Write to your parent or significant other and explain the economics concept of price and income elasticity.  They probably don’t have much of a background in economics, so you’ll need to keep it fairly simple, but you want to get the key ideas across.  An example they can relate to will probably be necessary.

Your assignment is to write a short paper (500–750 words) defining compensation, compensation philosophy, and critical components of a compensation strategy. Provide one solid example of an effective compensation practice/policy. Your paper will be graded on the following:

• definition of compensation;
• overview of compensation philosophy;
• critical components of a compensation strategy; and
• example of an effective compensation practice/policy.

Your paper must be prepared utilizing the APA format and should include external, academic-quality references.

Refer to the baseball dataset provided on the author’s website. Over the last 10 years, the mean attendance per team followed a normal distribution with a mean of 2.25 million per team and a standard deviation of.70 million.

• Use a statistical software to compute the mean attendance per team for the 2009 season.
• Determine the likelihood of a sample mean this large or larger from the population.

You are a well-known expert in the design and security of corporate network infrastructures. As such, Z Corporation, Inc. (ZCorp) has contacted you and is requesting a proposal for a network infrastructure integration design. ZCorp is a global financial institution that intends to add Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) to its existing network. The headquarters of ZCorp is in Denver, CO and it also has main offices in Sydney, Australia, Vienna, Austria, Tokyo, Japan, and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Local routers are providing network services such as Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), network address translation (NAT), and Domain Name System (DNS). It is using Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) as its interior gateway protocol and Exterior Gateway Protocol (EGP) as its exterior gateway protocol. Its wide area network (WAN) involves multiple T3 connections and the use of Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM). It is unclear to the ZCorp information technology (IT) staff whether they should replace Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) with IPv6 or use both versions of IP (dual-stack operation).

Your mission is to prepare a proposal document that makes a recommendation for either replacing IPv4 with IPv6 or using both version of IP. This recommendation must be supported and explained in detail.

Your proposal should specify a phased approach for your recommendation. You should include the following considerations in your document:

• The benefits of implementing IPv6, especially in the area of security
• Potential issues and concerns
• Whether or not to continue the use of network services
• Necessary changes to existing hardware
• Other resource factors
• Implementation plan

Your proposal should be a Word document of 3-5 body pages that includes a title page and an abstract. Citations and references list must be in APA style. Refer to the APA style guide found in the Library for further information

 

 

Prepare an essay based off of the two parts below.

The essay should be a minimum of 600 words.

Part I: In Part I please describe your understanding of “The Tragedy of the Commons” and how it relates to public policy analysis.

Part II: In Part II please research and discuss two real world examples that illustrate the concept of “The Tragedy of Commons.” Please use specific examples that relate directly to public policy or public administration. Your examples must not be given in Hardin’s essay. Make sure to clearly explain the analogy to Hardin’s “commons.”

Write a 350-word paper discussing the following:

• How messages can be adapted for various audiences in the workplace
• How understanding audience can inform or help in identifying the tools and types of media or form (such as e-mail, letters, memos, and so on)  appropriate for communicating in the workplace
• Why grammar and word choice are important for effective communication in the workplace
• What roles revision, editing, and proofreading play in clear workplace communication
• How a writer can achieve accuracy and appropriate tone

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

SeaFair Fashions relies on its sales force of 220 to do an initial screening of all new fashion. The company is currently bringing out a new line of swimwear and has invited 40 salespeople to its Orlando home office. An issue of constant concern to the SeaFair sales office is the volume of orders generated by each salesperson. Last year, the overall company average was $417,330 with a standard deviation of $45,285. (Hint: The finite population correction factor, Equation 7.5, is required.)
⦁ Determine the probability the sample of 40 will have a sales average less than $400,000.
⦁ What shape do you think the distribution of all possible sample means of 40 will have? Discuss.

⦁ Determine the scale of the standard deviation of the distribution of the sample mean of all possible samples of size 40.
⦁ How would the answers to parts a, b and c change if the home office brought 60 salespeople to Orlando? Provide the respective answers for this sample size.
⦁ Each year SeaFair invites the sales personnel with sales above the 85th percentile to enjoy a complementary vacation in Hawaii. Determine the smallest average salary for the sales personnel that were in Hawaii last year. (Assume the distribution of sales was normally distributed last year.)

7-54.

United Manufacturing and Supply makes sprinkler valves for use in residential sprinkler systems. United supplies these valves to major companies such as Rain Bird and Nelson, who in turn sell sprinkler products to retailers. United recently entered into a contract to supply 40,000 sprinkler valves. The contract called for at least 97% of the valves to be free of defects. Before shipping the valves, United managers tested 200 randomly selected valves and found 190 defect-free valves in the sample. The managers wish to know the probability of finding 190 or fewer defect-free valves if in fact the population of 40,000 valves is 97% defect-free. Discuss how they could use this information to determine whether to ship the valves to the customer.

8-12.

Allante Pizza delivers pizzas throughout its local market area at no charge to the customer. However, customers often tip the driver. The owner is interested in estimating the mean tip income per delivery. To do this, she has selected a simple random sample of 12 deliveries and has recorded the tips that were received by the drivers. These data are

$2.25 $2.50 $2.25 $2.00 $2.00 $1.50
$0.00 $2.00 $1.50 $2.00 $3.00 $1.50

⦁ Based on these sample data, what is the best point estimate to use as an estimate to use as an estimate of the true mean tip per delivery?

⦁ Suppose the owner is interested in developing a 90% confidence interval estimate. Given the fact that the population standard deviation is unknown, what distribution will be used to obtain the critical value?

⦁ Referring to part b, what assumption is required to use the specifies distribution to obtain the critical value? Develop a box and whisker plot to illustrate whether this assumption seems to be reasonably satisfied.

⦁ Referring to parts b and c, construct and interpret the 90% confidence interval estimate for the population mean.

8-38.

The Northwest Pacific Phone Company wishes to estimate the average number of minutes its customers spend on long-distance calls per month. The company wants the estimate made with 99% confidence and a margin of error of no more than 5 minutes.

⦁ A previous study indicated that the standard deviation for long-distance calls is 21 minutes per month. What should the sample size be?

⦁ Determine the required sample size if the confidence level were changed from 99% to 90%.

⦁ What would the required sample size be if the confidence level was 95% and the margin of error was 8 minutes?

8-56.

As the automobile accident rate increases, insurers are forced to increase their premium rates. Companies such as Allstate have recently been running a campaign they hope will result in fewer accidents by their policyholders. For each six-month period that a customer goes without an accident, Allstate will reduce the customer’s premium rate by a certain percentage. Companies like Allstate have reason to be concerned about driving habits, based on a survey conducted by Drive for Life, a safety group sponsored by Volvo of North America, in which 1,100 drivers were surveyed. Among those surveyed, 74% said that careless or aggressive driving was the biggest threat on the road. One-third of the respondents said that cell phone usage by other drivers was the driving behavior that annoyed them the most. Based on these data, assuming that the sample was a simple random sample, construct and interpret a 95% confidence interval estimate for the true proportion in the population of all drivers who are annoyed by cell phone users.

1. John Smith was in an auto accident as he was going to work. The car that hit him was at fault. As a result, Mr. Smith spent several weeks in the hospital.  Only 35 years old, John has said he can never work again. The insurance company for the driver at fault does not agree and is contesting the claim.  Smith’s attorney has hired you as a financial forensics expert. What type of support will you provide to Smith’s attorney?             (Points : 2)       Conduct surveillance of Smith’s activities

Determine Smith’s economic loss

Gather evidence to determine if Smith is lying

Determine the financial amount the insurance company can pay Smith

Question 2. 2. Joe was employed by his brother Ed. Ed owned multiple businesses but employed his brother Joe to manage them as a salaried employee. Ed spent most of his time on his yacht or flying in his plane with various friends. Joe on the other hand had the responsibility of making sure that all of the businesses ran profitably. Ed was very clear in telling his brother that he wanted to make sure they were not taxed unduly for all these businesses. He put tremendous pressure on Joe to circumvent taxes and would spend hours at the end of each fiscal year questioning his brother on the tax situation. The I.R.S. discovered a Swiss bank account under another name that was traced back to Joe.  Ed is in turn suing his brother. Joe has hired a litigation team to help prove his innocence. What will Joe’s hired fraud examiner try to establish? (Points : 2) risk tolerant corporate culture and coercion intent and damages lack of financial incentive and disparate impact lack of intent and benefit

Question 3. 3. What is the basis of a fraud investigation? (Points : 2) Suspicion Predication Critical review Remediation

Question 4. 4. A fraud examiner’s objective is to determine if fraud has occurred and who was responsible. What is the objective of a financial forensics investigator? (Points : 2) Use adversarial techniques to gather evidence Determine whether internal controls will prevent financial fraud Render an opinion on the cause of the fraud Use financial evidence to prove fraud allegations

Question 5. 5. Mrs. Barnes had a prenuptial agreement with her husband that if there were a dissolution of the marriage on any grounds other than agreed upon irreconcilable differences, the husband would forgo any monies or assets left to her by her parents’ estate. Now Mrs. Barnes has found out that her husband has had an affair. Mr. Barnes claims they need to divorce based on irreconcilable differences. Which professional might help Mrs. Barnes, a fraud examiner or a forensic accountant and on what basis? (Points : 2) A forensic accountant because there will be financial damages involved A fraud examiner because Mr. Barnes had expenses involved with the infidelity A fraud examiner because Mrs. Barnes is proving default on a contract A forensic accountant because Mr. Barnes will receive a portion of the estate.

Question 6. 6. How are auditing, fraud examination, and financial forensics interrelated?         (Points : 2) All may involve litigation support All may involve gathering evidence All use similar investigative techniques All are impacted by the SOX Act

Question 7. 7. Which of the following would be acting in a fiduciary capacity? (Points : 2) An investment broker conducting transactions A bookkeeper recording transactions A salesman attempting to get his customer the best price A cashier accepting payments

Question 8. 8. Where does the perception of fraud deterrence originate? (Points : 2) In the company culture In the fraud examiner’s recommendations In an employee’s mind In management’s implementation of internal controls

Question 9. 9. What is a source of pressure to commit financial statement fraud?                               (Points : 2) To meet analysts’ predictions To recover losses from investments To maintain organizational structure To maintain an extravagent lifestyle

Question 10. 10. What function is an auditor responsible for?        (Points : 2) Internal controls Fraud detection Risk assessment Calculation of damages

Question 11. 11. Why is higher employee compensation of a fraud perpetrator associated with higher fraud losses? (Points : 2) This fraud perpetrator has more access to assets This fraud perpetrator uses collusion This fraud perpetrator must maintain a good reputation This fraud perpetrator has a higher lifestyle to maintain

Question 12. 12. When are forensic accountants engaged to provide services?    (Points : 2) When an individual has been arrested for fraud. When a fraud suspect has been identified When a company requires an internal control system test When several fraud suspects need to be investigated

Question 13. 13. Which type of fraud is the least likely to occur yet yields the highest losses? (Points : 2) Asset misappropriation fraud schemes Financial statement fraud schemes Public corruption schemes Company kickback fraud schemes

Question 14. 14. What is a financial forensics investigator’s mindset when analyzing information? (Points : 2) Adversarial Cautious Subjective Objective

Question 15. 15. The investigative approach for a forensic accountant is based on which of the following? (Points : 2) Methods following generally accepted auditing standards Methods following the Sarbanes Oxley Act Methods to determine who is responsible Methods to determine the financial impact

Question 16. 16. Which act would be considered fraud instead of abuse? (Points : 2) Using a company gas card to fuel your personal vehicle Taking home office supplies and giving them to your children Shopping online using a company computer during work hours Constantly leaving work early

Question 17. 17. Ed owned multiple businesses but employed his brother Joe to manage them as a salaried employee. Ed spent most of his time on his yacht or flying in his plane with various friends. Joe on the other hand had the responsibility of making sure that all of the businesses ran profitably. Ed was very clear in telling his brother that he wanted to make sure they were not taxed unduly for all these businesses. He put tremendous pressure on Joe to circumvent taxes and would spend hours at the end of each fiscal year questioning his brother on the tax situation. The I.R.S. discovered a Swiss bank account under another name that was traced back to Joe.  Ed is in turn suing his manager/brother Joe and has hired a forensic accountant to gather evidence against Joe. What type of evidence will the forensic accountant be looking for? (Points : 2) ego motivation conversion collusion

Question 18. 18. What is one reason for the proliferation of white collar crime?      (Points : 2) Minimal losses to victims Untrained investigative personnel Lack of investigative resources Lack of interest by prosecutors

Question 19. 19. In which situation would a business hire a fraud examiner? (Points : 2) An allegation of defamation of character To complete the taxes for a business Search for hidden assets in a divorce case To detemine the cause of inventory shrinkage at a company

Question 20. 20. What are the two primary functions of a financial forensics professional? (Points : 2) Forensic auditing and expert witness services Forensic auditing and investigative services Investigative services and expert witness services Litigation advisory services and investigative services

Prepare a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper examining the ethical issues organizations face when implementing change. Be sure to:

• Integrate the assigned readings to your discussion
• Include examples of work experiences and/or examples you’ve observed in Puerto Rico to broaden your discussion and sustain your comments and opinions.
• Properly cite your specific references.
• Include the URL if you used an electronic source and if you used a printed source please attach a copy of the data to your paper.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

just a remind…no plagerism please…at lease 2 references or 3