When merchandise available for sale includes items purchased at different prices, a business must select a method of valuing the inventory and the cost of the items sold. Answer the following questions for EACH of these three methods: LIFO, FIFO, and Weighted Average.

1. What are the LIFO, FIFO, and Weighted Average inventory valuation methods? Explain briefly how each method is calculated.

2. Compare the values of ending inventory and cost of goods sold that result from using the three different methods. In times of rising prices which inventory value is higher, lower, or in between? Which one produces higher, lower, or in between cost of goods sold? Why does this happen?

3. Briefly describe the financial advantages and disadvantages of each method.

There are numerous prominent figures in sports business. Whether an individual or an organization, or an athlete, team owner, journalist, or corporation, the growth of sports can be attributed to diverse contributions. Many of the contributions are based on strategic business acumen and the incorporation of conscious capitalism principles. Therefore, the pioneers of the sports business industry will be identified and the relationship between sports business and the principles of conscious capitalism will be evaluated. Highlight two leaders in sports business. Provide at least three similarities and three ways in which they are different. Be sure to include contributions made to the industry related to conscious capitalism. Lastly, determine if there is a relationship between the level of success for the leaders identified and the incorporation of conscious capitalism by the leaders. The topic materials can be utilized for this assignment, but additional research may be necessary.

A. Consider two concentric spherical structures of radius r1 and r2 such that r1 < r2 and full load Q and -2Q respectively. Calculate the magnitude of the field on ́ectrico in all three regions, i.e. within the smaller sphere, between the spheres and outside the sphere of the larger radius.
Where does the electric field point to for this system?

(no matter what material these concentric spherical are made of)

B. Two cylindrical coaxial shells with radius r1 and r2 such that r1 < r2 and with linear charge density λ and -λ. Calculate the magnitude of the electric field in the three regions: inside the smaller cylinder, between the cylinders and outside the larger cylinder.
Where does the field on ́ectrico point to for this system?

(no matter what material these cylinders are made of)

Plano had 50,000 shares of stock outstanding throughout the year. Income tax expense has not yet been accrued. The effective tax rate is 30%.

Required:

Prepare a multiple-step income statement with earnings per share disclosure. (Amounts to be deducted should be indicated with a minus sign. Round EPS answer to 2 decimal places.)

Target Corporation is the second-largest discount store retailer in the United States, behind Walmart, and a component of the S&P 500 Index. Founded by George Dayton and headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the company was originally named Good fellow Dry Goods in June 1902 before being renamed the Dayton's Dry Goods Company in 1903 and later the Dayton Company in 1910. The first Target store opened in Roseville, Minnesota in 1962 while the parent company was renamed the Dayton Corporation in 1967. It became the Dayton-Hudson Corporation after merging with the J.L. Hudson Company in 1969 and held ownership of several department store chains including Dayton's, Hudson's, Marshall Field's, and Mervyn's. Target established itself as the highest-earning division of the Dayton-Hudson Corporation in the 1970s; it began expanding the store nationwide in the 1980s and introduced new store formats under the Target brand in the 1990s. The company has found success as a cheap-chic player in the industry. The parent company was renamed the Target Corporation in 2000 and divested itself of its last department store chains in 2004. It suffered from a massive and highly publicized security breach of customer credit card data and the failure of its short-lived Canadian subsidiary in the early 2010s but experienced revitalized success with its expansion in urban markets within the United States. As of 2017, Target operates 1,834 stores throughout the United States. Their retail formats include the discount store Target, the hypermarket Super Target, and "flexible format" stores previously named City Target and Target Express before being consolidated under the Target branding. Target is often recognized for its emphasis on "the needs of its younger, image-conscious shoppers," whereas its rival Walmart more heavily relies on its strategy of "always low prices. Target Corporation decide to start its discount store in Saudi Arabia. The Target management hired you as Marketing Manager for its Saudi Arabia operation. You have to establish marketing department starting from the Analysis of market, formulate overall marketing goals, objectives, strategies and tactics within the context of an organization's business, mission, and goals designing and planning the entire function.

1. To establish the marketing function of Target Corporation, Saudi Arabia, you have to formulate the followings:

a. Vision b. Mission

c. Business objective.

d. Product and type of services.

2. Develop a marketing Plan for Target Corporation, Saudi Arabia. Define the SWOT analysis for Target Corporation, Saudi Arabia.

3. Analyze the Micro and Macro environment of the Target Corporation, Saudi Arabia.

4. How Target Corporation, Saudi Arabia will establish, develop, and enhance mutually beneficial relationships with customers? Discuss all the activities to establish, develop, and maintain customer sales? 5. Identify the various consumer decision processes for the Target Corporation customer?

6. How will you establish the market research for making better decision to establish and enhance the marketing?

7. How Target Corporation, KSA will evaluate market segments and choose the best ones to serve? How it will create value propositions to meet the requirements of target customers? 8. How Target Corporation, KSA will manage all of their products and services?

• The word count for this assignment must be between 2500 to 3000 words.

Target Corporation is the second-largest discount store retailer in the United States, behind Walmart, and a component of the S&P 500 Index. Founded by George Dayton and headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the company was originally named Good fellow Dry Goods in June 1902 before being renamed the Dayton's Dry Goods Company in 1903 and later the Dayton Company in 1910. The first Target store opened in Roseville, Minnesota in 1962 while the parent company was renamed the Dayton Corporation in 1967. It became the Dayton-Hudson Corporation after merging with the J.L. Hudson Company in 1969 and held ownership of several department store chains including Dayton's, Hudson's, Marshall Field's, and Mervyn's.

Target established itself as the highest-earning division of the Dayton-Hudson Corporation in the 1970s; it began expanding the store nationwide in the 1980s and introduced new store formats under the Target brand in the 1990s. The company has found success as a cheap-chic player in the industry. The parent company was renamed the Target Corporation in 2000 and divested itself of its last department store chains in 2004. It suffered from a massive and highly publicized security breach of customer credit card data and the failure of its short-lived Canadian subsidiary in the early 2010s but experienced revitalized success with its expansion in urban markets within the United States.

As of 2017, Target operates 1,834 stores throughout the United States. Their retail formats include the discount store Target, the hypermarket Super Target, and "flexible format" stores previously named City Target and Target Express before being consolidated under the Target branding. Target is often recognized for its emphasis on "the needs of its younger, image-conscious shoppers," whereas its rival Walmart more heavily relies on its strategy of "always low prices.

Target Corporation decide to start its discount store in Saudi Arabia. The Target management hired you as Marketing Manager for its Saudi Arabia operation. You have to establish marketing department starting from the Analysis of market, formulate overall marketing goals, objectives, strategies and tactics within the context of an organization's business, mission, and goals designing and planning the entire function.

To establish the marketing function of Target Corporation, Saudi Arabia, you have to formulate the followings:

Vision

Mission

Business objective.

Product and type of services.   

Develop a marketing Plan for Target Corporation, Saudi Arabia. Define the SWOT analysis for Target Corporation, Saudi Arabia.

Analyze the Micro and Macro environment of the Target Corporation, Saudi Arabia.

How Target Corporation, Saudi Arabia will establish, develop, and enhance mutually beneficial relationships with customers? Discuss all the activities to establish, develop, and maintain customer sales?

Identify the various consumer decision processes for the Target Corporation customer?

How will you establish the market research for making better decision to establish and enhance the marketing?   

How Target Corporation, KSA will evaluate market segments and choose the best ones to serve? How it will create value propositions to meet the requirements of target customers?

How Target Corporation, KSA will manage all of their products and services? What are the steps in the best development process for new products?

Assignment Workload:

The word count for this assignment must be between 2500 to 3000 words.

The diameters​ (in inches) of 17 randomly selected bolts produced by a machine are listed. Use a 99​%

level of confidence to construct a confidence interval for ​(a) the population variance sigma squared σ2 and ​(b) the population standard deviation sigmaσ. Interpret the results.

a) The confidence interval for the population variance is​( FILL IN ​, FILL IN ​). ​(Round to three decimal places as​ needed.) Interpret the results. Select the correct choice below and fill in the answer​ box(es) to complete your choice. ​(Round to three decimal places as​ needed.) A.With 99% ​confidence, it can be said that the population variance is greater than (FILL IN IF ANSWER ). B.With 99% ​confidence, it can be said that the population variance is between BLANK and BLANK .C.With 1​% ​confidence, it can be said that the population variance is between BLANK and BLANK . D.With 1​% ​confidence, it can be said that the population variance is less than Fill IN IF ANSWER . ​(b) The confidence interval for the population standard deviation is (FILL IN, FILL IN ) ​(Round to three decimal places as​ needed.) Interpret the results. Select the correct choice below and fill in the answer​ box(es) to complete your choice. ​(Round to three decimal place as​ needed.) A.With 99​% ​confidence, you can say that the population standard deviation is less than (Fill in if answer ) inches. B.With 1​% ​confidence, you can say that the population standard deviation is greater than (Fill in if answer ) inches. C. With 99% ​confidence, you can say that the population standard deviation is between (Blank and Blank ) inches. D.With 1​% ​confidence, you can say that the population standard deviation is between (BLANK AND BLANK) inches