name some common procedures companies use to prevent business assets.

Week 2 discussion topic1) Computer security is essential to the protection of personal information and your company’s intellectual property. Please name some common procedures companies use to prevent business assets. Make sure to use real examples and share any resources you have studied? 2) What is NIST 800-115. Explain how it works?

If the company that is implementing this project is a publicly traded company, explain and justify how this project will impact the market price of the company’s stock

CLA 1 Comprehensive Learning Assessment – CLO 1, CLO 2, CLO 3, CLO 4, CLO 5Please note this CLA 1 assignment consists of two separate parts. The first part gives the cash flows for two mutually exclusive projects and is not related to the second part. The second part is a capital budgeting scenario. Part 1Please calculate the payback period, IRR, MIRR, NPV, and PI for the following two mutually exclusive projects. The required rate of return is 15% and the target payback is 4 years. Explain which project is preferable under each of the four capital budgeting methods mentioned above: Table 1Cash flows for two mutually exclusive projects(Please find Table 1 in the attachment)Part 2Please study the following capital budgeting project and then provide explanations for the questions outlined below:You have been hired as a consultant for Pristine Urban-Tech Zither, Inc. (PUTZ), manufacturers of fine zithers. The market for zithers is growing quickly. The company bought some land three years ago for $2.1 million in anticipation of using it as a toxic waste dump site but has recently hired another company to handle all toxic materials. Based on a recent appraisal, the company believes it could sell the land for $2.3 million on an after-tax basis. In four years, the land could be sold for $2.4 million after taxes. The company also hired a marketing firm to analyze the zither market, at a cost of $125,000. An excerpt of the marketing report is as follows:The zither industry will have a rapid expansion in the next four years. With the brand name recognition that PUTZ brings to bear, we feel that the company will be able to sell 3,600, 4,300, 5,200, and 3,900 units each year for the next four years, respectively. Again, capitalizing on the name recognition of PUTZ, we feel that a premium price of $750 can be charged for each zither. Because zithers appear to be a fad, we feel at the end of the four-year period, sales should be discontinued. PUTZ believes that fixed costs for the project will be $415,000 per year, and variable costs are 15 percent of sales. The equipment necessary for production will cost $3.5 million and will be depreciated according to a three-year MACRS schedule. At the end of the project, the equipment can be scrapped for $350,000. Net working capital of $125,000 will be required immediately. PUTZ has a 38% tax rate, and the required rate of return on the project is 13%.Now please provide detailed explanation for the following:
1. Explain how you determine the initial cash flows
2. Discuss the notion of sunk costs and identify the sunk cost in this project
3. Verify how you determine the annual operating cash flows
4. Explain how you determine the terminal cash flows at the end of the project’s life
5. Calculate the NPV and IRR of the project and decide if the project is acceptable
6. If the company that is implementing this project is a publicly traded company, explain and justify how this project will impact the market price of the company’s stock
Provide your explanations and definitions in detail and be precise. Comment on your findings. Provide references for content when necessary. Provide your work in detail and explain in your own words. Support your statements with peer-reviewed in-text citation(s) and reference(s). All PA and CLA submissions require at least six (6) peer-reviewed references which should include the source of the data.Note:1. Paper needs to be formatted in APA 7th edition2. Provide your explanations and definitions in detail and be precise.3. Provide work in detail and explain in your words. 4. Provide references for content when necessary. Support your statement with peer-reviewed in-text citations and references.5. Need to have at least 6 peer-reviewed articles as the references (Recommend to find the articles from ProQuest), which should include the source of the data. Data and table also needs to have in-text citations.6. Need to include textbooks as references.7. Please find the textbook and class PPTs in the attachment section.8. Comment on your finding.7. Textbook Information:Bowerman, B., Drougas, A. M., Duckworth, A. G., Hummel, R. M. Moniger, K. B., & Schur, P. J. (2019). Business statistics and analytics in practice (9th ed.). McGraw-HillISBN 97812601874968. Please find the Course Learning Outcome list of this course in the attachment

Decide which candidate would be the right fit for the sales clerk position.

Imagine you are head of the HR department and you have been asked to review five applicants for the sales clerk position at your company. During the interview process, you learn the following about each applicant: Alice has 10 years of experience in sales but can be distracted easily. She will not work on commission and cannot work weekends. She can be a little obstinate but has an excellent job history. She also requires ADA accommodations due to an injury sustained during military service. Mary has just one year’s experience, but she is very congenial and loves working with people. Her work schedule is very flexible but she can become a little stressed at times and periodically needs to leave quietly and regroup for a short time. Mary also considers herself a human rights advocate with an emphasis on race relations, and is known to voice her opinions related to racial injustice to others. James has seven years’ experience, a master’s degree in business, and aspirations of owning a company in the near future. James is a devout Christian. He is known to make biblical references often, encourages others to attend his church, and has requested 80 hours in advance to attend religious conferences within the next six months. Sam has six years’ experience and is willing to work all shifts. Sam is transgender, prefers gender-neutral pronouns (they/them), and is looking for a new job due to bullying at a previous workplace. Justin has five years’ experience, is hardworking, flexible, and has a great job history. Justin is also someone you met in college, dated briefly, and have not seen in a few years.
Decide which candidate would be the right fit for the sales clerk position.

What do you tell the murderer?

DQ 2 Kant – Accomplice to Crazed Murderer
Kant’s famous First Formulation of the Categorical Imperative reads: “Act only according to that maxim whereby you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law.” Kant taught morality as a matter of following maxims of living that reflect absolute laws. “Universal” is a term that allows for no exceptions, and what is universal applies always and everywhere. Lying, for any reason, is universally wrong. Be sure to listen to Kant’s audio lecture before posting this week! So, consider the famous case of the Crazed Murderer. In your town the Crazed Murderer comes to your door looking for your friend and wanting to kill him. You know that your friend went home to hide. What do you tell the murderer? When he leaves and runs up the street to your friend’s house, what do you do?

what ethical issues are raised by this legal process of patent protection, and how do we see the primary schools of ethics used in these proprietary measures?

DQ 1 Ethics of Controlling Environmental Innovation
Increasing food supplies are necessary to sustain growing populations around the world and their appetites for great food, quality products, and continuous availability. A great deal of expensive research is invested in developing technologies to deliver productive agriculture. Horticultural efforts to breed hybrid crops are seen as far back as history can observe, and there have been efforts to domesticate improved animals, as well. Gene splitting was a 1990s technology to improve the health and productivity of farm crops. With the 21st century have come genetically modified foods (GMF) through the use of nanotechnology to cause changes at the genetic and even molecular levels. These are very expensive technologies, and many new products have been patented and otherwise protected as proprietary products of intellectual property. Drive out to the country during growing season, and you will see signs identifying that the crop has been grown with a protected seed that cannot be used to produce retained seed for planting in the next growing season. In terms of this week’s TCOs, what ethical issues are raised by this legal process of patent protection, and how do we see the primary schools of ethics used in these proprietary measures? What, in this deontological week and in our learning to date, informs our understanding of this situation, and what should be done about it?

Identify the main competitors for each selected company. Compare and contrast the reputations of the selected companies and their competitors.

Course Project
Over the next five weeks, you will research and analyze financial information on two companies listed on an exchange. Choose any two companies that are in the same industry and listed on the NYSE or any other exchange. Collect the financial information for these two companies and make sure you have information that includes balance sheets, income statements, and statements of cash flow for the last three years. You may select any company except FedEx and Coca Cola.

Tasks: Analyze the key characteristics of the companies selected, such as the industry in which they operate, the products they provide, their rankings in the industry, etc.Go to the company Web sites. Find the “About ….” section and note the company’s commitment to corporate governance and identify the key features of its commitment. Identify the main competitors for each selected company. Compare and contrast the reputations of the selected companies and their competitors.
Submission Details: Submit a 2 page Microsoft Word document, using APA style.

Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you: Create a job description and specifications for your dream job.

In this assignment, you get the chance to create your dream job and to build its compensation plan and appraisal performance.Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:Create a job description and specifications for your dream job.Design a compensation and benefits package related to your dream job.Rationalize your compensation and benefits package. Be sure to indicate the research and considerations that went into the design of the compensation and benefits package.Imagine this is the only position of its kind in the organization. From this perspective, design a performance appraisal program to assess your job performance.Rationalize your performance appraisal program. Be sure to indicate the research and considerations that went into the design of the performance appraisal program.Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar websites do not qualify as quality resources.Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:Typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.

Discuss whether or not there would be a time to use deadly force against an “unarmed” suspect, based on the provision of the case.

The case is readily available in both written and audio formats. Read or listen to the case and be familiar with the facts and legal decision. Discuss both the majority opinion and the dissenting opinion. Since the case of Tennessee v. Garner involved the use of force against an unarmed youth- Discuss whether or not there would be a time to use deadly force against an “unarmed” suspect, based on the provision of the case.(3 – 4 pages, Time New Roman, 12-point font, double-spaced). Two scholarly journal articles should be included as references.

Describe what would happen to a company’s value chain if all electronic devices and systems suddenly were unavailable and an expected time for resolution time is unknown.

Describe what would happen to a company’s value chain if all electronic devices and systems suddenly were unavailable and an expected time for resolution time is unknown. How might a company prepare for and manage the risk associated with potential outages? Could a value chain be maintained without electronics and technology to support it? If so, how?

Describe a strategy that would enable your company to successfully market the product to an international audience.

View “The Global Environment for Marketing.” As the marketer for Create Cookbooks, you have been tasked to expand the target market from a local to global presence. Currently, the company cookbooks have sold well at local bookstores, kitchen stores, and community college campuses. Describe a strategy that would enable your company to successfully market the product to an international audience. In replies to peers, discuss additional components that could be applied to make the strategy more effective.