Project Fuyao’s cash flows for the next year under the conditions of dividend decrease, maintenance, and increase, using end-period cash balances or short-term borrowing as the “plug”. How do assumptions about operating cash flows, capital structure, and IPO proceeds affect the dividend policy decision?

Case Study Topic: Dividend Policy at Fuyao Glass

  1. Project Fuyao’s cash flows for the next year under the conditions of dividend decrease, maintenance, and increase, using end-period cash balances or short-term borrowing as the “plug”. How do assumptions about operating cash flows, capital structure, and IPO proceeds affect the dividend policy decision?

Follow the Harvard Business School Case Study Method.Describe and summarize the case study issues, challenges, and trends.

 

Identify and discuss several points that writers must understand before they can be effective wiki collaborators.

Business Communication

Identify and discuss several points that writers must understand before they can be effective wiki collaborators.

Source textbook shall be Business Communication Today 13th ed (Courtland L. Bovée, John V. Thill.

Evaluate the needs of a real estate buyer and recommend a house meeting those needs; then write a recommendation report to your internship supervisor and deliver an oral presentation of that information.

Real Estate Report memo

  • 160 Berrywood Dr, Severna Park, MD 21146 ( This is my top recommendation house for both clients)
  • 540 A Dr, Severna Park, MD 21146.

(3) 636 Arleigh Rd, Severna Park, MD 21146.

 Additional notes

The first paragraph/ Intro of the memo should summarize why I am writing this memo and the thesis be about why I specifically chose “160 Berrywood Dr, Severna Park, MD 21146” to be my top recommendation for the clients. Also, in the intro talk about your top choices houses and why you choose them for example, these houses are great for this and this and that but that is why this one is my top recommendation. Another example, If I am choosing this house for XYZ (location, price, facilities around it) in my intro paragraph my body paragraphs should talk more in details about XYZ. It’s more of an argument paper, I am arguing why I chose these three houses and why I chose “160 Berrywood Dr, Severna Park, MD 21146” to be my top house compared to the other two houses. Read the rest of the document for additional details that must be included in this assignment.

Evaluative Report – Real Estate Report Assignment

Task

For your second writing assignment, you will evaluate the needs of a real estate buyer and recommend a house meeting those needs; then you will write a recommendation report to your internship supervisor and deliver an oral presentation of that information.  You will first be asked to complete a draft of this report by ___________________. You may struggle and feel confused when working on this writing assignment while you use the assignment instructions to write the best report first draft you can. You will revise this assignment draft after we further discuss business writing principles and specific business writing skills in class. You will revise the report further and submit the document to me for feedback. After receiving feedback from me, you will submit a document for a final grade.

Audience: Internship advisor

  Scenario

As a newly minted intern at ______________________ Realty, your manager, ______________________, wants to test your ability to evaluate properties for potential clients—a large part of the support role you will be accepting as an intern. For this task, your manager has provided you with a client profile; using this profile along with readily available online resources, you are to recommend an ideal home for the client, while also providing a summary of (1) alternative house that MUST meet the same criteria. You will then draft an evaluative memo and prepare a 3-minute oral presentation pitch for the selection you have made.

 

Client Profile – The ______________ Family

The ___________________ Family is currently planning on moving from their home in 9411 Granite Hill Rd, Columbia, MD 21046 due to a new job opportunity for _________Parent #1_____________________ at the _________________________. Ideally, the family wants to move to a new home within 30 minutes of commuting between their jobs. Additionally, they hope to find a minimum (4-bedroom home) that cannot exceed 30% of their monthly take-home pay (after taxes) of $13, 680 per month ($4,100). Other considerations are school rankings and additional amenities such as recreation and shopping. The family is very active, and they expressed a preference for outdoor activities that are appropriate for the whole family.

Table 1. Client Profile

Name Age Occupation Income
Parent #1   Professor of Engineering, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland $112,000
Parent #2   Director of Finance, Exelon Building, 1310 Point St, Baltimore, MD 21231 (That is where parent two works, so do the home have to be 30 minutes away from both parents’ jobs ?)

Parent#1 job location is not determent yet?

$126,000
Child #1 12   N/A
Child #2 7   N/A
Child #3 3   N/A

 

Criteria for Selection

For your selection process, your manager is requiring you to use the following standard criteria—

  • Location – Must be within a 30-minute commute for both Parent #1 and Parent #2; and within in a suburban community (preferably in a neighborhood that has families with school aged children).

 

  • Size – A comfortably sized house with a minimum 4-bedrooms, 5 bath. The home size should average 675 sq ft. per person (Does that mean that the home size should be at least equal to 3,375?). The home should be on a minimum 1/3-acre lot. Additionally, both Parent #1 and Parent #2 enjoy having a home office to work from on the occasions that they need to work from home; they’d love to have a play space for the kids, and they also entertain their large extended family for holidays and summer barbeques.

 

  • Price – Monthly mortgage (including real estate taxes, homeowner’s insurance, and HOA if applicable) cannot exceed 30% of take-home per month or $4100. In your calculation, assume that the family currently has $140,000 in equity to use as a down payment on their new home, and they will qualify for a 30- year fixed 3.25% interest rate on the mortgage.

 

  • Comparable Properties – Similar homes within the neighborhood must be priced within 10-20% of the home’s value. (The recommended home price must be in-line with comparable properties).

 

  • Schools—Public schools ideally should be in the top 20% of rankings or in the top 80+ percentile. Well ranked schools are very important for this family. Student should review the National Association of Realtors (NAR) guidance in Appendix to determine what types of educational information and recommendations are allowed.

 

  • Additional Amenities—recreation, shopping, etc.

 

To Make a Valid Claim You Must Evaluate Evidence Using a Warrant

To make an argument, you must—

  1. Address the Issue
  2. Make a Valid Claim Based on the Issue
  3. Provide Credible Evidence
  4. Interpret the Evidence Using a Warrant

Address the Issue

The issue for the assignment is that your boss wants you to recommend a home based on the client profile that she provided, while also providing 2-3 alternates.

 

Make a Valid Claim Based on the Issue

Once you have analyzed (evaluated) your choices, you are to recommend an ideal home based on the criteria provided in the client profile.

Provide Credible Evidence

To prove that your claim is valid, you will need to provide evidence (data). Hence, you will be required to conduct some research. As such, you will need to research homes using readily available real estate databases, e.g. Zillow, Redfin, Trulia, etc. Additionally, you will need to also have to use other resources to evaluate home price, schools, and amenities.

Interpret the Evidence Using a Warrant

To evaluate your evidence, you will first need to understand the warrant that you will be using for interpretation—you are defining how the data supports the claim. In this case, the warrant uses a criterion as grounding (also known as a standard). A standard tells us how things ought to be. In other words, it defines what ought to be.

Location of the home must be within a 30-minute commute. Your home selection must be within an average of a 30-minute commute. You will need to provide an estimation and a rationale for how you determined that the home falls within this criterion.

Size of the home must average 675 sq ft per person. For the size of the home, must average 675 sq feet per person (3300 square feet). More, the family hopes to have a minimum of four-bed rooms.  Additionally, the home should be on a minimum 1/3-acre lot within a suburban community.

Price of the home cannot exceed 30% of take-home. In terms of price, the mortgage payment cannot exceed 30% of take-home pay per-month. The family income is $13,680 net, which leaves them with a budget of $4100 per month. You will need to research the price of the home along with the monthly mortgage rates, property tax rates (by county), and insurance to determine if you meet the standard. Additionally, assume that the family currently has $140,000 in equity to use as a down payment on their new home. For this assignment, you are to provide an estimate based on the available resources. There are multiple tax and insurance calculators available online—with your estimate, please describe all assumptions that you have made in your calculation.

Value of the home must fall within comparable prices. Compare the size and price of the home along with upgrades that add value. Select two (2) homes within one (1) mile of the home to compare prices. For comparable, you are trying to determine the best value for the price. To provide an apt comparison, research the price per square foot of each home.

Schools must be highly ranked. Education is especially important to your clients. Ideally, the schools near the home that you selected must be within the top-third in the county. To research this criterion, review ranking sites such as Smarter, GreatSchools, etc. When evaluating schools using these tools, try to ensure that that they are in the top twenty percent by score or percentile.  Read the appendix for information on federal law about discussing schools during real estate sales.

Amenities must include recreation and shopping. For this criterion, you will need to review amenities—use your best judgement. The family is very active with a preference for outdoor activities, so you will need to review local parks, pavilions, campgrounds, ballfields, and trails.

Write an Evaluative Memo

For the first part of your project, you will draft a memo that adheres to the basic principles of business writing:

  • Use proper memorandum format.
  • Provide a proper addressee.
  • Provide attribution (citation) for your sources.
  • Include an introductory statement that foreshadows or “sells” the main idea.
  • Use deductive structure.
  • Condense information using a minimum of one table, chart, graph, and/or image.
  • Use well-developed headings.
  • Use chunked paragraphs.
  • Use error-free prose.

 

 

This evaluative report must be type-written and comply with these requirements–

  • File Format: Electronically using a Microsoft Word compatible file. (No .pdf, .pages)
  • Font: Times New Roman, 11-point (text); Arial, 13-point for headings.
  • Spacing Single
  • Use formal style of writing try to avid friendly and casual tone instead emphasis an objectivity and accuracy, try to avoid personal pronouns as much as possible.
  • Have a heading for each paragraph “not center”
  • Documentation and Style: APA Publication Manuel 7th Ed.

 

In this essay, select two jobs from the following list (see below) to compare and contrast. Draw on concepts from Individual Differences and Theories of Motivation and discuss the extent to which these theories can explain current approaches to the management of these types of employee.

Compare and contrast between 2 job

In this essay we want you to select two jobs from the following list (see below) to compare  and contrast. To make these comparisons, you are to draw on concepts from Individual  Differences and Theories of Motivation and discuss the extent to which these theories can  explain current approaches to the management of these types of employee.

  • Manager of local pub, the Caledonia
  • Marketing director of Liverpool (or Everton!) FC
  • Midwife at Liverpool Women’s Hospital
  • Mobile app developer at Innove Solutions
  • Dock worker at Liverpool sea port (freight shipping, etc.)
  • Consultant at PwC in Manchester
  • Sound engineer at The Motor Museum recording studio in Liverpool
  • Line cook at Nando’s in Queen Squar

1000 word maximum

 

Think about Phase I as your assessment and discovery process. Gather information to assess the situation and Phase I is a Preliminary Report to your President laying out the issues and your plan to address them.

Phase I is intended to:

1.Encourage you to read/review all the case materials (so you don’t wait until just before Phase II is due)

2.Ensure you’re on the right track and get feedback before investing time on Phase II & III (simulating a real-world scenario of you meeting with your boss and discussing your approach to a work assignment)

  • Summary: Think about Phase I as your assessment and discovery process. You will gather information to assess the situation and Phase I is a Preliminary Report to your President laying out the issues and your plan to address them.
  • Expected Length: Generally speaking, Phase I is one, maybe two pages
  • Individual Report: Phase I is an individual report (Phase II and III can be completed in groups up to 4)

Phase I Assignment: Prepare a Preliminary Report for your President that explains:

  • Introduction/Overview of the Company: See below
  • Major Issues: What you believe are the major issues – there are 3
  • Side Issues: These are not the main issues, but issues/things you noted might need attention as you read through and reviewed the case materials
  • Proposed Approach for Addressing the Major Issues: A short summary of the things you believe are important to do to address the major issues
  • Phase I Grading Rubric:

1.Introduction: Describing the company background, industry, size, location, overall business issues – these provide important context to the proposed solutions

2.Identification of the Major Issues

3.Identify a few side issues

4.Outline of plans to correct major issues

5.Overall clarity, professionalism and presentation; use of compensation terminology to reflect your knowledge of and understanding of the concepts; prepared to business standards

Developing your Preliminary Report:

  • You will begin by providing a general overview of your methodology – how did you assess the situation/gather information (e.g., reviewed the HRIS data, met with management – this is through the management interviews).
  • Then you will describe the circumstances that are relevant – a general overview of the company and circumstance and facts that are relevant (e.g., the size, location, current pain points, etc.).
  • You will then summarize the major issues – there are three, and remember this is a class on Compensation, so they are likely related directly to or a primary effect of compensation
  • You will also summarize “side issues” – these are not the primary issue, but other issues you identify in your assessment
  • Finally, you will outline your recommended solutions for the major issues

In addition to the required information for each Phase, grades for each Phase will consider the style/overall organization and quality of the presentation, including:

  • Clarity: The clarity of the concepts that are covered in the report
  • Referencing: Proper referencing and citing of resource materials when appropriate
  • Technical Adequacy: The extent to which you correctly apply the concepts learned in class
  • Rationale: The extent to which you provide well-developed arguments for the recommendations that you make in the report
  • Completeness: Extent to which all the questions asked in the case are addressed in the report
  • Mastery of Concepts: Extent to which you demonstrate your understanding of concepts and technical vocabulary (which reflects your mastery of the class materials).
  • Style: Business writing standards as outlined in the Written Communication Rubric for the Fowler Business School available at https://business.sdsu.edu/assessment/rubrics

 

In spite of this, security breaches continue to occur. In your view, do security breaches occur due to poor or incomplete laws, policies or guidelines? Or, do infractions occur do to the failure to follow them?

Discussion post

Cybersecurity is implemented by laws, international standards, guidelines, and finally, company policies. In spite of this, security breaches continue to occur. In your view, do security breaches occur due to poor or incomplete laws, policies or guidelines? Or, do infractions occur do to the failure to follow them? Contribute your opinion to the discussion forum along with specific examples to support your argument

Should the United States legalize the importation of lower-cost pharmaceuticals? If so, should this apply to individual consumers, pharmacies, or other entities?

Read the “Should U.S. Imports of Prescription Drugs from Canada Be Widened?” case from Chapter 7, and answer to the following questions. It is important for you to read the chapter carefully before attempting to answer the assignment. The learning from reading the text must be reflected in your answers. Grading criteria for case studies are listed under “course information.”

Should the United States legalize the importation of lower-cost pharmaceuticals? If so, should this apply to individual consumers, pharmacies, or other entities?
If the United States were to permit importation of lower-cost pharmaceuticals from Canada, what safeguards should be enacted to help assure the safety and efficacy of the imports?
Note: You should explore FDA’s web site on policy on human drug imports to read additional and relevant literature regarding the case study. PLEASE CITE sources

Instructions:
Prepare your responses in no more than 4 type written pages (in APA Format). There is no need to write too much. Try to stick to the points.
Conduct a spelling check carefully before submitting your response.
Write your name and assignment number at the top of the document.

Submit your calculations for the Net Worth Method and the Net Income Method, Price-Earnings Ratio, and the outstanding shares method along with your determination of Coca-Cola cash value for the fiscal year, in the discussion forum.

Determine the Cash Value of Coca-Cola Company

Go to the end of Chapter 8 and do Exercise 8C “Determine the Cash Value of Coca-Cola Company” Steps 1 thru 3.

Submit your calculations for the Net Worth Method and the Net Income Method, Price-Earnings Ratio, and the outstanding shares method along with your determination of Coca-Cola cash value for the fiscal year, in the discussion forum. After submitting the assignment, work with your peers and come to an agreement about Coca-Cola cash value.

 

Write and post a 500-word essay that highlights the major elements of the topic and includes information from the power points and lecturettes that are on the website.

Social Entrepreneurship

Write and post a 500-word essay that highlights the major elements of the topic and includes information from the power points and lecturettes that are on the website. This should be an essay in an area where you feel you did the worst on the multiple choice exam and want to know more about Social Entrepreneurship

Evaluate your week two (2) assignment submission according to the four main categories described in “General Revision Points to Consider.” Could the document benefit from revision in any of these areas? Why or Why not?

WEEK 3 Assignment

General Revision Points to Consider

Watch the video on Polish Your Writing

In a minimum of 300 words, answer the following:

Evaluate your week two (2) assignment submission according to the four main categories described in “General Revision Points to Consider.” Could the document benefit from revision in any of these areas? Why or Why not?