Author: chris

In this assignment, you will apply the concepts of CVP analysis learned in yourModule 4. You will use CVP analysis to analyze a project of your choice to enable a prospective investor to decide if your project is worth investing in.

Assignment Overview:

Select a project, whether from work, an avocation, an entrepreneurial idea of your own, or your child’s lemonade stand on the corner. Identify the various costs required to execute the project and consider the revenue the project will generate. In a Power Point format, create a basic pro forma statement necessary to convince someone to provide the start-up costs of the project.

Assignment Tasks:

To create a pro forma statement:

1. 1. Identify and list the various costs—fixed and variable, direct and indirect—required to execute the project.
   2. Calculate the break-even point for the project and the expected financial returns. Click here to access the CVP template to calculate the break-even point. Make sure you show your Excel formulas or provide calculations so your instructor can review your work. Save your final calculations as M4_A1_Cost-Volume-Profit_Template_Lastname_Firstname.xls. The completed template must accompany the PPT.
   3. Include a brief discussion of key points of any intangible benefits or costs associated with the project.
   4. Supplement your pro forma statement with sufficient background information to enable a prospective investor to decide if your company is worth investing in.

 

• The detail must have enough historic data to give an investor an understanding of trends.
• You should also have sufficient written background so that a potential investor understands the business. Use the speaker notes area of your presentation to add background information that you would communicate verbally in a presentation. This should be 1 to 2 pages in length.

Submission Details:

Support your predictions and suggestions with scholarly resources and empirical evidence. Use APA format to cite your sources. Your presentation should include sections addressing the topics listed.

Develop a 10–12 slide Microsoft PowerPoint presentation. Include the required information concisely highlighting only the key points necessary for the purpose of this presentation, which is to convince a prospective investor to decide if your project is worth investing in. Support your predictions and suggestions with scholarly resources and empirical evidence. Use APA format to cite your sources. Your presentation should include sections addressing the topics listed and presented in bulleted format, avoiding long paragraphs of content. Include the CVP completed template sheet with the PPT.

By Monday, December 7, 2015, submit the final presentation to the M5: Assignment 1 Dropbox.

Grading Criteria

Assignment Components	Proficient	Max Points
Identify the various costs—fixed and variable, direct and indirect—required to execute the project.	All costs required to implement the project are identified, discussed, and accurately listed.	80
Calculate the break-even point for the project and the expected financial returns.	Calculations are complete and accurate.	60
Include a brief discussion of any intangible benefits or costs associated with the project.	All benefits and costs are identified and discussed in keeping with the project details.	60
Provide sufficient background information to enable a prospective investor to decide if your company is worth investing in. The detail must have enough historic data to give an investor an understanding of trends.	Sufficient written background is provided so that a potential investor understands the performance trends to drive investment.	60
Academic Writing
Write in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrate ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources (i.e., APA); and display accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.	Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; and displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.	40

1

In a chemical plant there are four “identical” reactors that can be run in parallel. Raw materials from a common source are fed continuously to the reactors. The standard operating temperature of these reactors is 120°C, but there is a proposal to use 180 °C. It is claimed that this increased temperature should improve the yield of the process.

Set up an experimental design over a four-day period to test the hypothesis that the increased temperature will improve the yield, using temperature levels at 120, 140, 160 and 180°C.

Please note that all reactors can be operated each day but each can only be operated at one temperature on a given day. What would be the best fitting design for this situation? Why? Create the design matrix and give exact and specific instructions to the plant operator what to do each day. She will run the experiments exactly as instructed.

 

2

Pick any one of the following superstitions and design an experiment to test if the superstition holds. To run your experiment, you have at most one month, maximum $1000 and under no circumstances you can do more than 100 runs altogether.

Specify the following:

1. a)Superstition selected? Problem statement? (1 pt)

 

1. b)Factor(s)? Levels? (1 pt)

 

1. c)Response Variable? (1 pt)

 

1. d)Is there a need to use blocks? If yes, what factor would be the blocking one? (1 pt)

 

1. e)Total number of runs? (1 pt)

 

1. f)Approximate time frame? (1 pt)

 

1. g)Approximate cost? (1 pt)

 

1. h)Best design method? (e.g. 2^3 design with a block, a 3^2 resolution III fractional factorial design, graeco-latin square, etc. ) Why? (3 pts)

 

• An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
• Eating chocolate causes zits.
• Shaving your legs makes the hair grow back more densely.
• A knife placed under the bed during childbirth will ease the pain of labor.
• Drinking coffee will stunt a child’s growth.

 

3

 

Fill out the tables below with + and – signs for a 2³ factorial design example with 2 replicates.

 

Run Order	Completely Randomized Factor A     Factor B			Run Order	Randomized Block   Factor A  Factor B			Run Order	Repeated   Factor A	Measures   Factor B
1				1				1
2				2				2
3				3				3
4				4				4
5				5				5
6				6				6
7				7				7
8				8				8
9				9				9
10				10				10
11				11				11
12				12				12
13				13				13
14				14				14
15				15				15
16				16				16

 

 

 

Q4)

Your best friend wants to improve his golf game and wants to maximize the distance of a hit. He designs an experiment where he uses the following: Driver 1 is the Calloway Big Bertha Diablo, Driver 2 is the Adams Speedline Fast 10, Driver 3 is the Taylormade Rll, Ball 1 is the Top Flite D2 Distance, Ball 2 is the Titliest Pro V1, and Ball 3 is the Bridgestone E5.

Assuming that he collected the data the right way following design of experiments principles (randomized order, controlled all the controllable factors, etc.), he hands you the following data table where he recorded his distances:

 

Combination	Distance	Distance	Distance	Distance	Distance	Distance	Distance	Distance	Distance	Distance
Driver 1 Ball 1	255	260	250	265	263	270	256	272	263	264
Driver 1 Ball 2	268	274	275	277	285	271	279	286	267	273
Driver 1 Ball 3	270	275	278	279	265	273	282	275	277	265
Driver 2 Ball 1	260	265	263	270	266	262	266	271	265	260
Driver 2 Ball 2	271	278	276	271	277	281	275	277	273	276
Driver 2 Ball 3	265	268	284	270	267	271	270	275	280	258
Driver 3 Ball 1	270	275	265	278	280	283	270	265	275	281
Driver 3 Ball 2	280	284	289	292	292	284	279	287	281	288
Driver 3 Ball 3	275	271	279	271	271	278	264	275	222	263

 

Analyze the data and make a recommendation about the best driver and ball to use to improve his game. In case he does not believe you, support your recommendation with the proper main effects and interaction effects plot as well.

 

Code of Ethics and Evaluation Paper

 

 

 

Your task is to create an original Code of Ethics and Evaluation Paper for your company or organization. You may also choose to create a Code of Ethics for a fictitious company or organization if you prefer not to use your employer. Codes of conduct for military do not qualify for this assignment. In your company Code of Ethics, please include the following:

 

guiding principles,

 

purpose of the code,

core values,

training and education,

 

definitions,

 

what employees it covers,

 

how it will be implemented/communicated,

 

how it will be enforced and reported,

 

mission statement, and

 

other pertinent elements you feel necessary to have a comprehensive Code of Ethics.

 

 

 

The Evaluation part is to include the following:

 

stakeholders,

 

strategic ethical formulation,

 

strategic ethical implementation,

 

ethical monitoring mechanisms, and

 

ethical performance.

 

 

 

Please include a short introduction and background of the company/organization and a summary of the Code of Ethics and Evaluation in the paper. This assignment must be at least 2000 words in length, double spaced, and 12pt New Times Roman font. The title page and reference pages are not included in the required paper length. CSU requires that students use the APA format in writing course papers. Therefore, the APA rules for formatting, quoting, paraphrasing, citing, and listing of sources are to be followed. Your paper should contain at least five references in addition to the textbook and may MBA 6301, Business Ethics 5 include Internet sources, books, and professional journals or other pertinent resources. Do not copy or plagiarize others materials. Use references less than four years old.

 

Here’s a clarification of how I want the Critical Essay to be submitted.  I’d like a copy via email as I always need the digital copy.  It should be double spaced with your name and section at the top left.  Observe the required page number and if you use anything, including quotes, from the texts or articles, cite them within the body of the paper and on a Works Cited page.  You don’t need to use MLA style if you’re already familiar with or are required to use another style such as APA for another course.  But this is not a research paper and I’m looking for your analysis and opinion of a film or films we’ve seen in class or that are on the required or recommended lists I’ve already provided for you.  You can discuss just one element of a film or compare films but I recommend that you stay narrow.  For example, you can write about The Grapes of Wrath and how it clearly depicts the suffering that many people endured during The Great Depression.  Or how deep focus was used in Citizen Kane by Welles and Toland to illustrate the relationships between characters or to set a mood and atmosphere that also help us to understand the narcissistic and obsessive-compulsive nature of Kane.  Or how Casablanca represents the the glory of the Hollywood Classical Studio System at its sometimes accidental best.

8 to 10 pages

 

i need it in 12 hr

 

pls do not write a review i need analysis and opinion of a film

Guideline:
The following two parts are the final parts of my Capstone Project. Please first read through my whole business plan (attached as a PDF doc) carefully and answer each of the following questions based on my business idea:
Milestones & Tracking Mechanisms
Chart (need to be a chart)
Risk Factors & Exit Strategy
How to mitigate risks
Buyout by management
Acquisition by another Company
Initial Public Offering
Please give subtitles for each part when you answer the above questions. Also, please directly to the point and do not write any term explanation, i.e. define what is mitigate risk etc. You need to answer each question specifically for my business idea.
Thank you

Diversity Journal

Complete the diversity journals that begin in the textbook’s appendix. When you turn in your journal, YOU MUST INDICATE HOW MANY JOURNAL ENTRIES YOU COMPLETED AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE.

Worth: 80 points, 10 points each

Directions:

You must complete 8 of these 12 journals for the 80 diversity journal points or fewer for partial points. Additional journals above eight will not count for extra points.
The length of each journal should be two complete paragraphs where you reflect on the topic/question that relates to each chapter. Points will be deducted if this length requirement is not met.
This is to be turned in utilizing the journal questions found in the textbook or at the bottom of this page. Please indicate which chapter you are answering as this allows me to clearly know which journal is being discussed.
It is best to complete each chapter journal when you finish reading each chapter that way they don’t pile up. But, do not send them until you have completed them all.
Please submit all journal entries together and not one at a time.
This is a reflection assignment—so the points are not difficult to receive unless you don’t reflect or only write a small amount or you just don’t complete it.

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write a comparative, analytical paper on Beckett’s Waiting for Godot and Vonnegut’s “Harrison Bergeron.” Address a specific aspect of the umbrella topic suggested below by coming up with a clear, concise, and original argument.<br>
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At the beginning of the semester, we turned to the Ancient Greek tradition of drama and defined comedy as a story that ends with the protagonist finding his/her place in society (happy ending) as opposed to tragedy, wherein the protagonist loses his/her place in the world (tragic ending). Structurally, this binary formulation has been the basis for western literature as well. With modernity, and especially in the 20th century, the human condition can no longer be represented through these clear-cut binaries. Instead, we see the emergence of new sub-genres like the ‘tragicomedy’ and new forms of humor like ‘dark humor.’<br>
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Keeping in mind our discussions of these terms, in what ways do Beckett’s and Vonnegut’s works present the human condition as comical? To what extent does Martin Esslin’s quotation, “The highest form of laughter is the laughter about human unhappiness” hold true for Waiting for Godot and “Harrison Bergeron?” How is comedy an effective medium in dealing with existential questions in these works?

BUS020N533A

COURSEWORK ASSIGNMENT DETAILS

The assignment will consist of one 2000 word report.
The topic is as follows:

Choose a country that you consider to be an emerging market and that you are interested in. Write a report explaining why you consider this country to be an emerging market and critically analyse the challenges and opportunities facing foreign outside investors wishing to do business in that country. Use the knowledge gained from the module as well as examples from your own secondary research.

The task is designed to encourage you to conduct your own secondary research into the different aspects of the international business environment and apply them to a specific location. You are advised to narrow the topic further and focus on an industry in which you are interested.

Include graphs and tables in this report relevant to key findings and statements. Graphs require explanation.

Individual Report – Marking Criteria for Final Submission
Introduction, Background and Business Environment 20%
Explanation of characteristics of emerging markets (supported by academic references) 20%
Discussion of key opportunities (using examples) 20%
Discussion of key challenges (using examples)20%
Conclusion

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Read the case study titled “Missed Opportunities”, located in the online course shell. <br>
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Write a four to six (3-6) page paper in which you:<br>
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1. Examine the pros and cons from the perspective of Crestview Hospital of the placement of its new billboard directly adjacent to Briarwood Medical Center. Interpret the reaction of customers and other community stakeholders to the billboard postings.<br>
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2. Use competitive marketing entry strategies to suggest the action that Briarwood Hospital should undertake to counter the messages in the new Crestview Hospital Billboard postings.<br>
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3. Recommend the marketing communication strategy or strategies that both Crestview and Briarwood Hospitals should employ. Justify why the Governing Board of both hospitals should take a proactive role in promoting and implementing effective marketing strategies.<br>
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4. Assess the value of the various marketing research tool(s) that Briarwood and Crestview hospital could use to promote effective marketing communication strategies. Justify your response.<br>
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5. Use at least five (5) quality academic resources. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Brand and Ethics
What is the relationship between marketing ethics and organizational performance?
What are the elements of a strong ethical compliance program to support responsible marketing and a successful marketing strategy?

150 words essay.
Marketing Strategy

Continue with the case study you chose in Week 2.
Write an analysis paper on your chosen case study (Case 19 Trouble Brew in Starbucks).  This week you will complete the Marketing Strategy for your chosen case study.
Consider these elements as you write your paper:
Primary (and Secondary) Target Markets
Product Strategy
Pricing Strategy
Distribution/Supply Chain Strategy
Integrated Marketing Communication (Promotion) Strategy
The requirements below must be met for your paper to be accepted and graded:
Write between 500 – 750 words (approximately 2 – 3 pages) using Microsoft Word in APA style, see example below.
Use font size 12 and 1” margins.
Include cover page and reference page.
At least 80% of your paper must be original content/writing.
No more than 20% of your content/information may come from references.
Use at least three references from outside the course material, one reference must be from EBSCOhost. Text book, lectures, and other materials in the course may be used, but are not counted toward the three reference requirement.
Cite all reference material (data, dates, graphs, quotes, paraphrased words, values, etc.) in the paper and list on a reference page in APA style.