1. a) In Chapter 9 (Week 9 Tutorial) we discussed the integration of the Human Resource Management and Payroll databases. In particular, we discussed different benefits of this integration in the Week 9 Tutorials.

   Some companies believe in the integration of HRM and Payroll systems. However, many firms do not agree with this integration. These companies maintain separate HRM information systems and Payroll.

   Required:

   Discuss both arguments. For this discussion, think in terms of (1) difference in employee background, and (2) functions performed by the HRM and payroll departments. [7 marks]

   [7 marks. Word limit: Up to 250 words.]

2. b) Mr Peter is the treasurer of a small charity and you asked him to explain the business activities and data processing operations involved in the payroll cycle of the charity. During this discussion, Peter explained that the charity is not using a separate cheque account to manage their Payroll due to the extra monthly services fee. Peter further explained that the benefits of a separate cheque account are not worth the additional fee.

   Required:

   As a student of accounting information systems, how would you respond to Peter? [4 marks] please write up to 150. no plagiarism please. thanks you very much sir.

1. Presented below is a portion of the data for 400 respondents which were used to construct the graph presented in Chart 1 (Please use Excel or SPSS to generate this Chart). What is another type of graph that you can use to display this information (Please try to use Histogram to report frequencies; You can try to draw Histogram in Excel and paste your Histogram in the Word file, or convert it as the PDF file). Construct this graph using the data below with the frequencies placed along the vertical axis (15 pts in table; 5 pts drawing the Histogram):

Chart 1: Histogram for Age at First Marriage (Percent

2.Considering the information in table above, what would happen to the percentage of respondents age 22 if we simply dropped all respondents who were first married at age 20 from the sample?

3.Considering the information in table above, what proportion of respondents were first married at the ages of 24 and 26 (5 pts)?

When you determine if there is an association between two variables, it is also important for you to determine how strong or weak that association is. This is why, when you have data for two quantitative variables, you calculate what is called the coefficient for correlation.

Instructions

1. Suppose you are determining the association between the weight of a car and the miles per gallon that the car gets. Answer the following questions in a Word document:

• define correlation and explain how you can use correlation to determine the relationship between these two variables.
• Before you look at some data, what kind of association do you think will exist between the weight of a car and the miles per gallon that the car gets? Will it be positive or negative?
• Given the data below, use Excel or other technology to calculate the correlation coefficient for this data:

Model

City MPG

Weight

Mazda MX-5 Miata

25

2365

Mercedes/Benz SLK

22

3020

Mitsubishi Eclipse

23

3235

Pontiac Firebird

18

3545

Porsche Boxster

19

2905

Saturn SC

27

2420

• Now that you have calculated the correlation, what does this value represent? What does it tell you about the relationship between these two variables?

Role of Government in Providing Health Insurance for Other Sections

The government provides health insurance to low-income individuals, the elderly, and the disabled. These individuals cannot afford private health insurance and would be uninsured if government insurance did not exist. Medicaid and Medicare are entitlement programs, while SCHIP is a block grant program.

On the basis of your knowledge on Medicaid, Medicare and SCHIP, write a 3- to 4-page essay in a Microsoft Word document on these government insurance programs. Your essay should include answers to the following questions:

Compare and contrast the three major government health insurances. Include eligibility, administrative jurisdiction, and method of financing.

Compare the Medicaid program in the state you reside in with a Medicaid program in another state. Should Medicaid programs be uniform throughout the United States? Explain why or why not.

Compare the structure and eligibility rules for SCHIP in your state and SCHIP in another state. Do you think that SCHIP should be uniform throughout the United States? Why or why not?

Describe entitlement and block grant programs. How are these two programs different?

Should all government health insurances be entitlement programs or should they all be block grant programs? Why?

Variables typically included in a multivariate supply function (other than the price and quantity of the item the supply function represents) are prices of other goods that use similar input resources for production, the number of suppliers, techniques of production, taxes and subsidies, prices of input resources, weather, and expectations. Please answer the following questions about the affect changes in other variables might have on the supply of the item. These changes will either cause supply to increase (shift right) or decrease (shift left). Use either word as applicable, for the short answer.

1. If the market price of gasoline returns to the near $4.00 per gallon level then demand for gas-gulping large autos is likely to decrease and manufacturers of these autos are likely to _____________ their supply:

2. A relative increase in the productivity of the technology used to produce the item being considered is likely to _____________________ its supply.

3. Hailstorms have pelted south central Texas grape vineyards, spoiling acres of grapes. This is likely to ______________ the supply of grapes for Texas wine.

4. A manufacturer, operating with a fixed production budget, discovers that the cost of input resources is increasing. The manufacturer is likely to ___________________ the quantity of the product produced.

5. The six-spotted evil weevil has attacked California’s broccoli crops. Their supply of broccoli is thus likely to:

Fred and Wilma own and operate Framing World, a company that frames diplomas, professional certificates and other documents. Customers bring in the documents they want framed; Fred or

Wilma fills out a sales order noting the client's information (name, address and so on), the type of document to be framed and the details of the framing itself (such as the type and colour of frame).They also scan the document to the store's internal computer network for reference purposes.

Most documents are framed by hand, but Framing World also uses some specialised equipment for more complex jobs. The company maintains its accounting records in a general ledger system; the firm's accountant prepares monthly reports, such as income statements and bank reconciliations, using spread sheets and word processing software. Work in process and finished goods inventory are kept secure with alarm systems and video surveillance.

Accounting information systems typically comprise five elements.

Analyse the preceding narrative by identifying a specific example of each element. Explain your responses in the grid below.

(Explain the process and procedures for recording and storing financial data).

Scenario for Part C

Smuckers & Nudge, CPAs, have previously been engaged by Gerrimander Corporation to perform compilations and tax returns. Harry Gerrimander, the company’s president, indicated to the accountants that he needed “something more” than they previously provided. Mr. Gerrimander told Jenny Holt, the partner in-charge of the engagement, that the resulting ?nancial statements from this proposed engagement would be used primarily for management’s purposes internally as well as short-term bank loans. Holt recommended that a review of the ?nancial statements be performed and work be commenced without an engagement letter.

As Holt proceeded with the work, she indicated uneasiness about certain ?gures and conclusions but said she would take the client’s word about the validity of some entries since the review was primarily for internal use and was not an audit.

If Holt had not relied on the representations of management, she would have detected a material act of fraud committed by management.

(a)Explain the role that an engagement letter could have played in this scenario and indicate what should have been covered in the letter.

(b)What was Holt’s duty in this review? What is the potential liability faced by Smuckers & Nudge, CPAs? Who may assert claims against the ?rm?

You may be following your stock every day, but if you’re not, for Week 8 you must: 1. Record the current price of the stock for each company you selected in Week 3’s Stock Journal.You may use any price during this week (e.g., day one price, the opening, the low, the high, the close, or any price you find when you check it during the day). Using MS Excel spreadsheet or MS Word document, put your Week 3 and Week 8 stock prices side-by-side, to show your comparison. 2. Determine the current value of your total investment. Do not make any changes to your investment at this time. Calculate your total based on the number of shares and the new price per share, for each company. 3. Provide your opinion / assessment of your investments. Evaluate the results of your current investment. Are you happy with the result and the trend? Are you upset because you’re investment is worth less than $25,000. Feel free to speculate / guess at why you believe the stock increased, decreased, or remained static. Your final journal assignment will be to report the final value of your shares in Week 10.

1. You are a System Specialists at a packaging firm and have been asked to do an analysis on the plant. The nominal average weight of a bag is 100.00 kgs, the acceptable variation is +/- 0.5kg. Below are the statistics collected the past 20 days

A. Make a control chart/s for these two production lines (use excel or word)

B. Provide an executive summary of the readings from graph 1

C. From graph 1, which day/s should you take interest and investigate?

D. From the two graphs, which one is more stable or efficient, explain?

E. What recommendation are you going to give to the Operations Manager?

Assume that you are trying to get an algorithm which is supposed to generate legit words. In default, any letter from the English alphabet is equally likely to occur right after any English letter (including itself). Now you introduce your name and lastname as separate samples to your algorithm. The algorithm will learn some information about legit words from these samples and accordingly, it will adjust the probabilities by an additive fixed value p. For example, if your name is EDA, then the algorithm adjust itself by setting the probability of having D right after E as p+1/28 similarly probability of having A right after D as p+ 1/28. Of course, in that case the probabilities of having other letters right after E and D will be adjusted accordingly. Algorithm works only on pairs, so the triple orders do not matter for the algorithm. For all other details, by aiming to maximize the learning capability of your algorithm, you are free to decide on the new strategies. So, what new information will the algorithm get from your name and last-name. With what probability your algorithm could generate the word MEDIPOL. With what probability your algorithm could generate your last-name.