Assignment 2 ECO550.docx

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7.)

Baldwin Company issued a five year interest bearing note payable for $25,000 on January 1, 2000. Each January the company is required to pay $5,000 on the note. How will this note be reported on the December 31,2001 balance sheet?

A.) Long-term debt $25,000

B.) Long-term debt $20,000

c.) Long term debt $15,000 Long term debt due within one year, $5,000

D.) Long-term debt of $20,000; Long term debt due within one year, $5,000.

8.)

Secured bonds are bonds that

a.) are in possession of a bank.

b.) are registered in the same name of the owner

c.) have specific assets of the issuer pledged as collateral.

d.) have detachable interest coupons

9.)

A legal document which summarizes the rights and privileges of bondholders as well as the obligations and commitments of the issuing company is called

a.) a bond indenture

b.) a bond debenture

c.) trading on equity

d.) a term bond

10.)

Stockholders of a company may be reluctant to finance expansions through issuing more equity because

a.) leveraging with debt is always a better idea

b.) their earnings per share may decrease

d.) dividends must be paid on a periodic basis

11.)

Bonds that are secured by real estate are termed

a.) mortgage bonds

b.) serial bonds

c.) debentures

d.) bearer bonds

12.)

Bonds that are mature at a single specified future are called

a.) coupon bonds

b.) term bonds

c.) serial bonds

d.) debentures

13.)

Bonds that may be exchanged for common stock at athe option of the bondholders are called

a.) options

b.) stock bonds

c.) convertible bonds

d.) callable bonds

14.) Bonds that are subject to retirement at a stated sollar ammount prior to maturity at the option of the issuer are called

a.) callable bonds

b.) early retirement bonds

c.) options

c.) options

d.) debentures

15.) investors who receive checks in their names for interest earned on bonds must hold

a.) registered bonds

b.) coupon bonds

c.) bearer bonds

d.) direct bonds

16.) bonds that may be directed to anothe party by delivery are

a.) coupon bonds

b.) debentures

c.) registered bonds d.) transportable bonds

In Part 1 of your Justification Report assignment, you built up the following sections: Problem Statement, Overview of Alternatives, Criteria, and Methods. In Part 2, you will revise Part 1 based on your instructor’s suggestions and add to it the following sections: Evaluation of Alternatives, Findings and Analysis, and References.

Use the basic outline below to draft your paper. Organize your responses to each question under the following section headings:

• Evaluation of Alternatives (for Questions 1-3)
• Findings and Analysis (for Questions 4-5)
• References (for Question 6)

Write a two (2) page, single-spaced report in which you:

1. Research the two (2) alternatives (i.e. possible solutions) that you’ve identified in your Part 1 Evaluation of Alternatives section. Record bibliographic information during research.
   1. Example: You might research other organizations that have attempted similar solutions to the problem you have identified and explore the results of those experiments. 
2. Use what you discover in your research to evaluate each alternative by each of your five (5) criteria.
   1. Example: If your research revealed that four companies similar to yours increased productivity after allowing their workers to telework from home three days per week, you might conclude that one of your suggested alternatives – in this case, the option to telework from home three days per week – satisfies one of your criterion of “Productivity” as a high-potential solution to a problem you’ve identified (of decreased worker morale and productivity at Doe’s Electronics). However, additional research might frustrate a recommendation of this alternative if it is found to fall short of other criteria while a second alternative fares better. For instance, a telework alternative might be found to be too costly to implement; too frustrating for consumers who prefer daily, in-person customer service; or too divergent from the company’s brand, “Always there for you!”
3. Organize the assignment by your criteria. Explain in narrative form how each of your two (2) alternatives stacks up against your first criterion. Next, explain how each alternative stacks up against your second criterion, etc.
   1. Example: An abbreviated outline of what this longer section might look like based on the above example is below (Note: Only the first two [2] of five [5] required criteria are included to give you a feel for the structure). Your researched findings, represented as circled bullets below, should be explained in two to five (2-5) sentences. Include in-text citations and follow up with References in APA style):

      Evaluation of Alternatives

      • Productivity
      1. • Alternative A: Telework from home 3 days per week
           • {narrate findings based on research article 1 here}
         • Alternative B: Offer two extra Floating Holidays to each employee per year
           • {narrate findings based on research article 2 here}
      • Cost
      1. • Alternative A: Telework from home 3 days per week
           • {narrate findings based on research article 1 here}
         • Alternative B: Offer two extra Floating Holidays to each employee per year
         • • {narrate findings based on research article 2 here}
4. Briefly summarize in narrative form the major discoveries that emerged from the Evaluation of Alternatives section.
5. Include a chart like the ones below to illustrate at a glance:

   Figure 1: Alternatives Analyzed by Criteria

   Criteria	Telework Option	Floating Holiday Option
   Productivity	Very high	Negligible increase
   Cost	Very high	Moderate
   Company Image	Increased	Negligible increase
   Worker Morale	Increased	Negligible increase
   Practicality	Moderate	Low
   TOTAL Feasibility* of Alternatives based on Criteria?	Moderate to High	Low to Moderate

   *Feasability = Capability of an alternative being carried out with success

6. Include an APA style (6th edition) References page that documents the two (2) sources (minimum) that you used and cited in-text in your Evaluation of Alternatives section.  Note that both resources may be secondary resources, or you may include one primary source and one secondary source. Remember that both in-text citations and References must be included (to avoid plagiarism) whenever you are directly quoting, summarizing, or paraphrasing researched material.

Your assignment must:

• Be typed, single spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, your name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Support ideas or claims in body paragraphs with clear details, examples, and explanations.
• Organize ideas logically by using transitional words, phrases, and sentences.
• Use sentence variety and effective word choice in written communication.
• Apply writing process strategies to develop formal business reports and / or proposals.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues related to selected topics.
• Write clearly and concisely using proper writing mechanics.

Consider the feedback from your professor and / or online tutor when making your revisions.

Click here to view the grading rubric.

Long Essay: This paper is your analysis of an reaction to one of the short stories in your textbook. Length should be 1500 words written in MLA Style.

Due date: 5.15

Short essay: After reading the different short stories, poetry and plays, when would it be appropriate to use one style of writing as opposed to the other? Do you prefer APA or MLA?

(200-250words)

Due date: 5.9