UK verified expert
James Whitfield
Chartered Accountant · ACCA, MSc Finance — LSE
Former audit manager advising students on IFRS, management accounting and finance.
Questions solved by James
- Prepare a cash flow statement using the indirect method
The indirect method starts from net income and adjusts for non-cash items and working capital changes. Investing and financing flows are then added to reach net change in cash.
- Porter's Five Forces analysis for the UK coffee shop market
The UK coffee market has high rivalry and low switching costs. Supplier power is moderate and the threat of new entrants is high.
- Cost-benefit analysis of increasing nurse staffing ratios
Higher staffing raises payroll costs but reduces adverse events and readmissions. With the given savings the five-year NPV is positive at an 8% discount rate.
- Calculate WACC for a company with debt and preferred stock
WACC weights each source by market value and uses after-tax cost of debt. Here it equals roughly 9.35%.
- Develop a 7Ps marketing mix for a fintech app launch
The 7Ps extend product, price, place and promotion with people, process and physical evidence. For a student fintech app, freemium pricing and campus ambassadors are central.