In your firm, what benefits does leasing offer, compared to the purchase of an asset?
In your firm, what benefits does leasing offer, compared to the purchase of an asset? Provide examples
Which ethical theory would you use to support your stance? Why does this theory work?
- Why do you feel the way you do about the issue presented?
- Which ethical theory would you use to support your stance? Why does this theory work?
Define and explain the ethical theory you chose
Which ethical theory (of the 6 approved ones ONLY – Kant; Act Utilitarianism; Rule Utilitarianism; Care Ethics; Virtue Ethics; and Social Contract) would you apply to this topic to defend your stance?
A) In this reflection you must first define the key terms of the debate (for example, define what Euthanasia/Abortion/Stem Cell/Public Health/PreNatal Testing/Animal Research/Health Care, etc. means and what are the different types depending on which topic you are discussing)
B) Define and explain the ethical theory you chose (show me you know exactly what the theory is and does – in your own words)
C) Present the evidence both pro and con and follow up how using your ethical theory is the best way to determine whether or not your stance is really ethical
D) Conclusion – any final thoughts and opinions would go here
E) 2 to 3 resources as support for your evidence (text book counts as 1)
How are leases classified for tax purposes?
Read the Chapter 19 Mini Case in Financial Management: Theory and Practice. Using complete sentences and academic vocabulary, please answer questions a through f.
Lewis Securities Inc. has decided to acquire a new market data and quotation system for its Richmond home office. The system receives current market prices and other information from several online data services and then either displays the information on a screen or stores it for later retrieval by the firm’s brokers. The system also permits customers to call up current quotes on terminals in the lobby.The equipment costs $1,000,000 and, if it were purchased, Lewis could obtain a term loan for the full purchase price at a 10% interest rate. Although the equipment has a 6-year useful life, it is classified as a special-purpose computer and therefore falls into the MACRS 3-year class. If the system were purchased, a 4-year maintenance contract could be obtained at a cost of $20,000 per year, payable at the beginning of each year. The equipment would be sold after 4 years, and the best estimate of its residual value is $200,000. However, because real-time display system technology is changing rapidly, the actual residual value is uncertain.As an alternative to the borrow-and-buy plan, the equipment manufacturer informed Lewis that Consolidated Leasing would be willing to write a 4-year guideline lease on the equipment, including maintenance, for payments of $260,000 at the beginning of each year. Lewis’s marginal federal-plus-state tax rate is 25%. You have been asked to analyze the lease-versus-purchase decision and, in the process, to answer the following questions.
a. (1) Who are the two parties to a lease transaction?(2) What are the four primary types of leases, and what are their characteristics?(3) How are leases classified for tax purposes?(4) What effect does leasing have on a firm’s balance sheet?(5) What effect does leasing have on a firm’s capital structure?
b. (1) What is the present value of owning the equipment? (Hint: Set up a time line that shows the net cash flows over the period t 5 0 to t 5 4, and then find the PV of these net cash flows, or the PV of owning.)(2) What is the discount rate for the cash flows of owning?
c. What is Lewis’s present value of leasing the equipment? (Hint: Again, construct a time line.)
d. What is the net advantage to leasing (NAL)? Does your analysis indicate that Lewis should buy or lease the equipment? Explain.
e. Now assume that the equipment’s residual value could be as low as $0 or as high as $400,000, but $200,000 is the expected value. Because the residual value is riskier than the other relevant cash flows, this differential risk should be incorporated into the analysis. Describe how this could be accomplished. (No calculations are necessary, but explain how you would modify the analysis if calculations were required.) What effect would the residual value’s increased uncertainty have on Lewis’ lease-versus-purchase decision?
f. The lessee compares the present value of owning the equipment with the present value of leasing it. Now put yourself in the lessor’s shoes. In a few sentences, how should you analyze the decision to write or not to write the lease?
Define the drug classification for each treatment option (ie. Opioid, Antibiotic, ACE Inhibitor, etc.).
The purpose of this assignment is to assess your understanding of various disease processes, treatment options, how the outcomes of different pathologic conditions affect quality of life, and any adverse effects or side effects of drugs used to treat various diseases. By completing this assignment, the student will be meeting the multiple learning objectives listed below in the “Instructions.”
Instructions
Complete the following steps: Considering the following 3 conditions:
1-Diabetes
2- Addison’s Disease
3- Polycystic kidney disease( PKD)
· Analyze each of the conditions you chose by:
1. Verifying the etiology of each condition.
2. Fully describe the conditions.
3. Identifying the implications of the condition on different body systems.
· Identify the various pharmacological treatment options by:
1. Describing the various pharmacological treatment options for each condition.
2. Identifying the application and route for each treatment option.
3. Define the drug classification for each treatment option (ie. Opioid, Antibiotic, ACE Inhibitor, etc.).
4. Explaining side effects (secondary unwanted effect that occurs due to drug therapy) of each drug.
5. Identifying any adverse reactions (unintended pharmacologic effects that occur when a medication is administered correctly) for each drug.
· Analyze the outcomes of the conditions you chose and how they affect the patient’s quality of life.
Reference: Pathopharmacology, Bruce J Colbert MS, RRT / Kurtis Pierce MBA, RRT
How does the velocity change as the time and position change?
Download and install the “Moving Man” simulation from:https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/legacy/moving-manFamiliarize yourself with the simulation. Play around with the settings, change the position, velocity and acceleration, record the motion, and playback in slow motion. When you are finished testing all the settings, click on the “Reset All” button.Step 1: Set the velocity 0.5 m/s by typing 0.5 in the velocity box. Click on the play button, the man will start moving towards the house. Pause the motion between the 8 and 10-meter marks, before the man hits the wall.Step 2: Click on “Playback” button. Then click on the “Play” button to play back your measurement that you recorded in Step 1, notice that a vertical bar scans through the graphs and the corresponding position, velocity and acceleration values are displayed for each time of the man’s motion, time is displayed on the horizontal axis of the graph. 
Step 3: Click the “Rewind” button and then “Play” to playback again, and “Pause” after a few seconds. Now use the mouse to drag the vertical scanning bar to time 8 s (the center of the bar should be exactly at 8 s mark on the horizontal axis of the graph). What is the position displayed in the “Position” box?Position (at time = 8 s) =Did you expect this to be the position of the man at time = 8 s (based on your initial settings of the simulation), explain your reasoning?Your answer:Step 4: Click “Play” and keep an eye on the velocity and acceleration boxes.How does the velocity change as the time and position change?Your answer:How does the acceleration change as the time and position change?Your answer:Step 5: Click the “Reset All” button. Type “-10” in the position box, “0.1” in the velocity box, and “0.2”in the acceleration box. Click “Play” and observe the three graphs carefully. Pause the motion between the 8 and 10 meter marks, before the man hits the wall.Step 6: Click the button to minimize the velocity and acceleration graphs. Is the “position versus time” graph a straight line or a curve?Your answer:Step 7: Minimize the position and click on the button to expand the velocity graph. Is the “velocity versus time” graph a straight line or a curve?Your answer:Step 8: Use the playback feature to find the velocity at time 4 s and at time 8 s. When you drag the vertical scanning bar across the graph, the time is displayed below the simulation menu (next to the man), and the velocity is displayed in the velocity box.v (at t = 4s) =v (at t = 8s) =Calculate the average acceleration. Show all your work below.The equations of motion for an object moving along a straight line (one dimensional motion) with constant acceleration in this case would be:(1)(2)(3)Step 9: Use the equation (2) above to find the position xf at time t = 10s. Show all your work below. Remember that the initial position xi = -10 m, initial velocity vi = 0.1 m/s and you know the acceleration from step 5 above.Step 10: Now go back to the position graph and use the playback feature to find the position at time t = 10s.Position (at t = 10s) =Take a screenshot of your graph along with the position measurement at t = 10s, and paste it in the space below.Step 11: Click the “Reset All” button. Type “-10” in the position box, “8” in the velocity box, and “-1.8” in the acceleration box. Click “Play” and observe the three graphs carefully as the man goes in the positive direction and returns back towards the negative direction. Pause the motion between the -8 and -10 meter marks on the way back, before the man hits the wall on the left end.Use the playback feature to find time and position when the man stops during the motion.t (man stops) =x (man stops) =Take a screenshot of your graph along with the position measurement when the man stops, and paste it below.Also find the time and velocity when the man passes through the origin. If the man goes through the origin twice, write both values separated by a comma.t (at x = 0) =v (at x = 0) =Step 12: Let’s make a prediction. Suppose that your car is at rest, so vi = 0 m/s. You press the gas pedal and the car’s acceleration is constant at 1.5 m/s2.How long would it the car take to travel 25 m from the starting point? Show all your work below. (Remember you can use the three equations of motion of the last page as long as the acceleration is constant.)t (25 m) =What is the car’s velocity when it reaches the 25 m mark? Show all your work below.v (25 m) =Step 13: Let’s test the prediction now. Go to the page:https://www.walter-fendt.de/html5/phen/acceleration_en.htmThe initial position is set to 0 m, and the initial velocity is also set to 0 m/s. In the acceleration box, type 1.5 to set the acceleration equal to 1.5 m/s2. Click on the “Start” button and observe the car speed up, when it passes the 50 m mark click the “Pause” button. The green box below the 25 m mark displays the time when the car reached the 25 m mark. Write this time below.t (at 25 m) =Take a screenshot of your graph along with the time measurement and paste it below.Was your prediction in step 12 correct?Your answer:Step 14: Let’s make another prediction. Suppose that your car is initially at 30 m mark, moving with initial velocity vi = 10 m/s. If a constant acceleration of -2.0 m/s2 is applied, what would be the car’s velocity when it reaches the 25 m mark? Show all your work below.v (25 m) =How long would it take to reach the 25 m mark? Show all your work below.t (25 m) =Step 15: Let’s test the prediction now. Go back to the page:https://www.walter-fendt.de/html5/phen/acceleration_en.htmClick on the “Reset” button and set the initial position to 30 m, initial velocity 10 m/s and the acceleration -2 m/s2. Click on the “Start” button and observe the car slow down, it will stop and reverse its direction, when it passes the 25 m mark click the “Pause” button. The green box below the 25 m mark displays the time when the car reached the 25 m mark. Write this time below.t (at 25 m) =Take a screenshot of your graph along with the time measurement and paste it below.Was your prediction in step 14 correct?
Why the link between obesity and diabetes should matter to your patients.
For this assignment, you are asked to imagine yourself as a dietitian in a nutritional practice. As a dietitian, you are to write a blog post to share with the patients you serve. The subject of the blog post should be “How obesity has been linked to diabetes”. Address the following in your Blog:
- Scientific evidence linking obesity to diabetes translated into language a layperson can understand. (Include at least one external source to support this evidence.
- Why the link between obesity and diabetes should matter to your patients.
- Share at least two ways your patients can modify their diet to either avoid or manage this chronic disease.
Your blog post, which you will submit as a word document should:
- Be visually appealing
- Include images and/or videos
- images should be inserted directly into the document
- videos can be shared with a link
- Include references for all included pictures and videos
- Include at least two (2) external references to support your written text
Not sure how to write a blog? Check out this website for some ideas: https://goinswriter.com/great-blog-post/
why do you think the issues presented in this chapter persist in today’s workforce culture?
Based on your reading in chapter 60, why do you think the issues presented in this chapter persist in today’s workforce culture?
Submission Instructions:
- Your initial post should be at least 500 words, formatted and cited in current APA style with support from at least 3 academic
What approach did the researcher use, qualitative, quantitative, survey, case study?
Big Data Analytics and Business Intelligence in a Fortune 1000 (Walmart) Company Literature Review
We have discussed how businesses have integrated Big Data Analytics with their Business Intelligence to gain dominance within their respective industry. Search the Google Scholar for Walmart that has been successful in this integration.
Conduct a literature review of big data analytics with business intelligence within the Walmart company you researched. In your literature review, you will include details about the Walmart you researched, including its approach to big data analytics with business intelligence, what they are doing right, what they are doing wrong, and how they can improve to be more successful in the implementation and maintenance of big data analytics with business intelligence.
You are to review the literature on Big Data Analytics and business intelligence for Walmart company. Discuss problems and gaps that have been identified in the literature. You will expand on the issue and how researchers have attempted to examine that issue by collecting data – you are NOT collecting data, just reporting on how researchers did their collection.
Paper Layout:
1. Title Page
2. Table of contents:
Use a Microsoft Enabled Table of Contents feature.
3. Background:
Describe Walmart the Fortune 1000 company, discuss the problem, and elaborate on their big data analytics and business intelligence approaches. Be sure to include what they are doing right and what they are doing wrong.
4. Research Questions:
For our topic of big data analytics and business intelligence, what were the research questions that were asked? Be sure to include main research questions from all the literature you are reviewing.
5. Methodology:
What approach did the researcher use, qualitative, quantitative, survey, case study? Describe the population that was chosen. You will discuss the methodology for all the literature you are reviewing.
6. Data Analysis:
What were some of the findings, for example, if there were any hypotheses asked, were they supported?
7. Conclusions:
What was the conclusion of any data collections, e.g., were research questions answered, were hypotheses supported? Be sure to also include how Walmart the Fortune 1000 company can improve to be more successful in the implementation and maintenance of big data analytics with business intelligence.
Paper requirements:
Be a minimum of 8 pages in length, not including the required cover page and reference pages.
Follow APA 7 guidelines. Be sure to conduct research on formatting literature reviews.
Your literature review should include a minimum of 8 scholarly peer-reviewed journal articles.
Be clear and well-written, concise, and logical, using excellent grammar and style techniques.
How valid is Machiavelli’s thought in today’s society?
Essay Questions
Classical and Modern Political Theory
a) How valid is Machiavelli’s thought in today’s society?
b) Can we have peace without subjugation according to Hobbes?
c) Are there existing political systems that resemble Plato’s ideal state?
d) Is Machiavelli a reformer or a revolutionary in political philosophy?
e) Does Locke’s understanding of private property justify capitalism?
f) Which traditions of political theory do you find more convincing regarding the establishment of the state?
g) What are the political consequences of inequality according to Montesquieu?
h) Can democracy be imported to other countries and cultures according to Montesquieu?
i) Why a moderate government is the best government according to Montesquieu?
j) Which concept of liberty would you consider essential to a political community if you were to choose between Montesquieu’s understanding of liberty and that of J.S. Mill?
k) Do you agree with Montesquieu that certain societies are unsuited for democracy?
l) How would J.S. Mill argue against Hobbes’ claim that the sovereign [Leviathan] has the sole right to determine which ideas or doctrines should be circulated in the public sphere?
m) Why does social inequality erode a democratic regime according to Rousseau?
n) How can an apathetic society gain a community of spirit according to Tocqueville?
o) How can the centralizing features of a government be reduced according to Tocqueville?
