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As I explained in class, your final paper will be about virtual PR of two local companies in the UAE.

1- Select two UAE-based  government or private companies. They should be comparable/competitive in providing services or producing commodities (e.g. Dubai Municipality/Sharjah Municipality; Flydubai/Airarabia; Al-Futtaim/Al-Habtour; Al-Ain/Masafi);

2- Each organization/company should be well-known and have many employees and consumers.

3- Examine each organization/company’s website and analyze its content highlighting its strength and weakness.

4- Your critical appraisal should focus on:

A-  Media relations, particularly their presence and major activities on social media;

B-  Consumer relations; and

C-  Community relations.

5- Compare and contrast the two companies’ online PR presence and activities, and state your opinion regarding their effectiveness.

 

 6- Your paper should not be less than 9 pages long (including a printout of the homepages of the two companies);  and should be well-thought and well-written.

I want to compare between two airline companies of the UAE which are etihad and emirates airlines. Everything needs to be from a PR perspective.

It says the professor wants 9 pages including the homepages of the websites of both airlines in addition to the cover page. I just need you to write 6 pages including the references pag

Final Paper

 

In this course, you will look at classical ethical theories of utilitarianism, demonology, and virtue ethics. You will also examine different perspectives on ethical issues introduced by relativism, ethical egoism, and emotivism. For this paper, you will apply these theories and perspectives to a current issue, selected from the list of issues below.

 

Choose one of the ethical issues from the list below to research and write about. It is recommended that you choose a topic you are familiar with or have thought about previously. For example, you might choose an issue that either worries you or enrages you; you might choose one that you have worked on; or you might choose one that relates to recent events in your community.

 

Possible Issues

Corporate executive compensation Corporate contributions to political campaigns Affirmative action The media and its responsibilities Domestic surveillance Whistle blowing in government or in a business Religion in the pornographically tracking Ethical problems of gambling Progressive taxation transmigration equality In your paper, you will apply the ethical theories and perspectives to the issue you select. You do not have to use all six, but you should apply at least two ethical theories and at least one ethical perspective in your paper. Make sure you write primarily on ethical topics and concepts; do not get distracted by doing analyses that apply political, economic, religious, or legal perspectives. Describe, compare, and apply the ethical theories and perspectives to the topics. Explain how the theories and perspectives would analyze the issue. What are the ethical issues? Where are there breaches of ethical behavior? How could each theory help people think about what would constitute virtuous or ethical behavior?

 

The paper must be eight to ten pages in length (excluding title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style. You must use at least five scholarly sources from the Ashford University Library other than the textbook to support your claims. You can also use the Sociology Research Guidelocated in the Ashford University Library. Cite your sources within the text of your paper and on the reference page. For information regarding APA, including samples and tutorials, visit the Ashford Writing Center, located within the Learning Resources tab on the left navigation toolbar in your online course.

 

 

 

 

In this class, you have three tutoring services available: Paper Review, Live Chat, and Tutor E-mail. Click on the Ashford Writing Center (AWC) tab in the left-navigation menu to learn more about these tutoring options and how to get help with your writing.

 

Writing the Final Paper

The Final Paper

Must be eight to ten double-spaced pages in length (excluding title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. Be sure to double-space your text and use one-inch margins.Must include a title page with the following:Title of paperStudent’s nameCourse name and numberInstructor’s nameDate submittedMust begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement.Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.Must include a separate reference page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.You must use at least five academic sources in addition to the required text. You can find academic sources in the Ashford University Library. Academic sources include peer-reviewed journal articles, research-based books, theses and dissertations, and research-based government documents.

You will submit two files: 1) a spreadsheet containing your horizontal and vertical analysis (and perhaps your ratios) and 2) a word document containing your essay.
Choose a publicly traded company and perform an expanded analysis on the financial statements. Please use the most current 10K statements available on www.sec.gov http://www.sec.gov or annual statements in finance.yahoo.com http://finance.yahoo.com.
Part 1: Please complete the following for your chosen firm in an Excel spreadsheet:
1. Horizontal and vertical analysis of the Income Statements for the past three years (all yearly balances set as a percentage of total revenues for that year).
2. Horizontal and vertical analysis of the Balance Sheets for the past three years (all yearly balances set as a percentage of total assets for that year).
3. Ratio analysis (eight ratios of your choosing) for the past three years PLUS a measurement for the creditworthiness of your firm as measured by Altman’s Z-score.

Part 2: The Paper:
 5-6 pages in length.
 Include a proper introduction and conclusion.

Your paper should provide your reader with an overall understanding of the financial health of your chosen firm including the following:

o Discussion of the ratio analysis results, including rationale for the ratios chosen.
o Discussion of all horizontal and vertical analysis.
o Discussion of four items from the management discussion of the firm that support the conclusion formed in your discussion of the financial results.

At least 2 sources, apa style references, time new roman, 12 point font ,double spaced,

Explain with a graph how SML is different from CML. Why CAPM equation might be more relevant than other equations when calculating required rate of return. (1000 words)

 

 

Question2.

 Berry Mount manufactures a variety of Pie. The company is considering introducing a new product (Pizza Pie). The company’s manager has been provided with the following information by their business analyst.

 

• The project has an anticipated economic life of 5 years.

 

• The Company plans to spend $1,250,000 on advertising campaign to boost sales.

 

• The Company’s interest expense each year will be $550,000.

 

• The Company is required to purchase a new machine to produce the new product. The machine’s initial cost is $6,500,000. The machine will be depreciated on a straight – line basis over 5 years. The Company anticipates that the machine will last for 10 years; the salvage value after 5 years is $600,000.

 

• Six months ago the Company also paid $400,000 to a firm to do research regarding new product.

 

• If the Company goes ahead with the new product, it will have an effect on the Company’s net operating capital. The forecasted net working capital will be $250,000 (at time zero)

 

• The new product is expected to generate sales revenue of $2,000,000, 2,500,000, 3,000,000 3,500,000 and 4,000,000 in year 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 respectively. Each year the operating cost (not including depreciation) expected to equal 25 percent of sales revenue.

 

• In addition the Company expects with introduction of new product, sale of other Pie increase by $550,000 after taxes each year.

 

• The Company’s overall WACC is 8 percent. However, the proposed project is riskier than the average project; the new project’s WACC is estimated to be 10 percent.

 

• The Company’s tax rate is 30 percent.

 

 

• Find the net present value, internal rate of return, payback period, discounted payback period, and profitability index of the proposed project. Based on your analysis should the project be accepted? Discuss.

Choose an item that you would like to manufacture. You do not actually need to manufacture something, but will proceed through the assignment as if you were planning on manufacturing the item you have selected. The product should require materials and labor and be something that you are familiar with in process from start to finish. The product must be useful and marketable. You can choose something as simple as making chocolate chip cookies, a type of craft, or something more complicated. Consider production as if you were making the product from beginning to end, and not as
if using a kit.

1. Choose a product to manufacture and describe the manufacturing process.
2. Prepare the following budgets for 1 quarter, broken down monthly, regarding your chosen item:

 estimated sales budget
 estimated direct materials budget
 estimated direct labors budget
 estimated manufacturing overhead budget
 estimated selling and administrative expenses
 estimated income statement.

3. Classify all manufacturing costs and selling and administrative expenses as either variable or fixed.
4. Prepare a contribution margin income statement separating all variable and fixed costs into their own categories.
5. Determine the breakeven point in units and dollars. Also determine the number of units and dollars that need to be sold to make a target profit of $5,000 a month.
6. Identify what types of trends you should be aware of in the industry and who the primary competitors are.
7. Answer the following question: If you had to improve the bottom line, what would you do and what concerns would you have going forward?
8. Choose a piece of equipment that you might consider purchasing to increase production of your item and address the following questions: What types of capital budgeting factors would you look at when deciding whether to do this? What would be the relevant costs that you would consider in this decision?

Steps #1, 6, 7 and 8 will be in paragraph form and Steps #2, 3, 4 and 5 will involve numerical calculations that should be put into the form of a table in proper format and included as part of the paper. You should show any calculations in a table within Word.

The motion picture industry is a competitive business. More than 50 studios produce a total of 300 to 400 new motion pictures each year, and the financial success of each motion picture varies considerably. Gross sales for the opening weekend, the total gross sales, the number of theaters the movie was shown in, and the number of weeks the motion picture was open are common variables used to measure the success of a motion picture. Data collected for a sample of 100 motion pictures produced in 20XX are contained in the file named Movies, linked at the bottom of the page. Use all 100 data points.

 

Managerial Report

Prepare a report (see below) using the numerical methods of descriptive statistics presented in this module to learn how each of the variables contributes to the success of a motion picture. Be sure to include the following three (3) items in your report.

 

1. Descriptive statistics (mean, median, range, and standard deviation) for each of the four variables along with an explanation of what the descriptive statistics tell us about the motion picture industry.
2. Use the z-score to determine which movies, if any, should be considered high-performance outliers in each of the four variables. If there are any outliers in any category, please list them and state for which category they are an outlier. Describe which method you used to make your determination.
3. Descriptive statistics (correlation coefficient) showing the relationship between total gross sales and each of the other three variables. Evaluate the relationships between total gross sales and each of the other three variables. Use tables, charts, graphs, or visual dashboards to support your conclusions. 

 

Write a report that adheres to the Written Assignment Requirements under the heading you should have in-text citations and a reference page.

 

Your report must contain the following:

 

• A title page in APA style.
• An introduction that summarizes the problem.
• The body of the paper should answer the questions posed in the problem by communicating the results of your analysis. Include results of calculations, as well as charts and graphs, where appropriate.
• A conclusion paragraph that addresses your findings and what you have determined from the data and your analysis. 

 

conduct an analysis of a recent article and provide your evaluation and outcome expectations in an articulate and informative paper that discusses:

A minimum of three general economic principles related to the article
Identification of three to five macroeconomic indices
Definition and explanation of the indices, e.g., GDP, CPI, and other economic calculations
Discussion about what the specific indices mean in relationship to the overall article and how they impact each other
 Appropriate evaluation, decisions, and forecasts that could be made from the information.
At least 3 sources, apa style references, time new roman, 12 point font, double spaced, 8 to 10 pages

What are the main sources of pollutants in coastal environments? Select three of these pollutants, and discuss their characteristics and environmental effects.

Your response should be at least 150 words in length. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

 

2. Summarize the historical use of lead in consumer products. What are the target areas for improving the recycling rate of lead-acid batteries?

Your response should be at least 150 words in length. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

Assignment 3: Behavioral and Cognitive approaches

There are two primary theoretical perspectives that you will be examining throughout this course—the behavioral approach and the cognitive approach. As you begin this course, it is important to understand the foundation for each of these theories and how they differ from each other. As you come to understand these two perspectives, consider which of these is a good fit for your perspective on learning and behavior. Alternatively, you may find that you prefer a combination of the two, which is the basis for the cognitive-behavioral theory of learning.

Using the module readings, the Argosy University online library resources, and the Internet, research the behavioral approach and cognitive approach. Conduct two searches using the following phrases:

• Behavioral theory of learning
• Cognitive theory of learning

Place quotation marks around the phrase you are searching for so your search engine is more effective in locating relevant results.

Then, address the following:

• Describe the foundational principles of each approach.
• Compare and contrast the two approaches, specifically detailing where they differ from each other.
• State which of the two approaches you most identify with. Give reasons for your answers.

Write a 2–3-page paper in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Be sure to include a title page and a reference page. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M1_A3.doc. For example, if your name is John Smith, your document will be named SmithJ_M1_A3.doc.

By Wednesday, December 16, 2015, deliver your assignment to the M1: Assignment 3 Dropbox.

Assignment 3 Grading Criteria	Maximum Points
Provided a detailed explanation of the foundational principles of each approach.	24
Listed the similarities and specific differences between the two approaches showing in-depth analysis of the two approaches.	32
Provided relevant reasons for identifying with a particular approach.	24
Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; displ

U.S. Mortality Rates

Examine the burden of disease in the United States to provide important information on which parameter is to base decisions on public health priorities.

To do this, we will utilize mortality data for the United States. In the first part of this assignment, you will download and examine mortality data for your home state.

Go to USA Causes of Death by Age and Gender

• Choose your home state under the Choose State option (panel on left hand side)
• Select BOTH under the Choose gender option in the middle panel.
• Scroll down to the bottom of the page, and read the fine print to learn for which year the mortality data have been tabulated.
• Copy and paste the relevant mortality data into Excel.
  • Drag your mouse over all of the Cause of Death rows, (50 rows), right click, and select Copy,
  • Open Excel and paste your selection into Excel. You should have a spreadsheet with 50 row and 19 columns (Columns A-S).

For the first part of the assignment, you will prepare a histogram of the leading causes of death (regardless of age) in your state. Follow the steps below in order to prepare your histogram:

• Sort the Data
  • The numbers of deaths, all ages, are given in Column C.
  • Select all the columns.
  • Then, select Data>Sort>Sort by Column C, Values, largest to smallest. (Make sure that my data has headers is not selected.
  • You now have the leading causes of death in your state in Column A (cause) and Column C (frequency).
• If you already know how to draw a histogram in Excel, proceed to do so with Columns A and C, making sure to truncate the data to the 30 leading causes.
• If you do not know how to draw a histogram in Excel, here’s one method:
  • Choose the Chart Wizard, chart type column, chart sub-type clustered column (Step 1).
  • Click Next for Step 2.
  • At Step 2, Click the Series button, which will open a new box.
  • Click Add under Series,
    • Enter Causes of Death in the Name box;
    • Clear the Values box, then
    • Drag your mouse over the 30 largest frequencies for the Values; and,
    • Drag your mouse over the first 30 causes of death (Column A) for the Category (X) axis labels box.
• Click Next, and you’ll be brought to the Chart Options box.
• Add a suitable title (e.g., Leading Causes of Death, 2010, your state)
• Label the Y axis Frequency.
• Click Next, and place the histogram in a new worksheet.

You now have a histogram with the leading causes of death for your state. This presents one picture of the burden of disease in your state, but it isn’t the only picture. We shall now look at a different metric: years of life lost due to each cause.

To do this, we will assume that the average life span is 80 years, and we will calculate how many years of life are lost for each cause of death, according to the age at death.

Please note that the ages are in categories (0 – 14, 15 – 24, 25 – 34, …, 65 – 74, and 75+). For this exercise, we will assume that the average age of death is at the middlepoint of each of these intervals (eg., 7.5, 19.5, 29.5, …, 69.5, and 80 for the last age category respectively). For example, an individual death in the 15-24 (19.5) age group incurs equals 60.5 years of life lost (80-19.5 = 60.5).

To make this histogram, we will compute a new column of values, years of life lost for each cause of death. (This entails writing a simple formula in Excel for the calculation corresponding to the first row of data, then dragging the formula down that column. If you have never done this calculation before in Excel, consult the screencast for detailed instructions.)

• Go back to the original Excel spreadsheet that contained your data.
• Using the formula above, create a column that calculates the years of life lost.
• Now, sort the data by the years of life lost column, in descending order, before drawing a histogram of the results.
• Finally, create a histogram of the 30 leading causes of death, in decreasing order of years of life lost.
  • Do not forget to label the y-axis and provide a title for the chart.

You now have two histograms representing the burden of disease in your state. The first histogram orders the causes of death in terms of overall mortality, and the second orders causes of death in terms of years of life lost.

Create a report of your findings that contains both of the histograms. The report should be at least 250-500 words supported by scholarly resources and in APA format. Assume that your task is to assess and prioritize public health needs in your state, and you need to inform and persuade policy makers for improving the well-being of your state’s constituents. Describe which findings are most relevant for this.

You should also explain any methodological or data limitations that exist in either histogram. In particular, describe your conclusions would be altered if you were to refine your findings by reanalyzing mortality rates based on gender and race in addition to age. The assignment should be at least 500 words in APA format supported by scholarly sources.