Distributing Company sells small appliances to hardware stores

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Comprehensive Problem | Bailey Distributing Company sells small appliances to hardware stores in the southern California area. Michael Bailey, the president of the company, is thinking about changing the credit policies offered by the firm to attract customers away from competitors. The current policy calls for a 1/10, net 30, and the new policy would call for a 3/10, net 50. Currently 40 percent of Bailey customers are taking the discount, and it is anticipated that this number would go up to 50 percent with the new discount policy. It is further anticipated that annual sales would increase from a level of $200,000 to $250,000 as a result of the change in the cash discount policy. The increased sales would also affect the inventory level. The average inventory carried by Bailey is based on a determination of an EOQ. Assume unit sales of small appliances will increase from 20,000 to 25,000 units. The ordering cost for each order is $100, and the carrying cost per unit is $1 (these values will not change with the discount). The average inventory is based on EOQ/2. Each unit in inventory has an average cost of $6.50. Cost of goods sold is equal to 65 percent of net sales; general and administrative expenses are 10 percent of net sales, and interest payments of 12 percent will be necessary only for the increase in the accounts receivable and inventory balances. Taxes will equal 25 percent of before-tax

 Income

. a. Compute the accounts receivable balance before and after the change in the cash discount policy. Use the net sales (Total sales – Cash discounts) to determine the average daily sales and the accounts receivable balances.

b. Determine EOQ before and after the change in the cash discount policy. Translate this into average inventory (in units and dollars) before and after the change in the cash discount policy.

c. Complete the income statement. |

 | | Before Policy Change | After Policy Change |

 | Net sales (sales – cash discounts) | | |

 | Cost of goods sold | | |

 | Gross profit | | |

 | General and administrative expense | | |

 | Operating profit | | |

 | Interest on increase in accounts receivable

   and inventory (12%) | | |

 | Income before taxes | | |

 | Taxes | | |

 | Income after taxes | | |

 

 | d. Should the new cash discount policy be utilized? Briefly comment. |

General Business PROJ-598 Contract and Procurement Mgmt COURsE PROJECT

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The course project for PROJ598 consists of three parts, which provide familiarization to processes associated with contract and procurement management.

  • Part 1 (PP1) of the Course Project focuses on the first section of the RFP and entails selecting one of the three RFP procurement cases listed under the PP1 section and using the PP1&2 – Course Project RFP template document in the Doc Sharing area to develop information to support section one of the RFP.
  • Part 1 (PP2) of the Course Project entails completing the remaining sections of the RFP by developing a comprehensive document that could be submitted to a vendor.
  • Part 3 (PP3) covers all of the TCOs but touches mainly upon textbook Chapters 9 through 12. You will be required to identify an opportunity through https://www.Fbo.gov and follow the instructions, which are located in the Doc Sharing section.

 

Part III (PP3)

Assignment: PP1 and PP2 were designed to highlight TCOs A, B, C, D, and E. In terms of textbook coverage, PP1 dealt with material in Chapters 1 through 8. In contrast, PP3 covers all of the TCOs but touches mainly upon textbook Chapters 9 through 12. You will be required to identify an opportunity through https://www.Fbo.gov and follow the instructions which are located in the Doc Sharing section.

This project is to be prepared and submitted in accordance with the guidelines presented below.

Submission Details:

Please submit your PP3 document to the Week 6 Dropbox. Instructions could be found in the PP3 – Formal Proposal Submission in the Doc Sharing section.

Clarification Issues: As a service to everyone in the class, all questions of a clarification nature should be posted in the weekly Q & A  Forum during the week in which your question arises.

Grading: see scoring grid below.

Deadline: PP3 is due by the end of Week 6.

Submit your PP3 assignment to the Week 6 Dropbox.

Scoring:

Cover Page

5

Technical Approach

35

Personnel quals and management approach

35

Past performance and teaming agreements

25

Capabilities and format

25

Total Points

125

 

 

 

 

 

Formal Proposal Submission Assignment

 

Go to the https://fbo.gov

 

  1. Search for an opportunities within a 90 day period and select any opportunity of your choice
  2. Include the solicitation Number and Contract Award date
  3. Submit a formal written proposal in response to the opportunity that you have selected.

 

 

Evaluation Criteria 

 

Technical merit is substantially more important than price in determining who will be included in the competitive range.  As proposals become more technically equal, price will take on greater significance.  The Government will select the top 3-5 Offers, considering the following evaluation criteria, listed in descending order of importance.

 

  • Technical Approach
  • Subject Matter Knowledge
  • Key Staff and Other Resources
  • Past Performance
  • Cost

 

 

Written Proposal Format and Instructions

 

Written Proposal Format

 

Your written proposal must not exceed 25 pages in length and include the items below.

 

  • 1 Page Cover Letter
  • Technical Approach must not exceed 10 pages
  • Resumes should be provided for the key staff that you are proposing
  • 3 Past Performance references. Each reference must include a point of contact and contact information.
  • Description of any proposed teaming partners and subcontractors
  • Your proposal should evidence your capabilities, as well as your proposed partners’ capabilities. 
  • The format of your entire proposal must use standard margins with the font size greater than 10 points (e.g., 11 point or 12 point font is acceptable) to include all attachments.

 

Instructions

 

Please note that there must be no communication with the client regarding this initiative until a selection has been made.  This includes any potential teaming partners and subcontractors.  Failure to do so will result in disqualification.  Any questions or concerns must be addressed to the instructor.

 

 

 

 

SCI 100 WEEK 3 Nutrition and Fitness Paper

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Resources: The text and MyHealthLab®

 

Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper in which you include the following:

 

 Explain your current fitness and nutritional habits.·

 

 Explain some of the health risks associated with obesity.·

 

 Identify and describe three new fitness habits that you could·

 

reasonably incorporate into your lifestyle. How could these new

 

habits improve your health?

 

 Identify and describe three new nutritional habits that you could·

 

reasonably incorporate into your lifestyle. How might these

 

habits improve your health?

 

 Discuss how each new habit would promote healthy-weight·

 

management.

 

 Discuss how each new habit would benefit your health in·

 

general.

 

Include at least two peer-reviewed references.

 

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

 

Cost of equity or the rate of return that (answer attached)

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Cost of equity or the rate of return that VISA’s shareholders ‘require’
In order to estimate the cost of equity for the company VISA, I need to obtain an estimate of the company’s ‘beta’ or systematic risk coefficient, on the annual rate of return on a risk-free investment, and on the expected rate of return on the ‘market portfolio’. You can easily find that information by going to the following web site: http://finance.yahoo.com and insert the name VISA. The beta of the company is reported on that web site. Click on the “key statistics” link on the left hand side of the screen to find the beta and other information.

First find out what is the present Yield to Maturity (YTM) on a US Government bond that matures in one year. That rate is the ‘risk-free rate’.

Next, it is customary to assume that the difference between the expected rate of return on the ‘market portfolio’ and the risk-free rate rate of return is about 7.0%. This is the expression [RM – RF] . So if for example the risk-free rate of interest is, say, 3% per year, than the expected rate of return on the ‘market portfolio’, RM, is 10%. So, multiply the ‘beta’ of VISA Company by 7.0%. That will be the equivalent of VISA’s βj [RM – RF] . Then add to that number the current yield to maturity on a US Government bond [see step (1) above].

The above procedure provides you with an estimate of the rate of return that the shareholders of VISA require on their investment. This rate is called the cost of equity of VISA.

After going through these calculations, PLEASE DESCRIBE IN DETAIL the following information:

1. Show your work you used to obtain the cost of equity for VISA company.
2. Is this cost of equity higher or lower than you expected? The average cost of capital for a firm in the S&P 500 is 10.2 percent. Would you think VISA should have a lower or a higher cost of capital than the average firm?
3. Look up the betas for some of the other companies compared to VISA Company. These are the companies that have a higher or lower discount rate than VISA Company. Using these betas, compute the cost of equity for these firms. How do they compare to VISA Company? Are you surprised that some firms have a higher or lower Cost of equity than VISA Company?
4. How would you go about finding the cost of equity using the dividend growth model or the arbitrage pricing theory for VISA? No calculations is actually needed to do this – just explain how you would go about doing these calculations and explain what kind of additional information you might need.

Only original work

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Part One: There is a range of school models that exist within our school communities, all of which have the goal of helping students achieve their potential. You will need to interview two teachers, principals, or teaching support staff members from two different schools to complete this assignment. Although it is not necessary, you should try to visit each site. Each school must be a different school model as discussed in the readings. Compare and contrast the two schools based on what you learn from your visits and/or interviews. The goal is to analyze the two different school models, compare the type of teaching and learning that occurs within each, understand what each school has identified as a priority, and understand what each school or classroom has determined is the top issue(s). In addition to identifying key statistics, such as the type of school, demographics, and student-to-teacher ratio, use the following questions as a guide for your observation/interview:

  1. What are the most important issues you currently face in ensuring all students achieve their potential?
  2. How are you addressing these issues?
  3. What role does technology play in classrooms to support teaching and learning?
  4. If you had to choose one subject area that your students need the most support in mastering, what would it be?
  5. What do you see as the most important skills to be taught?
  6. How would you identify 21st-century skills?
  7. How would you describe the teaching in your classroom?
  8. What role do you see students having in the teaching and learning process? Teachers?
  9. How has teaching changed over the years?
  10. What are the key issues you currently face?

Part Two: Place the information you glean from your interviews in a chart similar to the one below. This project is designed to give you insights into the real-life issues, topics, and complexities that practitioners address daily while also providing a forum for you to reflect on your beliefs and practices. Once the chart is complete, you should include a two- to three-page summary, identifying the implications of what you gleaned from your research on your own practice. Questions to consider in your summary are:

  1. What did you learn from the visits?
  2. What are the implications for your own teaching and learning? Your philosophy of education?
  3. What areas of new knowledge do you plan to explore?
  4. How was your thinking different or similar?
  5. How would you address some of the issues in your classroom?
  6. How would you prioritize the work in these classrooms if you were the teacher?
  7. What role could technology play in assisting with the work?
  8. Reflect on the ISTE Standards for Teachersyou reviewed last week and share any insights related to your research.

  School A
 School B
 Differences/Similarities identified
between schools. Points to consider.
Type of School
      
Total Population/Demographics
      
Student to Teacher Ratio
      
Key Issues Facing
      
Role of Technology
      
21st Century Skills
      
…………      


Please support your claims and assertions with the literature and information from the interview. For your references, you should use the course textbook, the videos, and resources for this week, as well as at least two peer-reviewed articles from the Library. This assignment should be three to five pages in length plus a title page and reference page.

Discussion Board

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The medieval period in history is the period in which monotheist took root against polytheism and pantheism. It was a definite transition period that changed the scope of history and shaped everything from artwork and philosophy to science and fashion.Imagine if that hadn’t happened. Imagine if polytheism and pantheism had remained strong and Christianity, Judaism, Islam, and the other monotheistic religions hadn’t become strong. Choose a country in the world and tell what would be different about that country if monotheism had been just one of many options in religion rather than the dominant religion of the state. Each student must pick a different country. Find out what the native religion of the country was and explain how that might have effected the development of the nation. 

Write at least 20 complete, grammatically correct sentences about this matter

Respond to a classmate’s post after posting your own adding to their picture if you know any other details about the development of their country (3 complete, grammatically correct sentences at least).

student post

If the current dominant monotheistic religions had not been shoved into the social/political/institutional aspects (the everythings) of history, religion itself would not have the influence we see now. Polytheistic and pantheistic religions did not demand so much force. Seeing God as the Universe (pantheism) or God in multiple essences (polytheism) had influence on the people, of course. But the world had not seen quite such large-scale intimidation before seeing God as one and as above you. All three dominant monotheistic religions have been utilized by those in power to oppress the common people, but Christianity in particular comes to mind. Christianity has seen epochs of brutal force and fear strike (western) society.  In Europe they did so by instilling fear of GOD; the fear of hell. Beyond just that, the powerful convinced the people that in order to be Good and go to Heaven, one must abide by the rules of their institution. They must go to church and listen to a (man) spew lies about the Bible and how one must live their lives. This European influence followed the very foundation of the United States of America! It is in GOD that we trust not in many. Christianity has been the justification for what the powerful deem acceptable. It has been used in the U.S. to justify things from the oppression of woman to the subjugation of blacks to the abuse of immigrants and the persecution of gays. But it is the fear and the misguidance of a seemingly all powerful institution that destroys the name of Christianity. Had it not been for Christianity, all this would be different and far less rampant. Or at least the justification would not be so strong and influential because the religious institutions would not have been such a powerful force to begin with. People would not have been fed such potent lies. 

Reflection

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Interpersonal effectiveness is a broad topic that entails many aspects of how we view and interact with the world. In each module, you will take in a great amount of information from a variety of sources—your reading, media presentations, case studies, etc. In addition to graded reflection activities, you are encouraged to keep a journal through the course to reflect on how what you learn applies to your life as a person, professional, and student. This module, your graded reflection activity will focus on your own interpersonal effectiveness and propose ways that you can improve areas of weakness.

For this assignment, you must submit a brief reflection paper to the Submissions Area. Before you start, choose a partner to interview, someone who is close to you that can provide you with serious feedback about your interpersonal effectiveness. This person may be a close friend, family member, or significant other. Explain each of the four components of interpersonal effectiveness to your partner (competence, mindfulness, emotional intelligence and ethics). Ask your partner how they feel you are doing in each component.  (Take notes!) What do you do well, what needs attention or improvement?
 

You should write your reflection paper using Microsoft Word, double-spaced, and using a 12-point font. Provide a reference for any sources, such as your textbook, at the end of your paper. This paper should be about 1 pages in length. Please make sure that you are including the terms and concepts from your readings and course site to support your reflection.

Consider the four components of interpersonal effectiveness, competence, emotional intelligence, mindfulness and ethics. Think about how you are doing in each of these components. How does your friend/partner think you are doing on each of these components? Where are you doing well? Where do you need some practice?    

  1. How do each of these tenets of interpersonal communication affect you in the following areas: (Please write at least ½ page for these.)   
    1. Personally?
    2. Academically?
    3. Professionally?
  2. Summarize two key insights from this assignment. What do you know now about your behavior and interpersonal effectiveness that you didn’t know before? (Please write at least ½ page for this.)
  3. Looking back at the goals that you set for yourself, what new behaviors can you practice that will help you reach them? Explain. (Please write at least ½ page for this.) 

Save your paper as LastnameFirstinitial_M2_A2 and submit your responses to the questions to the Submissions Area by the due date assigned.

PRES 111 Presentation Essentials Unit 1 DB rhetorical_triangle

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Use the Internet, library, and unit resources to research each of the following
four approaches for developing a presentation:

a speech or lecture

 

a workshop

 

a discussion

 

a group activity

 

You are expected to do the following:


Explain the reasons why or when you would use each of these approaches.


Describe how the three attributes of the Rhetorical Triangle (speaker,
audience, and situation) are utilized in each of the four approaches

 

 

LAYOUT OF PAPER:

Part  1: A speech or lecture

 

– Begin this section of your paper by explaining how, why and/or when you would use a
speech or lecture to develop a presentation.

 

– Then you should explain how the three components of the Rhetorical Triangle (i.e.,
the speaker, the audience, and the situation) operate within the dynamics of a
speech or lecture.

 

Part 2: A workshop

– Begin this section of your paper by explaining how, why and/or when you would use a
workshop to develop a presentation.

– Then you should explain how the three components of the Rhetorical Triangle (i.e.,
the speaker, the audience, and the situation) operate within the dynamics of a
workshop.

 

Part  3: A discussion

– Begin  this section of your paper by explaining how, why and/or when you would use a
discussion to develop a presentation.

– Then you should explain how the three components of the Rhetorical Triangle (i.e.,
the speaker, the audience, and the situation) operate within the dynamics of a
discussion.

Part 4: A group activity

– Begin this section of your paper by explaining how, why and/or when you would use a
group activity to develop a presentation.

– Then you should explain how the three components of the Rhetorical Triangle (i.e.,
the speaker, the audience, and the situation) operate within the dynamics of a
group activity.

 

5. CITATIONS AND REFERENCES

Be sure to use your own words in composing this assignment. You also should cite
all of your sources and include a reference section at the end of your
paper. APA is the preferred formatting style for work in this
class.

6. LENGTH

You should expect this assignment, fully completed, will be about 3-4 paragraphs
long.

            

GA

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There are 3 PDF, 1 word doc and 1 powerpoint you can find down there. 
Please write 3-5 pages long, in MLA format (double spaced, TNR/Arial/Calibri 12, 1 inch margins). Pay attention to grammar, spelling, citations, and other mechanical issues. You must have a works cited page.  (don’t just cut and paste all your annotations together)
 

1. PDF 1: Please see “Lit review thoughts” first, then you will know what you will do for the Literature Review. Use the Annotated Bibliography that you did before (you find 5 articles and did  Annotated Bibliography for those five). Then, for this work, the Literature Review, you don’t need to use all 5 articles. You can just use 3 or 4 articles for this work which can contribute to one topic (related to the topic that I choose). More details are in the “Lit review thoughts”.

 
2. word doc 1 : “lit review info” the word doc will tell you what is Literature Review.
 
3. Powerpoint 1: “lit review presentation” will help you know more detail about this work.
 
4. PDF 2: Also, “Example lit review” is a Example about how to do this work (Literature Review). Look careful for this PDF, and follow this template.
 
Make sure you do this work after you see this two PDF, 1 word doc and 1 powerpoint.
 
5. PDF 3:”example paper scans” is an other example that can help you write the Literature Review. If you understand how to do this work, you cannot see this PDF.
 
(For last work you did: My professes give me some advise for last work the “Annotated Bibliography”one Overall, some solid research. Your articles are good and should help you with your project. I would liked to have seen a little more discussion of your critique and your evaluation, but overall, nice job. 
please just add some critique for it. Thank you so much!)

Municipal Solid Waste

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v Assignment

Deliverable Length: 2–3 pages    

Points Possible: 150   

Library Research Assignment

 

Municipal solid waste (MSW) is all of the garbage, refuse, trash, or junk that gets thrown away from homes and small businesses. All of this MSW is collected and taken away. Have you ever wondered where it goes? In the 1950s and 60s, it went to open dumps. In the 1970s, landfills were established, but there were problems, and today there is new legislation and technology to better manage this waste.

 

For this assignment, you will review the history of MSW and complete the following:

 

·         Describe an open dump.

o    Explain the environmental problems.

·         Describe an early landfill.

o    What are the problems associated with early landfills?

o    Include a discussion of leachate, methane, incomplete decomposition, and settling.

·         Describe a modern landfill.

o    What are the differences as compared to early landfills?

o    What improvements have been made?

·         Choose 1 of the following landfills, and explain the innovations being implemented to make the landfill more productive and to reduce its environmental impact:

o    Mariannhill Landfill, South Africa

o    Puente Hills Landfill, California

o    Altamont Landfill, California

o    Tessman Road Landfill, Texas