Author: chris

Use the image in the attached to help with solving these questions.

The title is :  Employee Benefits and Services

1.     What types of benefits do you plan to voluntarily provide for your employee?  Why – what is the pay-off to the organization?  (3 pts)

2.     Is there a job related service that you believe is a good investment for you to provide to your employees?  Why?  (3 pts)

3.     Take a position – you have either chosen to provide a flexible benefits program OR you have chosen not to…and justify this.  Explain the business case for your decision.  (4 pts)

1 journal article must be used.

the book :Third canadian edition for human resource management by steen, noe hollenbeck, gerhart and write.

everything must be referenced.

Collect data on any topic of interest to you, preferably something related to your work (application of the techniques from this course to your work will add value to your organization and to you.) You may choose to do either Time Series Forecasting or Causal Forecasting.

Time Series Forecasting

1   Pick a variable you want to forecast, and collect data on its values in the past (at least 25 time periods, preferably closer to 50). The data should NOT be annual, since that will prevent the study of seasonality, if any. Choose monthly or quarterly or daily or hourly data.

2   Create a scatter plot showing the data over time. Discuss what approach is most appropriate for forecasting.

3   Regardless of the above, forecast using all the methods discussed in class – Naïve, Moving Average, Exponential Smoothing, Regression, and Classical Decomposition.

4   Compare all methods using appropriate evaluation criteria (Bias, MAD, MAPE, MSE, Standard Error)

Causal Forecasting

You must have at least 5 independent variables (can be a mix of categorical and numeric) and a dependent variable (numeric). The number of observations will depend on the circumstances, but in general, the more the better – rule of thumb is to get at least 10 times as many observations as variables (so for 5 variables, you need 50 observations).

1   For each variable, show distribution of observations with frequency charts, mean and standard deviation computations, etc.

2   Show relationships of each independent variable individually with the dependent using scatter plots.

3   Perform regression analysis to show overall model for predicting the value of the dependent. Remember to eliminate variables that are not significant, and run regression analysis multiple times until your model has only significant variables, or until you conclude that nothing is significant.

Interpret the results and write a report. The report must first briefly describe the background, what you are trying to predict, what the variables are, and how you collected the data, before showing the analyses and results. The report must stand alone – one should be able to understand the salient points of everything you did without having to look at your spreadsheet.

Report Format

Introduction: What motivates this study? Who is it important to? Provide general background

Data: How much data was collected? Number of Observations, the variable(s), the way the variables were measured, the source of the data

Preliminary Analysis: Scatter Plot(s), and interpretation of the plots. For time series, what does the plot tell you about the relationships and the method of forecasting that might work best? For causal forecasting, draw multiple plots, and interpret each. How does each X seem to relate to Y?

Forecasting: Forecast Y using all the methods. Draw graphs of actual vs. forecasted value.

Evaluation: Compute Errors, compute Bias and at least one of MAD, MAPE, MSE (SE). Compare the values across methods.

Conclusion: What is the forecast for the next time period using the best of the methods for this data?

Quality of Life – Special Needs Education (Masters Class)

The critical literature review paper needs to be 7-10 pages long double spaced APA style. The paper is to focus on ONE of the 8 domains of Quality of life (SCHALOCK). I have chosen Self Determination. The other 7 domains are: Rights, Material Well-being, Personal Development, Interpersonal Well-being, Emotional Well-being, Physical Well-being, and Social Inclusion. I am providing a rubric, a sample paper (not on the same domain though), some class articles/assessments that are needed to be referenced in the paper, and an audio powerpoint of my instructors overview of the paper. The additional research articles that are needed to write the paper need to be “peer reviewed” articles. There is an additional 1-2 page summary paper that is required.

Due Week 10 and worth 300 points

You are the HR manager of a relatively new retail company that has both retail stores and Internet sales.  Your company is steadily growing in revenue and profitability. The company realizes that in order to retain the solid, highly productive workforce it currently has in place, it is important to enhance the base compensation and benefits package offered to the employees. The company currently offers a basic compensation program and only federally mandated benefits. Employee surveys suggest the compensation and benefits program may be out of date. Employees are beginning to consider leaving the organization.

Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:

1. Propose two (2) methods an HR professional could use to determine incentive pay. Specify the principal manner in which the proposed methods take into consideration individual, group, and company performance. Justify your response.
2. Examine the core legal requirements affecting employee benefits in today’s competitive environment. Determine the legally mandated benefits that the company must currently offer to its employees.
3. Recommend at least four (4) additional benefits that the organization should consider providing to its employees. Suggest at least three (3) important concepts that a company must consider when designing benefit plans. Provide a rationale for your response.
4. Assess the efficiency of common techniques for effectively communicating compensation and benefit plans to employees. Support your answer.
5. Suggest two (2) ethical risks of making incentive pay a large portion of employees’ total compensation. Propose two (2) recommendations for ways the company might mitigate or reduce these risks.
6. Use at least four (4) quality academic (peer-reviewed) resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other 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:

• Examine the influences on and various approaches to compensation.
• Analyze issues related to developing and implementing employee benefit packages.
• Apply relevant theories and knowledge to human resource practices in organizations.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in human resource management foundations.
• Write clearly and concisely about human resource management foundations using proper writing mechanics.

Finding “factors for” and “factors against” a position is a versatile tool for critical thinkers. In this assignment, you will practice this technique more formally by examining one of several contemporary issues.

Using your readings, the Argosy University online library resources, and the Internet, research methods for creating arguments using factors for and factors against an issue.

Select a topic for use in this assignment. It is recommended that you choose a topic that is personally meaningful or interesting to you. Examples of topics can include, but are not limited to, the following:

Underage drinking: Lowering the legal drinking age in the United States.

Gun control: Increasing restrictions on the civilian possession of non-hunting guns.

Selective service: Enacting compulsory military service obligation for all US citizens.

Universal health care: Governmental provision of free health care for all citizens.

For the selected topic, complete the following:

Construct at least six reasons for and six reasons against the topic. Rank the reasons in terms of strength and effectiveness.

Explain why you identified each argument as either strong or weak in each category.

Include the following two parts in your completed assignment:

Part 1: Compile a matrix (using the template below) that lists and ranks six arguments for and six arguments against the issue you have selected. Rank the reasons for each side of the issue from strongest to weakest.

Part 2: After you have compiled your matrix, write a 500–700-word paper in Word format. This essay should explain and synthesize the information in your matrix. Defend why you have ranked each argument as either strong or weak. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.

Name:

Topic:

Part 1: Matrix

Part 2: Essay

Anheuser-Busch InBev Companies, Inc., reported the following operating information for a recent year (in millions of dollars):
Net sales $39,758
Cost of goods sold $16,447
Selling, general and administration 10,578
$27,025
Income from operations $12,733*
*Before special items
In addition, assume that Anheuser-Busch InBev sold 320 million barrels of beer during the year. Assume that variable costs were 70% of the cost of goods sold and 40% of selling, general, and administration expenses. Assume that the remaining costs are fixed. For the following year, assume that Anheuser-Busch InBev expects pricing, variable costs per barrel, and fixed costs to remain constant, except that new distribution and general office facilities are expected to increase fixed costs by $400 million.
When computing the cost per unit amounts for the break-even formula, round to two decimal places. If required, round your final answer to the nearest whole barrel.
a.  Compute the break-even number of barrels for the current year.
barrels
b.  Compute the anticipated break-even number of barrels for the following year.
barrels
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2.The Junior League of Yadkinville, California, collected recipes from members and published a cookbook entitled Food for Everyone. The book will sell for $18 per copy. The chairwoman of the cookbook development committee estimated that the club needed to sell 2,000 books to break even on its $4,000 investment.
What is the variable cost per unit assumed in the Junior League’s analysis?
$ per unit
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3.Rollins and Cohen, CPAs, offer three types of services to clients: auditing, tax, and small business accounting. Based on experience and projected growth, the following billable hours have been estimated for the year ending December 31, 2016:
Billable Hours
Audit Department:
Staff 22,400
Partners 7,900
Tax Department:
Staff 13,200
Partners 5,500
Small Business Accounting Department:
Staff 3,000
Partners 600
The average billing rate for staff is $150 per hour, and the average billing rate for partners is $320 per hour.
Prepare a professional fees earned budget for Rollins and Cohen, CPAs, for the year ending December 31, 2016.
Rollins and Cohen, CPAs
Professional Fees Earned Budget
For the Year Ending December 31, 2016
Billable Hours Hourly Rate Total Revenue
Audit Department:
Staff $ $
Partners
Total $
Tax Department:
Staff $ $
Partners
Total $
Small Business Accounting Department:
Staff $ $
Partners
Total $
Total professional fees earned $
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4.Anticipated sales for Safety Grip Company were 42,000 passenger car tires and 19,000 truck tires. Rubber and steel belts are used in producing passenger car and truck tires as follows:
Passenger Car Truck
Rubber 35 lbs. per unit 78 lbs. per unit
Steel belts 5 lbs. per unit 8 lbs. per unit
The purchase prices of rubber and steel are $1.20 and $0.80 per pound, respectively. The desired ending inventories of rubber and steel belts are 40,000 and 10,000 pounds, respectively. The estimated beginning inventories for rubber and steel belts are 46,000 and 8,000 pounds, respectively.
Prepare a direct materials purchases budget for Safety Grip Company for the year ended December 31, 2016. When required, enter unit prices to the nearest cent.
Safety Grip Company
Direct Materials Purchases Budget
For the Year Ending December 31, 2016
Rubber Steel Belts Total
Pounds required for production:
Passenger tires lbs. lbs.
Truck tires

Less desired inventory, December 1, 2016
Less desired inventory, December 31, 2016
Plus desired inventory, December 1, 2016
Plus desired inventory, December 31, 2016
Plus estimated inventory, December 1, 2016
Plus estimated inventory, December 31, 2016

Total lbs. lbs.

Less desired inventory, January 1, 2016
Less desired inventory, January 31, 2016
Less estimated inventory, January 1, 2016
Less estimated inventory, January 31, 2016
Plus estimated inventory, January 1, 2016
Plus estimated inventory, January 31, 2016

Total units purchased lbs. lbs.
Unit price x $ x $
Total direct materials to be purchased $ $ $

5. Ambassador Suites Inc. operates a downtown hotel property that has 300 rooms. On average, 80% of Ambassador Suites’s rooms are occupied on weekdays, and 40% are occupied during the weekend. The manager has asked you to develop a direct labor budget for the housekeeping and restaurant staff for weekdays and weekends. You have determined that the housekeeping staff requires 30 minutes to clean each occupied room. The housekeeping staff is paid $14 per hour. The housekeeping labor cost is fully variable to the number of occupied rooms. The restaurant has six full-time staff (eight-hour day) on duty, regardless of occupancy. However, for every 60 occupied rooms, an additional person is brought in to work in the restaurant for the eight-hour day. The restaurant staff is paid $12 per hour.
Determine the estimated housekeeping, restaurant, and total direct labor cost for an average weekday and average weekend day. Enter percentages as whole numbers.
Ambassador Suites Inc.
Direct Labor Cost Budget
For a Weekday or a Weekend Day
Weekday Weekend Day
Room occupancy
Room capacity
Occupied percent x% x%
Rooms occupied
Housekeeping
Number of minutes to clean a room x x
Total minutes
Total hours
Labor rate per hour x $ x $
Housekeeping daily labor budget $ $
Restaurant staff
Base restaurant staff
Incremental 60 room blocks + +
Total staff
Hours per day x x
Total hours
Labor rate per hour x $ x $
Restaurant staff daily labor budget $ $
Total daily labor budget $ $

6.Levi Strauss & Co. manufactures slacks and jeans under a variety of brand names, such as Dockers® and 501 Jeans®. Slacks and jeans are assembled by a variety of different sewing operations. Assume that the sales budget for Dockers and 501 Jeans shows estimated sales of 23,600 and 53,100 pairs, respectively, for May 2016. The finished goods inventory is assumed as follows:
Dockers 501 Jeans
May 1 estimated inventory 670   1,660
May 31 desired inventory 420   1,860
Assume the following direct labor data per 10 pairs of Dockers and 501 Jeans for four different sewing operations:
Direct Labor per 10 Pairs
Dockers 501 Jeans
Inseam 18 minutes 9 minutes
Outerseam 20   14
Pockets 6   9
Zipper 12   6
Total 56 minutes 38 minutes

a.  Prepare a production budget for May.
Levi Strauss and Co.
Production Budget
May 2016 (assumed data)
Dockers 501 Jeans
Expected units to be sold

Less May 1 desired inventory
Less May 31 desired inventory
Plus May 1 desired inventory
Plus May 31 desired inventory
Plus May 1 estimated inventory
Plus May 31 estimated inventory

Total units

Less May 1 desired inventory
Less May 31 desired inventory
Less May 1 estimated inventory
Less May 31 estimated inventory
Plus May 1 estimated inventory
Plus May 31 estimated inventory

Total units to be produced
b.  Prepare the May direct labor cost budget for the four sewing operations, assuming a $13 wage per hour for the inseam and outerseam sewing operations and a $15 wage per hour for the pocket and zipper sewing operations.
Levi Strauss and Co.
Direct Labor Cost Budget
May 2016 (assumed data)
Inseam Outerseam Pockets Zipper Total
Dockers
501 Jeans
Total minutes
Total direct labor hours
Direct labor rate x $ x $ x $ x $
Total direct labor cost $ $ $ $ $
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7.Horizon Financial Inc. was organized on February 28, 2016. Projected selling and administrative expenses for each of the first three months of operations are as follows:
March $52,400
April 64,200
May 68,900
Depreciation, insurance, and property taxes represent $9,000 of the estimated monthly expenses. The annual insurance premium was paid on February 28, and property taxes for the year will be paid in June. Seventy percent of the remainder of the expenses are expected to be paid in the month in which they are incurred, with the balance to be paid in the following month.
Prepare a schedule indicating cash payments for selling and administrative expenses for March, April, and May. Enter all amounts as positive numbers.
Horizon Financial Inc.
Schedule of Cash Payments for Selling and Administrative Expenses
For the Three Months Ending May 31, 2016
March April May
March expenses:
Paid in March $
Paid in April $
April expenses:
Paid in April
Paid in May $
May expenses:
Paid in May
Total cash payments $ $ $
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January February March
Salaries $56,900   $ 68,100   $ 72,200
Utilities 2,400   2,600   2,500
Other operating expenses 32,300   41,500   44,700
Total $91,600   $112,200   $119,400
7.EastGate Physical Therapy Inc. is planning its cash payments for operations for the first quarter (January–March), 2017. The Accrued Expenses Payable balance on January 1 is $15,000. The budgeted expenses for the next three months are as follows:
Other operating expenses include $3,000 of monthly depreciation expense and $500 of monthly insurance expense that was prepaid for the year on May 1 of the previous year. Of the remaining expenses, 70% are paid in the month in which they are incurred, with the remainder paid in the following month. The Accrued Expenses Payable balance on January 1 relates to the expenses incurred in December.
Prepare a schedule of cash payments for operations for January, February, and March.
EastGate Physical Therapy Inc.
Schedule of Cash Payments for Operations
For the Three Months Ending March 31, 2017
January February March
Payments of prior month’s expense $ $ $
Payments of current month’s expense
Total payment $ $ $
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8.Raphael Frame Company prepared the following sales budget for 2016:
Raphael Frame Company
Sales Budget
For the Year Ending December 31, 2016
Product and Area Unit Sales
Volume Unit Selling
Price Total Sales
8″ × 10″ Frame:
East 8,500   $16   $136,000
Central 6,200   16   99,200
West 12,600   16   201,600
Total 27,300     $436,800

12″ × 16″ Frame:
East 3,800   $30   $114,000
Central 3,000   30   90,000
West 5,400   30   162,000
Total 12,200     $366,000
Total revenue from sales     $802,800
At the end of December 2016, the following unit sales data were reported for the year:
Unit Sales
8″ × 10″ Frame 12″ × 16″ Frame
East 8,755   3,686
Central 6,510   3,090
West 12,348   5,616
For the year ending December 31, 2017, unit sales are expected to follow the patterns established during the year ending December 31, 2016. The unit selling price for the 8″ × 10″ frame is expected to increase to $17 and the unit selling price for the 12″ × 16″ frame is expected to increase to $32, effective January 1, 2017.
Required:
1.  Compute the increase or decrease of actual unit sales for the year ended December 31, 2016, over budget.
Unit Sales,
Year Ended 2016 Increase (Decrease)
Actual Over Budget
Budget Actual Sales Difference Percent
8″ × 10″ Frame:
East %
Central %
West %
12″ × 16″ Frame:
East %
Central %
West %
2.  Assuming that the increase or decrease in actual sales to budget indicated in part (1) is to continue in 2017, compute the unit sales volume to be used for preparing the sales budget for the year ending December 31, 2017. Round budgeted units to the nearest whole unit.
2016
Actual
Units Percentage
Increase
(Decrease) 2017
Budgeted
Units (rounded)
8″ × 10″ Frame:
East %
Central %
West %
12″ × 16″ Frame:
East %
Central %
West %
3.  Prepare a sales budget for the year ending December 31, 2017.
Raphael Frame Company
Sales Budget
For the Year Ending December 31, 2017
Product and Area Unit Sales Volume Unit Selling Price Total Sales
8″ × 10″ Frame:
East $ $
Central
West
Total $
12″ × 16″ Frame:
East $ $
Central
West
Total $
Total revenue from sales $

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9.The An accounting device used to plan and control resources of operational departments and divisions.budget director of Gourmet Grill Company requests estimates of sales, production, and other operating data from the various administrative units every month. Selected information concerning sales and production for July 2016 is summarized as follows:
a. Estimated sales for July by sales territory:
Maine:
Backyard Chef 310 units at $700 per unit
Master Chef 150 units at $1,200 per unit
Vermont:
Backyard Chef 240 units at $750 per unit
Master Chef 110 units at $1,300 per unit
New Hampshire:
Backyard Chef 360 units at $750 per unit
Master Chef 180 units at $1,400 per unit
b. Estimated inventories at July 1:
Direct materials:
Grates 290 units
Stainless steel   1,500 lbs.
Burner subassemblies 170 units
Shelves 340 units
Finished products:
Backyard Chef 30 units
Master Chef 32 units
c. Desired inventories at July 31:
Direct materials:
Grates 340 units
Stainless steel   1,800 lbs.
Burner subassemblies 155 units
Shelves 315 units
Finished products:
Backyard Chef 40 units
Master Chef 22 units
d. Direct materials used in production:
In manufacture of Backyard Chef:
Grates 3 units per unit of product
Stainless steel 24 lbs. per unit of product
Burner subassemblies 2 units per unit of product
Shelves 4 units per unit of product
In manufacture of Master Chef:
Grates 6 units per unit of product
Stainless steel 42 lbs. per unit of product
Burner subassemblies 4 units per unit of product
Shelves 5 units per unit of product
e. Anticipated purchase price for direct materials:
Grates $15 per unit
Stainless steel   $6 per lb.
Burner subassemblies 110 per unit
Shelves $10 per unit
f. Direct labor requirements:
Backyard Chef:
Stamping Department 0.50 hr. at $17 per hr.
Forming Department 0.60 hr. at $15 per hr.
Assembly Department 1.0 hr. at $14 per hr.
Master Chef:
Stamping Department 0.60 hr. at $17 per hr.
Forming Department 0.80 hr. at $15 per hr.
Assembly Department 1.50 hrs. at $14 per hr.
Required:
1.  Prepare a One of the major elements of the income statement budget that indicates the quantity of estimated sales and the expected unit selling price.sales budget for July.
Gourmet Grill Company
Sales Budget
For the Month Ending July 31, 2016
Product and Area Unit Sales
Volume Unit Selling
Price Total Sales
Backyard Chef:
Maine
Vermont
New Hampshire
Total

Master Chef:
Maine
Vermont
New Hampshire
Total
Total revenue from sales

2.  Prepare a A budget of estimated unit production.production budget for July.

Gourmet Grill Company
Production Budget
For the Month Ending July 31, 2016
Units
Backyard Chef Master Chef
Expected units to be sold
Plus desired inventory, July 31, 2016
Total
Less estimated inventory, July 1, 2016
Total units to be produced

3.  Prepare a A budget that uses the production budget as a starting point to budget materials purchases.direct materials purchases budget for July.

Gourmet Grill Company
Direct Materials Purchases Budget
For the Month Ending July 31, 2016
Grates
(units) Stainless Steel
(lbs.) Burner Sub-
assemblies
(units) Shelves
(units) Total
Required units for production:
Backyard Chef
Master Chef
Plus desired inventory, July 31, 2016
Total
Less estimated inventory, July 1, 2016
Total units to be purchased
Unit price
Total direct materials to be purchased

4.  Prepare a Budget that estimates direct labor hours and related costs needed to support budgeted production.direct labor cost budget for July.
Gourmet Grill Company
Direct Labor Cost Budget
For the Month Ending July 31, 2016
Stamping
Department   Forming Department   Assembly Department Total
Hours required for production:
Backyard Chef
Master Chef
Total
Hourly rate
Total direct labor cost

It is intended to design and implement a logic circuit for managing the places in a parking lot, disposed in a straight line, that meets the following specifications:

The inputs should be: Sin and Sout (binary signals correspondent to the input and output sensors of the parking lot, respectively), in direct logic, which means that when at “1” a car is being detected by the sensor; PlaceIn and PlaceOut (4-bit binary signals which specify the place in the parking line the car will enter or leave, respectively); and CLR (a control signal, in inverse logic, that allows resetting the output signals to their initial state);

The parking lot capacity is 10 places in straight line; The entries are for the whole day, which means that for each car entering the park 4€ will be deposited in the cash register. Please assume that at most 15 cars enter per day.

The circuit produces the following outputs: Open, a signal that enables an input light sign to inform drivers that there still are available places; Almost_Full, a signal that enables an input light sign to inform drivers that the park is almost full (less than 3 places available); Nr_Places, a sign that indicates the total number of available places; Profit, a signal that expresses the amount of Euros present in the cash register since the beginning of simulation; and Places, a 10-bit signal that expresses the available places (“0”) and the ones that are occupied (“1”).

Please assume that each clock period corresponds to 1s; When a car reaches the sensors, the entry/leaving process takes 5s to occur (which means that in the meanwhile new entries or leavings should not be taken into account even if the sensor remains active).

The country of Iran is expending tremendous resources on developing a nuclear energy program that is believed by the Western countries to be weapons-oriented. Recently, a virus named the Stuxnet  has been in the news because it was introduced into the Iranian computers controlling their nuclear program and wreaked havoc on their centrifuges. Unfortunately, this virus has now escaped and is available to malicious attackers so that it could potentially be used against our own infrastructure.

Watch the video from “ 60 Minutes” titled, “Stuxnet: Computer worm opens new era of warfare”, located at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WmaZYJwJng, concerning the Stuxnet virus.

Read the article titled, “News briefs: Flame, Stuxnet, breach at LinkedIn and other security news”, located at http://www.scmagazine.com/news-briefs-flame-stuxnet-breach-at-linkedin-and-other-security-news/article/245502/, concerning the Flame virus and Stuxnet.

Write a five (5) page paper in which you:

1. Describe the virus and how it propagated itself onto servers over the Web based on the actual information provided. Assess the Web-based risks that led to the attack.
2. Create a graphic rendering of how the virus was able to replicate onto remote servers using Visio or an equivalent such as Dia. Note: The graphically depicted solution is not included in the required page length.
3. Describe some of the common vulnerabilities to utility companies with a virus such as Stuxnet.
4. Discuss some secure coding efforts and practices under way to mitigate the vulnerabilities exposed by this particular episode.
5. Determine if Stuxnet or a similar virus could happen here, and how you would protect the utility infrastructure in light of a heavy reliance on the Internet and Web-based applications which allow remote access.
6. Use at least four (4) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality 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.
• Include charts or diagrams created in Visio or Dia. The completed diagrams / charts must be imported into the Word document before the paper is submitted.

DUE DATE is 12/19/2015 @ 5:00 PM (Eastern Standard Time)

Overview

You will submit the following in both a horizontal and vertical analysis of the company Starbucks’:

• Accounts Receivable
• Fixed Assets
• Debt Financing

  Use basic financial analysis to examine any horizontal and any vertical changes in Starbucks’ accounts receivable, fixed assets, and debt financing balances over time. Be sure also to discuss how Starbucks’ methods for accounting for receivables and evaluating uncollectible receivables, purchase of fixed assets, and methods of debt financing impact the recording process and presentation of financial statements (Critical Element II). In other words:

• What are this company’s methods for accounting for receivables and evaluating uncollectible receivables?
• What types of fixed assets are acquired, and what methods are preferred for debt financing?
• How do those affect how financial information is communicated?

   

  ***** More specifically below, the following critical elements must be addressed in your analysis of the company Starbucks’: *****

   

  Critical Element II

  Horizontal and Vertical Analysis: In this section, you will conduct horizontal and vertical analyses for the balance sheet and income statement accounts and report any significant observations for a two-year period. You should include a table of your calculations as an appendix to your analysis. Include all calculations in an Excel document. Specifically discuss the following categories:

   

  Accounts Receivable:

1. Use basic financial analysis to examine any horizontal changes in Starbucks’ accounts receivable balances over time.
2. Use basic financial analysis to examine any vertical changes in Starbucks’ accounts receivable balances over time.
3. Analyze how Starbucks’ methods for accounting for receivables and evaluating uncollectible receivables impact the recording process and presentation of financial statements. In other words, what are this company’s methods for accounting for receivables and evaluating uncollectible receivables, and how do those affect how financial information is communicated?

    

   Asset Acquisition, Depreciation, and Amortization:

1. Use basic financial analysis to examine any horizontal changes in Starbucks’ fixed assets, intangible assets, depreciation, and amortization over time.
2. Use basic financial analysis to examine any vertical changes in Starbucks’ fixed assets, intangible assets, depreciation, and amortization over time.
3. Analyze Starbucks’ methods for fixed asset and intangible asset acquisitions as well as depreciation and amortization, including asset categorization. How do these methods affect the balance sheet, income statement, and statement of cash flows?

    

   Debt Financing:

1. Use basic financial analysis to examine any horizontal changes in Starbucks’ short-and long-term debt over time.
2. Use basic financial analysis to examine any vertical changes in Starbucks’ short-and long-term debt over time.
3. Analyze Starbucks’ method of debt financing. In your analysis, you should address both current and long-term liabilities, including the issuance of bonds.

    

   Paper Format Guidelines for Submission:

   Milestone one should adhere to the following formatting requirements: 2–3 pages (not including cover page or appendix), double-spaced, using 12-point Times New Roman font, 1-inch margin and the most current guidelines for APA formatting. Be sure to include all calculations in an Excel document.