MGMT5018 Individual Assignment 1
Week 3 MGMT 5018 Individual Assignment # 1, Due in
Week 4 - 15% of Overall Mark
You are the appointed Supply Chain Manager for a company that
manufactures and sells its products to retailers and to end
consumers. The company uses its own trucks to deliver to retailers
and UPS for its online orders to deliver to end consumers.
Apply your understanding of the 5 components of Supply Chain by explaining to me as your CEO how are you going to successfully plan, source material & equipment, manufacture, deliver and handle returned items. Give examples and elaborate as necessary.
Remember the 5 basic components are:
1. Planning
2. Sourcing
3. Making
4. Delivering
5. Returning
Note to students: the exercise is meant to be individual and unique to every student. That is why the assignment is not limited to a specific brand or product.
Grading Criteria - Rubric
This assignment will be graded out of 15 marks as follows:
Presentation 3 marks
Cover page, organization, neatness
Word processed, spelling, grammar, medium, quality of
in class presentation, clarity, interest, understanding.
Note: Proper citation of references is required (MLA
or APA format)
It is your responsibility to familiarize yourself with
the proper procedure for maintaining academic honesty. You can also
seek assistance from Student Services in understanding the policy
and procedures for Academic Honesty.
Content 6 marks
Demonstrated understanding of the subject matter
(i.e.. not simply cutting and pasting content from
websites)
Analysis 6 marks
Logic, methodology, originality, creativity
In: Finance
MGMT5018 Individual Assignment 1
Week 3 MGMT 5018 Individual Assignment # 1, Due in
Week 4 - 15% of Overall Mark
You are the appointed Supply Chain Manager for a company that
manufactures and sells its products to retailers and to end
consumers. The company uses its own trucks to deliver to retailers
and UPS for its online orders to deliver to end consumers.
Apply your understanding of the 5 components of Supply Chain by
explaining to me as your CEO how are you going to successfully
plan, source material & equipment, manufacture, deliver and
handle returned items. Give examples and elaborate as
necessary.
Remember the 5 basic components are:
1. Planning
2. Sourcing
3. Making
4. Delivering
5. Returning
Note to students: the exercise is meant to be individual and unique
to every student. That is why the assignment is not limited to a
specific brand or product.
Grading Criteria - Rubric
This assignment will be graded out of 15 marks as follows:
Presentation 3 marks
Cover page, organization, neatness
Word processed, spelling, grammar, medium, quality of
in class presentation, clarity, interest, understanding.
Note: Proper citation of references is required (MLA
or APA format)
It is your responsibility to familiarize yourself with
the proper procedure for maintaining academic honesty. You can also
seek assistance from Student Services in understanding the policy
and procedures for Academic Honesty.
Content 6 marks
Demonstrated understanding of the subject matter
(i.e.. not simply cutting and pasting content from
websites)
Analysis 6 marks
Logic, methodology, originality, creativity
In: Accounting
Long-term investments and the time value of
money
On January 1, 2019, JP Chemical Company purchases
$10,000 of 6% bonds in American Airline at a price of 95. JP
Chemical Company intends to hold the bonds until the maturity date
on January 1, 2029. The interest dates are January 1 and July 1. JP
Chemical Company amortizes any discount or premium using the
straight-line method. The fiscal year end of JP Chemical Company is
December 31.
Required:
Prepare the journal entries on:
1. January 1, 2019
2. July 1, 2019
3. December 31, 2019
4. January 1, 2020
Explanations are required.
In: Accounting
Which one of the factors is not likely to be associated with the large US trade deficit:
a. Low savings rate in the US
b. High spending rate, relative to income levels in the US
c. Low investment opportunity in the US
d. High value of the US dollar
please explain!
In: Economics
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Using the data above, compute pension expense for Teal Corp. for the year 2020 by preparing a pension worksheet. (Enter all amounts as positive.)
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In: Accounting
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Using the data above, compute pension expense for Teal Corp. for the year 2020 by preparing a pension worksheet. (Enter all amounts as positive.)
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In: Accounting
P20.8 (LO2,4,5) (Comprehensive 2-Year Worksheet) Lemke SA sponsors a defined benefit pension plan for its employees. The following data relate to the operation of the plan for the years 2019 and 2020.
| 2019 | 2020 | |
| Defined benefit obligation, Jan1 | 600,000 | |
| Plan Assets(fair value), Jan 1 | 410,000 | |
| Pension asset/liability, Jan 1 | 190,000 | |
| Service Cost | 40,000 | 59,000 |
| Discount(interest)rate | 10% | 10% |
| Actual return on plan assets | 36,000 | 61,000 |
| Annual Contributions | 97,000 | 81,000 |
| Benefits paid retires | 31,500 | 54,000 |
| Increase in defined benefit obligation due to changes in actuarial assumptions | 87,000 | 0 |
| Accumulated benefit obligation at Dec 31 | 721,800 | 789,000 |
| Vested benefit obligation at Dec 31 | 464,000 |
Instructions
a. Prepare a pension worksheet presenting both years 2019 and 2020.
b. Prepare the journal entries (from the worksheet) to reflect all pension plan transactions and events at December 31 of each year.
C. For 2020, indicate the pension amounts reported in the financial statements.
In: Accounting
| Stackhouse Industries had the following operating results for 2020: sales = $54,510; cost of goods sold = $37,430; depreciation expense = $5,830; interest expense = $1,325; dividends paid = $2,820. At the beginning of the year, net fixed assets were $33,200, current assets were $8,300, and current liabilities were $5,553. At the end of the year, net fixed assets were $42,820, current assets were $9,395, and current liabilities were $5,870. The tax rate was 24 percent. |
| a. | What was net income for 2020? (Do not round intermediate calculations.) |
| b. | What was the operating cash flow for 2020? (Do not round intermediate calculations.) |
| c. | What was the cash flow from assets for 2020? (A negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations.) |
| d-1. | If no new debt was issued during the year, what was the cash flow to creditors? (Do not round intermediate calculations.) |
| d-2. | If no new debt was issued during the year, what was the cash flow to stockholders? (A negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations.) |
In: Accounting
Nelson, Inc. hedges 50% of their translation exposure one calendar quarter in advance, and rolls the contracts when they mature. Currently 1st quarter net income is projected to be 125 million Canadian dollars. The current spot rate is .98 US dollars per Canadian dollar, and the forward rate to March 31, 2011, the end of 1st quarter, is .987 US dollars per Canadian dollar. On 3/31/2011 the spot rate is now 1.045 US dollars per Canadian dollar.
(a) Explain how you would put in place a hedge on 50% of the forecasted net income.
(b) On 3/31 what do you now need to do?
(c) What is your total translated net income from the Canadian subsidiary including the impact of the hedge on 3/31/2011?
In: Finance
The dollar has been steadily depreciating in value relative to other major global currencies, including the Japanese Yen, over the past six months.
a) How would this impact the competitiveness of US automotive firm General Motors competing with Japanese automotive firm Toyota in global markets?
b) How would the Bank of Japan implementing expansionary monetary policy impact the competitiveness of Toyota? How do you know?
c) Suppose the US government wants to, at a minimum, maintain its market share in the domestic automobile market, so they implement tariffs on cars imported from Japan. Illustrate and describe how such a policy will redistribute welfare within the US. Who gains and who loses? How does this trade policy impact the volume of trade?
In: Economics