Q1 The highly contagious novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 also called coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) is a global health emergency of unprecedented proportions. The ongoing loss of life globally as well as the virus’ ability to spread rapidly through communities, has generated a need for significant changes to the foundations of the well and least developed countries. In the last few months, political leaders globally have been making new announcements to respond to COVID-19 impacts, on both people and the economy. These have been crucial steps to ensure public safety and financial stabilization. As it stands now, nobody knows how long this crisis will last, but we do know that when it finally recedes our world will look very different. This crisis has not just created new disasters, it has exposed the flaws of our existing system. Several leaders have done well including few female leaders like Taiwan’s president, Tsai Ing-wen; New Zealand’s prime minister, Jacinda Ardern; the German chancellor, Angela Merkel; and Denmark’s prime minister Mette Frederiksen. In the case of Ghana, the Ghanaian government has so far followed a step-by-step model, including initiating travel restrictions outside the country, restrictions on events and on places of social gathering including churches, schools, restaurants, theatres and gyms and now currently just lifted a 21-day partial locked down in two of the most affected regions in Ghana. Inequality in Ghana meant that now, in this time of deep need, we risk sacrificing the health and safety of vulnerable people for whom the social safety net has been weakened. Several proposals, both economic and health related are suggested to assist the entire nation. Health care workers and security personnel have become heroes. Government has been asked to show leadership in transforming or restoring the economy to one that works toward well-being for all as it takes steps to gradually relax the restrictions. It is believed that the brighter side to the crisis is the momentum and opportunity to shift our systems to prioritize our care and wellbeing in the long run.

a. Explain how decisional and informational roles of leaders can influence the effective management of the COVID-19 crisis in Ghana.

b. In the management of the health crisis, how can technical, human, and conceptual skills be relevant for the Minister of health to enable him rally around health workers?

c. The internal and external environment will cause changes for companies in Ghana (Large, Medium, and small-Scale Enterprises) during this crisis. Explain

d. Discuss two (2) ways by which transformational leadership style can be relevant to the management of the crisis at all levels of management. e. Explain four (4) ways by which scientific management play a role in the management of a modern crisis such as the COVID-19.

Given the current unprecedented Covid-19 environment that we have been exposed to since earlier this year, in Australia we have seen some of these large, mature companies reduce, defer or even cancel dividends that they otherwise would have paid to shareholders. Comment on what the reaction has been by the financial press / journalists / academics to such decisions of these firms. Reconcile your discussion with what outcomes would be expected to arise when applying general finance principles consistent with the discussion in the course materials.

1. For each process, predict the sign of U, q, and w:

a. An ideal gas expanding in the vacuum of outer space

b. A real (not-ideal) gas expanding in the vacuum of outer space

c. A read (not-ideal) gas expanding in our atmosphere

d. A muscle cell using anaerobic oxidation to bench-press 200 lbs.

e. Nitromethane combustion being used to power a top-fuel dragster.

f. External voltage being used to charge a lithium battery (which is an endothermic reaction).

A disk with outer radius ro = 150 mm and inner radius ri = 25 mm is press-fitted onto a shaft of radius 25.075 mm. Both members are steel with Young’s modulus, E = 205 GPa, Poisson’s ratio, ? = 0.29, and density, ? = 7845 kg·m-3. Determine and plot the radial and tangential stress distributions in the disk and shaft when it is rotating at 5000 rpm. Under the above conditions, what is the magnitude of the Von Mises stress at r = 100 mm?

G Wagon would like to purchase a printing machine for $300,000. The machine is expected to have a life of three years and a salvage value of $30,000. Annual maintenance costs will total $96,000. Annual cash savings are predicted to be $125,000. G Wagon required rate of return is 12%.  

Now, use Excel to compute the internal rate of return (IRR) of this capital opportunity. Again, press Ctrl + `. Copy your work in this form from Excel into the space below:

What is the IRR that you calculated?

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(8) In case Exhibit 9, Panel A, the company provides a reconciliation of the $5.66 EPS figure to the income statement’s reported EPS figure of $8.78. Also referred to as “Core EPS” in a PepsiCo-related press release, this figure, $5.66, is a non-GAAP financial measure many companies choose to report. What does a non-GAAP financial measure mean? What does the terminology “core” suggest to you? What is the reason that many companies provide non-GAAP financial information in their financial reports?

Find the future value of the following annuities. The first payment in these annuities is made at the end of Year 1, so they are ordinary annuities. (Notes: If you are using a financial calculator, you can enter the known values and then press the appropriate key to find the unknown variable. Then, without clearing the TVM register, you can "override" the variable that changes by simply entering a new value for it and then pressing the key for the unknown variable to obtain the second answer. This procedure can be used in many situations, to see how changes in input variables affect the output variable. Also, note that you can leave values in the TVM register, switch to Begin Mode, press FV, and find the FV of the annuity due.) Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to the nearest cent.

a. $600 per year for 10 years at 8%. $

b. $300 per year for 5 years at 4%. $

c. $600 per year for 5 years at 0%. $

d. Now rework parts a, b, and c assuming that payments are made at the beginning of each year; that is, they are annuities due.

Future value of $600 per year for 10 years at 8%: $

Future value of $300 per year for 5 years at 4%: $

Future value of $600 per year for 5 years at 0%: $

Future Value of an Annuity

Find the future value of the following annuities. The first payment in these annuities is made at the end of Year 1, so they are ordinary annuities. (Notes: If you are using a financial calculator, you can enter the known values and then press the appropriate key to find the unknown variable. Then, without clearing the TVM register, you can "override" the variable that changes by simply entering a new value for it and then pressing the key for the unknown variable to obtain the second answer. This procedure can be used in many situations, to see how changes in input variables affect the output variable. Also, note that you can leave values in the TVM register, switch to Begin Mode, press FV, and find the FV of the annuity due.) Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to the nearest cent.

1. $200 per year for 10 years at 8%.

   $   

2. $100 per year for 5 years at 4%.

   $   

3. $200 per year for 5 years at 0%.

   $   

4. Now rework parts a, b, and c assuming that payments are made at the beginning of each year; that is, they are annuities due.

   Future value of $200 per year for 10 years at 8%: $   

   Future value of $100 per year for 5 years at 4%: $   

   Future value of $200 per year for 5 years at 0%: $   

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) found that Bally Total Fitness Holding Corporation, a nationwide commercial operator of fitness centers, fraudulently accounted for three types of revenues it received from members. The SEC also charged the audit firm and six partners for their roles in the accounting violations. Visit the SEC’s website (www.sec.gov) and search the link to “Litigation Releases” to locate Litigation Release 20470 issued on February 28, 2008 against Bally Total Fitness Holding Corporation to learn more about this revenue fraud.

a. Read the release and the accompanying compliant in this matter and briefly summarize the types of alleged frauds. For each fraud, identify the management assertion(s)/or the audit objective(s) that was violated.

b. Return to the opening page on the SEC website and search the link for “ press Releases” to locate the December 17, 2009, announcement of the SEC charges against the audit firm and the six partners. Summarize the SEC charges against the audit partners.

c. Read the press release and briefly summarize the SEC description for the nature of risks associated with the Bally’s audit engagement.

d. Read the complaint against the audit engagement partner, who served as the 2001 and 2002 engagement partner. What factors caused the audit firm to recognize Bally as a high risk audit client for 1996–2003?