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Effects of News Media Assignment Options

Option A

Write a 700- to 1,050-word essay in which you discuss how the information and news media have affected American culture.

Answer the following questions:

• Does the information media have social responsibility? If yes, in what ways? If not, why not?
• What is the role of the information and news media in the shaping of political opinions?
• How have electronic media and their convergence transformed journalism and news consumption?

Illustrate your responses with specific examples.

Format your summary according to appropriate course-level APA guidelines.

Submit your assignment to the Assignment Files tab.

 

Option B

Research the events surrounding the airing and aftermath of the investigative news story “For the Record,” produced by CBS news and Dan Rather in 2004.

Based on your research of what actually unfolded, write a 700- to 1,050-word summary of the events and your opinion as to whether or not CBS news should have aired the program. Defend your position based on your understanding of the social responsibilities of journalists.

Include the following in your summary:

• An assessment regarding how information media affect American values
• A description of the role of the news media in politics
• An evaluation of the effect of electronic media on this story

Format your summary according to appropriate course-level APA guidelines.

Sensitivity Analysis

Sensitivity Analysis. We are evaluating a project that costs $1,390,000, has a six-year life, and has no salvage value. Assume that depreciation is straight-line to zero over the life of the project. Sales are projected at 110,000 units per year. Price per unit is $36, variable cost per unit is $22, and fixed costs are $975,000 per year. The tax rate is 35 percent, and we require a 15 percent return on this project.

a. Calculate the base-case cash flow and NPV. What is the sensitivity of NPV to changes in the sales figure? Explain what your answer tells you about a 500-unit decrease in projected sales.

b. What is the sensitivity of OCF to changes in the variable cost figure? Explain what your answer tells you about a $1 decrease in estimated variable costs.

Discuss major literary movements in english literature

Question:

The forum for this week addresses the third learning objective:  Produce an original opinion based on assigned literature and the fourth learning objective: Discuss major literary movements in English literature from the 18th century to the present.

Select one of the assigned readings by Woolf or Mansfield or the movie version of “The Razor’s Edge” and explain how it represents Modernism. The resources this week will help you develop a frame for your response; however, you may find it helpful to find outside information to assist in developing your response. Please be sure to use and cite direct evidence from the reading or reference specific scenes from the movie you select to support your claims.

Please read The Spot on The Wall by Virginia Woolf before completing the forum.

Ratio Analysis

Resources: Ch. 11 of Health Care Finance: Basic Tools for Nonfinancial Managers (3rd ed.), Doctors Smith and Brown Statement of Net Income and Balance Sheet

Use the Ratio Analysis Form to complete the following:

• Define each of the following ratios:
  • Current ratio
  • Quick ratio
  • Debt service coverage ratio
  • Operating margin
  • Return on total assets
• Explain the purpose of each ratio.
• Compute the following ratios from the Doctors Smith and Brown financial statements:
  • Current ratio
  • Quick ratio
  • Debt service coverage ratio
  • Operating margin
  • Return on total assets
• Explain what these ratios tell you about the status of the organization. Compare to the median hospitals. See the table in the Ratio Analysis Form.

Cite your references where indicated according to APA guidelines.

Discuss six fundamental principles in the training of fire

Reflection Paper:

Concept to write on: Instilling Positive Fire Reaction

For this assignment, you are asked to prepare a Reflection Paper. The purpose of this assignment is to provide you with the opportunity to reflect on the material covered in this course and to expand upon those thoughts.

This is not a summary. A Reflection Paper is an opportunity for you to express your thoughts about the material by writingabout them.

The writing you submit must meet the following requirements:

· Be at least one page in length
· Include one historical change or event that had an impact on the current fire prevention practices.
· Include your thoughts about the concepts from this unit’s Reading Assignment

Format your Reflection Paper using APA style. Use your own words, and include citations and references as needed toavoid plagiarism.

Essay Questions:

1) Briefly discuss the six fundamental principles in the training of fire inspectors.

Your response should be at least 200 words in length. All sources used must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

2) Place yourself in a setting with over 200 people in close proximity. As part of your assignment, describe your setting and location. For an unknown reason, there seems to be an atmosphere of panic being created. State in your own words what immediate actions you will take to reduce the possibility of panic. Also, list six positive steps you can perform to reduce the possibility of panic.

Your response should be at least 200 words in length. All sources used must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

Deconstructing Assessment Items

Review “Sample Arizona AIMS Exam Questions.” This contains seven assessment items for fourth graders from the standardized Arizona AIMS exam. Complete this assignment in three parts:

1. Complete a “Table of Specifications” using the table format provided. Begin by analyzing each of the seven assessment items. For each item, create a learning objective aligned to what the assessment item is measuring. Write these learning objectives in the first column under “Learning Objectives.” Then, for each assessment item, classify the item, indicating its type (e.g., multiple choice, essay) under the level of knowledge/skill the student is being asked to display in the item.
2. Review each assessment item for cultural bias (e.g., ethnic, gender, or socioeconomic bias). Write a short description of your review beneath your Table of Specifications.
3. Create new assessment items for each of the original seven assessment items using a different Depth of Knowledge (DOK) Level than what was originally required. Be sure your new assessment item aligns to the learning objective you wrote, or, if you prefer, re-write the learning objective slightly to more accurately reflect your new assessment. Include the learning objectives, the new assessment items, and their Depth of Knowledge (DOK) Level classification beneath the statement of bias.

 

ELM-530_T2.Sample Arizona AIMS Exam Questions.docx

ELM-530.T2_Table of Specifications.docx

Explain workplace stress and organizational dynamics

Discuss how high-performance workplaces and organizations differ from traditional organizations regarding operational effectiveness, workplace stress, and organizational dynamics – (this could be a group effort if we decide this is a larger portion – let’s discuss) – need owner(s)

A lawnmower manufacturer has a unit cost of $140 and wishes to achieve a margin of 30% based on selling price. If the manufacturer sells directly to a retailer who then adds a set margin of 40% based on retail selling price, determine the retail price charged to consumers.

1. A lawnmower manufacturer has a unit cost of $140 and wishes to achieve a margin of 30% based on selling price. If the manufacturer sells directly to a retailer who then adds a set margin of 40% based on retail selling price, determine the retail price charged to consumers.

 

 

2. Advanced Electronics manufactures DVDs and sells them directly to retailers who typically sell them for $20. Retailers take a 40% margin based on the retail selling price. Advanced’s cost information is as follows:

 

DVD package and disc                                      $2.50/DVD

Royalties                                                           $2.25/DVD

Advertising and promotion                                $500,000

Overhead                                                          $200,000

 

Calculate the following:

1. Contribution per unit and contribution margin
2. Break-even volume in DVD units and dollars
3. Volume in DVD units and dollar sales necessary if advanced’s profit goal is $300,000
4. Net profit if 5 million DVDs are sold

 

3. Total market demand for a product or service is the total volume that would be bought by a defined consumer group in a defined geographic area in a defined time period in a defined marketing environment under a defined level of mix of industry marketing effort. The upper limit of market demand is called market potential.In the chain ratio method of estimating demand, a base number is multiplied by a chain of adjusting percentages.

 

ZIVAGO sells HDTV and a recent marketing research survey found the followinginformation :

 

Number of US households:  113 million

HDTV Ownership and internet access:  60% of the households.

Each household buys one HDTV. Average price:  $ 500

30% of households are willing and able to buy HDTV

ZIVAGO wants to get 4% of the available market in the first year.

 

 

Use the chain ratio method to estimate

1. Market potential for HD TV
2. Zivago sales volume in the first year

 

4. Determine the market potential for a backpack that has 20 million prospective buyers who purchase an average of 2 per year and price averages $50. How many units must a company sell if it desires a 10% share of this market? Supplier o the backpack leases the factory for $400,000 per year and has a variable cost of $ 30 per unit. What % of the market it should capture to break even?

 

 

5. A firm is able to sell 25,000 units at $ 10 per piece. The company fixed cost is $50,000. Variable cost is $5 per unit.
6. What is the contribution per unit?
7. What is the breakeven sales in $? What is the breakeven sale in units?
8. What is the markup on sales price? What is the mark up on total cost?

 

They raise the price to $15 and demand drops to 15000.

1. Calculate the price elasticity.
2. What is the new markup (profit margin %) on the sales price ($15)?
3. What is the new mark up (profit margin %) on total cost?
4. Please calculate the total profit for this company as well as the profit per each toy sold.
5. Are they better off raising the price?

 

6. A firm is able to sell 20,000 units. The company fixed cost is $8,000. Variable cost is $5per unit. Contribution margin (CM) is $5
7. What is the markup (profit margin %) on sales price? What is the mark up on total cost (profit margin %)?
8. If the price elasticity of demand is 2, how many units they can sell if they drop the SP by $2.
9. What is the new markup on sales price? What is the new mark up on total cost? (hint: use the new sales)
10. Please calculate the total profit for this company as well as the profit per each toy sold (hint: use the new demand)

 

7. A company manufacturing toys has a fixed cost of $100,000. Variable cost is 6 per toy. Selling price is $10 per toy. Company target profit is $120,000.
   1. How many toys should be sold to reach the targetprofit?
   2. The company found that its variable cost is going to increase by $2 and plans to raise its selling price by $3 and reduced the fixed costs by $20,000. How many more (less) toys have to be sold at the new price to reach the target profit of $120,000?
   3. What is the markup (profit margin %) on sales price at this new sales volume? What is the markup (profit margin %) on totalcost?

 

8. Sam is developing a business plan for starting Pizza business in Waltham. Sam specializes in pepperoni pizza. Based on the secondary data he has found out that there are 20,000 families in the area and about 20% of these families are strict vegetarians. He believesthat he can get 10% of the market share of the potential customers. His research reveals an average family consumes 10 pizzas per year.

 

It costs a total of $6 to make a Pepperoni pizza. Sam is planning to introduce his Pepperoni pizza at $8 and raise the price by $2 in the second year. Price elasticity of demand for pizza is 0.50

 

1. Estimate the demand for Sam’s pizza in the first year.
2. Calculate the % markup (profit margin %) on sales price and total cost in the first year.
3. Estimate the demand for Pizza in the second year with the new price.
4. Calculate the % mark up on sales price and total cost in the second year.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9. NEU is planning to replace the current incandescent bulbs with energy efficient LED lamps in the classrooms. In response to their request for proposal, NEU received two proposals. The details of theproposal are givenbelow.

 

	CompanyA	CompanyC
Fixture  cost including installation $	35,000	55,000
Life in years	10	10
Insurance per month $	75	100
Electricity Consumption per month KWH	9000	6000
Electricity rate  cents/kwh	15	15
Maintenance charges per quarter $	350	400
Fixture Overhaul and cleaning  – number per year	3	5 in two years
Supply  Cost per overhaul $	900	600
Number of labor hours per overhaul	5	10
Labor rate for overhaul $/hour	60	120

 

Use life cycle costs to recommend a system for NEU. Show the calculations to support your recommendations.

 

1. Westgate division of North Industries manufactures light fixtures sold to consumers through home improvement and hardware stores.

Cost of goods sold represents 40% of net sales.

Marketing expenses include selling expenses, promotion expenses, and freight.

Selling expenses include sales salaries totaling $3 million per year and sales commissions (5% of sales).

The company spent $3 million on advertising last year, and freight costs were 10% of sales.

Other costs include $2 million for managerial salaries and expenses for the marketing function and another $3 million for indirect overhead allocated to the division.

Net sales were $20 million.

Develop a profit-and-loss statement for the Westgate division. Calculate Westgate’s breakeven sales.

 

 

 

 

 

Discuss some of reforms taking place in the roman catholic

Question 1.  Discuss some of the reforms taking place in the Roman Catholic Church in the 11th and 12th centuries. What problems did the church face? Did these reforms solve the problems? How should these problems have been addressed?
Your response should be at least 300 words in length.

Question 2. Detail the course of the Crusades of the 11th through 13th centuries. Why did these wars occur? What were the results of these wars? Why were the Crusaders ultimately unsuccessful?
Your response should be at least 300 words in length.

Unit V Assignment Object-Oriented Modeling

You are a member of the systems development team for XYZ Car Manufacturer. The project manager has tasked you to design an object-oriented modeling for the company vehicle line that consists of cars minivans, trucks, SUVs, and hybrids. The project manager has assigned you the following three tasks:

1. Briefly explain what are objects, attributes, and methods of the 0-0 model.

2. Draw an object model(s) and list a minimum of five attributes and five methods for the class and subclass for the XYZ Car Manufacturer (cars, minivans, trucks, SUVs, and hybrids).

3. Lastly, draw a use case model of the buyer purchasing a vehicle. (Be sure to include class diagrams in your model.)

Your assignment should contain a minimum of 300 words.

Format your assignment using APA style. Use your own words, and include citations and references as needed to avoid plagiarism.

Impact of advancing critical thinking

Discussion

The impact of advancing Critical Thinking on our larger culture is not often reflected upon but there is substantial evidence that as logic and reason are refined and promoted widely in a culture human rights, equity, and social justice grow as well. Check out this animated discussion on the topic:

Steven Pinker and Rebecca Goldstein: The long reach of reason TED Talk (Links to an external site.)

For your first post deconstruct Rebecca Goldstein’s argument ( list the premises, evidence to support / refute them and her conclusion) and state whether you agree or disagree with her conclusion and why. Comment on 2 of your peers to help refine our overall analysis or to provide further evidence or a new perspective on the subject.