b) Explain in detail the various types of defects/failures that a structure may encounter to reach: (i) Ultimate Limit States. (ii) Serviceability States. Note: You may answer each part of this question in a number of paragraphs. It would also be useful if you provided some preliminary AutoCAD images to substantiate your answer

For each of the problems below, provide detailed working.

Part I A business investor is considering a new food venture on an isolated construction site. He has been given permission to operate on the site for a period of 15 years. He has compiled the following information about the new proposed business venture: Startup equipment: $450,000 Working capital required for new kitchen: $105,000 Expected annual cash inflow from food sales: $375,000 Expected annual cash expenses associated with the new business: $250,000 Restaurant upgrade required after 5 years: $55,000 At the end of the 15-year period, the equipment would be sold for its salvage value of $125,000. The company is required to pay taxes at the rate of 30%. It will calculate depreciation using the straight-line method, but it will not use the salvage value when computing depreciation for tax purposes.

Required:

a) Assuming a 15% after-tax cost of capital, compute net present value (NPV) of the new venture. – 20 marks

b) On the basis of your computations should this business be opened or not. – 10 marks You must show all working

Create an application that calculates and displays the amount of a homeowner’s property tax. The tax is 1.35% of the property’s assessed value, which will be entered by the user. a. Prepare a Planning Chart for the application. b. Draw a sketch of an appropriate interface. Be sure to follow the GUI design guidelines covered in the chapter. The guidelines are summarized in Figure 2-20. (If you want to include an image in the interface, you can either use your own image file or download an image file from openclipart.org. When downloading from openclipart.org, be sure to use the SMALL IMAGE (.PNG) button.) c. Create a Windows Forms application. Use the following names for the project and solution, respectively: Tax Project and Tax Solution. Save the application in the VB2017\Chap02 folder. Change the appropriate properties of the form. Also, be sure to verify the name of the startup form. d. Use your Planning Chart as a guide when building the interface. e. Code the Exit button. (You do not need to code the button that calculates and displays the tax.) Save the solution and then start the application. Test the access keys, tab order, and Exit button and then close the solution.

Morgan Manufacturing operates in an industry in which frequent changes in market conditions results in a hectic and volatile IT environment within the company. To keep abreast, Morgan’s system development team are engaged in a considerable level of new program development and application change activities. To efficiently manage the workload, the director of IT has combined the functions of systems development and program change into a single department. This allows programmers of new applications to also maintain those applications. To achieve cross training, programmers also maintain applications originally programmed by other IT personnel. This has resulted in an “open” library policy that allows programmers to access all programs stored in the SPL and download them to personal computers for maintenance. The immediate effect of this policy has been an increase in the work flow by reducing the startup time needed by programmers to become familiar with the systems being modified. It also reduces the time spent on system documentation. Since the designer and the maintenance programmer is the same person, highly detailed and standardized documentation is not needed.

Required

1. Discuss the risk potential related to Morgan Manufacturing’s program change procedures.
2. Discuss the controls that would reduce the risks described above.

The purpose of this assignment is to articulate how Internet and cloud computing resources can be leveraged to generate competitive advantage and achieve organizational goals.

For this assignment, imagine you are presenting your sales pitch to a potential investor who has shown interest in your new Internet-based startup company. You are hoping to convince the potential investor to partner with you by investing $5,000.00 for the use of Internet and cloud computing resources.

In 250-words or less, write a proposal to convince the potential partner to invest in your start-up company. Include the following information in your presentation.

1. What type of business is your start-up company?
2. Why is the role of information technology and systems within business enterprises important? What specific plans do you have for using the Internet and cloud computing in your start-up?
3. Why do you need the $5,000.00 from the potential partner? What are your specific plans for using the money?
4. How will your intended plan create competitive advantage for the start-up?
5. How will implementation of your intended plan help you reach your organizational goals?

Q # 1: Is it is possible for an application on top UDP to have a reliable data transfer? explain?

Q # 2: Suppose you open a startup company “foo” and want to set up your company network. Your network has the following servers:

• DNS server: “dns.foo.com” with IP as “140.111.30.40”
• Web server: “foo.com” with two IP as “140.111.30.55” and “140.111.30.52”.
• The web server also has a name as “www.foo.com”.
• Email server: “galaxy.foo.com” with IP as “140.111.30.6”
• Your company’s email address is “[email protected]”.

a) What resource records (RRs) do you need to provide to the upper-level “.com” Registrar?

b) What RRs do you need to put in your company’s DNS server?

Q #3: What are the two layers the run exclusively at the network edges?

Q #4: What are the differences between GET and GET conditional Http Requests?

Q #5: Would the DNS protocol work if IP addresses are not hierarchical? Explain why?

Q # 6: in P2P, each peer only upload chunks to a limited number of peers? Why is the Bit torrent designed in such a way?

****************** Please give me all answers *************

Case 3 – The Styles of Negotiation

Background:

Ventura Capital is a financier who specializes in capitalizing startup companies. Andy Preneur is a would-be entrepreneur. He needs capital to start his new business. Andy and Ventura have been negotiating

a potential agreement over the last few months. It seems there is only one item unresolved. Ventura wants her investment to remain in the company and earn a preferred dividend of 5 percent, even if Andy no longer needs the money. Andy wants the right to buy out Ventura’s interest at any time as long as the 5 percent return is paid. Role-play this case with another person. When you finish, address the following questions.

Case Questions:

Question 1: Which of the four key temperaments was most clearly displayed by the other person? Identify specific comments and behaviors to support your assessment.

Question 2: Which of the four key temperaments do you think your comments and behaviors most clearly displayed?

Question 3: Do you agree with each other’s self and other assessments? If not, why do you think you see the behaviors differently?

CASE STUDY 1: Lloyds Banking Group Monetary Policy Committee
You are a voting member of Lloyds Banking Group Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) and are expected to make a policy decision at the next MPC meeting in January 2021. The current Repo rate is 4.25% and the allowable inflation target ranges between 3% to 5%. The Research department has presented the following global and domestic market update for your consideration.
Key extracts of the presentation are summarized below:
Extract 1: Global update
According to the IMF’s World Economic Outlook (WEO) for October 2020, the global economy is expected to recover substantially in 2021 following the negative effects of COVID-19. The impact of COVID-19 outbreak has lessened significantly since the first cases were made public at the beginning of the year 2020. To curb the spread of the pandemic, governments worldwide imposed severe restrictions and lockdown measures, subsequently bringing economic activities to a virtual standstill in the process. According to the latest WEO, the global economy is now projected to recover and grow by 3.8 percent in 2021, which is an upward revision from a 2.3 percent growth published in the WEO update for January 2021. The upward revision is on the back of successful easing of lockdown restrictions and resumption of economic activities in both advanced and emerging market economies. The global output is then projected to expand by 5.8 percent in 2021.
Extract 2: Emerging market update
Emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs) improved moderately in the second half of 2020 and are expected to recover strongly in 2021. Overall, EMDEs are projected to grow by 2.0 percent in 2020, before recovering to a strong growth of 6.6 percent in 2021. Going forward EMDEs are expected to experience a sharp recovery in 2021 once the adverse effects from this economic shock subside.
Extract 3: Domestic market update
1.   Domestic growth remained positive during the last quarter of 2020, supported by construction, wholesale and retail trade, as well as the communication sectors. In contrast, activities such as livestock farming and uranium mining performed weakly.
2.   Going forward, the domestic economy is forecasted to improve in the remainder of 2021, also supported by construction activities, as well as strong growth in demand. Declining international commodity prices remain a concern, as it may negatively affect mineral production.
3.   Inflation has shown an upward trend for the past five months. Annual inflation rose from 4.9 percent in June 2020 to 6.1 percent in January 2021, mainly due to increases in food and transport prices. As a result, this recent trend of inflation is expected to average around 7 percent for the year.
4.   The annual growth rate in domestic private sector credit increased steadily to 17.8 percent in December 2020, compared to 14.3 percent in December 2019. Growth in private sector credit resulted from higher demand by both individuals and businesses. The rise in household debt largely reflected strong growth in unproductive instalment credit and overdraft loans which remains a concern for the MPC.
5.   During the last quarter of 2020, the trade deficit increased significantly. A rapid growth in imports of vehicles, partly financed by instalment credit, remains a concern. The total number of vehicles sold during the last four months of 2020 increased by more than 50 percent, compared to the same period in 2019. The value of imported vehicles amounted to N$2.2 billion, which is a significant amount in relation to the total import bill of goods of N$15.9 billion. Unproductive imports have put pressure on international reserves of the country and require monitoring.

Extract 4: Key domestic sector updates
Construction Sector update:
The contraction in the construction sector is expected to deepen during 2020 as projects anticipated to kickstart earlier are likely to be delayed. The construction sector is expected to contract by 16.3 percent and 1.5 percent in 2020 and 2021, respectively. The deeper contraction for 2020 is based on expectations that some of major projects, which were expected to commence in 2020 are likely to be delayed, mainly due to COVID-19 induced travel restrictions. This assertion is supported by the recent directive by the Minister of Finance to SOEs and Government Ministry to suspend capital projects until further notice.
Uranium Sector update
Uranium mining is similarly projected to contract during 2020, followed by a mild recovery in 2021. The uranium mining sector is expected to contract by 22.4 percent in 2020, before expanding by 4.6 percent in 2021. The sector is first and foremost grappling existing factors that include insufficient supply of water required for their operations and persistently low uranium prices, viewed together with the reduction in long-term supply contracts. This means that uranium mines are more exposed to spot prices, which squeezes their margins. There is, however, an indication that COVID-19 and resulting travel restriction have not prevented the mines from exporting their output thus far and it may not constitute a major factor in the foreseeable future. The volumes produced during the first three months of 2020, were 26.4 percent lower than the production for the corresponding three months of 2019, making any prospects to catch up with 2019 production levels unlikely.

CASE STUDY 1 QUESTIONS
1.   Based on Extracts 1-3 in the case facts presented above, Recommend the monetary policy stance and decision that Lloyds Banking Group should take and Justify your recommendation with three (3) reasons found in Case study 1 above

Justification should include specific facts related to the case study!!!

2.   Based on Extract 4 above, Identify one reason for the expected contraction in the construction sector and two reasons for expected contraction in the Uranium sector

0n 4/21/2020, Netflix reported 16 million new subscribers during the first quarter of 2020. Streaming services are a bright spot during this economic shutdown due to the Coronavirus outbreak, but the company faces negative factors as well. Increased operating costs may explain the results, discussed late in the article, that profit of $709.1, or $1.57 a share, was achieved while “the company was expected to earn $1.64 a share.” Nonetheless, shares rose in after-hours following Netflix’s release of its video to discuss financial results in the first quarter of 2020.

So, how does the breakdown of Netflix's new subscribers by geographic area help to assess the company’s operating results? Do you think that assessing financial information in addition to subscriber numbers by geographic area would help to further understand Netflix's performance during this period? Explain your reasoning. Is there a specific requirement to provide information about the geographic areas discussed by Netflix and reported in this article? Explain your answer and provide supporting citations to professional literature.

Barnes & Noble Education Provides COVID-19 Update Mar 17, 2020 Update on Full-Year 2020 Outlook BASKING RIDGE, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (NYSE: BNED), a leading solutions provider for the education industry, today announced various steps it is taking to help address some of the challenges that the schools and students it serves are facing due to the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 virus. Yesterday, the Company announced that it has joined VitalSource® and other leading publishers in providing free access to eTextbooks for students at BNED campuses that have closed due to COVID-19 through the remainder of the Spring 2020 term. Given the continued transition to online and distance learning programs by colleges and universities nationwide, to help students, BNED is also offering targeted free self-tutoring and writing services through its bartleby® suite of services, which will continue to provide students with 24/7 on-demand access to academic assistance. Michael P. Huseby, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, BNED, said, “Our top priority remains providing schools and students with solutions during this time of unprecedented disruption, while simultaneously protecting the health and safety of our employees and customers. As an organization, we are closely monitoring the continuing developments and following the guidance of the World Health Organization, Center for Disease Control (CDC) and local health authorities. While we cannot predict how long this situation will last, BNED remains committed to actively supporting our students, faculty and the educational institutions we serve during this time. Given the economic uncertainty associated with the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, including the continued closures of educational institutions nationwide, we are limited in our ability to accurately predict what the negative financial impact to BNED will be in fiscal 2020, and therefore believe it is appropriate to withdraw financial guidance for fiscal 2020.” BNED’s fiscal fourth quarter is historically a lower revenue quarter for the company because it does not include the fall and spring back-to-school rush periods; nonetheless, due to the uncertainty regarding the duration and extent of the disruptions caused by COVID-19, BNED is withdrawing its fiscal 2020 outlook. The Company does not intend to provide further updates to its fiscal year 2020 outlook unless deemed appropriate. ABOUT BARNES & NOBLE EDUCATION, INC. Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (NYSE: BNED) is a leading solutions provider for the education industry, driving affordability, access and achievement at hundreds of academic institutions nationwide and ensuring millions of students are equipped for success in the classroom and beyond. Through its family of brands, BNED offers campus retail services and academic solutions, a digital direct-to-student learning ecosystem, wholesale capabilities and more. BNED is a company serving all who work to elevate their lives through education, supporting students, faculty and institutions as they make tomorrow a better, more inclusive and smarter world. For more information, visit www.bned.com. Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and information relating to us and our business that are based on the beliefs of our management as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to our management. When used in this communication, the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “will,” “forecasts,” “projections,” and similar expressions, as they relate to us or our management, identify forward-looking statements. Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risks emerge from time to time. It is not possible for our management to predict all risks, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements we may make. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the future events and trends discussed in this press release may not occur and actual results could differ materially and adversely from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect our current views with respect to future events, the outcome of which is subject to certain risks, including, among others: general competitive conditions, including actions our competitors and content providers may take to grow their businesses; a decline in college enrollment or decreased funding available for students; decisions by colleges and universities to outsource their physical and/or online bookstore operations or change the operation of their bookstores; implementation of our digital strategy may not result in the expected growth in our digital sales and/or profitability; risk that digital sales growth does not exceed the rate of investment spend; the performance of our online, digital and other initiatives, integration of and deployment of, additional products and services including new digital channels, and enhancements to higher education digital products, and the inability to achieve the expected cost savings; the risk of price reduction or change in format of course materials by publishers, which could negatively impact revenues and margin; the general economic environment and consumer spending patterns; decreased consumer demand for our products, low growth or declining sales; the strategic objectives, successful integration, anticipated synergies, and/or other expected potential benefits of various acquisitions may not be fully realized or may take longer than expected; the integration of the operations of various acquisitions into our own may also increase the risk of our internal controls being found ineffective; changes to purchase or rental terms, payment terms, return policies, the discount or margin on products or other terms with our suppliers; our ability to successfully implement our strategic initiatives including our ability to identify, compete for and execute upon additional acquisitions and strategic investments; risks associated with operation or performance of MBS Textbook Exchange, LLC’s point-of-sales systems that are sold to college bookstore customers; technological changes; risks associated with counterfeit and piracy of digital and print materials; our international operations could result in additional risks; our ability to attract and retain employees; risks associated with data privacy, information security and intellectual property; trends and challenges to our business and in the locations in which we have stores; non-renewal of managed bookstore, physical and/or online store contracts and higher-than-anticipated store closings; disruptions to our information technology systems, infrastructure and data due to computer malware, viruses, hacking and phishing attacks, resulting in harm to our business and results of operations; disruption of or interference with third party web service providers and our own proprietary technology; work stoppages or increases in labor costs; possible increases in shipping rates or interruptions in shipping service; product shortages, including decreases in the used textbook inventory supply associated with the implementation of publishers’ digital offerings and direct to student textbook consignment rental programs, as well as the risks associated with the impacts that public health crises may have on the ability of our suppliers to manufacture or source products, particularly from outside of the United States; changes in domestic and international laws or regulations, including U.S. tax reform, changes in tax rates, laws and regulations, as well as related guidance; enactment of laws or changes in enforcement practices which may restrict or prohibit our use of texts, emails, interest based online advertising, recurring billing or similar marketing and sales activities; the amount of our indebtedness and ability to comply with covenants applicable to any future debt financing; our ability to satisfy future capital and liquidity requirements; our ability to access the credit and capital markets at the times and in the amounts needed and on acceptable terms; adverse results from litigation, governmental investigations, tax-related proceedings, or audits; changes in accounting standards; and the other risks and uncertainties detailed in the section titled “Risk Factors” in Part I - Item 1A in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended April 27, 2019. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results or outcomes may vary materially from those described as anticipated, believed, estimated, expected, intended or planned. Subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements in this paragraph. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise after the date of this press release.

Please summarize this to one or two paragraph.