Should I give the Page Quality (PQ) rate of LOW or LOWEST?

1. True/False - A page with a mismatch between the location of the page and the rate location; for example an English (UK) page for an English (US) rating task.

I think it's false because of this statement in the general guidelines. Do not consider the country or location of the page or website for PQ rating. For example, English (US) raters should use the same PQ standards when rating pages from other English language websites (UK) as they use when rating pages from the U.S websites. In other words, English (US) raters should not lower the PQ rating because the page location (UK) does not match the task location.

2. True/False A file type other than a webpage, for example: a PDF, a Microsoft Word document, or a PNG file.

3. True/False A page that gets a Didn't Load flag.

4. True/False Pages with an obvious problem with functionality or errors in displaying content.

EXCEL: In cell I4 insert formula(s) that will calculate the sum of Sales where COGS is greater than or equal to its average.

You are the controller for Bizbee Corporation, and a few days ago, you provided a draft of this year's financial statements to the chief executive officer (CEO) of the company, Mr. Bizbee. You rode up in the elevator with him today, and he began to quiz you about how you reported the company's investments in debt and equity securities. He said to you, "When I took accounting in college, investment securities were reported at historical cost. I remember what we paid for some of our investments, and the numbers on the financial statements don't match those amounts! What's going on? Be in my office this afternoon to explain!"

To get ready for your meeting, assemble the following:

• The valuation approach was used on the balance sheet for the investments. Provide an analysis on why you used this approach. Assume your company has only debt and equity securities where the equity interest is less than 20%. The company's debt securities are all classified as held to maturity, but it has both trading and available-for-sale equity securities.
• Assemble and evaluate which generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) for investment securities changed from historical cost to the current valuation approach.
• Assess how investment securities should be valued on the company's financial statements.

Hamama Sdn Bhd is a company that specialises in online school uniforms retailing. Each set school uniforms sells for RM40 each. The company expects to produce and sell 100,000 sets this year, although there is a total production capacity of 120,000 in the current factory setup. Fixed costs are RM160,000 per year. The direct costs of production are RM24 per set. Its finance director is considering a proposal to put forward by the company’s CEO to buy in a new automated sewing machine that links with new design software. Production capacity could be increased to 180,000 set per year. There are very large overheads associated with the purchase of the new machine and IT system, namely the high cost of financing these purchases. Total fixed costs would double to RM320,000 per year. Savings would be made by reducing the number of factory workers directly employed in the manufacturing process. Direct costs of production would decrease to RM18.00 per set. Research from the marketing department indicates that higher quality designs and a price reduction to RM36 would increase the demand for uniforms by 50 per cent to 150,000 sets per year.

Required: a. Construct a break-even graph to represent the current data, identifying the breakeven level of production and the safety margin.

Dora Nyika is a student pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Studies (BBS) at a certain University in Zambia. Dora will graduate in one year’ time and has applied for a job with an international telecommunication company. As part of the company’s evaluation process, she has been asked to take an examination which covers several time value of money concepts and principles. Dora has been asked to provide answers to the following questions: (a) To draw time lines for: (i) An uneven cash flow stream of K500, -K700, K850 and K200 at the end of years 0 to year 3 (ii) A K50,000 lump sum cash flow at the end of year 3. (iii) An ordinary annuity of K5,000 per year for 3 years (b) How long it will take a sum of money of money (or anything else) to grow to some specified amount. For example, if a company’s production is growing at a rate of 15% per year, how long will it take production to double? Say we want to find out how long it will take us to double our money at an interest rate of 15%. Note: do not use the rule of 72 when answering this question (c) If you want an investment to double in 4 years, what interest rate must it earn? (d) What is the future value of a 5-year ordinary annuity of K2,000 if the appropriate rate of return is 8%? (e) What is the present value of the ordinary annuity? (f) What would be the future and present values if the annuity were an annuity due? Instructions: Answer the above questions on behalf of Dora Nyika and present the work in a report format.

Tiger Enterprises has, for several years, enjoyed relatively easy access to the bond markets. Their President/CEO is wondering whether they may have taken too much advantage of their access and borrowed more than they should have.

Tiger's debt ratio is currently 68%. If it reaches 70%, holders of certain bonds will be able to force a conversion of their bonds to common stock. This will significantly dilute the ownership of several major investors. Their long-term debt is currently structured as follows:

$5,000,000 of 4.2%, 20-year bonds due in 2035, book value is $4,800,000

$8,000,000 of 4%, 20-year bonds due in 2036, book value is $7,510,000

$20,000,000 of 5%, 20-year convertible bonds due in 2037, book value is $17,800,000

$10,000,000 of 4.8%, 30-year bonds due in 2048, book value is $8,100,000

Tiger has a current cash balance of approximately $10,000,000, which is $6,000,000 more than they consider to be the minimum cash balance that allows them to carry on operations smoothly. There are no short-term investments. Their major lines of business all generate positive operating cash flows and are expected to continue to do so.

Required: In preparation for next week’s board meeting, the CEO has asked you to draft a plan to bring the debt ratio down below 50% in the next two years. Identify at least one approach that will reduce the debt ratio in two years. If there is additional information, you need to formalize your plan, indicate what information you need. Consider how the Balance Sheet will look at the level of Assets = Liabilities+Equity. Use rough amount estimates if needed and work the debt ratio down from there. What changes would be required for this and how will the company implement those changes?