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Following are very early drafts of memos businesspeople have sent to their bosses or co-workers. Revise...

Following are very early drafts of memos businesspeople have sent to their bosses or co-workers. Revise and edit each draft, referring to the Revision Checklist on page 70. Turn in your revision and the final, reader teady copy. As you revise, keep in mind that you may have to delete and add information, rearrange the order of informationand make the tone suitable for your readersAs you edit, make sure your sentences are and concise.

TO: All workers

FROM : Blackwell DATE : February 3, 2016

RE : Parking

The parking violations around here have gotten very, very bad. And the administration is provoked and wants some action taken . I don't blame themI have been late for meetings several times in the month because inconsiderate folks from other divisions have parked their cars in our zone. That just nor fair, and so we in our department must not be the only ones who are upset. No wonder the management finds things so bad they have asked me to prepare this memo.

A big part of the problem it seems to me is that employees just cannot read signs . They park in the wrong zones They also park in visitors ' spots The penalties are going to be stiff. The administration , or so i was to belleve , thinking of fining any employee who does not obey the parking policies . I know for a fact that I saw someone from the research department pull right into a visitor parking area last week just because it was 8:55 and he did not want to be late for work . That gives our business a name People will not want do business with us if they cannot even find a parking spot in the area that the company has reserved for them.

Vice President Watson has taid the law down to me about all this and told me to let each and every one you know that things to improve One of the other big problems around here that some employees have even parked their car in loading zones, and security had to track them down to move.

As part of the administration's new policy, each employee is going to be issued a company parking policy and will have to come in and sign for verifying that he received it. I think things really have gotten out of hand and that some drastic action has to be taken. We will all have to sharpe up around here.

In: Computer Science

Please provide a step by by step solution Please key these names in alphabetical index filing...

Please provide a step by by step solution

Please key these names in alphabetical index filing order accordint to the ARMA rules

  1. James Danforth, Jr.
  2. Burns Travel Agency
  3. Strathcona County Water Department
  4. Norton R. Henson
  5. Sister Marie O’Doul
  6. The Lone Ranger Riding Supplies
  7. The Jefferson Party House
  8. El Rancho Inn
  9. Cecil Young-Jones
  10. RCT Manufacturers
  11. Administrative Management Society
  12. Hotel Baker
  13. Triple-Star Enterprises
  14. Miss Robert’s Charm School
  15. Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia
  16. Bob Guerin
  17. William T. Au
  18. Thomas Kaplan, M.D.
  19. Irene McGregor
  20. Arthur P. Van der Linden
  21. Ontario Municipal Board
  22. John Wilkins Supply Corp.
  23. Southwestern Distributors
  24. Department of Employment and Immigration
  25. Four Corners Answering Service
  26. Reliable Answering Service
  27. Montgomery Ward & Co.
  28. South East Pipeline
  29. Webbers’ Home for the Aged
  30. People’s Republic of China
  31. Prince Albert Printing Co.
  32. The Mercantile Bank of Canada
  33. Aero Bolt and Screw Co., Montreal
  34. Strong Memorial Hospital
  35. Surv-Ur-Self Pastries, Inc.

36. Danforth James Jr

37. Agency Burns Travel

38. Department Strathcona County Water

39. Henson Norton R.

40. O’Doul Sister Marie

41. Supplies The Lone Ranger Riding

42. House The Jefferson Party

43. Inn El Rancho

44. Young-Jones Cecil

45. Manufacturers Rct

46. Society Administrative Management

47. Baker Hotel

48. Enterprises Triple-Star

50. Wolfville University Acadia

51. Guerin Bob

52. Au William T.

53. Kaplan Thomas MD

54. McGregor Irene

55. van der Linden Arthur P.

56. Board Ontario Municipal

57. Corp. John Wilkins Supply

58. Distributors Southwestern

59. Immigration Department Of Employment And

60. Service Four Corners Answering

61. Service Reliable Answering

62. Co. Montgomery Ward &

63. Pipeline South East

64. Aged Webbers’ Home For The

65. China People’S Republic Of

66. Co. Prince Albert Printing

67. Canada The Mercantile Bank Of

68. Montreal Co. Aero Bolt And Screw

69. Hospital Strong Memorial

70. Pastrie Surv-Ur-Self

In: Operations Management

For each of the scenarios below, choose the strategy that you believe should be pursued to...

For each of the scenarios below, choose the strategy that you believe should be pursued to achieve the best results, and provide a brief explanation of why you believe this is the best strategy.

5 Generic Strategies

Low-Cost Provider Strategy

Broad Differentiation Strategy

Focused Low-Cost Strategy

Focused Differentiation Strategy

Best-Cost Provider Strategy

Scenarios:

1. A new waterfront development project is beginning in a medium-size city. This project will include moderate to higher-end shopping, restaurants, and hotels. Some of these businesses include: Pottery Barn, Ann Taylor,an Apple Store, Sasha’s Dress Boutique, Apostrophe, Bose, Calvin Klein, Cheesecake Factory, Capital Grille,Maggiano’s, the Marriott, and the Westin. The spaces will include a mixture of national chains, and local businesses. The project and the city have been highlighted in national papers for the expected success of the project and renewed attraction to the city. The Sully Hospitality group is determining if they want to open a boutique hotel in this area. What strategy should Sully adopt to develop the type of boutique hotel would best- fit this project? Provide a brief explanation.

2. A new shopping center is being developed – the main anchors are Wal-Mart and Home Depot. The other parcels will include smaller establishments of fast-food and other convenience category businesses.McDonald’s is interested in this project but has to determine how they would approach this location. The options are:

Put a McDonald’s Express inside the Wal-Mart

Purchase an out-parcel at the front of the project with high traffic volume and build a traditional

McDonald’s

Purchase an out-parcel at the front of the project with high traffic volume and build a McCafe

Which generic strategy should be McDonald’s use to guide this decision? Based on the generic strategy that you believe is most appropriate for this scenario, which option should McDonald’s choose? Provide a brief explanation.

3. The airline industry has seen various players attempt all of the generic strategies. Given the current state of the airline industry and the main surviving airlines, if a company wanted to get into this industry right now, which strategy would promote the best chances for success? Provide a brief explanation.

4. The top five selling brands of tablets in the world are: 5. Acer, 4. Dell, 3. Sony Vaio, 2. Lenovo, and 1. Apple. A new start-up company wants to break into the tablet market; what generic strategy should they adopt? Provide a brief explanation.

In: Operations Management

When Kim Smith graduated with a degree in civil engineering, she pictured herself designing buildings and...

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.

In: Operations Management

Please answer questions 1-4. You need to show your clear calculation to support each statement provide...

Please answer questions 1-4. You need to show your clear calculation to support each statement provide a paragraph of interpretation related to the result of your analysis on each statement. I can't award credit if all questions and instructions are not answered.

Question 1: Common size for income statement

Income Statement (Common Size) :

                                                                 Consolidated Income Statement

2011

%

2010

%

Revenue

$19,176.1

$18,627.0

   Cost of sales

( 10,571.7)

( 10,239.6 )

Gross Profit

     8,604.4

    8,387.4

Selling and administrative expenses

(   6,149.6)

( 5,953.7)

Restructuring charges

(      195.0)

      0.0

Goodwill impairment

(      199.3)

      0.0

Intangible and other asset impairment

(     202.0)

      0.0

Other income (expenses)

          88.5

    ( 7.9 )

Operating Income

$ 1,947.0

$ 2,425.8

Interest and other income

         49.7

     115.8

Interest expense

(      40.2)

   ( 38.7)

Income before income taxes

$ 1,956.5

$ 2,502.9

Provision for income taxes

(     469.8)

   ( 619.8)

Net Income

$ 1,486.7

$ 1,883.4

Question 2: Comparative Analysis for balance sheet:

2011

2010

Difference

% changed

ASSETS:

Current Assets

Cash and equivalents

$ 2,291.1

$ 2,133.9

Short-term investments

   1,164.2

      642.2

Account receivable

   2,883.9

   2,795.3

Inventory

   2,357.0

   2,438.4

Prepaid expenses and other assets

      765.6

      602.3

Deferred income taxes, net

     272.4

      227.2

Total Current Assets

$ 9,734.0

$ 8,839.3

Property and equipment, gross

   4,255.7

   4,103.0

Accumulated depreciation

(2,221.9)

(2,298.0)

Property and equipment, net

$ 1,957.7

$ 1,891.1

Identifiable intangible assets

      467.4

      743.1

Good will

      193.5

      448.8

Deferred income taxes and other assets

      897.0

      520.4

Total Assets

$13,249.6

$12,442.7

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

Current Liability :

Current portion of long-term debt

$        32.0

$          6.3

Note Payable

        342.9

         177.7

Account Payable

     1,031.9

      1,287.6

Accrued liabilities

     1,783.9

      1,761.9

Income taxes payable

          86.3

           88.0

Total Current Liabilities

$   3,277.0

$    3,321.5

Long term debt

        437.2

         441.1

Deferred taxes and other long-term liabilities

        842.0

         854.5

Total Liabilities

$ 4,556.2

$ 4,617.1

Redeemable preferred stock

$         0.3

$         0.3

Common Shareholders’ Equity

Common stock

           2.8

           2.8

Capital in excess of stated value

$ 2,781.4

$ 2,497.8

Retained earnings

    5,451.4

   5,073.3

Accumulated other comprehensive income

       367.5

      251.4

Total Common Shareholders’ Equity

$ 8,693.1

$ 7,825.3

Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

$13,249.6

$12,442.7

Question 3 : Please create a statement of cash flow with indirect method

Statement of Cash Flow with Indirect method

2011

2010

Difference

Operating

Investing

Financing

ASSETS:

Current Assets

Cash and equivalents

$ 2,291.1

$ 2,133.9

Short-term investments

   1,164.2

      642.2

Account receivable

   2,883.9

   2,795.3

Inventory

   2,357.0

   2,438.4

Prepaid expenses and other assets

      765.6

      602.3

Deferred income taxes, net

     272.4

      227.2

Total Current Assets

$ 9,734.0

$ 8,839.3

Property and equipment, gross

   4,255.7

   4,103.0

Accumulated depreciation

(2,221.9)

(2,298.0)

Property and equipment, net

$ 1,957.7

$ 1,891.1

Identifiable intangible assets

      467.4

      743.1

Good will

      193.5

      448.8

Deferred income taxes and other assets

      897.0

      520.4

Total Assets

$13,249.6

$12,442.7

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

Current Liability :

Current portion of long-term debt

$       32.0

$          6.3

Note Payable

        342.9

       177.7

Account Payable

     1,031.9

    1,287.6

Accrued liabilities

     1,783.9

    1,761.9

Income taxes payable

          86.3

          88.0

Total Current Liabilities

$   3,277.0

$ 3,321.5

Long term debt

        437.2

       441.1

Deferred taxes and other long-term liabilities

        842.0

       854.5

Total Liabilities

$ 4,556.2

$ 4,617.1

Redeemable preferred stock

$         0.3

$         0.3

Common Shareholders’ Equity

Common stock

           2.8

           2.8

Capital in excess of stated value

$ 2,781.4

$ 2,497.8

Retained earnings

    5,451.4

   5,073.3

Accumulated other comprehensive income

       367.5

      251.4

Total Common Shareholders’ Equity

$ 8,693.1

$ 7,825.3

Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

$13,249.6

$12,442.7

Question 4:

Ration Analysis:

Return on Asset

Debt to assets ratio

Profit margin

Account receivable turnover & accounting receivable turnover

Inventory turnover & days of inventory turnover

In: Accounting

Task: Write a program that creates a class Apple and a tester to make sure the...

Task:
Write a program that creates a class Apple and a tester to make sure the Apple class is crisp
and delicious.
Instructions:
First create a class called Apple
 The class Apple DOES NOT HAVE a main method
 Some of the attributes of Apple are
o Type: A string that describes the apple. It may only be of the following types:
 Red Delicious
 Golden Delicious
 Gala
 Granny Smith
o Weight: A decimal value representing the apple’s weight in kilograms. The
weight must be between 0kg and 2kg
o Price: The price per apple. This must be a non­negative decimal value.
 Create the Default Constructor – sets everything to default values and has no
parameters.
 Create Accessors and Mutators for each instance variable
o MAKE SURE THE MUTATORS CHECK FOR VALID VALUES!
 Create the following Methods
o toString() : Displays the values of the instance variables on the console.

Finally create a class called AppleTester
 This class DOES HAVE a main method
 Create at least 3 different types of apples
 Test if the accessors, mutators, and other methods work as intended.

Sample Output:
Welcome to the apple tester!!!
Creating the first apple!
Default values of the first apple object:
Type: Gala
Weight: 0.5 kg
Price: $0.88
Creating the second apple object!
Enter the type of the second apple object:
Granny Smith
Enter the weight of the second apple object:
0.7
Enter the price of the second apple object:
1.45
Values of the second apple object:
Type: Granny Smith
Weight: 0.7 kg
Price: $1.45
Creating the third apple object!
Enter the type of the third apple object:
Banana
Invalid value for type!
Enter the weight of the third apple object:
3.5
Invalid value for weight!
Enter the price of the third apple object:
­2.22
Invalid value for price!
Printing the third apple’s values which should have not changed from the default values
Retrieving the third apple object's type: Gala
Retrieving the third apple object's weight:0.5 kg
Retrieving the third apple object's price:$0.88

Note: may you copy and paste the code once you are done, thanks,

also may you complete it within 4 hours please.

Immediate upvote.

In: Computer Science

Suppose you own a house where you live and a condo for rent. The monthly rent...

Suppose you own a house where you live and a condo for rent. The monthly rent is $1,600 and you will get it at the
end of each month. Yet you have to pay maintenance fees and insurance premium. They are
$600 per month in total. The property tax is proportional to the (present) value of the property.
The tax rate is 0.1% per month and you pay the tax every month on the last day of each month
with maintenance fees and insurance premium. Assume there is no depreciation
and the condo will generate the same cash-flows forever. The first net cash flow is one month
from now. The discount rate is 0.2% per month, compounded monthly. What is the fair price of
the condo using the present value formula?

In: Finance

What happens to the acceleration of a system when the mass of the system increases if...

  • What happens to the acceleration of a system when the mass of the system increases if the force stays constant?
  • What happens to the speed when the force increases but the mass stays constant?
  • You double the force on a system but the acceleration is still the same. What must have happened to the mass?
  • What does μ represent? What are its units?
  • Which surface would you expect to have the larger coefficient of friction, ice or asphalt? Why?
  • What is the normal force? How can you balance the normal force?
  • If the coefficient of friction between two surfaces is 0.2, and the normal force is 20N, what is the value
    of the friction force?
  • Why is it harder to move an object up an incline at an angle of 80 degrees versus an angle of 20
    degrees?

In: Physics

Allocating the Transaction Price. HeavyEQ produces large conveyor belt systems for heavy manufacturing. HeavyEQ signs a...

Allocating the Transaction Price. HeavyEQ produces large conveyor belt systems for heavy manufacturing. HeavyEQ signs a $2 million fixed-price contract under which it makes three promises:

  • Install a conveyor belt system: fair value $1.6 million
  • Service the system over a five-year period: fair value $0.6 million
  • Provide a warranty assuring that the conveyer belt meets the contract specification at the time of sale: fair value $0.2 millioN

REQUIRED

a. Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations.

b. Reallocate the transaction price under the notion that HeavyEQ has no reasonable basis for determining the fair value of the servicing because the conveyor system is of such a unique nature that the servicing activities are highly variable and uncertain

In: Advanced Math

The table below shows the monthly sales of a motorcycle store during the last two years....

  1. The table below shows the monthly sales of a motorcycle store during the last two years.

Month

Sales

Month

Sales

1

195

13

155

2

210

14

120

3

190

15

135

4

170

16

110

5

180

17

122

6

156

18

97

7

134

19

85

8

155

20

110

9

145

21

85

10

165

22

78

11

128

23

66

12

135

24

45

  1. Compute an exponential smoothing and an adjusted exponential smoothing for the data using:

α = 0.2 and β = 0.6

  1. Calculate MSE for Ft and Aft
  2. Identify the best method to forecast the motorcycle sales using MSE.

In: Statistics and Probability