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NOTE: Show your work in the problems.
1. A recent article in the Myrtle Beach Sun Times reported that the mean labor cost to repair a color television is $90 with a standard deviation of $22. Monte’s TV Sales and Service completed repairs on two sets this morning. The labor cost for the first was $75 and it was $100 for the second. Compute zvalues for each and comment on your findings.
2. The mean of a normal distribution is 400 pounds. The standard deviation is 10 pounds.
a. What is the area between 415 pounds and the mean?
b. What is the area between the mean and 395 pounds?
c. What is the probability of selecting a value at random and discovering that it has a value of less than 395 pounds?
3. The monthly sales of mufflers in the Richmond, VA area follow the normal distribution with a mean of 1200 and a standard deviation of 225. The manufacturer would like to establish inventory levels such that there is only a 5% chance of running out of stock. Where should the manufacturer set the inventory levels?
4. Research on new juvenile delinquents revealed that 38% of them committed another crime.
a. What is the probability that of the last 100 new juvenile delinquents put on probation, 30 or more will commit another crime?
b. What is the probability that 40 or fewer of the delinquents will commit another crime?
c. What is the probability that between 30 and 40 of the delinquents will commit another crime?
5. An Air Force study indicates that the probability of a disaster such as the January 28, 1986 explosion of the space shuttle Challenger was 1 in 35. The Challenger flight was the 25th mission.
a. How many disasters would you expect in the first 25 flights?
b. Use the normal approximation to estimate the probability of at least one disaster in 25 missions.
Business & Finance
What are the impacts of reducing the amount of money allocated to the petty cash in running a business
just come prepared to discuss the dissertation you found on a topic similar to yours for the final paper in the class. Pay attention to the Introduction and Literature Review and how they pulled together all this literature to make a case for why the dissertation needed to be done. How did they do that and were you convinced it needed to be done?
What Is Tri-Ennial Process?
Tri-ennial process itself. What purpose does it serve? Is it needed? Is it effective? Is it efficient? etc.
300 words or more
Business Marketing
Develop a 750-1,000-word executive summary of your organization’s (or one you know well) annual marketing plan. Summary should and include a brief situation analysis, marketing objectives, strategies, tactics, financial considerations, and a timetable for implementation. Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required. This assignment uses a grading rubric. Instructors will be using the rubric to grade the assignment; therefore, students should review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the assignment criteria and expectations for successful completion of the assignment. You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center. Only Word documents can be submitted to Turnitin.
Income Statement
Assignment Steps -need to be under 10 percent plagiarism
Resources: Financial Accounting: Tools for Business Decision Making
Scenario: An inexperienced accountant prepared this condensed income statement for Simon Company, a retail firm that has been in business for a number of years.
SIMON COMPANY
Income Statement
For the Year Ended December 31, 2017
Revenues
Net sales
$850,000
Other revenues
22,000
872,000
Cost of goods sold
555,000
Gross profit
317,000
Operating expenses
Selling expenses
109,000
Administrative expenses
103,000
212,000
Net earnings
$105,000
As an experienced, knowledgeable accountant, you review the statement and determine the following facts:
Resources: Financial Accounting: Tools for Business Decision Making
Scenario: An inexperienced accountant prepared this condensed income statement for Simon Company, a retail firm that has been in business for a number of years.
SIMON COMPANY
Income Statement
For the Year Ended December 31, 2017
Revenues
Net sales
$850,000
Other revenues
22,000
872,000
Cost of goods sold
555,000
Gross profit
317,000
Operating expenses
Selling expenses
109,000
Administrative expenses
103,000
212,000
Net earnings
$105,000
As an experienced, knowledgeable accountant, you review the statement and determine the following facts:
- Net sales consist of: sales $911,000, less freight-out on merchandise sold $33,000, and sales returns and allowances $28,000.
- Other revenues consist of sales discounts $18,000 and rent revenue $4,000.
- Selling expenses consist of salespersons’ salaries $80,000, depreciation on equipment $10,000, advertising $13,000, and sales commissions $6,000. The commissions represent commissions paid. At December 21, $3,000 of commissions have been earned by salespersons but have not been paid. All compensation should be recorded as Salaries and Wages Expense.
- Administrative expenses consist of office salaries $47,000, dividends $18,000, utilities $12,000, interest expense $2,000, and rent expense $24,000, which includes prepayments totaling $6,000 for the first quarter of 2018.
Prepare a detailed multi-step income statement with a brief explanation of 700 words. Assume a 25% tax rate.
Show your work on the Excel® spreadsheet and submit with your explanation.
Leadership Law
PLEASE USE DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE AS THE ORGANIZATION. THIS SHARED VISION CAN BE MADE UP BUT PLEASE MAKE UP SOMETHING IN REFERENCE TO THE ORGANIZATION LISTED ABOVE. Assignment Instructions This reflective assignment is designed to affirm skill development in leadership, and has two parts. Part One: Describe with some detail an experience where you “inspired a shared vision” in a colleague, follower, or organization. How did you inspire a shared vision, and what specific behavior(s) and/or actions contributed to your ability to do so? How do you know that you, in fact, inspired a shared vision? Part Two: Describe an experience when you were inspired to a shared vision by another leader. How did they inspire a shared vision, and what specific behavior(s) and/or actions contributed to their ability to do so? Why were they effective in inspiring you to a shared vision? Finally, create a summary message to describe the significance of “Inspire a Shared Vision” as it relates to your view of leadership. (No citations/references required). Instructions: Your post should be at least 250 words and submitted in the text box (not as a Word document). You may also present your work as a PowerPoint presentation, or a YouTube video. Be creative and have fun!
Assessing Stakeholder Positions
Assessing Stakeholder Positions” Please respond to the following:
- Apple is about to release its latest technology. The company needs to develop a plan to communicate with key stakeholders about the release. You have been tasked with identifying those main stakeholders and selecting the method for communicating with each group. Summarize your plan in a two to three paragraph post.
emotional intelligence
Discuss the role that emotional intelligence (EI) plays in the self-leadership. Be sure to provide an analysis of all four dimensions of EI (self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and relationship management) in your response.
250-300 words
Business Finance – Operations Management
Your internet was down last night and you weren’t able to turn in your last assignment. Your professor is away from her office, so you know the quickest way to reach her is via text message. Compose and send a text to your professor notifying her of this situation.
Create a text message in which you:
- Construct a text message in two to three (2-3) complete sentences.
- Target the appropriate professional audience. Use appropriate language for professional audience.
- Follow appropriate netiquette rules for electronic communication.
- Meet fifty (50) word minimum requirement.
- Use correct sentence mechanics, grammar, spelling, punctuation, and style.
Your assignment must follow these APA formatting requirements:
- 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 is not included in the required length.
- The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:Demonstrate understanding of the basic fundamentals of communication.
- Develop and practice communication skills, including verbal, nonverbal, listening, writing, interpersonal, perception, and critical thinking.
- Use various electronic communication platforms in academic and professional work.
- Relate to the interpersonal and organizational dynamics that affect effective communication in organizations.
- Analyze and assess effective communication. Use correct sentence mechanics, grammar, spelling, punctuation, and style.
- Use technology and information resources to research issues in communications.
- Write clearly and concisely about communications using proper writing mechanics.
Corporate Investment Decisions
Scenario: Wilson Corporation (not real) has a targeted capital structure of 40% long term debt and 60% common stock. The debt is yielding 6% and the corporate tax rate is 35%. The common stock is trading at $50 per share and next year’s dividend is $2.50 per share that is growing by 4% per year.
Prepare a minimum 800-word analysis including the following:
- Calculate the company’s weighted average cost of capital. Use the dividend discount model. Show calculations in Microsoft® Word.
- The company’s CEO has stated if the company increases the amount of long term debt so the capital structure will be 60% debt and 40% equity, this will lower its WACC. Explain and defend why you disagree. Report how would you advise the CEO.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.