 45430 71345 78855 54640 40980 34155 27945 224580

238660

300000 -75420

200000 38660

Table 3: NPV of project As per the net present value method project B should be selected because it is generating high net present value. On the other hand, project A is giving negative return for the company that shows that it is not worthwhile and management need to invest in project B. 

Internal rate of return method- It is the another important method of assessing viability of project wherein management of firm take decision on the basis of rate of return (Verbeeten, 2011). The proposal which gives higher rate of return is accepted among the available. It proves to be effective for effective utilization of limited resource that aid to decrease cost of production and increase overall profitability.

Year 1 2 3 4 5 Total present

Project A 30000 45000 95000 80000 55000

Project B 50000 55000 105000 60000 45000

P.V @ 20% 0.833 0.694 0.579 0.482 0.402

Present value of Present value of A B 24990 41650 31230 38170 55005 60795 38560 28920 22110 18090 171895 187625

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value Initial investment NPV

200000 -28105

200000 -12375

Table 4: IRR

Project A=10+(75420)/(224580-171895)*(20-10)=-4.31 Project B=10+38660/(238660-187625)*(20-10)=17.57 As per the internal rate of return method, project B should be selected because of high rate of return. Here, project A has negative rate of return that depicts management should go for project B. Therefore, from the analysis, it can be said project B is the most profitable in term of profitability as well as recovery of initial investment. It will prove to be effective fro Connecting Venues to increase overall rate of return by organizing music event and film festival.

CONCLUSION From the report, it can be concluded that, financial management is the imperative factor for increase profitability and managing all other business activities. It make is possible for the firm to expand business and create competitive edge in the marketplace. Furthermore, investment appraisal assist management to select the best project in term of cost and profitability as well as time. It can also be said that, market oriented price is the way to create distinctive image at the marketplace and also delivering good quality of services to large number of customers.

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