4.5 Live Lecture #2 Write-Up

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https://cccconfer.zoom.us/rec/play/vp0pJOqu_Wg3S4LEtASDA_UqW46-f_msgXMXq6BfyU-1VCFQM1bwNLUVM7QWvlscSbV6N92mIX3hQ4Fx?continueMode=true

  • If you attended Live Lecture #2, you will simply write in the text box “I attended this lecture.” I will check my attendance sheet to verify this.
  • If you could not attend because of a schedule conflict, you are still required to watch the recording afterward since we will go over valuable information that will help you complete your assignments this week. You will have until Wednesday evening to submit a 100-200 word write-up, covering a minimum of 3 specific things you took away from this live lecture. Your score on this write-up will be determined based on how specific you are when referring to things I covered in the lecture.

hospitality management leadership class journal assignment

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Your journal will be a compilation of your thoughts and experiences from each week in class. You will record what you learned in class, your feelings on the class and the topic of the day and any other pertinent information you wish to include.

You will use your journal throughout the term and, more importantly, at the end of the term to help gain a better understanding of key concepts and important theories in leadership.

An appropriate journal will include:

1. What I did this week.

2. What I learned from it.

3. How I will use this in the future.

Note: I will be checking for spelling, grammar, and syntax. If you need help with checking these, please consult a friend or the writing center. I WILL take off points for mistakes in these.

dont worry about part 1.

i attached ppt that we used in this week.

Proposal Assignment

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PROPOSAL ASSIGNMENT

My topic is: Should college athletes get paid?

Your proposal will be in memo (internal) format, and based on the option you choose from the list below:

  • A proposal addressed to the appropriate ISU administrator/office, with the aim of improving some facet of the student experience. NOTE– Parking is not an available option.
  • A proposal addressed to management– possible scenarios are listed on page 303. NOTE—this scenario may involve your current employer, or your post-degree job (hypothetical situation). Your choice.
  • A proposal based on a scenario you create (email me first if you have an idea in mind). Exercises 7-9 in Chapter 8 may give you some topic ideas.

Regardless of the option you choose, your proposal must reflect the guidelines discussed in Chapter 8 and the memo guidelines (Chapter 4). Keep the following in mind:

  • Be sure to address your proposal to a real (or realistic) audience.
  • Proposals are persuasive documents, and effective persuasion requires thorough, logical discussion and strong, specific evidence (possibly including research).
  • Memos allow for special formatting (bullet lists, tables, charts, etc.). If content can be clarified through the use of such formatting, utilize it (failure to do so will impact the grade significantly).
  • To effectively address one of the prompts above you’ll likely need at least 750 words (though that’s a conservative estimate).
  • Remember that unethical use of source material (copy/paste) is a shortcut to an F. If you utilize information derived from research, acknowledge the source in your text (citations aren’t necessary).
  • A proposal memo you’ve previously submitted which generates a Similarity percentage greater than 10% will not be graded.

Complete Business Development Assignment NO PLAGIARISM

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PLEASE DO NOT PLAGIARIZE THIS ASSIGNMENT!

Please review the following before submitting your Training Project:

  • Training Project Guidelines (attached)
  • Two Examples (attached)
  • Training Project Grading Rubric (Go to Assessments, Rubrics, and click the down arrow next to the name to select the Preview mode.)

Remember, you already started this document in Module 4, so you have the title page and introduction done. Be sure to make any corrections based on my recommendations in the gradebook.

Attach your completed Training Project document below as a .doc or .docx file by the deadline in MODULE 6.

After it is attached, please check to make sure that it opens correctly.

Once your document is submitted, you should be able to see the originality status of your work. Feel free to edit the document to remove any instances of plagiarism and resubmit (before the deadline). The latest submission is the one that will be graded.

Amended Stakeholder Identification Assignment (Require the textbook)

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***********Text book: John Steiner, George Steiner and Gina Vega (Taking Sides), Business, Government, and Society (13th Edition) with Taking Sides, McGraw-Hill, ISBN 9781307008203.

Choose two incidents from the Short Incidents for Ethical Reasoning that follow Ch. 8 of your textbook. After reading each incident, you must identify all relevant stakeholders and determine how they could be impacted by the decision that will be made, identify and apply at least one principle for ethical reasoning, and then consider alternative courses of action and choose the best course of action based on stakeholder impacts and the outcome of the application of the ethical principle.

Your textbook defines stakeholders as an entity that is benefitted or burdened by the actions of a corporation or whose actions may benefit or burden the corporation. Some common examples of stakeholders would include customers, employees, suppliers, stockholders, and the community.

Businesses will almost always have multiple stakeholders, and many times their interests will conflict. This means that a business decision-maker will frequently have to make a decision in the face of competing claims from different stakeholders. The question of whose interests should be prioritized requires the exercise of judgment. This skill—examining competing claims and deciding which one is the strongest—is called evaluation. You will want to consider the power, urgency, and legitimacy that each stakeholder presents.

You should put yourselves in each stakeholder’s position—Why do they care about the outcome of the decision? How will they be affected? What outcome would they prefer? What are their arguments in support of their preferred outcome? You will want to consider the power, urgency, and legitimacy that each stakeholder presents. Two of the videos below will give you a brief review of stakeholder theory and give you an idea of what skills you will be expected to demonstrate when you complete this assignment. Additionally, writing mechanics and grammar are graded as part of this assignment.

As a reminder, for each incident, be sure to identify all relevant stakeholders and determine how they could be impacted by the decision that will be made, identify and apply at least one principle for ethical reasoning, and then consider alternative courses of action and choose the best course of action based on stakeholder impacts and the outcome of the application of the ethical principle.

Submission instructions

  • Please ensure that the Certification set out below appears on your submission.
  • Attach your Word document to this assignment and submit before the due date.

Certification

By submitting my responses to this Assignment, I hereby certify and affirm that I have not received any aid of any type from any of my classmates or students taking this course in other sections.

Write on one of the GE Corporation Strategic Business Unit

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For this assignment, select one specific strategic business unit (SBU) of General Electric (GE)

Note: For this assignment, you will have more flexibility for organizing your paper, although the key ingredients remain the same:

  • Introduction.
  • Theory (a brief description of what theories will be applied to the case study SBU: The theories are: Partnerships, Joint Ventures, Alliances, Acquisitions , Mergers, and Balanced scorecard. No compare and contrast section needed
  • Case Study Application (this will be the heart of your paper. Be specific, cover the readings, and demonstrate the level of application).
  • Conclusion.

Using the SBU you have selected, complete the following:

  • Analyze the overall competitive environment, including market conditions.
  • Analyze the organization’s primary business model.
  • Evaluate the organization’s competencies and resources.
  • Evaluate the leveraging of growth strategies and resources through partnerships and alliances.
  • Identify future opportunities for innovation (disruptive, value, Blue Ocean, and/or fast second) based on past success and failures.
  • Assess the organization’s ability to effectively execute its growth strategies. Show how the strategies compare, based on past results, with the 10 components of the strategy execution model referred by Thompson et al. in Chapter 10 of your text.
  • Analyze the organization’s corporate culture and leadership and how they are evidenced in this organization.
  • Develop a strategy map (balanced scorecard).

Requirements

In addition, your submitted assignment must meet the following requirements:

  • Length: Minimum of 3,000 words.
  • Format: Follow current APA guidelines for style and formatting; include a cover page and appropriate headings.
  • References: Minimum of nine (9) PRJs and PJs and other references in addition to the assigned readings; you must include one new reference on theory and seven references on your case study organization.

Reminder: Be sure you clearly articulate your analyses and support your case study with information from multiple sources. THE TURNITIN SCORE HAS TO BE LESS THAN 5%. I will check it before I pay. Thanks.

Assemble a set of guidelines on conducting preliminary investigation for a criminal case, assignment help

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Preliminary investigations do not necessarily yield enough
information to prosecute a criminal case. Despite a thorough preliminary
investigation, many cases require a follow – up investigation. Use your
textbook,or the Internet, to research articles
on crime scene investigation.

Write a three to four (3-4) page paper in which you:

  1. Assemble a set of guidelines on conducting preliminary investigation for a criminal case.
  2. Propose
    one (1) strategy that criminal investigators should take in order to
    conduct an efficient follow-up investigation. Provide a rationale to
    support your response.
  3. Select two major crimes (e.g. sudden
    deaths, sex related crimes) and compare and contrast the key differences
    in reporting the two major crimes that you selected.
  4. Determine
    the three (3) most important characteristics of an effective criminal
    investigator and discuss the importance of each characteristic you
    determined.
  5. Support or critique the argument that the criminal
    investigation process should maintain the balance regarding freedom of
    information through media outlets and privacy rights of alleged
    perpetrators of crime. Provide a rationale to support your response.
  6. Use
    at least two (2) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note:
    Wikipedia and similar type Websites do not qualify as academic
    resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

  • Be
    typed, double 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, the student’s 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:

  • Describe the major components of and responsibilities involved in the investigative process.
  • Recommend improvements to the criminal investigation process in selected areas.
  • Describe the procedures for the preparation of field notes and the documentation of a crime scene.
  • Use technology and information resources to conduct research in the criminal investigation process.
  • Write clearly and concisely about the criminal investigation process using proper writing mechanics.

Describe any four types of risk that projects may hold.

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The assignment is to answer the question provided above in essay form. This is to be in narrative form. Bullet points should not to be used. The paper should be at least 2 pages in length, Times New Roman 12-pt font, double-spaced, 1 inch margins and utilizing at least one outside scholarly or professional source related to project management. This does not mean blogs or websites. This source should be a published article in a scholarly journal (Journal of Project Management) or a professional journal (such as PMI’s Project Management Journal). This source should provide substance and not just be mentioned briefly to fulfill this criteria. The textbook should also be utilized. Do not use quotes. Do not insert excess line spacing. APA formatting and citiation should be used.

Managing Organization Change, business and finance homework help

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Respond to the scenario below with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. Be substantive and clear, and use research to reinforce your ideas.

Now that you have gained an understanding of Red Carpet, Leroy has asked you to join in on a preliminary meeting with the VP of HR and other members of the organization to discuss change. The meeting was very tense because many employees are unsure of their role in the change process. In fact, the VP of HR has not settled yet on what type of change is needed or how to start up the change process. After the meeting, Leroy asked you to prepare an executive summary that could be provided to the VP of HR that would help to address these concerns.

Review the Red Carpet scenario for this course and prepare a 750–1000 word executive report that includes the following:

  • What type of change does Red Carpet need? Should it be transformational, developmental or transitional and why?
  • What employees or employee groups should be key stakeholders in the change and why?
  • What initial activities should be planned to begin the change process?

Please submit your assignment.

I have some questions

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CH 13

FINANCIAL LEVERAGE EFFECTS

1/ The Neal Company wants to estimate next year’s return on equity (ROE) under different financial leverage ratios. Neal’s total capital is $12 million, it currently uses only common equity, it has no future plans to use preferred stock in its capital structure, and its federal-plus-state tax rate is 40%. The CFO has estimated next year’s EBIT for three possible states of the world: $5.8 million with a 0.2 probability, $1.5 million with a 0.5 probability, and $0.9 million with a 0.3 probability. Calculate Neal’s expected ROE, standard deviation, and coefficient of variation for each of the following debt-to-capital ratios. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to two decimal places at the end of the calculations.

Debt/Capital ratio is 0.

RÔE =

%

σ =

%

CV =

Debt/Capital ratio is 10%, interest rate is 9%.

RÔE =

%

σ =

%

CV =

Debt/Capital ratio is 50%, interest rate is 11%.

RÔE =

%

σ =

%

CV =

Debt/Capital ratio is 60%, interest rate is 14%.

RÔE =

%

σ =

%

CV =

2/FINANCIAL LEVERAGE EFFECTS

Firms HL and LL are identical except for their financial leverage ratios and the interest rates they pay on debt. Each has $18 million in invested capital, has $3.6 million of EBIT, and is in the 40% federal-plus-state tax bracket. Firm HL, however, has a debt-to-capital ratio of 55% and pays 11% interest on its debt, whereas LL has a 30% debt-to-capital ratio and pays only 9% interest on its debt. Neither firm uses preferred stock in its capital structure.

  • Calculate the return on invested capital (ROIC) for each firm. Round your answers to two decimal places.

    ROIC for firm LL is %
    ROIC for firm HL is %

  • Calculate the rate of return on equity (ROE) for each firm. Round your answers to two decimal places.

    ROE for firm LL is %
    ROE for firm HL is %

  • Observing that HL has a higher ROE, LL’s treasurer is thinking of raising the debt-to-capital ratio from 30% to 60% even though that would increase LL’s interest rate on all debt to 15%. Calculate the new ROE for LL. Round your answer to two decimal places.

    %

Ch 15

3/Rentz Corporation is investigating the optimal level of current assets for the coming year. Management expects sales to increase to approximately $2 million as a result of an asset expansion presently being undertaken. Fixed assets total $1 million, and the firm plans to maintain a 45% debt-to-assets ratio. Rentz’s interest rate is currently 8% on both short-term and long-term debt (which the firm uses in its permanent structure). Three alternatives regarding the projected current assets level are under consideration: (1) a restricted policy where current assets would be only 45% of projected sales, (2) a moderate policy where current assets would be 50% of sales, and (3) a relaxed policy where current assets would be 60% of sales. Earnings before interest and taxes should be 12% of total sales, and the federal-plus-state tax rate is 40%.

  • What is the expected return on equity under each current assets level? Round your answers to two decimal places.
  • In this problem, we assume that expected sales are independent of the current assets investment policy. Is this a valid assumption?
    • Yes, this assumption would probably be valid in a real world situation. A firm’s current asset policies have no significant effect on sales.
    • Yes, sales are controlled only by the degree of marketing effort the firm uses, irrespective of the current asset policies it employs.
    • Yes, the current asset policies followed by the firm mainly influence the level of long-term debt used by the firm.
    • Yes, the current asset policies followed by the firm mainly influence the level of fixed assets.
    • No, this assumption would probably not be valid in a real world situation. A firm’s current asset policies may have a significant effect on sales.
  • How would the firm’s risk be affected by the different policies?

    The input in the box below will not be graded, but may be reviewed and considered by your instructor.

Restricted policy

%

Moderate policy

%

Relaxed policy

%

4/RECEIVABLES INVESTMENT

McEwan Industries sells on terms of 3/10, net 35. Total sales for the year are $741,000; 40% of the customers pay on the 10th day and take discounts, while the other 60% pay, on average, 72 days after their purchases. Assume 365 days in year for your calculations.

  • What is the days sales outstanding? Round your answer to two decimal places.
    days
  • What is the average amount of receivables? Round your answer to the nearest cent. Do not round intermediate calculations.
    $
  • What is the percentage cost of trade credit to customers who take the discount? Round your answers to two decimal places.
    %
  • What is the percentage cost of trade credit to customers who do not take the discount and pay in 72 days? Round your answers to two decimal places. Do not round intermediate calculations.
  • What would happen to McEwan’s accounts receivable if it toughened up on its collection policy with the result that all nondiscount customers paid on the 35th day? Round your answers to two decimal places. Do not round intermediate calculations.
    Days sales outstanding (DSO) = days

    Average receivables = $

Nominal cost:

%

Effective cost:

%

5/Parramore Corp has $18 million of sales, $1 million of inventories, $2 million of receivables, and $2 million of payables. Its cost of goods sold is 70% of sales, and it finances working capital with bank loans at an 7% rate. Assume 365 days in year for your calculations. Do not round intermediate steps.

  • What is Parramore’s cash conversion cycle (CCC)? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places.
    days
  • If Parramore could lower its inventories and receivables by 8% each and increase its payables by 8%, all without affecting sales or cost of goods sold, what would be the new CCC? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places.
    days
  • How much cash would be freed up, if Parramore could lower its inventories and receivables by 8% each and increase its payables by 8%, all without affecting sales or cost of goods sold? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to the nearest cent. Write out your answer completely. For Example, 13.2 million should be entered as 13,200,000.
    $
  • By how much would pretax profits change, if Parramore could lower its inventories and receivables by 8% each and increase its payables by 8%, all without affecting sales or cost of goods sold? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to the nearest cent. Write out your answer completely. For Example, 13.2 million should be entered as 13,200,000.
    $

CH16

1/ AFN EQUATION

Carlsbad Corporation’s sales are expected to increase from $5 million in 2016 to $6 million in 2017, or by 20%. Its assets totaled $5 million at the end of 2016. Carlsbad is at full capacity, so its assets must grow in proportion to projected sales. At the end of 2016, current liabilities are $1 million, consisting of $250,000 of accounts payable, $500,000 of notes payable, and $250,000 of accrued liabilities. Its profit margin is forecasted to be 7%, and the forecasted retention ratio is 25%. Use the AFN equation to forecast Carlsbad’s additional funds needed for the coming year. Write out your answer completely. For example, 5 million should be entered as 5,000,000. Round your answer to the nearest cent.

$

Now assume the company’s assets totaled $3 million at the end of 2016. Is the company’s “capital intensity” the same or different comparing to initial situation?

2/AFN EQUATION

Carlsbad Corporation’s sales are expected to increase from $5 million in 2016 to $6 million in 2017, or by 20%. Its assets totaled $5 million at the end of 2016. Carlsbad is at full capacity, so its assets must grow in proportion to projected sales. At the end of 2016, current liabilities are $1 million, consisting of $250,000 of accounts payable, $500,000 of notes payable, and $250,000 of accrued liabilities. Its profit margin is forecasted to be 7%, and the forecasted retention ratio is 25%. Use the AFN equation to forecast Carlsbad’s additional funds needed for the coming year. Write out your answer completely. For example, 5 million should be entered as 5,000,000. Round your answer to the nearest cent.

$

Now assume the company’s assets totaled $3 million at the end of 2016. Is the company’s “capital intensity” the same or different comparing to initial situation?

3/AFN EQUATION

Carlsbad Corporation’s sales are expected to increase from $5 million in 2016 to $6 million in 2017, or by 20%. Its assets totaled $3 million at the end of 2016. Carlsbad is at full capacity, so its assets must grow in proportion to projected sales. At the end of 2016, current liabilities are $1 million, consisting of $250,000 of accounts payable, $500,000 of notes payable, and $250,000 of accrued liabilities. Its profit margin is forecasted to be 5%.

  • Assume that the company pays no dividends.
    Under these assumptions, what would be the additional funds needed for the coming year? Write out your answer completely. For example, 5 million should be entered as 5,000,000. Round your answer to the nearest cent.
    $
  • Why is this AFN different from the one when the company pays dividends?

    • Under this scenario the company would have a higher level of spontaneous liabilities, which would reduce the amount of additional funds needed.
    • Under this scenario the company would have a lower level of retained earnings, which would increase the amount of additional funds needed.
    • Under this scenario the company would have a lower level of retained earnings, which would decrease the amount of additional funds needed.
    • Under this scenario the company would have a higher level of retained earnings, which would reduce the amount of additional funds needed.
    • Under this scenario the company would have a higher level of retained earnings, which would reduce the amount of assets needed.

4/

PRO FORMA INCOME STATEMENT

Austin Grocers recently reported the following 2016 income statement (in millions of dollars):

Sales

$700

Operating costs including depreciation

500

EBIT

$200

Interest

40

EBT

$160

Taxes (40%)

64

Net income

$96

Dividends

$32

Addition to retained earnings

$64

For the coming year, the company is forecasting a 35% increase in sales, and it expects that its year-end operating costs, including depreciation, will equal 60% of sales. Austin’s tax rate, interest expense, and dividend payout ratio are all expected to remain constant.

  • What is Austin’s projected 2017 net income? Enter your answer in millions. For example, an answer of $13,000,000 should be entered as 13. Round your answer to two decimal places.
    $ million
  • What is the expected growth rate in Austin’s dividends? Do not round your intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places.
    %

5/ Williamson Industries has $4 billion in sales and $2.9 billion in fixed assets. Currently, the company’s fixed assets are operating at 95% of capacity.

  • What level of sales could Williamson Industries have obtained if it had been operating at full capacity? Write out your answer completely. For example, 25 billion should be entered as 25,000,000,000. Round your answer to the nearest cent.
    $
  • What is Williamson’s target fixed assets/sales ratio? Round your answer to two decimal places.
    %
  • If Williamson’s sales increase 13%, how large of an increase in fixed assets will the company need to meet its target fixed assets/sales ratio? Write out your answer completely. For example, 25 billion should be entered as 25,000,000,000. Round your answer to the nearest cent. Negative amount should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations.
    $

6/ LONG-TERM FINANCING NEEDED

At year-end 2016, total assets for Arrington Inc. were $1.2 million and accounts payable were $400,000. Sales, which in 2016 were $2.6 million, are expected to increase by 30% in 2017. Total assets and accounts payable are proportional to sales, and that relationship will be maintained; that is, they will grow at the same rate as sales. Arrington typically uses no current liabilities other than accounts payable. Common stock amounted to $395,000 in 2016, and retained earnings were $235,000. Arrington plans to sell new common stock in the amount of $80,000. The firm’s profit margin on sales is 5%; 35% of earnings will be retained.

  • What were Arrington’s total liabilities in 2016? Write out your answer completely. For example, 25 million should be entered as 25,000,000. Round your answer to the nearest cent.
    $
  • How much new long-term debt financing will be needed in 2017? Write out your answer completely. For example, 25 million should be entered as 25,000,000. Do not round your intermediate calculations. Round your answer to the nearest cent. (Hint: AFN – New stock = New long-term debt.)
    $

7/SALES INCREASE

Paladin Furnishings generated $4 million in sales during 2016, and its year-end total assets were $3.2 million. Also, at year-end 2016, current liabilities were $500,000, consisting of $200,000 of notes payable, $200,000 of accounts payable, and $100,000 of accrued liabilities. Looking ahead to 2017, the company estimates that its assets must increase by $0.80 for every $1.00 increase in sales. Paladin’s profit margin is 6%, and its retention ratio is 50%. How large of a sales increase can the company achieve without having to raise funds externally? Write out your answer completely. For example, 25 million should be entered as 25,000,000. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to the nearest cent.

$

8/EXCESS CAPACITY

Earleton Manufacturing Company has $3 billion in sales and $700,000,000 in fixed assets. Currently, the company’s fixed assets are operating at 85% of capacity.

  • What level of sales could Earleton have obtained if it had been operating at full capacity? Write out your answer completely. Round your answer to the nearest whole number.
    $
  • What is Earleton’s target fixed assets/sales ratio? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places.
    %
  • If Earleton’s sales increase 35%, how large of an increase in fixed assets will the company need to meet its target fixed assets/sales ratio? Write out your answer completely. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to the nearest whole number.
    $