Discuss and define what constitutes sexual psychopathology vs. normality in sexual behavior.

Chapter 12Discuss and define what constitutes sexual psychopathology vs. normality in sexual behavior.Chapter 14The DSM 5 has taken the approach of combining a wide variety of brain disorders into one category called neurocognitive disorders. Discuss one of the neurocognitive disorders. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this new category as opposed to having separate categories for various brain disorders.

What fraud conditions and fraud risk factors were apparently present in the Madoff case?

See the “Madoff Securities” case for this question.BackgroundCNBC’S 2008 COVERAGE OF BERNIE MADOFF’S PONZI SCHEMEBERNIE MADOFF’S ‘SCAM OF THE CENTURY’: TEN YEAR LATERProvide a narrated power point with answers to these questions:Research recent developments involving this case. Summarize these developments in a bullet format. There are two news summaries in order to get you startedSuppose that a large investment firm had approximately 10 percent of its total assets invested in funds managed by Madoff Securities. What audit procedures should the investment firm’s independent auditors have applied to those assets?Professional auditing standards discuss the three key “conditions” that are typically present when a financial fraud occurs and identify a lengthy list of “fraud risk factors.” Briefly explain the difference between a fraud “condition” and a “fraud risk factor” and provide examples of each. What fraud conditions and fraud risk factors were apparently present in the Madoff case?In addition to the reforms mentioned in this case, recommend other financial reporting and auditing-related reforms that would likely be effective in preventing or detecting frauds similar to that perpetrated by Madoff.

What are the bondholder’s contractual claims to payment?

Chapters 172. Text-Messaging Inc. has $72 million in earnings and is considering paying $8.35 million in interest to bondholders and $6.65 million in dividends to preferred stockholders.a.) What are the bondholder’s contractual claims to payment? (You may wish to review Table 17-3 on page 550.)b.) What are the preferred stockholders’ immediate contractual claims to payment? What privileges do they have?18. The Omega Corporation has some excess cash that it would like to invest in marketable securities for a long-term hold. Its vice-president of finance is considering three investments (Omega Corporation is in a 35 percent tax bracket and the tax rate on dividends is 15 percent). Which one should she select based on aftertax return: (a) Treasury bonds at a 9 percent yield; (b) corporate bonds at a 12 percent yield; or (c) preferred stock at a 10 percent yield?19. National Health Corporation (NHC) has a cumulative preferred stock issue outstanding, which has a stated annual dividend of $9 per share. The company has been losing money and has not paid preferred dividends for the last five years. There are 300,000 shares of preferred stock outstanding and 600,000 shares of common stock.a.) How much is the company behind in preferred dividends?b.) If NHC earns $11,000,000 in the coming year after taxes but before dividends, and this is all paid out to the preferred stockholders, how much will the company be in arrears (behind in payments)? Keep in mind that the coming year would represent the sixth year.c.) How much, if any, would be available in common stock dividends in the coming year if $11,000,000 is earned as explained in part b?22. The treasurer of Kelly Bottling Company (a corporation) currently has $100,000 invested in preferred stock yielding 8 percent. He appreciates the tax advantages of preferred stock and is considering buying $100,000 more with borrowed funds. The cost of the borrowed funds is 10 percent. He suggests this proposal to his board of directors. They are somewhat concerned by the fact that the treasurer will be paying 2 percent more for funds than the company will be earnings on the investment. Kelly Bottling is in a 34 percent tax bracket, with dividends taxed at 15 percent.a.) Compute the amount of the aftertax income from the additional preferred stock if it is purchased.b.) Compute the aftertax borrowing cost to purchase the additional preferred stock. That is, multiply the interest cost time (1 – T).c.) Should the treasurer proceed with his proposal?d.) If interest rate and dividend yields in the market go up six months after a decision to purchase is made, what impact will this have on the outcome?23. Barnes Air Conditioning, Inc., has two classes of preferred stock: floating rate preferred stock and straight (normal) preferred stock. Both issues have a par value of $100. The floating rate preferred stock pays an annual dividend yield of 6 percent, and the straight preferred stock pays 7 percent. Since the issuance of the two securities, interest rates have gone up buy 2 percent for each issue. Both securities will pay their year-end dividend today.a.) What is the price of the floating rate preferred stock likely to be?b.) What is the price of the straight preferred stock likely to be? Refer back to Chapter 10 and use Formula 10-4 on page 297 to answer this question.Chapter 185. The following companies have different financial statistics. What dividend policies would you recommend for them? Explain your reasons. Turtle Co. Hare Corp.8. Austin Power Company has the following balance sheet:AssetsLiabilities The firm has a market price of $11 a share.a.) Show the effect on the capital accounts (s) of a two-for-one stock split.b.) Show the effect on the capital account of a 10 percent stock dividend. Part b is separate from part a. In part b do not assume that stock split has taken place.c.) Based on the balance in retained earnings, which of the two dividend plans is more restrictive on future cash dividends?9. In doing a five-year analysis of future dividends, the Dawson Corporation is considering the following two plans. The values represent dividends per share. Year Plan A Plan B 1……………………………………………… $1.50 $0.50 2……………………………………………… 1.50 2.00 3……………………………………………… 1.50 0.20 4……………………………………………… 1.60 4.00 5……………………………………………… 1.60 1.70a.) How much in total dividends per share will be paid under each plan over the five years?b.) Mr. Bright, the vice-president of finance, suggests that stockholders often prefer a stable dividend policy to a highly variable one. He will assume that stockholders apply a lower discount rate to dividends that are stable. The discount rate to be used for Plan A is 10 percent; the discount rate for Plan B is 12 percent. Which plan will provide the higher present value for the future dividends? (Round to two places to the right of the decimal point.)

calculate the accounting break-even and the cash break-even points.

Chapter 11- Problem 1, 7, 9Page 3701) Calculating Costs and Break-EvenNight Shades, Inc. (NSI) manufactures biotech sunglasses. The variable materials cost is $10.48 per unit, and the variable labor cost is $6.89 per unit.a) What is the variable cost per unit?b) Suppose NSI incurs fixed costs of $870,000 during a year in which total production is 280,000 units. What re the total costs for the year?c) If the selling price is $49.99 per unit, does NSI break even on a cash basis? If depreciation is $490,000 per year, what is the accounting break-even point?7) Calculating Break-EvenIn each of the following cases, calculate the accounting break-even and the cash break-even points. Ignore any tax effects in calculating the cash break-evenUnit Price Unit Variable Cost Fixed Cost Depreciation$3,020 $2,275 $9,000,000 $3,100,00046 41 73,000 150,00011 4 1,700 9309) Calculating Break-EvenA project has the following estimated data: price = $62 per unite; variable cots = $41 per unit; fixed costs = $15,500; required return = 12 percent: initial investment = $24,000; life= four years. Ignoring the effect of taxes, what is the accounting break-even quantity? The cash break-even quantity? The financial break-even quantity? What is the degree of operating leverage at the financial break-even level of output?Chapter 12- Problem 1, 4Page 4071) Calculating ReturnsSuppose a stock had an initial price of $72 per share, paid a dividend of $1.20 per share during the year, and had an ending share price of $79. Compute the percentage total return.4) Calculating ReturnsSuppose you bought a 6 percent coupon bond on e year ago to $920. The bond sells the $940 today.a) Assuming a $1,000 face value, what was your total dollar return on this investment over the past year?b) What was your total nominal rate of return on this investment over the past year?c) If the inflation rate last year was 3 percent, what was your total real rate of return on this investment?Chapter 13- Problem 11, 14Page 44511) Calculating Portfolio BetasYou own a stock portfolio invested 35 percent in Stock Q, 25 percent in Stock R, 30 percent in Stock S, and 10 percent in Stock T. The betas for these four stocks are .84, 1.17, 1.11, and 1.36, respectively. What is the portfolio beta?14) Using CAPMA stock has an expected return of 10.2 percent, the risk-free rate is 4.5 percent, and the market risk premium is 7.5 percent. What must the beta of this stock be?Chapter 14- Problem 1, 9, 10Page 4771) Calculating Cost of EquityThe Muse Co. just issued a dividend of $2.75 per share on its common stock. The company is expected to maintain a constant 5.8 percent growth rate in its dividends indefinitely. If the stock sells for $59 a share, what is the company’s cost of equity?9) Calculating WACCMullineaux Corporation has a target capital structure of 60 percent common stock, 5 percent preferred stock, and 35 percent debt. Its cost of equity is 12 percent, the cost of preferred stock is 5 percent, and the pretax cost of debt is 7 percent. The relevant tax rate is 35 percent.a) What is Mullineaux’s WACC?b) The company president has approached you about Mullineaux’s capital structure. He wants to know why the company doesn’t use more preferred stock financing because its costs less than debt. What would you tell the president?10) Taxes and WACCSixx AM Manufacturing has a target debt-equity ratio of .45. Its cost of equity is 13 percent, and its cost of debt is 6 percent. If the tax rate is 35 percent, what is the company’s WACC.Chapter 15- Problem 2, 122) Rights OfferingsThe Clifford Corporation has announced a rights offer to raise $30 million for a new journal, the Journal of Financial Excess. The journal will review potential articles after the author pays a nonrefundable-reviewing fee of $5,000 per page. The stock currently sells for $48 per share, and there are 3.9 million shares outstanding.a) What is the maximum possible subscription price? What is the minimum?b) If the subscription price is set at $43 per share, how many shares must be s sold? How many rights will it take to buy one share?c) What is the ex-rights price? What is the value of a right?d) Show how a shareholder with 1,000 shares before the offering and no desire (or money) to buy additional shares is not harmed by the rights offer.12) RightsKeira Mfg. is considering rights offer. The company has determined hat the ex-rights price would be $83. The current price is $89 per share, and there are 24 million shares outstanding. The rights offer would raise a total of $50 million. What is the subscription price?

Describe the impact of the risk occurring and discuss how it could be prevented, mitigated, or recovered from if it happens.

Risks are best handled by developing a risk matrix, which is a plan for identifying and managing potential risks. Develop and post a risk matrix for the project you proposed in Week 4 or for the Hard Rock hotel under construction collapses: Buildings around Canal Street site evacuated. In your risk matrix, state the risk, describe it and what might cause it, and note the risk of occurrence (probability) as high, medium, or low. Describe the impact of the risk occurring and discuss how it could be prevented, mitigated, or recovered from if it happens.Be sure to respond to at least one of your classmates’ postsWebsite link below: Hard Rock hotel under construction collapses: Buildings around Canal Street site evacuatedhttps://www.proquest.com/docview/2304420241?accountid=30530&parentSessionId=Pkh30MeEaYqVdCz39dcnSVBlbOdOlxLqXP0jOL5PPyU%3D

Specify the key requirements for police officers in determining the lawfulness of the use of force in making an arrest and what is meant by “reasonableness.”

IntroductionA controversial issue today in the American legal system is the justification of the use of force by police officers, given the actions and conduct of citizens. In this assignment, you will explore the requirements for use of force, constitutional rights pursuant to the Bill of Rights when it comes to free speech, and criminal defenses justifying actions.InstructionsWrite a 2–3-page paper in which you:Specify the key requirements for police officers in determining the lawfulness of the use of force in making an arrest and what is meant by “reasonableness.”Evaluate how free speech rights clash with the rights of others and the need for public order today.Argue for or against the regulation of the First Amendment when it comes to speech that could or might incite “imminent lawless action or conduct.”Analyze the defenses within today’s criminal law system.Evaluate the fairness of the common law defense of necessity when citizens use deadly force.Use at least three sources to support your writing. Choose sources that are credible, relevant, and appropriate. Cite each source listed on your source page at least one time within your assignment

Determine the fundamental ways in which the NCAA’s ethics program failed to prevent the scandals at Penn State, Ohio State, and the University of Arkansas.

Case Study 2: National Collegiate Athletic Association Ethics and Compliance ProgramDue Week 6 and worth 200 pointsRead “Case Study 6: National Collegiate Athletic Association Ethics and Compliance Program,” located on page 444 of the textbook.Write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:Determine the fundamental ways in which the NCAA’s ethics program failed to prevent the scandals at Penn State, Ohio State, and the University of Arkansas. Support your response with one (1) example from each of these schools’ scandals.Examine the principal ways in which the leadership of the NCAA contributed to the ethical violations of Penn State, Ohio State, and the University of Arkansas. Support your response with one (1) example from each of these schools’ scandals.Predict the key differences in the scenarios that occurred at Penn State, Ohio State, and the University of Arkansas if an effective ethics program was in place. Provide a rationale for your response.Postulate on two (2) actions that the NCAA leadership should take in order to regain the trust and confidence of students and stakeholders.Recommend two (2) measures that the HR departments of colleges and universities should take to prevent similar incidents from occurring in the future. Provide a rationale for your response.Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other similar Websites do not qualify as academic resources.Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

Describe how you could attempt to correct this issue without greatly increasing costs.

250 wordsReadingsUse your Social Policy and Social Programs text to complete the following:Read Chapter 5, “Who Gets What, How Much, Under What Conditions: Analysis of Eligibility Benefits,” pages 80–105.Use the Capella Library to complete the following:For this discussion, consider the following:A public program requires prior contributions to meet a minimal threshold amount before it distributes benefits. However, the contribution amount is excessively high for many families, especially minorities in your community. Describe how you could attempt to correct this issue without greatly increasing costs.Use this unit’s readings to inform your post and discussion.

From the reading explain the basic elements of Lessig’s framework (Market, Law, Architecture, and Norms) in an organized fashion.

Read pgs 120-137 from Lessig’s book titled “Code”. From the reading explain the basic elements of Lessig’s framework (Market, Law, Architecture, and Norms) in an organized fashion. Your final product should be two pages and is expected to be a 300 level paper. Be sure to use APA formatting for all resources.

Discuss how the security principles of deception and separation can be applied at the national level to protect against attacks from hostile foreign nations.

Recently, the Pentagon has concluded that computer sabotage coming from another country can constitute an act of war. The pentagon’s first formal cyber strategy, unclassified portions of which became public in June of 2011, represents an early attempt to grapple with a changing world in which a hacker could pose a significant threat to U.S nuclear reactors, subways or pipelines from a hostile country’s military. Recent cyber-attacks on the Pentagon’s systems by another foreign country have given new urgency to U.S efforts to develop a more formalized approach to cyber-attacks.Read more https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/08-21-18%20Lewis%20Testimony.pdfIn this week, you learned about the security principles of deception and separation.Discuss how the security principles of deception and separation can be applied at the national level to protect against attacks from hostile foreign nations. Identify the four stages of deceptions and how this can employed at the national level. Also, in discussing the concept of separation, ensure to identify how the concept of separation would be different in the context of national infrastructure protection. Please provide examples to support your discussion.Please make sure this is of 300 words and with no plagiarism in APA format with references.

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