One study reports that 34​% of newly hired MBAs are confronted with unethical business practices during their first year of employment. One business school dean wondered if her MBA graduates had similar experiences. She surveyed recent graduates from her​ school's MBA program to find that 31​% of the 129 graduates from the previous year claim to have encountered unethical business practices in the workplace. Can she conclude that her​ graduates' experiences are​ different?

What is the value of the test​ statistic?

A. The assumptions and conditions are not​ met, so the test cannot proceed.

B.The test statistic is? ​(Round to two decimal places as​ needed.)

What is P-value of the test statistic?

A. P-value? (Round to three decimal places as​ needed.)

B. The assumptions and conditions are not​ met, so the test cannot proceed.

Prepare and record a 8-10 minute Kaltura presentation with a Power Point that summarizes your reflection on the learning experience within the MBA degree program. This is not reflection of this course, but rather an reflection of the comprehensive MBA program and your assessment of your achievement.

It should reflect your candid assessment of the level of achievement of degree’s overall Learning Outcomes listed below:

1. Construct a situational analysis in order to develop business strategies and tactics.
2. Integrate legal, ethical, and socially responsible constructs to make sound business decisions.
3. Apply interpersonal oral communication with diverse audiences.
4. Appraise collaborative leadership strategies to manage, influence, and lead in a global environment.
5. Apply appropriate quantitative and qualitative inquiry methods to solve business problems I need presentation slides please.

On January 1, 2014, Stark Company purchased equipment for a total cost of $155,000. The equipment had an estimated useful life of 7 years and an estimated residual value of $43,000. Straight-line depreciation was used. On September 1, 2020, Stark Company disposes of the equipment. Required: Prepare the journal entry to record the disposition on September 1, 2020 assuming the equipment was sold for $39,000 cash. Prepare the journal entry to record the disposition on September 1, 2020 assuming the equipment was exchanged for $30,000 cash and a machine valued at $30,000

Your former director of business development contracted John Smith, an American consultant, to manage the development and marketing of one of the newer projects of the company.This project appeared very promising but is in fact bringing much lower revenues than originally anticipated. Mr. Smith just presented his expenses for his first class airfare tickets, five star hotel rooms and gourmet restaurant bills (with expensive French wines) of the last three months. Such expenses are a serious concern to your director of finances who finds them out of line. Your financial reports for the second half of this year would be improved if you negotiated an eight-month earlier termination of his 20-months consulting contract. That would help you wind down this project quicker. However, there is no good cause to base Mr. Smith’s termination on the lack of his contractual performance. In fact, some within your organization appreciate Mr. Smith’s work and believe he might turn things around, given additional time and manpower. You also have a suspicion about a potential conflict of interest. Indirectly, through an employee of HR, you have been told that Mr.Smith was seen in a night club entertaining Ms. Hodge, a project manager of your main competitor. Mr. Toba, a member of the Board of your company has been suggesting to your President that he might be more sympathetic to the under-performance of this project if you managed to contract his nephew George,a fresh MBA graduate from Northwest University, instead of John Smith. To review the contractual arrangements with Mr. Smith, you asked your contract department earlier today for a copy of his consulting contract. Unfortunately, they have been unable to locate their signed copy at this time.

Considerations for your Blackboard debate of this case:

1) How would you approach your consultant about various issues?

•Directly or indirectly

•Discussing all or just some issue; Why?

2) Would you try to work out issues with the consultant or terminate his contract?

3) Explain how such case would be handled if contracting company was residing in a certain country that you are familiar with.

1. On 5 September 2018, Norris Corporation purchased a computer equipment for $100,000, paid $20,000 cash and signed a 6% two-year notes payable for the remaining balance. The equipment was expected to be used for 4 years with a residual value of $10,000. Straight-line depreciation method is used. Depreciation for fractional years is recorded to the nearest full month. The financial year-end date is 31 December.

On 25 February 2020, the company spent $25,000 to completely overhaul the equipment. The management believes the estimated useful life of the equipment will be extended for 3 years more with residual value of $6,000, with effect on 25 February 2020.

Required:

Calculate the depreciation expense of the computer equipment for the year of 2020. Show your workings. (Round ALL answers to 2 decimal places.)

2. Marvel Company purchased motor vehicle costing $1,200,000 on 15 September 2017. The motor vehicle has an estimated useful life of 5 years and residual value of $200,000. Straight-line depreciation method is used. Half-year convention is adopted. On 5 March 2020, the company sold the motor vehicle for $400,000 cash. The company adjusts its accounts annually with the year-end at 31 December.

Required:

1. (a) Prepare the journal entries to update the depreciation before disposal in 2020;

2. (b) Prepare the journal entries on 5 March 2020 regarding to the disposal.

Questions

Q1. Briefly discuss the factors of production and their roles in economic systems.   

Q2. Based on your knowledge of the staffing and Leading process, discuss in 500 words some amendments could be applied to improve the performance within Coast Coffee.

Costa Coffee

Costa Coffee was founded in London in 1971 by two Brothers Bruno and Sergio Costa as a wholesale operation supplying roasted coffee to caterers and specialist Italian coffee shops. Acquired by Whitbread in 1995, it was sold in 2019 to The Coca-Cola Company in a deal worth £3.9bn and has grown to 3,401 stores across 31 countries and 18,412 employees. The business has 2,121 UK restaurants, over 6,000 Costa Express vending facilities and a further 1,280 outlets overseas (460 in China). The Coca-Cola Company announced its intention of acquiring Costa Limited from parent company Whitbread PLC for $5.1 billion. The deal, which closed on 3 January 2019, gives the cola giant a strong coffee platform across parts of Europe, Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa. It is the second largest coffeehouse chain in the world, and the largest in the UK.

Costa Coffee operates 2,467 outlets in the United Kingdom as of October 2019. Overseas, it operates 1,413 stores in 32 countries. The first Costa store outside the UK opened in the UAE in 1999 and, in September 2017, was the first coffee shop worldwide to start delivering coffee via drones to customers sunbathing on Dubai's beaches. Following Whitbread's £59.5m acquisition of Coffee Nation, a chain of coffee machines, the machines were re-branded as Costa Express. The company plans to expand to target hospitals, universities and transport interchanges. In Denmark, Costa Express machines are located in Shell stations. In the UK, grocery store chain SPAR has become a major operator of petrol station stores, most of which have Costa Express machines installed

On 19 August 2019 Costa Coffee attracted media attention due to claims of unfair deductions from the pay of its employees. Reports stated that current and former employees had £200 deducted from their pay for training as well as additional deductions for till discrepancies and running costs. Claims of unfair deductions were triggered by a Twitter post suggesting that staff at a Costa store were forced to reimburse money lost to scammers who came into the store. Trying to distance themselves from the controversy, Costa said contracts for franchise stores are managed by partners and that some staff contracts did have "clauses relating to deductions".

On 23 August additional claims appeared in the media that Costa Coffee franchise workers are "not treated like humans". The report included managers' alleged refusal to pay for sickness or annual leave, working outside of contracted hours and the retention of tips. It cited an anonymous former employee at a store under Goldex Essex Investments Ltd who claimed they had almost £1,000 of their holiday pay deducted from their salary, despite being contracted to work 48 hours a week. The report went on to say that baristas and employees at managerial level have complained about the numerous deductions outlined in Costa Coffee contracts written by franchise partners. A former manager is quoted as saying she had £150 deducted from her wages because she was five minutes late opening the store. Other fines outlined in the contracts were for used uniform that was damaged when returned to the employer, excessive waste and till discrepancies. In response to this article a Costa Coffee spokesperson said an independent audit has been launched.

1. Which of the following results in a decrease in the investment account when applying the equity method?

a. Net income of the investor

b. Net income of the investee

c. Unrealized gain on intercompany inventory transfers for the current year

d. Dividends paid by the investor

e. Purchase of additional common stock by the investor during the current year

2. Which of the following is a characteristic of a business combination that should be accounted for as a purchase?

a. The combination must involve the exchange of equity securities only.

b The acquired subsidiary must be smaller in size than the acquiring parent.

c The two companies may be about the same size, and it is difficult to determine the acquired company and the acquiring company.

d The transaction may be considered to be the uniting of the ownership interests of the companies involved.

e The transaction clearly establishes an acquisition price for the company being acquired.

3. Under the partial equity method, the parent recognizes income when

a dividends are received from the investee.

b dividends are declared by the investee.

c it is earned by the subsidiary.

d the related contract is signed by the subsidiary.

e the related expense has been incurred.

(TANGIBLE ASSETS) On January 1, 2017, the Morgantown Company purchased equipment with an original cost of $30,000. It estimates a 10 year-life with no salvage value. The company uses straight-line depreciation method. However during year 3 (year 2020), Morgantown Company estimates that it will use the machine for an additional 9 years.

Required: Compute the revised annual depreciation and prepare the journal entries on December 31, 2020.

A growing concern of employers is time spent in activities like surfing the Internet and e-mailing friends during work hours. The San Luis Obispo Tribune summarized the fundings from a survey of a large sample of workers in an article that ran under the headline "Who Goofs Off 2 Hours a Day? Most Workers, Survey Says" (August 3, 2006). Suppose that the CEO of a large company wants to determine whether the average amount of waisted time during an 8-hour work day for employees of her company is less than the reported 120 minutes. Each person in a random sample of 12 employees was contacted and asked about daily waisted time at work. The resulting data are the following:

108   112 117 128 130 111 131 116 113 113 105    128

The CEO wants to determine if these data provide evidence that the mean wasted time for this company is less than 120 minutes. Assuming that the population distribution is approximately normal, find the P-value for this test.

The Paria Oil Company is seeking police protection for the duration of industrial turmoil at its Head Office, due to layoff caused by the Covid 19. During discussions with the Police to deal with the turbulence, the Police suggested that a mobile patrol would be adequate because the disorder was largely contained. However, the CEO of Paria insisted on permanent police presence. The CEO then offered to compensate the Police, if they agreed on a permanent on site presence during the turmoil.

The Police thereafter indicated that they will provide 10 officers at a rate of $5000 per day, which they will maintain during the entire strike period. A few weeks after the strike was over, the Commissioner of Police, sent an invoice to Paria Oil Company for the cost of protection for two months. However, Paria Oil refused to compensate, and argued that the Police have a duty under law to protect the company from any pending violence and lawlessness.

1. What kind of contract is this?

2. The Commissioner of Police has sought your advice on the matter. Can you please advise him?