Public Relations

• Please explain the three different types of public relations tools that organizations could use to generate interest in their products.
• What do you think are the risks of posting information on social media?

48. Zed and Jaffry are married and file jointly every year. They have 3 children (ages 6, 10 and 17) who are dependents. They have a W-2 income of $92,000. They have $11,000 in Federal taxes withheld. Zed and Jaffry have the following expenses for the year: Interest on a home equity loan taken out in 2018 (loan issued for $100,000, used solely for college education) $1,900 Interest on first mortgage (original loan balance $450,000) $11,400 Property taxes on personal residence $8,600 State income tax $7,200 State sales tax $3,900 What is Zed and Jaffry’s taxable income?

Complete the code that inserts elements into a list. The list should always be in an ordered state.

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

/* list of nodes, each with a single integer */
struct element {
struct element *next;
int value;
};

/* protypes for functions defined after main */
struct element *elementalloc(void);
struct element *listinitialize();
struct element *insertelement(struct element *, int);
void printlist(struct element *);

/* main
* Creates an ordered list
* Elements added to the list must be inserted maintaining the list
* in an ordered state
*/
int main() {
struct element *listhead = NULL;
listhead = listinitialize();
for (int i = 3; i < 100; i+=11){
listhead = insertnewelement(listhead, i);
}
printlist(listhead);
}

/* allocate memory for a new list element */
struct element *elementalloc(void) {
return (struct element *)malloc(sizeof(struct element));
}

/* simple list initialization function */
struct element *listinitialize() {
const int numbers[7] = {4, 9, 13, 18, 27, 49, 60};
struct element *newlist = NULL;
struct element *tail = NULL;
struct element *temp = NULL;
for (int i = 0; i < 7; i++) {
if (newlist == NULL) {
newlist = elementalloc();
newlist->next = NULL;
newlist->value = numbers[i];
tail = newlist;
} else {
temp = elementalloc();
temp->value = numbers[i];
temp->next = NULL;
tail->next = temp;
tail = tail->next;
}
}
return newlist;
}

/* function to insert elements into an ordered list */
struct element *insertnewelement(struct element *listhead, int x) {
struct element *newelement;
newelement = elementalloc();

struct element *iter = listhead;
while( ) {

}

return listhead;
}

/* print the list and the respective memory locations in list order */
void printlist(struct element *listhead)
{
while (listhead != NULL) {
printf("Memory: %p contains value: %d\n", listhead, listhead->value);
listhead = listhead->next;
}
}

What is supranationalism? Why did some European governments agree to form supranational communities during the initial post-World WarII? Discuss four countries. How has supranationalism differentiated these communities from non-supranational communities?

Design and Requirements

In order to execute its task the program must compare character values. For instance, a character named symbol is an upper case letter if and only if the boolean expressions ‘A’ <= symbol and

symbol <= ‘Z’ both evaluate true. Analogous expressions can be used to check for lower case letters between ‘a’ and ‘z’ and for digits between ‘0’ and ‘9’. To see if symbol is the ‘$’ or ‘_’ character, the relational operator == shall be used.

Declare a String variable title to store the title of the window as shown in Figure 1 below.

Declare a String variable solicitation to store the input solicitation line, see the template in Figure 1.

Input is solicited on a dialog window as shown in Figure 1, follow the template layout including the icon. In the method that creates the window you must not use the String literals

Figure 1

Declare a String variable input and assign input the String value returned by the window

Validate the input: check out if input is null (the result of the Cancel button) or the empty string (OK button applied with no text written in the window). Empty Strings have zero length, thus input is not accepted if either input == null or input length == zero is true. Using the corresponding Java Boolean expression build an if block. Within the block print the message

No input to process

Program exits

to the console and apply the System.exit(0); statement to terminate the program (no else block is needed here).

Declare an int variable index and a char type variable symbol

Assign index 0 and symbol the the first character of input (use the index variable, not the 0 literal).

Declare two String variables named messageOK and messageNot_OK and assign the String values shown on the message dialogs of Figure 2 and Figure 3. Follow the output templates exactly, including the icons.

Figure 2 Figure 3

Apply an if-else structure to display Figure 2 or Figure 3 according to the cases of a correct or a wrong first character in input. Build a single boolean expression to control the if statement. In the JOptionPane method literals are not allowed, use the declared String variables messageOK or messageNot_OK.

In order to check the second character, re-assign index.

Before the check we have to see if there is a second character. Build and if – else structure, the if is controlled by the expression input.length()>=2

In the if block re-assign the variables symbol, messageOK and messageNot_OK

Copy the previous if – else code into this if block as a nested structure. The boolean expression that controls the nested if( ) must be fitted to the check of the second character (digits are allowed now)

In the else statement of the outer structure print the following message to the console:

There is no second character to check

Describe the effects of chemical and radiological WMD as opposed to the effects of biological weapons. Which do you believe poses the most serious threat?

Kathleen Taylor has been working for a government contractor, Summit Solutions, in Washington, DC, for over a year. She is now eligible to participate in the company’s 401(k) retirement plan. The company has provided Kathleen with the information in the table on the following page about the various funds that are available for her to invest in. International funds invest in global/overseas companies; small-cap funds invest in companies that have a market capitalization (i.e., the number of outstanding shares multiplied by the stock price per share), in general, between $300 million and $2 billion; mid-cap funds invest in companies with a market capitalization between $2 and $10 billion; and large-cap funds invest in companies over $10 billion. The Evening Star rating is developed by an independent investment analysis firm, and it rates funds based on their risk-adjusted performance over various time periods. "5" is best, "1" is worst; stocks trading close to their analysts' fair value estimates receive a "3", while stocks trading at large discounts compared to their analysts' fair value estimate receive a "4" or "5" rating. The expense ratio is the total percentage of fund assets used for operating expenses (i.e., administrative, management, advertising, etc.). Since Kathleen is young and expects to build her 401(k) plan over a long period of time, she wants to employ a relatively aggressive investment strategy. She has read investment literature that suggests a relatively aggressive plan would invest 5% to 35% in international funds, 5% to 25% in small-cap funds, 5% to 35% in mid-cap funds, 20% to 50% in large-cap funds, and 5% to 10% in bond funds. Kathleen plans to contribute $900 of her salary each month to her plan, which the company will match. She has also developed a few of her own investment guidelines: to diversify, she wants to invest in five funds, one in each investment category; she wants to achieve an average Evening Star rating of at least 3.7; she wants to invest in funds that average at least $10,000 million in size; she wants to achieve an average expense ratio for her five funds of no more than 1.10; and she wants to maximize the average 5-year return of the five funds she selects, weighted by the amount she invests in each. Develop an investment plan for Kathleen using linear programming. What would be the decision variable and constraints for this problem?

6. International banking and money market: Understand reasons for international banking, types of international banking offices and what they are. Especially, Correspondent, representative, & subsidiary banks.

In comparison to several nations around the world, the Canadian financial services industry is one that is typically strong, secure and stable. Imagine that an acquaintance of yours has asked you to explain why this fact about the Canadian financial services industry holds true. Your task is to explain the key business entities in the Canadian financial system, the role of the Bank of Canada in this system and the major changes that have occurred in banking over the past 20 years.

How has industrialism affected gender roles and stratification?

You have decided to invest in a small commercial office building that has one tenant for a price of $200,000. The tenant has a lease that calls for annual rent

payments of $15,000 per year for the next three years. Hint # 1 However, after that leases expires you expect to be able to increase the

rent by 4% per year for the next 7 years. Hint # 2 You plan to sell the building for $325, 000 ten years from now. Hint # 3

1. Complete table 1 showing the projected cash flows for this investment, assuming the next lease payment will be made at the end of year one

B. Assuming that you need to earn 11% on this investment, what is the maximum price you would be willing to pay for the building?

3. If the current price was $250,000 what rate of return would you earn.

Discuss how the equilibrium price and quantity change when a change in demand occurs and the supply stays constant, and when a change in supply occurs and the demand stays constant.

The current price of the stock is $160. The put option price for these shares with an exercise price of 150 is $7 and the call option price is also $7 for those shares with the same maturity and exercise price of 180. · put option 1 for a week contract and call option contracts to purchase shares when selling answer the following questions.

1) In the expiry of the option, print out the gains and losses resulting from the above strategy.

2) Calculate the maximum profit and the maximum loss size and determine the range of share prices that occur respectively.

3) Find the stock price of the break-even.

14) In order to accurately assess the capital structure of a firm, it is necessary to convert its balance sheet figures from historical book values to market values. KJM Corporation's balance sheet (book values) as of today is as follows: Long-term debt (bonds, at par) $23,500,000 Preferred stock 2,000,000 Common stock ($10 par) 10,000,000 Retained earnings 4,000,000 Total debt and equity $39,500,000 The bonds have a 7.0% coupon rate, payable semiannually, and a par value of $1,000. They mature exactly 10 years from today. The yield to maturity is 11%, so the bonds now sell below par. What is the current market value of the firm's debt? A. $ 7,706,000 B. $17,436,237 C. $18,330,403 D. $17,883,320 E. $ 7,898,650

Each year, Worrix Corporation manufactures and sells 3,300 premium-quality multimedia projectors at $12,300 per unit. At the current production level, the firm’s manufacturing costs include variable costs of $2,800 per unit and annual fixed costs of $6,300,000. Selling, administrative, and other expenses (not including 15% sales commissions) are $10,300,000 per year. The new model, introduced a year ago, has experienced a flickering problem. On average, the firm reworks 40% of the completed units and still has to repair under warranty 15% of the units shipped. The additional work required for rework and repair caused the firm to add additional capacity with annual fixed costs of $2,100,000. The variable costs per unit are $2,300 for rework and $2,800, including transportation cost, for repair. The chief engineer, Patti Mehandra, has proposed a modified manufacturing process that will almost entirely eliminate the flickering problem. The new process will require $12,300,000 for new equipment (including installation cost) and $3,300,000 for training. The firm currently inspects all units before shipment. Patti believes that current appraisal costs of $600,300 per year and $53 per unit can be eliminated within 1 year after the installation of the new process. Furthermore, if the new investment is made, warranty repair cost per unit are estimated to be only $1,300, for no more than 5% of the units shipped. Worrix believes that none of the fixed costs of rework or repair can be saved and that a new model will be introduced in 3 years. This new technology would most likely render obsolete the equipment the company purchased a year ago. The accountant estimates that warranty repairs now cause the firm to lose 20% of its potential business.

Required: 1. What is the total required initial investment cost (cash outlay) associated with the new manufacturing process?

2. What is the total expected change (i.e., increase or decrease) in cost of quality over the next 3 years from using the new manufacturing process being proposed?

3. Based solely on financial considerations, should Worrix invest in the new process? Specifically: (a) What is the cumulative (i.e., 3-year) estimated change in pretax cash flow assuming the new system is implemented? (b) What is the estimated payback period for the proposed investment? (c) What is the estimated pretax internal rate of return (IRR) for the proposed investment? (Use the built-in IRR function in Excel to answer this question.) (Round your "IRR" answer to 2 decimal places.)