LASA 1: Assignment 2: The Leader as a Strategist Report Using the Internet, find an organization you would be interested in working for or that is of interest to you personally. You now become a newly appointed senior leader in that organization. As a new leader, you must prepare a report for the CEO that assesses the organization’s overall alignment between its vision, mission, values, […]

1) One Company applies manufacturing overhead to jobs on the basis of machine hours used. Overhead costs are expected to total $313,000 for the year, and machine usage is estimated at 125,200 hours. For the year, $337,611 of overhead costs are incurred and 132,700 hours are used.(a)Compute the manufacturing overhead rate for the year. (Round answers to 2 decimal places, e.g. 1.25.)Manufacturing overhead rate $ […]

Junior Sayou, a financial analyst for Chargers Products, a manufacturer of stadiumbenches, must evaluate the risk and return of two assets, X and Y. The firm is consideringadding these assets to its diversified asset portfolio. To assess the return and riskof each asset, Junior gathered data on the annual cash flow and beginning- and end-of yearvalues of each asset over the immediately preceding 10 years, 2000–2009. Junior’s investigation suggests that both assets, on average, […]

here’s my rubic of franchise profile, and my company of this paper is Choice Hotels.  Franchise Profile     OBJECTIVE: Give students an opportunity to understand the role of franchising in the small business sector of the American economy.   OBJECTIVE:  Expose students to business research resources. LeBow Focus: Economics:  Understand the role of small business ownership in the American economy.    Explore the impact of […]

The No- Shoplift Security Company is interested in bidding on a contract to provide a new security system for a large department store chain. The new security system would be phased into 10 stores per year for five years. No- Shoplift can purchase the hardware for $ 50,000 per installation. The labor and material cost per installation is approximately $ 15,000. In addition, No- Shoplift […]

Development in Adolescence and Late Adulthood Worksheet   Use the Learn Psychology text, the University Library, and/or other resources to answer the following questions. Your response to each question should contain at least 150 words.   1.     Puberty can be a difficult time for adolescents. What are some of the challenges they face?       2.     How and when is peer pressure harmful? Can […]

  Week 5 (Textbook Assignment 3) Time Value of Money (Chp 9) and Cost of Capital (Chp 11) Version B   Future Value and Annuity Payments Christy and Michael are trying to decide if they will have enough money to retire early in 15 years, at age 60. Their current assets are $250,000 in retirement plans and they have $90,000 in other investments. Together, they […]

Clarion Enterprises is considering an investment in a new digital reader for use in its inventory management system. The reader will cost $50,000 to purchase and install, will be depreciated over a five-year life using straight-line depreciation toward a $10,000 salvage value in five years. The firm’s analyst estimates that the new reader will reduce the firm’s inventory costs by $30,000 per year, which means […]

The target capital structure for QM Industries is 42% common stock, 13% preferred stock and 45% debt. If the cost of common equity for the firm is 17.2%, the cost of preferred stock is 10.3%, the before tax cost of debt is 7.4%, and the firm’s tax rate is 35%, what is QM’s weighted average cost of capital?   Crypton Electronics has a capital structure […]

Part Two: Final Project Week 5: Relationships and Financial Performance; Company Investment Analysis; Final Report and Presentation of Findings Required:1.What is the relationship between your companies and their respective employees and investors? How do these relationships affect financial performance? Are there any issues outstanding for your companies? Provide a rationale for your assessment. 2.Compare and contrast your two companies using the financial statements for the two […]