Choose a symbol from either “The Gift of the Magi” or     “Everyday Use” and discuss what significance this     symbol had to you as the reader

Term 6 Unit 6 DiscussionUnit 6 DB: The symbols of your life (ENG130 Literature & Composition)Initial response: Henry and Walker provide stories that include symbols that are life-changing for the protagonist(s). In two or more well-developed paragraphs, answer the following prompts:Choose a symbol from either “The Gift of the Magi” or “Everyday Use” and discuss what significance this symbol had to you as the reader (an example of this would be the combs Jim gave to Della and a discussion about a precious gift that you received or gave). Use text examples in this section.If someone were to write your life story, what symbol would be present and why? How does this symbol represent you? You can attach a picture of your symbol (an example of this might be a baby blanket from your childhood, or a baseball from your first game).Unit 6 Discussion: Implications of Cost of Capital and Capital Budgeting (FIN201 Principles of Finance)In considering what we have learned thus far regarding the importance of determining the cost of capital as well using capital budgeting tools, explain why it is important to understand that capital budgeting is subject to the validity of the forecasted data. Additionally, explain whether this reduces the reliability of these types of tools. Are there any other alternatives, or are these tools some of the most reliable that currently exist?*Unit 6 DB: The importance of DATE Functions (CIS250 Advanced Excel)Make sure to review Chapter 7. In this unit, you learned how to use a number of DATE Functions like, YEAR AND YEARFRAC.Why are these DATE Functions important in Excel?Pick one of the DATE Functions used in this unit or pick one found in Table 7.1 on Page 438. (ON PAGE 2 OF THE ATTACHED DOCUMENT)Explain how it is used and when it could be used in Excel.Table 7.1 Date Functions Function Description SyntaxDATE functionDisplays the date when provided with the numeric year, month, and date arguments; useful to display a complete date that is built from individual cells containing the year, month, and day =DATE(year,month,day)DAYS360 function Calculates the number of days between two dates based on a 360-day year using 30 days per month =DAYS360(start_date, end_date,[method])EDATE function Displays the serial number representing a date X number of months in the future or past from a given date; use a minus sign at the beginning of the months argument to calculate the serial number for a date in the past =EDATE(start_date, months)EOMONTH function Displays the serial number representing the last day of a month that is X number of months from a given date; use a minus sign at the beginning of the months argument to calculate the serial number for a date in the past =EOMONTH(start_date,months)ISOWEEKNUM function Returns the number of the week within the year for the specific date=ISOWEEKNUM(date)NETWORKDAYS function Calculates the number of work days (excluding weekends) between two dates; can optionally exclude federal and state holidays as well as other nonwork days=NETWORKDAYS(start_date,end_date,[holidays])WORKDAY function Calculates a serial number of a date, given a specified number of days before or after a date, excluding specified holidays =WORKDAY(start_day, days,[holidays])*Long-term Assets Discussion (ACCT1105 Financial Accounting)Top of Form1. What is Long Term Assets? Explain the characteristics of long term assets.2. Explain your understanding of the concept of “Lease” and state the parties to a lease contract.3. Explain your understanding of the concept of “Depreciation”4. Explain the following concepts.a. Book Valueb. Initial Costc. Expected Useful Lifed. Residual Value5. Explain your understanding of the following methods of depreciation.a. Straight-Line Methodb. Units-of- activities Methodc. Double Decline Balance Method.6. Compare and contrast Revenue Expenditure and Capital Expenditure.7. What are the characteristics of Natural Resources?8. Explain your understanding of Intangible assets and give three examples.

Identify how aspects of the fundamental principles of management will be implemented and communicated to all personnel within the company.

Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed: I. Profile of a Struggling Company a. Assess how the current management planning practices interfere with or prohibit the organization’s ability to optimally function. You could consider using the fundamental principles of management in your explanation. [OL-215-01] b. Describe how the employees’ perception and organizational culture have been impacted by management’s performance. You could consider the connections between management and its impact on culture. [OL-215-05] c. Explain how communication has played a part in management’s inability to increase employee performance. You could consider the connections to specific communication barriers that exist within the organization. [OL-215-04] II. Management Plan Recommendations: For this section of the summative assessment, you will make recommendations for the management improvement plan. a. Describe how implementing the fundamental principles of management will help to improve the management process within your company. You could consider the factors that interfere with or prohibit effective management. [OL-215-03] b. Identify how aspects of the fundamental principles of management will be implemented and communicated to all personnel within the company. You could consider thinking about this from a training standpoint. [OL-215-04] c. Describe how the application of the fundamental principles of management will lead to increased employee performance. You could consider what needs to improve the most to help increase employee performance. [OL-215-04] d. Explain how applying ethical principles to the fundamental principles of management would be sustained and monitored by the company. You could consider using the rational decision-making model to show how this process can help with ensuring long-term success. [OL-215-02] III. Conclusion: For this section of the summative assessment, you will provide a summary of your recommended changes to the management improvement plan using examples revolving around the fundamental principles of management. a. Summarize how these management changes, based on the fundamental principles of management, will help to ensure organizational success. Be sure to provide examples of how these changes will have the most direct impact. [OL-215-05] Milestones Milestone One: Profile of a Struggling Company In Module Six, you will submit a one- to two-page document that will provide a profile of your chosen struggling company. This milestone will serve as a rough draft and must cover the three critical elements in Part I of Final Project Two. You are expected to provide a minimum of two to three paragraphs for each of the three critical elements, which include: current management planning, employee’s perception and organizational culture, and communication.

Identify three factors that are affecting airline company’s ability to break even

Issue one: Labor Cost“Labor cost consist of the cost of the work that goes into the manufacturing of a product or the execution of a service. Direct labor cost can be figured by multiplying the cost of labor per hour by the number of employee-hours required to complete the job. Business owners, however, need to keep in mind that the “cost of labor per hour’ includes not only hourly wage or salary of the employees, but also the costs of the benefits that those workers receive.Issue two: Material CostMaterial costs are the costs of all materials that are part of the final product offered by the business. “Direct materials are assigned to jobs in a manner very similar to direct labor. It is very important that material that is used on a specific job be matched to the job” (Wainwright, 2012). As with labor, this expense can apply to both goods and services. In the case of goods, material costs refer to the costs of the various components that make up a product, while material costs associated with services rendered typically include replacement parts, building parts, etc.Issue three: Overhead CostOverhead costs are costs that cannot be directly attributed to one particular product or service. Some business consultants simply refer to overhead costs as those business expenses that do not qualify as labor costs or material costs. These costs include indirect expenses such as general supplies, heating and lighting expenditures, depreciation, taxes, advertising, rental or leasing costs, transportation, employee discounts, damaged merchandise, business memberships, and insurance. A certain percentage of employees usually fit in this category as well. While the wages and benefits received by an assembly line worker involved in the production of a specific product might well qualify as a labor cost, the wages and benefits accrued by general support personnel janitors, attorneys, accountants, clerks, human resource personnel, receptionists are included as overhead.Overhead expenses are typically divided into two categories fixed expenses and variable expenses. Fixed expenses are regular (usually monthly) expenses that will not change much, regardless of a company’s business fortunes. Examples of fixed expenses include rent, utilities, insurance, membership dues, subscriptions, accounting costs, and depreciation on fixed assets. Variable expenses are those expenses that undergo greater fluctuation, depending on variables such as time of year (for seasonal businesses), competitor advertising, and sales. Expenses that are more heavily predicated on company revenues and business owner strategies include office supplies, mailing and advertising, communications (telephone and Fax bills), and employee bonuses.References:Wainwright, S. K. (Ed.) (2012). (Links to an external site.) Links to an external site. (Links to an external site.) Links to an external site. Principles of accounting: Volume II [Electronic version]. Retrieved from https://content.ashford.edu (Links to an external site.) Links to an external site.ThursdayJun 15 at 12:31pm A company can run into any number of problems when trying to determine theactual costs of goods that it is selling there are three main problems;labor costs, materials cost and overhead costs.Labor costs are in relation to what an employee will be compensated for their work on a giventask. For example, let’s look at companies like Thrive or Essential oils, they sell a wide variety of products and they have salespeople that go out and try to sell their products. So, how are they to determine how much of themoney paid to the sales people should be attributed to each individual product? This particularproblem makes it more difficult to know what the actual cost of producing and selling eachproduct is. Though sometimes the sales person might not make an actual hourly wage they still will receive pay for selling the product. Material costs would be the cost that is used to make the product, now here is where things can get tricky because most of the time materials are bought then the cost of inflation goes way up so that way the company is making a better margin off of what they are selling. An example would be Pottery Barn, the quality of their furniture is actually not great at all in fact I have seen margin reports from this company and the profit made off of the merchandise is unbelievable. Overhead costs are sometimes not totally controllable but are the operating expense it takes to make the product, house etc.Identify three factors that are affecting airline company’s ability to break even. For each of your factors, discuss how these have an impact on the breakeven (contribution margin, fixed costs, variable costs, a combination, etc.), and what happens if these factors increase or decrease.Cargo, freight and the cost of fuel will be major factors that will affect airline company’s ability to break even. The older planes will need to be removed so that the production on new planes can arrive. That brings about a demand for more space, more flights, and more fuel usage. It all goes hand and hand. The more cargo that needs to be flown, the more space needed to ship it. When the oil prices increase it raises the cost of fuel and that makes an impact on demanded flights to destinations. Cargo will also be affected and increase. Flight demands are increasing and that will demand the increase the labor and overhead variables. Wages paid to employees will increase. Ticket prices, luggage prices go up and the cost of fuel will increase, this will cause a demand for more efficient planes that may cost more due to advanced technology. Older planes will be replaced with new planes.Zacks Investment Research. (2011). Airline Industry Stock Outlook – July 2016. Retrieved from https://www.zacks.com/commentary/84559/airline-industry-stock-outlook—july-2016Hello Class,We’ve all experienced (or heard about) the challenges that the airlines have been facing. Read the Zacks Investment Research article, “Airline Industry Stock Outlook – July 2016(Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.Links to an external site..” Identify three factors that are affecting airline company’s ability to break even. For each of your factors, discuss how these have an impact on the breakeven (contribution margin, fixed costs, variable costs, a combination, etc.), and what happens if these factors increase or decrease.I believe that the three factors that are affecting airline company’s ability to break even are:1. Terrorismis the number one factor affecting the airlines, especially since the Brexit decision to leave the EU. Additionally, airlines stocks have been hit hardbyfears of travel demand slackening. Airlines stocks havebeen dealingwith issues such as the mass shooting in OrlandoFl, the explosion at the Shanghai Pudong airport on June 12. Fears that such attacks could lead to less demandforairtravelresulted in a widespread sell-off in the aviationsection. (Zacks, July-2016)2. The second factor has been the oil prices, for many years theairline’stickets prices increased to a point, that ticket sales went down, due to the high priceofjet fuel, which is a worrying factor for airlines, since they have been generating huge savings. (Zacks, July 2016)3. The third factor is the economic and political stability. Political and legal factors include governmentinterventionineconomic operations. Airlines operate in a political environmentthat’svery regulated and restricted. Government intervention can be necessary to protect thepassengers’ interest and airlines operations’ safety measures.Furthermore, a healthy economy acts as a catalyst for industrial growth.Economic health is also measured by various economic indicators. Examples of economic indicators include growth in gross domestic product (or GDP), percapitaincome, disposable income, industrial production, thelevelof business, and consumer confidence. (Cederholm, Sep 3, 2014)Marthahttps://www.zacks.com/commentary/84559/airline-industry-stock-outlook—july-2016Links to an external site.http://marketrealist.com/2014/09/why-economic-factors-support-airline-industry-growth, By Teresa Cederholm | Sep 3, 2014Links to an external site.

Describe two critical factors in the organization’s external environment that can affect its success. Support your assertions.

Evaluating a Corporate-Societal RelationshipPreparationAccording to the textbook, the current world economy is increasingly becoming integrated and interdependent; as a result, the relationship between business and society is becoming more complex. In this assignment, you will be researching a Fortune 500 company from an approved company list provided by your professor.InstructionsWrite a 4–5 page evaluation of your chosen company’s performance with respect to its stated values. Do the following:Summarize the company’s primary products and or services.Suggest three ways in which the primary stakeholders can influence the organization’s financial performance. Provide support for your response.Describe two critical factors in the organization’s external environment that can affect its success. Support your assertions.Assess the company’s biggest success or missed opportunity to respond to a recent or current social issue. How did it impact company performance?Integrate at least two supporting resources from theStrayer University Library or other reputable sources.This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards. For assistance and information, please refer to the Strayer Writing Standards link in the left-hand menu of your course. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:• Evaluate the relationship between a business and society based on external environmental factors, stakeholders, and corporate social responsibility issues.

Propose the product or service line you want to develop a marketing plan for.

This week, you will be creating components of your capstone marketing plan assignment. You will then finish your plan in Week 5.Using the SUBARU company you selected for your marketing manager internship, you will complete a situation analysis with the goal of identifying a new product/service to develop your marketing plan against.InstructionsCreate a Word document of three to four pages formatted to APA Style and includes at least two scholarly, peer-reviewed, or other credible resource (Links to an external site.)In your paper,Describe the selected company and brand and a brief history.List the core products and services they offer.Identify the key current competitors.Complete a SWOT analysis (Links to an external site.).Propose the product or service line you want to develop a marketing plan for.Justify your proposal with a SWOT-based argument for why it warrants marketing investment.Describe your core product, extended product, and the product concept.Explain how you plan to achieve competitive differentiation through creating customer value in four areas:BrandingPackagingSupportQualityMust utilize academic voice. See the Academic Voice (Links to an external site.) resource for additional guidance.Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.

How is eBay providing value to its customers?

A marketplace to explore for this assignment is eBay. Spend some time on the eBay Web site (www.ebay.com). Find a product that you are interested in and follow the bidding. How much would you be willing to pay? Address the following questions in your initial posting: How is eBay providing value to its customers? Describe the relationship they have with their customers. What are their markets? How would you assess their innovation, branding, pricing, and value.

Why did you choose this period and this composer?

After reading “Guide to Western Composers and their Music…” think about which era you would like to visit. Share your chosen time and name a composer from it you would like to interview. Why did you choose this period and this composer? What questions would you ask in your interview?

Compare and contrast each of these three concepts.

It’s important to have a clear understanding of the concepts of community health,public health, and population health.Compare and contrast each of these three concepts. Provide at least one real-world example for each and discuss the major contributions each makes to society at large.

Identify and describe one example of how you have used one evidence-based, culturally appropriate theory with Hispanic children and families.

Identify and describe one example of how you have used one evidence-based, culturally appropriate theory with Hispanic children and families. Create an Ecomap and describe your application of a human behavior conceptual framework to guide your practice wi

What should leaders or organizations do differently?

Task 4: Discussion OutlineWork with your dissertation chair to determine any specific instructions or guidance that he or she may have for you.Chapter 5, “Discussion,” is your opportunity to connect the findings and conclusions of your research back into the literature of the discipline. Where are there consistencies and inconsistencies? How do your findings inform, extend, or challenge existing theories or ideas? Chapter 5 is also where you make recommendations to practicing professionals and other researchers. What should leaders or organizations do differently? What future research opportunities exist?You will complete your full chapter 5 in the BUS8120 course.For this task in BUS8115, create an annotated outline of your chapter 5 that includes at least five connections to the body of literature. Additionally, the outline should include at least two implications for practitioners and at least two areas for future research.As an annotated outline, you must provide more than a list. Each connection, implication, and future research area should include an explanation in a few sentences that leverages scholarly support.Important note:Dissertation writing is highly recursive. As you write material in one section, you may need to make some adjustments or additions in other sections in order to build a cohesive document. Your discussion and recommendations might necessitate some updates to chapter 1 of your dissertation.Submission Details:Submit your annotated outline.Use APA style in citing references.Post the paper to the Milestone 4 Submissions Area.Notify your dissertation chair (e.g., via e-mail) when you have submitted the paper.Note: A successful dissertation requires self-directed behaviors. To successfully pass each dissertation course, you must successfully complete (pass) each milestone presented in the course materials. Additionally, you must complete the milestones in the order they are presented in the course. The tasks in some milestones may take you more than a week to complete. Finish each milestone before you move on to the next milestone. In your planning, also allow time for feedback from your dissertation chair/committee and revisions as part of completing each task.

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