multiple choice

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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CHOICES IS AN EXAMPLE OF PRIMARY RESEARCH?

Which of the following choices is an example of primary research?

You are researching the effects of merit-based pay on teacher retention. What Boolean operator should you use in order to capture articles that use the term “teachers” as well as articles that use the term “educators”?

You are researching the effects of merit-based pay on teacher retention. What Boolean operator should you use in order to capture articles that use the term “teachers” as well as articles that use the term “educators”?

Which of the following is an example of how information can have economic value? Check all that apply.

Which of the following is an example of how information can have economic value? Check all that apply.

When conducting a database search, where would you look for specific information about a particular source?

When conducting a database search, where would you look for specific information about a particular source?

“People who live in houses and apartments in cities and towns that are located in the southwestern area of the United States have been greatly affected by a lack of rainfall in recent years.” Which of the following statements above the previous sentence is TRUE?

“People who live in houses and apartments in cities and towns that are located in the southwestern area of the United States have been greatly affected by a lack of rainfall in recent years.” Which of the following statements above the previous sentence is TRUE?

Imagine that you are conducting research into the use of restorative justice programs in high schools. You come across a blog post on the topic. How would you go about evaluating this source?

Imagine that you are conducting research into the use of restorative justice programs in high schools. You come across a blog post on the topic. How would you go about evaluating this source?

Conducting interviews for a social sciences paper is an example of:

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Conducting interviews for a social sciences paper is an example of:

Giving context to the sources you discuss in your paper and citing your sources in-text and in your references both are examples of:

Giving context to the sources you discuss in your paper and citing your sources in-text and in your references both are examples of:

Of the examples below, select the one that best fits the definition of a primary source for research on the history of America’s national parks.

Of the examples below, select the one that best fits the definition of a primary source for research on the history of America’s national parks.

Which of the following would be the best choice for conducting background research on the topic of modern architecture?


Read the thesis statement: “Standardized test scores should not be a factor in college admissions decisions because they are biased in favor of those with the resources to pay for test preparation.” Select the sentence below that best describes this example.

Read the thesis statement: “Standardized test scores should not be a factor in college admissions decisions because they are biased in favor of those with the resources to pay for test preparation.” Select the sentence below that best describes this example.

When conducting research for an environmental science class about the water quality in a local river, which of the following would be considered a secondary source?

When conducting research for an environmental science class about the water quality in a local river, which of the following would be considered a secondary source?

Fill in the blanks by selecting the choice that presents the best words in the proper order: “While ____________ is a convenient place to start for a simple information need, it is better to use _____________________ for in-depth research.”

Fill in the blanks by selecting the choice that presents the best words in the proper order: “While ____________ is a convenient place to start for a simple information need, it is better to use _____________________ for in-depth research.”

I have Some Business scenarios for business law. 5-1 to 5-9.

Question Description

5-1.Defamation. Richard is an employee of the Dun Construction Corp. While delivering materials to a construction site, he carelessly backs Dun’s truck into a passenger vehicle driven by Green. This is Richard’s second accident in six months. When the company owner, Dun, learns of this latest accident, a heated discussion ensues, and Dun fires Richard. Dun is so angry that he immediately writes a letter to the union of which Richard is a member and to all other construction companies in the community. In it, Dun states that Richard is the “worst driver in the city” and that “anyone who hires him is asking for legal liability.” Richard files a suit against Dun, alleging libel on the basis of the statements made in the letters. Discuss.

5-2.Liability to Business Invitees. Kim went to Ling’s Market to pick up a few items for dinner. It was a stormy day, and the wind had blown water through the market’s door each time it opened. As Kim entered through the door, she slipped and fell in the rainwater that had accumulated on the floor. The manager knew of the weather conditions but had not posted any sign to warn customers of the water hazard. Kim injured her back as a result of the fall and sued Ling’s for damages. Can Ling’s be held liable for negligence? Discuss.

5-3.Spotlight on Intentional Torts—Defamation. Sharon Yeagle was an assistant to the vice president of student affairs at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech). As part of her duties, Yeagle helped students participate in the Governor’s Fellows Program. The Collegiate Times, Virginia Tech’s student newspaper, published an article about the university’s success in placing students in the program. The article’s text surrounded a block quotation attributed to Yeagle with the phrase “Director of Butt Licking” under her name. Yeagle sued the Collegiate Times for defamation. She argued that the phrase implied the commission of sodomy and was therefore actionable. What is Collegiate Times’s defense to this claim?

5-4.Business Case Problem with Sample Answer—Negligence. At the Weatherford Hotel in Flagstaff, Arizona, in Room 59, a balcony extends across thirty inches of the room’s only window, leaving a twelve-inch gap with a three-story drop to the concrete below. A sign prohibits smoking in the room but invites guests to “step out onto the balcony” to smoke. Toni Lucario was a guest in Room 59 when she climbed out of the window and fell to her death. Patrick McMurtry, her estate’s personal representative, filed a suit against the Weatherford. Did the hotel breach a duty of care to Lucario? What might the Weatherford assert in its defense? Explain.

5-5.Negligence. Ronald Rawls and Zabian Bailey were in an auto accident in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Bailey rear-ended Rawls at a stoplight. Evidence showed it was more likely than not that Bailey failed to apply his brakes in time to avoid the collision, failed to turn his vehicle to avoid the collision, failed to keep his vehicle under control, and was inattentive to his surroundings. Rawls filed a suit in a Connecticut state court against his insurance company, Progressive Northern Insurance Co., to obtain benefits under an underinsured motorist clause, alleging that Bailey had been negligent. Could Rawls collect? Discuss.

5-6.Negligence. Charles Robison, an employee of West Star Transportation, Inc., was ordered to cover an unevenly loaded flatbed trailer with a 150-pound tarpaulin. The load included uncrated equipment and pallet crates of different heights, about thirteen feet off the ground at its highest point. While standing on the load, manipulating the tarpaulin without safety equipment or assistance, Robison fell headfirst and sustained a traumatic head injury. He filed a suit against West Star to recover for his injury. Was West Star “negligent in failing to provide a reasonably safe place to work,” as Robison claimed? Explain.

5-7.Negligence. DSC Industrial Supply and Road Rider Supply are located in North Kitsap Business Park in Seattle, Washington. Both firms are owned by Paul and Suzanne Marshall. The Marshalls had outstanding commercial loans from Frontier Bank. The bank dispatched one of its employees, Suzette Gould, to North Kitsap to “spread Christmas cheer” to the Marshalls as an expression of appreciation for their business. Approaching the entry to Road Rider, Gould tripped over a concrete “wheel stop” and fell, suffering a broken arm and a dislocated elbow. The stop was not clearly visible, it had not been painted a contrasting color, and it was not marked with a sign. Gould had not been aware of the stop before she tripped over it. Is North Kitsap liable to Gould for negligence? Explain.

5-8.Defamation. Jonathan Martin, an offensive lineman with the Miami Dolphins, abruptly quit the team and checked himself into a hospital seeking psychological treatment. Later, he explained that he left because of persistent taunting from other Dolphins players. The National Football League hired attorney Theodore Wells to investigate Martin’s allegations of bullying. After receiving Wells’s report, the Dolphins fired their offensive line coach, James Turner. Turner was a prominent person on the Dolphins team, and during his career he chose to thrust himself further into the public arena. He was the subject of articles discussing his coaching philosophy, and the focus of one season of HBO’s “Hard Knocks,” showcasing his coaching style. Turner filed a suit in a federal district court against Wells, alleging defamation. He charged that Wells failed to properly analyze certain information. Is Turner likely to succeed on his claim? Explain.

5-9.A Question of Ethics—The IDDR Approach and Wrongful Interference. Julie Whitchurch was an employee of Vizant Technologies, LLC. After she was fired, she created a website falsely accusing Vizant of fraud and mismanagement to discourage others from doing business with the company. Vizant filed a suit in a federal district court against her, alleging wrongful interference with a business relationship. The court concluded that Whitchurch’s online criticism of Vizant adversely affected its employees and operations, forced it to accept reduced compensation to obtain business, and deterred outside investment. The court ordered Whitchurch to stop her online efforts to discourage others from doing business with Vizant.

1,How does the motivation for Whitchurch’s conduct differ from other cases that involve wrongful interference? What does this suggest about the ethics in this situation? Discuss.

2.How does the motivation for Whitchurch’s conduct differ from other cases that involve wrongful interference? What does this suggest about the ethics in this situation? Discuss.

CO301 1-8 discussions

Question Description

This is 8 discussions, I need one completed every 4 days.

CO301 Intro to Communication Theory

Week 1-8 Discussions

Each week, you will be asked to respond to the prompt or prompts in the discussion forum. Your initial post should be 75-150 words in length, and is due on Sunday. By Tuesday, you should respond to two additional posts from your peers. If you have not done so lately, please review the Rules of Discussion.

Week 1

Managing Identity

Question A

Please introduce yourself to the class. How would you rate yourself as a communicator on a scale of 1-10? Remember, “communication” includes both oral and written communication.

Question B

How do you alter your behavior to manage your identity? Do you have one “face” or identity for communicating with family members, another for the workplace or for hanging out with friends, and one for a romantic relationship? What is unique about each of these identities? What are you managing by changing your “face” for each type of communication? Do those faces represent different aspects of your self-concept?

In your replies to others, compare the “face” that is used in the initial response with the “face” you might choose in similar circumstances. Why would you choose that “face”? What does that tell you about your own self-concept?

View your discussion rubric.

Week 2

If you have not already, watch the Week 2 MindTap video “Reflecting on Nonverbal Communication.” You can access the video through the Weekly Content for Week 2.

https://lms.grantham.edu/webapps/bbgs-mindlinks-BBLEARN/app/launch?destination=mindlinks_launch&course_id=_63051_1&content_id=_5282488_1

Reflecting on the video, how do the nonverbal messages (for example, gestures, facial expressions, body movements, nonverbal cues) of the people in this scenario affect the way in which their messages are received? How could changing specific nonverbal messages have altered the outcome? How does your interpretation affect your perception of the interaction? Be specific in your response.

In replies to others, examine the specific choices made to change nonverbal messages and compare and contrast them to choices you might have made.

View your discussion rubric.

Week 3

Texting in Language

Watch the John McWhorter Ted Talk Video “Txtng is killing language. Jk!!!

What do you think of Mr. McWhorter’s view of language, and the place of texting in language? How has texting changed the way you communicate—or do you text at all? On balance, do you see texting as positive or negative? Is texting a benefit to interpersonal communication or a barrier?

In replies to others, compare your views on texting with the initial responder’s. What do you see as positives and negatives of texting?

View your discussion rubric.

Week 4

Reflecting on Listening

If you have not already, watch the Week 4 MindTap video “Reflecting on Listening.” You can access the video through the Weekly Content for Week 4.

https://lms.grantham.edu/webapps/bbgs-mindlinks-BBLEARN/app/launch?destination=mindlinks_launch&course_id=_63051_1&content_id=_5282504_1

By objectively listening with his eyes and ears, Randall has been able to provide useful information to Jacob. Using terminology from the text, explain what each of the gentlemen did well or not so well when it came to listening. What lessons can you draw from this conversation for your own listening behaviors? How have your listening behaviors in the past been barriers to effective communication?

In responding to others, consider how your own approach to listening affects your interpretation of the effectiveness of the examples, and compare that to what the initial responder discovered.

View your discussion rubric.

Week 5 Discussion

Relationships

Think about two relationships in your life, one long-term and one more recent. What rules apply in each relationship? Have the rules evolved over time in that relationship? What is different about the longer-term relationship compared to the more recent one? Consider levels of self-disclosure in each relationship. Are they the same, or are there different levels based on the length of the relationship?

In responding to others, compare the rules in your own relationships with those of the initial response. Do your rules lead to altered relationships?

View your discussion rubric.

Week 6 Discussion

Conflict Resolution

View the William Ury video “The walk from ‘no’ to ‘yes’”.

What are two principles of conflict resolution you can take from this video? How do they relate to the principles from the text? Provide an example of where you might have used one or both of these principles to have gained a better result in a conflict you experienced in the past.

In replies to others, consider whether you might have used the same approach to conflict resolution as in the example, or whether another approach would better fit your personal approach to conflict.

View your discussion rubric.

Week 7 Discussion

Group Experiences

View the Mariano Sigman video “How can groups make good decisions?

Think about the groups you have been a part of. Which of the problems Sigman pointed out were present in these groups? What could you, as a group member, have done differently to improve the result for the group?

In replies to others, compare your group experiences with those in the initial response. Be specific about problems and solutions you experienced.

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Week 8 Discussion

Reflecting on Communicating Effectively in Groups and Teams

If you have not already, watch the Week 8 MindTap video “Reflecting on Communicating Effectively in Groups and Teams.” You can access the video through the Weekly Content for Week 8.

https://lms.grantham.edu/webapps/bbgs-mindlinks-BBLEARN/app/launch?destination=mindlinks_launch&course_id=_63051_1&content_id=_5282534_1

There are many benefits to working in groups. Consider your last group experience. What were the benefits of working with others? Drawbacks? What role did the leader play? Having the knowledge you now possess about groups, how might things have turned out differently had you applied concepts covered in this chapter? Be specific in your explanation.

In responding to others’ postings, consider whether there were other ways the situation might have been approached which might have yielded different results.

View your discussion rubric.

Letter of Advice

Question Description

For this assignment, you will write a letter of advice to either a newly engaged couple or a group of coworkers. Imagine that either the engaged couple or coworkers hear that you are taking a course in interpersonal communication and want advice regarding how to communicate in their personal or professional relationships. Based on what you have learned in this course, your personal experience, and the five learning objectives we have covered, what advice would you give them regarding how to communicate effectively? How can you use what you have learned in this class to offer a couple or group of co-workers advice to have more positive relationships? Write your paper in the form of a letter. Please review the Sample Final Paper.

Instructions
Use the list of learning outcomes to write your letter. The course learning outcomes you will need to cover are listed below:

  • Explain the principles of and barriers to effective interpersonal communications.
  • Analyze the role of communication in developing and maintaining one’s self-concept, self-image, and self-esteem.
  • Differentiate appropriate levels of self-disclosure and emotional intelligence in various relationships.
  • Describe strategies for using communication techniques to resolve interpersonal conflicts.
  • Analyze the impact of gender and culture on interpersonal communications.

For each of the five learning outcomes, create a separate heading that states the learning outcome that you are addressing. Then, address the following for each segment:

  • Explain the principles of and barriers to effective, competent interpersonal communications. Why do the principles matter? How can your couple or group of co-workers overcome the barriers you have listed?
  • Analyze the role of communication in developing and maintaining one’s self-concept, self-image, and self-esteem. Begin by defining each term and then explain how these three notions of the self potentially impact the relationships of your couple or group of co-workers. What advice can you offer to help them develop a positive self-concept or build each other’s self-esteem?
  • Illustrate the importance of self-disclosure and emotional intelligence in various relationships. What role does self-disclosure play in the relationships of your couple or co-workers? How can their relationships be improved by them becoming more emotionally intelligent? What connections can be made between emotional intelligence and self-disclosure?
  • Evaluate strategies for using communication techniques to resolve interpersonal conflicts. Explain one or two potential conflicts and then present at least two strategies for addressing the dispute(s).
  • Analyze the impact of gender and culture on interpersonal communications. First, define these two key terms. Then, explain the importance of gender and culture in relationships generally and for your couple or group of co-workers specifically. What advice can you give to become a better communicator based on the information you have presented?

Content Requirements
You must address all five of the learning outcomes and the questions listed with those objectives. For each objective, be sure to define key terms and relate those ideas directly to advice for your couple or co-workers. The point here is for you to demonstrate how these ideas can be utilized to help people in their relationships. Try to offer specific advice they can integrate into their lives.

Begin your paper with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement and that previews what you plan to cover in your paper. End with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis and restates your key points.

You must use at least five scholarly sources to help you make your points. At least three of these should be course readings and two should be academic articles you have found yourself by doing research in the Ashford University Library. If you need help doing research, visit the Ashford University Library, which can be accessed through the Library tab in the left-navigation menu, in your online course.
You must also draw on personal experience to offer advice or to illustrate points. It is acceptable to use hypothetical examples and/or your personal experiences for either your couple or group of co-workers. We simply want to see that you can apply what you have learned to some potential “real world” experience.

The Final Paper

Before you submit your written assignment, you are encouraged to review The Grammarly Guide: How to Set Up & Use Grammarly (Links to an external site.) tutorial, set up a Grammarly account (if you have not already done so), and use Grammarly to review a rough draft of your assignment. Then carefully review all issues identified by Grammarly and revise your work as needed.

Final Notes
This is a formal paper and should utilize proper grammar, complete sentences, and paragraph transitions. However, you will write this paper in the format of a letter to the newly-engaged couple or group of co-workers. Feel free to address the people you select directly throughout the paper.

Business Plan Review

Question Description

Hello. I am attaching projects 1 & 2 for help with project 3. Please use the event planner business idea on projects 1 & 2 in order to complete this assignment. Thank you.

Instructions

Project Purpose

In this project, you will write the beginning sections of a business plan that can be used to solicit investors or financing for the new business.

The purpose of this assignment is to develop the critical thinking and entrepreneurial mindset necessary to translate the idea into a money-making business. Along with critical thinking skills, you will develop research, communication and data evaluation skills.

Outcomes You Will Meet by Completing This Project:

  • apply the basic steps involved in developing a comprehensive business plan for both starting and operating a business by creating your own business plan
  • describe and explain the environments that businesses operate in—social, economic, political, technological, environmental and legal
  • develop your business vocabulary and knowledge of concepts, trends, and current issues by applying them in all course work
  • demonstrate the use of software and Internet sources by researching and planning the start-up and operation of your business
  • demonstrate the use of a marketing assessment process to develop a marketing plan and a marketing strategy

NOTE:All submitted work is to be your original work. You may not use any work from another student, the Internet or an online clearinghouse. You are expected to understand the Academic Dishonesty and Plagiarism Policy, and know that it is your responsibility to learn about instructor and general academic expectations with regard to proper citation of sources as specified in the APA Publication Manual, 6th Ed. (Students are held accountable for in-text citations and an associated reference list only).

Instructions

Begin to Write the Business Plan

Use the business idea chosen in Project One and the plan format used starting Week 4, (Writing a Business Plan for a New Venture), complete the following Business Plan Sections:

  • Business Description
  • Market Analysis
  • Competitor Assessment
  • Marketing Plan

Research:

Online research is needed to successfully complete this project. The research will be graded as a separate element so make sure you select credible data sources. The information retrieved from the research in the Action Plan is a good place to start but more depth is required to complete this assignment. Course material and research should be used to support all conclusions. APA in-text citations and reference list are required.

Instructor Feedback:

You will receive feedback from your instruction on this project. You will then use that feedback to make revisions and submit the revisions as part of Project 4. Points will be awarded in Project Four based on the revisions made.

Review the Paper

Read the paper to ensure all required elements are present. Use the grading rubric to ensure that you gain the most points possible for this assignment.

Proofread the paper for spelling and grammatical issues, and third person writing.

  • Read the paper aloud as a first measure;
  • Use the spell and grammar check in Word as a second measure;
  • Have someone who has excellent English skills to proof the paper;
  • Consider submitting the paper to the Effective Writing Center (EWC). The EWC will provide 4-6 areas that may need improvement.

Submit the paper in the Assignment Folder (The assignment submitted to the Assignment Folder will be considered a student’s final product and therefore ready for grading by the instructor. It is incumbent upon the student to verify the assignment is the correct submission. No exceptions will be considered by the instructor).

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How to Set Up the Plan

Create a Word or Rich Text Format (RTF) document that is double-spaced, 12-point font. The final product does not have a page length but you are required to provide a title page and reference page.

Write clearly and concisely. The business plan must be typewritten and neatly packages in a form presentable to a financial institution or investor.

As some businesses are more complex, no specified number of pages is required. The key is to ensure that all critical portions of the plan are covered in sufficient detail to portray in-depth thought and effort. Some areas may not apply to all businesses.

Financial statements are important, and you are expected to provide pro forma balance sheets, income statements, break-even analyses, and cash flow projections.

The body of the paper should consist of a heading for each required element.

APA and writing is a main focus of this paper and should be executed with the utmost attention to detail. Even in this business plan, you will need to cite source information as you would need to be ready to explain from where information derived. Should you need help in any these areas of APA or writing, please refer to the APA module located in the content area of the course or ask the professor for guidance.

Use the grading rubric and instructions as guides. Be sure to cover all that is asked of you in the assignment and do so in a way that will guide the professor into giving a high grade. Finally, all work that you submit for this project should be your own. Remember your pledge to uphold academic integrity in all work that you prepare and submit.

Requirements for the Assignment

Before you begin writing the plan, you will read the following requirements that will help you meet the writing and APA requirements.

  • Third person writing is required. Third person means that there are no words such as “I, me, my, we, or us” (first person writing), nor is there use of “you or your” (second person writing). If uncertain how to write in the third person, view thislink: http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/first-second-and-third-person.
  • Contractions are not used in business writing, so you are expected NOT to use contractions in writing this assignment.
  • You are expected to paraphrase and NOT use direct quotes. You are expected to paraphrase, which can be learned by reviewing this link: https://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/QPA_paraphrase2.html.
  • You are responsible for APA only for in-text citations and a reference list.
  • The expectation is that you provide a robust use of the course readings to support ideas, reasoning and conclusions.
  • You may not use books as source material.
  • When using a source document, the expectation is that the information is cited and referenced with a page or paragraph number. Note that a reference within a reference list cannot exist without an associated in-text citation and vice versa.

The following questions are attached.

Question Description

Please answer the following questions below.

  1. Molteni Motors Inc. recently reported $2.25 million of net income. Its EBIT was $6.75 million, and its tax rate was 40%. What was its interest expense? (Hint: Write out the headings for an income statement and then fill in the known values. Then divide $2.25 million net income by 1 − T = 0.6 to find the pre-tax income. The difference between EBIT and taxable income must be the interest expense.) Round your answer to the nearest dollar. Enter your answer in dollars. For example, an answer of $1.2 million should be entered as 1,200,000.
  2. Kendall Corners Inc. recently reported net income of $2.2 million and depreciation of $286,000. What was its net cash flow? Assume it had no amortization expense. Enter your answer in dollars. For example, an answer of $1.2 million should be entered as 1,200,000.
  3. In its most recent financial statements, Del-Castillo Inc. reported $60 million of net income and $950 million of retained earnings. The previous retained earnings were $932 million. How much in dividends did the firm pay to shareholders during the year? Enter your answer in dollars. For example, an answer of $1.2 million should be entered as 1,200,000.
  4. Vigo Vacations has $196 million in total assets, $4.6 million in notes payable, and $23.5 million in long-term debt. What is the debt ratio? Round your answer to two decimal places.
  5. Reno Revolvers has an EPS of $1.90, a cash flow per share of $3.80, and a price/cash flow ratio of 10.0. What is its P/E ratio? Round your answer to two decimal places.
  6. Needham Pharmaceuticals has a profit margin of 3% and an equity multiplier of 2.5. Its sales are $110 million and it has total assets of $60 million. What is its Return on Equity (ROE)? Round your answer to two decimal places.
  7. Assume you are given the following relationships for the Haslam Corporation:

Sales/total assets 1.3

Return on assets (ROA) 4%

Return on equity (ROE) 9%

A. Calculate Haslam’s profit margin. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places.

%

B. Calculate Haslam’s liabilities-to-assets ratio. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places.

%

C. Suppose half of Haslam’s liabilities are in the form of debt. Calculate the debt-to-assets ratio. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places.

%

8. The Nelson Company has $1,625,000 in current assets and $625,000 in current liabilities. Its initial inventory level is $437,500, and it will raise funds as additional notes payable and use them to increase inventory.

a. How much can Nelson’s short-term debt (notes payable) increase without pushing its current ratio below 1.2? Round your answer to the nearest cent.

$

b. What will be the firm’s quick ratio after Nelson has raised the maximum amount of short-term funds? Round your answer to two decimal places.

9. The Morris Corporation has $850,000 of debt outstanding, and it pays an interest rate of 9% annually. Morris’s annual sales are $4.25 million, its average tax rate is 40%, and its net profit margin on sales is 6%. If the company does not maintain a TIE ratio of at least 4 to 1, its bank will refuse to renew the loan and bankruptcy will result. What is Morris’s TIE ratio? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places.

10.

a. What is the future value of a 5%, 5-year ordinary annuity that pays $200 each year? Round your answer to the nearest cent.

b. If this were an annuity due, what would its future value be? Round your answer to the nearest cent.

11. Use both the TVM equations and a financial calculator to find the following values. Round your answers to the nearest cent. (Hint: Using a financial calculator, you can enter the known values and then press the appropriate key to find the unknown variable. Then, without clearing the TVM register, you can “override” the variable that changes by simply entering a new value for it and then pressing the key for the unknown variable to obtain the second answer. This procedure can be used in parts b and d, and in many other situations, to see how changes in input variables affect the output variable.)

A. An initial $200 compounded for 10 years at 9.4 percent.

B. An initial $200 compounded for 10 years at 18.8 percent.

C. The present value of $200 due in 10 years at a 9.4 percent discount rate.

D. The present value of $200 due in 10 years at a 18.8 percent discount rate.

12.

a Find the present values of the following cash flow streams. The appropriate interest rate is 6%. Round your answers to the nearest cent. (Hint: It is fairly easy to work this problem dealing with the individual cash flows. However, if you have a financial calculator, read the section of the manual that describes how to enter cash flows such as the ones in this problem. This will take a little time, but the investment will pay huge dividends throughout the course. Note that, when working with the calculator’s cash flow register, you must enter CF0 = 0. Note also that it is quite easy to work the problem with Excel, using procedures described in the Chapter 4 Tool Kit.)

Year

Cash Stream A

Cash Stream B

1

$100

$300

2

400

400

3

400

400

4

400

400

5

300

100

Stream A $

Stream B $

b. What is the value of each cash flow stream at a 0% interest rate? Round your answers to the nearest cent.

Stream A $

Stream B $

13. While Mary Corens was a student at the University of Tennessee, she borrowed $12,000 in student loans at an annual interest rate of 10.70%. If Mary repays $1,500 per year, how long (rounded up to the nearest year) will it take her to repay the loan?

14. You need to accumulate $10,000. To do so, you plan to make deposits of $1,400 per year – with the first payment being made a year from today – into a bank account that pays 10.6% annual interest. Your last deposit will be less than $1,400 if less is needed to round out to $10,000. How many years will it take you to reach your $10,000 goal? Round your answer up to the nearest whole number.

year(s)

How large will the last deposit be? Round your answer to the nearest cent.

Marketing Mix & Implementation Plan

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The economy is up, and people are looking for ways to spend their extra money, why not spend it on a new car. The product strategies that Fiat Chrysler Automobiles will follow are a combination of product development and diversification. Product development is simply creating new products for customers, “A new product can be a totally new innovation, an improved product, or a product with enhanced value, such as one with a new feature” (Principles, 2015). The innovation/new product FCA will be introducing is the revitalization of the Chrysler ME-412 sports car project with the utilization of current technology to make it more powerful yet safer and more fuel-efficient than the previous design from 2008. FCA will use its connection with Waymo to place self-driving technology into this vehicle in the form of a Relaxed Mode which will be the highest autonomy of any car on the market. Complementing this Relaxed Mode will be a Sports Mode which automatically tunes the engine and transmission with the touch of a button to allow the driver to feel the raw power of the ME-412. This also classifies as diversification as FCA does not currently produce a high-end sports car. “Diversification strategies involve entering new markets with new products or doing something outside a firm’s current businesses” (Principles, 2015). This move is to challenge brands like Ferrari and Mercedes-Benz which have high-end and expensive sports cars in their line ups.

This new project lines up with FCA’s vision/mission statements as well as their values. The vision of FCA “is to build cars and trucks people want to buy, will enjoy driving and will want to buy again.” (Farfan, 2018). As for the mission, it is “To create the type of exciting, efficient, reliable, safe vehicles you expect and deserve.” (Farfan, 2018). The Chrysler ME-412 fits in perfectly as it will undoubtedly be one of the most fun and enjoyable cars to drive. This, partnered with current technology and safety features will create a safe and reliable vehicle as well. Lastly, the ME-412 is being created to compete in the high-end sports car market against Ferrari and other well-known brands because FCA cherishes competition and finds the importance that competition play in innovation (FCA, 2019). Competing with these other brands will allow for new technologies and features to be designed and created to be placed in future models. This competition and innovation will lead to cars becoming more and more of what consumers want while making them safer and more fun to drive. These cars will not be cheap, but we believe that there is room for them in the market and we want to capture market share away from competitors.

THIS IS WHAT YOU ARE TO DO ADD ON TO THE PAPER ABOVE

write a half a page or so about the actual communication strategies we are using (Facebook and Instagram, refer to this social media discussion post about the high mileage club.) Summary of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles North America Facebook: which is below

  • Development of Integrated Communication Strategies aligned with Strategic Focus- MUST include 2 social media platforms in this section COMPLETE THIS PART see summary below
  • Development of Implementation Plan COMPLETE THIS PART

write a half a page or so about the actual communication strategies we are using (Facebook and Instagram, refer to this social media discussion post about the high mileage club.)

Summary of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles North America Facebook:

FCAs Facebook page essentially acts as a corporate news feed. I don’t see much value in the page itself. The page contains pictures and descriptions of social outreach events that the company has engaged in and has news on products or technological innovations. The content is mainly blog posts and press releases. FCAs feed is quite unimaginative and does not take advantage of the intended community-building that Facebook offers. “There is a direct relationship between value creation behavior and brand community bonding” (Sanz-Blas, Bigné, & Buzova, 2019). FCA does not utilize or even attempt to build value creation or engage in community bonding. I do not see any posts that engage followers and I think this is a major weakness in the Fiat Chrysler North America Facebook page.

New Social Media Direction:

The new social media direction I would like to take is to provoke engagement from the community and really create value with the Facebook platform. I would like to preface that my social media analysis did regretfully focus on the Chrysler brand in particular, however, I can easily swap out the logo with FCA on the post I created. The program I would like to institute with FCA is the Mile-High Club program, which emphasizes FCAs brand loyalty, reliability, and quality through our consumers by having them share a photo of their vehicle, their vehicle’s speedometer with high-mileage, and a story about a road trip with their Fiat-Chrysler. Facebook really is all about bringing people together (“Why Facebook’s mission is to bring the world closer together”, 2019). I think this social media direction accomplishes that. This strategy will not quickly affect FCAs bottom-line, but in the long run I believe community building will pay off.

Reasonings to Use My Selection:

I believe the success of a Facebook page depends on the community that is built and how engaging the posts are. My social media direction addresses both of those factors. The Mile-High Club program will cause followers to engage with the page by sending the picture of their vehicle’s speedometer, the vehicle itself, and sharing a fun story of a family trip. Properly vetted posts will be shared with the community and there is a great prize awaiting the best user post. Facebook is also a more-encompassing platform by being able to use pictures, and more than 140 characters in a post., so I think we can be really creative with the type of event(s) we would like to.

References

Sanz-Blas, S., Bigné, E., & Buzova, D. (2019). Facebook brand community bonding: The direct and moderating effect of value creation behaviour. Electronic Commerce Research and Applications, 35, 100850. doi: 10.1016/j.elerap.2019.100850

Why Facebook’s mission is to bring the world closer together. (2019, March 13). Retrieved October 2, 2019, from https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/information-age/facebooks-mission-is-community/.

Everything need to relate everything to our strategic focus of product development and how we are a reliable and efficient car maker.

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-Read the article below and summarize your thoughts, response and what you have learned into one college paragraph.

Reinhold Niebuhr wrote a prayer that many of you will recognize. It goes roughly: “Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.”

What does this have to do with looking for a job?

Everything.

There’s a ton of unfairness in the job search process. As a candidate, you can’t control whether a company requires a work visa, whether some executive’s kid has an inside track on your dream job, or whether your interviewer has some private or unconscious bias that will hurt your chances. I’ll write about some of these — especially unconscious bias — in the future.

For now, I want to focus on the most controllable element of a job search: your resume. The sole purpose of a resume is to get you past that first screen and into an interview. In my last post, “The Biggest Mistakes I See on Resumes, and How to Correct Them,” I covered the all-too-common mistakes that knock applicants out of consideration at many companies. Let’s assume you’ve read that post and scrubbed your resume so it’s concise, error-free, legible, and honest. You’re already better off than at least half the applicants out there.

But how do you make your accomplishments stand out? There’s a simple formula. Every one of your accomplishments should be presented as:

Accomplished [X] as measured by [Y] by doing [Z]

In other words, start with an active verb, numerically measure what you accomplished, provide a baseline for comparison, and detail what you did to achieve your goal. Consider the following two descriptions of the same work, and ask yourself which would look better on a resume:

  1. Studied financial performance of companies and made investment recommendations
  2. Improved portfolio performance by 12% ($1.2M) over one year by refining cost of capital calculations for information-poor markets and re-weighting portfolio based on resulting valuations

The addition of the “12% improvement” makes the statement more powerful. Adding “($1.2M)” anticipates the reviewer’s question about whether 12% is a big deal or not. If you improved investment results by 12%, but that meant going from $100 to $112, that’s not too impressive. But adding $1.2M to the starting portfolio value of $10 million is huge. Explaining how you did it adds credibility and gives insight into your strengths.

Several examples inspired by actual resumes will show you what I mean. The first bullet is typical: not bad, but certain not to stand out. The second is a much better version of a similar accomplishment from a different resume. My own suggestions are in italics.

College student who is a leader in her sorority

  • Managed sorority budget
  • Managed $31,000 Spring 2014 budget and invested idle funds in appropriate high-yielding capital notes
  • Managed $31,000 Spring 2014 budget and invested $10,000 in idle funds in appropriate high-yielding capital notes returning 5% over the year

College student participating in a leadership program

  • Member of Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT)
  • Selected as one of 230 for this 18-month professional development program for high-achieving diverse talent
  • Selected as one of 230 participants nationwide for this 18-month professional development program for high-achieving diverse talent based on leadership potential, ability to contribute to this MLT cohort, and academic success

Finance or consulting professional

  • Responsible for negotiating service contracts with XYZ
  • Negotiated 30% ($500k) reduction in costs with XYZ to perform post-delivery support
  • Negotiated 30% ($500k) reduction in costs with XYZ to perform post-delivery support by designing and using results from an online auction of multiple vendors

Sales support associate

  • Achieved annual business plan commitments for volumes, model mix, wholesale revenue, selling expenses and brand
  • As a team member, contributed to 21% increase in advertiser spend by achieving 158% of target number of customer contacts (80 contacts per week)and 192% of target interaction depth (20 minutes per customer)

Candidate with skill-based resume

  • Skills: Excellent customer service skills. Friendly and positive attitude
  • Skills: Excellent customer service skills and positive attitude as demonstrated by receiving employee of the month in four consecutive months in 2014

Logistics expert

  • Reduce cost of goods sold strategy: Five years of line and supply chain management experience at XYZ distribution centers and managing outsourced third-party logistics providers
  • Achieved 30% logistics cost savings by reducing returns, use of overtime, excess and obsolete inventory and targeted outsourcing
  • Achieved 30% logistics cost savings ($900k) over five years by reducing returns (-8%), use of overtime (-7%), and excess and obsolete inventory(-5%), and through targeted outsourcing (-10%)

Marketing manager

  • Studied the branding and marketing strategies of XYZ. Analyzed the pricing strategies of XYZ in comparison to competitors
  • Led cross-functional 10-member team to develop and implement global advertising strategy for $X million XYZ brand
  • Led cross-functional 10-member team to develop and implement global advertising strategy for $X million XYZ brand resulting in 25-point increase in brand recall, 12% improvement in net promoter score, and contributing to 18% year-over-year sales improvement ($XM)

Veteran transitioning to the civilian sector

  • Worked as a trainer with deploying units to ready their medical personnel for combat action and trauma medicine
  • One of three officers selected to lead comprehensive redesign of the XYZ training program for X,000 Marines and sailors, increasing measured unit proficiency by 20% [This one is great — I wouldn’t change a thing!]

You might feel like it’s hard to measure your work, but there is almost always something you can point to that differentiates you from others. Back when I was a waiting tables at the Olive Garden, I would have written, “Exhibited the spirit of Hospitaliano by achieving 120% of dessert sales targets (compared to an average of 98%) and averaging 26% in tips per night.”

Well, maybe I wouldn’t have mentioned the Hospitaliano….

And even if your accomplishments don’t seem that impressive to you, recruiters will nevertheless love the specificity. “Served 85 customers per day with 100% accuracy” sounds good, even if the customers are people you rang up at a grocery store. It’s even more impressive if you can add, “…compared to an average of 70 customers at 90% accuracy for my peers.” Providing data helps. Making it meaningful with a comparison helps even more.

Niebuhr said to change the things you can control. I agree. You can’t control the biases and attention span of whomever reviews your resume. You do control what’s on the page in front of him or her. Use the formula “accomplished [X] as measured by [Y] by doing [Z]” and recruiters will take notice.

Emerging Threats

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Chapter 6 discusses the concept of correlation. Assume that An agency has focused its system development and critical infrastructure data collection efforts on separate engineering management systems for different types of assets and is working on the integration of these systems. In this case, the agency focused on the data collection for two types of assets: water treatment and natural gas delivery management facilities. Please identify what type of critical infrastructure data collection is needed for pavement and storm water management facilities.

To complete this assignment, you must do the following:

A) Create a new thread. As indicated above, identify what type of critical infrastructure data collection is needed for pavement and storm water management facilities.

B) Select AT LEAST 3 other students’ threads and post substantive comments on those threads. Your comments should extend the conversation started with the thread.

ALL original posts and comments must be substantive. (I’m looking for about a paragraph – not just “I agree.”)

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student Threats

Jyostna

1.Most of the government infrastructure system is experiencing cyber-attack since most of the hackers are targeting their confidentiality. Therefore, they should deploy useful practices to secure and protect their files from the hacker’s threats under effective analysis. The information that will be discussed in this paper will relate to the stormwater and pavement data collection process. Therefore, the team involved should ensure they have a good plan in identifying and mitigating cyber-attack (Amroso, 2013). The following are some of the measures that are considered:

Strom water management Internal Database: The management has concluded that the information that has been gathered from the database is one of the easiest approaches of the sample data. However, the management had some of the simple approaches to managing the data even though it was complex.

Data Collection: The management uses different approaches such as geometry, aerial picture monitoring, and other better ways of gaining the sample data.

Historical disasters/Strom data: Moreover, some of the data samples were gained from different historical events that acted as the data sources. The information was used to make an effective prediction based on disaster occurrences management (Orlins,2015).

Sensors and Road Monitoring: The use of the maps were very effective to sense some of the flow of the information while detecting the threats affecting data collections.

Latitudes and Longitudes Movement: This is one of the approaches that can be deployed to help the business to detect and mitigate the disaster occurrences by the use of the geospatial and GIS systems in gathering effective information that can be deployed to predict the information.

Therefore, the National Infrastructure system should be protected and secured effectively as mentioned by Amoroso (2015).

Transit: It is the responsibility of the management to make the effective approach of securing the government confidential information to secure their network under the encryption approach.

Data Sources: The management should consider the source of the data and secure the data effectively.

Data Reduction Emphasis: The data should be maximized securely.

Storage Consideration: The management should ensure the data storage is effectively considered.

2. Teja srivastava

Critical infrastructure data collection is needed for pavement and stormwater management facilities.

The collection of data is very important when it comes to critical infrastructure development. It’s regarded as being an important step whose effectiveness will determine the results of the final outcome. Therefore to facilitate the effectiveness of the two types of assets, the following information will have to be factored

  • Condition of the assets- these two assets are similar yet different according to the set performance criteria. However, the information collected has to be quantitative and detailed or generic and qualitative according to the established standards and practices. For instance, this can include information about the pavement conditions, nature of the gas supply, etc. (Pontius, 1993). This information will help to ascertain the present state of the assets and to ascertain the nature of work /input required to make them operational once more
  • Physical attributes- this includes the description of the above two assets such as the length, size, material type, etc. This will help to ascertain whether the physical attributes coincide with the population or the present location it is situated. For instance, the material used to build these two types of assets can be revisited to establish whether the assets are durable enough to withhold extreme situations.
  • Location- this can be done using geographic coordinates or linear referencing to clearly map where the natural gas and water treatment facilitates extend. Location as a factor is used to ascertain the suitability and effectiveness of the asset to that specific location. In addition, its use in determining the time taken during times such as disaster recovery and maintenance efforts

3. Mohan Vamsi

For a proper connection, it is noteworthy that the components and characteristics of two affiliations are relative. The more tantamount properties, the least requesting it is to relate, and as the components of qualities shift, the harder it is to compare. In like manner having similar properties perceives perils more effectively than the different characteristics as the models are affirmed against the imprint database. So having various attributes may leave behind the model that the imprint database has and over the long haul, the structure would be in danger, causing a shut down from time to time.

Relationship between’s asphalt the executives and tempest water the executive’s offices should be possible from multiple points of view yet profile-based, signature-based, area-based, and time-sensitive would be doable for corresponding information for associations at the national level. Any of these referenced connections enables information gathering to process as well as distinguishes the anomalous exercises, abnormalities or recognizes noxious dangers and code in the framework.

Low Impact Development (LID) implies a way to deal with stormwater the board that copies a site’s unique hydrology as the scene is created. Utilizing a low effect improvement approach, stormwater is overseen on location, and the rate and volume of predevelopment stormwater coming to accepting waters are unaltered. The count of predevelopment hydrology depends on local soil.

Low effect advancement standards supplement, and in some cases supplant conventional stormwater the board frameworks, which indeed stressed moving stormwater off-site with controls, funnels, trench, and lakes.

OPS400 Operations Management 5 page APA Formated Essay 3 Citations

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Module 1: Critical Thinking

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Critical Thinking Assignment (70 Points)

Important! Read First

Choose one of the following two assignments to complete this week. Donot do both assignments. Identify your assignment choice in the titleof your submission.

Option #1: Operations Management Role in Service Industry Essay

Identify one service industry example (e.g., Bank of America) whereoperations management may play a significant role. Explain the type ofoperations management activities performed at this organization.Describe the services it offers with specific examples and factors thatcontribute to its productivity.

Submission Requirements:

  • Your well-written paper should be three to five pages in length not including the required cover and references pages.
  • Support your paper with at least two to four scholarly references(of which the textbook may be one). Use current sources, not older thanfive years. The CSU-Global Library is a good place to find thesereferences.
  • Format your paper according to the CSU-Global Guide to Writing & APA (Links to an external site.).

Option #2: Operations Management Role in Product Industry Essay

Identify one product/goods industry example (e.g., Tesla) whereoperations management may play a significant role. Explain the type ofoperations management activities performed at this organization.Describe the products it offers with specific examples and factors thatcontribute to its productivity.

Submission Requirements

  • Your well-written paper should be three to five pages in length not including the required cover and references pages.
  • Support your paper with at least two to four scholarly references(of which the textbook may be one). Use current sources, not older thanfive years. The CSU-Global Library is a good place to find thesereferences.
  • Format your paper according to the CSU-Global Guide to Writing and APA (Links to an external site.).

Rubric

OPS400 Mod 1 CT

OPS400 Mod 1 CT

Criteria

Ratings

Pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeRequirements

10.0to >8.0 ptsMeets Expectation

Includes all of the required components, as specified in the assignment.

8.0to >6.0 ptsApproaches Expectation

Includes most of the required components, as specified in the assignment.

6.0to >4.0 ptsBelow Expectation

Includes some of the required components, as specified in the assignment.

4.0to >0 ptsLimited Evidence

Includes few of the required components, as specified in the assignment.

10.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeContent

15.0to >12.0 ptsMeets Expectation

Demonstrates strong or adequate knowledge of the materials; correctly represents knowledge from the readings and sources.

12.0to >9.0 ptsApproaches Expectation

Some significant but not major errors or omissions in demonstration of knowledge.

9.0to >6.0 ptsBelow Expectation

Major errors or omissions in demonstration of knowledge.

6.0to >0 ptsLimited Evidence

Fails to demonstrate knowledge of the materials.

15.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeSynthesis and Evaluation

15.0to >12.0 ptsMeets Expectation

Demonstrates strong or adequate synthesis and evaluation of course concepts in operations management.

12.0to >9.0 ptsApproaches Expectation

Some significant but not major errors or omissions in synthesis and evaluation.

9.0to >6.0 ptsBelow Expectation

Major errors or omissions in synthesis and evaluation.

6.0to >0 ptsLimited Evidence

Fails to demonstrate synthesis and evaluation.

15.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeSources / Examples

15.0to >12.0 ptsMeets Expectation

Sourcesor examples meet required criteria and are well chosen to providesubstance and perspectives on the issue under examination.

12.0to >9.0 pts Approaches Expectation

Sourcesor examples meet required criteria but are less‐than adequately chosento provide substance and perspectives on the issue under examination.

9.0to >6.0 ptsBelow Expectation

Sourcesor examples meet required criteria but are poorly chosen to providesubstance and perspectives on the issue under examination.

6.0to >0 ptsLimited Evidence

Source or example selection and integration of knowledge from the course is clearly deficient.

15.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeDemonstrates college-level proficiency in organization, grammar, and style.

10.0to >8.0 ptsMeets Expectation

Projectis clearly organized, well written, and in proper essay format asoutlined in the assignment. Strong sentence and paragraph structure; fewerrors in grammar and spelling.

8.0to >6.0 ptsApproaches Expectation

Projectis fairly well organized and written, and is in proper essay format asoutlined in the assignment. Reasonably good sentence and paragraphstructure; significant number of errors in grammar and spelling.

6.0to >4.0 ptsBelow Expectation

Projectis poorly organized; does not follow proper essay format. Inconsistentto inadequate sentence and paragraph development; numerous errors ingrammar and spelling.

4.0to >0 ptsLimited Evidence

Projectis not organized or well written, and is not in proper essay format.Poor quality work; unacceptable in terms of grammar and spelling.

10.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeDemonstrates proper use of APA style.

5.0to >4.0 ptsMeets Expectation

Projectcontains proper APA formatting, according to the CSU-Global Guide toWriting and APA, with no more than one significant error.

4.0to >3.0 ptsApproaches Expectation

Fewerrors in APA formatting, according to the CSU-Global Guide to Writingand APA, with no more than two to three significant errors.

3.0to >2.0 ptsBelow Expectation

Significanterrors in APA formatting, according to the CSU-Global Guide to Writingand APA, with four to five significant errors.

2.0to >0 ptsLimited Evidence

Numerous errors in APA formatting, according to the CSU-Global Guide to Writing and APA, with more than five significant errors.

5.0 pts