Calculate the pH for each of the following cases in the titration of 35.0 mL of 0.120 M KOH(aq), with 0.120 M HBr(aq).

(a) before addition of any HBr

(b) after addition of 13.5 mL of HBr

(c) after addition of 23.5 mL of HBr

(d) after the addition of 35.0 mL of HBr

(e) after the addition of 45.5 mL of HBr

(f) after the addition of 50.0 mL of HBr

lululemon athletica, Inc. in 2020: How to Respond to the COVID-19 Pandemic?

It is April 17, 2020, and the Board of Directors of lululemon athletica, Inc. has employed you as a crisis consultant to assess the company’s overall situation during the COVID-19 Pandemic and recommend a set of specific, measurable and rapid actions for the company to take to quickly restore the company to health and outstanding performance. Please prepare a report to lululemon’s board of directors that makes a list of action recommendations that the company needs to follow into order to put the company back on track in Fiscal 2021.

As of April 17, 2020, the Chief Financial Officer for lululemon has just resigned, and is leaving the company on May 8, 2020. Further, the company’s physical stores in North America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Malaysia are currently closed. Writing to the company’s stakeholders worldwide, Chief Executive Officer Calvin McDonald had the following to say:

The impact of Covid-19 is difficult to process as we navigate the uncertainty of the situation on a daily basis. People are the heart of lululemon, and through this period, we are committed to doing right by our teams, guests, and global communities.

Your assignment as the company’s crisis consultant is to make recommendations to ensure the success of lululemon through the crisis and to restore the company to physical and financial soundness in Fiscal 2021.
Question:
Your report should be prepared as a three page Executive Summary of Recommendations. Your recommendations should be specific and be clearly supported by your analysis of the company’s financial situation. You may supplement your 3-page summary with an appendix that contains (a) an analysis of the company’s financial statements and/or pro-forma financial projections and (b) other appendices that you consider appropriate. You may also include a table of References to sources that you use in your Executive Summary.

Notes:

• Three pages MAXIMUM for your Executive Summary of Recommendations. This three-page maximum does not include any Appendices or the Reference list.

• It is required that you cite your sources in your recommendations and provide a reference list in your appendices.

• Please use the Executive Summary template that is provided to make your report.

(Example of how to do):

Company Name> Executive Summary

Recommendations:

1.

2.

3.

Appendix

Appendix

References:

1.            Within a few short months between the summer of 2019 and early 2020, Tesla added more than $100 billion to its market cap. Do you believe that Tesla’s stock market valuation making it the second most valuable car company globally is rational or do you think it is a hyped-up overvaluation?

2.            What business model is Tesla pursuing? How is Tesla’s business model different from traditional car manufacturers?

3.            Historically, the automotive industry in the United States has been identified by high barriers to entry. How was Tesla able to enter the automotive mass-market industry?

4.            What type of innovation strategy is Tesla pursuing? Tie your explanation to Elon Musk’s “Master Plan, Part 1.”

5.            In which stage of the industry life cycle is the electric vehicle industry? What core competencies are the most important at this stage of the industry life cycle? What are the strategic implications for the future development of this industry?

6.            Apply the Crossing-the-Chasm framework to explain some of the challenges Tesla is facing and provide some recommendations on how to overcome them.

7.            Evaluate Elon Musk’s “Master Plan, Part 2”ii and assess if Tesla can gain and sustain a competitive advantage.

Women have been encouraged throughout the world to be entrepreneurs. Many reasons, some of them being to support themselves and their families; to attain the fulfillment of having started something on their own and to satisfy their desire for financial independence. Women not only create jobs for themselves and others, but also work toward growing their businesses, and constantly innovating new products and services. One such example was the partnership venture of Ms. Rihab, Ms. Shaima, Ms. Yumna and Ms Zahra. This partnership firm was called as “Family Events”. Based in Bawsher since inception in 2009, this SME concentrated on management and arrangement of family functions namely marriage parties, birthday parties etc. Further, they expanded their business and entered into managing events such as pre marriage shoots, new born photography and outdoor catering service. In 2020, this firm has failed to live up to the expectations of their customers in terms of quality, innovation and cost. This has caused huge loss in sales revenue, brand value and profits of the company. Out of the four partners, two opine closure and settlement, while the other two are devising ways to keep the firm afloat.
You are an Independent advisor based in Muscat and are required to explain and critically compare the different situations that crop up on following both opinions individually.

Parker agreed in writing to work for Mclaine for a period of three years as foreman of his cannery. His contract called for $150,000 per year in salary and indicated he was to give "all of his time and effort" to the job. He received no vacation or sick leave, but the plant was closed on weekends and for two weeks at Christmas when he was able to take time off. After the first year he was told he was doing an "excellent job." Three months after his review, in April he took a weekend trip to Mexico. Through no fault of his own he was arrested and jailed for a period of three weeks. During that time he was unable to contact Mclaine. After a full week of absence, Mclaine treated Parker's job as abandoned and hired a new foreman. Two weeks after the new foreman was hired, once Parker was out of jail, he came back to the plant and demanded his old job back. Mclaine refused. Parker has filed suit. Who will prevail and why? Use the Issue/Decision/Support/Dissent format I discuss on my website

Buffalo Inc., a greeting card company, had the following statements prepared as of December 31, 2020.

Additional information:

Prepare a statement of cash flows using the indirect method. (Show amounts that decrease cash flow with either a - sign e.g. -15,000 or in parenthesis e.g. (15,000).)

True or False:

1. An employee works under the control of an employer, so an employment contract is not necessary to define the relationship of the employee to the employer.

2. A federal statue provides members of a labor union the right to collective bargaining.

3. The FMLA entitles an eligible employee to 12 weeks of unpaid leave, but an employment contract may provide that the employer will pay the employee during 12 weeks of paid leave.

4. Both the employer and employee commonly make contributions to a defined benefit pension plan.

5. An employer must do whatever is necessary to accommodate an eligible employee's disability under the ADA

Consider a firm as follows: Assume that the firm has no debt. The cashflows are received at the end of each year and are perpetual. Cost of equity capital for an unlevered firm, r0, is 20%. The first cash-flow will be received one year from today. All calculations for valuation are done today. Firm value is defined as collective value of debt and equity.

Sales = $ 500,000

Cash Costs = 360,000

Operating Income = 140,000

Tax @ 34% -47,600

Unlevered cash flow (UCF) $ 92,400

Find the firm value, using

a) APV method $__________.

b) FTE method $__________.

c) WACC method $__________.

Question 10 (1 point)

What is the formal term for the complaint filed by unionized workers when they feel they've been treated unfairly based on their contract?

Question 11 (1 point)

Your credit score is affected by which of the following?

Question 12 (1 point)

If labour differences can't be resolved through collective bargaining or formal grievance procedures, management may close the workplace to workers. This is referred to as a:

Question 21 (1 point)

Collective bargaining takes place in a union environment when a contract is being renewed and:

Question 22 (1 point)

A fire causes considerable damage to a warehouse. The fire, as the event that caused the loss, is known as the

Exercise: (30%) The following information is available for the Smart Corporation:

Additional information:
(1) There was no gain or loss on the sales of the long-term investments, nor on the bonds retired.
(2) Old equipment with an original cost of $37,550 was sold for $2,100 cash.
(3) New equipment was purchased for $67,550 cash.

(4) Cash dividends of $33,600 were paid.
(5) Additional shares of stock were issued for cash.

Required: Prepare a complete statement of cash flows for the 2010 calendar year using the direct method.