Now that we have completed chapters one – four, we can use those skills to complete an analysis of your target company as to short term liquidity, profitability, asset utilization, capital structure and long term solvency. Please provide a five year comparative analysis for: your selected company’s (NIKE) historical activity, a competitor (UNDER ARMOUR) and your company, and then a third analysis for your target and the industry in which it operates. Start by using the application provided in the Library Guide for this course, Ventureline (ALL EXCEL FORM THAT STUDYPOOL TUTOR WILL NEED ARE ATTACHED). Once you have reviewed the numbers, please complete a two page summary of your analysis. Due Sunday November 18, 2018.

Note: Use the “Profit and Risk Evaluation Tool” for the summary of this Step Three.

Rubric: (a) appropriateness of ratios, (b) interpretation of measurements, and (c) conclusions for profitability and risk

You may use the attached template to finish this case study

Case Study Sample also attached!

Students will calculate the cost that should be assigned to land, buildings, and equipment and provide the journal entry to record the acquisition of these assets.

Sam’s Corporation paid $550,000 to acquire land, building, and equipment. At the time of the acquisition, Sam paid $50,000 to have the property appraised. The following values were determined from the appraisal:

Land 180,000

Building 285,000

Equipment 175,000

Respond to the following questions:

What cost should Sam assign to the land, buildings, and equipment, respectively?

How should the journal entry be recorded on the corporation’s books to describe this acquisition?

Why is it necessary to allocate a lump sum purchase amount among the individual assets acquired?

What are the characteristics that an asset must have for it to be classified as property, plant, and equipment?

Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) requires that property, plant, and equipment should be recorded at historical cost. What are the advantages of recording property, plant, and equipment at historical cost?

Using following information to write an finance investment analysis of three mutual funds.

300 words. And indicate which one is good for investment and why.

Mutual Fund Name	FUSEX	FFIDX	PGVFX
Expense Ratio	0.10%	0.52%	0.99%
3 yr. Morning Star Risk Rating	Average	Below Average	Average
5 yr. Morning Star Risk Rating	Below Average	Below Average	Average
10 yr. Morning Star Risk Rating	Average	Below Average	Above Average
3 yr.	5 Star	3 Stars	4 Stars
5 yr.	4 Star	3 Stars	5 Stars
10 yr.	4 Star	2 Stars	3 Stars
Beta	1	0.98	0.76
R-Square	100	91.44	75.75
Alpha	-0.09	-2.22	5.05
Sharpe Ratio	1	0.76	0.55

THIS IS ONLY AN INTERPRETATION, FIVE SENTENCES AND A QUESTION IS ALL I NEED. TELL ME YOUR THOUGHTS, HAVE REFERENCES! ASK PROBING QUESTIONS AND MAKE STATEMENTS BASED OFF WHAT THEY WROTE

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office in Kansas is staff with around
50 people. It is made up of Deputies, Records Clerks, Corrections
Officers, and Administration. The Administration of this organization
are responsible for the Human Resources of the Sheriff’s Office. The
Sheriff, Under Sheriff, and their Executive Assistant handle all Human
Resource issues that arise within the Office. The issues can range from
the hiring and firing of employees, insurance enrollment, insuring the
employees are paid, and their issues as they arise. The Jefferson
County Sheriff’s Office is responsible for the safety of around 1900
citizens, and is located between three major cities. The cities are
Topeka (state capital), Lawrence, and Kansas City. The Sheriffs’ Office
normally handles around 6000 calls for service a year.

Within the Sheriff’s Office there has been some ups and down when it
comes to human resources. Due to low morale at the Sheriff’s Office
there has been a lot of Deputies and Corrections Office that have left
the Office in the past year. This means they Human Resources team has
had to recruit, and hire more officers. While attempting to address the
low morale at the Office. Jefferson County has also changed its time
clock/ payroll management software in the past year. With this new
technology, there is less work on the administration.

The Sheriff’s Office is also faced with different challenges like
addressed by Pynes in this week’s reading. The Office has a large number
of older employees that are extremely close to retirement, and is
feeling the impact of the next generation of officers. It is becoming
hard to find motivative and qualified candidates to feel open positions.
Much like what was discussed this week’s readings with the differences
between the baby boomers, generation x, and millennials (Pynes, 2013).

References

Pynes, J. E. (2013). Human resources management for public and
nonprofit organizations: A strategic approach. San Francisco:
Jossey-Bass.

There are 2 discussions here, please label

• Discussion 1 New Terrorism
  • Competency 1: Analyze causal factors of terrorism related to domestic and international terrorism.
  • Explain the concept, new terrorism.
  • Summarize the shift in terrorist tactics that gave rise to the term, new terrorism.
  • Analyze the motivations and tactics of the new terrorist, as compared to the historical terrorist.
  • Debate the arguments of those who support the concept of new terrorism and those who do not.
  • Competency 1: Analyze causal factors of terrorism related to domestic and international terrorism.
    • Explain the concept, new terrorism.
    • Summarize the shift in terrorist tactics that gave rise to the term, new terrorism.
    • Analyze the motivations and tactics of the new terrorist, as compared to the historical terrorist.
    • Debate the arguments from the perspective of those that support the concept of new terrorism and those that do not.
  • CJ Discussion Participation Scoring Guide.
  • G.R.E.A.T. Discussion Guidelines.
  • Community of Excellence.
  • Criminal Justice Undergraduate Research Guide.

Competencies Addressed in This Discussion

Introduction

There is a general consensus in the public that terrorism has changed in the last decades. Specifically, just prior to 9/11, there was a change in tactics and motivations behind most of the acts we see today. Before this change, the traditional terrorist had a specific goal in mind and made attacks against, more or less, those impeding their goals. These attacks were implemented to cause destruction of property or personal violence upon those with whom they had the grievance. Since the change, the motivations of terrorists have become much more general in who they consider a target, and much larger in scale, so as to involve even those who do not have a personal stake in the alleged grievances—innocents. On the other hand, there are those that say that the change is not actually due to a change in tactics, but due to a change in reporting and perceptions. We will explore both sides of this debate.

Suppose that as captain of the local police municipality, you are continuing your study into terrorism and the history of the related motives, methods, and desired results. Last week, you submitted your historical framework memo to your chief, and, in doing so, came across an intriguing concept, new terrorism. As you studied the history of terrorism, you began to wonder how, or what, caused this change to come about. As you began to look into the term, new terrorism, you found that there is debate in the scholarly world as to the existence, or at least the extent, of this concept.

At your department, you have established a discussion chatroom with other senior staff. It was set up so that senior staff could interject their knowledge and suggestions as your project for the chief develops. You have elected to introduce the idea of a new terrorism for their discussion and input.

For your initial discussion post:

Discussion Objectives

Response Guidelines

Respond to at least two other learners. When responding to your peers, identify whether their definition of new terrorism matches your perception of the term. Explain the match or why your definition was different. What additional perspective can you share about the motivations and tactics of the new terrorist pointed out by other learners? How was your perspective impacted after reviewing the posts of other learners?

Resources

Discussion 2

• Non-Muslim Terrorist Groups

Competencies Addressed in This Discussion

Introduction

All of the attention that terrorist acts by Muslim extremists get in the press may lead one to believe that they have a monopoly on the act of terrorism. They do not. In fact, they do not commit anywhere near the majority of terrorist acts in the U.S. In order to fully understand the impact of terrorism upon law enforcement, and to keep from becoming deceived into believing that Muslim extremism is the only problem, it is imperative to investigate these other forms of terrorism.

Return the scenario in which you are the captain of your local police municipality. During a staff meeting this week, some of the other members made offhand comments as to the extent, and media coverage, of religious-based terrorism in the world. They mentioned that it seems that Muslims are the predominate terrorists. Having studied the concept of terrorism thoroughly, you know that while the current attention is on extremists that advocate for Islam, they are neither the spokespersons for all Muslims nor are they the only terrorist threat law enforcement must be prepared for. After you shared this information with the group, to make sure that they do not develop a fear of Muslims in general, the command staff expressed an interest in the terrorist organizations that were not associated with Islam and asked if you would provide them with information for discussion and debate.

For your initial discussion post:

Discussion Objectives