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Ratio Analysis:

Since no student has submitted Part 2 of the Final Project, I want to offer that you studied a lot of significant ratios in Chapter 4. I will look for the key ratios in your paper to include ratios falling under the major ratio types (you don’t have to use all of them but a few from each category:

Liquidity Ratios

Activity Ratios

Profitability Ratios

Financial Leverage Ratios

Shareholder Ratios

Return on Investment Ratios – Especially the DuPont Formula

From the syllabus – Prepare Financial Ratio Analysis:

Prepare a financial ratio analysis of the company that you selected for the Company Analysis Project.

The analysis needs to address:

What are the principal conclusions that you derive from this analysis?

How do the ratios compare to those of the firm’s principal competitors (or industry ratios)?

Which ratios suggest good performance and why?

Which ratios should be of concern to management and why?

The grading rubric is as follows:

Demonstrate an understanding of financial ratio analysis and address the following – 50%

What are the principal conclusions that you derive from this analysis?

How do the ratios compare to those of the firm’s principal competitors (or industry ratios)?

Which ratios suggest good performance and why?

Which ratios should be of concern to management and why?

2. Use of academic and professional databases, periodicals, analysts reports, news articles – 25%

3. Well organized and follow a logic pattern of analysis and discussion – 10%

4. Professional business standards and meet APA formatting requirements – 10%

5. Few errors in grammar and punctuation, complete sentences – 5%

you must write at least 700 words.)

1)     Identify the major components of critical thinking.(one of them must be self-awareness)

2)     Write a brief statement that describes how each component helps us to develop an evidence-based argument. In short, you should explain how the component helps one to evaluate whether or not you should accept the conclusion or assertion of what is being argued.

3)     Provide a brief example of how you would might use the component two evaluate an argument that you or someone else is making

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Choose a piece of Western classical music written during the Common-Practice-Period (1650-1900), or a specific pop, jazz, or folk music selection, which exhibits Functional Harmony, and present a full analysis of the music.
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Assignment 3: The Pharmaceutical Industry and Health Professional Services

Due Week 8 and worth 160 points

 

Imagine you are the head administrator at Well Being Hospital, a hypothetical local health care facility. Your task is to communicate with Get Well Drugs, a major U.S. pharmaceutical manufacturer, in order to determine if the drugs supplied by this manufacturer are within benchmark standards set forth by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and are thus suitable for use at your hospital. Specifically, you have to report your findings to the health care professionals who use these medications.

 

Note: You may create and / or make all necessary assumptions needed for the completion of this assignment.

 

Write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:

1. Recommend a strategy for communication with Get Well Drugs in order to determine if the drugs supplied by this manufacturer are within benchmark standards set forth by the FDA.
2. Outline a plan for asking questions directed toward Get Well Drugs about any FDA regulations which may be applicable to your local hospital.
3. Outline a plan for communicating these findings to a local consortium of nurses and physicians at your hospital. This plan must include, at a minimum, the cost of the drugs, as well as the types of drugs for use in mental, behavioral, and general services.
4. Conclude your findings, in which you suggest the pros and cons of using Get Well Drugs.
5. Use at least four (4) recent (i.e., last five [5] years), quality academic 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:

• Explain the major components of the U.S. health care system, their functions, and the relationships among these components.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in health services organization.

• Write clearly and concisely about health services organization using proper writing mechanics.

 

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.

What are the environments factors (Economic-Technological-Sociocultural – political) that facing Starbucks?

magine you are an Information Systems Security Specialist for a medium-sized federal government contractor. The Chief Security Officer (CSO) is worried that the organization’s current methods of access control are no longer sufficient. In order to evaluate the different methods of access control, the CSO requested that you research: mandatory access control (MAC), discretionary access control (DAC), and role-based access control (RBAC). Then, prepare a report addressing positive and negative aspects of each access control method. This information will be presented to the Board of Directors at their next meeting. Further, the CSO would like your help in determining the best access control method for the organization.

Write a three to five (3-5) page paper in which you:

1. Explain in your own words the elements of the following methods of access control:
   1. Mandatory access control (MAC)
   2. Discretionary access control (DAC)
   3. Role-based access control (RBAC)
2. Compare and contrast the positive and negative aspects of employing a MAC, DAC, and RBAC.
3. Suggest methods to mitigate the negative aspects for MAC, DAC, and RBAC.
4. Evaluate the use of MAC, DAC, and RBAC methods in the organization and recommend the best method for the organization. Provide a rationale for your response.
5. Speculate on the foreseen challenge(s) when the organization applies the method you chose.  Suggest a strategy to address such challenge(s).
6. Use at least three (3) 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.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Analyze information security systems compliance requirements within the User Domain.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in security strategy and policy formation.
• Write clearly and concisely about topics related to information technology audit and control using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions

Capital Budgeting and Risk Analysis” Please respond to the following:

* From the e-Activity, analyze the reasons why the short-term project that you have chosen might be ranked higher under the NPV criterion if the cost of capital is high, while the long-term project might be deemed better if the cost of capital is low. Determine whether or not changes in the cost of capital could ever cause a change in the internal rate of return (IRR) ranking of two (2).
* From the scenario, take a position for or against TFC’s decision to expand to the West Coast. Provide a rationale for your response in which you cite at least two (2) capital budgeting techniques (e.g., NPV, IRR, Payback Period, etc.) that you used to arrive at your decision.

Create a persuasive essay that fully addresses the questions below. Cite specific examples to support your argument.

1. Were the German people as a whole guilty for the Holocaust or just those who actively supported the Nazi regime?

2. If someone does nothing to stop a crime, is he guilty of a crime himself?

3. Should someone who commits war crimes or crimes against humanity be forgiven or acquitted in court by claiming he was just following orders?

4. Examine the U.S. response to the Holocaust. How would you characterize this response i.e. was it appropriate? Did we do enough? Should we have done more? Etc…

5. Has America’s actions regarding the Holocaust of the 1930s and 1940s influenced her actions in subsequent genocides in the Post World War II world?

III. Your essay should be 2- 5 pages in length, double spaced, Times New Roman or Arial 12 point Font ONLY.

IV. You must utilize a minimum of 5 outside sources in the paper.

Your textbook, Wikipedia, Sparknotes, or encyclopedias of any kind cannot be used as sources

Do not copy other web site( I will use copyscape to check your work)

Powerpoint discussing the social issues highlighted by the song “keep ya head up” Tupac Shakur

Focus mostly on the gender issues highlighted by this song and how it affects our society.

Requirements

Must be 8-10 slides not including the cover page.
Make sure to include sociological concepts. EX:( ethnocentrism, culture relativity)
What is the artist saying?
How is it relevant to society?
What does it explain and help us undertsand about society?
be creative and remember I have to present this so make it long enough for me to stand up there and talk for 5 minutes

Read the closing case “Financing East Coast Yachts’ Expansion Plans with a Bond Issue” in chapter 5 (see below) of textbook “Corporate finance: Core principles & applications. (4th ed.) by Ross, S., Westerfield, R., Jaffe, J., and Jordan, B. (2014), and answer the four questions posed on this sheet.

1. You have been asked to prepare a memo describing the effects and advantages or disadvantages of each of the following bond features on the coupon rate of a 20-year bond:

a. The security or collateral provided with the bond

b. The seniority of the bond

c. A sinking fund provision

d. A call provision

e. Any positive covenants

f. Any negative covenants

g. A conversion feature

h. A floating rate coupon

The firm is also considering whether to issue coupon-bearing bonds or zero coupon bonds. The YTM in either case is expected to be 5.5% per annum. The coupon bond would have a 5.5% per annum coupon payable semiannually. The company’s tax rate is 35%.

2. How many of the coupon bonds must East Coast Yachts issue to raise the $40,000,000? How many of the zeroes must it issue?

3. In 20 years what will be the principal repayment due if East Coast Yachts issues the coupon bonds? If it issues the zeroes?

4. After considering all the relevant factors, what would you recommend the firm do?

East Coast Yacht Case:

CLOSING CASE

FINANCING EAST COAST YACHTS’ EXPANSION PLANS WITH A BOND ISSUE

After Dan’s EFN analysis for East Coast Yachts, Larissa has decided to expand the company’s operations. She has asked Dan to enlist an underwriter to help sell $45 million in new 30-year bonds to finance new construction. Dan has entered into discussions with Renata Harper, an underwriter from the firm of Crowe & Mallard, about which bond features East Coast Yachts should consider and also what coupon rate the issue will likely have. Although Dan is aware of bond features, he is uncertain as to the costs and benefits of some of them, so he isn’t clear on how each feature would affect the coupon rate of the bond issue.

You are Renata’s assistant, and she has asked you to prepare a memo to Dan describing the effect of each of the following bond features on the coupon rate of the bond. She would also like you to list any advantages or disadvantages of each feature.
The security of the bond, that is, whether or not the bond has collateral.
The seniority of the bond.
The presence of a sinking fund.
A call provision with specified call dates and call prices.
A deferred call accompanying the above call provision.
A make-whole call provision.
Any positive covenants. Also, discuss several possible positive covenants East Coast Yachts might consider.
Any negative covenants. Also, discuss several possible negative covenants East Coast Yachts might consider.
A conversion feature (note that East Coast Yachts is not a publicly traded company).
A floating rate coupon.

Dan is also considering whether to issue coupon-bearing bonds or zero coupon bonds. The YTM on either bond issue will be 5.5 percent. The coupon bond would have a 5.5 percent coupon rate. The company’s tax rate is 35 percent.

How many of the coupon bonds must East Coast Yachts issue to raise the $45 million? How many of the zeroes must it issue?
In 30 years, what will be the principal repayment due if East Coast Yachts issues the coupon bonds? What if it issues the zeroes?
What are the company’s considerations in issuing a coupon bond compared to a zero coupon bond?
Suppose East Coast Yachts issues the coupon bonds with a make-whole call provision. The make-whole rcall rate is the Treasury rate plus .40 percent. If East Coast calls the bonds in seven years when the Treasury rate is 4.8 percent, what is the call price of the bond? What if it is 6.2 percent?
Are investors really made whole with a makre-whole call provision?
After considering all the relevant factors, would you recommend a zero coupon issue or a regular coupon issue? Why? Would you recommend an ordinary call feature or a make-whole call feature? Why?