Introduction
Lisa Martin, CMA, CPA, was recently promoted to the position of controller at International Retail Computer Solutions (IRCS). Her promotion resulted from eight years of hard work as a corporate accountant. Martin has been with IRCS since graduating from Big State University and was thrilled to have an opportunity to move up within the organization. She has a fantastic relationship with the other members of IRCS’s management team (all of whom are also Big State alumni) and enjoys tailgating with them before Big State sporting events.
The Company
IRCS is a privately held company headquartered in the southeastern United States. IRCS’s primary business activities involve buying and selling used point-of-sale (POS) computer systems. When a U.S. retailer upgrades its POS computer systems, IRCS purchases the used equipment (including handheld scanners, receipt printers, monitors, keyboards, CPUs, and servers) and resells it to retailers in developing countries, where it is considered to be top of the line. In addition, IRCS provides replacement parts to U.S. retailers that continue to use older POS computer systems.
Ernesto Rodriguez founded IRCS in 1984. He retired last year to engage in other pursuits and is no longer involved with the day-to-day operations. However, he still retains a majority ownership interest in the company and serves as the chairman of the board. The president and chief executive officer, Harvey Lang, has been with IRCS since the founding of the company. Upon Rodriguez’s retirement, Lang was promoted and given a small ownership interest in the company.
The Management Team
Besides Harvey Lang and Lisa Martin, IRCS’s management team includes Chief Financial Officer Christina Edmonds, Chief Information Officer Carl Miller, Vice President of Sales Ryan Scott, and Vice President of Logistics Elizabeth Conner. The members of the management team all have an excellent working relationship with one another and frequently spend time together outside of work, often at Big State University sporting events.
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Changing Circumstances
During the current year (2012), several large [retail] chains, which had expanded aggressively during the boom years preceding 2008, succumbed to the ongoing financial hardship and were forced into bankruptcy. IRCS’s management saw an opportunity to acquire a significant number of used, but relatively up-to-date POS systems at a significant discount. Therefore, the company obtained a $10 million loan from First National Bank (FNB) to help finance the purchase. In order to obtain the financing from FNB, IRCS agreed to several loan covenants. Specifically, IRCS is required to maintain a minimum interest coverage ratio of 3. Failure to do so violates the loan covenant and allows FNB to demand immediate repayment of the loan.
Costing the New Inventory
In June 2012, IRCS paid more than $12 million to acquire used POS systems from a bankrupt retail chain. Although IRCS frequently purchases and sells used POS equipment, this latest purchase is by far the largest the company has ever made, thus the need for the $10 million loan.
One day in late November, over lunch with the management team, Martin listened attentively as Lang, Edmonds, and Scott discussed the success of IRCS’s latest venture. She was delighted to hear that sales of the newly acquired inventory were proceeding briskly, and that the company’s profit margins were substantially higher than normal. The only items that were cause for concern were three remaining types of CPUs. Scott noted that there just did not seem to be much demand for these items, even when IRCS offered relatively deep discounts. However, he mentioned that his sales team had several promising leads, and that he was confident that they would be able to find buyers for these items, even if they had to offer even larger discounts.
Inventory Impairment Testing
Shortly after year-end, Martin was instructed to prepare the first draft of ICRS’s financial statements. As part of the preparation process, she conducted an inventory impairment test to determine whether inventories were appropriately recorded on IRCS’s books.
When she had completed the impairment test, she was surprised to see that her calculation indicated that there was an impairment loss of $538,005. Upon further examination, Martin determined that the impairment loss was attributable to the decline in market value of the three slow-moving CPU items. Concerned, she sought out Ryan Scott to determine whether the sales force had had any luck finding buyers for the three CPU items:
Martin: “Hey, Ryan. Do you have a minute to chat about those three slow-moving CPU items from the June purchase?”
Scott: “Sure, Lisa. What can I do for you?”
Martin: “I need to know if you still think that we might be able to sell those items at any amount close
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to the cost we have on the books. In other words, is it reasonable to hope that we can sell them for a normal profit?”
Scott: “Well, Lisa, that’s a tough question. You know, we have a great sales team here at IRCS, and we are generally able to move our used inventory pretty quickly. We did have several promising leads, but unfortunately, those customers bought CPUs from our competition at a deeply discounted price relative to our carrying amount. Given the market, I think a more realistic expectation is that we will have to offer them at a significant discount if we want to sell them.”
Martin: “I see. Okay, Ryan, thanks for taking the time to talk things over with me.”
Scott: “Of course! Any time.”
Given her discussion with Scott, Martin recorded the loss, which directly reduced income before taxes and interest, and significantly reduced net income. She then sent the financial statements and impairment test documentation to Edmonds for review and approval. The next day, Lang called Martin into his office:
Lang: ”Thanks for dropping by, Lisa.”
Martin: ”No problem, Harvey. What’s up?”
Lang: ”I wanted to talk about the draft of the financial statements that you sent to Christina yesterday. I see that you’ve indicated that we should recognize an impairment loss in excess of $500,000 associated with our inventory. You do realize that amount would reduce our bonuses? I use my bonus to pay for my Big State luxury box and provide scholarships for deserving student athletes. In addition, these financial statements are going to our bankers. The impairment loss you booked will cause us to violate the interest coverage ratio debt covenant. In fact, any impairment adjustment above $72,000 will place us in violation of our debt covenants in the first year of our loan!”
Martin: ”I definitely don’t want us to violate our debt covenants. But do you really think the bankers would call our loan on our first violation?”
Lang: ”Look, the bank wasn’t really excited about extending us the loan to begin with; however, Ernesto was a friend of the bank president and that was what got us the loan. The down economy has really hurt the bank and they are in no position to have risky loans outstanding. So, to answer your question, yes, I believe the bank will call our loan if we violate our debt covenants this year. Doing so will probably send us to bankruptcy and put 25 people out of work, and Ernesto and I would be on the hook for the remaining loan balance. Do you want that to happen?”
Martin: ”Of course not, especially since I am one of those people that could be out of work! Look Harvey, I didn’t make up the accounting rules, but we have to follow them, especially since a CPA firm will review these financial statements before we send them to the bank.”
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Lang: ”The bankers are not interested in the nuts and bolts of our accounting, particularly an issue that doesn’t affect our cash flows. The bank just needs to get a big picture of our financial situation, and I am telling you, we are in good shape! Now, I need you to find a way to lower that adjustment, so that we don’t violate our debt covenants.”
Martin: ”Harvey, based on my reading of the authoritative guidance, I don’t think we have an option here. And I don’t feel comfortable with you pressuring me.”
Lang: ”Okay, okay. I’m sorry I got so riled up.” … ”I tell you what. I think I can see our way out of this. Let me have a few days to get things lined up, and I will touch base with you soon.”
Two days later, Martin received a note from Lang that read, “This should take care of our impairment problem! Once you’ve reversed the impairment loss and updated the financial statements, just send them on to Christina for final review.” Underneath was a copy of Lang’s impairment test, a purchase order from one of IRCS’s largest Indian customers, along with IRCS’s corresponding invoice and shipping documentation. Martin noticed that three items included in the order were the slow-moving CPU items. Concerned that there might have been a mistake in the pricing, she decided to check with Ryan Scott:
Martin: ”Ryan, can I ask you about Invoice Number 2011-00295? The latest sale we made to National Computers?”
Scott: ”Sure, Lisa. What do you need to know?”
Martin: ”First, great job selling some of those CPU units. I know we were all worried they would be tough to sell, but it looks like we were actually able to recover our cost. I do have a question about the other items on the invoice though. I think there might be a mistake on the prices?”
Scott: ”That’s no mistake. Just between you and me, Harvey said that for financial reasons, we needed to show that we could sell the CPU items above our carrying cost, so I was able to convince National Computers to ‘pay’ a substantial premium for the CPU items by giving them great prices on the other items. But Harvey said to make sure to keep that information confidential. He specifically asked that we not discuss it with the accountants coming to review the books in a few weeks.”
Martin: ”Whoa! That’s news to me. So you don’t think we could sell those CPU items, even at cost, without giving the customer ‘special’ pricing on the other item?”
Scott: ”No way. Those CPU items are pretty obsolete, even for our overseas customers. We’ll be lucky if we can sell them for half of the carrying value.”
Martin’s head was spinning as she returned to her office. She was very uncomfortable with what she had learned about the sale to National Computers. Unsure how she should proceed, she decided to request a meeting with Christina Edmonds to talk through the issue. At the meeting the next day, Martin began by describing the issues around the impairment loss, and her concerns about Harvey’s ”solution” to the problem. She then asked Edmonds what she should do:
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Edmonds: ”Well, Lisa, this is a tough situation.” … ”It’s true that the vast majority of our sales are on an item-by-item basis, but we do sell complete POS computer systems from time to time. For instance, our recent sale to National Computers included monitors, printers, scanners, and CPUs.”
Martin: ”But Ryan said the only reason National Computer was willing to buy the CPUs was because we gave them deep discounts on the other items.”
Edmonds: ”This is definitely a gray area, and we must use our professional j
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Introduction It Is Essential That Nurses Understand The Issues Related To Health
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It is essential that nurses understand the issues related to healthcare financing, including local, state, and national healthcare policies and initiatives that affect healthcare delivery. As a patient advocate, the professional nurse is in a position to work with patients and families to access available resources to meet their healthcare needs.
Requirements:
Your submission must be your original work. No more than a combined total of 30% of the submission and no more than a 10% match to any one individual source can be directly quoted or closely paraphrased from sources, even if cited correctly. Use the Turnitin Originality Report available in Taskstream as a guide for this measure of originality.
You must use the rubric to direct the creation of your submission because it provides detailed criteria that will be used to evaluate your work. Each requirement below may be evaluated by more than one rubric aspect. The rubric aspect titles may contain hyperlinks to relevant portions of the course.
A. Compare the U.S. healthcare system with the healthcare system of Great Britain, Japan, Germany, or Switzerland, by doing the following:
1. Identify one country from the following list whose healthcare system you will compare to the U.S. healthcare system: Great Britain, Japan, Germany, or Switzerland.
2. Compare access between the two healthcare systems for children, people who are unemployed, and people who are retired.
a. Discuss coverage for medications in the two healthcare systems.
b. Determine the requirements to get a referral to see a specialist in the two healthcare systems.
c. Discuss coverage for preexisting conditions in the two healthcare systems.
3. Explain two financial implications for patients with regard to the healthcare delivery differences between the two countries (i.e.; how are the patients financially impacted).
B. Acknowledge sources, using in-text citations and references, for content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized.
C. Demonstrate professional communication in the content and presentation of your submission.
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Introduction Lisa Martin Cma Cpa Was Recently Promoted To The Position Of Contro
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Lisa Martin, CMA, CPA, was recently promoted to the position of controller at International Retail Computer Solutions (IRCS). Her promotion resulted from eight years of hard work as a corporate accountant. Martin has been with IRCS since graduating from Big State University and was thrilled to have an opportunity to move up within the organization. She has a fantastic relationship with the other members of IRCS’s management team (all of whom are also Big State alumni) and enjoys tailgating with them before Big State sporting events.
The Company
IRCS is a privately held company headquartered in the southeastern United States. IRCS’s primary business activities involve buying and selling used point-of-sale (POS) computer systems. When a U.S. retailer upgrades its POS computer systems, IRCS purchases the used equipment (including handheld scanners, receipt printers, monitors, keyboards, CPUs, and servers) and resells it to retailers in developing countries, where it is considered to be top of the line. In addition, IRCS provides replacement parts to U.S. retailers that continue to use older POS computer systems.
Ernesto Rodriguez founded IRCS in 1984. He retired last year to engage in other pursuits and is no longer involved with the day-to-day operations. However, he still retains a majority ownership interest in the company and serves as the chairman of the board. The president and chief executive officer, Harvey Lang, has been with IRCS since the founding of the company. Upon Rodriguez’s retirement, Lang was promoted and given a small ownership interest in the company.
The Management Team
Besides Harvey Lang and Lisa Martin, IRCS’s management team includes Chief Financial Officer Christina Edmonds, Chief Information Officer Carl Miller, Vice President of Sales Ryan Scott, and Vice President of Logistics Elizabeth Conner. The members of the management team all have an excellent working relationship with one another and frequently spend time together outside of work, often at Big State University sporting events.
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Changing Circumstances
During the current year (2012), several large [retail] chains, which had expanded aggressively during the boom years preceding 2008, succumbed to the ongoing financial hardship and were forced into bankruptcy. IRCS’s management saw an opportunity to acquire a significant number of used, but relatively up-to-date POS systems at a significant discount. Therefore, the company obtained a $10 million loan from First National Bank (FNB) to help finance the purchase. In order to obtain the financing from FNB, IRCS agreed to several loan covenants. Specifically, IRCS is required to maintain a minimum interest coverage ratio of 3. Failure to do so violates the loan covenant and allows FNB to demand immediate repayment of the loan.
Costing the New Inventory
In June 2012, IRCS paid more than $12 million to acquire used POS systems from a bankrupt retail chain. Although IRCS frequently purchases and sells used POS equipment, this latest purchase is by far the largest the company has ever made, thus the need for the $10 million loan.
One day in late November, over lunch with the management team, Martin listened attentively as Lang, Edmonds, and Scott discussed the success of IRCS’s latest venture. She was delighted to hear that sales of the newly acquired inventory were proceeding briskly, and that the company’s profit margins were substantially higher than normal. The only items that were cause for concern were three remaining types of CPUs. Scott noted that there just did not seem to be much demand for these items, even when IRCS offered relatively deep discounts. However, he mentioned that his sales team had several promising leads, and that he was confident that they would be able to find buyers for these items, even if they had to offer even larger discounts.
Inventory Impairment Testing
Shortly after year-end, Martin was instructed to prepare the first draft of ICRS’s financial statements. As part of the preparation process, she conducted an inventory impairment test to determine whether inventories were appropriately recorded on IRCS’s books.
When she had completed the impairment test, she was surprised to see that her calculation indicated that there was an impairment loss of $538,005. Upon further examination, Martin determined that the impairment loss was attributable to the decline in market value of the three slow-moving CPU items. Concerned, she sought out Ryan Scott to determine whether the sales force had had any luck finding buyers for the three CPU items:
Martin: “Hey, Ryan. Do you have a minute to chat about those three slow-moving CPU items from the June purchase?”
Scott: “Sure, Lisa. What can I do for you?” Martin: “I need to know if you still think that we might be able to sell those items at any amount close
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to the cost we have on the books. In other words, is it reasonable to hope that we can sell them for a normal profit?”
Scott: “Well, Lisa, that’s a tough question. You know, we have a great sales team here at IRCS, and we are generally able to move our used inventory pretty quickly. We did have several promising leads, but unfortunately, those customers bought CPUs from our competition at a deeply discounted price relative to our carrying amount. Given the market, I think a more realistic expectation is that we will have to offer them at a significant discount if we want to sell them.”
Martin: “I see. Okay, Ryan, thanks for taking the time to talk things over with me.”
Scott: “Of course! Any time.”
Given her discussion with Scott, Martin recorded the loss, which directly reduced income before taxes and interest, and significantly reduced net income. She then sent the financial statements and impairment test documentation to Edmonds for review and approval. The next day, Lang called Martin into his office:
Lang: ”Thanks for dropping by, Lisa.”
Martin: ”No problem, Harvey. What’s up?”
Lang: ”I wanted to talk about the draft of the financial statements that you sent to Christina yesterday. I see that you’ve indicated that we should recognize an impairment loss in excess of $500,000 associated with our inventory. You do realize that amount would reduce our bonuses? I use my bonus to pay for my Big State luxury box and provide scholarships for deserving student athletes. In addition, these financial statements are going to our bankers. The impairment loss you booked will cause us to violate the interest coverage ratio debt covenant. In fact, any impairment adjustment above $72,000 will place us in violation of our debt covenants in the first year of our loan!”
Martin: ”I definitely don’t want us to violate our debt covenants. But do you really think the bankers would call our loan on our first violation?”
Lang: ”Look, the bank wasn’t really excited about extending us the loan to begin with; however, Ernesto was a friend of the bank president and that was what got us the loan. The down economy has really hurt the bank and they are in no position to have risky loans outstanding. So, to answer your question, yes, I believe the bank will call our loan if we violate our debt covenants this year. Doing so will probably send us to bankruptcy and put 25 people out of work, and Ernesto and I would be on the hook for the remaining loan balance. Do you want that to happen?”
Martin: ”Of course not, especially since I am one of those people that could be out of work! Look Harvey, I didn’t make up the accounting rules, but we have to follow them, especially since a CPA firm will review these financial statements before we send them to the bank.”
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Lang: ”The bankers are not interested in the nuts and bolts of our accounting, particularly an issue that doesn’t affect our cash flows. The bank just needs to get a big picture of our financial situation, and I am telling you, we are in good shape! Now, I need you to find a way to lower that adjustment, so that we don’t violate our debt covenants.”
Martin: ”Harvey, based on my reading of the authoritative guidance, I don’t think we have an option here. And I don’t feel comfortable with you pressuring me.”
Lang: ”Okay, okay. I’m sorry I got so riled up.” … ”I tell you what. I think I can see our way out of this. Let me have a few days to get things lined up, and I will touch base with you soon.”
Two days later, Martin received a note from Lang that read, “This should take care of our impairment problem! Once you’ve reversed the impairment loss and updated the financial statements, just send them on to Christina for final review.” Underneath was a copy of Lang’s impairment test, a purchase order from one of IRCS’s largest Indian customers, along with IRCS’s corresponding invoice and shipping documentation. Martin noticed that three items included in the order were the slow-moving CPU items. Concerned that there might have been a mistake in the pricing, she decided to check with Ryan Scott:
Martin: ”Ryan, can I ask you about Invoice Number 2011-00295? The latest sale we made to National Computers?”
Scott: ”Sure, Lisa. What do you need to know?”
Martin: ”First, great job selling some of those CPU units. I know we were all worried they would be tough to sell, but it looks like we were actually able to recover our cost. I do have a question about the other items on the invoice though. I think there might be a mistake on the prices?”
Scott: ”That’s no mistake. Just between you and me, Harvey said that for financial reasons, we needed to show that we could sell the CPU items above our carrying cost, so I was able to convince National Computers to ‘pay’ a substantial premium for the CPU items by giving them great prices on the other items. But Harvey said to make sure to keep that information confidential. He specifically asked that we not discuss it with the accountants coming to review the books in a few weeks.”
Martin: ”Whoa! That’s news to me. So you don’t think we could sell those CPU items, even at cost, without giving the customer ‘special’ pricing on the other item?”
Scott: ”No way. Those CPU items are pretty obsolete, even for our overseas customers. We’ll be lucky if we can sell them for half of the carrying value.”
Martin’s head was spinning as she returned to her office. She was very uncomfortable with what she had learned about the sale to National Computers. Unsure how she should proceed, she decided to request a meeting with Christina Edmonds to talk through the issue. At the meeting the next day, Martin began by describing the issues around the impairment loss, and her concerns about Harvey’s ”solution” to the problem. She then asked Edmonds what she should do:
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Edmonds: ”Well, Lisa, this is a tough situation.” … ”It’s true that the vast majority of our sales are on an item-by-item basis, but we do sell complete POS computer systems from time to time. For instance, our recent sale to National Computers included monitors, printers, scanners, and CPUs.”
Martin: ”But Ryan said the only reason National Computer was willing to buy the CPUs was because we gave them deep discounts on the other items.”
Edmonds: ”This is definitely a gray area, and we must use our professional j
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Introduction Nursing Is A Practice Discipline That Includes Direct And Indirect 1
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Nursing is a practice discipline that includes direct and indirect care activities that affect health outcomes. As a baccalaureate nursing student, you are developing new competencies in leadership, and in order to achieve mastery, you must apply those competencies to live practice experiences and situations. This Leadership Learning Experience (LLE) is designed to allow you to choose a clinical focus (e.g., practice, policy, education, population) in which you apply your leadership problem–solving skills. The LLE requires engagement with other people within the setting to complete.
You will develop a project within a practice setting that allows you to develop these leadership skills. You will identify a problem area in a practice setting that you specifically want to address (e.g., practice, policy, population, education) that aligns with organizational priorities. Example sources for the problem area may include the following:
• Practice: joint commission standards, core measures as quality indicators, other data
• Policy: legislation, staffing ratio, regulations from state boards
• Population: children with diabetes, adult obesity
• Education: future of nursing, Benner’s recommendations about nursing education
You will focus on a real-life solution for the problem. You should choose a topic that is timely, manageable, and realistic to the current healthcare environment. An external resource person (i.e., manager, clinical leader, clinical educator, policy expert, or population expert) must confirm the relevance of the selected project and your engagement in the setting as part of project completion. As with all projects, you should think how you, as a nurse, function in the following roles: detective, scientist, and manager of the healing environment.
Requirements:
Your submission must be your original work. No more than a combined total of 30% of the submission and no more than a 10% match to any one individual source can be directly quoted or closely paraphrased from sources, even if cited correctly. Use the Turnitin Originality Report available in Taskstream as a guide for this measure of originality.
You must use the rubric to direct the creation of your submission because it provides detailed criteria that will be used to evaluate your work. Each requirement below may be evaluated by more than one rubric aspect. The rubric aspect titles may contain hyperlinks to relevant portions of the course.
Note: Any information that would be considered confidential, proprietary, or personal in nature should not be included. Do not include the actual names of people, stakeholders, or other personally identifiable information. Fictional names should be used. Also, agency-specific data, including financial information, should not be included but should be addressed in a general fashion as appropriate.
Note: Your submission may be in a variety of formats (e.g., report, multimedia presentation).
A. Develop a written proposal by doing the following:
1. Identify a problem or issue related to practice, policy, population, or education that aligns with the organizational priorities you seek to solve.
Note: You may need to meet with your organization or practice setting, your manager, or your supervisor to help choose a current problem or issue.
a. Explain the problem or issue, including why it is applicable to the area of practice you chose and the healthcare environment.
2. Discuss your investigation of the problem or issue.
a. Provide evidence to substantiate the problem or issue (e.g., organizational assessment, national source documents, evidence from a stakeholder).
3. Analyze the state of the situation using current data.
a. Analyze areas that might be contributing to the problem or issue.
4. Propose a solution or innovation for the problem or issue.
a. Justify your proposed solution or innovation based on the results of your investigation and analysis.
5. Recommend resources to implement your proposed solution or innovation. Include a cost-benefit analysis of your proposed solution or innovation.
6. Provide a timeline for implementation based on your proposal.
7. Discuss why each key stakeholder or partner is important for the implementation of the solution or innovation.
a. Summarize your engagement with the key stakeholders or partners, including the input and feedback you received.
b. Discuss how you intend to work with those key stakeholders or partners in order to achieve success.
8. Discuss how your proposed solution or innovation could be implemented, including how the implementation could be evaluated for success.
B. Explain how you fulfilled the following roles during your process of investigation and proposal development:
1. scientist
2. detective
3. manager of the healing environment
C. Submit the completed attached “Professional Verification Form” from the organizational leader advising you in your leadership experience.
D. Acknowledge sources, using APA-formatted in-text citations and references, for content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized.
E. Demonstrate professional communication in the content and presentation of your submission.
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Introduction Of The Proposed Business How To Write One
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Running Head: ESTABLISHEMENT OF FASHION & DESIGN MEGACLAD SHOP Establishment of Fashion and design MegaClad ShopName:Institution:Date: 1 ESTABLISHEMENT OF FASHION & DESIGN MEGACLAD SHOP…
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Introduction Over The Past Several Years Indiana University Of Pennsylvania Has
/in Uncategorized /by developerAnswer the Questions (600 words)Would a business like Dave and Buster’s be a solution to the lack of entertainment around IUP?Would students and the community value a Dave and Buster’s?Will enough business be generated to be profitable?Will neighboring cities visit Indiana for Dave and Buster’s?Would a Dave and Buster’s take away from other businesses around IUP?after answer the questions I want Conclusion for all answers, and in attach.
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Introduction Proposal Arguments Are Common Forms Of Writing Especially In The Pr
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Proposal arguments are common forms of writing, especially in the professional world. The goal of a proposal argument is to propose a solution to solve a problem. This task requires you to propose a clear solution to a specific problem and then provide evidence to support your recommendation.
Topics:
Note: Choose only one of the following topics for your essay.
• How can the United States lessen its dependence on fossil fuels?
• What can be done to address the problem that you discussed in your causal analysis essay in Task 3?
Note: If you respond to this topic in your Task 4 essay, please include a note at the top if your essay that lists your Task 3 essay topic, like this: TASK 3 Topic:
MY TASK 3 TOPIC WAS GLOBAL WARMING AND CLIMATE CHANGE.
Requirements:
A. Write a proposal essay (suggested length of 4–7 pages). In your essay, do the following:
1. Respond to one of the given topics.
2. Provide an effective introduction.
3. Provide an appropriate thesis statement that previews two to four main points.
4. Explain the significance of the problem.
5. Propose a clear recommendation, with support, to solve the problem.
6. Provide an effective conclusion that includes an evaluation of the importance of the topic.
B. Include at least three academically credible sources in the body of your essay.
1. For your sources, include all in-text citations and references in APA format.
C. Demonstrate professional communication in the content and presentation of your submission.
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Introduction Provide A Brief Summary Of The Story And A Generai Description Of W
/in Uncategorized /by developer“The Metamorphosis” is a story about apocalypse. This is not the end of the world necessarily as we see it occur in by the waters of Babylon were cities lie ruins but remember that apocalypse means a lifting of the veil or revelation for Gregor turning into a bug is not just a metamorphosis but a sort of apocalypse the catalyst that reveals an ugly truth to him. After he had wrapped up so much of his identity in caring for and providing for his family they ultimately rejected him and his time of need.Write a literary analysis paper of no less that 400 words Think about the character of Gregor Samsa and the transformation of identity that he goes through
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Introduction The History Of Warfare And The History Of Disease Are Unquestionabl
/in Uncategorized /by developerIn the May issue of the Journal of Virology, a team of U.S. Army researchers reports that a new DNA vaccine can protect monkeys from what would otherwise be a lethal dose of monkeypox.” Regarding Jay Hooper and his colleagues at USAMRIID and their “next generation” vaccine, in one succinct paragraph compare and contrast this vaccine with DryVax and MVA. End your paragraph with what you think would be the smallpox vaccine of the future—do some research—and why you think so.
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Introduction The World Is Undergoing Radical Transformation
/in Uncategorized /by developerIn order to carry out this assignment, students must carefully read Peter Thiel’s book, One to Two.
Introduction
The world is undergoing radical transformation. With Brexit, the British voted to leave the European Union, an unthinkable move just a few years ago. Meanwhile, within the UK, the Scots, Northern Irish and possibly Welch are looking into leaving the UK itself. The 2016 Presidential election in the United States was unprecedented in modern times, where voters expressed dissatisfaction with the status quo by supporting two total outsiders: Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders. In the Middle East, Isil strives to build a supranational caliphate by means of horrific, terrorist policies. On the economic front, the prospects for large emerging economies – particularly Brazil, India and Russia – have dimmed; only China continues to move forward strongly.
In One to Two, one of the premier venture capitalists and a successful founder of billion dollar businesses describes what it takes to grow a business from the start-up stage to billion dollar enterprise, going from “zero to one.” Thiel’s track record is impeccable. He cofounded Paypal and Palantir then went on to be an investor assorted successful high-tech companies. He was the first outside investor to invest in Facebook: his $500,000 investment in 2004 gave in 10.2% equity interest in the firm and ultimately earned him billions of dollars. Mr. Thiel’s views are particularly interesting because he is an avowed libertarian. He believes that success in companies requires that their managers, directors, and employees take contrarian views on how to carry out their business.
Thiel’s views on what is needed to create great new companies is different from what business schools teach. He rejects current fads such as lean, flexibility, and incremental growth. He rails against competition and promotes monopoly. His positions make him sound like a crank, but his superlative track record suggests he must be taken seriously.
This assignment is designed to familiarize MBA students with Thiel’s upside-down world. It requires students to examine both Thiel’s perspective and the conventional wisdom critically. In a disruptive age, managers must think seriously about handling the disruption by thinking disruptively.
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Introduction Thesis Statement And Annotated Bibliography Wlos 1 2 3 4 5 Clos 1 2 1
/in Uncategorized /by developerIntroduction, Thesis Statement, and Annotated Bibliography
[WLOs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5] [CLOs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Prepare: To help with the preparation of your annotated bibliography, review the following tutorials and resources from the Ashford Writing Center:
Reflect: Reflect back on the Week 1 discussion in which you shared with the class the global societal issue that you would like to further address. Explore critical insights that were shared by your peers and/or your instructor on the topic chosen and begin your search for scholarly sources with those insights in mind.
Write: For this assignment, review the Annotated Bibliography Formatting Guidelines and address the following prompts:
The Introduction, Thesis Statement, and Annotated Bibliography
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