As you might expect, there has been a spirited discussion about which method is most effective in terms of the effectiveness of delivering course content, student and faculty acceptance of different modes of instruction and the cost to the state of using different delivery methods. As a result of this discussion, five questions have arisen that require the use of statistics to answer them. They are:

1. Does student learning as indicated by average grades suffer if they are taught using alternative modes of instruction: traditional in-class teaching, on-line learning, or mixed on-line/in-class method?

2. Do students have a preference for which type of learning to which they are exposed?

3. Is the acceptance of students of on-line methods independent of their majors?

4. Is the proportion of faculty members favoring on-line or mixed delivery the same for all colleges within the university?

5. Does the average amount of additional instructor time required to deliver courses on-line differ according to the type of courses?

- In order to determine which type of instruction students prefer, the university surveyed 620 students studying at Tennessee universities who have been exposed to different types of instruction. The results are shown in the Table below:

Please provide a statistical analysis. You are required to submit the following information:

1.) The null and alternative hypotheses being tested.

2.) The Critical test statistic (F or Chi-Square) from the appropriate table. If it required using the Tukey- Kramer method, show the Q score from the table AND the critical value that you used to make your decisions. Also, specify which mean or means are not equal.

3.) The calculated value that you arrived at and the p-Value.

4.) Your decision, reject or do not reject.

5.) A separate part of the answer must be a memo sheet written in word that answers each of the 5 questions and explains why you answered as you did using the results of your statistical testing.

Management of Baldwin Equipment Inc. is considering increasing the productivity of its plant. Management heard from suppliers that a certain piece of equipment could have an after-tax cash flow savings of more than $35,000 a year if it was installed in Baldwin’s plant. However, Jim Henderson, the controller of the company, is unsure whether the company should buy or lease the equipment. If the asset is leased for a 10-year period, it would cost the company $45,000 a year (before tax). The company’s income tax rate is 50%. If the company buys the asset, it would cost $300,000 and be financed entirely through debt for 10 years at a cost of 10%.The asset’s capital cost allowance is 25% (declining basis). On the basis of this information, Jim is now considering whether to purchase or lease the equipment. He is consid- ering doing a sensitivity analysis regarding the two options by modifying some of the data in the information presented above.

Question On the basis of the following, calculate the effect that each individual change would have on the decision.

Changes to the base case (the information given above) are as follows: • • • Capital cost allowance would be increased to 40%. The interest on the loan would be 8%. The company would be able to sell the asset for $50,000 in the tenth year.

Scenario:

With several coronavirus COVID-19 outbreaks on cruise ships around the world, such as Hong Kong, Japan, Egypt and USA, the confident level took a further hit as the US Department of State issued advice on 8 March for U.S. citizens to stay away from cruise ship. While the international cruise industry will be expecting a bitter winter in the coming months, the Hong Kong cruise industry is even on a complete halt. Cruise Line International Association suggested its member cruise lines to ban all passengers who are travelling from Hong Kong. All together these made Hong Kong’s still developing cruise industry suffers yet another blow.  

Your tasks:

In view of these challenges, you are required to critically evaluate the current impact to the Hong Kong cruise industry, and suggest a revival plan once the bans are lifted. In your essay, you should include:

• A summary of current situation
• Identify the challenges faced by the industry now, you may compare it with the 2003 SARS outbreak
• Suggestions to revive the industry in short, medium and long term

J&L Packaging, Inc.: Cash-to-Cash Conversion Cycle Case Study

Jake and Lilly Gifford founded J&L Packaging, Inc. (J&LP) in 1995 after graduating from the University of Cincinnati. Jake earned a degree in robotics and mechanical engineering, while Lilly graduated with a degree in computer science. They met at the university while working on an information systems course project and married immediately after graduation. Their privately held firm manufactured cardboard packaging and boxes for computer devices such as personal computers, keyboards, replacement hard drives, servers, and so on. Many of their packages were high-end boxes with glossy finishes and the company’s logo on the box. Last year, J&L Packaging, Inc. sales were $106 million.

J&LP Packaging provided many services with their products, such as box and packaging design engineering and consulting, embossing and foil guidance, barcode advice, cartons that fold and collapse for easy storage, and a variety of colors and box strengths. In 2010, J&LP began to research the sustainability issues regarding boxes in the reverse logistics supply chain.Their research lead to a change in production technologies to accommodate up to 100 percent recycled fiber content and solar panels on the roofs of their two U.S. factories. They also hired an engineer to lead the company’s efforts to become a “Green Cycle”-certified manufacturer.

J&LP recently purchased and installed an ISOWA FALCON state-of-the-art, four-color, high-speed flexo box machine with an extensive zero defects quality control system. This box cutting and fabrication machine is manufactured in Kasugai, Japan, by the ISOWA Corporation (www.isowa.com). There are several videos of this automated machine in operation on YouTube,” for example https://www.youtube.com/watch?v5XofTns666Aw.

J&LP’s financial information for last year follows. It is assumed the business operates 300 days per year. One note in J&LP financial statement states that the $4,906,000 of inventory does not include $886,000 in inventory allowances for excess, cancelled orders, and obsolete inventories. The note goes on to say, “Inventory management remains an area of focus as we balance the need to maintain strategic inventory levels to ensure competitive lead times versus the risk of inventory obsolescence because of changing technology and customer requirements. The box and packaging business is a dynamic industry that must quickly accommodate customer requirements, changes in forecasts, and new findings from research and development on product features and options.” The following data (in thousands of dollars $) is provided.

1. Should we consider services in the cash-to-cash conversion cycle computations?
2. How will you handle the $886,000 in obsolete inventory?
3. What is the total cash-to-cash conversion cycle for J&L Packaging, Inc. for last year?
4. What are your conclusions and final recommendations?

I do not want someone to simply answer the questions for me. I want to make sure I am doing it correctly.

Specifically, I would like help with question #3

The formula provided for cash-to-conversion is:

ARDS= Accounts receivable value/Revenue per day

APDS=Accounts payable value/Revenue per day

Revenue per day (R/D) =Total revenue/Operating days per year

Cash-to-cash conversion cycle =IDS+ARDS-APDS

Here's what I got:

Inventory days’ supply (IDS) =

Average total inventory/ Cost of goods sold per day=4,906+886=5792

Cost of goods sold per day (CGS/D) = 31,725/300 Days per year= 105.75

Cost of goods sold value/ Operating days per year

5792/105.75=54.77

IDS=54.77

IDS+ARDS= the firms receivable cycle is 80.08

ARDS= Accounts receivable value/ Revenue per day =7,593/300=25.31

APDS= Accounts payable value/ Revenue per day =9,338/300=31.13

APDS =31.13, which is how many days the firm has to pay back its bill.

Which means the firm receives it payments, “receivables” 48.95 days later.

Is this right? Help!

As you may have read, in 2008, the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank (The Fed), fearing the financial collapse of Bear Stearns, a major investment firm, engineered its sale to another Wall Street firm. In order to facilitate the sale, The Fed, guaranteed the value of almost $30 billion worth of Bear Stearns investments, much of which were based on questionable real estate loans. Many of those who questioned the appropriateness of the Fed's actions asked why it chose to "bail out" a large investment bank, at the possible expense of U.S. taxpayers? At the same time, others asked why the Fed had not instead chosen to guarantee $30 billion of home mortgage loans of individual homeowners facing foreclosure on their sub prime home loans? What ethical reasons would you give for choosing to bail out homeowners over Bear Stearns or Bear Stearns over individual homeowners? Does ethics even enter into it? Is this simply a business decision with no ethical ramifications to it at all? What do you think?

In this assignment, you will be completing a health assessment on an older adult. To complete this assignment, do the following: Perform a health history on an older adult. Students who do not work in an acute setting may "practice" these skills with a patient, community member, neighbor, friend, colleague, or loved one. (If an older individual is not available, you may choose a younger individual). Complete a physical examination of the client using the "Health History and Examination" assignment resource. Use the "Functional Health Pattern Assessment" resource as a guideline to assist you in completing the template. Document findings of complete physical examination in Situation-Background-Assessment-Recommendation (SBAR) format. Refer to the sample SBAR Template located on the National Nurse Leadership Council website at https://www.ihs.gov/nnlc/includes/themes/newihstheme/display_objects/documents/resources/SBARTEMPLATE.pdf as a guide. Document the findings of the physical examination in the assessment worksheet. Using the "Health History and Examination" assignment resource, provide the physical examination findings summary with planned interventions for the client. Include any community services in the interventions. APA format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.

The following transactions of the Brown Company for April 2017 are given;

April 2, 2017: Mr. Brown started his business by investing TL 180.000 cash and a vehicle worth TL 50.000.
April 05, 2017: purchased a computer at a price of TL 20.000. Paid 15.000 in cash and signed a note payable for the remaining.
April 07, 2017: purchased furniture for the office on account, TL 7.500.
April 10, 2017: purchased supplies for TL 1.400 cash.
April 12, 2017: provided service for TL 12.000 on account.
April 15, 2017: received TL 24.000 from a customer in advance and agreed to perform bookkeeping services of that customer for 1 year.
April 23, 2017: received TL 1.500 from April 12 customer.
April 26, 2017: Mr. Brown withdrew money from the company, TL 2.500.
April 30, 2017: earned service revenue of TL 12.600 and received cash.
April 30, 2017: paid the first month's rent, TL 8.000 (not in advance).

Please make the journal entries (20 Points)
and post to the T-accounts (10 points)
Prepare the Unadjusted Trial Balance (20 points)

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Question 3

Wolfe Company uses the LCNRV method, on an individual-item basis, in pricing its inventory items. The inventory at December 31, 2020, consists of products D, E, F, G, H, and I. Relevant per-unit data for these products appear below.

Instructions

Using the LCNRV rule, determine the proper unit value for balance sheet reporting purposes at December 31, 2020, for each of the inventory items above.

(LCNRV—Valuation Account) Presented below is information related to Webby Inc.

Instructions

1. From the information, prepare (as far as the data permit) monthly income statements in columnar form for February, March,andApril.Theinventoryistobeshowninthestatementatcost,thegainorlossduetomarketfluctuationsistobe shown separately(using a valuationaccount).
2. Prepare the journal entry required to establish the valuation account at January 31 and entries to adjust it monthly thereafter.

On March 1, 2020, Spring Break Company sold 4,000 individual bonds. The bond terms were as follows: 25 years, $1,000 face value, and 2.1% coupon rate. The bonds were issued at an annual effective interest rate of 1.9%. Interest is payable semi-annually and is due each year on September 1 and March 1. As of March 1, 2020, bond issue costs of $103,500 were incurred in preparing and selling the bond issue. Calculate the selling price of the bond

Tamarisk Company follows the practice of pricing its inventory at the lower-of-cost-or-market, on an individual-item basis.

From the information above, determine the amount of Tamarisk Company inventory.