1. Marci has two jobs and both employers withheld FICA tax. From her first job, she earned $98,600 and from her second job she earned $13,700. How much can Marci claim on her Form 1040 as excess social security tax paid in 2012? (Points : 1) $0.$44.94.$74.40.$92.40. Question 2. 2. In order to obtain and retain qualified status, a pension or profit-sharing plan must not […]

Details: Weekly tasks or assignments (Individual or Group Projects) will be due by Monday and late submissions will be assigned a late penalty in accordance with the late penalty policy found in the syllabus. NOTE: All submission posting times are based on midnight Central Time. You are a new member of the operations team of a midsize manufacturing company with 500 employees. The decision makers […]

Assignment 2: Copier Paper Report   By Wednesday, March 6, 2013, post to the M3: Assignment 2 Dropbox your solution to the following problem:   You are a quality analyst with John and Sons Company. Your company manufactures fax machines, copiers, and printers that use plain paper. The CEO of the company wants the machines to handle 99.5 percent of all the paper that is […]

Ronaldo Inc. has a capital budget of $1,000,000, but it wants to maintain a target capital structure of 50% debt and 50% equity. The company forecasts this year’s net income to be $1,000,000. If the company follows a residual dividend policy, what will be its dividend payout ratio?   a. 30%   b. 50%   c. 20%   d. 40%   ABC Communications recently completed […]

Discussion 7.1 What is the possible agency conflict between inside owner/managers and outside shareholders? What are some possible agency conflicts between borrowers and lenders? Discussion 7.2 How is it possible for an employee stock option to be valuable even if the firm’s stock price fails to meet shareholders’ expectations? Case Study 7.1 Suppose you decide to start a company. Your product is a software platform […]

  Assignment Details Two friends, Sally and Debbie, decide to make Saturday special and plan a fun family dinner twice a month. Sally packs a picnic lunch and spends every other Saturday in the park; that night, she deposits $100 in an online mutual fund savings account which pays 8% interest. Debbie takes her family out to eat every other Saturday and puts the charge […]

600–800 words          You have been asked to develop a rewards program for the MNC that you work for—specifically for the new subsidiaries that they are opening in Japan, France, and the United States. Why is it important to understand what motivates workers in these countries? Are the motivators different from those in the United States? How would you apply the motivation theories to develop […]

Resource and Competitive Position Analysis   Using your text book, the AUO library and the Internet, research Panera Bread Company. You have been hired by Panera Bread Company as a consultant to assess their internal and external environments in relation to their current competitive strategy. You are scheduled to meet executives at Panera Bread this week to discuss your assessment and recommendations. In preparation for […]

Q2- (Problem 10-41) Grosvenor Industries has designated $1.2 million for capital investment expenditures during the upcoming year. Its cost of capital is 14 percent. Any unused funds will earn the cost of capital rate. The following investment opportunities along with their required investment and estimated net present values have been identified: Project Net Investment NPV Project Net Investment NPV A $200,000 $22,000 F $250,000 $30,000 […]

Executive Presentation The management team was so impressed with the report you submitted a couple of weeks ago, that they have asked you to prepare another report in the form of a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation which addresses additional questions they have about some of their products. They would like to use this information at the next Board meeting so they have asked you to prepare […]