Financial Assit.

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3-13

Problem 3-13
Warner Company Balance Sheet Warner Company Income Statement
Current Assets Recall from reading checkpoint 3.1
to construct an income statement
in this space, adjusting as needed.
(You may delete these instructions.)
Long Term (fixed) assets
Current Liabilities
Long-term Liabilities
Owners Equity
Total liabilities and equity
Q. What can you say about the firm’s financial condition based on these financial statements?
Q. Using the CSU Online Library find one article that discuses financial statements, cash flow, or ratio analysis. Briefly summarize the key points of the article as it relates to this unit. You may use any of the databases, but Business Source Complete is a good starting place.

3-15

Problem 3-15
Answer the following four questions using the information found in the statements.
a. Does BigBox generate positive cash flow from its operations?
b. How much did BigBox invest in new capital expenditures over the last four years?
c. Describe BigBox’s sources of financing in the financial markets over the last four years.
d. Based solely on the cash flow statement for 2010 through 2013, write a brief narrative that describes the major activities of BigBox’s management team over the last four years.

4-25

Problem 4-25
Instructions to use the Solution Template
Step 1 Enter the given values from the textbook on page 116 in the yellow colored cells below.
Step 2 In Cell E52, Calculate Current ratio using formula “Current Assets / Current Liabilities”
Step 3 In Cell E53, Calculate Times interest earned using formula “Net Operating Income/ Interest Expense”
Step 4 In Cell E54, Calculate Inventory Turnover using formula “Cost of goods sold/ Inventory”
Step 5 In Cell E55, Calculate Total Asset turn Over using formula “Net Sales / Total Assets”
Step 6 In Cell E56, Calculate Operating Profit Margin using formula “Net Operating Income / Net Sales”
Step 7 In Cell E57, Calculate Operating Return on Assets using formula “Net Operating Income / Total Assets”
Step 8 In Cell E58, Calculate Debt Ratio using formula “( Current Liabilities + Long-term debt) / Total Assets”
Step 9 In Cell E59, Calculate Average Collection Period using formula “( Accounts Receivable * 365 ) / Credit Sales “
Step 10 In Cell E60, Calculate Fixed Asset Turnover using formula “Net Sales / Net Fixed Assets “
Step 11 In Cell E61, Calculate Return on Equity using formula “Net Income / Owner’s Equity”
Given
J. P. Robard Mfg., Inc.
Balance Sheet ($000)
Cash
Author: Enter the given values from the text book here Accounts receivable
Inventories
Current assets
Net fixed assets
Total assets
Accounts payable
Accrued expenses
Short-term notes payable
Current liabilities
Long-term debt
Owners’ equity
Total liabilities and owners’ equity
J. P. Robard Mfg., Inc.
Income Statement ($000)
Net sales (all credit)
Cost of goods sold
Gross profit
Operating expenses (includes $500 depreciation)
Net operating income
Interest expense
Earnings before taxes
Income taxes (40%)
Net income
Solution
Current ratio
Author: Current Ratio = Current Assets / Current Liabilities Times interest earned
Author: Times interest Earned= Net Operating Income/ Interest Expense Inventory turnover
Author: Inventory Turnover= Cost of goods sold/ Inventory Total asset turnover
Author: Total Asset turn Over = Net Sales / Total Assets Operating profit margin
Author: Operating Profit Margin = Net Operating Income / Net Sales Operating return on assets
Author: Operating Return on Assets = Net Operating Income / Total Assets Debt ratio
Author: Debt Ratio = ( Current Liabilities + Long-term debt) / Total Assets Average collection period
Author: Average Collection Period =( Accounts Receivable * 365 ) / Credit Sales Fixed asset turnover
Author: Fixed Asset Turnover = Net Sales / Net Fixed Assets Return on equity
Author: Return on Equity = Net Income / Owner’s Equity
 
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STRAYER BUS475/BUS 475 WEEK 10 QUIZ 10

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Question 1

Which of the following sectors receives the largest percentage of corporate cash and in-kind contributions?

Health and human services.

Education.

Civic and community.

Culture and arts.

Question 2

Which company paid its employees to volunteer in their communities two days a week after a tsunami in Japan disrupted operations at its U.S. facilities?

General Electric.

UPS.

Sony.

Honda Motor Company.

Question 3

As communications improve and people around the world are able to witness the horrors of natural disasters, terrorism, and war, international relief efforts by corporations are becoming:

Less important.

More important.

Obsolete because of social media.

A liability because of negative media.

Question 4

Which company donates 5 percent of its branches or stores’ total sales revenue to a worthy local nonprofit organization three days a year?

H&M.

Whole Foods Markets.

Bank of America.

Citigroup.

Question 5

What company gives all of its earnings to charity?

Seventh Generation.

The Body Shop.

Newman’s Own.

Patagonia.

Question 6

Foreign-owned corporations use foundations:

More frequently than U.S. firms.

Less frequently than U.S. firms.

About as often as U.S. firms.

Only for setting up disaster relief.

Question 7

Which of the following non-profit, locally funded and controlled organizations offer housing rehabilitation and financial services to neighborhood residents?

General Electric.

UPS.

Sony.

Honda Motor Company.

Question 8

Habitat for Humanity is considered a:

Corporation.

Government division.

Nongovernmental organization.

Program for the homeless.

Question 9

According to a Harvard Business Review study, which of the following is not an area in which corporate contributions are most likely to enhance a company’s competitiveness?

Context for strategy and rivalry.

Demand conditions.

Stakeholder management.

Factor conditions.

Question 10

The term civic engagement describes:

The active involvement of businesses and individuals in improving communities.

A competitive, free market environment.

Strong governmental regulation to control businesses at the municipal level.

A close and collaborative business-government relationship.

Question 11

What percentage of AT&T’s procurement spending went to minority, women, and disabled veteran-owned businesses in 2011?

1 percent.

5 percent.

15 percent.

25 percent.

Question 12

The share of all giving made up by in-kind contributions of products and services has been:

Rising steadily over the past decade.

Declining steadily over the past decade.

Remaining relatively constant over the past decade.

Declining sharply over the past decade.

Question 13

Another term for corporate giving is corporate:

Welfare.

Goodwill.

Philanthropy.

Citizenship.

Question 14

Which region received the most U.S. international charitable contributions in 2011?

Europe

Africa

Asia-Pacific.

Latin America-Caribbean.

Question 15

Which company provided one million free vouchers for its online technology skills courses and certification exams during 2009?

Apple, Inc.

IBM Corp.

Microsoft Corporation.

Dell, Inc.

Question 16

The Ad Council’s inaugural campaign slogan was:

“Friends don’t let friends drink and drive.”

“A mind is a terrible thing to waste.”

“Loose lips sink ships.”

“Only you can prevent forest fires.”

Question 17

Who warned, “Advertisements contain the only truth to be relied on in a newspaper?”

Barack Obama.

Bill Clinton.

Thomas Jefferson.

George Washington.

Question 18

In 2011 Facebook and Time Warner joined forces to create this program against bullying

“Stand Up Against Bullies”.

“Prevent Bullying Now”.

“Be Brave:  Stop Bullying”.

“Stop Bullying:  Speak Up”.

Question 19

Scenario-based press releases, key discussion points, and procedures to activate the organization’s website are all part of which step in an effective crisis management plan?

Get ready before the crisis hits.

Communicate quickly, but accurately.

Use the Internet.

Do the right thing.

Question 20

The right to free speech is protected under the U.S. Constitution’s:

Fifth Amendment.

Third Amendment.

First Amendment.

Preamble.

Question 21

Global businesses that have extended their public relations strategies globally should:

Ensure that sufficient funding is allocated globally for a positive and effective public affairs impact.

Never decentralize their global public relations programs to ensure the company has “one voice.”

Assume that there is no anti-American sentiment in the countries where they have operations.

Ignore local customs and emerging issues in the locations where they operate.

Question 22

A significant business disruption that stimulates extensive news media and social networking coverage is called a(n):

Corporate crisis.

Nightmare.

Public outcry.

Dark site.

Question 23

Crises are:

Not unique.

Always tragedies.

Often unexpected events.

Rarely disruptive.

Question 24

In a 1998 FTC report to Congress, how many websites did the government agency find collected personal consumer information?

Less than 10 percent.

Approximately 25 percent.

Approximately 67 percent.

Over 85 percent.

Question 25

According to comScore, a provider of digital intelligence, in December 2008 the total number of individuals, aged 15 and older, who accessed the Internet from their home or work computers was:

100,000.

1 million.

1 billion.

10 billion.

Question 26

A critical function of the public relations manager is:

Crisis management.

Financial management.

Corporate governance.

Accounting.

Question 27

The agency created in 1934 and charged with regulating interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable is called:

Online Privacy Commission.

Securities and Exchange Commission.

Federal Communications Commission.

Federal Trade Commission.

Question 28

In 1889, the first public relations department was created by:

John Rockefeller.

George Westinghouse.

Andrew Carnegie.

Franklin Pierce.

Question 29

The “WE AGREE” campaign was an image advertisement about what?

Facebook’s position on bullying.

Chevron’s position on big oil’s support of local schools.

S.C. Johnson’s focus on supporting American families.

BP’s focus on supporting clean energy sources.

Question 30

The International Public Relations Association was founded in:

2009

1970

1955

 

1930

 
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Devotional – Is Business Growth a Gift, a Task, or a Reward?

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6.1 Discussion: Devotional – Is Business Growth a Gift, a Task, or a Reward?

150-250 WORDS

Getting Started

Upon successful completion of this discussion, you will be able to:

  • Develop a biblical framework to resolve ethical dilemmas in marketing strategies and tactics.

Resources

Background Information

The Bible has many passages about hard work, wealth, and success, and some of the greatest are found in the book of Proverbs. Here are a few of the many passages related to those themes.

  • Lazy hands make for poverty, but diligent hands bring wealth. He who gathers crops in summer is a prudent son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son. (Proverbs 10:4-5 NIV)
  • Those who trust in their riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf. (Proverbs 11:28 NIV)
  • Dishonest money dwindles away, but whoever gathers money little by little makes it grow. (Proverbs 13:11 NIV)
  • The faithless will be fully repaid for their ways, and the good rewarded for theirs. (Proverbs 14:14 NIV)
  • All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty. (Proverbs 14:23 NIV)
  • The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty. (Proverbs 21:5 NIV)
  • Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. (2 Corinthians 9:6 NIV)

In Matthew 25:14-30, Jesus shares The Parable of the Bags of Gold also known as The Parable of the Talents.

Instructions

  1. Review the rubric to make sure you understand the criteria for earning your grade.
  2. There is certainly a theme in Proverbs that a hard-working righteous person will be rewarded more than the lazy slackard.  Many of the mega-churches today preach what is sometimes called prosperity theology or the “prosperity gospel” in which blessings are expected by those who believe. Success in this world is the just reward of believing in God and supporting various ministries that are in need of financial support, the kind that can only be found from the donations of a large number of cheerful givers. There is a subtle message, and sometimes not so subtle, that if you are not successful, you are probably not working hard enough and are not faithful enough in supporting the church. This is certainly a popular message for those who are successful and want to minimize their possible feelings of guilt. It’s also a popular message for those who wish to have success and hold out hope that hard work and faithful giving and service will lead to both temporal and everlasting rewards.
  3. But are those thoughts and feelings correct? Are they spiritually healthy?
  4. You identified a company or industry of interest for your degree program. Consider these questions and share your thoughts on them.
    1. What is the relationship between righteousness and success in business in that industry of interest?
    2. Are some industries more suited to righteous leadership and management? Why?
    3. What is inherently right or wrong about trying to grow a successful and therefore profitable business in your industry of interest?
    4. Is business growth a gift, a task, or a reward? Why?

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6.2 Assignment: Research-based Marketing Plan Revised Final Proposal – Pricing, Promotion, and Distribution Channels

 

Getting Started

Revised Final Proposal – Pricing, Promotion, and Distribution Channels

The process of peer review strengthens a presentation by having another qualified person analyze the same data and then review your work. You have written and revised a product differentiation and positioning section (submitted in 3.4), a product development and market demand section (submitted in 4.4), and an internal and external marketing environments section (submitted in 5.3). In the last module, a peer provided a different and alternative perspective, conclusion, and/or recommendation using independent research and analysis on your pricing, promotion, and distribution channel section (received in 5.2). You will now strengthen your initial report on pricing, promotion, and distribution channels by integrating the alternative from your peer into your revised final draft that will be submitted to the client.

Upon successful completion of this assignment, you will be able to:

  • Determine pricing strategies, price setting methods, distribution channels, and key channel members.
  • Analyze the effectiveness of emerging promotional strategies.

Resources

Instructions

  1. Review the rubric to make sure you understand the criteria for earning your grade.
  2. This is your revised final draft of the pricing, promotion, and distribution section of your consultant’s report. It is based on what you posted in the 4.3 Discussion and on your peer’s comments and response posted in the 5.2 Discussion.
  3. Your revised final report must integrate your peer’s alternative analysis or recommendation as an alternative perspective as part of your final report. You must either accept your peer’s perspective as a replacement to your initial proposal based on adequate credible theory and current marketing practice to accept it or you must provide adequate credible theory and current marketing practice to reject it. If you accept it as the correct analysis or recommendation, then the peer alternative will become the primary focus of your final paper, and your original analysis and/or recommendation will be noted as an alternative perspective that you have rebutted through cited research. If you do not accept the alternative, then you only need to discuss it as an alternative and provide objective and qualified reasons to reject it.
  4. Use the titles in the Market Analysis Report Template to create six sections for this part of the consultant’s report:
    1. Analysis of Current Pricing Models in the Market
    2. Analysis of Current Promotional Models in the Market
    3. Analysis of Current Distribution Models in the Market
    4. Recommended Pricing Strategy for JGJ Inc.
    5. Recommended Promotional Strategy for JGJ Inc.
    6. Recommended Distribution Strategy for JGJ Inc.
  5. The body of your paper (i.e. excluding title page, graphics, appendices, and references page) must be 1300 words (+/- 50 words). In the event that your peer did not provide feedback, your length must be 1000 words (+/- 0 words) and you will not be penalized for not including the missing feedback.
  6. You must use, cite, and reference at least five credible sources not provided in the course documents, plus at least one source provided in the course documents.
  7. Your paper must be submitted as a Word document.
  8. Your paper must be formatted to current APA standards including title page, body of the paper, citations, headings, graphics, appendices, and references page.  (See OCLS APA Writing Styles Guides

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Market Analysis Report: Name of Market

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industry Name

Your Name

Class Number

Date

 

(NOTE: The title page will be included with each section of your paper to identify the author to the instructor.)

 

Market Analysis Report: Name of Market

Executive Summary

(Note: this appears first but is written last in workshop 6; 300 words)

 

Positioning and Differentiation

Definition of Positioning (100 words)

Brief (one paragraph) description of the market (100-150 words)

Analysis of Current Positioning in the Market

· Current annual sales volume in dollars and/or units sold in the market

· Current competitors and their offerings, including points of differentiation for each offering indicating how they are positioned to each other in the market

· Current price points of competitors

Projections for the Market

· Projected overall market growth rate for the next five years

· Projected changes to overall pricing in the market for the next five years

Recommended Position for JGJ Inc.

· Recommended position and points of differentiation for the JGJ Inc. offering

· Complete buyer profile of the target customer

 

 

References

 

 

Product Development and Market Demand

Product Development

· Key differentiating characteristics of the offering

· Analysis of demand in the market

Market Segment Demand

· Quantitative data used to determine projected demand

· Methodology used to determine demand

References

 

Internal and External Marketing Environments

Analysis of Key External Factors in the Market

· Porter’s five forces model

· Other macroenvironmental external factors

Required Internal Resources and Competencies to Compete in the Market

Required Licenses, Patents, and Rulings or Legal Requirements to Compete in the Market

References

 

 

Pricing, Promotion, and Distribution Channels

Analysis of Current Pricing Models in the Market

Analysis of Current Promotional Models in the Market

Analysis of Current Distribution Models in the Market

Recommended Pricing Strategy for JGJ Inc.

Recommended Promotional Strategy for JGJ Inc.

Recommended Distribution Strategy for JGJ Inc.

 

 

References

 
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C06J Business Ethics Part I

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1 . Which is NOT a requirement for a facility to be considered a sweatshop?
a. unmitigated health and safety hazards
b. high temperature
c. poor working conditions
d. unfair wages

2. which organizational layer can be said to generate specific plans and instructions from broad directions?
a. operating layer
b. middle management
c. top management
d. none of the above

3.. Whistle blowing can have what consequence?
a. being ostrcized at work
b. loss of employemnt
c. negative reputation
d. all of the above

4. How have most businesses adapted to information technology developments?
a. they have become larger and more unwidely
b. they have become more hierarchical
c. they have flatter, smaller and more nimble.
d. they have become more profitable

5. How much of General Electric’s revenues is from outside the United States?
a. none
b. one quarter
c. almost half
d. more than half

6. UNOCAL worked witih the Burmese army to push the pipeline using
a. low-wage workers
b. forced labor
c. unethical land reclamation schemes
d. none of the above

7 How did Eli Lilly test its pharmaceuticals?
a. by recruting individuals from a wide swathe of society
b. by recruting the homless
c. by recruting prisoners
d. by recruting middle-class workers

8. Which philosopher’s theory of moral virtue states that virtues are habits that enables a person to live according to reason, by habitually choosing the mean between extremes in actions and emotions?

a. Immanuel Kant

b. Pincoffs

c. Aristotle

d. St. Thomas Aquinas

9. What is the ” hardwired” Intention Principle?
a. Harming by action is worse that harming by omission
b. Harming by omission is worse than harming by ignorance
c. Harming by physical contact is worse that without physical contact.
d. Harming anyone for any reason is wrong

10. What is the main purpose of rights?
a. to provide everyone with necessities such as food and water
b. to provide justice and fairness to all
c. to enable individual to choose freely and to protect those choices
d. to keep people from harming each other

11. which of the following is an ethical rule governing contracts?
a. the contract must be fair
b. the contract must be enforceeable
c. the contract must be specific
d. the contract must not be immoral

12 According to the International Labor organization, how many children are estimated to be working today?
a. 500,00.00
b. 13 million
c. 122 million
d. 218 million

13.During the financial crisis in 2008 , Georgia W. Bush asked U.S. Congress to pass legislation to create a Troubled Asset Relief Program(TARP) in the amount of ______

a. $1 trillion 

b. $90 billion

c. $80 billion

d. $70 billion

14. According to Marx, what are the only sources of income in a capitalist system?
a. sale of one’s own labor
b. sale of one’s means of production and private property
c. sale of one’s labor and ownership of means of production
d. profiting from the labor of others and ownership of means of production

15. What did Marx believe to be the actual function of government?
a. encourage nationalism
b. protect the interest of the ruling class
c. spread wealth within the borders of the country
d. set up a system of labor

16. China and Singapore are example of what types of economies?
a. ones that favor free markets and globalization
b. ones that favor individuals property rights
c. one that favor government intervention
d. one that favor competition

17. In the ADM case, what did ADM and the other companies do to fix the market prices for lysine?
a. they bullied the buyers into accepting a specific price
b. They agreed on the price for which the companies sold the product, and they agreed on limits of production.
c. they each agreed to produce only a certain amount of lysine per year
d. They agreed on the price for which the companies would sell the product, but they were free to produce as much as they liked.

18. Which of the following is a characteristic of a perfectly free economy?
a. There are only a few buyers and sellers who have a substantial share of the market.
b. Goods being sold in the market are extremely similar to one another
c. the government regulates prices of goods being bought and sold in the market.
d. None of the above

19. Which view regarding oligopolies argues that oligopolies stifle competition and should be broken up?
a. the antitrust view
b. the do- nothing view
c. the regulation view
d. none of the above

20. Which of the following would negatively impact the effectiveness of market theory consumer protection?

Low prices

Monopolies

High prices

Many competitors

21. Which of the following would be considered a deceptive advertisement?

A. One in which the author accidentally includes information he or she knows to be false
B. One in which the author purposely includes information he or she knows to be false
C. One in which the author includes false information that is obviously false to the audience
D. All of the above

22. The social cost view improves utility in what way?

A. Improves employment through greater manufacturing output
B. Decreases workplace accidents through government regulation
C. Internalizes the costs of injuries and accidents to the manufacturer
D. All of the above

23. Which is NOT a view on the duty of a business to its customers?
A. duty of care view
B. social costs view
C. contract view
D. normative view

24. According to a 2001 study, how many tons of toxic pesticides do U.S. companies export to other nations every hour?

a. 1 ton

b. 90 tons

c. 45 tons

d. 200 tons

25. Which, on average, will have the largest negative impact on expected income?
A. being female
B. being Hispanic
C. being black
D. being male

 
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