When someone states that they are in a conflict, what is your thought. Are dealing with a negative situation. Conflict… can have both positive and negative influences on an Firm. Highlight the goal of effective management: eliminate conflict or embrace it. Is conflict good for an organization or dysfunctional…

Evaluate how stimulating conflict can be used to reap functional rewards for organizations. Use examples to support your reasoning.

Analyze how some conflicts are dysfunctional, and why it is management’s responsibility to keep conflict intensity in some situations low. Use examples to support your reasoning.

If your customer states that there is a system requirement that the System of Interest (SoI) must perform a task to navigate to specific named locations in a store, which leads to another requirement (unstated by the customer) that the system must access a database that contains the names of the locations and their respective locations (grid coordinates). What type of relationship exists between the two requirements?

In this program, you will write a simple program that holds all of the states and their corresponding capitals in a Map.

PROGRAM MUST BE DONE IN JAVA

Your program must have the following features:

·This program will be a Java Console Application called StateCapitals.

·Create a Map to hold the names of all the states and their corresponding capital names.
(State name is the key, capital name is the value.)

·Load the HashMap with each state/capital pair.
(This should be hard-coded.)

·Print all of the state names to the screen.
(Hint: Get the keys from the map and then print each state name one by one.)

·Print all of the capital names to the screen.
(Hint: Get the values from the map and then print each capital name to the screen one by one.)

·Print each state along with its capital to the screen.
(Hint: Use the key set to get each value from the map one by one, printing both the key and value as you go.)

Sample output (order may vary):

STATES:

=======

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

…

…

CAPITALS:

=========

Montgomery

Juneau

Phoenix

Little Rock

…

…

STATE/CAPITAL PAIRS:

====================

Alabama - Montgomery

Alaska - Juneau

Arizona - Phoenix

Arkansas - Little Rock

The Treadway Commission was concerned about the fraudulent financial reporting that was occurring in the United States. Yet, numerous significant instances of fraudulent financial reporting occurred after publication of the COSO report.

Question: In the context of the five components of internal control cited by the COSO report, discuss what appears to have gone wrong in own words.(Please Note: Position and exceptions, if any, are clearly stated. Organization of the argument is completely and clearly outlined and implemented. Research selected is highly relevant to the argument, is presented accurately and completely – the method, results, and implications are all presented accurately; Theory is relevant, accurately described and all relevant components are included; relationship between research and theory is clearly articulated and accurate. Conclusion is clearly stated and connections to the research and position are clear and relevant. The underlying logic is explicit. Paper is coherently organized and the logic is easy to follow. There are no spelling or grammatical errors and terminology is clearly defined. Writing is clear and concise and persuasive.)

a) Think about the five components of control - control environment, risk assessment, control activities, information & communication, and monitoring.

Limitations on Internal Control
Monitoring the effectiveness of an internal control system should be a continuous process on the
part of both management and performance auditors. This regular scrutiny acknowledges that
an internal control system is not fail safe. Too many factors can impinge on the adequacy of the
controls. For example:
● Controls can quickly become outdated because of changing organizational conditions.
● Control activities may be strong, but the control environment or work setting may become
weak.
● Inappropriate controls may be in place. For example, an entity may be using detection
controls, designed to identify – after the fact – that errors or irregularities have occurred,
where it would have been better to adopt a prevention control designed to deter the
possibility of errors or irregularities occurring.
● Too many or too few controls may affect the ability of an agency to effectively fulfill its
mission.
● Intentional or unintentional staff deviation from prescribed controls can render a system
useless. Human factors such as boredom, personal problems, or other distractions can
result in errors.
● Inadequately trained or incompetent employees can reduce the effectiveness of controls.
● Collusion among employees or managers may nullify the internal control system.
● No internal control system can provide an absolute guarantee that errors or irregularities
will not occur. It can only provide reasonable assurance that management objectives will
be achieved. This assurance can be maintained if (a) management continuously monitors

the effectiveness of the controls in place, taking into consideration the costs and benefits
associated with those controls and (b) auditors provide independent assessments that the
control system is working.

An analyst for the World Health Organization, WHO, is working with the United Nations to predict Country GDP. Regression used a .05 level of significance. Variable definitions, a partial data set, and regression output are provided below.

LifeExp = 1992 Life expectancy at birth

TV = Televisions per 100 people

PopDoc = Population per doctor

GDP = real Gross Domestic Product, (GDP) per capita

a. State the predicted regression equation.

b. Is the coefficient on PopDoc statistically significant? On what basis did you make your decision?

c. Find predicted GDP for a country if LifeExp = 64 , TV = 17, and PopDoc = 8000.

d. The regression results show that the variable TV is statistically significant.  Discuss why the variable TV was included in this model. You must provide justification beyond that the coefficient is statistically significant. In other words, provide a justification why TV would have been included in a model to predict GDP.

In regards to the company United Parcel Service (UPS), complete an analysis of the industry that they are in, assess the industry as a whole, or at least analyze three of their major competitors. In this assessment you should look at current news of the industry, trends of the industry, and analysts expectations for the industry, etc… You should also find an analyst’s or two options on where the industry is heading.

Please cite the article or articles this information was found

As a result of improvements in product engineering, United Automation is able to sell one of its two milling machines. Both machines perform the same function but differ in age. The newer machine could be sold today for $50,000. Its operating costs are $20,000 a year, but in five years the machine will require a $20,000 overhaul. Thereafter operating costs will be $30,000 until the machine is finally sold in year 10 for $5,000. The older machine could be sold today for $25,000. If it is kept, it will need an immediate $20,000 overhaul. Thereafter operating costs will be $30,000 a year until the machine is finally sold in year 5 for $5,000. Both machines are fully depreciated for tax purposes. The company pays tax at 21%. Cash flows have been forecasted in real terms. The real cost of capital is 12%. Which machine should United Automation sell?

Answer key shows:

PV of cost of new machine=59,492

Equivalent annual cost of selling new machine=16,504

PV of cost of old machine=93,376

Equivalent annual cost of selling old machine=16,526

I tried to solve based on similiar question posted on Chegg but I couldn't find this numbers.

Tesco is the largest chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom. The have expanded internationally and have recently also opened stores in Morocco. However, Tesco has since experienced a variety of issues with the Moroccan market. As business development analyst you only see the three following options for Tesco business in Morocco: Today is December 31, 2020. Suppose you have the following information about the financial implications of Tesco’s three strategic options. Option 1: Scale down operations Tesco immediately starts to scale down its operations and plans to eventually leave the Moroccan market effective as of Jan. 01, 2026 (i.e. after 5 more years). At the end of 2021, Tesco operations in Egypt are projected to generate a loss of £10 million. However, due to the effects of scaling down operations and a number of efficiency increases, Tesco estimates a profit of £8,2 million at the end of 2022, which is then expected to increase by 3% on a yearly basis until Dec. 31, 2025. All forecasts for this option are based on assumptions and considered as risky. Option 2: New local partners The NPV of acquiring new local partners has already been calculated for you: £14 million Option 3: Sell business entirely Tesco immediately sells its Moroccan operations to a local investor. The local investor is willing to pay a total £16 million, in three parts of £10 million (today) and £4 million (on Dec. 31, 2021) and £2 million (on Dec. 31, 2022). Since the local investor has also presented a bank guarantee for the whole acquisition price (issued by a well-known British bank), option 3 is considered to be risk-free. The risk-free interest rate is 1,5% EAR. Tesco continuing operations in Morocco are seen as risky and the appropriate risk premium is 7%.

a. Calculate the net present values (NPVs) of options 1 and 3 indicated above.

b. Clearly indicate which option (Option 1, Option 2 or Option 3) should be chosen by Tesco's management, and explain the reasons for your choice in one or two sentences.

The United Nations has decided that it would be nice to construct a tunnel across the Bering Strait to connect Russia to Alaska, allowing for a road trip across the world(!) and thereby promoting a global sense of greater understanding, unity, and peace. To this end, the UN has solicited your firm to build this tunnel. If you build the tunnel, you will receive $20 for each car that passes through the tunnel. Upon hearing this, you hired a team of consultants, at a cost of $100,000, to help you analyze the scope, costs, and overall operations/infrastructure associated with this project. Their complete report/analysis is attached below: Overall, it should take three years to complete construction of the tunnel. The project would require the upfront purchase (t=0) of a $100 million Blade Digger, a huge machine to drill the tunnel. The Blade Digger has a useful life of five years, and can be depreciated at a rate of $20M/year. Based on our analyses, we anticipate that, at any point in time, The Blade Digger can be sold at book value. We expect annual construction expenses of $50M / year for 3 years (from t=1, 2, 3) and annual maintenance expenses of $25M / year throughout the 30‐year life of the tunnel, with maintenance expenses to be paid beginning at time t=4. We expect that the tunnel has no salvage value at the end of its useful life. The NWC requirement during the construction phase of this project is $15M (from t=0, 1, 2). We anticipate a $5M NWC requirement from t=3 and on. We estimate that, throughout life of tunnel, about 3.5 million vehicles will use the tunnel per year. Your relevant marginal tax rate is 35%, and based on the risks involved, the opportunity cost of capital is assessed to be 15%.

Question: Should you accept this project? Provide a full report/analysis along with your ultimate valuation of this project. I’d like to see a full cash‐flow timeline, detailing the accounting information each period (like how we did in class), so that I can follow how you derive your final cash flows, and ultimately, your final decision.

Researchers developed a "dog IQ test" and find that the population of dogs in the United States has a mean score of µ = 20 on this test with a standard deviation of σ = 2. You decide to test a sample of n = 40 dogs to do some research about whether some breeds are smarter.

Use that information to answer all of the following questions:

A. What is the expected value of the sampling distribution of the mean?

B.  What is the doggie IQ range for the middle 50% of all dogs? (Hint: find the Z-score with a probability closest to 0.25, because you want 25% above the mean and 25% below the mean to get the 'middle 50%', and then use that to find the IQ that matches.)

C. : What is the standard error of the mean going to be when you collect your sample of n = 40?

D.

You decide to first test your own dog (or your closest friend's or family member's, if you don't have one).

What is the probability that your dog will score an "dog IQ" great than 25 (which is the cut-off for "Doggie Genius")?

You collect your sample of n = 40 dogs and find their mean dog IQ is M = 20.5.

E: What is the probability of this sample? That is, what is p(M>20.5)?

You decide to collect another sample of n = 20, where all of the dogs are poodles, because you suspect maybe poodles aren't so smart.

The mean IQ of your sample of poodles is M = 19.

F: What is the probability of this sample? That is, what is p(M<19)? (Hint: remember the sample size is now n = 20.)

G; Recall that Z-scores beyond ±2 are considered "extreme". So, if a family has n = 4 dogs, what would their mean IQ have to be, in order for them to be considered extremely smart?