1. Discuss ‘shared governance’ in nursing practice.
2. Describe ‘role conflict’ and reality shock’ and explain how new nurse graduates cope with these issues.
3. Explain ‘burnout’; Its symptoms and how it can be avoided.
4. Discuss the interview preparedness in detail.
5. Differentiate between primary, secondary and tertiary healthcare.
In: Nursing
In: Operations Management
Companies come for campus placement where through interview
they
try to estimate the candidate’s future marginal revenue product
and
after the process decide the salary. After one year’s performance
(or
any decided tenure), the candidate is either promoted or sacked.
What
economic calculations are taken in account to arrive at the
decision?
Explain the answer in detail.
In: Economics
a. A relatively rare transition of the hydrogen atom emits a radio photon with with ? = 21 cm. This emission line is extremely important to astronomers for two main reasons: it cuts through most gas and dust without being absorbed and, although transition is rare, there is so much hydrogen in space that the 21 cm photons are themselves quite common. Suppose that one such photon from a distant galaxy is measured to have a wavelength of just 11 cm. How fast is that galaxy receding from us?
b. Assuming that the speed you found in problem a is enitrely due to cosmic expansion, how far away is the galaxy from us?
In: Physics
East Coast Warehouse Club
Frank O'Connor, CFO of East Coast Warehouse Club, was reviewing notes from the annual shareholders' meeting the week before. Most of the meeting was routine: greetings from the CEO and chairman of the board, review of last year's results, plans for the coming year, election of directors (no surprises), ratification of the auditors, and so on. The only unexpected incident occurred during a question-and-answer period with the CFO when a major institutional shareholder asked if and when the company expected to start paying dividends. The question was met with loud applause and a few cheers of "Hear, hear!" Frank answered, not quite truthfully, that the matter was being discussed internally and was on the agenda for the next board of directors' meeting. In any case, it was on the agenda now.
When the directors met the following month, they looked over a report they had asked the CFO to compile on the pros and cons of instituting dividends. The report first provided a review of the company's financial situation. A recent economic downturn and high energy prices had been devastating for otherretailers, but had actually been good for East Coast because hard-pressed consumers looked for the lowest prices on everything from groceries to computers to automobile tires and batteries. East Coast had recently added gas pumps to many locations and could sell gasoline for a few cents less per gallon than other retailers. The gas business was thriving, and company research showed that gas sales brought customers to the stores for other purchases. On the other hand, East Coast's growth policy had become cautious. Its extensive real estate holdings were losing value in a declining market, and the company was unwilling to build stores so close together that it would be competing with itself or so far from its regional base that distribution would become inefficient. Ten percent of total assets were now in cash and short-term investments. Long-term debt had fallen from 38% of assets a few years ago to less than 22%.
Cash flow from operations was more than double the investment in new assets.
There was no question that East Coast could pay a dividend, but should it? Frank wondered what some of his bright young staffers long dash—several of whom had used East Coast's generous education benefits to obtain MBA —would have to say about this question, so he put it on the agenda for the regular Wednesday afternoon staff meeting.
Questions
1. The following is a partial list of comments made by staffers at the meeting. To help Frank make a decision, identify the dividend policy or theory each reflects and comment on its usefulness.
a. "What difference does it make if we pay dividends or not? Shareholders can always sell a few shares and make their own dividends." Response: "That works for the big shareholders, but what about the little guys?"
b. "From a tax perspective, our shareholders would be better off paying the capital gains tax than paying the tax on dividends."
c. "Stock prices go up and down due to market factors we can't control. A dividend is something you can count on."
d. "Some of our shareholders want dividends. You heard that at the shareholders' meeting." Response: "That's right, but, of course, maybe some of them don't. They might prefer that we try to grow the business faster."
e. "Our business has been doing well, but we're in tough times. A lot of retailers are hurting, and the market is down. By paying a dividend, we send a message to our shareholders that we expect to stay strong for the foreseeable future."
f. "Before we think of paying dividends, we should be sure we have enough cash to cover our operating expenses and capital budget." Response: "That's right, and once we start paying dividends, we will never be able to cut them."
2. When Frank thought he had gathered enough ideas about dividend theory and policy, he asked the following question: "Let's say we decide that our shareholders want some kind of distribution. What's the best way to do it?" Evaluate the merits of the following suggestions.
a. "How about a 20% or 30% stock dividend? They will feel as if they're getting something, and it won't use any cash."
In: Finance
Question One
Given the following account information for Howard Corporation, prepare a balance sheet in report form for the company as of December 31, 2020. All accounts have normal balances. Assume Howard uses IFRS.
Equipment........................................................................................ 60,000
Interest Expense.............................................................................. 2,400
Interest Payable............................................................................... 600
Retained Earnings, beginning.......................................................... 113,200
Dividends.......................................................................................... 50,400
Land.................................................................................................. 137,320
Accounts Receivable....................................................................... 102,000
Bonds Payable................................................................................. 78,000
Accumulated other comprehensive income ……………………….. 19,000
Notes Payable (due in 6 months).................................................... 29,400
Common Stock................................................................................ 70,000
Accumulated Depreciation—Equip.................................................. 10,000
Prepaid Advertising.......................................................................... 5,000
Service Revenue.............................................................................. 341,400
Buildings........................................................................................... 80,400
Supplies............................................................................................ 1,860
Income Taxes Payable.................................................................... 3,000
Utilities Expense............................................................................... 1,320
Advertising Expense........................................................................ 1,560
Salaries and Wages Expense.......................................................... 53,040
Salaries and Wages Payable........................................................... 900
Accumulated Depr. Bldg.................................................................. 20,000
Cash................................................................................................. 45,000
Depreciation Expense...................................................................... 8,000
Investment in Bonds to be held to maturity ………………………… 100,000
FV-OCI Investments (Fair value = 16,000)…………………………. 12,000
FV-NI Investments …………………………………………………… 3,200
Assets held for sale …………………………………………….. 22,000
Cash is comprised of $50,000 at RBC and a bank overdraft of $5,000 at BMO.
Question 2
The controller of Nebula Corporation has provided you with the following information:
Nebula Corporation
Income Statement
For the Year Ended December 31, 2020
Net sales.................................................................................................. 620,000
Operating expenses................................................................................ 410,000
Income from operations.......................................................................... 210,000
Other revenues and expenses
Gain on sale of equipment............................................................... 30,000
Interest expense............................................................................... 8,000 22,000
Income before income taxes................................................................... 232,000
Income taxes........................................................................................... 92,800
Net income.............................................................................................. 139,200
Nebula Corporation
Comparative Account Information
Relating to Operations
For the Year Ended December 31, 2020
2020 2019
Accounts receivable 56,000 40,000
Prepaid insurance 5,000 6,000
Accounts payable 59,000 47,000
Interest payable 600 1,500
Income taxes payable 4,200 6,000
Unearned revenue 20,000 14,000
Instructions
In: Accounting
The first half of 2020 has been very challenging for the
Australian banking sector with major bush fires, then several
severe storms (e.g. Canberra hailstorm) and now the COVID-19
outbreak and shutdown of the Australian economy. We have discussed,
how the impact these events—particularly COVID-19—has had on the
banks as well as how the banks and regulators have responded to the
challenges.
You are the team leader of the Strategy and Operations team at the
Commonwealth Bank of Australia. The CEO and Board has asked you to
write a series of three short memos outlining the impact that
COVID-19 has had on the bank and your recommendations for
operations in the next 6 to 12 months. Each of the memos will focus
on one fundamental risk and should be written independent of the
other memos so that each memo is self-contained (e.g. when reading
memo 1, you do NOT need to read the memos 2 and 4 to understand
memo 1).
Question 1
Write a memo outlining the impact that COVID-19 has had on interest
rate risk for the bank. Suggest some strategies the bank can use to
manage this risk in the next 6-12 months.
In: Finance
The first half of 2020 has been very challenging for the Australian banking sector with major bush fires, then several severe storms (e.g. Canberra hailstorm) and now the COVID-19 outbreak and shutdown of the Australian economy. We have discussed, how the impact these events—particularly COVID-19—has had on the banks as well as how the banks and regulators have responded to the challenges.
You are the team leader of the Strategy and Operations team at the
Commonwealth Bank of Australia. The CEO and Board have asked you to
write a series of three short memos outlining the impact that
COVID-19 has had on the bank and your recommendations for
operations in the next 6 to 12 months. Each of the memos will focus
on one fundamental risk and should be written independently of the
other memos so that each memo is self-contained (e.g. when reading
memo 1, you do NOT need to read the memos 2 and 4 to understand
memo 1).
Question
Write a memo outlining the impact that COVID-19 has had on credit
risk for the bank. Suggest some strategies the bank can use to
manage this risk in the next 6-12 months. (Full Details)
In: Finance
The first half of 2020 has been very challenging for the
Australian banking sector with major bush fires, then several
severe storms (e.g. Canberra hailstorm) and now the COVID-19
outbreak and shutdown of the Australian economy. We have discussed,
how the impact these events—particularly COVID-19—has had on the
banks as well as how the banks and regulators have responded to the
challenges.
You are the team leader of the Strategy and Operations team at the
Commonwealth Bank of Australia. The CEO and Board has asked you to
write a series of three short memos outlining the impact that
COVID-19 has had on the bank and your recommendations for
operations in the next 6 to 12 months. Each of the memos will focus
on one fundamental risk and should be written independent of the
other memos so that each memo is self-contained (e.g. when reading
memo 1, you do NOT need to read the memos 2 and 4 to understand
memo 1).
Question 3
Write a memo outlining the impact that COVID-19 has had on
liquidity risk for the CBA. Suggest some strategies the bank can
use to manage this risk in the next 6-12 months.
In: Accounting
The first half of 2020 has been very challenging for the Australian banking sector with major bush fires, then several severe storms (e.g. Canberra hailstorm) and now the COVID-19 outbreak and shutdown of the Australian economy. We have discussed, how the impact these events—particularly COVID-19—has had on the banks as well as how the banks and regulators have responded to the challenges.
You are the team leader of the Strategy and Operations team at the
Commonwealth Bank of Australia. The CEO and Board has asked you to
write a series of three short memos outlining the impact that
COVID-19 has had on the bank and your recommendations for
operations in the next 6 to 12 months. Each of the memos will focus
on one fundamental risk and should be written independent of the
other memos so that each memo is self-contained (e.g. when reading
memo 1, you do NOT need to read the memos 2 and 4 to understand
memo 1).
Question
Write a memo outlining the impact that COVID-19 has had on
liquidity risk for the CBA. Suggest some strategies the bank can
use to manage this risk in the next 6-12 months. (Full Deatils)
In: Accounting