In the previous part of your project, the business that you created for the course project gathered information from the environment and set goals. It’s time to decide on how you want to organize your company and to hire managers to oversee your employees. There is five candidates that you can click on and read about (I ATTACHED THEM IN A WORD DOCUMENT) Ultimately, you’ll need to hire TWO of these candidates. Always remember that the objectives decided upon in planning influence the decisions you make during the other functions of management. From here on out, every decision should be made with your end goals in mind.

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1.Please post a well-thought-out question about subject matter relating to this week’s topics and current events to the discussion board  

2. Provide a brief answer to the following questions:

1)  What is the difference between a shifting of supply and demand curve and movement along  supply and demand curves?

2)  What are some of the factors that can shift the demand curve?

3)  What are some of the factors that can shift the supply curve?

4)  What is GDP and what are its components?

5)  How GDP can be measured?

6)  What could be some of the shortcomings of GDP in measuring the 

  economic welfare of a society?

ESSAY:

Few years ago, the rice prices drastically increased in a short period of time.  In several parts of the world experienced shortages and food riots over rapid rises in rice prices.  Several rice producing countries imposed limitation on rice export and even retailers in the United States limited the quantity of rice each customer could buy.   Increase in population, and draught in some rice producing areas were mentioned as contributing factors in the rice price crisis.  With the help of simple demand and supply analysis, explain the changes in the rice market. 

 

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Please cite any references used to reply to the following four discussion posts made by my classmates:

DISCUSSION POST #1:

Church & Dwight is the manufacturer of products such as Arm & Hammer, Nair, Trojan Condoms, and Aim Toothpaste.  From a sales standpoint, Church & Dwight has trended relatively well.  The last three years, they have had minor increases in revenue.  Profits have also seen a steady rise, albeit minor. 

Cash flows, however have been less desirable.  While total cash flow from operating activities has increased year-over-year, negative cash flows for financing activities has caused negative cash flow changes since 2013.  Net borrowings was the most drastic change causing this issue.

Total assets have remained fairly consistent, although the loss of cash (as seen above) was noticeable.  Total liabilities have not changed much since 2013 either, and equate to about half of the company’s total assets. 

In conclusion with regards to the facts above, Dwight & Clark’s financial performance is pretty solid.  Sales has grown despite tough competition from Proctor & Gamble, and profits have increased as well.  While the improvement in performance brings optimism, you’d have to imagine stockholders and stakeholders would hope for more. 

DISCUSSION POST #2:

I decided to go with Hershey after studying them in one of my last classes and well, I love chocolate!  

(in thousands of dollars)	Hershey
Working Capital	474806		Working capital = Current Assets – Current Liabilities
Current Ratio	1.521405:1		Current Ratio = Current assets/current liabilities
Debt to total assets ratio	0.793107		Debt to total assets ratio = total liabilities/total assets
Free Cash Flow	3636670		Free Cash Flow = Cash Provided by Operations-capital expenditures-cash dividends
Earnings per share	1.916314		Earnings per share = net income/average number of common shares outstanding during the year

Hershey has very healthy working capital on hand and are able to pay short term creditors.  Hershey is in a decent position and has good liquidity.  Hershey has very good short term positioning.

Comparing the debt to total assets ratio the debt load of both Hershey is high.  This brings into question their long term solvency but given the relative stable earnings over two years shows that the company will probably be around for the long haul. 

Hershey has decent cash flow, although maybe they should take some of their cash and pay down some of their long term liabilities to improve their overall solvency picture.

Earnings by shareholders are decent and the company appears to be a decent investment for long term gains.

A good article about Hershey can be found here:

http://news.morningstar.com/articlenet/article.aspx?id=745147&SR=Yahoo

DISCUSSION POST #3:

1-B1 Solved for Yellow Boxes

Formula for Solution
Assets Beginning of period	$  6,579	assets = liabilities + paid in capital +retained earnings
Assets End of period	$  7,028	assets = liabilities + paid in capital +retained earnings
Liabilities beginning of period	$  5,007	assets – paid in capital – retained earnings = liabilities
Liabilities end of period	$  5,441	assets – paid in capital – retained earnings = liabilities
Paid in capital, beginning of period	$  1,066	paid in capital =assets-liabilities-retained earnings
Paid in capital, end of period	$  734	paid in capital =assets-liabilities-retained earnings
Retained earnings beginning of period	$  506	retained earnings=-liabiliites-paid is capital+assets
Retained earnings end of period	$  853	Retained earning end of period=retained earnings of beginning of the period+net income-dividends
Revenues	$  9,700
Costs and expenses	$  9,087	Costs and expenses = revenues-net income
Net income	$  613
Dividends	$  266
Additional Investments by stockholders	$  102

DISCUSSION POST #4:

Revenue:

                Cash Sales                                      SEK 190,000,000

                Collections from Credit Customers             300,000,000

    Total Revenue                                              SEK 490,000,000

Using the accrual method gives you a more accurate account of what your revenues are in regards the the current inventory utilized. In regards to logistics, if goods are delivered three to four weeks after the transaction it would show that the next month’s revenue of zero. The cash basis doesn’t give an accurate snapshot of the transaction. 

PLEASE TITLE EACH DISCUSSION POST WHEN YOU SUBMIT YOUR DOCUMENT SO I KNOW WHICH IS WHICH

 

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Critique the effects of technology on government and private agency abilities to prevent and react to current manmade and natural disasters. Assume that you are a congressional staffer who must educate a newly elected representative who is serving on a federal level congressional homeland security committee. Prepare a written critique where you address the following:

• Determine how technology reduces the impact of a disaster.
• Explain how technology might assist a terrorist in enhancing the effects of an attack.
• Identify new risks associated with technological change. Provide detailed examples of current technological changes.

Support your paper with at least five scholarly or professional resources. In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources, including older articles, may be included. Please make sure that the resources are properly cited.

Length: 5-7 pages, not including title or reference page

References that can be used plus any other:

Court, S. J. (2014). Federal cyber-security law and policy: The role of the federal energy regulatory commission.

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Harrington, S. L. (2014). Cyber security active defense: Playing with fire or sound risk management?

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Snyder, S. (2015). FCC working group issues report on cybersecurity best practices.

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Assignment 6 Grading Rubric
Criteria
Content (7 points)	Points
1	Critiqued the effects of technology on government and private agency abilities to prevent and react to current manmade and natural disasters.	2
2	Explored how technology reduces the impact of a disaster.	2
3	Analyzed how technology might assist a terrorist in enhancing the effects of an attack.	2
4	Explored new risks associated with technological change. Provided detailed examples of current technological changes.	1
Organization (3 points)
1	Reflected scholarly writing and current APA standards.	2
2	Included a minimum of three scholarly resources.	1

 

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Decision-Making Processes

The Unit 8 Assignment consists of two parts. Include both parts one and two in a single Word document for submission.

Part One: Local Police Role in Homeland Security

As you may recall from the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013, the role of the local Boston Police Department was far more extensive than the “getting coffee for federal agents” that TV police dramas sometimes portray. It was a true partnership between local and federal agencies, working hand-in-hand to protect the local community, and potentially the entire country, from an initially unknown enemy. In the textbook, Cordner outlines that the police role in homeland security is comprised of four sectors or systems.

• Outline these four sectors or systems of the police role in homeland security and apply them to what the Boston Police Department did in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombing.
• Provide at least one example of how the Boston Police Department performed each of these four sectors or systems of the police role in homeland security during the investigation of the Boston Marathon bombing.
• Explain how police attention to terrorism and homeland security has led to the development of intelligence-led policing.

Part Two: Decision-Making and Organizational Philosophies

Intelligence-led policing and community-oriented policing are two of the primary organizational philosophies used by law enforcement agencies today. These philosophies guide the decisions made within organizations and how they reduce crime and the fear of crime in their communities.

• Compare and contrast intelligence-led policing and community-oriented policing strategies (discussed earlier in the course).
• Research your local law enforcement agency and discuss how they incorporate these two philosophies in the administration of their organization. Setting up an interview with a member of your local law enforcement agency to gain this information is highly recommended, but not required.

Paper Format

• Write a 1,050–1,400-word paper covering these topics.
• Assignment should follow the conventions of Standard American English (correct grammar, punctuation, and mechanics).
• Writing should be well ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful.
• Your work should display superior content, organization, style, and mechanics.
• Follow standard APA guidelines:
  • Include a title page and references page.
  • Document should include a running head with page numbers.
  • Double spaced, in Arial or Times New Roman, 12-point font size.
  • Cite all sources on a separate reference page at the end of your paper and cited within the body of your paper using APA format.

Note: This Assignment requires outside research. Use at least two credible sources beyond the text material and discuss how you evaluated the credibility of the resources used.

 

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