Give a sample of the structures for any selected Saudi insurance company’ financial statements and explain the rational for classifying balance sheet accounts. Write no less than 300 words (8 marks).

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Assignment Question(s):

Q1. Structures of insurance companies’ financial statements (income statement, balance sheet, cash flow statements) vary than structures the non- insurance organization due to the unique features of the insurance companies.  Give a sample of the structures for any selected Saudi insurance company’ financial statements and explain the rational for classifying balance sheet accounts. Write no less than 300 words (8 marks)

Q2. Explain how three of the following elements can affect estimate of loss reserve. Write no less than 300 words (7 marks)

  • The claims-handling process
  • Policy and exposure forms
  • Inflation
  • Legal trends
  • Environmental factors
  • Mix of claimants

Timeliness of claim reporting by claimants

 

Create two distinct scenarios, one using Net-Present Value (NPV) calculations and in other using the Economic Value Added (EVA) measures.

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Accounting question

Assume that you work at a healthcare organization and are one of the decision-makers on capital assets acquisition of costly medical equipment. In two separate worksheets in Excel, create two distinct scenarios, one using Net-Present Value (NPV) calculations and in other using the Economic Value Added (EVA) measures. One must yield results that will reject moving forward with acquiring the capital asset, and the other must produce a result embracing moving forward with the acquisition. Show all of your work, including formulas in Excel. Furthermore, please write a full one-page report (single spaced_WordDocument)) validating/reasoning your findings/decision-making by discussing the elements in your calculations.

 

How does the requirement for business to set aside a percentage of their income for corporation taxes impact their growth and overall financial performance?

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DISCUSSION ESSAY

How does the requirement for business to set aside a percentage of their income for corporation taxes impact their growth and overall financial performance?

Why do companies use the allowance method to account for bad debts? Describe the diverse methods used to estimate bad debts in an accounting system. Provide examples for each method.

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Accounting Question

Q1.Suppose you are an auditor who has been tasked with looking into the internal controls at a company. How can you evaluate the company’s internal controls to see if they are sufficient?(5Marks)

Q2.Why do companies use the allowance method to account for bad debts? Describe the diverse methods used to estimate bad debts in an accounting system. Provide examples for each method.(5Marks)

Q3. Consider that you own a business that purchases equipment for 50,000SR. How would you calculate this asset’s depreciation? Use the different methods to depreciate the equipment.

Note: To calculate depreciation, you must provide the salvage value, useful life, and annual units produced. (5Marks)

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Explain the purpose of an enterprise system. Describe the three types of enterprise systems. What is customer lifetime value (CLV)?

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Enterprise Systems Insights

  1. Explain the purpose of an enterprise system.
  2. Describe the three types of enterprise systems.
  3. What is customer lifetime value (CLV)?
  4. What is a value-added reseller (VAR)?
  5. What are two challenges of legacy systems?
  6. Why do companies migrate to enterprise systems?
  7. Explain the challenges of enterprise system implementation.
  8. Explain the three types of changes needed when an enterprise system is implemented

 

In what situations is 3D printing most valuable? Explain why medical use of 3D printing is growing at an extremely rapid pace. Name four industries in which 3D printing is changing the supply chain.

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Enterprise Systems

  1. Compare and contrast the predictions made by Goldman Sachs, Gartner, MHI/Deloitte, and McKinsey on the impact of 3D printing.
  2. Discuss the differences between the traditional linear supply chain and the always-on supply chain.
  3. Explain how the manufacturing supply chain will be changed by.
  4. In what situations is 3D printing most valuable?
  5. Explain why medical use of 3D printing is growing at an extremely rapid pace.
  6. Name four industries in which 3D printing is changing the supply chain.
  7. Do you consider 3D printing an important technology? Explain.

 

What are the key HR functions? What are the benefits of moving HRISs to intranets or the cloud? What concerns have deterred companies from implementing SaaS HR?

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Ethical Challenges and Considerations

  1. What are the key HR functions?
  2. What are the benefits of moving HRISs to intranets or the cloud?
  3. What concerns have deterred companies from implementing SaaS HR?
  4. How can companies reduce the cost of recruiting qualified employees?
  5. Describe IT support for HR planning and control.
  6. What are ethical issues related to HRM applications?

 

Suppose you are an auditor who has been tasked with looking into the internal controls at a company. How can you evaluate the company’s internal controls to see if they are sufficient?

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Assignment Question(s):  (Marks15)

Q1. Suppose you are an auditor who has been tasked with looking into the internal controls at a company. How can you evaluate the company’s internal controls to see if they are sufficient?    (5Marks)

Q2. Why do companies use the allowance method to account for bad debts? Describe the diverse methods used to estimate bad debts in an accounting system. Provide examples for each method. (5Marks)

Q3. Consider that you own a business that purchases equipment for 50,000SR. How would you calculate this asset’s depreciation? Use the different methods to depreciate the equipment.  (5Marks)

Note: To calculate depreciation, you must provide the salvage value, useful life, and annual units produced.

 

 

Carefully examine an argument and assess the effectiveness of its use of ethos and pathos.

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Essay #1: Evaluating Ethos and Pathos

TASK: For this paper you will need to carefully examine an argument and assess the effectiveness of its use of ethos and pathos.

APPROACH: An effective argumentative essay has a clear point. However, it will also seek to establish grounds for credibility and to appeal to the emotions and values of the audience. To evaluate the effectiveness of an argument of your choice*, you will need to have a clear introduction, containing the following: 1) the author’s name, their credentials, and the title of the article 2) the author’s main point, implicit or explicit 3) a brief 3 sentence summary of their supporting points and 4) your own thesis statement (which is an evaluation of the effectiveness of the author’s ethos and pathos).

To organize the body of your essay, you will have to 1) evaluate the ethos of the argument (is the author knowledgeable about the issue? Are they fair? Do they build a bridge to their audience? Do they demonstrate professionalism? How? Why? Why not?). It may take multiple paragraphs to discuss ethos and 2) analyze the pathos of the essay (for example, do they resort to the use of concrete language? Use specific examples and illustrations? Use narratives? Use appropriate analogies, words and metaphors? Why? Why not? For what purpose?) For a good discussion of ethos and pathos, please refer to the reading discuss in class, titled “Moving your Audience: Ethos, Pathos and Kairos.”

Remember that this is not a response paper; in other words, your job is not to agree and/or disagree with the author’s argument, points, opinions or claims but rather to assess the effectiveness of its ethos and pathos, based on the notions we have discussed in class.

* You will choose one of the following essays for this assignment (all linked on Canvas):

● “Should I Report the Biased Remarks of a Campus Cop?”

As you analyze your article of choice, make sure to keep in mind our practice on effective summary, quoting, and paraphrasing to represent the author’s points accurately.

It is also important to keep in mind that an argument may not or cannot be effective in its entirety (in terms of ethos and pathos), so your thesis statement can (and/or should) express degrees of effectiveness as it assesses the appeal to credibility and emotions. For example, you might say that the author’s appeal to pathos/ethos is fairly effective, somewhat effective, somewhat ineffective, mostly ineffective, and so on.

After reading Barriers to Effective Relationships: Case of the Green-Haired People, address ALL SIX Barriers and explain HOW they are evident in the case of the green haired people.

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Personal and Interpersonal Barriers

Personal and Interpersonal Barriers are addressed beginning on page 47 of the Four Skills of Cultural Diversity Competence Book.

a). After reading Barriers to Effective Relationships: Case of the Green-Haired People, address ALL SIX Barriers and explain HOW they are evident in the case of the green haired people. (pg. 57).

*Personal/Interpersonal Barriers (1-5)

*Organizational/Institutional Barrier (6)

(6 x .5 = 3)

b). Select 4 of the 6 Barriers and share you own experiences with these barriers. If you have not experienced 4 of these barriers you are to provide examples that apply to the barriers. (Cannot use case of the Accounting as examples).

(.25 x 4 = 1 pt.)