Finance

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As of March 2019, about 80% of GAR’s shares are held by various financial institutions. 

Question 1 (refer to screenshot)

(a) Calculate and analyse GAR’s liquidity, leverage and asset management ratios for FY 2018 and 2017. 

(b) Apply the DuPont Analysis to analyse GAR’s return on equity. 

(c) Discuss why the agency problem exists for GAR and how it can be mitigated. 

Question 2 

You have inherited $50,000 and want to invest for retirement. Deborah, your close friend working at a local investment bank shared with you two products available for investment. The first, Infinity Asia Fund, will pay its investors 3% per year for the first 5 years and 7% per year thereafter. The second, Global High Dividend Fund, pays its investors 6% per year forever. 

(a) Calculate how much you will have in each fund in 12 years’ time. 

(b) Analyse which investment product you will choose if you wanted to retire in 30 years’ time. 

(c) Calculate the year in which both funds will have equal value.  

Question 3 

Recently, you purchased an apartment and now need to take up a home renovation loan. OCBC Bank charges an interest of 5.8% per year, compounded daily. Whereas Maybank charges 5.88% per year, compounded monthly. 

You are also considering buying a motor car and the terms of the loan offered by DBS Bank is summarised as follows: 

• Loan amount = $35,000 

• Tenure = 5 years 

• Interest = 3% per year 

• Instalment = Equal amount at the end of each month 

(a) Analyse which bank you should choose for the home renovation loan. 

(b) Calculate the amount to be paid for each instalment as well as interest for month 8 and 25. Describe and explain the observations you are able to make. (motor car)

 
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Assignment 1: Economic Brief

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Due Week 5, worth 150 points

This assignment is aligned to these course outcomes:

  • Explain economic principles and their applications in the real world.
  • Summarize the different types of market structures and the role of government in economics.

In the workplace, we are often asked to create “briefs.” A brief provides a snapshot, or short, written summary, of a situation or event that has occurred. It is generally just a few pages long and may include additional visuals like a graph, chart, or table. In this assignment, write a brief about economic concepts in an industry that interests you.

An example economic brief, template, and resources are provided below.

Example Economic Brief, Assignment 1 Template, Strayer Writing Standards (SWS) 

  1. Review an example brief.
  2. Use the optional template to help you get started.
  3. Get familiar with the Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). (See Instructions below.)

Industry Selection 

Use this resource to select an industry and learn about the products and services it provides:

  • NAICS (North American Industry Classification System) 
    • Select the number next to the industry to see its subsectors, e.g., select 52 to see Finance and Insurance.
    • Select that same number again to read about the industry as a whole or select a sub-category. For example, Mining is 21, and Oil and Gas Extraction, a sub-category, is 211.

Instructions

Review your previous chapter readings and use the resource above to develop an economic brief that is two to three (2-3) pages long in which you:

  1. Select an industry and describe the goods and/or services this industry produces. Use the NAICS resource above to help you select an industry (and/or subsector) for your brief. 
  2. Identify this industry’s market structure and at least two or more market characteristics that support this market structure. (Market structures are covered in Weeks 3 and 4.) 
  3. Describe any notable microeconomic relationships, market outcomes, and/or trends in this industry. Include a graph, chart, or table containing related data. (Microeconomic relationships and market outcomes are covered in Weeks 2 through 4.) 
  4. How might government impact this industry’s market prices, output, and/or market structure? (Government intervention through price controls, industry regulations, and antitrust enforcement is covered in Weeks 2 and 4.) 
  5. This course requires use of Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). The format is different compared to other Strayer University courses. Please take a moment to review the SWS documentation for details. (Note: You’ll be prompted to enter your Blackboard login credentials to view these standards.)
    • Your brief should include a cover page. 
    • Your brief should be two to three (2-3) pages in length (not including the cover page), double-spaced, 12-point font.
    • Your brief should include a minimum of one (1) reference/citation in the text.
 
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International Expansion Considerations

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You’re meeting with Lester in his office to discuss the details of your presentation to the board next week.

“Given all of the research that you have completed over the past several weeks,” he says, “you should have most of the information you need to make a presentation to the board. The board doesn’t want you to do any more research on all of the topics; rather, we want you to summarize the research that you have already done. “

“Yes,” you say. “I think I have what I need.”

“Of course we want your final conclusion and recommendation on what the company should do regarding the location issue, as well,” he says.

“What type of presentation do you have in mind, Lester?”

“A PowerPoint presentation would be appropriate for this group,” he says. “I want you to include slide notes, too, in case we have to go back and look at something at a later date. Your PowerPoint presentation should contain between 7-10 slides, not including the title slide and reference slide(s). For each slide, you should have between 150–200 words in the Notes sections. Let’s take a few minutes now to go over how the slides should be organized. I’ve done similar presentations, so I can save you some time with a few pointers.”

When you get back to your office, you type out your notes about each element you discussed and the overall organization of the presentation. For this presentation, you are addressing the following elements:

  • Legal, social, and financial factor considerations
  • Economic factors: gross domestic product (GDP), inflation, interest rates, unemployment
  • Elasticity of demand
  • Economies of scale and efficiency
  • Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT)
  • Market structure
  • Risk
  • Costs (marginal, fixed, variable, etc.)
  • International expansion (Five factors that should be considered before making the decision to expand internationally)
 
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Cost Accounting Cost Analysis

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Please review the requirements for the Portfolio Project. You are required to select a nationally recognized fast casual restaurant chain and 3 of its menu items to demonstrate your knowledge of cost analysis for that product. Reminder that pizza restaurants are not an option for this project.

Submit your selected restaurant chain to your instructor and write 1-2 paragraphs on your rationalization for selection, noting which portfolio option you selected, in Microsoft Word. In addition, create a chart in Microsoft Word with the 3 menu items that you have chosen and populate it with the data you have researched on each of those items regarding ingredients, variance in preparation, price point, packaging, accessories, and any other relevant information you feel is helpful.

This submission is worth 25 points of your portfolio project due in Module 8.

Your paper must meet the following requirements:

  • Your written paper should be 1 page in length not counting the one-page rationalization, title page, and reference page, which you must include.
  • Use terms, evidence, and concepts from class readings.
  • You need to cite at least 2 sources for this assignment, plus the textbook. The CSU-Global Library (Links to an external site.) is a great place to find resources.
  • Your paper must be formatted according to CSU-Global Guide to Writing and APA Requirements (Links to an external site.).

Review the Portfolio Project Milestone Rubric for full details on how you will be graded on this assignment.

 
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Microeconomics

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Guidelines:

• Student’s need to find a recent economic news article that relates to the listed topic. The article should not be older than 60 days.

  • The article must be microeconomic, for example the article about a company or a product. Remember it is not macroeconomics.

• Student’s need to read, summarize, relate, and react to the news article.

• At least 4 pages

Economic Concept List: many concepts can apply to the article

• Demand and Supply and Market Equilibrium

• Elasticity

• Utility Maximization

• Marginal Analysis

• Opportunity cost

• Short run cost

• Long run cost

• Labor Market

• The Capital Market

• Public goods and Externalities

• Perfect competition

• Pure monopoly

• Monopolistic competition

• Oligopoly

• International Trade

• Economic Growth 

Sources: This is just a partial list of some sources I would encourage you to look at:

Newspapers: Wall Street Journal, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Business Section or Main Section), The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Chicago Tribune, USA Today (Money Section or Main Section). The Boston Globe, The Arizona Republic, and The London Times

Magazines: The Economist, Time, Newsweek, U.S. News and World Report, Money, Forbes, Baron’s, Inc., Business Week, Fortune, The New Republic, The National Review.

Grading Sheet

  • 15%: Title, source, and date of the News Article.
  • 15%: Summary of the News Article: Include facts, statistics, examples, and quotes to describe the authors main ideas.
  • 30%: Identify and define the concept: Explain what the concept is and how it is applied in the article. Be certain to use the concept correctly. Relate the concept to what we are studying in Economics.
  • 30%: Students Opinion: Some of the questions you might answer in your opinion are: Did you like or dislike the article? Whom does this article impact, and how are they affected by its contents? How does this article apply to your family or you? What did you learn that was new, interesting, or significant? If the article involves a change in policy, you should discuss the fairness issue. This section is very important to me. It lets me observe how you comprehending what we are learning.
  • 10%: Evidence of Preparation
 
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Accounting

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3.       Suppose the number of firms you compete with has recently increased. You estimated that as a result of the increased competition, the demand elasticity has increased from –2 to –3, i.e., you face more elastic demand. You are currently charging $10 for your product. If demand elasticity is -3, you should charge [x].

4.       An amusement park, whose customer set is made up of two markets, adults and children, has developed demand schedules as follows:


The marginal operating cost of each unit of quantity is $5. Because marginal cost is a constant, so is average variable cost.  Ignore fixed costs. The owners of the amusement part want to maximize profits.

Price ($) Quantity
Adults Children
5 15 20
6 14 18
7 13 16
8 12 14
9 11 12
10 10 10
11 9 8
12 8 6
13 7 4
14 6 2

 Calculate the price, quantity, and profit if: The amusement park charges a different price in the adult market

Please express your answers for Price and Profit in whole dollars (i.e.10.00) 

Please use whole numbers for Quanitity (i.e. 10, 27, 4)

Price Quantity Total Revenue Marginal Revenue Marginal Cost Total   Cost MR-MC Profit
Blank 1 6 84   5 30   34
13 Blank 2 91 7 5 35 2 56
12 8 96 5 5 40 0 Blank 3
Blank 4 9 99 3 5 45 -2 54
10 Blank 5 100 1 5 50 -4 50
9 11 99 -1 5 55 -6 Blank 6
Blank 7 12 96 -3 5 60 -8 36
7 Blank 8 91 -5 5 65 -10 26
6 14 84 -7 5 70 -12 Blank 9
5 15 75 -9 5 75 -14 0

5.       An amusement park, whose customer set is made up of two markets, adults and children, has developed demand schedules as follows:

The marginal operating cost of each unit of quantity is $5. Because marginal cost is a constant, so is average variable cost.  Ignore fixed costs. The owners of the amusement part want to maximize profits.

Price ($) Quantity
Adults Children
5 15 20
6 14 18
7 13 16
8 12 14
9 11 12
10 10 10
11 9 8
12 8 6
13 7 4
14 6 2

 Calculate the price, quantity, and profit if: The amusement park charges a different price in the child’s market

Please express your answers for Price and Profit in whole dollars (i.e.10.00) 

Please use whole numbers for Quanitity (i.e. 10, 27, 4)

Price Quantity Total Revenue Marginal Revenue Marginal Cost Total Cost MR-MC Profit
14 2 28   5 10   Blank 1
13 Blank 2 52 12 5 20 7 32
Blank 3 6 72 10 5 30 5 42
11 8 88 8 5 40 3 48
10 10 100 6 5 50 1 Blank 4
9 Blank 5 108 4 5 60 -1 48
Blank 6 14 112 2 5 70 -3 42
7 16 112 0 5 80 -5 Blank 7
6 Blank 8 108 -2 5 90 -7 18
Blank 9 20 100 -4 5 100 -9 0

6.       An amusement park, whose customer set is made up of two markets, adults and children, has developed demand schedules as follows:


The marginal operating cost of each unit of quantity is $5. Because marginal cost is a constant, so is average variable cost.  Ignore fixed costs. The owners of the amusement part want to maximize profits.

Price ($) Quantity
Adults Children
5 15 20
6 14 18
7 13 16
8 12 14
9 11 12
10 10 10
11 9 8
12 8 6
13 7 4
14 6 2

 Calculate the price, quantity, and profit if: The amusement park charges the same price in the two markets combined

Please express your answers for Price and Profit in whole dollars (i.e.10.00) 

Please use whole numbers for Quanitity (i.e. 10, 27, 4)

  Price Quantity Total Revenue Marginal Revenue Marginal Cost Total   Cost MR-MC Profit
14 8 112   5 40   72
Blank 1 11 143 10.33 5 55 5.33 88
12 Blank 2 168 8.33 5 70 3.33 98
11 17 187 6.33 5 85 1.33 Blank 3
Blank 4 20 200 4.33 5 100 -0.67 100
9 Blank 5 207 2.33 5 115 -2.67 92
8 26 208 0.33 5 130 -4.67 Blank 6
Blank 7 29 203 -1.67 5 145 -6.67 58
6 Blank 8 192 -3.67 5 160 -8.67 Blank 9
5 35 175 -7.67 5 190 -12.67 -38

7.       Explain the difference in the profit realized under the two situations (the price in each market or in the two markets combined.)

Make sure you include the profit with and without price discrimination  in your answer.

8.       Time Warner could offer the History Channel (H) and Showtime (S) individually or as a bundle of both.

Suppose the reservation prices of customers 1 and 2 (the highest prices they are willing to pay) are presented in the boxes below.

The cost to Time Warner is $1 per customer for licensing fees.

Preferences

  Showtime History Chanel
Customer 1 9 2
Customer 2 3 8

Should Time Warner bundle or sell separately?  Your answer needs to include the unbundled and bundled profits.

9.       Suppose Time Warner could sell Showtime for $9, and History channel for $8, while making Showtime-History bundle available for $13. Should it use mixed bundling. i.e., sells products both separately and as a bundle? 

Your answer must include the profit with mixed bundling.

 
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Accounting Essay

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Below is the Mercedes Benz (MB)’s 2018 Annual Report prepared under IFRS:

Pick any two of the financial statements: the consolidated balance sheet (statement of financial position), the consolidated income statement (statement of income or statement of comprehensive income), or the statement of cash flows for MB. Recast the two selected financial statements and present the statements following/in accordance with the US GAAP, presentation-wise, as accurately as you can (you do not need to restate any of the results for MB in this process — just work with the results as presented). The recasted financial statements should be an Exhibit or Appendix to your paper. Describe in an appropriate level of detail the differences that resulted when you recasted your chosen financial statements from the IFRS to US GAAP, supported with references from the readings in this module or outside references, where appropriate.

Requirements:

  • Write      a paper of 4 pages in length, not counting the title and reference pages,      which you must include.
  • The      recasted financial statements should be an Exhibit or Appendix to your      paper.
  • Use      terms, evidence, and concepts from class readings, including professional      business language.
  • Cite      at least 5-credible, academic or professional sources for this assignment,      outside of the textbook. Format your paper according to APA format.

References used in class:

Doupnik, T. S., & Perera, H. (2015). International Accounting (4th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill Publication.

 
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Crashing and Earned Value Problems

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In this homework assignment, you will be working through two crashing problems and four earned value problems. All the information you need is included within this Homework packet. Make sure you answer all parts of the questions in their entirety.

Once you have worked through the problems, please post your responses to the Dropbox. Please refer to the course Syllabus for the due date.

PROBLEM 1

Use the network diagram below and the additional information provided to answer the corresponding questions. (15 points)

Crashing network 1

a) Give the crash cost per day per activity. (10 points)

b) Which activities should be crashed to meet a project deadline of 10 days at minimum cost? What is the cost impact of crashing these activities? (3 points)

c) Find the new budget (or cost of the project). (2 points)

PROBLEM 2

Use the network diagram below and the additional information provided to answer the corresponding questions. (13 points)

Crashing network 2

a) Give the crash cost per day per activity. (10 points)

b) Which activities should be crashed to meet a project deadline of 13 days at minimum cost? What is the cost impact of crashing these activities? (3 points)

PROBLEM 3 (8 points)

Month AC PV EV
22 $540 $523 $535

a)         Calculate the cost variance (CV). (2 points)

b)         Is the CV over or under budget? (2 points)

c)         Calculate the schedule variance (SV). (2 points)

d)         Is the SV ahead of or behind schedule? (2 points)

PROBLEM 4 (8 points)

Month AC PV EV
5 $34 $42 $39

a)         Calculate the cost performance index (CPI). (2 points)

b)         Is the project cost efficient or not efficient? (2 points)

c)         Calculate the schedule performance index (SPI). (2 points)

d)         Is the schedule efficient or not efficient? (2 points)

PROBLEM 5 (8 points)

Day AC PV EV
65 $550 $735 $678

a)         Calculate the cost variance (CV). (2 points)

b)         Calculate the cost performance index (CPI). (2 points)

c)         Calculate the schedule variance (SV). (2 points)

d)         Calculate the schedule performance index (SPI). (2 points)

e)         Given these data, what should a project manager do with respect to this project?

PROBLEM 6 (8 points)

Day AC PV EV
65 $760 $735 $678

a)         Calculate the cost variance (CV). (1 point)

b)         Calculate the cost performance index (CPI). (1 point)

c)         Calculate the schedule variance (SV). (1 point)

d)         Calculate the schedule performance index (SPI). (1 point)

e)         Explain the project performance in terms of efficiency, budget, and schedule. What should the project manager do for the project? (4 points)

 
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FINAL PAPER

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USE PROPER PRONUNICATIONS…GRAMMAR AND WRITING….NO PLAGIARISM….

Research Paper-   THIS PAPER IS EIGHT DOUBLE SPACED PAGES IN LENGTH

FINAL ASSIGNMENT:

In preparation for your research, select an individual currently in a leadership position. The person must be responsible in some capacity for other employees, and the person must be an individual that can be researched.



Overview



In your overview of the leader, include

  • The leader’s name and title.
  • His or her specific role or position and responsibilities.
  • The name, industry, and description of the organization, including the culture of the organization.
  • The length of time the leader has been in his or her current position.
  • A brief history of the leader’s background and career path to his or her present day leadership position.

Analysis



Your analysis should

  • Describe, assess, and analyze the person’s leadership style. Be sure to provide specific examples.
  • Identify and describe three significant challenges they faced as a leader.
  • Identify and describe their greatest achievement, to date, as a leader.
  • Apply and correctly cite a minimum of three leadership concepts from the course to this leader’s roles and responsibilities within the organization, their relationships with others, etc. 
  • Use these concepts to help describe the person’s leadership style and assess what makes it effective or ineffective. 
  • Reflect on what you learned about leadership from your research.
  • Reflect on the implications for your personal leadership style.

ALL BULLETS MUST BE ANSWERED THOROUGHLY 

Writing the Final Paper



The Final Paper

  • Must be eight double-spaced pages in length (excluding the title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style.
  • Must include a title page with the following:
    • Title of paper
    • Student’s name
    • Course name and number
    • Instructor’s name
    • Date submitted
  • Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement.
  • Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
  • Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.
  • Must use at least five scholarly sources.
  • Must document all sources in APA style..
  • Must include a separate reference page that is formatted according to APA style.
 
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CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP TWO ASSIGNMENTS week 6

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MUST BE 400 word count FOR EACH ASSIGNMENT (TWO ASSIGNMENTS TOTAL)

NO PLAGIARISM AND USE PROPER WRITING SENTENCING/PRONUNCIATIONS ALSO..

ANY OUTSIDE SOURCES MUST BE IN APA FORM THROUGHOUT THE PAPER AND WITH AN REFERENCE PAGE.  ALL SOURCES MUST BE FROM SCHOLARLY ARTICLES…

Assignment 1

Servant, authentic, and ethical leadership models have been successful in different types of organizations as well as in different cultures and countries.

Answer the following quesion below thoroughly 

1. Using the overview of global leadership…Do you believe this to be a valid statement? In other words, are these leadership theories effective global leadership models? Why, or why not?

Support your position with global examples and appropriate references.

Assignment 2

Read the article, “7 Steps to A Truly Effective Leadership Style” by Rebecca Hourston.

LINK TO ARTICLE: http://www.forbes.com/sites/womensmedia/2013/04/24/7-steps-to-a-truly-effective-leadership-style/#2715e4857a0b1cede6121592

Answer the following two questions below thoroughly

1. Based on the content presented in the article, describe a current (or previous) manager’s leadership style. Evaluate how well they put these steps into action.

2. Then, add an 8th step to the seven steps presented to supplement the article. What is your additional recommendation for developing a leadership style that is “highly prized”? 

 
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