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Ethical dilemma problem 1: Joni is a financial planner for ABC firm. She provided all of her clients with the same products. She felt this was OK since she had thoroughly researched them years ago and found them to be excellent. By concentrating her recommendations with a few firms, she was able to receive commission bonuses. She never discussed their goals and characteristics with her clients unless they brought them up. Explain her violations of SEC and CFP regulations. Indicate what should be done.

2) Define critical success factors (CSFs) and key performance indicator (KPIs) and explain how the administration at a college might use a CSF, such as improving graduation rates, to create a list of KPIs necessary to achieve this goal.

Humania Assurance financial plan and forecast as Required capital for the business - if any - and what for (overview/split & summary to expand business in India

Use the following financial statements of Heifer Sports Inc. in Table 14.14 to find Heifer’s:a) Inventory turnover ratio in 2012.b) Debt/equity ratio in 2012.c) Cash flow from operating activities in 2012.d) Average collection period.e) Fixed-asset turnover ratio.f) Return on equity.

Q5. How do you identify an asset with reference to AASB? How should an asset be recognized in the financial statement? How should assets be measured?

b) There are several reasons that a firm would choose to fund a project that is not profitable. Discuss five (5) reasons with example that make the firm willing to provide funding for non- profitable project. c) Justify three (3) reasons for situation where budget estimates is not equal to actual requirement.

Manage Your Health, Inc. (MYH) is a Fortune 500 company that provides a variety of healthcare services across the globe. MYH has more than 20,000 full-time employees and more than 5,000 part-time employees. MYH recently updated its strategic plan; key goals include reducing internal costs, increasing cross-selling of products, and exploiting new Web-based technologies to help employees, customers, and suppliers work together to improve the development and delivery of healthcare products and services. Below are some ideas the IT department has developed for supporting these strategic goals: 1. Recreation and Wellness Intranet Project: Provide an application on the current intranet to help employees improve their health. A recent study found that MYH, Inc. pays 20 percent more than the industry average for employee healthcare premiums, primarily due to the poor health of its employees. You believe that this application will help improve employee health within one year of its rollout so…

Required: ii) Assuming you and your friend decided to go ahead and start this business, identify specific tpes of financial and nonfinancial information that would be required to run this business effectively. Please give me the correct answers from experts. Shorts and simple . Briefly. ########################### correct answers from experts.

4. Determine a strategy for Wal-Mart to improve online sales. 5. Write a report to management that describes the primary cause of the problems, a detailed plan to solve them, and show how the plan solves the problems and describe any other benefits it will provide

Dream Team Bed and Breakfast & Concierge Service is a new business that is starting in Jamaica by six individuals. the currency to be used at this business is US dollars.  1. Based on the business above provide the following information for the six founders of the business.  a. A Competitor Analysis - stating Competitor’s market shares, Competitor’s services, and Competitor’s strategies within the same location.  b. Loan and Implementation Plan - Amount requested, Purpose and uses of funds, Repayment schedule, and Timetable for implementing plan and launching the business.

Book Principles of Management, OER 2019 Edition, ISBN: 9780998625768 Chapter 17, Chapter Questions  Problem 3CTQ: The case focuses on U.S. markets. How are European markets affected by holiday shopping? Problem 4CTQ: Have your own shopping habits changed with the ease of online shopping? If so, how? Do you expect them to change when you graduate and have more disposable income?

Mavis and John have joined forces to start M&J Food Products, a processor of packaged shredded lettuce for institutional use. John has years of food processing experience, and Mavis has extensive commercial food preparation experience. The process will consist of opening crates of lettuce and then sorting, washing, slicing, preserving, and finally packaging the prepared lettuce. Together, with help from vendors, they think they can adequately estimate demand, fixed costs, revenues, and variable cost per 5-pound bag of lettuce. They think a largely manual process will have monthly fixed cost of $50,000and a variable cost of $2.50 per bag. They expect to sell 75,000 bags of lettuce per month. They expect to sell the shredded lettuce for $3.25 per 5-pound bag. John and Mavis has been contacted by a vendor to consider a more mechanized process. This new process will have monthly fixed cost of $125,000 per month with a variable cost of $1.75 per bag. Based on the above scenario: Should…

How does the master budget for a service company differ from a master budget for a manufacturing company? Which (if any) operating budgets differ and how, specifically, do they differ? Which (if any) financial budgets differ and how, specifically, do they differ?

CVP Analysis; Commissions; Ethics Lionel Corporation manufactures pharmaceutical products sold through a network of sales agents in the United States and Canada. The agents are currently paid an 18% commission on sales; that percentage was used when Lionel prepared the following budgeted income statement for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019: Lionel Corporation Budgeted Income Statement For the Year Ending June 30, 2019 ($000 omitted) Sales $28,500 Cost of goods sold Variable $12,825 Fixed 3,500  16,325  Gross profit  $12,175  Selling and administrative costs Commissions $ 5,130 Fixed advertising cost 800  Fixed administrative cost  2,150  8,080  Operating income $ 4,095 Fixed interest cost 705 Income before income taxes $ 3,390 Income taxes (30%) 1,017 Net income $ 2,373 Since the completion of the income statement, Lionel has learned that its sales agents are requiring a 5% increase in their commission rate (to 23%) for the upcoming year. As a result, Lionel’s president has…

8.5 Morningside Nursing Home, a not-for-profit corporation, is estimating its corporate cost of capital. Its tax-exempt debt currently requires an interest rate of 6.2 percent, and its target capital structure calls for 60 percent debt financing and 40 percent tnequity (fund capital) financing. Its estimated cost of equity is 15.4 percent. What is Morningside’s corporate cost of capital?

1) Provide the implementation plan for Succession and Legacy Apple Inc for the year 2020 until 2025.

The following data were taken from the financial statements of Loveseth Inc. for the current fiscal year. Property, plant, and equipment (net) $1,826,200 Liabilities: Current liabilities $160,000 Note payable, 6%, due in 15 years 794,000 Total liabilities $954,000 Stockholders' equity: Preferred $2 stock, $100 par (no change during year) $715,500 Common stock, $10 par (no change during year) 715,500 Retained earnings: Balance, beginning of year $764,000 Net income 359,000 $1,123,000 Preferred dividends $14,310 Common dividends 154,690 169,000 Balance, end of year 954,000 Total stockholders' equity $2,385,000 Sales $16,603,050 Interest expense $47,640 Assuming that total assets were $3,172,000 at the beginning of the current fiscal year, determine the following: When required, round to one decimal place. a. Ratio of fixed assets to long-term liabilities b. Ratio of liabilities to stockholders' equity c. Asset turnover d. Return on total assets e. Return on stockholders' equity % f.…

Contribution Income Statement and Operating Leverage Willamette Valley Fruit Company started as a small cannery-style operation in 1999. The company now processes, on average. 20 million pounds of berries each year. Flash-frozen berries are sold in 30 pound packs to retailers. Assume 650.000 packs were sold for $75 each last year. Variable costs were $42 per pack and fixed costs totaled $14,250,000. (a) Prepare a contribution income statement for the year ended December 31. HINT: Use a negative sign with both "costs" answers. WILLAMETTE VALLEY FRUIT COMPANY Contribution Income Statement For the Year Ended December 31 Sales Variable costs 48.750 x 27,300 x Contribution margin 21,450 x Fixed costs Net income 14,250 x 7,200 x (b) Determine the company's operating leverage. (Round your answer to two decimal places.) 2.98 (c) Calculate the percentage change in profits if sales decrease by 10 percent. (Round your answer to one decimal place.) % decrease 29.8 (d) Management is considering the…

What was interesting about the AstraZeneca Shares Drop on Weak Quarterly Report Despite 2024 Growth Guidance? What was educational about the AstraZeneca Shares Drop on Weak Quarterly Report Despite 2024 Growth Guidance? What was insightful about the AstraZeneca Shares Drop on Weak Quarterly Report Despite 2024 Growth Guidance?

Determine the CVP analysis' conclusions and weaknesses.

ro forma income statement.  Given the income statement ​, for California Cement Company for 2013 and an expected sales growth rate of 6.67% for​ 2014, prepare a pro forma income statement for 2014. First, find the percentage of each income statement line from 2013 as a percent of sales.  ​(Round to three decimal​ places.) California Cement Company Income Statement for 2013 Sales revenue $ 22,869,000 Cost of goods sold $ -11,637,000 Selling, general, and administrative expenses $ -3,993,000 Depreciation expenses $ -1,331,000 EBIT $ 5,908,000 Interest expense $ -175,000 Taxable income $ 5,733,000 Taxes $ -2,512,462 Net income $ 3,220,538 What is the sales forecast for​ 2014? (Round to the nearest​ dollar.) The pro forma income statement for 2014​ is:  ​(Round to the nearest​ dollar.) California Cement Company Pro Forma Income Statement for 2014 Sales revenue $ ? 100.00% Cost of goods sold $ ? 50.885 %…

Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis (CVP analysis), also commonly referred to as Break-Even Analysis, is a way for companies to determine how changes in costs (both variable and fixed) and sales volume affect a company’s profit.1. Discuss the main components of CVP analysis by providing your own numerical example and constructing a Break-Even Chart.provide the meaning of cost volume profit analysis. Provide numerical data and calculate contribution margin ratio and variable expense ratio, break even in units and in sales, changes in net income, margin of safety and degree of operating leverage. Also, state the assumptions of cost volume profit CVP analysis??

Managers of Best Buy had just implemented an e-commerce platform to expand their business in terms of customer base.Best Buy is a clothing retail store that offers value for money on clothing items for the family. Based on this, complete the tasks that follow. Question 2Discuss ANY FIVE (5) popular payment methods for Best Buy to include in the e-commerce platform.

Carl​ Hightop, a popular basketball​ player, has been offered a four​-year salary deal. He can either accept ​$4 comma 700 comma 000 now or accept quarterly amounts of ​$330 comma 000 payable at the end of each quarter. If money can be invested at 4.8​% compounded monthly​, which option is the better option for Carl and by how​ much? Question content area bottom Part 1 The ▼  lump sum quarterly payments option is better by ​$    enter your response here. ​(Round the final answer to the nearest cent as needed. Round all intermediate values to six decimal places as​ needed

The owners would like to know what reasons caused the current performance of the company and ask your opinion. Through review of the complete records you were able to obtain this additional information: (1) The selling price for every unit is P7.20 during 2018 and; (2) The marketing department did a tremendous job and was able to increase sales units by 20% during 2019. The increase (decrease) in gross profit because of the change in units sold is:

Stock option and performance shares are examples of Select one: a. Short-term incentive plan O b. Long-term incentive plan c. Base salary O d. Foxed pay plan

A brief background on Seprod company Itd. and their Financial statements for 2018 and 2019.

Planning is an essential part of achieving our goals and objectives. Whether it's a personal project, a business venture, or even a simple task, having a well-thought-out plan can make a significant difference in success. Effective planning involves setting clear objectives, identifying the necessary resources, establishing a timeline, and considering potential obstacles or challenges. It allows us to create a roadmap to guide our actions and decisions, making it more likely that we will achieve our desired outcomes.   Question: How do you ensure that your planning process is adaptable to unexpected changes and challenges that may arise during the execution of your plan?

2 To produce a Strategic Direction to facilitating growth (figure 1b). Please indicate the strategic direction into Information Technology Strategy, Structure and Funding

Discuss how would go about implementing the allignment of budget to each strategy mentioned above and how the budgets will contribute to the annual goals and objectives of MS.

Nature cosmetics is a new business in Nizwa, which manufactures cosmetic products using organic raw materials. Salma is the owner of the business and she proudly says, all their products are made from natural and organic raw materials and won’t have any side effects on skin and hair. In SWOT analysis, this will come under a. Opportunities of business b. Threats of the business c. weakness of business d. Strengths of business