Read section B through E before starting the assignment. Fill in the information below related to the racial/ethnic group for the module.

Race: Jewish Americans

Section A - Race and Ethnicity

Race:  

Ethnic Groups:

Section B - Immigration

1. List the name of countries or country where this ethnic group originated from?
2. Briefly describe the cultural environment of their native homeland.
3. Was this ethnic group / race a native to North America.
4. If not, why and when did this ethnic group /race of people originally immigrate to the United States?
5. Were they voluntary or involuntary immigrants? How did they travel to U.S? Were they colonized?
6. What are the major periods of immigration for this ethnic?
7. Is there a difference in the new and old immigrants in terms of their willingness to blend into American culture or are they loyal to their customs, traditions, values, and norms of their homeland?    

Section C - Demographics

1. What percentage of this ethnic group / race makes up the U.S. population?
2. Where does the majority of this population live in the U.S.?
3. What are their educational levels, including rate of high school completion?
4. What is their family media income? What types of jobs, skills, or occupations are predominating for this ethnic group / race?
5. What is the marriage and divorce rate?
6. What are the primary causes of death, health care issues and concerns; and infant mortality rates for this ethnic group?

Section D - Culture and Religion

1. What is the religious profile of this ethnic group/race, if any?
2. What is/are the primary language(s) of this ethnic group / race?
3. What are some of the cultural traits, customs, inventions, and/or traditions that this ethnic group / race contributed to the mainstream American society?

Section E - Stereotypes, Media, Prejudice, & Discrimination

1. If any, what types of discrimination and prejudice did/does this ethnic group / race encounter in America?
2. What are some of the stereotypes and racial profiles portrayed about this ethnic group / race in America’s mass media?
3. What are the current political and/or social issues that this ethnic group / race face currently?
4. List 3 famous people in this ethnic group / race with a very brief biography (2-3 sentences describing their contribution to society).

Net Present Value Method for a Service Company

Carnival Corporation has recently placed into service some of the largest cruise ships in the world. One of these ships, the Carnival Breeze, can hold up to 3,600 passengers, and it can cost $800 million to build. Assume the following additional information:

There will be 330 cruise days per year operated at a full capacity of 3,600 passengers.

The variable expenses per passenger are estimated to be $110 per cruise day.

The revenue per passenger is expected to be $250 per cruise day.

The fixed expenses for running the ship, other than depreciation, are estimated to be $20,000,000 per year.

The ship has a service life of 10 years, with a residual value of $200,000,000 at the end of 10 years.

a. Determine the annual net cash flow from operating the cruise ship.

b. Determine the net present value of this investment, assuming a 12% minimum rate of return. Use the present value tables provided above. If required, round to the nearest dollar.

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a. Subtract the variable expenses and fixed expenses (except depreciation) from the revenues (number of passengers x rate x number of days).

b. Add the present value of the annual net cash flows (annual net cash flows multiplied by the present value of an annuity factor for 10 periods at 12%) and the present value of the residual value. Subtract the amount to be invested.

According to a 2017 Wired magazine article, 60% of emails that are received are tracked using software that can tell the email sender when, where, and on what type of device the email was opened (Wired magazine website). Suppose we randomly select 10 received emails.

10. What is the expected number of these emails that are tracked?

11. What are the variance and standard deviation for the number of these emails that are tracked?

12. What is the probability that at least 8 emails are tracked?

Over the past year, the South African Rand has depreciated against the U.S. dollar by 5%. Furthermore, the inflation in the U.S. was at 4% over the year while the inflation in South Africa stood at 7% over the year.

A.
The U.S. exporters to South Africa have lost their competitive advantage relative to the local firms by about 3%.

B.
The U.S. exporters to South Africa have gained a competitive advantage relative to the local firms by about 2%.

C.
The U.S. exporters to South Africa have gained a competitive advantage relative to the local firms by about 3%.

D.
The U.S. exporters to South Africa have lost their competitive advantage relative to the local firms by about 2%.

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Need to prepair (1)Trail Balance, (2) Adjusting Entries, & (3) Closing Entries for

Northridge LLC operates with monthly accounting periods. All of the company's accounting work is completed through the end of April, and its ledgers show April 30 balances. Terms for all credit sales are 2/10, n/30, unless otherwise stated.

1. First Part: A magazine publisher wants to launch a new magazine geared to college students. The project's initial investment is $66. The project's cash flows that come in at the end of each year are $24 for 6 consecutive years beginning one year from today. What is the project's NPV if the required rate of return is 13%?

Answer #1: $

Place your answer in dollars and cents without the use of a dollar sign or comma. If applicable, a negative answer should have a "minus" sign in front of the number. Work your analysis out to at least 4 decimal places of accuracy.

Second Part
Based upon the NPV decision rule, should the company accept or reject the project?

Answer #2:(Accept or Reject)
Place your aswer as the word "accept" or the word "reject".

2. A research division of a large consumer electronics company has developed a new type of mp3 player. The project will require an immediate cash outflow of $1,665,321. The new project is expected to produce cash flows of $500,000 per year for 4 consecutive years beginning at the end of year one. What is this projects internal rate of return?

3. A manufacturer of backpacks plans to introduce a new line. Equipment and production costs will be incurred immediately and will total $7,272,727. The company expects to earn a profit of $20 per backpack, and sales are estimated to be 100,000 in the first year (assume that the cash flow comes in at the end of the year). Sales are then expected to grow by 10% per year in each of the next three years (in year 2, year 3, and year 4) but the price is expected to remain at $20 throughout. What is the internal rate of return of this project?

%

Place your answer in percentage form with no percentage sign. That is, if your answer is four point eight eight percent, you should enter that value as 4.88.

Should the company produce the backpacks if the required rate of return is 12%?
(Yes or No)

International Co. started 2018 with two assets: Cash of §26,000 (Stickles) and Land that originally cost §72,000 when acquired on April 4, 2015. On May 1, 2018, the company rendered services to a customer for §36,000, an amount immediately paid in cash. On October 1, 2018, the company incurred an operating expense of §22,000 that was immediately paid. No other transactions occurred during the year so an average exchange rate is not necessary. Currency exchange rates were as follows:

Assume International was a foreign subsidiary of a U.S. multinational company and the U.S. dollar was the functional currency of the subsidiary. Prepare a schedule of changes in the net monetary assets of Boerkian for the year 2018 and properly label the resulting gain or loss.

Best Buy Co Inc. headquartered in Richfield, Minnesota is a multinational American retailer of Consumer Electronics Corporation. It also retails home office products, entertainment products, appliances and its related services . They operate under different names through their call centers, retail stores and online retail operations e.g. Best Buy (Bestbuy.com, Bestbuy.ca, Bestbuy.co.uk, BestBuyMobile.com etc). In addition to this, it also operates under the names of Carphone Warehouse (CarphoneWarehouse.com), Five Star (Five-Star.cn), Future Shop (FutureShop.ca), Geek Squad, Pacific sales, the Phone House (PhoneHouse.com), Napster (Napster.com), and Magnolia Audio Video. Best buy operates in two segments; first comes the domestic segment and the other is the international segment .

The domestic segment as of FY 2011 operates in all the states districts and territories under various brand names, which are not confined to the ones that are mentioned above. Whereas, the international segment operates in Canada (Best Buy, Best Buy Mobile, Cell Shop, Connect Pro, Future Shop and Greek Squad), Europe (Best Buy, The Carphone Warehouse, The Phone House and the Greek Squad), China (Best Buy, Greek Squad, Five Star), Mexico (Best Buy and Greek Squad) and Turkey (Best Buy and Greek Squad).

At present the operations under the domestic segment are carried by store brand name and district managers, which are overseen by the retail field officer. The manager and the officers meet regularly to discuss issues on how to manage process efficiencies. This has helped them in corporate retail management, by setting up standard procedures that has been adjusted according to local consumer demands. Moreover, the international operations are each carried in a different manner so as to facilitate consumers . For example, the European market is controlled through a corporate retail management program, which looks into the issues of advertising, inventory management, purchasing and price setting. The Canadian market uses a standardized operating system that employs an operating model, which is imitated from the U.S Best Buy Mobile stores (COMMISSION, 2011). The Chinese market operations are in practice to support Five Star and Best Buy; these are the two brands that are operating there. And lastly, the U.K, Mexican and Turkish markets operate on the U.S model of Best Buy Stores .

As the market is being strongly challenged by foreign and online operators using, how can best buy use concepts of LSS to ensure sustainability.

Group Basics

What are the issues your group is concerned with?

What are some examples of legislation your group supports or opposes?

What actions does your group take to try to influence policy and the public agenda?

What resources make it influential? Give specific examples: (e.g. use of the media, lawsuits, direct lobbying, public information contributions, etc.)

Which parts of the government does your group target, i.e. which executive branch departments and congressional committees?

Political Ideology

What is the group’s political ideology?

Does it favor one political party over the other? If so, does it have a history of supporting certain political candidates?

What is it doing to support their favored candidates? Make the connection between their political ideology, the legislation they support, and the party they support.

OR If you think your group is absolutely neutral, say so.

Many interest groups are neutral. Discuss the issues that your group is concerned with and then, for the points in this section you will do the following. Find and summarize two news articles relevant to your interest group. You can use http://news.google.com/ or any of the media resources located on my blog to find such articles. Use the information to show how your group is trying to influence public policy.

Your Assessment

Assess your group: What are its strengths and weaknesses?

How effective is it in achieving its agenda? Back up what you say with specific examples demonstrating their effectiveness or lack thereof.

List of Interest Groups

You should be familiar with the following Interest Groups. Basically, I want you to know the types of issues these groups are involved in and whether they are generally supporters of liberals or conservatives, or are non-ideological. If you were to be given an issue, you should know which interest groups would be involved. For example, if the issue is an affordable medication for seniors, you should be able to identify AARP as group (among others) who advocate for this issue. The groups with an asterisk are among the most active, and therefore receive considerable more attention by media outlets for their activities.

1. AARP – American Association of Retired People*
2. Christian Coalition*
3. NARAL – National Abortion Rights Action League*
4. ACLU – American Civil Liberties Union*
5. Club for Growth
6. NEA - National Education Association*
7. AFL-CIO – American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations*
8. Council on American-Islamic Relations
9. National Resources Defense Council
10. ABA - American Bar Association*
11. EMILY’s List
12. NOW – National Organization of Women*
13. American Conservative Union
14. Environmental Defense Fund
15. NRA – National Rifle Association*
16. American Farm Bureau
17. Family Research Council
18. PETA – People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
19. AIPAC - American Israel Public Affairs Committee
20. Handgun Control, Inc.
21. Public Citizen*
22. AMA - American Medical Association*
23. Moveon.org
24. Sierra Club*
25. ATLA - Association of Trial Lawyers of America
26. NAACP – National Association of Colored People*
27. US Chamber of Commerce
28. The Business Roundtable
29. NAM - National Association of Manufacturers*
30. Veterans of Foreign Wars*