Read the case study, then answer the questions that follow.

Adele has enjoyed an active life, playing golf and basketball through most of her adult years. She is now 68 years old and has received a diagnosis and sudden onset of osteoarthritis, resulting in her becoming unable to move about without support.

Question

1. How can you help Adele recognize changes regarding her ability to participate in activities because of arthritis, versus changes associated with the usual aging process? (Approx. 80 words).

2. Given Adele has had an active sporting life, what types of activities could you support Adele to participate in? (Approx. 80 words).

3. What aids and appliances could Adele use to support her to remain in independent living for as long as possible? (Approx. 40 words).

4. Adele’s sister arrives with an electrical foot massager, saying she believes it will help Adele’s circulation and ease her arthritic pain. What suggestion/s will you give Adele around the use of the foot massager? (Approx. 40 words).

Kaler Company has sales of $1,410,000, cost of goods sold of $785,000, other operating expenses of $198,000, average invested assets of $4,400,000, and a hurdle rate of 11 percent. Required:

1. Determine Kaler’s return on investment (ROI), investment turnover, profit margin, and residual income. (Do not round your intermediate calculations. Enter your ROI and Profit Margin answer to the nearest whole percentage, (i.e., 0.1234 should be entered as 12%). Round your Investment Turnover answers to 4 decimal places.)

Please calculate step-by-step

2. Several possible changes that Kaler could face in the upcoming year follow. Determine each scenario’s impact on Kaler’s ROI and residual income. (Note: Treat each scenario independently.) (Enter your ROI percentage answers to 2 decimal places, (i.e., 0.1234 should be entered as 12.34%.))

a. Company sales and cost of goods sold increase by 5 percent.

b. Operating expenses increase by $83,000.

c. Operating expenses decrease by 10 percent.

d. Average invested assets decrease by $385,000.

e. Kaler changes its hurdle rate to 8 percent.

Create a grand strategy matrix for an organization of your choice. Ideally, the company you choose will be a familiar one and one to which you have easy access, such as your place of employment or a company close to where you live. You may use the same organization for other assessments in this course. You may wish to review the suggested readings listed in the Resources as well as do your own research into completing a grand strategy matrix to prepare for this assessment. Complete the following: •Answer the following questions: ◦Is your chosen organization in a weak or strong competitive position? ◦Is the market growth rapid or slow? •Complete a grand strategy matrix for your chosen organization using the Grand Strategy Matrix Template linked in the Resources under the Required Resources headings. •Compare whether the organization's strategies are aligned with the relevant quadrant strategies, and write a half-page summary on the differences and changes you identify. Make recommendations for changes to the organization's strategy based on your observations. Grand Strategy Matrix Rapid Market Growth Quadrant 2 Weak competitive position Quadrant 1 Strong competitive position Quadrant 3 Quadrant 4 Slow Market Growth

13. DNA methyltransferase:

A) Recognizes hemimethylated 5’-CpG-3’ sites on double stranded DNA

B) Adds a methyl group to select cytosine bases in the DNA

C) Is inhibited by decitabine

D) All of the above

E)   None of the above

13. Angelman Syndrome and Prader Willi Syndrome revealed that a similar chromosomal deletion could manifest as two very different (phenotypically distinct) syndromes. The genetic basis for the difference:
    1. Arises from changes in transcription due to promoter swapping at the deletion site.
    2. Depended on whether the deletion occurred on the maternally or the paternally inherited chromosome.
    3. Involves select, differentiated haploid cells inheriting the chromosome with the deletion after reductional cell division.
    4. Involved the generation of miRNA at the deletion site that silenced the wild type transcript on the other chromosome.
    5. Depended on the nurturing environment of the children, well-nurtured children developed Angelman Syndrome, while poorly-nurtured children developed Prader Willi Syndrome.

13. What epigenetic changes would lead to increased transcription?

1. Demethylation of the DNA
2. Acetylation of the histone N-terminal tails
3. Removal of histones from the DNA by remodeling factors
4. All of the above
5. None of the above

7. The costs of carrying inventory include all of the following except: *

a- Ordering costs.

b- Cost of warehouse space.

c- Insurance and handling costs.

d- Interest on funds tied up in inventory.

e- None of the above.

8. Once the break-even point is reached: *

a- The contribution margin ratio begins to decrease.

b- The variable expenses will remain constant in total.

c- The total contribution margin changes from negative to positive.

d- The net operating income will increase by the unit contribution margin for each additional item sold.

e- None of the above.

9. Allocated common fixed costs: *

a- Are always incremental costs.

b- Can make a product line appear to be unprofitable.

c- Are always relevant in decisions involving dropping a product line.

d- All of the above.

e- None of the above.

10. If Company C has a higher degree of operating leverage than Company D, then: *

a- Company C is less risky.

b- Company C is more profitable.

c- Company C has higher variable expenses.

d- Company C’s profits are more sensitive to percentage changes in sales.

e- None of the above.

QUESTION 33

1. The level of frictional unemployment is determined by

   		the flows of people into and out of employment.
   		the duration of the spells of unemployment.
   		the level of excess demand.
   		technological changes

2 points   

QUESTION 34

1. Employment contracts for the majority of American workers take the form of

   		formal documents precisely specifying in advance the obligations of each party
   		oral agreements that can be legally enforced when necessary.
   		a broad set of informal understandings between each party.
   		collective bargaining agreements made between an employer and a union.

2 points   

QUESTION 35

1. Suppose that the compensating differential associated with working in a noisy workplace is

   $500 per year. This $500 payment can be interpreted as

   		the amount sufficient to attract any worker to the noisy environment.
   		the amount that the marginal worker is willing to pay for a quiet environment.
   		the minimum amount necessary to attract a worker to the noisy environment
   		the most that any worker would pay for a quiet work environment.

2 points   

QUESTION 36

1. Demand deficient unemployment results from

   		a general slowdown in business activity.
   		real wages being inflexible downward
   		changes in the skills required of workers.
   		Both a and b

We are evaluating a project that costs $864,000, has an eight-year life, and has no salvage value. Assume that depreciation is straight-line to zero over the life of the project. Sales are projected at 7,000 units per year. Price per unit is $49, variable cost per unit is $33, and fixed costs are $765,000 per year. The tax rate is 35 percent and we require a return of 10 percent on this project.

1-Calculate the accounting break-even point. And the financial break even . 2 points

2-Calculate the base-case cash flow arid NP\/. What is the sensitivity of NP\/ to changes in the sales figure? Explain what your answer tells you about a 500-unit decrease in projected sales.

3-What is the sensitivity of OCF to changes in the variable cost figure? Explain what your answer tells you about a $1decrease in estimated variable costs.

4- Scenario Analysis In the above problem, suppose the projections given for price, quantity, variable costs, and fixed costs are all accurate to within a+-10 per-cent. Calculate the best-case arid worst-case NPV figures