QUESTION 1
a) In order to improve health care delivery in Ghana, among other things, the Government of Ghana in 2012
signed a contract with an Israeli construction company - Messrs Engineering and Development Consultant
to build a 650-bed medical facility. Construction began in April 2013 as a turnkey project. In 2015, the
University of Ghana, which had provided a 400-acre land for the construction of the hospital, established a
Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) that will operate the facility. The name of the company is the University of
Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC) Limited. UGMC was completed in August 2017 and requires about 800
personnel when it is fully operational. The first phase of the project is priced at $217 million. The second
phase of the project requires about $50 million.
i. According to the typical features of project finance, does the project described above fit the
description of project finance? [4 marks]
ii. What is a turnkey contract and who does a Project company sign one with?
[3 marks]
iii. Under what conditions can the procurement of funds for the second phase of the project be termed
as mezzanine debt? [3 marks]
iv. Using probable scenarios, describe how the project may be affected by political and commercial
risks. [5 marks]
b) Assume that during the second phase of UGMC, an equipment that currently costs $950,000 is required. An
alternative will be to lease the equipment for a rental of $320,000 for 5 years. The interest rate is the last
two digits of your Students ID. Which is a better option for UGMC, lease or buy?
[5 marks]
[Total = 20 mark

QUESTION 1
a) In order to improve health care delivery in Ghana, among other things, the Government of Ghana in 2012
signed a contract with an Israeli construction company - Messrs Engineering and Development Consultant
to build a 650-bed medical facility. Construction began in April 2013 as a turnkey project. In 2015, the
University of Ghana, which had provided a 400-acre land for the construction of the hospital, established a
Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) that will operate the facility. The name of the company is the University of
Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC) Limited. UGMC was completed in August 2017 and requires about 800
personnel when it is fully operational. The first phase of the project is priced at $217 million. The second
phase of the project requires about $50 million.
i. According to the typical features of project finance, does the project described above fit the
description of project finance? [4 marks]
ii. What is a turnkey contract and who does a Project company sign one with?
[3 marks]
iii. Under what conditions can the procurement of funds for the second phase of the project be termed
as mezzanine debt? [3 marks]
iv. Using probable scenarios, describe how the project may be affected by political and commercial
risks. [5 marks]
b) Assume that during the second phase of UGMC, an equipment that currently costs $950,000 is required. An
alternative will be to lease the equipment for a rental of $320,000 for 5 years. The interest rate is the last
two digits of your Students ID. Which is a better option for UGMC, lease or buy?
[5 marks]
[Total = 20 mark

Regarding an employer's vicarious liability for harassment, which of the following statements is true?

a.           the employer automatically has an affirmative defense to vicarious liability when a hostile environment is created by a top official

b.           the employer automatically has an affirmative defense to vicarious liability when harassment by a coworker occurs

c.           the employer is vicariously liable if a supervisor creates a hostile environment and the employer does not have a sexual harassment policy or complaint reporting procedure

d.           the employer is automatically vicariously liable when a top official takes an adverse employment action against the employee

Which of the following would be least likely to create liability for the employer if asked during an interview?

a.           Have you ever filed a workers’ compensation claim for a work-related injury or illness?

b.           Do you have a disability that requires a reasonable accommodation?

c.           How often do you go out on dates?

d.           Why do you want to work for this company?   

For purposes of determining discrimination in recruitment, the “relevant labor market” is best defined as:

a.           the protected class composition of the employer’s applicant pool

b.           the population as a whole

c.           the protected class composition of people qualified for the job, and living geographically close enough to be likely candidates

d.           the protected class composition of the geographic area

In order to avoid liability for negligent hiring, the primary question an employer must consider is:

              a.           whether the employer’s own written hiring policies are adequate

              b.           whether placing an unfit person in the particular job could be expected to result in harm

              c.           whether there is evidence of a candidate’s unfitness that could be found through a thorough personal interview with the applicant

              d.           whether the employer complied with its own written hiring policies

Please help me and answer carefuly

Meadow Brook Manor would like to buy some additional land and build a new assisted living center. The anticipated total cost is $25 million. The CEO of the firm is quite conservative and will only do this when the company has sufficient funds to pay cash for the entire construction project. Management has decided to save $1.4 million a quarter for this purpose. The firm earns 6 percent compounded quarterly on the funds it saves. How long does the company have to wait before expanding its operations?

a. 3.99 years b. 7.99 years c. 3.49 years d. 6.79 years e. 4.89 years

Can you show me how to do this in excel? Thank you

I would like to use a formula in excel to solve it.

5. Discuss the manner in which user data was obtained by Cambridge Analytica. The company continues to argue that there was no data breach and that users provided permission for their data to be harvested. Discuss the company’s position and what was the responsibility of the FTC in enabling this breach to occur?
6. According to the case, what are the governance problems at Facebook? For instance, consider the shareholdings, board memberships and also the fact that Zuckerberg is both Chairman and CEO of the company. How does this compare with other companies and with best practice in industry?

11. The Facebook breach and its consequences demonstrate the very real ethical dilemmas that the Internet pose for the information rights of citizens. Consult pages 125 – 127 of your textbook and discuss what are information rights and two laws that aim to protect those rights where Facebook was guilty of breaching these laws.                

Ethics in Business and Accounting Question

1. Apply the five steps to ethical decision making and evaluate the following case. You don’t need to do outside research.

You are the CEO of Equifax, and the Company has a big problem. Personal information on 148 million Equifax customers were stolen. Unfortunately, you have found out that the systems Equifax are using are old, and the security systems were out-of-date and could have been updated to prevent the breach. You have a duty to ensure a safe work environment and safe opportunities for consumers and you have a duty to maintain profit and the image of the Company.

What should you do now? (The breach has just occurred a few days ago). Apply the five steps to ethical decision making. (The five steps appear below). Don’t worry about what the real CEO actually did. Instead, focus on what should be done, again using the five step approach:

• Gather the facts (relevant/irrelevant; separating fact, assumption, and speculation).
• Identify the values, issues, and problems (at its basic core, what are we dealing with here?)
• Identify stakeholders (Which parties would be impacted by my decision? How would they be impacted? Do I have an obligation to any of these stakeholders? If so, then what obligations exist?)
• Weight alternatives (Focus on feasible and likely courses of action. Think creatively).
• Check your gut (Can you live with your decision? How do you feel about your proposed course of action?)

In University of Kansas, the ratio of international students:out-state native students:instate students is 2:3:6 Department of mathematics has 234 freshmen in total with 42 international students, 52 out-state students and 140 in-state students. Is the ratio of students in department mathematics is same as that of the university at 0.05 level?

The heights of female students in a university are approx normally distributed with a mean of 162 cm and a standard dev of 8 cm. Explain your answers.

a) Approx 68% of all female students in a university will have heights between ____ cm and ____ cm.

b) Heights greater than ____ cm would be considered peculiar.