What are the most effective problem-solving techniques available to software engineers today, and how do they facilitate the software engineering process? Please provide examples and explain who the main stakeholders are and what their responsibilities in the software engineering process are.

Discuss the content (type of data and files) of a database which could be useful at Accra Institute Technology(AIT).

Illustration Capsule 11.2 provides a sampling of motivational tactics employed by several prominent companies (many of which appear on Fortune's list of the 100 best companies to work for in America). Discuss how rewards at SAS, Salesforce.com, DPR Construction, and Hilcorp aid in the strategy execution efforts of each company.

Steel City Inc. is a company located in Dallas in the United States of America. It deals in import export of furniture. The workforce is composed of almost 200 employees, from different levels. In Steel City, Inc., the president Anna, 33 years old, realizes that this firm requires some reorganization.

The organization is using the top down management approach, it has many levels of management and it uses narrowly specialized job descriptions.

Anna wants to move into new international markets but she noticed that employees are demotivated and they are not happy in their positions knowing that Steel City, Inc is applying highly specialized jobs and employees already work independently and in complete autonomy.

Knowing that motivation is very crucial to the productivity of her employees, Anna wanted to work on this issue by increasing employees’ motivation. To do so, she decided to review and change some core characteristics of what they are doing and she was sure that this will certainly end up with beneficial work outcomes.

Anna also used the work flow analysis of Steel City, Inc to define how work in this organization creates value to the ongoing process of employees’ works. She thought that applying the Business Process Reengineering (BPR) might be very efficient to solve the problem of employees’ demotivation since employees have been complaining about their work. Jobs are repetitive and employees don't know how their work fits into the big organizational picture. The president wants to reduce operating costs, reorganize jobs by providing employees with satisfying work, independency and wanted them to be cross trained on different task assigned to the group.

Anna also thought about using a problem solving team to be able to generate solutions about how to decrease employees’ demotivation and increase their work involvement, devotion and commitment.

As she wants jobs to become more interesting and precisely to improve motivation, Anna included specialized task together so employees can expand their work horizontally and vertically. All of this should give employees more autonomy and the opportunity for feedback. Anna decided to compare the productivity of her employees six months after she made the needed adjustments in the company.

1. Based on the above case study, what is the used organizational structure by Steel City, Inc? Explain.

2. Which motivation theory the president's is using to minimize employees’ dissatisfaction?

3. When the job needs to be reorganized some job design modifications should also be implemented. What job design do you propose taking into consideration employees’ complains?

4. What type of team the president can use in order to reduce operating costs giving employees some autonomy in Steel City, Inc.?

Exercise 7-7 Aging of receivables method LO P3

Daley Company estimates uncollectible accounts using the allowance method at December 31. It prepared the following aging of receivables analysis.

a. Complete the below table to calculate the estimated balance of Allowance for Doubtful Accounts using the aging of accounts receivable method.
b. Prepare the adjusting entry to record Bad Debts Expense using the estimate from part a. Assume the unadjusted balance in the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts is a $3,600 credit.
c. Prepare the adjusting entry to record bad debts expense using the estimate from part a. Assume the unadjusted balance in the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts is a $100 debit.

Homer is a safety inspector at a unionized nuclear power plant. He was scheduled to go on a five-day vacation starting on Monday, April 22, and return to work on Monday, April 29. On the morning of his first day of vacation, Homer's sister-in-law died suddenly of undiagnosed lung cancer. Homer called his manager on Friday, April 26, and asked to have four (4) days of his vacation (April 23–26) reinstated and paid as bereavement leave “in accordance with Article 10.04.” The collective agreement reads as follows: Article 10.04: Vacation Reinstatement for Bereavement Leave An employee who is informed of the death of a relative prior to the start of his/her scheduled vacation may have up to three (3) vacation days reinstated and paid as bereavement leave. What would you tell Homer? Would you grant him his request? Why or why not? Make whatever assumptions you feel are necessary in order to defend your answer.

Section 301 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires that public companies have an audit committee. Independent auditors are increasingly involved with audit committees.

Select all of the following that are functions of the audit committee: (Select all that apply.)

• Selection of the independent auditor, discussion of audit fee with the auditor, and review of the auditor's engagement letter.

• Review of the independent auditor's overall audit plan (scope, purpose, and general audit procedures).

• Review of the annual financial statements before submission to the full board of directors for approval.

• Review of the results of the auditor's examination including experiences, restrictions, cooperation received, findings, and recommendations. Matters that the auditor believes should be brought to the attention of the directors or shareholders should be considered.

• Review of the independent auditor's evaluation of the company's internal control systems.

• Review of the company's accounting, financial, and operating controls.

• Review of the reports of internal audit staff.

• Review of interim financial reports to shareholders before the board of directors approves them.

• Review of the audit workpapers to ensure that the audit was conducted properly.

• Review of the makeup of the board of directors to ensure that they are qualified to oversee the audit process.

• Review of the qualifications of the audit staff to ensure that they are qualified to conduct the audit.

• Review of the applicable audit standards to ensure that they apply to the audited company.

An electronic manufacturer must expand by building a second facility. The search is narrowed to four locations, all of which are acceptable to management in terms of dominant factors. Assessment of these sites in terms of seven location factors is shown in the table below.

Calculate the factor rating score for each location and identify the best location.

1. Cost Information and FIFO

   Gunnison Company had the following equivalent units schedule and cost information for its Sewing Department for the month of December:

   	Direct Materials		Conversion Costs
   Units started and completed	45,000		45,000
   Add: Units in beginning work in process ×
   Percentage complete:
   7,000 × 0% direct materials	—
   7,000 × 50% conversion Costs			3,500
   Add: Units in ending work in process ×
   Percentage complete:
   12,000 × 100% direct materials	12,000		—
   12,000 × 35% conversion Costs	—		4,200
   Equivalent units of output	57,000		52,700
   Costs:
   Work in process, December 1:
   Direct Material			$91,000
   Conversion Costs			21,000
   Total work in process			$112,000
   Current costs:
   Direct Material			$798,000
   Conversion Costs			263,500
   Total current costs			$1,061,500

   Required:

   1. Calculate the unit cost for December, using the FIFO method.
   $ per equivalent unit

   2. Calculate the cost of goods transferred out, calculate the cost of EWIP, and reconcile the costs assigned with the costs to account for.

   Cost of goods transferred out	$
   Cost of EWIP	$

   Cost to account for:
   BWIP	$
   Current (December)
   Total	$

   3. What if you were asked for the unit cost from the month of November? Calculate November's unit cost.
   $ per equivalent unit

Classical economists argue that a government-imposed minimum wage can cause economic inefficiency, and that increasing the minimum wage can create more inefficiency. On the other hand, Governor Pritzer argues that increasing the minimum wages is economic justice. Do you agree with him? Explain

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Discuss thoroughly at least 3 benefits and 3 risks of the fast-paced move to automation in accounting using at least one specific technology. Please do not include topics already discussed by you in this quiz or the last one.

Describe the role of the customer in strategic decision making. List the types of market segmentation found in marketing. You do not need to explain them. Just list them in point form. Any sources that are not yours must be cited.

why are oral diseases considered a public health problem in need of a public health solution?

Hervis Car Rental in Austin, Texas, has 50 high-performance Shelby-H Mustangs in its rental fleet. These cars will be in greater demand than usual during the last weekend in July when the Central Texas Mustang Club holds its annual rally in Austin. At times like this, Hervis uses a revenue management system to determine the optimal number of reservations to have available for the Shelby-H cars.

Hervis has agreed to have at least 60% of its Shelby-H Mustangs available for rally attendees at a special rate. Although many of the rally attendees will request a Saturday and Sunday two-day package, some attendees may select a Saturday-only or a Sunday-only reservation. Customers not attending the rally may also request a Saturday and Sunday two-day package, or make a Saturday-only or Sunday-only reservation. Thus, six types of reservations are possible. The cost for each type of reservation is shown here.

The anticipated demand for each type of reservation is as follows:

Hervis Car Rental would like to determine how many Shelby-H Mustangs to make available for each type of reservation in order to maximize total revenue.

1. Determine an optimal solution.