Compute the percentage total return.

HW 9 Fundamentals of corporate financeQ.1Initial Price 79Dividend Paid 1.45Ending Share Price 71CalculateTotal ReturnDividend YieldCapital Gains YieldQ2.Suppose a stock had an initial price of $72 per share, paid a dividend of $2.60 per share during the year, and had an ending share price of $84.Compute the percentage total return. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answer to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16))Total return % Q3Suppose a stock had an initial price of $52 per share, paid a dividend of $1.00 per share during the year, and had an ending share price of $62.What was the dividend yield and the capital gains yield? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answer to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16))Dividend yield % Capital gains yield % Q.6ReturnsYear X Y1 12 % 23 %2 15 273 – 12 – 134 11 115 10 17Using the returns shown above, calculate the average returns, the variances, and the standard deviations for X and Y (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final percentage answer to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16) and variances to 5 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16161))X YAverage returns % % Variances Standard deviations % % Q8A stock has had returns of 17.22 percent, 12.30 percent, 6.21 percent, 27.46 percent, and ?13.74 percent over the past five years, respectively.What was the holding period return for the stock? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answer to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16))Holding-period return % Q10A stock has had returns of 16 percent, 23 percent, 15 percent, ?11 percent, 30 percent, and ?5 percent over the last six years.What are the arithmetic and geometric returns for the stock? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answers to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16))Arithmetic return % Geometric return % Ques. 9Q 9.What are the portfolio weights for a portfolio that has 134 shares of Stock A that sell for $44 per share and 114 shares of Stock B that sell for $34 per share? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 4 decimal places. (e.g., 32.1616))Portfolio weightsStock AStock BQ10.You own a portfolio that is 30 percent invested in Stock X, 20 percent in Stock Y, and 50 percent in Stock Z. The expected returns on these three stocks are 9 percent, 15 percent, and 11 percent, respectively. What is the expected return on the portfolio? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answer to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16))Portfolio expected return % Q11Based on the following information:Rate of Return If State OccursState of Probability ofEconomy State of Economy Stock A Stock BRecession 0.22 0.1 ? 0.17Normal 0.52 0.13 0.12Boom 0.26 0.18 0.29Calculate the expected return for the two stocks. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answers to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16))Expected returnStock A % Stock B % Calculate the standard deviation for the two stocks. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16))Standard deviationStock A % Stock B % Q12.A stock has a beta of 1.04, the expected return on the market is 10%, and the risk free rat is 3.5%.What must the expected return on this stock be?(Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places.)Expected Return %

Recognize a contingent liability if in attorney’s opinion liability is probable.

Ask attorney if liability from the lawsuit is probable, reasonably possible, or remote.Recognize a contingent liability if in attorney’s opinion liability is probable.What is the entry assuming 1 year liability?Show the journal entry to record the legal liability arising from the potential lawsuit. (If you find there is no liability, show the entry needed if there were liability)

Write a 2–3-page report on the professional organizations integrating information from the journal articles.

For this assignment, you will examine the various associations in psychology as they relate to your interests in psychology. For example, if you are interested in Forensic Psychology you would research professional organizations or associations associated with Forensic Psychology.For this assignment, you will choose two professional organizations.Find two recent scholarly journal articles (within the last 2–3 years) related to the two fields of psychology for the professional organizations you have chosen.Write a 2–3-page report on the professional organizations integrating information from the journal articles.

Write a 1- to 2-page recommendation paper outlining methods the company should consider to protect access to data, including recommendations for policies to be enacted that will improve data security.

1.Create a 1-page table in Microsoft® Word or Excel® listing a minimum of five threats using the column headers Threat to Data-at-Rest, Confidentiality/Integrity/Availability, and Suggestion on Countering the Threat.In the Confidentiality/Integrity/Availability column, identify whether each of the following are affected:ConfidentialityIntegrityAvailabilitySome or all of the three (Confidentiality, Integrity, and/or Availability)Include suggestions on how to counter each threat listed.Place your list in the 3 columns of a table in a Microsoft® Word or Excel® document.2.You have been hired as a security specialist by a company to provide methods and recommendations to create a more secure environment for company data.Write a 1- to 2-page recommendation paper outlining methods the company should consider to protect access to data, including recommendations for policies to be enacted that will improve data security.3.Assume that a security model is needed for the protection of information in your class.In a 1/2- to 1-page paper, describe the RMF and how it relates to the CIA concepts and expands on them. Explain how this framework is used to address the need to protect information in your class.

Identify potential weaknesses from either the Aircraft Solutions or Quality Web Design Company

Course Project: Security Assessmentand RecommendationsOverview | Guidelines | Grading Rubrics | Best PracticesThis course does involve a lot of technical information and theory, but what really matters is how this knowledge can be used to identify and remediate real-world security issues. What you learn in this course should be directly applicable to your work environment. The course project that you will complete is designed to further this goal. In the first part of the project, you will choose an organization from one of two given scenarios (below) andidentify potential security weaknesses, and in the second part of the project, you will recommend solutions. The first part of the project is due in Week 3, and the second part of the project, along with the first part (presumably revised based on instructor feedback) is due in Week 6. This project constitutes a significant portion of your overall grade. This is an individual assignment and may not be completed in teams.Phase I – Identify potential weaknesses from either the Aircraft Solutions or Quality Web Design CompanyIn this phase, you will choose either Aircraft Solutions or Quality Web Design as the company you will work with. The scenarios are in Doc Sharing in the Course Project select area.You will then identify potential security weaknesses.Security weaknesses – You must choose two from the following three areas (hardware, software, and policy – excluding password policies) and identify an item that requires improved security.Todefine the asset or policy with sufficient detail to justify your assessment, your assessment must include:· the vulnerability associated with the asset or policy· the possible threats against the asset or policy· the likelihood that the threat will occur (risk)· the consequences to mission critical business processes should the threat occur· how the organization’s competitive edge will be affected should the threat occurTo clarify an item that requires improved security, you must identify one of these items:· one hardware and one software weakness· one hardware and one policy weakness· one software and one policy weaknessOther required elements include:· Cover sheet· APA-style· In-text citations and Reference section· Minimum length 3 pages, maximum length 5 pages (not counting cover sheet, diagram(s), references). Do not exceed the maximum length.Phase II: the Course Project (comprised of Phase I and II) – Recommend solutions to the potential weaknesses from either the Aircraft Solutions or Quality Web Design CompanyIn this phase of the project you will include Part I (presumably improved as needed based upon Week 3 feedback) and then you will recommend solutions for the security weaknesses you identified in the Phase I.Definition of the solution – Hardware solutions must include vendor, major specifications with an emphasis on the security features, and location of placement with diagram. Software solutions must include vendor andmajor specifications, with an emphasis on security features. Policy solutions must include the complete portion of the policy that addresses the weakness identified. Any outsourced solution must include the above details and the critical elements of the service level agreement.Justification – You must address the efficacy of the solution in terms of the identified threats and vulnerabilities; the cost of the solution, including its purchase (if applicable); and its implementation, including training and maintenance.Impact on business processes – You must discuss any potential positive or negative effects of the solution on business processes and discuss the need for a trade-off between security and business requirements using quantitative rather than simply qualitative statements.Other required elements include:· Cover sheet· APA-style· In-text citations and Reference section· 5 reference minimum· Minimum length of solutions: 6 pages, maximum length 10 pages (not counting cover sheet, diagram(s), references). Do not exceed the maximum length.The course project will consist of two deliverables:Phase I (Identify potential weaknesses from either the Aircraft Solutions or Quality Web Design Company); and Phase II: the Course Project (comprised of Phases I and II – Recommend solutions to the potential weaknesses from either the Aircraft Solutions or Quality Web Design Company).The grading standards for each deliverable areas follows:Phase I (Identify potential weaknesses from either the Aircraft Solutions or Quality Web Design Company)CategoryPointsDescriptionSecurity Weaknesses80Identifies two plausible and significant weaknesses from required list (hardware, software, policy). Includes realistic vulnerability(s) associated with the asset or policy, plausible and likely threats against the asset or policy, an estimation of the likelihood that the threat will occur (risk), the consequences to mission critical business processes should the threat occur, and how the organization’s competitive edge will be affected should the threat occur.Presentation20Writing quality and flow demonstrates a graduate-level writing competency and does not contain misspellings, poor grammar, incorrect punctuation, and questionable sentence structure (syntax errors).Total100A quality paper will meet or exceed all of the above requirements.Phase II – the Course Project (comprised of Phase I and II) – Recommend solutions to the potential weaknesses from either the Aircraft Solutions or Quality Web Design CompanyCategoryPointsDescriptionSecurity Weaknesses60Identifies two plausible and significant weaknesses from required list (hardware, software, policy). Includes realistic vulnerability(s) associated with the asset or policy, plausible and likely threats against the asset or policy, an estimation of likelihood that the threat will occur (risk), the consequences to mission critical business processes should the threat occur, and how the organization’s competitive edge will be affected should the threat occurDefinition of Solution30Includes vendor andmajor specifications, and identifies the relevant security features as related to the weakness identified. If hardware, includes location of placement with diagram. Policy solutions include the complete portion of the policy that effectively address the weakness identified. Any outsourced solution must include the above details and the critical elements of the service level agreement.Justification30Demonstrates the efficacy of the solution in terms of the identified threats and vulnerabilities. Includes complete costs, including purchase, implementation, training, and maintenance as needed.Impact on Business Processes25Addresses plausible, potential positive, or negative effects on business processes. Discusses trade-off between security and business requirements using quantitative statements.Presentation25Writing quality and flow demonstrates a graduate-level writing competency and does not contain misspellings, poor grammar, incorrect punctuation, and questionable sentence structure (syntax errors).Total170A quality paper will meet or exceed all of the above requirements.Course projects cause many students anxiety. Some anxiety is probably healthy; it means you want to do a good job. But too much anxiety usually interferes with performance. Here are some tips you may want to consider as you plan and create your course project.1.Read the Course Project Requirements and the Course Project Sample Template (in Doc Sharing) early. Here’s why: if you have in mind the required specifications of the assignment as you start the weekly assignments and other activities, you’ll be able to recognize when you come across information that you might want to use in your project.2.Keep a separate project notebook. Don’t worry about keeping it highly organized and documented; just jot down ideas as they come to you. You’ll be surprised how much anxiety you prevent by simply having ideas ready when you sit down to write.3.Use the “mull” method. This means spend a few days mulling over the assignment. Don’t force yourself to think about it, but, if you’ve read over the project requirements and have your project notebook with you as you do your regular class activities and your regular daily activities, your brain will work on the assignment all by itself. As it does so, more ideas will come to you and all you have to do is jot them down.4.Don’t try to write the paper from the beginning to the end correctly the first time. If you do, you’ll probably forget all kinds of things and your sentence structure and word choice, not to mention spelling and grammar, will likely not be as good as it should be. Don’t edit as you write. Just write. That way the ideas can come out with less effort. Edit later.5.Use your text to help you get ideas. For example, when considering vulnerabilities, check the index at the back of the text for the word “vulnerabilities” and browse through those pages. When you’re designing the network, look through the chapter on security in networks.6.Use available sources such as the DeVry Library, our course Lectures, discussions, other books, journals, the Internet, and so forth.7.Keep a digital notebook. When you find an interesting article (or even an article that looks as if it could be useful), copy it and paste it into your document along with the address (URL), date, author, and so forth. You can read through these later and keep what seems useful and discard the rest.8.Make a schedule and keep to it. For example, you may set aside an hour to research topics. Use the suggestion in #7, pasting down articles and parts of articles to read later. Set aside another hour or two later to read through the material you collected. If it’s of no use, delete it so that your digital notebook becomes more refined and useful. If you start work early and schedule smallish times to do your work, you’ll find that, a) you learn a lot more, b) you have much less anxiety, and c) you end up with a better grade. Try it!9.Ask questions. The Q & A forum in the threaded discussions in the course shell is an excellent place to ask questions. This isn’t cheating; this is working together to increase everyone’s knowledge. You’re not asking someone to write your paper, you’re asking for ideas (or answering other students’ questions). Contact your instructor with questions. Your instructor is the expert on what is expected, so use this resource.10.Read about APA-style citations by clicking the link, APA Guidelines for Citing Sources, near the bottom of the Course Syllabus. You will save a lot of time by addressing these style issues as you write your paper rather than trying to do this at the end.11.Once you’ve written your rough draft, start the editing process:•Look over the Course Project Requirements, particularly the Grading Standards, and make sure that you’ve addressed every element that is required.•Remove any unnecessary sentences or phrases. This project is not supposed to be long (remember that there is a 12-page maximum for the final project – not counting the cover page, graphics, references, etc.), it’s supposed to be good. Any extra wording should be deleted. For example, “All of these weaknesses happen on a regular base and in order to make sure that they do not occur, the company needs to step in and make modification that will not only correct existing issues but prevent future ones as well,” could be written effectively as, “These vulnerabilities are ongoing and action needs to be taken.”•The key to good technical or business (and some would say creative) writing is being clear and effective. Don’t try to make the paper sound “educated.” For example, instead of writing“This document is set forth to identify and address potential security issues…,” just say what you need to say. Much better would have been, “This report addresses security issues….” This type of clear writing is a lot easier on the writer and on the reader.•When you use an acronym for the first time, spell it out. For example, “…the use of a VPN (virtual private network) is common among….” After that, just use the acronym.•Whenever you use pronouns like “it” or “they” that refer to something mentioned earlier, be sure that it is clear to what or to whom “it” or “they” refer. For example, “The company has implemented a firewall at corporate headquarters and a packet filtering router at the branch office. It has functioned well since then.” In this case, the “It” could refer to the company, the firewall, the headquarters, the branch office, or the packet filtering router. Clearer would be, “The company has implemented a firewall at corporate headquarters and a packet filtering router at the branch office. Network perimeter security has functioned well since then.”•Read your work out loud. You may find lots of little mistakes and sentence structure errors this way.•Use spell check and grammatical correction features of your word processing software, but don’t rely on them. Correctly spelled words will two often be red as bean write when they are whey off.•Proofread when you are not tired and when you have had some time away from your work on the paper. Your goal should be to catch ALL mistakes or omissions. Professional or academic papers that contain errors send a message to the reader that a) you are not a reliable source of information or b) you don’t care about the reader. Neither of these may be true but, that’s the message you send when you send errors.•Be sure that all ideas that you got from outside sources are accompanied by an in-text citation (not a footnote) and that the in-text citation refers to an item in the References section. Be sure to use APA-style.•As much as possible, avoid direct quotations. Only use direct quotations when necessary. For example, “…as Bill Gates once famously said, ‘No one will ever need more than 640K of memory’….” Since the writer is stating a specific (and silly) idea expressed by a well-known person, this little direct quotation is appropriate. But longer “cut-and-paste” sections are almost always unnecessary in this project, and most instructors don’t feel comfortable giving you a grade for a paper that was, to any significant extent, written by someone else. Usually a paper that contains more than 15-20% direct quotations is considered unacceptable. Some instructors think even this is way too high. When in doubt, contact the instructor. In any case, if you use a lot of direct quotations, expect to receive a poor grade and, if you use ANY direct quotation, be sure to use quotation marks and an in-text citation. If you don’t, you risk disciplinary action for violation of the academic integrity policy. See the course syllabus for more details.Of all these tips, probably the most important are: start early and ask questions. Your instructor is committed to helping you get the most out of the course. If you start early, you’ll be able to ask questions that will save you time and effort. If you wait until the last minute, you’ll be stressed and won’t have time to incorporate feedback from your instructor.GOOD LUCK AND GOOD WRITING!

Identify 1 motivational theory and 1 leadership theory, and discuss their relevance to global human resource management.

In your own words, answer this unit’s discussion questions in a main post (recommended minimum 300 words)Assignment DetailsGlobalization affects the management and the motivation efforts required to manage and motivate a culturally diverse workforce.Identify 1 motivational theory and 1 leadership theory, and discuss their relevance to global human resource management. Discuss how these will affect employees within a company.Review and consider the theories presented by 2 of your peers.One approach to your replies is to share your thoughts. Address additional supporting reasons on the importance of the theories presented. Another approach would be to expand on the discussion. Provide your perspective by introducing examples and possible outcomes.

What key information will be required for change requests?

III. Project Execution A. Determine the best implementation approach—agile or waterfall project—for the organization based on its organizational structure. Provide examples to support your rationale. B. Explain how the project schedule can be resource leveled, fast-tracked, or crashed if needed based upon execution results. C. Propose communication approaches and the frequency that should be used to keep leadership apprised of the project execution. Include examples to support your claims. IV. Project Control A. Describe how you will handle changes in scope to your project management plan. What change management process will be used? What key information will be required for change requests? B. Describe the risk management process that is the best fit for effective project control over your plan. C. Explain how you will document issues and what process will be used to manage the issue to completion. Include examples to support your claims. V. Project Closeout A. Identify what needs to be done to close your project management plan. Include examples supporting how you will minimize the chances of overlooking a step in the project process. B. Justify the need for a warranty period and how the project will transition to business C. Complete a lessons-learned template for the case study project.

A system formed by the interaction of a community of organizations and their environment is referred to as a(n)

MGT 550 Week 5 Chapter 5 QuizIn the context of mechanisms for institutional adaptation, benchmarking is a:The traditional adversarial orientation is characterized by loose performance measures, equity, and fair dealing.The niche is usually large in the early stages of an organization and reduces in size over time._____ are the external pressures exerted on an organization to adopt structures, techniques, or behaviors similar to other organizations._____ is defined as the general perspective that an organization’s actions are desirable, proper, and appropriate within the environment’s system of norms, values, and belief.According to the population-ecology view, when looking at an organizational population as a whole, the changing environment determines which organizations survive or fail.Interorganizational linkages encourage risk taking.Getwel Corp. and Sebastian Inc. are two computer manufacturers that share with each other the details of commonly occurring issues and customer complaints. This enables them to work together and provide better service to their customers and also saves the time required to diagnose the issues. Which of the following does this scenario illustrate?Acquisition offers the greatest amount of control over joint outcomes.The goal of supply sourcing is to reduce risk and overdependence on one company in the supply chain.Which of the following is a reason for a mimetic process to occur in an organization?A strategic alliance is more formal and binding than a joint venture._____ is the process that causes one unit in a population to resemble other units that face the same set of environmental conditions.Which of the following statements is true about mimetic forces?All of the following except _____ are the stages of the population ecology model of organizations.The social basis for the mimetic process is that the innovations are culturally supported.In resource-dependence relationships, large independent companies have power over smaller suppliers or partners.A system formed by the interaction of a community of organizations and their environment is referred to as a(n):Which of the following is an assumption of the population-ecology perspective?Which of the following statements is true about the population-ecology perspective?

Define what kind of secondary and syndicated data would be helpful in addressing the issue of changing the brand logo. What is the role played by such data?

Read the Case 2.2 Baskin- Robbins: Can It Bask in the Good Ole Days? Page 783.Write a 3 to 5 Page paper (1000 to 1500 words) in APA formatBelow is a recommended outline.1. Cover Page (See APA Sample paper)2. Introductiona. A thesis statementb. Purpose of paperc. Overview of paper3. Bodya. Assume Kimmel decides to conduct a study to address the marketing research problem,describe what research design should be adopted? Relate the different phases of theresearch design to specific aspects of the marketing research problem.b. Define what kind of secondary and syndicated data would be helpful in addressing theissue of changing the brand logo. What is the role played by such data?c. Discuss the criteria to evaluate the usefulness of applying the secondary data toaddressing the market research problem.4. Conclusion – Summary of main pointsa. Lessons Learned and Recommendations5. References – List the references you cited in the text of your paper according to APA format.(Note: Do not include references that are not cited in the text of your paper)

Discuss the role that the electoral process and government plays in one’s daily work and family life.

WEEK 71) Discuss the role that the electoral process and government plays in one’s daily work and family life.2) As nurses, health policy can influence both arenas of our lives. What policy issues might drive nurses to lobby Congress and/or get involved in campaign politics?3) What strategies might nurses use to have their voices heard?The American Nurse:http://www.theamericannurse.org/2014/10/22/time-for-nurses-to-get-out-the-vote/**As a reminder,all questions must be answered to receive full credit for this discussion.please include your name in the title of the discussion. Also, make sure to use scholarly sources to support your discussion.

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