Purpose of Assignment

The purpose of this assignment is to help students gain a better understanding of the financial statements used for corporate financial reporting and the key ratios used to make business decisions.

VERY IMPORTANT – ONE SUBMISSION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT

STEP 1 – (Add as an APPENDIX after the references page within the WORD document in STEP 2 below) – The APPENDIX is simply an additional page after your references page where you show your work.

Review the balance sheet and income statement in the Amazon’s 2018 Annual Report (see link below). Calculate the ratios below for 2018 only, using the formulas given. Make sure you show your work. Showing your work is a requirement for credit. For example, each calculation should be presented as follows: Return on Equity = Net Income/Total Equity = 10073/43549 = .23. That is all you need to meet the “show your work” requirement.

· Current Ratio = (Current Assets/Current Liabilities)

· Quick Ratio = (Current Assets-Inventory)/Current Liabilities

· Debt Equity Ratio = (Total Assets – Total Equity)/Total Equity

· Inventory Turnover Ratio = Cost of Goods Sold/Inventory

· Receivables Turnover Ratio = Total Net Sales/Accounts Receivable

· Total Assets Turnover Ratio = Total Net Sales/Total Assets

· Profit Margin (Net Margin) Ratio = Net Income/Total Net Sales

· Return on Assets Ratio = Net Income/Total Assets

STEP 2 – (Submit as a WORD document in APA format)

Define the ratio and explain why each is important for financial decision making for Amazon. Final answers must be incorporated within the discussion. The discussion portion should only include your final answers. The calculations should be added as an appendix per Step 1. Your outline for your paper should look similar to the following:

· Intro

· Current Ratio

· Quick Ratio

· Debt Equity Ratio

· Inventory Turnover Ratio

· Receivables Turnover Ratio

· Total Assets Turnover Ratio

· Profit Margin (Net Margin) Ratio

· Return on Assets Ratio

· Conclusion

· References

· Appendix (this is your Step 1 from above)

Each point above should be a paragraph containing 4-5 sentences, with the exception of the references and appendix pages. There are required references for each assignment. Those are given to you below. So, all you need to do is copy, paste and then proceed to double-space, alphabetize and format into a hanging indent. You should not need to use other references. But if you do, format those using the Reference and Citation Generator Tool (see link below).

Minimum required references include your textbook and Amazon’s 2018 annual report (see below).

Amazon.Com, Inc. (2019). Annual Report. Retrieved from https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1018724/000101872419000004/amzn-20181231x10k.htm#sB4CED683083F59A8917E158CFF7A442F

Ross, S., Westerfield, R., Jaffe, J. & Jordan, B. (2016). Corporate finance (11th edition). New York, N.Y. McGraw-Hill Education.

Professional Experience #5

Due at the end of Week 9 and worth 22 points

(Not eligible for late policy unless an approved, documented exception provided)

For Professional Experience #5, you will develop a promotional message. This can be an email, letter, info graphic, image, or any other relevant material that answers the following question:

• Why should students take a Professional Communications course?

Instructions:

Step One: Choose the type of file you want to use to develop your promotional message (Word document, PowerPoint, etc.) and open a new file in that type and save to your desktop, using the following file name format:

• Your_Name_Wk9_Promotion
• Example: Ed_Buchanan_Wk9_Promotion/ Christie Paschall

Step Two: Develop a promotional message that is no more than one page to explain why students should take a professional communications course.

Step Three: Submit your completed promotional message file for your instructor’s review using the Professional Experience #5 assignment link the Week 9 in Blackboard. Check that you have saved all changes and that your file name is follows this naming convention: Your_Name_Wk9_Promotion.

In order to receive credit for completing this task, you must:

• Ensure your message is no more than one page.
• Provide an effective answer to the question of why students should take a professional communication’s class.
• Submit the file to Blackboard using the Professional Experience #5 link in the week 9 tab in Blackboard.

Note: This is a pass/fail assignment. All elements must be completed simulating the workplace environment where incomplete work is not accepted.

• The professional experience assignments are designed to help prepare you for that environment. To earn credit, make sure you complete all elements and follow the instructions exactly as written. This is a pass/fail assignment, so no partial credit is possible. Assignments that follow directions as written will receive full credit, 22 points. Assignments that are incomplete or do not follow directions will be scored at a zero.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Plan, create, and evaluate professional documents.
• Write clearly, coherently, and persuasively using proper grammar, mechanics, and formatting appropriate to the situation.
• Deliver professional information to various audiences using appropriate tone, style, and format.
• Learn communication fundamentals and execute various professional tasks in a collaborative manner.
• Analyze professional communication examples to assist in revision.

In 2002, after the accounting deceptions of the management of many multi-million dollar corporations (with Enron being the benchmark name of that time period), the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) successfully lobbied the U.S. Congress to pass strict accounting internal control regulation in what is now known as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) of 2002. After reading Orin’s article “Ethical Guidance and Constraint under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002” (2008), found at: Orin, R.M. (2008). Ethical guidance and constraint under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Journal of Accounting, Auditing, & Finance, 23(1), 141-171 and discuss internal controls with purpose of protecting shareholder rights. Illustrate your points by referring  to the relevant section of the article

DISCUSSION 1 IS FROM MY “BUSINESS AND SOCIETY” CLASS:

The Supply Chain

Define suppliers and explain their interests and power, especially as related to lead firms. Discuss at least 2 reasons why globalization affected the supply chain. Respond to at least one of your classmates. Explain how your answers compare to your classmate’s and professionally support/defend your position. Please keep in mind, there is no right or wrong answer.

DISCUSSION 2 IS FROM MY “MANAGING PROJECT TEAMS” CLASS:

“Closure Activities.” Please respond to the following:

• Consider a recent project in which you were involved (the project can be based on your experience in work settings, school-related efforts, family events, or community service).
• Prepare a bullet list of the activities that actually happened to close the project.
• Based upon what you learned in this chapter, prepare a bullet list of activities that should have been part of closing the project.
• Evaluate the activities that were overlooked and discuss why these activities were omitted.

DISCUSSION 3 IS FROM MY “MANAGING PROJECT TEAMS” CLASS AS WELL:

“Project Learning.” Please respond to the following:

Continue to consider the project identified in Discussion 1.

• What was the project objective?
• Assess the planning and execution of the project and identify what went well that you do not want to forget.
• Identify what you learned from the project experience.
• Evaluate the project outcome and decide what you and the project team would do differently if this project were to happen again.

DISCUSSION 4 IS FROM MY COMMUNICATION CLASS:

A Speech for Every Occasion

Use what you’ve learned this week to respond to the following:

• What makes a special occasion?
• How can you apply, to special occasion speeches, the speaking skills you have worked on throughout the term?
• Share a special occasion speech you gave or heard (or find a recorded one online and share the link). What made the speech effective? What can you apply from that experience to your own communication skillset?

Class, One of the assignments for this week is
the Capstone Project Topic Selection and Approval.A requirement of APA is the use of level
headings.The use of level headings will
help organize your paper.Please be sure
to include level headings in this and all papers.I included information about level headings
in the announcement page.Use the topic
requirements (see 1-6 below) to set up the level headings.

1. The
   problem, issue, suggestion, initiative, or educational need that will be
   the focus of the project
2. The
   setting or context in which the problem, issue, suggestion, initiative, or
   educational need can be observed.
3. A
   description providing a high level of detail regarding the problem, issue,
   suggestion, initiative, or educational need.
4. Impact
   of the problem, issue, suggestion, initiative, or educational need on the
   work environment, the quality of care provided by staff, and patient
   outcomes.
5. Significance
   of the problem, issue, suggestion, initiative, or educational need and its
   implications to nursing.
6. A
   proposed solution to the identified project topic