Discuss solution/s to any non-compliance s and write a professional report that gives background, assessment, justification and recommendations to your solution/s.

This written assessment item places you in the role of an employee of a private certifying consultancy firm. In this position you are given a project to work on that encompasses understanding and applying the National Construction Code of Australia, Building Code of Australia (BCA), Volume One, through assessment of building plans.

You will be required to assess a set of building plans against two specified Parts of the Building Code of Australia 2015, identify compliance’s and non-compliances, discuss solution/s to any non-compliances and write a professional report that gives background, assessment, justification and recommendations to your solution/s. You will also need to include a covering letter to the client. You may be required to make assumptions or ‘educated’ guesses on any information/material that you believe to be missing. If this is the case you are to explain/justify these assumptions.

Design and estimate a model to produce sovereign ratings for each country for each year.

due: 2 Sep 2015

For five countries of your choice, collect annual data on macroeconomic variables (and political variables if you wish) for at least a 10 year period (which must end in 2013 or 2014, i.e. the most recent available data). Using this data, design and estimate a model to produce sovereign ratings for each country for each year.
There is documentation available on the websites of Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s, and Fitch rating agencies which will assist you in this task.
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What are advantages and disadvantages of this approach?

There are many methods available for conducting research, one of which is a case study. The purpose of this assignment is for you to learn how to conduct and complete a case study.

Instructions: Answer the following 4 questions using current APA style throughout. This includes your title page, appropriate vocabulary and sentence structure, introductory statement, citations, page numbers, levels of headings throughout the document, and consistency between your citations and references. Use your textbook, the current APA manual, and any other scholarly sources you might find. This assignment must have 2–4 pages of text, not including the title page or the references. Give the answers to these questions in your own words and with your own explanation. Cite and list your various sources as references. Create a unique heading in your paper for each of these questions so as to be clear about which item you are answering.

What is a case study?

What are some reasons for using a case study approach?

What are advantages and disadvantages of this approach?

Where, or in what ways, can a researcher acquire information/data that can be used for a case study? In other words, what are some various sources for information that a researcher can use in a case study? Note: For question 4, these are 2 ways of stating the same question; these are not 2 separate questions.

Submit your Case Study Paper by 11:59 p.m. (ET) Monday of Module/Week 5.

Write a 1–page Executive Summary of the example and how it supports your position.

We know that a linear regression model is limited in its power to project into the future. In other words, one should be very careful in using linear regression to make projections. Follow these steps in addressing this assigned critical thinking question:

1. Provide an explanation of why (or why not) this caution is warranted.

2. Find a real economic or business example to support your position.

3. Write a 1–page Executive Summary of the example and how it supports your position.

4. Include at least one graph that you have made using Microsoft Word’s chart feature. Make sure the graph includes:

a. Labels on both axes

b. A title

c. A legend

d. A caption listing the source of the dat

? What (physical and conceptual) place does art inhabit in your mind?

From your most conservative standpoint, how do you define art? In other words, how do you separate art from other objects made by human beings? What (physical and conceptual) place does art inhabit in your mind?

Building on your previous definition, what feelings or attitudes do you associate with art?

Building on your previous two definitions, what can art be if we remove some of the more conservative boundaries governing art’s “context”?

Identify the current industry trend that has the most significant impact on your chosen organization’s financial performance.

Financial Statement Analysis

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Assignment 1: Financial Statement Analysis

Due Week 4 and worth 200 points

Select one (1) of the following publically traded health care organizations: Universal Health Services (NYSE: UHS) or Health Management Associates (NYSE: HMA).

Suppose you are a newly appointed CFO of your chosen health care organization. One of your first tasks is to conduct an internal financial analysis of the organization. Conduct a brief financial analysis and review of the chosen company’s financial statements for at least three (3) consecutive years. After conducting the analysis, interpret the data contained within the statements.

Write a three to four (3-4) page paper in which you:

Based on your review of the financial statements, suggest a key insight about the financial health of the company. Speculate on the likely reaction to the financial statements from various stakeholder groups (employee, investors, shareholders). Provide support for your rationale.
Identify the current industry trend that has the most significant impact on your chosen organization’s financial performance. Indicate the trend’s impact on the financial performance of the organization. As the CFO, suggest at least one (1) way that you might minimize the impact of the trend on the organization.
As the CFO, suggest one (1) key strategy that you might use in order to improve the financial performance of the organization. Recommend an approach to implement the suggested strategy. Provide support for your recommendation.
Use at least four (4) quality academic resources. 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:

Evaluate the financial statements and the financial position of health care institutions.
Analyze the role of important financial reporting statements – income statement, balance sheet, and statement of cash flows – and explain how they relate to one another and to the underlying sources of data.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in health financial management.
Write clearly and concisely about health financial management using proper writing mechanics

Analyse the evidence from the research literature on the relative liming of rating agencies’ actions i.e. the ratings lead-lag literature.

Critically analyse the evidence from the research literature (academic journal articles) on the financial market impact of credit ratings actions.
Your answer must focus on at least two of the following: (i) equity markets; (ii) bond markets; (iii) credit derivatives; (iv) the foreign exchange market; (v) cross-country spillovers.

(B)
Answer BOTH parts (i) and (ii).
(i) Critically analyse the evidence from the research literature on split credit ratings. Your answer should include a focus on how financial markets deal with split ratings.
(50% weighting).
(ii) Critically analyse the evidence from the research literature on the relative liming of rating agencies’ actions i.e. the ratings lead-lag literature.
(50% weighting).

Why is it important to make this distinction (address how these differences affect affect adjusting entry and financial statements)?

Assume all purchases are made in cash unless otherwise stated and that KLP has a December 31st fiscal year-end)

KLP Corp. specializes in servicing and repairing diesel engines and restoring cars for clients. Kris, the CEO, began financing operations on January 1, 2013, with an initial personal investment of $250,000. The corporation immediately spent $30,000 cash on an initial deposit for a garage and office to base its operations, signing a $200,000 10-year 4% mortgage for the remainder of the payment. The mortgage is a special mortgage with interest payable on January 1 of each year and the entire principal due upon maturity (both the garage and office have a useful life of 30 years). KLP also used $75,000 of cash to purchase equipment that Kris estimated can be reused in repairs and restorations for up to 5 years, as well as $10,000 of garage supplies (oil, lubricant, auto parts) that are single-use in the ordinary course of repairs and restorations. The garage supplies were purchased on credit with a supplier that extended KLP terms that allow Kris to pay at the end of the three months. KLP purchased a computer for $2,300 as well as a $200 software system that helps him keep track of client service request, invoices and bookkeeping for the business—the computer is assessed to be usable for three years and the software relevant for the companies needs for two years. Finally, KLP Corp. prepaid $36,000 for a three-year insurance contract covering the business for common protections. All of these purchases took place during the month of January with KLP Corp. officially opening for business on February, 1 2013.

During the first three months of business, February to April, KLP Corp. performed repairs amounting to $80,000 in sales and restorations for $5,000 in sales. $55,000 of these revenues were paid in cash with $30,000 paid for on credit by a local business who signed a contract to use KLP’s services on credit terms. These services used up $7,500 of garage supplies. KLP Corp. paid off the original order of garage supplies that it had purchased on credit and placed a second order for $25,000 of garage supplies that were shipped by the end of April. KLP Corp. signed a payable for these garage. On April 30, KLP Corp. spent $2,000 developing and filing the proper legal fees for a company trademark and placed a $24,000 cash prepayment for 12 months of advertising to increase sales.

During the next eight months, KLP Corp. performed $280,000 of repairs and $15,000 of restorations. Again, $245,000 of these sales were paid in cash, while $50,000 were paid in credit by local businesses with credit agreements. KLP had collected $60,000 cash on these credit sales by the end of the year. Kris had $9,500 of garage supplies remaining after performing repairs and restorations over the eight months and paid off $22,000 of its outstanding payable. At the end of year, KLP assessed its bad debt expense at $4,500. KLP uses straight-line depreciation on all its fixed assets. No impairment was deemed necessary on its trademark. KLP Corp. faces a 40% marginal tax rate.

On January 1, 2014, William, a financial broker, became Kris’ partner, investing $250,000 in the business. KLP expanded its garage by purchasing a neighboring garage bay for $50,000 cash and hiring employees to accommodate its expanding clientele. KLP also ordered $50,000 worth of garage supplies on credit with payment due at June 1, 2014. KLP did not renew its advertising contract, believing that it had established a name. KLP paid all taxes that were due from the prior fiscal year.

By June 1, KLP’s sales had exceeded expectations with its repairs, registering $300,000 in repairs and $17,500 in restorations, using $45,000 of garage supplies. $250,000 of these were paid in cash and $67,500 paid on credit. KLP sold equipment originally purchased for $15,000 that had accumulated $4,000 of depreciation for $9,000 cash. KLP replaced the sold equipment with a $30,000 new machine on June 1 and made repairs to some preexisting equipment for $10,000. Also on this date, Kris and William reached a mutual decision to discontinue its flagging restorations segment of business. Again, KLP paid off its existing accounts payable and purchased another $30,000. KLP also established a new prepaid contract with a local company, agreeing to repairs its trucks over a period of one year for $150,000 paid on June 1, the contract entitles the customer to unlimited repairs over the period. Also on June 1, William invested $75,000 in debt securities and $40,000 in equity securities. William suggested KLP Corp. hold $50,000 of the debt securities as held to maturity and the remaining $25,000 debt securities as available for sale (all debt securities had a maturity of 20 years and were issued at par, indicating no premium or discount, both issues have a 3% stated rate payable January 1 of each year). The equity securities were all classified as trading securities.

William correctly suggests the following journal entry for these securities:

Trading Securities – Equity Securities 40,000

Available for Sale Securities – Debt Securities 25,000

Held-to-Maturity Securities – Debt Securities 50,000

Cash 115,000

In the final seven months of business, KLP performed $425,000 of repairs and $11,500 in restorations, all of these services were paid in cash and used up $25,000 of supplies. KLP paid off all outstanding supply contracts and collected $45,000 of its credit sales. It assessed its bad debt expense at $3,000 for the year. The additional garage space is being depreciated over 29 years (to match the useful life of the original space). The additional equipment purchased this year is expected to last only three years. KLP paid its employees $90,000 for their services and promised a $10,000 bonus on January 1, 2015. William and Kris withdrew $20,000 each at the end of the year. The available for sale securities had an unrealized net loss of $2,000 in value and the trading securities had an unrealized net gain of $4,500 in value, while its held-to-maturity securities had an unrealized net gain of $1,000.

Its discontinued restorations segment has a net book value of $30,000 and had an assessed fair market value of $23,000 on December 31 and remains unsold (the drop in the fair market value relative to the book value is due to some of KLP’s equipment). William assessed that the discontinued division had revenues of $11,500 after the decision to discontinue and attributed 10% of all operating expenses to the operating of the discontinued division after the decision to discontinue.

William provided the following entry to record the impairment of the division and the closure of the AFS loss account (since he realizes you, as their bookkeeper, have not had Intermediate II just yet!):

Impairment Loss 7,000

Accumulated Depreciation-Equipment 3,000

Equipment 10,000

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income 1,300

Deferred Tax Asset 700

Unrealized Holding Loss on Available for Sale 2,000

After some finagling by William, KLP Corp. faces an effective tax rate of 35%.

Assignment #1

Provide journal entries, closing entries and adjusting entries for 2013 and 2014. (14 pts)

Provide an unadjusted trial balance for 2013 and 2014. (4 pts)

Describe any difference between recording KLP’s equipment and KLP’s supply accounts. Why is it important to make this distinction (address how these differences affect affect adjusting entry and financial statements)? (2 pts)

Assignment #2

Provide a balance sheet for 12/31/13 and 12/31/14 and an income statement for the years 2013 and 2014. (16 pts)

If KLP believed its new machinery, added in 2014, would bring in 70% of its revenue generating ability in the first year and 15% in the years thereafter, would you suggest straight-line depreciation? What alternatives are available? (hint: consider the matching principle and use it to explain your response) (4 pts)

Assignment #3

Provide a statement of cash flows for 2013 and 2014. (20 pts

State governmental body to recommend the implementation of a crime prevention program within their jurisdiction.

For the purposes of this assignment, assume you are preparing a proposal to a city, county, or state governmental body to recommend the implementation of a crime prevention program within their jurisdiction. You need to demonstrate the value of the crime prevention program and its effectiveness in reducing crime, which in turn will reduce the overall costs to the jurisdiction and justify the additional expenditures to the community.

Your proposal must include:

A summary of the jurisdiction (i.e., city, county, or state) and the portion of the criminal justice system your proposal is designed to address.
An analysis of the current trends from three comparable cities in population size, utilizing the SARA model and the Crime Analysis Triangle. (Note: Crime Analysis for Problem Solvers in 60 Small Steps, Steps 7 and 8). You will analyze the data from three similar jurisdictions and compare it to national data.
A determination of the appropriate crime prevention strategy for the jurisdiction based on this analysis.
A review of academic literature and studies on the various crime prevention programs to address the needs of the community. How does the crime prevention program address social justice issues of the community?
An analysis of the various programs showing their effectiveness in comparable jurisdictions.
A recommendation of a funding strategy for program implementation.
Your anticipated outcomes, both short and long term. How does the crime prevention program affect social justice within the community

How does the crime prevention program address social justice issues of the community?

For the purposes of this assignment, assume you are preparing a proposal to a city, county, or state governmental body to recommend the implementation of a crime prevention program within their jurisdiction. You need to demonstrate the value of the crime prevention program and its effectiveness in reducing crime, which in turn will reduce the overall costs to the jurisdiction and justify the additional expenditures to the community.

Your proposal must include:

A summary of the jurisdiction (i.e., city, county, or state) and the portion of the criminal justice system your proposal is designed to address.
An analysis of the current trends from three comparable cities in population size, utilizing the SARA model and the Crime Analysis Triangle. (Note: Crime Analysis for Problem Solvers in 60 Small Steps, Steps 7 and 8). You will analyze the data from three similar jurisdictions and compare it to national data.
A determination of the appropriate crime prevention strategy for the jurisdiction based on this analysis.
A review of academic literature and studies on the various crime prevention programs to address the needs of the community. How does the crime prevention program address social justice issues of the community?
An analysis of the various programs showing their effectiveness in comparable jurisdictions.
A recommendation of a funding strategy for program implementation.
Your anticipated outcomes, both short and long term. How does the crime prevention program affect social justice within the community?

Writing the Final Project

The Final Project:

Must be eight to ten double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages), and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
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 six scholarly sources, including a minimum of four from the Ashford University Library.
Must document all sources in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
Must include a separate reference page, formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.