EASE READ Growing Up American: Doing the Right Thing BY OJEDA AND “Individualism as an American Cultural Value” BY PORANEE NATADECHA-SPONSEL BEFORE DOING THE ASSIGNMENT!!!

Analyze the chosen readings in greater detail by examining the impact of literature on globalization and cultural expression and appreciation. Consider how the readings have impacted your own understanding and appreciation of other cultures, and use this as a starting point in regards to thoughts, ideas, and initial arguments. However, remember that this is an academic essay. You must provide a careful analysis of and details from the reading itself and support your contentions with secondary sources. You are not discussing your personal experience and/or culture. As stated above, you are using those observations, perceptions, and/or feelings to simply enhance your analysis of the reading. Go beyond just speaking in generalities and with limited authority.

The paper should be two to four pages in length (excluding APA title and reference pages). The paper must have a main idea (thesis statement) that is supported by the entire discussion of the topic. Support the central point with details from the reading, analysis of those details, and with at least one scholarly secondary sources. Resources must be cited in text and on the reference page.

 

The following is a list of the questions you will need to answer for the Portfolio Project due at the end of Module 8. Your project will need to be submitted as one MSWord document.  If you use Excel spreadsheets to answer the questions, please copy and paste them into your Word document.  You can only submit ONE document for the Portfolio Project, so all of your work needs to be contained in that one document.

Please make sure to clearly label your answers and use APA for formatting and citation as required.

PROBLEM

The main focus of this course is to understand rules in International Accounting. One such focus is to understand the major differences in US GAAP and IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards). The portfolio project is divided into two parts; provide detailed responses to both parts of the project.

Part I

1. Provide a detailed history of the convergence project between US GAAP and IFRS.
2. Discuss in detail the major differences between US GAAP and IFRS applications.
3. Provide a list of countries that have adopted IFRS and how cultural differences can impact interpretation of IFRS.

Part II

1. Explain Transfer Pricing in detail.
2. Provide a detailed example of how Transfer Pricing can be used successfully by Multinational Corporations.
3. Please discuss in detail various methods of translating foreign currency financial statements.

For each of the two parts, discuss and cite at least two credible outside sources other than the assigned textbook.

Your paper should be 8-10 pages in length, well written, and formatted in conformity with APA Style. MUST INCLUDE A REFERENCE PAGE with links.

Criminal Justice

This outline is at least four to five pages in a word document, do not base it off of word count. I need the actual page amount in a Microsoft word document. IT WILL BE CHECKED USING TURNITIN!!!

 

For this assignment, you will select a major issue within the U.S. Supreme Court system and construct a comprehensive outline.

 

Your outline must

• Be four to five double-spaced pages in length (not including the title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style
• Detail your chosen issue to be addressed
• Provide a brief history of the U.S. Supreme Court’s philosophy of your chosen issue.
• Detail your preliminary conclusion about the future of this issue in light of the current makeup of the U.S. Supreme Court.
• Use at least four scholarly sources
• Include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style

MPR professionals need to persuade connectors to use their message. It must be positioned as newsworthy. Common themes defining newsworthiness often include the following:

• Firsts
• Trends
• Local, quirky personalities
• The underdog
• Impact on the audience
• Something of an unusual nature

Part 1: Pre-Pitch 

Using one of the companies that you began developing in the Unit 2 Individual Project, create a story that you wish to shop to a media outlet. Use the following guidelines:

• Provide a brief overview of the company.
• Describe the media outlet being pitched. Include information on its target audience (the media outlet must be real).

Part 1 of the Individual Project should be 1 page in length. Be sure to cite your resources.

Part 2: Writing an Effective Pitch Letter 

• Write the pitch letter, which should include the following:
  • An attention-grabbing opening
  • The “hook”
  • Background information supporting the pitch
  • Support materials
  • The action step

Part 2 of the Individual Project should be 2 1/2 pages in length. Be sure to cite your resources.

Part 3: Follow-up and Other Considerations 

• Describe your follow-up plan.
• Discuss the special considerations for pitching a blogger.

Part 3 of the Individual Project should be 1 1/2 pages in length. Be sure to cite your resources.

Your assignment should contain a cover page, an abstract page, and a reference page in addition to the body. The body of the paper should be 5 pages, starting with a brief 1-paragraph introduction and ending with a short conclusion. The entire submission will be 8–10 pages in length.

Please submit your assignment as a Word document in APA format using the attached TEMPLATE. 

Notice that the grading criteria components match up with the headings provided in the template. Do NOT change the font, page breaks, or margins. Using the template without deleting the headings ensures that you cover each segment of the assignment.

Complete the following problems. You must show your work on the math problems to get full credit. Every student is responsible for completing their own responses to the following problems.

 

1. Identify which of the following costs are fixed and which are variable:

a. Property taxes on a factory building

b. Sales commission

c. Heat and air conditioning for a plant

d. Regular maintenance on machinery and equipment

e. Factory fire insurance

f. Basic raw materials used in production

g. Salaries paid to design engineers

h. Electricity for machinery and equipment in a plant

i. Property taxes on an administrative building

j. Wages paid to temporary workers

 

2. Identify the following costs into either being product cost or period cost:

a. Fire insurance premium paid on factory buildings

b. Electric bill for the warehouse operation

c. Material handling cost related to production

d. Salary paid for plant manager

e. Salary paid for engineers

f. Leasing expense for forklift trucks in warehouse operation

g. Wages incurred in producing products

h. Income taxes paid

i. Interest expenses on borrowed funds

j. Raw material costs

 

3. Identify the following costs as being either variable or fixed in respect to volume or level of activity:

a. Sugar used in ice cream production

b. Electricity for heating and cooling the factory building

c. Electricity for operation of machines

d. Janitorial and custodial salaries

e. Lubricants used for machines

f. Paint shop superintendent’s salary

g. Rent on a factory building

h. Labor costs in assembling a product

i. RFID (Radio-frequency identification) units embedded in the final product during shipping

j. CPU chips used in notebook production

 

4. A company in its first year of operation expects the following financial results from a project:

Sales revenue: $500,000

Variable costs: $155,000

Fixed costs: $80,000

Compute the break-even point in units sold if the company expects to produce and sell 15,000 units.

 

Assignment:

 

Complete the following problems. You must show your work on the math problems to get full credit. Every student is responsible for completing their own responses to the following problems.

 

1. A machine costing $35,000 to buy and $5,000 per year to operate will save mainly labor expenses in packaging over six years. The anticipated salvage value of the machine at the end of seven years is $5,000.

a. If a 10% return on investment (rate of return) is desired, what is the minimum required annual savings in labor from this machine?

   b. If the service life is six years instead of seven, what is the minimum required annual savings in labor for the firm to realize a 10%           return on investment?

   c. If the annual operating cost increases by 15%, from $5,000 to $5,750, what would the minimum required annual savings to get the         10% return on investment?

 

2. A company is looking at purchasing new vehicles to enhance their fleet. Which of the following vehicles would be the best in terms of lowest annual cost if the interest rate = 12% if the vehicles had a service life of 3 years? 4 years? 5 years?

Vehicle          Initial Cost        Annual Operating Cost        Salvage Value

A               $20,000                      $5,000                             $2,000

B               $25,000                      $3,500                             $2,500

C               $30,000                      $2,000                             $3,250

D               $35,000                      $1,000                             $4,000

 

Although biometrics are commonly used in the public (law enforcement) sector, the use of biometrics in the private sector is becoming more common. As a result, the policies, procedures, and laws regulating their use are evolving.

Describe one way that biometrics is currently being used in the private sector.
Describe some of the best practices that should be in place to ensure that the biometric data is properly collected, used, and stored.
Apply the eight Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Privacy Guidelines to your best practices analysis.
Support your work with properly cited research and examples of the selected biometrics applied in the public and private sector.

Read the following scenario:

You are an independent consultant who has recently been hired by JC’s Casino to help improve retention issues concerning the dealers and housekeepers. Most of the dealers have been leaving the casino to work at other casinos in the area, even though JC’s Casino pays better than their local competition. On several exit interviews, many of the dealers have cited the pit boss, Joe, as being “toxic, overbearing, evil, and incompetent.” Joe is the casino owner’s step-son and the HR director, Tom Sneed, is afraid to confront the owner.

Among the housekeeping staff, there has been an above normal rate of absenteeism and high turnover of rooms. Many of the managers who work in accounting, payroll, and other departments have had to ask their full-time employees to help cover for housekeeping by cleaning rooms periodically. Because of this problem, the hotel has had to adjust their check in times from 3 p.m. (the industry standard) to 6 p.m. Customers have arrived earlier and the hotel has had to accommodate them by creating a room to hold luggage. They have also had to hire staff to man the luggage room.

The director of housekeeping, Andrew Keehn, has been working hard to add more staff but he states “good help is hard to find.” The housekeeper’s current hourly wage is comparable to other casinos in the area but because of the staffing shortage, the housekeepers have to clean more rooms per day than their counterparts. The casino owner only knows that there are some issues with keeping the dealers and that some customers were upset because they had to wait to check in. You have been hired for a quick fix and your suggestions were needed yesterday.

Write a 1,400- to 1,700-word paper in which you identify each issue and make recommendations to JC, the casino president, on how to improve overall retention. What the scenario does not provide, you can create. Be sure to include the following in your assessment:

• Evaluate at least two work motivation theories and how they can be applied in order to improve employee recruitment and retention at JC’s Casino.
• Examine possible occupational stressors that are negatively influencing recruitment and retention. What improvements would you suggest to alleviate these stressors?
• Examine the role of job satisfaction and its influence on retention at the casino. Provide recommendations for improving job satisfaction of the employees and how that can play a part in successfully improving retention.
• Discuss counterproductive employee behavior occurring at the casino. What suggestions would you make to reduce the counterproductive behavior and increase productive employee behavior?

Write a four to five (4-5) page paper in which you:

1. Choose one (1) of the two (2) countries to research, and give your opinion on the degree to which the chosen country manages its economy and monetary policy well. Provide support for your opinion.
2. Compare and contrast the economies and monetary policies of the two (2) countries that you have researched. Make at least two (2) recommendations as to the primary manner in which both countries could improve their economy and / or monetary policies.
3. Analyze the impact that economic and monetary policies of one (1) of the chosen countries currently exerts upon its trade with other countries. Make at least two (2) recommendations as to changes that the chosen country should make to its policies to benefit its foreign trade.
4. Propose one (1) alternative economic and monetary policy that would make one (1) of the chosen countries stronger over the longer term. Support your proposal with anticipated outcomes related to the selected alternative policy.
5. Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note:Wikipedia and other Websites do not quality 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:

• Analyze domestic microeconomic and macroeconomic principles that impact businesses.
• Analyze international economics and its impact on businesses, globalization, and business strategy.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in business law and tax.

 

• Write clearly and concisely about business law and tax using proper writing mechanics.

For your assignment this week you are to write a paper of at least four pages that addresses the pollution created by transportation, contaminated water, and solid waste. Your paper should contain the following information:

1. Transportation
   1. Begin with an analysis of the economics of this type of pollution, including a discussion of the externalities associated with mobile source pollution.
   2. Next, discuss some of the current policies that regulate mobile source pollution.
   3. Finally, discuss at least 3 possible reforms to the current system. Note which you believe have the greatest potential to decrease transportation pollutants and why you feel this way.
2. Water Pollution
   1. Begin with a discussion surrounding the nature of the current water pollution problem, including a discussion of sources of contamination and types of pollutants.
   2. Next, discuss some of the water pollution control policies active within the U.S. today.
   3. Finally, discuss some of the efficiency and cost-effectiveness issues described in the book surrounding the treatment of polluted water.
3. Managing Waste
   1. Begin with an evaluation of waste disposal costs and how economics plays a major role in the determination of these costs.
   2. Next, discuss at least 2 ways in which economic incentives can help decrease the global waste problem (hint: read Exercise 19.4 and 19.5 in your text).
   3. Finally, discuss efficient recycling and its potential to decrease the generation of waste within the U.S.

Your paper should include an introduction with a developed thesis statement to set up the paper, as well as a concluding paragraph that sums up your discussion. Additionally, your assignment must be at least four double-spaced pages in length (excluding the title and reference page) and be formatted according to APA (6th ed.) style as outlined in the approved APA style guide. You must use your text and at least three additional scholarly sources to provide sufficient detail of the topics listed above. For information regarding APA, including samples and tutorials, visit the Ashford Writing Center, located within the Learning Resources tab on the left navigation toolbar.