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Distinguish between Capital Projects Funds (CPF), Debt Service Funds (DSF) Leased Assets and Permanent Funds.

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ACCT 321 –

Question 1:                                                                                      (5 Marks)

Q1.The council of the Town of Tulia approved the 2023 budget as follows:

Budgeted 2023 revenues from:

Property taxes                                                                             $5,000,000

Sales taxes                                                                                   $1,000,000

Appropriations for 2023:

Salaries                                                                                        $4,600,000

Materials                                                                                     $1,200,000

Equipment                                                                                      $100,000

 

During 2023, the town’s mayor presented the council with a budget revision to increase the amount of appropriation for salaries by $10,000.  The council approved this budget revision.

Required:

  1. Prepare the general journal entry necessary to initially record the budget.
  2. Prepare the general journal entry necessary to record the budget revision.

 

 Question 2:    (5 Marks)

Q.2 Distinguish between Capital Projects Funds (CPF), Debt Service Funds (DSF) Leased Assets and Permanent Funds.

 

 

Question 3:   (5 Marks)

  1. What do you mean by Activities Disscuss all Types of with details examples.

Summarize what you have learned as a result of the presentations and your participation.

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Humanities Question

The purpose of this assignment is for you to summarize what you have learned as a result of the presentations and your participation. It should be a fairly in-depth narrative that explores the impact of moving differently, but the depth is also relative to the course length and purpose. The paper must be no less than two pages (not including your title/headings), typed, one inch margins (R & L)

Explain the need for creating a policy and practice guidelines to address a shortfall in meeting a benchmark metric prescribed by local, state, or federal health care policies or laws. What is the current benchmark for the organization and the numeric score for the underperformance?

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Nursing Question

Instructions

Propose an organizational policy and practice guidelines that you believe will lead to an improvement in quality and performance associated with the benchmark underperformance you advocated for improving in Assessment 1. ( diabetic foot exams metric) precise, professional, and persuasive in demonstrating the merit of your proposed actions.

Requirements

The policy proposal requirements outlined below correspond to the scoring guide criteria, so be sure to address each main point. Read the performance-level descriptions for each criterion to see how your work will be assessed. In addition, be sure to note the requirements for document format and length and for supporting evidence.

  • Explain the need for creating a policy and practice guidelines to address a shortfall in meeting a benchmark metric prescribed by local, state, or federal health care policies or laws.
  • What is the current benchmark for the organization and the numeric score for the underperformance?
  • How is the benchmark underperformance potentially affecting the provision of quality care or the operations of the organization?
  • What are the potential repercussions of not making any changes?
  • What evidence supports your conclusions?
  • Summarize your proposed organizational policy and practice guidelines.
  • Identify applicable local, state, or federal health care policy or law that prescribes relevant performance benchmarks that your policy proposal addresses.
  • Keep your audience in mind when creating this summary.
  • Analyze the potential effects of environmental factors on your recommended practice guidelines.
  • What regulatory considerations could affect your recommended guidelines?
  • What resources could affect your recommended guidelines (staffing, financial, and logistical considerations, or support services)?
  • Explain ethical, evidence-based practice guidelines to improve targeted benchmark performance and the impact the proposed changes will have on the targeted group.
  • What does the evidence-based literature suggest are potential strategies to improve performance for your targeted benchmark?
  • How would these strategies ensure performance improvement or compliance with applicable local, state, or federal health care policy or law?
  • How can you ensure that these strategies are ethical and culturally inclusive in their application?
  • What is the direct impact of these changes on the stakeholders’ work setting and job requirements?
  • Explain why particular stakeholders and groups must be involved in further development and implementation of your proposed policy and practice guidelines.
  • Why is it important to engage these stakeholders and groups?
  • How can their participation produce a stronger policy and facilitate its implementation?
  • Present strategies for collaborating with the stakeholder group to implement your proposed policy and practice guidelines.
  • What role will the stakeholder group play in implementing your proposal?
  • Why is the stakeholder group and their collaboration important for successful implementation?

Organize content so ideas flow logically with smooth transitions.

Proofread your proposal, before you submit it, to minimize errors that could distract readers and make it more difficult for them to focus on the substance of your proposal.

Use paraphrasing and summarization to represent ideas from external sources.

Be sure to apply correct APA formatting to source citations and references.

Policy Proposal Format and Length

It may be helpful to use a template or format for your proposal that is used in your current organization. The risk management or quality department could be a good resource for finding an appropriate template or format. If you are not currently in practice, or your organization does not have these resources, many appropriate templates are freely available on the Internet.

Your policy should be succinct (about one paragraph). Overall, your proposal should be 4–6 pages in length.

Supporting Evidence

Cite 3–5 references to relevant research, case studies, or best practices to support your analysis and recommendations.

Portfolio Prompt: You may choose to save your policy proposal to your ePortfolio.

Select a topic from the list above and dive into the topic. The topics are intentionally broad to allow you to focus on what you are most interested in and what is most relevant to the relationship you choose to write about. Define and explain the topic including the related terms and concepts.

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Relationship Paper

 Purpose and Description:  

  • The purpose of this assignment is to reflect on a relationship you have with someone and apply course concepts to the relationship. This can be a romantic relationship, friendship, family relationship, or a close coworker as long as it is someone you communicate with regularly. You could also choose to examine an important relationship that ended for some reason.
  • You will choose a topic we have covered in Chapters Eight, Nine, or Ten from the list below and then analyze the relationship using that topic.
  • To support your success with this paper you can submit a rough draft and receive feedback before submitting the final draft
  • This assignment is worth 150 points See Canvas for details

 

Topics to choose from:

  • Influences on relationship formation – proximity, resources, similarity
  • Relationship stages – initiating, experimenting, intensifying, integrating, bonding, differentiating, circumscribing, stagnating, avoiding, terminating
  • Relational dialectics – openness vs. protection, autonomy vs connection, novelty vs. predictability
  • Relational maintenance tool – positivity, assurances, self-disclosure
  • Conflict styles – competing, collaborating, compromising, avoiding, accommodating

 

Structure:

  • Introduction
    • Include a clear introduction with an overview of the paper
      • What topic are you writing about
      • What relationship are you writing about
    • Part One
      • Introduce the relationship you are writing about and why you chose this relationship.
      • What kind of relationship is it?
      • How long have you known each other?
      • How did you meet?
      • How close are you?
      • Why did you choose to write about this relationship?
      • You can answer each of these questions, but you do not need to answer each one, just include any relevant information
    • Part Two
      • Select a topic from the list above and dive into the topic. The topics are intentionally broad to allow you to focus on what you are most interested in and what is most relevant to the relationship you choose to write about.
      • Define and explain the topic including the related terms and concepts.
      • Give examples to help support your explanation.
      • You can and should use the textbook (and your class notes) for this part of the paper.
    • Part Three
      • Analyze how the topic and the related concepts play a part in your relationship and it influences and impacts your relationship.
      • Be specific
      • This is where you can really show your understanding of the topic
      • Include some ideas about how you can improve your relationship through an understanding of the topic
    • Conclusion
      • Include a clear conclusion that overviews the paper
        • Review the topic you discussed in the paper

 

Explain and describe cultural and/or ethical, legal or regulatory issues related to your topic. Analyze and evaluate these articles in your submission.

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Searching and evaluating cultural and or ethical resources

This week, you will find three scholarly, peer-reviewed research articles on your topic. Remember that next week you will submit a paper on Cultural and/or Ethical perspectives of inquiry, so use this week’s assignment to prepare materials and collect information for that purpose.

Use articles that will help you explain and describe cultural and/or ethical, legal or regulatory issues related to your topic. You will analyze and evaluate these articles in your submission, which should include:

  • A brief introductory paragraph
  • Three separate paragraphs, one for each of the three articles, each presenting:
    • A brief 3–4 sentence summary of the article (use in-text citations)
    • An explanation as to what makes this source credible (in the WCU Library go to Research Guides > Research Basics > Evaluating Resources)
    • An explanation of why the article will be useful in addressing your problem or issue
  • A brief conclusory paragraph
  • An APA Style reference list on a separate page

Your paper should be 1–3 pages in length (including the References page). Adhere to APA Style throughout.

Review the rubric for further information on how your assignment will be graded.

Discuss different types of strategies for competitive advantages (2), and then select and discuss the most appropriate strategies to improve the performance of the organization (2).

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Project Report Structure: Part 1

Submission: week 7 Thursday 04/05/2023                                                   

Marks: 17 Marks

1. Cover Page (1 Mark).

  • This must contain topic title (0.25), student names and Students ID (0.5), section number and course name (0.25).
  • (You can find the cover page in the blackboard)

2. Table of Contents (0.5 Mark).

  • Make sure the table of contents contains and corresponds to the headings in the text, figures, and tables.

3. Executive Summary (2.5 Marks).

  • What does the assignment about (1), The name and field of the chosen company (0.5), and briefly explain the distinct features (1).

4. Organizational Profile (3 Marks).                               

Brief background of the business including organization details (1), purpose (1), and organizational structure (1).

5. Strategies (4 Marks).

  • Discuss different types of strategies for competitive advantages (2), and then select and discuss the most appropriate strategies to improve the performance of the organization (2).
  • (You can discuss any points that you learned in this course and its related to your selected organization)

6. Technology Involved (3 Marks).                         

  • How is the organization set up in terms of its IT infrastructure? Discuss the hardware (0.5), software (0.5), telecommunication (0.5), information security (0.5), networks (0.5), and other elements (0,5).
  • (You can discuss any points that you learned in this course, and it’s related to your selected organization)

7. Data Management (2 Marks).

  • Discuss the methods the organization uses to manage and process data (1), and then give one advantage and one disadvantage of these methods (1).
  • (You can discuss any points that you learned in this course (chapter 3) and link it to your selected organization)

8. Identify the Stakeholders (1 Mark)

  • Who are the main individuals, groups, or departments affected by the information system?
  • (You can choose any stakeholder who has a major influence on the IS or vice versa. You can choose 1 stakeholder to discuss)

 

9. Analysis of Existing System (5 Marks).

Analyze the key problems of the existing system used by the company (2). Also, discuss the Information Systems used within the company (3) for example:

  • Transaction processing systems (TPS)
  • Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems
  • Functional Area Information Systems
  • Business intelligence
  • DSS

(You can discuss any points that you learned in this course and it’s related to your selected organization)

 

10. System Evaluation (2 Marks).

Evaluate the current system that the company use (your chosen company) with one of the following options (1):

  • Success
  • Partial failure/partial success
  • Total failure

Then, State the reasons for your choice (1)

 

11. Suggestions for the company (3 Marks)

Design or choose a system to help the company solve its main problems. State the following:

  • The new system name (1)
  • Its features (1)
  • Problems that will be solved (1)

(If the system that the company uses is successful and does not need to be changed, you can mention that (1), mention its features (1), and mention the problems that it solved or prevented from happening (1).)

  • (You can discuss any points that you learned in this course and it’s related to your selected organization)

12. Conclusion (2 Marks).

  •  Summarize your report (including part 1)

13. References (1 Mark).

  •  Use APA referencing style format

Write a short project report for the engineers at ABC Chemicals documenting your findings.

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Numerical simulation using Aspen plus

Write a short project report for the engineers at ABC Chemicals documenting your findings. It should include the following information:

  • Criteria for optimization
  • Proposed system design (reactor type, reactor + separator + ??, how connected? feed, product, recycle streams? Explain and justify your design compared to other alternatives – no calculations or simulations required, just describe qualitatively)
  • Recommended operating conditions (reactor T, P, feed flows, catalyst weight, and resulting outlet flows)
  • Discussion of the effects of operating variables (what happens when T increases/decreases and why, etc.)
  • Preliminary profitability estimate. You only need to consider the gross margin between feed and product streams. You do not need to include other operating costs, equipment costs, etc. (No, not realistic, but you’ll have opportunities to learn and practice that in Plant Design)
  • Supporting equations, calculations, figures, etc. used in your analysis (only those necessary to illustrate your findings)

In your opinion, what are the benefits of assessing the effectiveness of internal controls over financial statements ICFR to the audit process, other than being a requirement of PCAOB?

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Acct auditing

Assignment Question(s):                                                    (Marks 15)

IMPORTANT NOTES: Answer in your OWN words, DO NOT COPY from slides, fellow students, or internet sources without proper citation.

Q1. What is the difference between audit, attestation, and assurance services? And how do the answers provide value to stakeholders?

Your answer should have a minimum of 400 words. (5 Marks)

 

Q2. How can auditors effectively plan an audit in a dynamic and uncertain environment? Provide an example to describe your answer.

Your answer should have a minimum of 400 words. (5 Marks)

 

Q3. In your opinion, what are the benefits of assessing the effectiveness of internal controls over financial statements ICFR to the audit process, other than being a requirement of PCAOB?

Your answer should have a minimum of 300 words. (5 Marks)

 

What is the expected number of guests from Germany who stayed at the hotel during the last month? Calculate the variance and the standard deviation of this binomial distribution.

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S M 9115 Data Analytics for Decision Making 2

Problem 1 (35 pts)
A hotel manager wants to analyze the nationality of the guests who stayed at the hotel during the last month. The data shows that approximately 20% of the guests were from Germany. Suppose that you choose randomly 50 guests:

1. Find the probability that exactly 10 guests are from Germany.
2. Find the probability that at least 15 guests are from Germany.
3. Find the probability that at most 5 guests are from Germany.
4. Find the probability that more than 30 guests are from Germany.
5. What is the expected number of guests from Germany who stayed at the hotel during the last month?
6. Calculate the variance and the standard deviation of this binomial distribution.

Problem 2 (35 pts)
The manager of a hotel chain is interested in knowing whether there is a relationship between the number of positive reviews a hotel receives online and its occupancy rate. The manager collected data from 10 hotels and recorded the number of positive reviews each hotel received on a popular travel website and the corresponding occupancy rate (in percentage) for the same period. The data is shown below:

Hotel Positive Reviews                       Occupancy Rate%
               45                                                         72
               65                                                         82
               55                                                         78
               80                                                         89
               75                                                          86
               70                                                          81
               90                                                          92
               50                                                          76
               60                                                          77
               85                                                          88

1. Determine the dependent and independent variables.
2. Calculate the correlation coefficient and comment.
3. Determine the regression equation 𝑌̂ = 𝑎 + 𝑏𝑋.
4. Give a brief interpretation for the values of “a” and “b”.
5. If the hotel had no positive reviews, what would the occupancy rate be?

Problem 3 (30 pts)
The revenue manager of a hotel chain wants to analyze the distribution of room rates for a particular hotel location. Based on historical data, she estimates the following probability distribution for the daily room rates:

    Probability         Room Rate
          30%                     $100
          40%                     $150
          20%                     $200
          5%                        $250
           5%                       $300

Based on this distribution, what is the coefficient of variation for the room rates at this hotel location?

Compare how your solution to the problem would work in a Home Rule and a Dillon’s Rule city? Briefly explain why you think so.

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DILLON’S RULE VERSUS HOME RULE PAPER

The Dillon’s Rule versus Home Rule Debate centers around cost/ benefits surrounding the standardization that comes from the centralized control of Dillon’s Rule and the creative freedom to act independently to address needs on the local level.

In 2-3 page paper, APA 6th Edition, students will be expected to:

  1. Select a problem persistent to local metropolitan areas;
  2. Describe the circumstances, the actors and community interests involved (these include both public, private, and non-profit);
  3. State a possible solution to the problem (either proposed or already implemented) and how it affects the various elements described in question 2;
  4. Compare how your solution to the problem would work in a Home Rule and a Dillon’s Rule city? (You should have a scenario for each.)
  5. Briefly explain why you think so.