When Kim Smith graduated with a degree in civil engineering, she pictured herself designing buildings and managing construction. She never imagined herself behind a computer writing reports. However, that is exactly where Kim finds herself today. She has just finished a major project: an environmental assessment of a plot of land on which a client wants to build an office park. Emily, the senior engineer on the project has asked Kim to write the client report. When Kim asked Emily if she could give her a model to follow, Kim pointed to the file cabinet and said, "Sure, you'll find lots of reports in there." Kim found a lot of reports: long ones, short ones, letter reports, and memo reports. The diversity confused her, but she was glad that she saved her business communication textbook from Concordia University. Kim begins writing her report using the 3x3 Writing Process. Her audience, the CEO of Halvorson Properties, wants to know whether it is safe to build an office park on the property he owns. Because this decision has significant financial and environmental effects, Kim decides to write a formal letter report that clearly communicates the message that the property is safe. Kim's research indicated that the site has not been affected by hazardous waste or contaminated groundwater. In the body of the report she will provide enough details about her methodology and findings to give Mr. Halvorson confidence in the assessment. With those decisions in mind. Kim sits down and write's the following report introduction: Dear Mr. Halvorson: At your request, we have conducted an investigation of the site defined by the attached survey map for the purposes of rendering an opinion as to whether the site contains hazardous waste or is being impacted by contaminated groundwater. Our investigation consisted of making soil borings and visual observations of the ground surface, vegetation, and drainage patterns and laboratory testing of soil samples. The testing included physical properties testing and chemical testing of the water extracted from the soil. In addition, we have examined various maps and aerial photos, contacted various government agencies, and contacted the power company in our efforts to determine whether the hazardous waste is known to have impacted the site. our findings are as follows: Your task is to revise Kim's introduction and rewrite it to promote clarity and conciseness.

Fresh Wreath Corporation manufactures wreaths according to customer specifications and ships them to customers using United Parcel Service (UPS). Which two terms below describe the cost of shipping these wreaths?

fixed cost and period cost

variable cost and product cost

fixed cost and product cost

variable cost and period cost

First Bank of Belmont offers a savings account with an APR of 5% with daily compounding. United Charlotte Bank offers a savings account with an APR of 5.1% with monthly compounding. Which bank would you prefer to use for your savings? Explain why (Use numbers! Be sure to explain why you prefer one number to the other number).

2) Pick a country from the following list.

Egypt, Morocco, Qatar, and United Arab Emirates.

a. (40 pts) Evaluate its unemployment situation/policies with a historical perspective and compare it with the unemployment situation/policies of Turkey.

b. (40 pts) Evaluate its inflation and monetary policy with a historical perspective and compare it with the inflation and monetary policy of Turkey

A population of squirrels is separated into two groups by flooding and sea level rise, which brings in a new stream. The squirrels can’t cross the stream. Over time, the two populations become increasingly different and when members of the population are united, they are unable to reproduce together. This is an example of

a, Describe six major reasons for accounting diversity: legal system, taxation, providers of
financing, inflation, political and economic ties, and culture.
b. Describe which factor or factors appear to have exerted influence on the development of
accounting in China, Japan, Germany, Mexico and United Kingdom?
c. Identify the distinguishing features of the accounting system in each of these countries.

(Chapter 22) Jeremy is a 45-year-old pilot who works for United Airlines. Jeremy hopes to retire in 20 years and uses his savings to purchase a stock portfolio to fund his retirement. Would you recommend that Jeremy’s retirement portfolio include an above-average, average, or below average weighting in airlines stocks? Why?

The merger between United Airlines and Continental Airlines. Although the merger was initiated in 2010 many issues still exist today in 2020 related to that merger.

What items of value did Continental bring to the merger that will not be recorded in the acquisition? How will the items of value that Continental brought to the merger in #3 affect future reported income for the combined firm?

Assess the recent trends in direct foreign investment (DFI) abroad by U.S. firms. Compare the DFI in the United Kingdom with the DFI in France in the last five years. Offer a possible reason for the large difference.

Based on the recent trends in DFI, are U.S. based MNCs pursuing opportunities in Asia? In Eastern Europe? In Latin America? Explain in detail.