There are various methods which organizations can use to acquire a new system. Some of these include: outsourcing, off-the-shelf software and in-house development. Select two of these three methods to acquire software and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each. Which do you believe is the preferred method of systems acquisition

. What is public relations advertising and how is it different from commercial, sales-oriented advertising? Thoroughly explain and give examples of the three primary categories of PR advertising we discussed in class. Next, assume you are PR director for a corporation such as General Motors or IBM. How would you use PR advertising to support the goals of your organization?

You are given the following information concerning two stocks that make up an index.  

a. Assume that you want to build a price-weighted index including the two stocks. Please calculate the beginning index and the end index.  (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.)

Beginning Index:

End Index:

b. What is the return for the price-weighted index? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.)

Index Return: %

c. Assume that you want to rebuild a value-weighted index with the index value at the beginning of the year equal to 100. What is the index level at the end of the year? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.

Index Level at the end:

d. What is the return of the value-weighted index? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.)

Index Return: %

e. Assume the value-weighted index has been existing for 10 years and the index level happened to be 311.05 at the beginning of the year. What is the index level at the end of the year? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.

Index Level at the end:

f. What is the return of this existing value-weighted index? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.)

Index Return: %

Constant Growth Stock Valuation

Investors require a 17% rate of return on Brooks Sisters' stock (r_s = 17%).

1. What would the value of Brooks' stock be if the previous dividend was D₀ = $1 and if investors expect dividends to grow at a constant compound annual rate of (1) - 5%, (2) 0%, (3) 5%, or (4) 11%? Round your answers to the nearest cent.
   1. $  
      
   2. $  
      
   3. $  
      
   4. $  
2. Using data from part a, calculate the Gordon (constant growth) model's value for Brooks Sisters' stock if the required rate of return is 17% and the expected growth rate is (1) 17% or (2) 19%? Are these reasonable results? Explain.
   1. -Select-Yes, it is reasonable result.No, it is not reasonable result, because in this case the value of stock is undefined.No, it is not reasonable result, because in this case the value of stock is negative, which is nonsense.Item 5
      
   2. -Select-Yes, it is reasonable result.No, it is not reasonable result, because in this case the value of stock is undefined.No, it is not reasonable result, because in this case the value of stock is negative, which is nonsense.Item 6
3. Is it reasonable to expect that a constant growth stock would have g > r_s?
   -Select-YesNo

You buy a share of The Ludwig Corporation stock for $24.00. You expect it to pay dividends of $1.06, $1.14, and $1.2260 in Years 1, 2, and 3, respectively, and you expect to sell it at a price of $31.51 at the end of 3 years.

1. Calculate the growth rate in dividends. Round your answer to two decimal places.
   %
   
2. Calculate the expected dividend yield. Round your answer to two decimal places.
   %
   
3. Assuming that the calculated growth rate is expected to continue, you can add the dividend yield to the expected growth rate to obtain the expected total rate of return. What is this stock's expected total rate of return? Round your answer to two decimal places.
   %

Discuss the DMAIC methodology of six sigma. provide relevant examples of each phase

As a media buyer working on behalf of a large toy company, it is your job to buy media space for the launch of the KissKiss doll, which all advertising research shows will be a tremendous profit maker for the Cooper-Fitts Toy Company. Create a plan for a year’s advertising (Jan.-Dec.) for KissKiss. Explain your decisions about the types of media involved, when to use which types, and for how long each type should run. Make assumptions as needed.

List and define the factors that contribute to perceptual differences and the perceptual process among people at work.

You’re a physician in a practice group that became involved with PhyCor, Inc. Your group eliminated its entire management structure when PhyCor took over. Now, with PhyCor collapsing, you are being offered repurchase of your assets from PhyCor. What strategic planning steps do you propose to your group for going forward and selecting among options such as dissolving the group, purchasing the assets and finding another management firm, purchasing the assets and establishing in-house management, or other alternatives?

"Physician Practice Management Companies and PhyCor, Inc. Physician practice management (PPM) fi rms grew very rapidly in the late 1980s and early 1990s. PPMs promised to infuse physician practices with needed capital and provide signifi cant cost savings and increased revenues through economies of scale and improved management. They also promised to allow physicians to negotiate better contracts with the emerging HMOs and PPOs. However, by the end of the century, all of the major PPMs had gone out of business or signifi cantly downsized, with their valuations a tiny fraction of prior capitalization. Some, such as MedPartners, declared bankruptcy. Others saw their valuation plummet to almost nothing. What went wrong? This case examines the history of PPMs and the story of PhyCor, one of the prominent players.PPMs were created in response to the lack of retained earnings and marginal management that existed in many physician practices and the growth of HMOs and PPOs. As a result of increased managed care, physician organizations/medical groups experienced increased costs and lower net revenues. HMOs and PPOs also demanded large discounts from physicians. Capital was also needed to buy out senior partners, install information systems, and change their structures and governance. PPMs with signifi cant venture and Wall Street capital backing purchased prestigious medical groups, consolidated independent practices, and acquired staff clinics being divested by HMOs. Consolidation of PPMs left three large companies by the early 1990s.315Many of the physician practices signed 30- to 40-year management services contracts with the PPMs. These most often specifi ed that physicians would receive a split of revenues after payment of clinic expenses. The lower cost of capital, centralized purchasing, and greater bargaining leverage with insurer organizations were to lower costs and increase revenues.Phycor, Inc., incorporated in 1988, became by 1995 a medical network management company that managed multispecialty medical clinics and other physician organizations, provided contract management services to physician networks owned by health systems, and developed and managed independent practice associations (IPAs).1 The company also provided health care decision-support services, including demand management and disease management services, to managed care organizations, health care providers, employers, and other group associations."

Please calculate the following for 2009:

a)   Return on Assets:
b)   Current Ratio:
c)   Debt/Equity Ratio:
d)   Cash flow from Operations:
e)   Cash flow from Investing Activities:
f)   Cash Flow from Financing Activities:
g)   Net Change in Cash for the year:

In your initial post, briefly research career opportunities that require knowledge or experience with managerial accounting. List at least two potential positions (including a link to the job posting or job description) that you personally found to be interesting or surprising, and explain why they were noteworthy to you.

Calculate the Area and Perimeter for shapes using functions in Python.

Your goal is to match the sample output below:

Welcome to my area and perimeter calculator
======================================================
Circle   : area = 39.82, perimeter = 22.37
Square   : area = 85.19, perimeter = 36.92
Rectangle: area = 41.24, perimeter = 34.24
Triangle : area = 21.16

Here is the code to use for your program (Note you may have to type this code into Trinket directly)

import math

# Add your code here

# TODO -> Add welcome function here

# TODO -> Add circle area function here

# TODO -> Add circle perimeter function here

# TODO -> Add square area function here

# TODO -> Add Square perimeter function here

# TODO -> Add rectangle area function here

# TODO -> Add rectangle perimeter function here

# TODO -> Add triangle area function here

# =====================================================================

# Main Code - DO NOT EDIT ANYTHING BELOW.  Add your functions above

displayWelcome()


radius = 3.56

area = calcAreaCircle(radius)

perimeter = calcPerimeterCircle(radius)

print('Circle   : area = {0:.2f}, perimeter = {1:.2f}'.format(area, perimeter))


side = 9.23

area = calcAreaSquare(side)

perimeter = calcPerimeterSquare(side)

print('Square   : area = {0:.2f}, perimeter = {1:.2f}'.format(area, perimeter))


width = 2.9

height = 14.22

area = calcAreaRect(width, height)

perimeter = calcPerimeterRect(width, height)

print('Rectangle: area = {0:.2f}, perimeter = {1:.2f}'.format(area, perimeter))


base = 7.97

height = 5.31

area = calcAreaTriangle(base, height)

print('Triangle : area = {0:.2f}'.format(area))

Open two windows in Ubuntu, and list the content of the /dev/fd folder. Can you explain the difference observed from the two windows? The name /dev/fd is actually a symbolic link to /proc/self/fd. The name self is also a symbolic link pointing to a number, which is the process ID of the current process. Therefore, the number pointed to by self is different if viewing from different windows.