1. Match the lumber column section to their appropriate size factor (Cf)

   -       A.       B.       C.       D.       E.       F.       G.    8x10 Eastern White Pine Select Structural       -       A.       B.       C.       D.       E.       F.       G.    4x6 Hem-Fir No 1       -       A.       B.       C.       D.       E.       F.       G.    2x4 Douglas Fir Larch No 2       -       A.       B.       C.       D.       E.       F.       G.    12x12 Northern Pine Select Structural       -       A.       B.       C.       D.       E.       F.       G.    4x4 Western Cedar No 1

   A. 1.15 B. 1.1 C. 1.0 D. 1.4 E. 1.3 F. 1.2 G. 1.05

5 points   

QUESTION 2

1. "A 12ft tall column is made of 4x8 Douglas-Fir-South #1 wood. If the column is pinned (hinged) at both ends, calculate the service load capacity, in whole pounds, of the column. Assume normal temperature and moisture conditions."

1 points   

QUESTION 3

1. "A 12ft tall column is made of 5x5 Hem-Fir #2 wood. If the column is pinned (hinged) at both ends, calculate the service load capacity, in whole pounds, of the column. Assume normal temperature and moisture conditions."

1 points   

QUESTION 4

1. "An 18ft tall column is made of 4X6 Douglas-Fir-South Sel Struct wood. If the column is braced half-way on its weak axis and its hinged on both ends, calculate the column service load capacity. Assume normal conditions."

1 points   

QUESTION 5

1. "An 18ft tall column is made of 6x8 Douglas-Fir-South #1 wood. If the column is braced half-way on its weak axis and its hinged on both ends, calculate the column service load capacity. Assume normal conditions."

As a consultant specializing in economics, you have been hired by the small island nation of Petrolo. Although Petrolo’s landmass is small (about the size of Florida), it enjoys enormous oil reserves that rank number five in the world for high grade petroleum. To date Petrolo has not found it necessary to drill into its substantial but at a higher production cost of offshore reserves that are within the 18 mile territorial limit. Petrolo has prospered by pumping enough onshore oil to allow its government to provide handsome social benefits and low taxes to its population while maintaining full employment. Although its only industry is crude oil supply, the country enjoys one of the highest standards of living in the world. Unfortunately, the industrial economies of the world have slowed tremendously in petroleum consumption; world demand for oil is now at a 25 year low; oil prices are at about 30% of what they were a year ago. Today a barrel of oil is selling for $40 while Petrolo’s current average cost of pumping oil is $50 per barrel. As the special consultant to the President, you have been asked to evaluate the economic impact of four options and make a specific recommendation for what the country should do. The options are: Option 1: Stop pumping until the market price reaches at least the extraction cost of $50 a barrel. Option 2: Keep pumping to provide some cash flow. Option 3: Sell offshore licenses to private international companies, which would pay a royalty of $15 per barrel with all extraction costs borne by the licensees. Option 4: Prepare a bond to finance entry into the leisure market with high-end hotels, casinos and entertainment venues. Although this would restrict drilling operations to southern half of the island, the northern end of Petrolo could become a magnificent tourism venue for the world’s wealthy. Tax-free operations for the first ten years of operations for major hotel/casino operations would entice investment. Assignment Prepare a 4 - 6 page paper that uses 2 or more sources, adheres to APA standards and addresses the following: For each of the four options, identify three (3) potential economic impacts considering both possible benefits and downsides and implications for Petrolo’s government and citizens. Based on your analysis and research, make one or more specific recommendations to address the issue.

Garner Strategy Institute (GSI) presents executive-level training seminars nationally. Eastern University (EU) has approached GSI to present 40 one-week seminars during 2019. This activity level represents the maximum number of seminars that GSI is capable of presenting annually. GSI staff would present the week-long seminars in various cities throughout the United States and Canada. Terry Garner, GSI’s president, is evaluating three financial options for the revenues from Eastern: accept a flat fee for each seminar, receive a percentage of Eastern’s profit before tax from the seminars, and form a joint venture to share costs and profits. Estimated costs for the 2019 seminar schedule follow: Garner Strategy Institute Eastern University Fixed costs for the year: Salaries and benefits $ 200,000 N/A * Facilities 46,000 N/A * Travel and hotel 0 $ 360,920 Other 72,000 N/A * Total fixed costs $ 318,000 $ 360,920 Variable cost per participant: Supplies and materials 0 $ 47 Marketing 0 18 Other site costs 0 35 *Eastern’s fixed costs are excluded because the amounts are not considered relevant for this decision (i.e., they will be incurred whether or not the seminars are presented). Eastern does not include these costs when calculating the profit before tax for the seminars. EU plans to charge $1,200 per participant for each 1-week seminar. It will pay all variable marketing, site costs, and materials costs. Required 1. Assume that the seminars are handled as a joint venture by GSI and EU to pool costs and revenues. a. Determine the total number of seminar participants needed to break even on the total costs for this joint venture. b. Assume that the joint venture has an effective income tax rate of 30%. How many seminar participants must the joint venture enroll to earn an after-tax income of $97,209? 2. Assume that GSI and EU do not form a joint venture, but that GSI is an independent contractor for EU. EU offers two payment options to GSI: a flat fee of $9,500 for each seminar or a fee of 40% of EU’s profit before taxes from the seminars. Compute the minimum number of participants needed for GSI to prefer the 40% fee option over the flat fee.

double figures for fixed assets because there are 2, one for gsi and one for eu

A random sample of 366 married couples found that 292 had two or more personality preferences in common. In another random sample of 552 married couples, it was found that only 20 had no preferences in common. Let p₁ be the population proportion of all married couples who have two or more personality preferences in common. Let p₂ be the population proportion of all married couples who have no personality preferences in common.

(a) Find a 95% confidence interval for p₁ – p₂. (Use 3 decimal places.)

The U.S. Geological Survey compiled historical data about Old Faithful Geyser (Yellowstone National Park) from 1870 to 1987. Let x₁ be a random variable that represents the time interval (in minutes) between Old Faithful eruptions for the years 1948 to 1952. Based on 9740 observations, the sample mean interval was x₁ = 61.8 minutes. Let x₂ be a random variable that represents the time interval in minutes between Old Faithful eruptions for the years 1983 to 1987. Based on 25,925 observations, the sample mean time interval was x₂ = 71.4 minutes. Historical data suggest that σ₁ = 8.07 minutes and σ₂ = 12.69 minutes. Let μ₁ be the population mean of x₁ and let μ₂ be the population mean of x₂.

(b) Compute a 90% confidence interval for μ₁ – μ₂. (Use 2 decimal places.)

(c) Comment on the meaning of the confidence interval in the context of this problem. Does the interval consist of positive numbers only? negative numbers only? a mix of positive and negative numbers? Does it appear (at the 90% confidence level) that a change in the interval length between eruptions has occurred? Many geologic experts believe that the distribution of eruption times of Old Faithful changed after the major earthquake that occurred in 1959.

Because the interval contains only positive numbers, we can say that the interval length between eruptions has gotten shorter.

Because the interval contains both positive and negative numbers, we can not say that the interval length between eruptions has gotten longer.   

We can not make any conclusions using this confidence interval.

Because the interval contains only negative numbers, we can say that the interval length between eruptions has gotten longer.

QUESTION 16

Which of the following jobs could be described as a "pink-collar" job in the United States?

         a.      nurse practitioner

         b.      human resources manager

         c.      professor

         d.      hotel maid

QUESTION 17

The model family in the 1950s in America was a happy, simple one. Mom stayed home and raised the kids, and Dad went to work and made a good living. Even the dog was happy. In this nuclear family model, we can clearly see the structure of

         a.      "doing gender."

         b.      sex role theory.

         c.      Marxist theory.

         d.      postmodern theory.

QUESTION 18

Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique championed women's right to work in the early 1960s. But for many black feminists, Friedan's book ignored thousands of working women by suggesting that

         a.      all women experience oppression in the same way.

         b.      men benefit from relegating women to the domestic sphere.

         c.      gender influences daily life.

         d.      gender is constructed.

QUESTION 20

According to Michelle Rosaldo’s theory, regardless of time or culture, women tend to be associated with ________ and men tend to be associated with ________.

         a.      not having sense of humor; having a good sense of humor

         b.      the domestic sphere; the public sphere

         c.      children; adults

         d.      being owned; ownership

QUESTION 21

Which of the following statements offers an essentialist explanation for gender differences?

         a.      Women find themselves in lower-paying jobs with fewer opportunities for advancement because these jobs make it easier for them to balance work and family.

         b.      Women take on more responsibility for domestic tasks because men still think of these tasks as women's work.

         c.      There are far fewer women professors in the hard sciences because women are encouraged to study the humanities and social sciences.

         d.      Women are overrepresented in professions such as nursing, teaching, and social work because they are inherently more nurturing and caring than men.

QUESTION 22

In 2011, a Toronto police officer said, during a crime prevention talk, that "women should avoid dressing like sluts in order not to be victimized." The idea that women are supposed to dress within a particular set of (largely unspoken) social boundaries, and thereby avoid being called "sluts," speaks to the

         a.      inability of the Toronto police officer to control himself.

         b.      sharp divisions between biological males and biological females.

         c.      maintenance of a gender order.

         d.      importance of language in society.

Permata Mutiara Holdings Berhad (Permata Group) is the holding company of the largest
independent investment bank in Malaysia. Established for more than 30 years, Permata is
a financial group in Malaysia with extensive experience in equity broking, investment
banking, listed derivatives, treasury, corporate advisory, Islamic banking, wealth
management and investment management. Permata Holdings Berhad was listed on the
Main Board of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad in 1998.
After graduation, you have successful join the company and been placed in Investment
Department as an Analyst Associate. As a business graduate, the management has trust
that you have an excellent knowledge and skills besides the capability you have shown
during the interview.
En Amir Dhalan, a Chief Finance Officer (CFO) have asking the Investment Department
to prepare a few tasks for him to present for the company business planning for five years.
You are one of the staff in the department has involve in these tasks. Mr Andrew Yap, the
Investment Manager has segregated the tasks to few people in the department. The tasks
have been given by Mr Andrew for you to accomplished as follows:

a) To evaluate the performance of the subsidiaries of Permata by providing the report
on the value of its stocks according to CAPM. You have to plot the Security Market
Line (SML) for all the stocks. The stocks are listed are:
i) Permata Mutiara Plantation
ii) Permata Mutiara Hotel
iii) Permata Mutiara Banking
iv) Permata Mutiara Unit Trust
v)Permata Mutiara Insurance

b)To evaluate the FIVE (5) stocks either they are optimal portfolio and best possible
risk and return according to Markowitz in Modern Theory (efficient frontier).

c)To evaluate all the FIVE (5) stocks according to the Discounted Dividend Model
(DDM) either by constant growth model and/or multiple growth model.

d)The group is considering to buy bonds from foreign countries. You have to
recommend TWO (2) countries after analyze according to the SWOT, the strength
and weakness of the firm, risk analysis and return. Besides, the main factor you
have to look at the bond rating.

e)The group also considering to buy Malaysia Government Securities and few stocks
either locally or globally. Before recommend, you need to analyze those stocks
according to your knowledge.

f) Analyze and evaluate the outcome from your valuation.

g) Recommend to the management and summarize your findings.

Personal Trainer, Inc. owns and operates fitness centers in a dozen Midwestern cities. The centers have done well, and the company is planning an international expansion by opening a new “supercenter” in the Toronto area. Personal Trainer’s president, Cassia Umi, hired an IT consultant, Susan Park, to help develop an information system for the new facility. During the project, Susan will work closely with Gray Lewis, who will manage the new operation.

Background
You are enjoying your job as a student intern at Personal Trainer. Last week, Susan asked you to help her plan the new information system project. Susan knows that you have completed several information systems courses at the local college, and that you have studied project management tools and techniques.
Specifically, she wants you to get ready for the next set of systems development tasks, which will be requirements modeling for the new system. Yesterday, Susan called you into her office to discuss the specific tasks she wants you to perform. After meeting with Susan, you sit down and review your notes. She wants you to treat the set of tasks as a project, and to use project management skills to plan the tasks.
Here is what she suggested to you as a work breakdown structure, including the duration she estimated for each task:
• First, you need to meet with fitness center managers at other Personal Trainer locations (5 days).
• After these meetings, you can conduct a series of interviews (5 days).
• When the interviews are complete, two tasks can begin at the same time: you can review company records (3 days) and observe business operations (8 days).
• When you have reviewed the records and observed business operations, you can analyze the BumbleBee accounting software (5 days) and study a sample of sales and billing transactions (2 days).
• After completing the analysis and studying the sales transactions, prepare a report for Susan (1 day)
You are excited about the opportunity to practice your skills, and you start to work on the
following list.

1. Read the attached case study scenario and complete the following:
Use Project to create a Gantt chart and task sheet.

2. Identify the overall duration of the project and identify the critical path.

The director of marketing for Starr Computer Co., Megan Hewitt, had the following discussion with the company controller, Cam Morley, on July 26 of this year:

Megan: Cam, It looks like I am going to spend much less than indicated on my July budget.

Cam: I'm glad to hear it.

Megan: Well, I'm not so sure it's good news. I'm concerned that the president will see that I'm under budget and reduce my budget in the future. The only reason that I look good is that we've delayed an advertising campaign. Once the campaign hits in September, I'm sure my actual expenditures will go up. You see, we are also having our sales convention in September. Having the advertising campaign and the convention at the same time is going to kill my September numbers.

Cam: I don't think that's anything to worry about. We all expect some variation in actual spending month to month. What's really important is staying within the budgeted targets for the year. Does that look as if it's going to be a problem?

Megan: I don't think so, but just the same, I'd like to be on the safe side.

Cam: What do you mean?

Megan: Well, this is what I'd like to do. I want to pay the convention-related costs in advance this month. I'll pay the hotel for room and convention space and purchase the airline tickets in advance. In this way, I can charge all these expenditures to July's budget. This would cause my actual expenses to come close to budget for July. Moreover, when the big advertising campaign hits in September, I won't have to worry about expenditures for the convention on my September budget as well. The convention costs will already be paid. Thus, my September expenses should be pretty close to budget.

Cam: I can't tell you when to make your convention purchases, but I'm not too sure that September items should be expensed in July's budget.

Megan: What's the problem? It looks like "no harm, no foul" to me, I can't see that there's anything wrong with this -- it's just smart management.

Instructions

How should Cam Morley respond to Megan Hewitt's request to expense the advanced payments for convention-related costs against July's budget?

Note: add citations when necessary.

Background

Hetta Carbury is the Managing Director of Melmotte Ltd (‘Melmotte’), a small private limited company, who is seeking someone to invest in her business. Melmotte has been trading for more than 10 years manufacturing and selling its own-branded perfumes, lotions and candles to the public in its 15 retail stores and to other larger retail companies. Revenue and profits have been steady over the last 10 years up to the end of 2018.

In July 2015 the company appointed a new sales director, Hamilton Fisker, who with his experience and contacts in the wider retail sector has overseen the launch of an on-line shop for Melmotte’s products and secured a lucrative deal with a hotel chain.

Hetta now believes that the business has further opportunities and does not wish to lose the momentum created by Hamilton.

The bank that currently provides both the long-term loan and an overdraft facility has rejected Melmotte’s request for additional funds on the basis that there are insufficient assets to offer for security (the existing funding is secured on Melmotte's property, plant and equipment). Hetta has therefore approached a business contact, Tony Trollope, about potentially investing in Melmotte.

Grosvenor Investments (known as ‘Grosvenor’)

Tony Trollope owned a highly successful technology business which he sold five years ago for £20 million. With the proceeds he then set up an investment company (Grosvenor) that invests primarily in smaller private businesses in need of short- to medium-term funding. Tony sits on the board as a non-executive director of a number of the companies in which his business has invested, and is often able to offer valuable business advice to these companies, especially in the area of research and development activities.

Question 1 – Business structure and corporate governance (Total of 23 marks for this section)

1. Melmotte is currently a Limited Liability (Ltd) company. Explain what is meant by ‘Limited Liability’ in this context, and how this differs from a sole trader company.

Grosvenor will be hoping that the company will be able to become a Public Limited Company (PLC) in a few years’ time. Explain the main difference between a Ltd company and a PLC.

Grosvenor has stated that it would like Melmotte to have an audit each year, despite not being required to do so by law.

2. Explain the purpose of an audit and why an investor like Grosvenor would like the company to have one.

Dave (SSN 412-34-5670) and Alicia (SSN 412-34-5671) Stanley are married and retired at age 51. The couple’s income consists of rental property, stock investments, and royalties from an invention. They sold their large house that they had purchased six years ago for $580,000 on October 18, 2017, for $1 million. They now live in a condo at 101 Magnolia Lane, Suite 15, Highland Park, FL 33853.

The rental property is an apartment complex (building cost $1.5 million and was purchased January 5, 2017) with 30 units that rent for $27,000 per month and are at 90% occupancy.

The following information is also for the year:

On January 3, 2018, Dave repurchased the exact number of shares he sold on December 29, 2017. The Stanleys paid $13,000 each quarter (four payments) in federal estimated income taxes.

Prepare Form 1040 for the Stanleys. Taxpayers had qualifying health care coverage at all times during the tax year. You will also need Schedule B, Schedule D, Schedule E, Form 4562, Form 8949 and Form 8960. (List the names of the taxpayers in the order in which they appear in the problem. Input all the values as positive numbers. Round all intermediate computations and final answers to nearest whole dollar. Instructions can be found on certain cells within the forms.)