How do you determine whether you should lease or buy a piece of equipment for your business? Let’s assume you’re faced with the following lease-or-buy decision: You can purchase a $50,000 piece of equipment by putting 25 percent down and paying off the balance at 10 percent interest with four annual installments of $11,830. The equipment will be used in your business for eight years, […]

Discussion Post Week #7   You are the director of supply chain planning over at PlushToysInc Corp. and you are tasked with implementing an aggregate planning strategy.    Your CEO meets with you and says it’s time to roll out the newest stuffed animals for the holiday season.   The company recently completed a sales forecast totaling 7,000 units to satisfy customer demand.   You […]

Established in 1977, Krona Community Hospital is a 60-bed, acute care hospital located in the heart of Banconota County. With a staff of nearly 100 physicians and specialists, 400 employees, and 75 volunteers, they offer a full range of health care services. They are accredited by The Joint Commission. Nouveau Health, a private, not-for-profit health care chain, took over the management of Krona Hospital. Last […]

Financial Trend Analysis: Select a publicly traded company and obtain its annual financial statements over the past five years. Conduct a trend analysis on the company’s financial performance over five years (use the text as a guide on developing the trend analysis). Include in the paper the company’s vision and mission or a brief background of the company’s business operations. Also, examine the company’s corporate […]

international finance Book:   pamela j smith, global trade policy, question and answer,  wiley blackwell For this case study, read the applied problems 7-1 and 7-8 on page 160 of the textbook. Answer both questions using a chart and quantitative explanations, as well as written arguments. To complete this assignment, review cases 7.2.2 and 7.2.3, which start on page 153. Follow the explanations and the charts. […]

“Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH)”   Please respond to the following: The book discusses the Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH) and its three forms. The EMH has a lot to do with information and stock prices. How does information get into prices? How do we know if prices reflect all available information? What are abnormal returns? What does the EMH have to say about abnormal returns?  Please provide […]

  Access to technology is essential for success in today’s business world. Many Americans use technology to overcome their disabilities and become fully productive contributors in the workplace. There are many technology solutions available for the disabled, in the United States and abroad. View information on real-life cases and technology solutions at the following: Steve Gleason: Eyes on the prize Select two cases to examine […]

  Read Consider: What’s in a Name of an Ethics Code? in Chapter 9, then answer these following questions from the text: Describe how the title of a company’s ethics document affects your attitude about the content?. Do you find one title more attractive than another? Describe  the message that the title  “code of conduct” conveys?. Does it reflect the purpose of the document to […]

Respond to…  Using the annual report from Amazon, discuss the risks the company faces and the actions they take to mitigate those risks.  Refer to the Management Discussion and Analysis section of the annual report for this information.  According to Kim (2019), there are 4 risks that could affect Amazon.  1) the law of large numbers: Amazon is so big that it would become harder […]

  KEEP TOPICS SEPARATE: 1-2 PARAGRAPHS PER TOPIC Please use quality research in your internet search. Cite your references.   Portfolio Theory”    Imagine that one of your clients has $100,000 to invest. Propose the manner in which you would apply portfolio theory to this scenario. In order to do this you will first discuss your client’s profile, then you will discuss the specific asset classes and the […]