What group of advisors comprised of the Secretaries of large federal agencies advise the President?

Group of answer choices

The Cabinet

The Central Executive Board

The Credenza

The U.S. Board of Control

When U.S. Federal and State laws conflict, which one are assumed to have precedence?

Group of answer choices

Federal laws

State laws

The law the U.S. Bar Association recommends

The law that voters prefer

How many years can members of the U.S. Congress serve altogether?

Group of answer choices

There are no term limits for members of the U.S. Congress

10 years

6 years

14 years

VI. Communication: For this part of the assessment, you will prepare memorandums to upper management addressing certain scenarios or situations.

A. As the controller of Target Corporation, compose a memo to the CEO addressing the advantages and disadvantages of transitioning from GAAP to IFRS.

B. As the controller of Target Corporation, compose a memo to the CEO addressing the following scenario: Your biggest customer has just gone bankrupt, and you must inform the CEO how this will affect your accounts receivable. Assume that the accounts receivable balance is at least $100,000.

When writing your paper considers the following:

When discussing Accounts Receivable make sure you do consider whether Target Corporation uses the direct write-off method, or an allowance? How would handling this scenario be different based on the method used? What accounts would be affected based on the method used to account for bad debt?

Please do make sure you fully address each critical element with appropriate detail and that you defend your content in your paper with scholarly sources.

Support your arguments with at least three peer-reviewed sources cited in APA format

In March 2009, the Canadian dollar was worth $0.78 U.S. dollars. In April 2011, the Canadian dollar was worth $1.06 U.S. dollars. What effect would this increase have on the trade balance between the United States and Canada?

a) Canadian imports will rise and Canadian exports will fall, so the Canadian trade balance will fall and the U.S. trade balance will rise.

b) Canadian imports will fall and Canadian exports will rise, so the Canadian trade balance will rise and the U.S. trade balance will fall.

c) Canadian imports will rise and Canadian exports will fall, so the Canadian trade balance will rise and the U.S. trade balance will fall.

d) Canadian imports will fall and Canadian exports will rise, so the Canadian trade balance will fall and the U.S. trade balance will rise.

1. In a random sample of 1008 U.S. adults taken 10 years ago, 515 think that the U.S. government is doing too little to protect the environment. In a recent random sample of 1022 U.S. adults, 480 think that the U.S. government is doing too little to protect the environment. At ? = 0.05, test the claim that the proportion of U.S. adults who think that the U.S. government is doing too little to protect the environment has changed? Show all work.

a) State the null and alternative hypothesis

b) Calculate the following to three decimal places

?̂1 :__________________ ?̂2 :___________________ ̅?:_____________________ ?̂1 :_________________ ?̂2 :__________________ ̅?:______________________

c) Calculate the test statistic (two decimal places)

d) Calculate the p-value (three decimal places)

e) Reject or fail to reject the null hypothesis? Why?

f) State your conclusion in context of the problem

g) Create a 95% confidence interval to estimate the difference between the proportion of U.S. adults who think the U.S. government is doing too little (you don’t need to interpret the interval, just list it to 3 decimal places)

h) Does the confidence interval verify the results from the hypothesis test? Why?

Question 4: Assume a randomly selected American family owns two cars. We know that each of the two cars – both the older car and the newer car – was manufactured in the U.S, Europe or Asia. Further assume that the family is equal likely to purchase any of the three types of cars, and the purchases of each of the cars are independent.

Note we use the following notation: U.S.-Europe indicates an outcome where the older car was manufactured in the U.S., and the newer car was manufactured in Europe.

Question 4a:

How many outcomes are there from this random experiment? (your answer should be an integer)

Question 4b:

What is NOT an event from this random experiment?

Group of answer choices

The family only owns one car.

Neither of the car is made in U.S.

At least one of the car is foreign (i.e not made in U.S.).

Both of the cars are foreign (i.e. not made in U.S.).

Question 4c:

How many outcomes are contained in the event that one car is made in U.S. and the other is foreign (i.e. not made in U.S.)? (your answer should be an integer)

Question 4e:

What is the probability that at least one car is European? (3 decimal places)

RDH, Inc., manufactures high quality ladies boots. The company is considering the launch of a new boot style. Given the company’s history, it believes that it can sell 34,000, 27,000, 24,000, and 18,000 pair of boots per year for the next 4 years, respectively. The new boots would have variable costs of $134 per pair. Fixed production costs are $4.25 million per year and the equipment necessary for the new line costs $7.8 million. The equipment will be depreciated on a 5-year MACRS schedule. The line would require an investment in NWC of 15 percent of sales to be stockpiled one year ahead of sales, the tax rate is 40 percent, and the required return is 9 percent. The company expects that because of changes in styles, the new design can only be sold for the next four years. In four years, the equipment can be sold for $1.8 million, although the company believes it will keep the machinery for another product line. Additionally, the CEO has stated that she requires an NPV of $250,000 to undertake the new line of boots. What is the price per pair of boots that the company must set in order to undertake the new boot?

Choose an organization or company that has a poor logistics mandate or footprint and perform an analysis of why they ineffectively handle logistics activities. Write to the CEO of the organization explain the strengths and weaknesses of their current logistics system and provide a comparison to other logistics models. Then, outline a new logistics plan for them that explains all aspects of logistics as you see appropriate. Remember to have an introduction that summarizes your study and a concluding section that explains the rational for your suggestions on how the company should handle logistics moving forward. This assignment is designed to test your critical thinking tasked with establishing a new logistics model for an organization. It should show clear understanding of logistics management topics. Questions to possibly ask (in addition to ones you come up with on your own) include: Does the organization currently outsource any aspects of logistics? Why is the current system of logistics not efficient? What would make it more efficient? How long has the company been engaged in logistics? What partners/vendors does the organization rely on in partnership for their logistical activities? What technology and/or systems does the organization make use of? AMAZON POSSIBLE COMPANY?

Cisco Systems: Evolution of Structure OVERVIEW The evolution of Cisco from a university campus networking solution to a global technology leader has been a dynamic process. The speed of technological innovation means that managers are already talking about the “next new thing” during the launch of each new product or service. Parallel with the rapid technological evolution at Cisco are the changes in organizational structure. As Cisco expanded, visionary John Chambers was brought in as CEO, and he expanded the company into advanced technologies. By 2000, Cisco had attained a brief designation as the world’s most valuable company. Will the evolution of Cisco continue? And if so, what will it look like? Company history indicates that, just as a quick response is needed in the rapid evolution technology products and services, the company must remain aware of structural changes needed within the organization to maintain its leadership position. Critical Thinking Questions:

1. Discuss the organizational structure at Cisco Systems. (Lo 1.6 & 2.2) 200 words

2. What design changes were needed? (Lo 2.9) 200 words

3. How has Cisco’s structure continued to evolve? (Lo 1.6 & 2.2) 200 words

What are five leadership and development strategies for a CEO? Some examples below.

Create a program for planning, training, and coaching that will ensure the effective performance of company leadership. The HR manager will be the resource for talent assessment, career path support, conflict counseling, and the development of training plans.

Develop and deliver a quarterly leadership training program.

Partner with management to target employees to focus talent assessment and coaching feedback.

Identify management that has high potential and execute a plan to drive their development.

Identify management that has performed poorly and execute a plan for performance improvement.

Identify positions where management has consistently performed poorly with lack of improvement after coaching, develop a plan to recruit a replacement.

Emerson Electrical Engineering Inc. is issuing new 20-year bonds that have warrants attached. If not for the attached warrants, the bond would carry an 11% interest rate. However, with the warrants attached the bonds will pay a 9% annual coupon. There are 25 warrants attached to each bond, which have a par value of $1000. The exercise price of the warrants is $25 and the expected stock price 10years from now (when the warrants may be exercised) is $50.77.

a) What is the investor's expected overall pre-tax rate of return for this bond-with-warrants issue?

b) The CEO of Emerson is wondering the possibility of replacing the bonds with warrants by convertible bonds. As the CFO for the company, please state your suggestions and explain.