Describe how a company can align the client experience with the outsourced service along with your organizational culture.
Many companies benefit from outsourcing services because it allows the company to lower costs, focus on its organizational culture, and increase the speed and quality of services. You have been asked to analyze how the outsourced service interacts with your company’s clients. Write about the company you chose in Week One. Read and select 1 of the following scenarios to complete the assignment: In 2009, the U.S. Stimulus Act changed the way health care providers use electronic health records (EHR). A local clinic was informed that to avoid penalties it would need to adopt a qualified EHR system. The clinic managers discussed two options: 1) adopting an in house EHR system and 2) outsourcing the EHRs. After weighing the pros and cons of each option, the company decided to outsource the EHRs. Recent research shows that many companies are starting to explore the idea of outsourcing for their human resources department. A large pharmaceutical company has begun discussing outsourcing their human resources department. Atwood Laboratories is a small company that completes lab work and bills its patients using two staff members. A larger laboratory in the neighborhood closed its doors recently, which has increased Atwood’s patients and billing. The company is considering outsourcing its patient billing to accommodate the influx of patients. Write a 700- to 850-word paper that includes the following: Identify the relationship of the outsourced service and the impact to the organizational structure. Describe the benefit and alignment of outsourcing services on organizational culture. Describe how a company can align the client experience with the outsourced service along with your organizational culture. Format your paper according to APA guidelines. Cite 3 peer-reviewed or scholarly sources plus others as applicable to support your paper
Identify five potential risks for this new project, and be sure to list some negative and positive risks.
Suppose your college or organization is considering a new project to develop an information system that would allow all employees, students, and customers to access and maintain their own human resources information, such as address, marital status, and tax information. The main benefits of the system would be a reduction in human resources personnel and more accurate information. For example, if an employee, student, or customer had a new telephone number or email address, he or she would be responsible for entering the data in the new system. The new system would also allow employees to change their tax withholdings or pension plan contributions. Identify five potential risks for this new project, and be sure to list some negative and positive risks. Provide a detailed description of each risk and propose strategies for addressing each risk. Document your results in a 2 pages paper. 2-3
After this transaction, what will the beta of BBC’s equity be?
Assume that there are no taxes or transaction costs, and that the Modigliani-Miller propositions are true. Bluth Banana Corp (BBC). currently has 35 million shares outstanding (with a stock price of $18 per share) and no debt. The beta of the firm is 1.2.BBC plans to issue $50 million (market value) in risk-free debt. It plans to use this $50 million to repurchase stock. The market risk premium is 4% and the risk free rate is 5%.a.) What is the value of the equity in BBC?b.) What is BBC’s WACC before issuing the debt?c.) What will be value of BBC after issuing the debt?d.) What will BBC’s WACC be after issuing the debt?e.) After this transaction, what will the beta of BBC’s equity be?
A colleague argues that the project should not be taken because it is risky and the firm can’t afford to take risks in a bad economy. Is she right? Why or why not?
Your firm is considering a capital budgeting proposal to manufacture keypads for tablet devices. The project is anticipated to have a useful life of 10 years. You estimate that revenues associated with this project will be $15M per year. The cost of goods sold (including depreciation of the new equipment discussed below) for the new keyboards is expected to be $8M per year. Direct selling and administrative expenses associated with the project are expected to be $3.2M per year. If you undertake the project, your firm expects to lose $2.2M in EBIT from other product lines. Additional inventory required for the project is projected to follow the schedule below.Your firm assesses a charge of $0.10 per dollar of revenue to all new projects to cover the cost of overhead (i.e. the building, the CEO’s salary etc.) at the corporate headquarters. The firm will have to make an initial investment today of $7M in capital expenditures for this project. This investment will be depreciated on a straight line basis over 10 years to a final book value of zero and is the only equipment that is necessary for the project. You anticipate that the (pre-tax) market value of this equipment in 10 years will be $1M. You may assume that cash flows are received annually, and that the first cash flow is generated one year from today. Also, please note that any gain (or loss) on the sale of the equipment is taxable (or tax deductible) at the corporate tax rate. The tax rate is 35%. The beta of the project is 1.2. The market risk premium is 4% and the risk free rate is 5%. The firm’s WACC is 7.2%.Additional info:Projected Inventories ($)Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10100,000 150,000 225,000 250,000 275,000 300,000 275,000 250,000 125,000 –a.) What is the appropriate discount rate for this project?b.) What is the NPV of the project?c.) A colleague argues that the project should not be taken because it is risky and the firm can’t afford to take risks in a bad economy. Is she right? Why or why not?
What would the cost of capital be if the firm was 100% equity?
Suppose we are analyzing Firm X. Firm X is financed with both equity and debt and will exist for only one year. If the economy is good, the equity holders will receive $220,000. If the economy is poor the equity holders will receive nothing. The debt holders will receive a payment of $65,000 regardless of the economy (i.e. there is no possibility of default). There are no other possible outcomes. Each of the two possible outcomes is equally likely. The beta of the equity is 2.12. The risk-free rate is 5%, and the market risk premium is 4%. Assume there are no taxes, no bankruptcy costs, information is held in common and that the firm’s investment policy is fixed. Also assume that the CAPM is true.a.) What is the value of the firm’s equity?b.) What is the value of the firm’s debt?c.) What is the firm’s WACC?d.) What would the cost of capital be if the firm was 100% equity?
Discuss and compare the advantages and disadvantages of each proposed design and justify your recommendations.
You have been hired by a small company to install network infrastructure with shared storage. The office has 15 users. The accounting department, which has one user, does not want to be on the same network as the operation network and does not want to share the storage with any other users. Please consider the following Technology or some of it: Please provide diagrams of at least two design options. Discuss and compare the advantages and disadvantages of each proposed design and justify your recommendations. Consider cost, security, on-going maintenance, adding new users, printing, log-in, and Internet connection to all users.
Evaluate how social and economic inequalities impact how the health issue is addressed.
Public health, it is common and extremely useful to convey a message through a visual. The purpose of this assignment is to take what you have learned thus far on poverty, health, the burden of infectious and communicable diseases, and their impact on global health’s mortality and morbidity rates, and create a visual to represent a health issue in a lower- to middle-income country. Part 1: Select a health issue in a lower- to middle-income country to design an infographic for the Minister of Health to help depict the definitions of the following words that can be utilized to design or incorporate in laws and policies: Part 2: In 250-500 words, provide a background of the health issue. In the background, discuss the cause of the selected issue. Explain why this issue should be addressed. Evaluate how social and economic inequalities impact how the health issue is addressed. While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion. You are not required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite.
Do you believe the current dynamics of our social reality has made for a better world for our children than that defined by our own parents and grandparents?
Why is the study of sociology important? Do you see any connections between changing social norms and the larger, global issues that face us today? We’ve learned about some of the complexities of social structures and interactions. Do you believe the current dynamics of our social reality has made for a better world for our children than that defined by our own parents and grandparents? If so, how? If not, what do you consider to be the most significant social changes to threaten our current way of life?
Would you consider implementing an ERP system or would you continue to use applications like MS Office (i.e. Word, Excel, Access) to manage your business processes?
Instructions
When you started your small business, you managed all business processes on your own. Now, your business is expanding, and you have hired employees to help. Would you consider implementing an ERP system or would you continue to use applications like MS Office (i.e. Word, Excel, Access) to manage your business processes? Be sure to explain the reasons behind your choice. Your journal entry must be at least 200 words in length. No references or citations are necessary.
How is diversity in the country you chose similar to or different from diversity in the United States?
INSTRUCTIONS Read the instructions very carefully. Ensure you discuss each point mentioned in the instructions below. The Final project has two focuses, you must address both. Choose a country other than the United States and India research the following: What are the key diversity concerns for that country? Which groups are dominant and non-dominant? What are the participation rates, earnings, and employment differences among the groups? What, if any, legislation exists regarding those groups in the country? How is diversity in the country you chose similar to or different from diversity in the United States? Assume you are starting a business in that country. Based on the information you obtained in item a, which diversity-related factors would you emphasize or be most concerned about? SUBMITYOUR RESPONSE Submit your paper as a word document, formatted in APA style. The document must include a cover page, abstract, main body, conclusion, and references page. Your paper MUST use in-text citations, headings, and check proper use of paragraphs (APA Style 7th ed).
