• Read and review Chapter 4 (Long-Term Financial Planning).
• A pertinent news article should be posted to the Week 5 Articles board by Thursday night, September 28. Please provide a link to the article and your thoughts on its contents.
• An initial response to the following Discussion Question should be posted to the Week 5 DQ board by Tuesday night, September 26.

"One of a CFO's most important responsibilities is to help his/her company in managing growth. This week's readings refer to two growth rates, an internal rate and a sustainable rate of growth.

What does each rate mean? Why do we, as CFO's, need to understand the implications of both the internal and sustainable rates of growth?

What are the four primary determinants of a company's growth and how does each factor add to or limit a company's growth potential?"