What will your annual payment be if you sign up for this mortgage?

BCO212 Business Finance 1 Midterm Exam Task brief & rubrics

Task

· individual

· upload word document or pdf with solutions

Formalities:

· Wordcount: 900 words maximum, 600-900 words normal

· Cover, Table of Contents, References and Appendix are excluded of the total wordcount.

· Font: Arial 12,5 pts.

· Text alignment: Justified.

· The in-text References and the Bibliography have to be in Harvard’s citation style.

Submission: Week 4 – Via Moodle (Turnitin). During the class of week 4.

Weight: This task is a 40% of your total grade for this subject.

It assesses the following learning outcomes:

· To be able to apply CAPM model

· Apply financial models of annuities and perpetuities

Problem 1 (30 points):

You work for a pharmaceutical company that has developed a new drug. The patent on the drug will last 5 years. You expect that the drug’s profits will be $4 million in its first year and that this amount will grow at a rate of 2% per year for the next 5 years. Once the patent expires, other pharmaceutical companies will be able to produce the same drug and competition will likely drive profits to zero. What is the present value of the new drug if the interest rate is 10% per year?

Exercise 2 (25 points):

You are thinking of purchasing a house. The house costs $280,000. You have $30,000 in cash that you can use as a down payment on the house, but you need to borrow the rest of the purchase price. The bank is offering a 20-year mortgage that requires annual payments and has an interest rate of 6% per year. What will your annual payment be if you sign up for this mortgage?

Exercise 3 (25 points):

Company ABC Corporation is operating on US market. Risk-free rate on US market is equal to 4%. Beta of company ABC is equal to 1.2. The estimate of risk-premium is equal to 6%.

Question 3.1: Assuming that CAPM model holds, find return on equity for company ABC? (15 points)

Question 3.2: Assuming that CAPM model holds, find return on debt for company ABC? Company ABC has credit rating equal to BB. Use table below. (15 points)

Exercise 4 (13 points): Theoretical question (250 words maximum)

What is the beta of the asset? Could you give an example of the asset that has zero or close to zero beta?

Could you give an example of the asset that has negative beta?

Determine how these leadership competencies apply to organizational success.

Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read The Most Important Leadership Competencies, According to Leaders Around the World (Links to an external site.), watch The “Last Lecture” by Randy Pausch (Links to an external site.) video and the Week 1 Assignment video above.

In The Last Lecture video, Randy Pausch informs his audience about his health situation and then goes into sharing his childhood dreams that he was able to achieve. Through his lecture, he is able to demonstrate the leadership competencies commonly identified among leaders from around the world.

In a PowerPoint presentation,

• Analyze seven key leadership competencies observed in The Last Lecture
• Identify how these competencies relate to various leadership styles.
• Determine how these leadership competencies apply to organizational success.

For this class, The Last Lecture assignment will be one of two assignments that will apply toward Folio. Be sure to upload your presentation to Folio once you have completed it and share a link in your submission in addition to uploading it to Waypoint to be graded.

Analyze the conflicts or controversies involved in the dilemma.

Topic: Death Penalty

Articulate a specific dilemma in a situation faced by a particular person based on that topic. The situation can be real or fictional.

• Summarize the dilemma.
• Define any needed key terms associated with the dilemma.
• Analyze the conflicts or controversies involved in the dilemma.

Revise and rewrite based on any feedback you received in your previous draft (week three).  

*I will submit a draft to reference* 

Reference and discuss any professional code of ethics relevant to your topic such as the AMA code for doctors, the ANA code for nurses, etc.  State whether and how your chosen topic involves any conflicts between professional and familial duties or conflicts between loyalty to self and loyalty to a community or nation.

What in your view is the most moral thing for that person to do in that dilemma? Why is that the most moral thing? Use moral values and logical reasoning to justify your answer

Next, apply the following:

• Aristotle’s Golden Mean to the dilemma
• Utilitarianism to the dilemma
• Natural Law ethics to the dilemma

Which of those three theories works best ethically speaking? Why that one?

Why do the other two not work or not work as well?

 Is it the same as what you said is the most moral thing earlier? Why or why not?

#1  House, R. (2009). The death penalty and the principle of goodness. The International Journal of Human Rights, 13(5), 680-688. https://doi.org/10.1080/13642980802533224

#2  Potter, N. (2009). Kant on punishment. The Blackwell Guide to Kant’s Ethics, 179-195. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781444308488.ch8

#3  Rachels, J., & Rachels, S. (2015). The elements of moral philosophy. McGraw-Hill Europe.

#4  Ross, D. (2013). Foundations of ethics. Read Books.

#5  Subjecting ourselves to capital punishment. (2011). Kant and Applied Ethics, 117-138. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118114162.ch5

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• 4-5 pg

Describe the concepts of information and computer literacy as they relate to patient care.

Reflect back over the past six weeks and describe how the achievement of the Course Outcomes in this course have prepared you to meet the RN to BSN Student Learning Outcome #7 and the BSN Essential IV.

· Student Learning Outcome 7: Use information management skills while implementing safety principles to create a safe, caring environment for care delivery

· Baccalaureate Essential IV: Knowledge and skills in information management and patient care technology are critical in the delivery of quality patient care.

Pay attention to the Course Objectives (below) as a guide to illustrate your preparedness for each of the two outcomes (SLO7 & Baccalaureate Essential V)

· CO4: Describe the concepts of information and computer literacy as they relate to patient care.

· CO5: Explain the relationship between information needs of the: clinician, patient, institution, and insurer and the role of the EHR in all of these needs.

· CO 6: Explain the relationship of the EHR to inter-professional communication/collaboration and continuity of care.

· CO 7: Articulate the role of information technology in providing safe, quality care

· The paper should be 4-5 pages, not including the Title- and References pages.

· Use APA 7th style formatting.

· Justify your responses with appropriate resources. For example, references should be current (within the last 5 years) scholarly publications (use the library databases), and quality Websites with current information that end in .gov., org. , or .edu. Use APA 7th style formatting for in-text and reference list citations.

Write a scholarly paper in which you apply the concepts of epidemiology and nursing research to a communicable disease.

Assignment Description:

Write a scholarly paper in which you apply the concepts of epidemiology and nursing research to a communicable disease. Choose one communicable disease.

Epidemiology Paper Requirements

Include the following in your assignment:

1. A thorough description of the disease including causes, mode of transmission, symptoms, treatment and complications. Discuss the demographic most affected-incidence, prevalence, morbidity and mortality.

2. What are the determinants of health affecting this disease?  https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/about/foundation-health-measures/Determinants-of-Health .

3. Identify the epidemiologic triad including host, agent and environmental factors as related to this disease.

4. Discuss the role of the public health nurse in relation to this disease. How is the public health nurse involved in finding, reporting, collection and analysis of data and follow up?

A minimum of three references is required. The written essay should be at least 1250 words in length.

APA format is required.

M4 Assignment UMBO – 2, 3, 4 M4 Assignment PLG – 1, 2, 5 M4 Assignment CLO – 3, 5

How does management decide whether to use a job order costing system or a process costing system in any given manufacturing situation?

 QUESTION 1 (15 Marks) 

1. There are two distinct types of cost accounting systems: job order costing systems and process costing systems. How does management decide whether to use a job order costing system or a process costing system in any given manufacturing situation? Explain briefly. 

QUESTION 2 (10 Marks) Product cost vs. period cost

 2. Briefly define the terms product cost and period cost. 

QUESTION 3 (18 Marks) Indicate whether each of the following is a product cost or a period cost:

 3.1. Cost of flour in a cupcake shop =

 3.2. Costs of delivering finished boats to dealers =

 3.3. Cost of a store detective in a retail establishment = 

3.4. Electricity for lighting purposes in a production facility = 

3.5. Cost of nuts to a sweets producer =

3.6. Depreciation of a coffee machine in an coffee beans facility= 

3.7. Salary of a pastry chef in a bakery = 

3.8. Salary of a sewing machine operator in a coat making factory = 

QUESTION 4 (20 Marks)

 4.1. Define and explain economies of scale. 

4.2. Provide an example of a company that illustrates good economies of scale 

QUESTION 5 (15 Marks)

 5.1. Provide a personal example in your own life of a fixed cost 

5.2. Provide a personal example in your own life of a variable cost 

QUESTION 6 (12 Marks) Under- and over-applied overhead

 6.1. What is meant by under-applied overhead?

 6.2. What is meant by over-applied overhead?

 QUESTION 7 ( 10 Marks)

 7.1. Why is it important to know each unit cost of an item, when you manufacture the item? 

7.2 What is margin of safety? 

Write a position paper based on the provided scenario.

Purpose: Write a position paper based on the provided scenario.

Scenario: You are assigned as the UX Project Manager for a project to create an application for Fast Readers, Inc. The company wants to offer the ability for people to link to online content and have the app read the content at user-selected, variable speeds. As the project manager, you are required to create a point paper for Fast Readers, Inc. leadership that justifies your request for individual UX team members.

Format:

• Cover page
• Introduction
• Team requirements (include roles and individual responsibilities)
• Identify and explain the role of internal stakeholders
• Identify and explain the role of external stakeholders
• Explain the importance of UX design (justify the team roles you previously identified)
• Conclusion
• Reference page

Your document should be formatted using current APA style and consist of 5 pages, not including the cover or reference pages.

interpret and analyze the current state of business operations to strategize methodology to achieve the three principles (eliminate waste, remove variability, and improve throughput) of lean.

Using research during site visits to your chosen business environment or a company you are familiar with, please gather, interpret and analyze the current state of business operations to strategize methodology to achieve the three principles (eliminate waste, remove variability, and improve throughput) of lean. Please defend your answers on a tactical level by explaining how these recommendations (proposed methodology when applied conceptually) will balance cost and quality.

Break the paper into the following sections in MS Word:

This paper is to be written in APA format

In your business experience have you observed major errors as a result of false assumptions?

In need of a 250 words Initial Discussion Forum post. MGMT495 Senior seminar in Management Topic: Week 2 Problems and Needs

W2: Problems and Needs

“In the business world, the rear view mirror is always clearer than the windshield.” Warren Buffett Read the following article:

Don’t Let False Assumptions Cloud Your Thinking

Bad Call: False Assumptions in the Workplace and How to Avoid Them

In your business experience have you observed major errors as a result of false assumptions? What happened? Can you identify the point, or decision, of “no return” and suggest a possible alternative decision that may have brought a satisfactory result?

Rubrics

Content

Valid connections to course content are made. Posts are complete with analysis and insight. Critical thinking is evident. Original ideas are presented. All aspects of the discussion question are completely answered.

Participation in Learning Community

Responses are substantive and encourage discussion by proposing a different point of view supported by an attribution to a source, personal example, or personal application. All responses include related follow up questions to promote continued discussion.

Discuss Maslow’s hierachy of needs as it relates to psychology in nursing

Discuss Maslow’s hierachy of needs as it relates to psychology in nursing