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Engage with the question raised by the articles you found. How will the Ike Dike change potentially affect the environment and inhabitants of Houston/Galveston region? Will the Ike Dike be largely positive or negative? Are you optimistic or pessimistic?

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English Question

Funding has recently been procured to start building the Ike Dike in the Gulf of Mexico. Engage with the question raised by the articles you found. How will the Ike Dike change potentially affect the environment and inhabitants of Houston/Galveston region? Will the Ike Dike be largely positive or negative? Are you optimistic or pessimistic? Based on your reading, annotated notes, and class discussions, write a five page argument paper in which you take a clear position on whether or not the Ike Dike will be good or bad for inhabitants in the Houston/Galveston region. Provide specific reasons to support your position. You are limited to sources found in the library databases as well as the Ike Dike source I attached to your module.

Demonstrate your knowledge of finance as well as the ability to use that knowledge in an investment situation.

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Investment Decision Project

Your new employer has granted you a $100,000 bonus that requires that you invest the funds within 1- week of receiving the bonus. Your assignment is to describe to me the investment(s) that you will make with those proceeds. You may assume that you cannot use the funds for a minimum of 30 years but you must describe the factors that led you to this decision. Your current investment choice(s) does not have to be for the entire 30 years but you cannot use the funds during that time. Your choice of investments must be in a security that is registered with the Security Exchange Commission (for the most part, this means that it is publicly traded). Your analysis should not be limited to the following factors but may help you get started with the process:

  • The potential economic, political and geopolitical considerations, regulatory, and environmental factors that we anticipate for the next 4 or more years.
  • The other investments that you may currently own (fictitious or real are ok).
  • Future secular economic trends that you believe to be important.

Think of this assignment as part of a job interview process where you must demonstrate your knowledge of finance as well as the ability to use that knowledge in an investment situation.
This is an individual assignment so you should not consult anyone about this analysis. Duplicate or similar submissions will be graded down.

Your answer to this question should be limited to 1-page, using 11-point font. The portion of your answer that extends beyond that limit will not count toward your grade.

How do you see this concept appear in your life as a consumer, in the general marketplace, or both? Examples help with this. Specific examples. Discuss this with enough detail to demonstrate that you can apply a course concept to the real consumer world.

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Application of Consumer Behavior for Managerial Improvement

Using your marketing vision, select one or more topics from the course and describe a practical, realistic application of this to improve upon a managerial problem (or provide a managerial opportunity) for a business. Your ACBMI should go beyond merely repeating or summarizing what was covered in the chapter or video. It should show provide a detailed description of the consumer information processing and/or decision-making event. ACBMI will be judged on the quality of their content and the professionalism of the thoughts and ideas expressed.

All terms/concepts used from the CURRENT module must be identified by underline or bold. Failure to do so will result in a five 15) point deduction.

Required components (for full credit, be sure to include all sections and make them clearly discernible):

1. What concept from the current week will you use? Discuss the concept enough to demonstrate your understanding of it. This section is worth five (5) points.

2. How do you see this concept appear in your life as a consumer, in the general marketplace, or both? Examples help with this. Specific examples. Discuss this with enough detail to demonstrate that you can apply a course concept to the real consumer world. This section is worth five (5) points.

3. Provide a clear, detailed example of how the concept or example of the terms/phenomenon/etc. can be improved upon by a marketing manager or a by a company. To be clear, this is not about employee/employer relationships. This is about consumers and the marketplace. A marketing manager is someone who works in a company and is empowered to make decisions regarding marketing strategy.

This managerial recommendation demonstrates that you understand how to use applications of course concepts in the real world and create new ideas that can improve upon how they are used. Examples help a great deal with demonstrating this. Specific details help. How would the new approach/strategy look in your recommendation? How will you (marketing manager) execute this? Vague or general concepts do not work. Please do not rehash existing

How many (non-dimensional) fl-groups are there? Find these non-dimensional groups. Can one of the 11-groups be considered a Reynolds number?

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Homework 6

1. The period of a pendulum, T, is assumed (correctly or incorrectly) to depend on its mass, M, the length of the pendulum. P, the acceleration due to gravity, 9, and the angle of swing, O. Using dimensional analysis, nondimensionalize the period, T, and express its dependence on the other non-dimensional terms.

2. Under certain conditions, wind blowing past a rectangular speed limit sign can cause the sign to oscillate with a frequency w. Assume that co is a function of the sign width, b, sign height. h, wind velocity. V. air density p, and an elastic constant, k. for the supporting pole.

Hint: The constant k has dimensions of [force x length].

  • a) How many (non-dimensional) fl-groups are there?
  • b) Find these non-dimensional groups.
  • c) Can one of the 11-groups be considered a Reynolds number?

3. Consider two different flows over geometrically similar airfoil shapes. one airfoil being twice the size of the other. Also, assume that the angle of attack is the same in both flows. The airflow over the smaller airfoil has freestream properties given by 71.= 200K. p. = 1.23 kg/m3. and V. = 100 m/s. The airflow over the larger airfoil is described by T. = 800 K. p= 1.739 kg/m3, and V. = 200 m/s. Assume that the viscosity of the air is proportional to T1I2 , while the heat capacities of air is a constant. Are the two flows similar?

Compute the net present value of the new machine. On the basis of the foregoing data, would you recommend that Erica buy the machine? Why?

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Capital Investments Project

DC Company is considering the purchase of a new machine.

The price of the new machine is $122,000, freight charges are estimated to be $3,000, and installation costs are expected to be $5,000. Salvage value of the new machine is expected to be zero after a useful life of 4 years.

Existing equipment could be retained and used for an additional 4 years if the new machine is not purchased. At that time, the salvage value of the equipment would be zero. If the new machine is purchased now, the existing machine would be scrapped.

DC Co’s accountant, Erica, has accumulated the following data regarding annual sales and expenses with and without the new machine.

  1. Without the new machine, Erica can sell 10,000 units of product annually at a per unit selling price of $100. If the new unit is purchased, the number of units produced and sold would increase by 25%, and the selling price would remain the same.
  2. The new machine is faster than the old machine, and it is more efficient in its usage of materials. With the old machine the gross profit rate will be 28.5% of sales, whereas the rate will be 30% of sales with the new machine.

(Note: These gross profit rates do not include depreciation on the machines. For purposes of determining net income, treat depreciation expense as a separate line item.)

  1. Annual selling expenses are $160,000 with the current equipment. Because the new equipment would produce a greater number of units to be sold, annual selling expenses are expected to increase by 10% if it is purchased.
  2. Annual administrative expenses are expected to be $100,000 with the old machine, and $112,000 with the new machine.
  3. The current book value of the existing machine is $40,000. Erica uses the straight-line depreciation method.
  4. DC’s management has a required rate of return of 15% on its investment and a cash payback period of no more than 3 years.

Instructions:

Use excel or google sheets for all quantitative calculations.  You must demonstrate all calculations using formulas in your spreadsheet.

Answer the following. (Ignore income tax effects.)

  1. Calculate the annual rate of return for the new machine. (Round to two decimals.)
  2. Compute the cash payback period for the new machine. (Round to two decimals.)
  3. Compute the net present value of the new machine. (Round to the nearest dollar.)
  4. On the basis of the foregoing data, would you recommend that Erica buy the machine? Why?

In your own words, explain what can be the possible consequences of hasty application of technological innovation. Explain whether the benefits of technological innovation over power its drawbacks.

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Management of Technology

QUESTIONS:

Q1– ‘Technological innovation is thus the creation of new knowledge that is applied to practical problems. Sometimes this knowledge is applied to problems hastily……’. In your own words, explain what can be the possible consequences of hasty application of technological innovation. Explain whether the benefits of technological innovation over power its drawbacks. (5 Marks, Min words 400-500)

 

Q2. Explain the three ways (in detail) with which a firm can increase the likelihood of the projects being both technically and commercially successful.  (6 Marks, Min words 550-600)

 

Q3– On the basis of your own research, map the timeline of the Most Important Technological Innovation in the last 50 years (1982-2022). Select one innovation as per your choice and write a detailed note about its positive as well as negative effects on the society. (4 Marks, Min words 450-500)

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

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Auditing Principles and Procedures

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)

Using the techniques you have learned for brainstorming, select four general informative topics that you would like to teach your audience in your presentation, the informative speech delivered in week 6. For each topic, list the general purpose statement, a specific purpose statement, the central idea, and a few potential points.

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Modules WCULA SPCH 142 Oral Communication 2023

Description
It is time to brainstorm! Using the techniques you have learned for brainstorming, select four general informative topics that you would like to teach your audience in your presentation, the informative speech delivered in week 6. For each topic, list the general purpose statement, a specific purpose statement, the central idea, and a few potential points. Include a paragraph or two describing your thoughts on the usefulness of brainstorming and the ways you can improve its use in the future.

NOTE: You must meet writing guidelines and use current APA format.

After completing your analysis, decide which view is most reasonable, and explain your thinking, taking care to anticipate and respond to possible objections.

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INT322: Approaches to Critical Thinking

Research the issue of Reparations, being sure that you understand not just the side you are inclined to agree with but the other side as well. Also, consider whether there might be a middle ground between the two sides.  After completing your analysis, decide which view is most reasonable, and explain your thinking, taking care to anticipate and respond to possible objections.

Define author’s purpose and audience. Analyze a text under specific criteria. Find rhetorical devices and appeals.

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CASE STUDY

All semester long we have been discussing what a Social Justice Narrative is. We came up with three distinct qualities a story needs in order to fit into the SJN category, and even did deep readings of three examples of that SJN. When writing a critical essay, your objective is to look at every aspect of a piece of writing. You should be thinking about the author’s purpose, who their audience is, and if they were successful at getting their message across to that audience.

Earlier this semester, you were introduced to six other books that could be considered Social Justice Narratives. For this paper, you will pick one of those books and argue why and how it classifies as a social justice narrative. You will also examine if the author is successful in educating their audience on their social justice issue, and explain what call to actions a reader might interpret and act on. This assignment is meant to get you thinking about the rhetorical devices an author can use to influence an audience.

You will need to examine this book, as well as bring in one additional source when discussing the author’s issue or call to action. The second source can be anything that will help you better understand the author’s purpose, their issue, or if they are successful. It can also be an organization the reader can join to help the issue, a history article that connects to the story, or anything you feel will help your argument for why this book is a SJN. This paper needs to be between 500-900 words. You cannot write less that 500 words! As always you can go a little over if it is crucial to your analysis.

As a rough outline this paper should consist of 4 paragraphs:

The introduction should contain a brief overview of the book and the issue being discussed. Use at least one key quote to help summarize the book. It should also discuss how this book qualifies as a SJN, think of our three criteria and how they apply.

The second paragraph should discuss if the author was or was not successful in educating their audience on the topic. I want to know who the audience is and what the author’s purpose is (more than persuade, inform, entertain). Think about those rhetorical devices and appeals. Remember you must use the text as evidence. I expect quotes cited correctly.

The third paragraph should discuss the social issue in question and how the reader could continue their education on this issue. If the author was not successful in conveying their message, what resources could they use to better reach their audience? This is a chance for you to think creatively about this issue and the content the author provided. There should be at least one key quote, or solid example.

The fourth paragraph should be a conclusion, connecting the SJN, author’s intent, and call to action. Your paper needs to include a claim (the sentence stating whether or not you think the author was successful or not. This should be the result of your critical analysis.)

The Wave- Todd Strasser (Fictionalized real events, Young Adult, Fascism)

Skills to focus on:

  • Define author’s purpose and audience.
  • Analyze a text under specific criteria.
  • Find rhetorical devices and appeals.
  • Incorporate quotes for specific reason (think taxonomy of evidence).
  • Find credible sources to enhance an academic discussion.
  • Draw conclusions based on criteria and analysis.

Minimum requirements:

1pt- Minimum of 500 words

2pt- MLA page formatting/word count present/works cited page

2pt- Mostly free of spelling and grammatical errors

4pt- Examines if the author is successful in reaching their audience through rhetorical appeals

4pt- Critically presents two sources and uses quotations

2pt- Clear claim drawing conclusion on SJN criteria and call to action effectiveness