English Comp1 Need Help

Question
	
What
events are you considering? Name THREE events you might want to write
about.
What
is the main conflict that happens during each event?
How
is each event you want to narrate significant? Is one more significant than
another?
Does
the event allow you to describe the places and people with vivid
detail?
Respond
to two other student threads. In your response, choose the event you think would
work the best for this essay and why it would work well. Also, give some reasons
the event might be problematic to narrate.
	

In marketing, the identification and profiling of distinct

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1. (TCO A) In marketing, the identification and profiling of distinct groups of buyers who might prefer or require varying product and service mixes is known as ________. (Points : 6) segmentation integration disintermediation cross-selling customization 
2. (TCO A) Marketers at ACME Inc. believe in putting their customers ahead of everything else. Their products are carefully designed to meet customer requirements and the entire focus is on achieving customer satisfaction. ACME Inc., follows the ________ concept in doing business. (Points : 6) production product selling marketing social responsibility 
3. (TCO A) For a company, Mission statements are at their best when they reflect a ________. (Points : 6) market strength competency vision value 
4. (TCO C) Which of the following statements is true of marketing plans? (Points : 6) They can be independently developed without worrying about other functional areas. They provide direction and focus for a brand, product, or company. They are usually profit-oriented. They are of limited use to non-profit organizations. They are typically five-year plans and they lay out the strategies required to achieve targets in those five years.
5. (TCO B) Which of the following is true of qualitative research? (Points : 6) It is a structured measurement approach that permits a range of possible responses. It is indirect in nature, so consumers may be less guarded. It requires large sample sizes. Its results can be easily generalized to broader populations. It generally results in similar results and conclusions across researchers. 
6. (TCO B) Any occasion on which a customer encounters the brand and product—from actual experience to personal or mass communications to casual observation is a customer ________ . (Points : 6) touch point point of order point of difference pivot point point of parity 
7. (TCO C) ________ constitutes the relatively homogeneous and enduring divisions in a society, which are hierarchically ordered and whose members share similar values, interests, and behavior. (Points : 6) a culture a subculture a social class a family a group 
8. (TCO C) In the consumer buying decision process, A consumer who uses Google to find comparative reports on new automobiles, is most likely using which of the following information sources for assistance? (Points : 6) personal public experiential commercial under-the-radar 
9. (TCO C) Marriott Hotels customizes rooms and lobbies according to location. Northeastern hotels are sleeker and more cosmopolitan. Southwestern hotels are more rustic. This is an example of ________ segmentation. (Points : 6) demographic behavioral psychographic geographic cultural 
10. (TCO C) The science of using psychology and demographics to better understand consumers is defined as____________. (Points)
	

Clarence Company is a building contractor. Like all companies in the construction industry

Question
	Clarence Company is a building contractor. Like all companies in
the construction industry, there are some doubts about the
collectability of its accounts receivable.
Fiscal year. Clarence Company’s fiscal year end is December 31
(12/31). The accounting year just ended for Clarence Company is
the fiscal year ending December 31, 2008 (12/31/08).
Retained earnings, pretax financial income, tax rates.
Clarence’s retained earnings on January 1, 2008 was $4,000,000
and its tax rate for all past fiscal years, including 2008, is 30%. The
tax laws have changed and Clarence’s tax rate for all years after
2008 will be 40%. Clarence’s pretax financial income (i.e.,
accounting income before tax) is $2.2 million for fiscal 2008.
Prior to 2008, Clarence never had any temporary or permanent
differences between pretax financial income and taxable income
(in other words, pretax financial income and taxable income
always were the same prior to 2008).
Investments. Clarence’s Chief Financial Officer loves to invest, so
he uses Clarence’s money to invest in shares of other companies’
stock. On 1/1/2007, Clarence purchased 1,000 shares of Llama
Corporation. During fiscal 2008, Clarence purchased 1,000 shares
of Goat Corporation. The Llama shares were purchased for $10.50
per share and the Goat shares were purchased for $7.20 per share.
At the end of fiscal 2007, the fair market value of Llama was
$10.90/share. At the end of fiscal 2008, the shares of Llama and
Goat were worth $10.50 and $7.20 per share, respectively. Llama
Corporation declared and paid cash dividends of $0.75 per share in
both 2007 and 2008; Goat Corporation declared and paid a cash
dividend of $0.50 per share in fiscal 2008.
Clarence’s share of Llama’s stockholders’ equity at the date of
purchase was 10,000, with the entire difference between cost and
book value attributable to equipment with a remaining useful life

of five years (Llama uses straight-line for all depreciation and
amortization). Llama’s total net income was $3,000 in 2007 and
$3,500 in 2008.
6% Bonds. On July 1, 2007, Clarence issued 800 bonds. The
bonds are 6% stated (face, coupon) rate, 10-year, non-convertible,
callable bonds (each bond has a face value of $1,000 and they were
issued at 107.7214). The bonds pay interest annually on July 1.
The bond issue price was based on an effective interest rate of 5%.
The bonds are callable anytime at 96 plus accrued interest.
5.5% Convertible bonds. In 2005, Clarence issued, at face value,
$1,000,000 of 5.5%, 8-year, convertible, non-callable bonds (that
is, it issued 1,000 bonds that each have a face value of $1,000).
Each bond can be converted anytime by the bondholder into 24
shares of common stock. The bonds were issued on January 1,
2005 and pay interest annually on January 1.
The effective interest method is used to amortize all bond
discount or premium.
Common Stock. On 1/1/08, there were 900,000 shares of $1 par
value common stock authorized and 360,000 shares issued and
outstanding. The 360,000 shares were originally issued on August
12, 2001 for $32 per share. Consequently, the balance in the paidin capital from common stock account on 1/1/08 totals
$11,160,000. The market price of Clarence’s stock typically
fluctuates quite a bit. The next page contains detailed information
about Clarence’s common stock price.
8% Convertible, cumulative, non-participating, Preferred
Stock. There are 850 shares of $1,000 par, 8% preferred stock
issued and outstanding. The preferred stock is cumulative and nonparticipating. Each share of preferred stock is convertible into four
(4) shares of common stock. The preferred stock was issued at par
in 1995. Preferred stock dividends were last declared and paid in

fiscal 2006.
Treasury Stock. Clarence purchased 40,000 shares of treasury
stock on 4/1/08 for $32 per share and reissued 20,000 of these
shares on 9/1/08 for $37 per share. Clarence uses the cost method
to account for treasury stock transactions.
Cookies or peanuts? Clarence’s CFO was on an airplane last
week visiting the PCAOB and the flight attendants were asking if
the passengers would like cookies or peanuts. Not one person
asked “what kind of cookies?” People need to be more curious.
3
Stock options as compensation. On November 1, 2007, Clarence
announced that it planned to implement a compensatory stock
option plan—the company would distribute 40,000 options, each
of which allows the holder to purchase a share of stock for $40.
Only employees in management would be eligible.
On December 1, 2007, the company distributed the 40,000 options
as planned. The employees eligible for the plan must work for the
company until December 1, 2010, at which time the options can be
exercised—all eligible employees are expected to remain with the
company until they earn the options. As of December 1, 2007, the
company forecasts that the market price per share will be $64 on
December 1, 2010. The options expire on June 30, 2011.
Using an option pricing model, the company estimates that each
option was worth $19 on November 1, 2007, $21 on December 1,
2007, and $23 on December 31, 2008. See below for the price of
the common stock on each of those dates.
Stock dividend. On October 1, 2008, Clarence declared a 15%
stock dividend. The dividend was distributed on November 1,
2008.
Cash dividend. On December 15, 2008, Clarence declared a total

cash dividend of $500,000 payable to preferred and common
stockholders of record as of December 20, 2008. It will be paid on
December 30, 2008.
Inventory error. The company counted inventory incorrectly as of
12/31/08. As a result, ending inventory for the year ended 12/31/08
was overstated by $4,000.
Accrued wages errors. Clarence forgot to accrue $3,400 of wages
payable as of 12/31/07. All of these wages were paid and expensed
early in fiscal 2008.

Market value per share of common stock at the end
of fiscal 2007, throughout Fiscal 2008, and for
January 1, 2009:
Nov 1 2007 $33
Dec 1 2007 $34
Dec 31, 2007
Jan 1 2008 $35
Feb 1 2008 $37
Mar 1 2008 $42
April 1 2008 $32
May 1 2008 $34
June 1 2008 $45
July 1 2008 $40
Aug 1 2008 $41
Sept 1 2008 $39
Oct 1 2008 $29
Nov 1 2008 $31
Dec 1 2008 $37
Dec 31 2008 $55
Average for fiscal 2008 $41
Jan 1 2009 $55
10. HW5 - 6 pointsAssume that the two treasury stock transactions
that occurred in the year ended

12/31/08 are the only treasury stock transactions that Clarence has
ever had.
a.

What is the effect of the two treasury stock transactions on total
stockholders’ equity? You must indicate increase, decrease, or no
effect and, if increase or decrease, provide a dollar amount.

b.

What is the balance in the paid-in capital-treasury stock account as
of 12/31/08?
i. How would your answer to part b differ if, in addition to the
other two treasury stock transactions, 10,000 treasury shares were
reissued on 7/2/08 for $29 per share? You must indicate higher,
lower, or no difference and, if higher or lower, provide a dollar
amount.
c. What is the net effect of the two treasury stock transactions on
cash flows for the year ended 12/31/08 (ignore the hypothetical
transaction in part b(i)). Provide a dollar amount and, if the amount
is not zero, indicate whether it is a cash inflow or outflow and
whether it would appear as an operating, investing, or financing
activity in the cash flow statement?
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Kaplan GB520 final project

Question
	Individual Research Paper
The research paper will be 8-10 double-spaced pages in length, not including cover page,
Appendices, and References. This paper will be written according to APA Paper style and be
carefully referenced with 8-10 academic references.
Note that this is a research paper where you are being asked to avoid all first -person pronouns and
personal opinion. Your abstract will be included in your page count.
The purpose of this paper is to take a human resource management topic or issue and do an in-depth
review of the current literature on this topic. This is a library research paper and you must use at least
8-10 different credible sources, not including textbooks.
Before your conclusion, you must have a section entitled either “Recommendations for Managers” or
“Implications for Managers” where you explain the significance of what you have found for practicing
managers.
Be sure to use credible published sources- and only reliable Internet web sites. Reference your paper
very carefully and tightly. Some examples of appropriate source journals include (among others) HR
Magazine, Academy of Management Perspectives, Personnel Journal, Fortune, SAM, Advanced
Management Journal, Journal of Management, HR Focus, Human Resource Development
Quarterly, The Journal of Applied Management and Entrepreneurship, The Journal of Leadership,
Studies, and Organizational Dynamics.
Appearance, punctuation, grammar, neatness, and spelling count. This is to be a professional paper
to receive full credit. This paper should have an introduction, body, conclusion, and reference section.
This paper should also have appropriate headings and sub-headings in the body of the paper. Be
sure to use a title page.
Write transition sentences between sections so that the reader knows where you are going and why.
Academic integrity is of the utmost importance in this term paper. Your paper will be submitted
through turnitin.com which will document any plagiarism, intentional or unintentional.
You will submit the paper to your Instructor in Unit Five who will obtain a report from turnitin.com for
review and grading purposes.
Directions for Submission: Before you submit your Individual Final Research Paper you should
save your work on your computer in a location that you will remember. Save the document using the
naming convention: Username_Complete_FinalProject.doc
	

BUS 650 Week 6 Final Paper Pro Forma financial statements

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BUS 650 Week 6 Final Paper Pro Forma financial statements
	

Describe the circumstances under which a firm chooses a low-cost strategy

Question
	

Describe the circumstances under which a firm chooses a low-cost strategy to attain sustainable competitive advantage. What about the situations when a differentiation strategy is chosen? Provide specific real world examples.
Guided Response:
In 300 words or more, please, provide your response to the above discussion question. You may research the current events websites listed in the recommended resources for ideas of real world examples.
	

Managerial Economics – MT445- Unit 8 Assignment

Question
	
Determine whether each of the following would cause a shift of the aggregate demand curve, a shift
of the aggregate supply curve, neither, or both. Which curve shifts, and in which direction? What
happens to aggregate output and the price level in each case?
a. The price level changes
i. Which curve shifts?
ii. Which direction does it shift?
iii. What happens to aggregate output?
iv. What happens to the price level?
b. Consumer confidence declines
i. Which curve shifts?
ii. Which direction does it shift?
iii. What happens to aggregate output?
iv. What happens to the price level?
c.

The supply of resources increases
i. Which curve shifts?
ii. Which direction does it shift?
iii. What happens to aggregate output?

[MT445 | Managerial Economics]

iv. What happens to the price level?
d.

The wage rate increases
i. Which curve shifts?
ii. Which direction does it shift?
iii. What happens to aggregate output?
iv. What happens to the price level?

Determine whether the following statements are true or false.
i.

Some people who are officially unemployed are not in the labor force.

ii.

Some people in the labor force are not working.

iii.

Everyone who is not unemployed is in the labor force.

iv.

Some people who are not working are not unemployed.

[MT445 | Managerial Economics]
Refer to the following data on the U.S. consumer price index and answer the questions below.
Year
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
a.

CPI
118.3
124.0
130.7
136.2
140.3

Year
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997

CPI
144.5
148.2
152.4
156.9
160.5

Year
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002

CPI
163.0
166.6
172.2
177.1
179.9

Year
2003
2004
2005
2006

CPI
184.0
188.9
195.3
201.8

Compute the inflation rate for each year 1989-2006.

b. Which years were years of inflation?

c. In which years did deflation occur?

d. In which years did disinflation occur?

e. Was there hyperinflation in any year?
	

CPMGT 302 Risk Analysis and Response Presentation

Question
	
Resource: University of Phoenix Material: Risk Project Log
Write a 10 – 12 slide PowerPoint presentation in which you do the following:
? Identify the risks associated with the supplier expansion. Document those risks in the Risk Project Log template.
? Perform a qualitative risk analysis using risk probability and impact analysis.
? Perform quantitative risk analysis.
? Determine and document the criteria used to determine which risks will have a risk response plan.
? Outline the timing—when and how often—of the risk management process in the project life cycle, including risk monitoring and controlling processes. Consider the following:
o Risk reassessment
o Risk audits
o Status meetings
Create speaker notes that illustrates your paper.
Provide a reference page
Format your references consistent with APA guidelines.
Provide a strong conclusion for the presentation.
Use a good mix of peer and non-peer-reviewed references with correct citations in your slides and notes. Write all papers/presentations in 3rd person.
	

ACC 206 Week 5 problems

Question
	

1. Basic present value calculations 
Calculate the present value of the following cash flows, rounding to the nearest dollar: 
a. A single cash inflow of $12,000 in five years, discounted at a 12% rate of return. 
b. An annual receipt of $16,000 over the next 12 years, discounted at a 14% rate of return.
c. A single receipt of $15,000 at the end of Year 1 followed by a single receipt of $10,000 at the end of Year 3. The company has a 10% rate of return. 
d. An annual receipt of $8,000 for three years followed by a single receipt of $10,000 at the end of Year 4. The company has a 16% rate of return.

2. Cash flow calculations and net present value 
On January 2, 20X1, Bruce Greene invested $10,000 in the stock market and purchased 500 shares of Heartland Development, Inc. Heartland paid cash dividends of $2.60 per share in 20X1 and 20X2; the dividend was raised to $3.10 per share in 20X3. On December 31, 20X3, Greene sold his holdings and generated proceeds of $13,000. Greene uses the net-present- value method and desires a 16% return on investments.
a. Prepare a chronological list of the investment's cash flows. Note: Greene is entitled to the 20X3 dividend. 
b. Compute the investment's net present value, rounding calculations to the nearest dollar. 
c. Given the results of part (b), should Greene have acquired the Heartland stock? Briefly explain.


3. Straightforward net present value and internal rate of return 
The City of Bedford is studying a 600-acre site on Route 356 for a new landfill. The startup cost has been calculated as follows: 
Purchase cost: $450 per acre 
Site preparation: $175,000 

The site can be used for 20 years before it reaches capacity. Bedford, which shares a facility in Bath Township with other municipalities, estimates that the new location will save $40,000 in annual operating costs. 
a. Should the landfill be acquired if Bedford desires an 8% return on its investment? Use the net-present-value method to determine your answer. 



4. Straightforward net-present-value and payback computations 
STL Entertainment is considering the acquisition of a sight-seeing boat for summer tours along the Mississippi River. The following information is available:

Cost of boat $500,000 
Service life 10 summer seasons 
Disposal value at the end of 10 seasons $100,000 
Capacity per trip 300 passengers 
Fixed operating costs per season (including straight-line depreciation) $160,000 
Variable operating costs per trip $1,000 
Ticket price $5 per passenger

All operating costs, except depreciation, require cash outlays. On the basis of similar operations in other parts of the country, management anticipates that each trip will be sold out and that 120,000 passengers will be carried each season. Ignore income taxes.

Instructions: 
By using the net-present-value method, determine whether STL Entertainment should acquire the boat. Assume a 14% desired return on all investments- round calculations to the nearest dollar.


5. Equipment replacement decision 
Columbia Enterprises is studying the replacement of some equipment that originally cost $74,000. The equipment is expected to provide six more years of service if $8,700 of major repairs are performed in two years. Annual cash operating costs total $27,200. Columbia can sell the equipment now for $36,000; the estimated residual value in six years is $5,000. 
New equipment is available that will reduce annual cash operating costs to $21,000. The equipment costs $103,000, has a service life of six years, and has an estimated residual value of $13,000. Company sales will total $430,000 per year with either the existing or the new equipment. Columbia has a minimum desired return of 12% and depreciates all equipment by the straight-line method. 

Instructions: 
a. By using the net-present-value method, determine whether Columbia should keep its present equipment or acquire the new equipment. Round all calculations to the nearest dollar, and ignore income taxes. 
b. Columbia's management feels that the time value of money should be considered in all long-term decisions. Briefly discuss the rationale that underlies management's belief.
	

BUS 630 Week 6 Final Paper

Question
	Focus of the Final Paper
Due to varying business characteristics, the managerial accounting techniques applied in each business may differ. For example, a business in the start-up phase may rely heavily upon budgeting and capital investment techniques; whereas, a business in the mature/maintaining phase may rely heavily upon cost management and quality control. Ultimately, the techniques used by management should assist the business in achieving its short-term and long-term goals through effective decision-making.
For your Final Paper, you will analyze the role of managerial accounting in two parts. Part I will provide a general overview of managerial accounting. Part II will provide examples of how managerial accounting theories and principles are applied in the business world. You may find it helpful to reflect upon your own professional experiences for examples.
Part I (Three to four double-spaced pages)
Present the following:
Definition of managerial accounting
Role of managerial accounting and the management accountant in a business or organization
Ethical issues/concerns for the management accountant
General description of at least three managerial accounting techniques available and their application within a business or organization
Part II (Four to six double-spaced pages)
Select at least three of the five topics identified below:
Cost Management Techniques
Costing Methods
Capital Investment Decision Techniques
Budgeting
Quality Control
For each topic selected present real world examples of the application of managerial accounting techniques within a business or organization. Examples may be gathered from your own professional experiences or from case studies obtained from credible sources (excluding textbook examples explored in previous weeks). Presentation of each example should include how a managerial accounting technique was applied in the business or organization’s decision-making model. Be sure to support your example with calculations when applicable.