1 Briefly contrast the static and dynamic views of monopoly and the policies appropriate for each.
1. Bob’s lawn-mowing service is a profit-maximizing, competitive firm. Bob mows lawns for $27 each. His total cost each day is $280, of which $30 is a fixed cost. He mows 10 lawns a day. What can you say about Bob’s short-run decision regarding shutdown and his long-run decision regarding exit?
1. BRIEF The assessment for this module consists of a written report: • Students are encouraged to start their project work early in the module and to develop their submission alongside their learning. Module tutors are available for consultation on project submissions and are to be treated as another resource available to students. • Students must submit all the project work (coursework) on the agreed Submission Date. Tutors will give feedback and constructive criticism on the direction of the student’s work and how it can be improved. • All submissions for review should be discussed with module tutors in allocated time slots in Week 10. However, the formal (summative) assessment will be based on the student’s final submission via Blackboard. In this coursework, students are expected to complete two tasks with equal weightage of 50%. Task A: (Weightage = 50%) The aim of this part is to enable students to understand construction project risk management system and the importance of risk management, to apply learnt knowledge of risk analysis techniques and methods to analyse risks and to encourage students to give their opinions. Key tasks involve: • Select/assume a construction project. • Provide an overview information of the project. • Identify hazards (or risks) and uncertainties associated with the project by an appropriate technology, e.g. brainstorming/checklist etc. • To analyse risks of the project and pay attention to an appropriate technology, e.g. risk matrix/cash flow/FTA/ETA etc; • To analyse outputs and give suggestions of risk reduction. • To write a formal report fully describing the project and risk management and the improvement recommended Task B: (Weightage = 50%) Identify and select a national UK construction related company and, using information readily available in the public domain (company accounts, annual reports), review the company’s recent business performance and its ability to meet the demands of the future business environment. 1. Provide an overview of the directors’ reports, the profit and loss account and the balance sheet. 2. Use the information to develop a SWOT, PESTLE, Porter’s five forces or BCG analysis. 3. Provide the following financial ratios for at least two years; Liquidity ratios (current ratio and acid test), profitability ratios (ROE, ROCE, Net profit margin and Gross profit margin), efficiency ratios (inventory turnover period, debtor days, creditor days) and funding ratios (Balance Sheet gearing, ordinary dividend cover, interest cover), investment ratios (Dividend per share and EPS). 4. Analyse the potential of Earned Value Financial Analysis as a financial control tool to improve overall Financial Reporting of various projects. 5. Provide a conclusion based on the information gained above to inform where you see the company heading in the future.
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1.Blue Devil Savings and Loan Association has a large number of 10-year fixed-rate mortgages and obtains most of its funds from short-term deposits. It uses the yield curve to assess the market’s anticipation of future interest rates. It believes that expectations of future interest rates are the major force in affecting the yield curve. Assume that an upward-sloping yield curve exists with a steep slope. Based on this information, should Blue Devil consider using financial futures as a hedging technique? Explain.
1) Based on the dividend payout ratio data for the period 2006 to 2017, how would you describeeach of the company’s dividend policy?2) Compare the dividend payout ratio of both companies over this period. What might you inferfrom the differences in their dividend payout policy and the industry that they are in? Givereasons.3) Note any major changes in each company’s dividend policy over this period and the reasonsgiven by the companies for such changes. Do you agree with the company’s decision tochange their dividend policy? Give reasons.4) Examine the daily share price movement of each company in the 4-week period before andafter its most recent change in dividend policy. Plot a chart of the price movements for eachcompany during this period. What conclusions can you draw from the movements of their shareprice? Document Preview:
FIN201 Question 1 – Analyzing Dividend Policy Investors may attempt to infer a company’s dividend policy by observing its profits, dividends and payout ratio over time. The data of 2 companies that are part of the ASX50 index are shown as below. All data are obtained from the ASX Annual Reports 2006-2017 and TLS Annual Reports 2006-2017. ASX Ltd (ASX) is a leading company in the financial exchange markets that offers services such as settlement, clearing and listings services over various range of assets. TLS is a leading company on the telecommunication and media industry where it operates mobile internet access, pay television, and telecommunication networks among many other services.Required: (Words: above 800) 1) Based on the dividend payout ratio data for the period 2006 to 2017, how would you describe each of the company’s dividend policy? 2) Compare the dividend payout ratio of both companies over this period. What might you infer from the differences in their dividend payout policy and the industry that they are in? Give reasons. 3) Note any major changes in each company’s dividend policy over this period and the reasons given by the companies for such changes. Do you agree with the company’s decision to change their dividend policy? Give reasons. 4) Examine the daily share price movement of each company in the 4-week period before and after its most recent change in dividend policy. Plot a chart of the price movements for each company during this period. What conclusions can you draw from the movements of their share price?
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1) Based on the feedback received on your Topic 2 assignment Database Schema, provide SQL statements to create the (revised) database and populate it with sample data (at least four rows per table).
2) Modify the database by adding an additional column (“Deleted_Date”) to those tables that represent entities that could contain data which can be deleted and justify your rationale in a short paragraph. In addition, explain what the tradeoffs are in using a marker-column for deletion, as opposed to actually deleting a row from a table?
APA format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.
This assignment uses a grading rubric. Instructors will be using the rubric to grade the assignment; therefore, students should review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the assignment criteria and expectations for successful completion of the assignment.
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1.At the end of 2013, Morley Co. has accounts receivable of $700,000 and an allowance for doubtful accounts of $25,000. On January 24, 2014, it is learned that the company’s receivable from Spears Inc Document Preview:
1.At the end of 2013, Morley Co. has accounts receivable of $700,000 and an allowance for doubtful accounts of $25,000. On January 24, 2014, it is learned that the company’s receivable from Spears Inc. is not collectible, and therefore, management authorizes a write-off of $4,300. (a) Prepare the journal entry to record the write-off. (b) What is the cash realizable value of accounts receivable before the write-off and after the write-off?
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1. Background
A high quality report need to submitted incorporating all the comments received from supervisor and / or other audiences on previous assessments. It is very important to incorporate the comments received in the final report and failure to do so may lead to poor academic outcome.
2. Requirements
The success of the project is culminated in the final project report, which is expected to be a masterpiece. Every student is therefore expected to write and submit a professional report documenting the entire project. The report should follow the following points:
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Assessment Details and Submission Guidelines Trimester T3 2018 Unit Code ME603 Unit Title Project 1 Assessment Type Individual Final Project Report Assessment Title Assignment 3 – Final Report on research undertaken for project planning, and research methods to be used for the next stage of the project Purpose of the assessment (with ULO Mapping) After successful completion of this assessment, students are expected to have: • Research, adapt and apply the knowledge and skills acquired over the core units to plan a substantial capstone project; Weight 40% of the total assessments Total Marks 100 Word limit 5000 Due Date Week 11, 1 February 2019Submission Guidelines All work must be submitted on Moodle by the due date along with a completed Assignment Cover Page. The assignment must be in MS Word format, 1.5 spacing, 11-pt Calibri (Body) font and 2 cm margins on all four sides of your page with appropriate section headings. Reference sources must be cited in the text of the report, and listed appropriately at the end in a reference list using IEEE referencing style. Extension • If an extension of time to submit work is required, a Special Consideration Application must be submitted directly on AMS. You must submit this application within three working days of the assessment due date. Further information is available at: HYPERLINK “http://www.mit.edu.au/about” http://www.mit.edu.au/abou HYPERLINK “http://www.mit.edu.au/about-mit/institute-publications/policies-procedures-and-guidelines/special-considerationdeferment” t HYPERLINK “http://www.mit.edu.au/about-mit/institute-publications/policies-procedures-and-guidelines/special-considerationdeferment” – HYPERLINK “http://www.mit.edu.au/about-mit/institute-publications/policies-procedures-and-guidelines/special-considerationdeferment” mit/institut HYPERLINK…
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1. Complete the table above for changes in the items noted
Make an appropriate comment against the change computed, indicating how the change will impact the audit risk assessment and the audit work to be done on that area
1)Calculate GMROI and inventory turnover given annual sales of $20,000, average inventory (at cost) of $4,000 and a gross margin of 45%. (1point) 2)Using the following information, calculate additions to stock: (1 point) Sales$26,000 EOM stock$100,000 BOM stock$88,000 3)Using the following information, calculate the average BOM stock-to-sales ratio for a six-month merchandise budget plan: ( 2 points). GMROI 130% Gross Margin 46% 4)Today is July 19. Buyers at two different stores are attempting to assess current open-to-buy given the following information: Store A: Actual BOM stock$50,000 Monthly additions actual$25,000 Merchandise on order to be delivered$10,000 Planned monthly sales Planned reductions$30,000 $5,000 Planned EOM stock$65,000 Store B: Actual BOM stock$75,000 Monthly additions actual$30,000 Merchandise on order to be delivered$12,000 Planned monthly sales Planned reductions$40,000 $6,000 Planned EOM stock$75,000 What is the open-to-buy on July 19? What does this number mean to you for each store? (2 points). 5)What is the order point and how many units should be reordered if a food retailer has an item with a 7-day lead-time, 10-day review time, and daily demand of 8 units? Say 70 units are on hand and the retailer must maintain a backup stock of 20 units to maintain a 98 percent service level? (1 point). 6)A retailer is expecting a good month and is adjusting the sales forecast upward by $750. Using the following information, calculate the March open-to-buy: ( 1 point). Planned purchases (March)$32,000 Monthly additions actual21,000 Merchandise on order (March)8,000 Open-to-buy unused (February)2,000 7)The Sports Shop has beginning inventory of $12,000 and planned ending inventory of $13,400. Planned sales for the period are $5,800. Calculate the open-to-buy for the month. (1 pont). 8)What is the reorder point, and how many units should be reordered if a retailer has an item that has a lead time of 10 days, a review time of 15 days, daily demand of 18 units, and there are 82 units on hand and the retailer must maintain a backup stock of 27 units to maintain a 95% service level? (1 point).
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