Day: April 26, 2018

Write a 1,400 to 1,750 word autobiographical research paper that analyzes the influences of race as it relates to your community. In your paper, write your first person account of how human interactions in your community have been racialized. For the community, you may consider relations within your neighborhood, local government, service groups, clubs, schools, workplace, or any environment of which you are a part. Answer the following questions and provide examples: o Do members of your community look like you? In what ways do they look the same or different? o How do leaders within your community treat people who are like you? How do they treat people who are different? o How do other members of your community treat people who are like you? How do they treat people who are different? o Do your texts or work manuals contain information by or about people like you? o Do the local media represent people like you? If so, in what ways? o What are some similarities and differences between you and the people who are in leadership positions in your community? Do you think minority group interests are represented within your community? o If you could resolve any inequities within your community, what would you change? How and why? o Which main concepts from the text relate to race?

. (TCO A) Suppose you are hired to manage a small manufacturing facility that produces Widgets.

(a.) (15 points) You know from data collected on the Widget Market that market demand has recently increased and market supply has recently decreased. As manager of the facility, what decisions should you make regarding production levels and pricing for your Widget facility?

Remember that supply and demand are about the market supply and market demand, which is bigger than your own company. You are being given data on supply and demand for the whole market and are being asked what effect that has on you as a small part of that market.

(b.) (15 points) Now, suppose that following the supply and demand changes in (a), a substitute good goes up in price, and your costs of production decrease. What new decisions will you make regarding production levels and pricing for your Widget facility? (Points : 30)

Question 2. 2. (TCO B) The supply and demand schedules for tickets to basketball games in town of Oakwood are given in the table below.

Price Quantity Demanded

Quantity Supplied

$6

5,000

2,000

7

4,000

2,000

8

3,000

2,000

9

2,000

2,000

10

1,000

2,000

The stadium owners need to find the optimum price for the games.

What are the coefficients of elasticity of supply and demand if the price is raised from $6 to $8? (8 points) Characterize the demand and supply for tickets based on the calculated elasticies. (4 points) What is the optimum price that the stadium owners can set for the tickets? (4 points) Why is the selected price for the tickets better than other prices given in the table above? (4 points) (Points : 30)

Question 3. 3. (TCO C) You have been hired to manage a small manufacturing facility whose cost and production data are given in the table below.

Total Total Workers Labor Cost Output Revenue 1 $300 50 $350 2 600 140 675 3 900 220 1120 4 1200 270 1570 5 1500 300 1865 6 1800 315 2070 7 2100 320 2170

(a.) (6 points) What is the marginal product of the second worker?

(b.) (6 points) What is the marginal revenue product of the fourth worker?

(c.) (6 points) What is the marginal cost of the first worker?

(d.) (12 points) Based on your knowledge of marginal analysis, how many workers should you hire? Explain you answer. (Points : 30)

Question 4. 4. (TCO C) John operates a small business out of his home and has very little in terms of fixed costs. Answer the next questions (Parts A and B) on the basis of the following cost data for John’s firm operating in pure competition:

OUTPUT —— TFC ———- TVC 0 $30.00 0.00 1 30.00 70.00 2 30.00 120.00 3 30.00 150.00 4 30.00 200.00 5 30.00 270.00 6 30.00 360.00

(a.) (15 points) Refer to the above data. If the product price is $60, at its optimal output, will the firm realize an economic profit, break even, or incur an economic loss? How much will the profit or loss be? Show all calculations.

(b.) (15 points) Refer to the above data. If the product price is $55 at its optimal output, will the firm realize an economic profit, break even, or incur an economic loss? How much will the profit or loss be? Show all calculations. (Points : 30)

Question 5. 5. (TCO D) A software producer has fixed costs of $30,000 per month and her Total Variable Costs (TVC) as a function of output Q are given below:

Q TVC Price 3,000 $ 5,000 $5 13,000 25,000 4 23,000 50,000 3 33,000 80,000 2 43,000 120,000 1 (a.) (15 points) If software can only be produced in the quantities above, what should be the production level if the producer operates in a monopolistic competitive market where the price of software at each possible quantity is also listed above? Why? (Show all work.)

(b.) (15 points) What should be the production level if fixed costs rose to $50,000 per month? Explain.

(Points : 30)

Question 6. 6. (TCO F)

(a.) (20 points) Suppose nominal GDP in 1999 was $200 billion, and in 2001, it was $270 billion. The general price index in 1999 was 100 and in 2001 it was 150. Between 1999 and 2001, the real GDP rose by what percent?

(b.) Use the following scenario to answer questions (b1) and (b2). In a given year in the United States, the total number of residents is 270 million, the number of residents under the age of 16 is 38 million, the number of institutionalized adults is 15 million, the number of adults who are not looking for work is 17 million, and the number of unemployed is 10 million.

(b1.) (5 points) Refer to the data in the above scenario. What is the size of the labor force in the United States for the given year?

(b2.) (5 points) Refer to the data in the above scenario. What is the unemployment rate in the United States for the given year? (Points : 30)

Question 7. 7. (TCO G and H)

(a.) (15 points) What are the arguments for and against the use of fiscal policy to fight inflation, lower unemployment, and raise GDP (Keynesian and Monetarist)?

(b.) (10 points) Any change in the economy’s total expenditures would be expected to translate into a change in GDP that was larger than the initial change in spending. This phenomenon is known as the multiplier effect. Explain how the multiplier effect works.

(c.) (15 points) You are told that 80 cents out of every extra dollar pumped into the economy goes toward consumption (as opposed to saving). Estimate the GDP impact of a positive change in government spending that equals $10 billion. (Points : 40)

Question 8. 8. (TCO G)

(a.) Reserve requirement for banks is set at 5%. Your firm deposits its profits of $28,000 into the Third National Bank.

(10 points) How much excess reserve does your deposit generate for the bank?

(10 points) What is the maximum amount of new money that can be created in the banking system as a result of this deposit? Show all work.

(b.) (10 points) What is the Federal Funds Rate in the banking system?

(10 points) Explain how the Fed manipulates this rate in order to achieve macroeconomic objectives. (Points : 40)

Question 9. 9. (TCO E and I) Let the exchange rate be defined as the number of dollars per Japanese yen. Assume that there is a decrease in U.S. interest rates relative to that of Japan.

(a.) (10 points) Would this event cause the demand for the dollar to increase or decrease relative to the demand for the yen? Why?

(b.) (10 points) Has the dollar appreciated or depreciated in value relative to the yen?

(c.) (10 points) Does this change in the value of the dollar make imports cheaper or more expensive for Americans? Are American exports cheaper or more expensive for importers of U.S. goods in Japan? Illustrate by showing the price of a U.S. e-reader in Japan before and after the change in the exchange rate.

(d.) (10 points) If you had a business exporting goods to Japan, and U.S. interest rates fell as they have in this example, would you plan to expand production or cut back? Why? (Points : 40)

(TCO 7) The cash budget is one of the primary financial budgets. Discuss the importance of the cash budget. Identify the individual sections of the cash budget and the information included in each section. (Points : 20)

TCO 9) Understanding how costs behave can help managers plan operations and choose between various courses of action.

Part (a): Identify and describe the three types of cost behavior, including examples of each. Part (b): As a manager, which cost behavior would you prefer and why? (Points : 20)

(TCO 6) Savanna Company is considering two capital investment proposals. Relevant data on each project are as follows.

Project Red

Project Blue

Capital investment

$400,000

$560,000

Annual net income

$50,000

$80,000

Annual cash flows

$100,000

$150,000

Estimated useful life

8 years

8 years

Savanna requires an 8% rate of return on all new investments.

Part (a): Compute the payback period for each project. Part (b): Compute the net present value for each project. Part (c): Compute the accounting rate of return for each project. Part (d): Which project should Savanna select?

(Points : 30)

(TCO 7) Farris Co.’s projected sales are as follows.

August

$240,000

September

$270,000

October

$330,000

Farris estimates that it will collect 30% in the month of sale, 50% in the month after the sale, and 18% in the second month following the sale. Two percent of all sales are estimated to be bad debts. How much are Farris Co.’s budgeted cash receipts for October? (Points : 30)

. (TCO 8) Eastern Company’s budgeted and actual sales for 2009 were as follows.

Product

Budgeted Sales

Actual Sales

A

35,300 units at $2.00 per unit

32,700 units at $2.60 per unit

B

27,900 units at $5.00 per unit

29,200 units at $4.70 per unit

Part (a): Calculate the sales volume variance. Part (b): Calculate the sales price variance. Part (c): Calculate the total sales variance. (Points : 30)

(TCO 9) Herbart Company gathered the following information on power costs and factory machine usage for the last 6 months.

Power Cost

Factory Machine Hours

January

$24,400

13,900

February

30,300

17,600

March

29,000

16,800

April

22,340

13,200

May

19,900

11,600

June

14,900

6,600

Using the high-low method of analyzing costs, answer the following questions and show computations to support your answers.

Part (a): What is the estimated variable portion of power costs per factory machine hour? Part (b): What is the estimated fixed power cost each month? Part (c): If it is estimated that 10,000 factory machine hours will be run in July, what is the expected total power cost for July? (Points : 30)

(TCO 1) A common starting point in the budgeting process is _____. (Points : 5) expected future net income past performance to motivate the sales force a clean slate, with no expectations

Question 2.2. (TCO 2) Which of the following is not a quantitative forecasting method? (Points : 5) Moving average model Classical decomposition Delphi method Simple regression

Question 3.3. (TCO 3) Which of the following is not an example of a seasonal variation? (Points : 5) Increased restaurant sales on Fridays and Saturdays Increased retail sales in the fourth quarter Increased sales of jet skis in the summer Increased sales resulting from a special promotion

Question 4.4. (TCO 4) Which of the following statements regarding the risk associated with R & D activities is incorrect? (Points : 5) The amount of time between the R & D activity and the cash flows from the project does not affect risk. Greater risk is associated with creating new products than with improving existing products. Risk increases as the time between the R & D activity and the cash flows from the project increases. Assessing risk is a vital part of research and development.

Question 5.5. (TCO 5) Which of the following is not true of the decision packages used in zero-base budgeting? (Points : 5) Decision packages should include alternative methods of performing the activity. Decision packages may cross functional and organizational lines. Decision packages can be either mutually exclusive or incremental. Decision packages may cover either short-term or long-term periods.

Question 6.6. (TCO 6) The payback period technique _____. (Points : 5) should be used as a final screening tool can be the only basis for the capital budgeting decision is relatively easy to compute and understand considers the expected profitability of a project

Question 7.7. (TCO 6) The accounting rate of return method is based on _____. (Points : 5) income data the time value of money data market values cash flow data

Question 8.8. (TCO 6) A company projects annual cash inflows of $90,000 each year for the next 5 years if it invests $450,000 in new equipment. The equipment has a 5-year life and an estimated salvage value of $150,000. What is the accounting rate of return on this investment? (Points : 5) 6.7% 13.3% 20% 33.3%

Question 9.9. (TCO 6) Bradshaw Inc. is contemplating a capital investment of $85,000. The cash inflows over the project’s 4 years are as follows.

Year

Expected Cash Inflow

1

$18,000

2

$25,000

3

$35,000

4

$20,000

The payback period is _____. (Points : 5) 2.17 years 3.35 years 2.30 years 3.47 years

Question 10.10. (TCO 6) Hyde Inc. is comparing several alternative capital budgeting projects as shown below.

Projects

A

B

C

Initial Investment

$110,000

$90,000

$50,000

Present value of cash inflows

$100,000

$100,000

$60,000

Using the profitability index, rank the projects, starting with the most attractive. (Points : 5) A, C, B A, B, C C, A, B C, B, A

Question 11.11. (TCO 6) A company has a minimum required rate of return of 10%. It is considering investing in a project that costs $210,000 and is expected to generate cash inflows of $85,000 at the end of each year for 4 years. The approximate net present value of this project is _____. (Points : 5) $59,442 $1,387 $65,375 $5,161

Question 12.12. (TCO 7) Which one of the following is not needed in preparing a production budget? (Points : 5) Budgeted unit sales Budgeted raw materials Beginning finished goods units Ending finished goods units

Question 13.13. (TCO 7) If the required materials to be purchased are 18,000 pounds, the production needs are three times the direct materials purchases, and the beginning direct materials are three and a half times the direct materials purchases, what are the desired ending direct materials in pounds? (Points : 5) 45,000 9,000 27,000 18,000

Question 14.14. (TCO 8) A variance that results from expected economic conditions that do not materialize is called what? (Points : 5) Sales variance Planning variance Economic variance Material variance

Question 15.15. (TCO 9) A static budget is appropriate in evaluating a manager’s performance if _____. (Points : 5) actual activity closely approximates the master budget activity actual activity is less than the master budget activity the company prepares reports on an annual basis the company is a not-for-profit organization

Question 16.16. (TCO 9) If the activity level increases 10%, total variable costs will _____. (Points : 5) remain the same increase by more than 10% decrease by less than 10% increase 10%

Question 17.17. (TCO 9) Using the high-low method, what is the fixed cost for the following information?

Month

Miles

Total Cost

January

80,000

$96,000

February

50,000

$80,000

March

70,000

$94,000

April

90,000

$130,000

(Points : 5) $17,500 $36,000 $14,000 $50,000

Question 18.18. (TCO 10) What do you call a budget report that is prepared to report on unusual events that require immediate attention? (Points : 5) Advance report Special report Unique report Progress report

Marketing Goals and Objectives Continue with the case study you chose in Week 2.

Write a 3-5 page paper/analysis on your chosen case study (See Week 2) where you consider the number of product choices available in the U.S. consumer market.

This week’s component analyzes Marketing Goals and Objectives. Consider these elements as you write your paper:

Marketing Goals (should be broad, motivational, and somewhat vague)

Objectives for each marketing goal.(must contain a specific and measurable outcome, a time frame for completion, and identify the person/unit responsible for achieving the objective) Within your paper/analysis be sure to address the following:

Include a title page and 2-3 references. Only the body of the paper will count toward the page requirement. Only one reference may be located online (not Wikipedia) and the other references must be located in the Grantham University online library. Your analysis/paper should be written in your own words. When completing your assignments all spelling, punctuation, grammar, formatting, and citations should be written in APA style. Please see your instructor for any further instructions. Note: A complete layout of the marketing plan can be found in the Appendix of the text.

SWOT Analysis Continue with the case study you chose in Week 2.

Write a 3-5 page paper/analysis on your chosen case study (See Week 2) where you consider the SWOT Analysis, Marketing Goals and Objectives for your Marketing Plan.

This week’s component is the SWOT Analysis. Consider these elements as you write your paper.

Strengths Weakness Opportunites Threats SWOT Matrix

Developing Competitve Advantage Developing a Strategic Focus Within your paper/analysis be sure to address the following:

Include a title page and 2-3 references. Only the body of the paper will count toward the page requirement. Only one reference may be located online (not Wikipedia) and the other references must be located in the Grantham University online library. Your analysis/paper should be written in your own words. When completing your assignments all spelling, punctuation, grammar, formatting, and citations should be written in APA style. Please see your instructor for any further instructions. Note: A complete layout of the marketing plan can be found in the Appendix of the text

Research Paper

 

The Research Paper must demonstrate the understanding of new learning in project management and how it relates to cost and value management. This assignment should be six to eight pages (not including the title and reference pages) and should integrate the reading, multimedia, and class discussions. It is mandatory to have research from the classroom text, as well as at least three scholarly sources from the Internet or Ashford Online Library to support your views.

 

Consider the validity of your sources carefully before using them in academic papers. It is recommended to use examples from your professional experience where possible or build from your learning in the discussion boards.

 

Focus of the Research Paper

Use at least one project you have been a team member of or a project manager for as an example to contextualize the research topics below:

All of the following topics must be addressed in order for the paper to be complete:

 

• Discuss the importance of work packages to support the creation and use of the WBS.
• Examine how to establish a cost and schedule performance measurement baseline.
• Present examples of EVM and how it will help the PM understand project status.
• Examine how the PM uses project control charts to show project status and present value.
• Recommend an effective change management process to ensure a successful project.

 

Writing the Research Paper

The Research Paper:

• Must be six to eight double-spaced pages in length (not including the title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the approved APA style guide.
• Must include a cover page that includes:
• – Title of Paper
• – Student’s name
• – Course name and number
• – Instructor’s name
• – Date submitted
• Must include an introductory paragraph with a succinct thesis statement.
• Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
• Must conclude with a restatement of the thesis and a conclusion paragraph.
• Must use at least three outside sources from the Internet or Ashford Online Library.
• Must use APA style as outlined in the approved APA style guide to document all sources.
• Must include, on the final page, a Reference Page that is completed according to APA style as outlined in the approved APA style guide.

 

 

Scenario You are a part of a task team and are trying to take down a drug king Pin. You and your team have been sitting on surveillance for weeks trying to gather enough evidence to finally take him down all that’s needed is an evidence of a hand to hand exchange. You’re tired of sitting on your ass you falsify that last ten percent evidence to obtain a warrant and affidavit in hopes of the sake of getting him off the streets. In doing so you could crush the case all together. You decide to confess our wrong doing opening up a full investigation which could not only break your career but set Mr. Lincoln free and back out on the streets. The team leader advises you that he relieving you of duty pending an internal affairs case investigation. He reports you to the command and also to the states Attorney’s Office for perjury.

Question. How will this incident affect your professional and personal life? How do you foresee your career and are the positive or negative? Do you feel this is the best remedy in handling this scenario? Do you think there are any bad things that can arise out of this plan of action? What affects do you think this meeting will now have? How might you have been able to handle this incident better? How might this incident affect the community? Give a one page response analyzing and answering every question…

This assignment must be completed and submitted using a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet (.xls). Provide a source for each equation you use. Sources must be listed at the bottom of the spreadsheet. No title page or additional formatting is required.

Channels of Communication

It has been estimated that project managers spend up to 90% of their time communicating and your position at Roto Air is typical. Calculate the number of possible channels of communication if the project team were to grow to nine members, Important: show your work. The total number of stakeholders, including the project team, is estimated at 75 people. Calculate how many more possible channels of communication the additional stakeholders beyond the team members represent. Important: show your work. Benefit Cost Ratio (BCR)

Roto Air plans to spend $1,000,000 on this project, resulting in a total savings of $2,500,000 over the life of the project. Calculate the Benefit Cost Ratio. Important: show your work. Ignore any effects of the time value of money. Roto Air also considered another project that would have partially satisfied their needs. It would have required a $750,000 investment and would result in a savings of $125,000 per year for 10 years. Calculate the Benefit Cost Ratio. Important: show your work. Ignore any effects of the time value of money. Comparing only the BCRs, explain which project should Roto Air should have chosen. Ignore any effects of the time value of money. Payback Period

Calculate the payback period for the $1,000,000 investment shown above. Important: show your work. Ignore any effects of the time value of money. Calculate the payback period for the $750,000 investment shown above. Important: show your work. Ignore any effects of the time value of money. Comparing only on the payback periods, explain which project should Roto Air have chosen. Ignore any effects of the time value of money. Net Present Value (NPV)

Calculate the Net Present Value of Roto Air’s $1,000,000 investment with a $250,000 annual savings for 10 years when the interest rate averages 3% annually. Important: show your work

Plant Lab Report Form Procedures: 1. Visit http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/plants/plantae.html; Introduction to the Plantae: The green kingdom, University of California, Berkeley Museum of Paleontology. Click the Systematics link and learn more about a group you desire to begin researching for this lab. Note: The boxes without images have not yet been developed. 2. Visit a number of websites (a few starters are listed below) that deal with the great diversity of plants and their biological, ecological, and economic impacts on life and human society. Gather (and cite!) information and images to allow you to prepare a poster or PowerPoint presentation. 3. In your poster or PowerPoint presentation, you will need to detail the classification of the group of creatures you are detailing. Include the time of first occurrence, fossil record (if any), economic and societal impact of the group, and its evolutionary importance (for example the green algae are not terribly important save as a stem group for the evolution of plants). Example sites:http://www.tolweb.org/tree/ Tree of Life Web Project. Maintained by scientists and collaborators, this site organizes over 5000 web pages about the classification and relationships of the domains and other taxonomic groups. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/library/05/index.html Links for Systematics. This site compiles many links to aid your research.

Midterm Project

The Midterm Project consists of two parts:

Part one: Use the text, internet, and/or other sources and select an example of terrorists (either domestic or international) that have used technology to further their ideologies.

• Explain specifically how the terrorist organization uses, or has used technology in their activities (or related to a specific event). • Provide a profile on the terrorist group including:• known members • activities involving technology • any legal action taken against the organization

• Explain the use of high tech evidence to support cyber crime cases • Cite your references in your work

Part two: Perform a key word search on online identity theft and locate two cases involving online identity theft.

• Summarize the facts of each case, including how:• the thief obtained the victim’s information • what the thief did with the information • the impact to the victim

• Recommend at least 3 methods for each case that the victim could have used to prevent the theft. • Critique the tracking methods used to investigate the internet identity thefts. • Be sure to cite your references.

Include both parts one and two in a single word document for submission.

Paper Format

• Length should be at least 3.5 pages, excluding your cover and references page, in 10-12 point font (Arial, Courier, and Times New Roman are acceptable). • Viewpoint and purpose should be clearly established and sustained • Assignment should follow the conventions of Standard American English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.). • Writing should be well ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful • Your work should display superior content, organization, style, and mechanics • Appropriate citation style should be followed.

You should also make sure to:

• Include a title page with full name, class name, section number, and date • Use double-space and Arial or Times New Roman in 12 point font size • Use examples to support your discussion • Cite all sources on a separate reference page at the end of your paper and cited within the body of your paper using APA format

Lastly, please label your projects: username-project-unit#.doc. For example, a student named Tina Allen would name her file TAllen-Midterm-Unit 5.doc.

Submit this Assignment to the Dropbox by the end of Unit 5.

ID: CJ316-05-10-A