Business and Finance

Create a budget analysis report of the current failed project and a project estimation report for the turnaround project.This portfolio work project, a budget analysis and cost estimating artifact, is based on the Revive LLC case study for the development of a new online employee orientation module. Both human resources (HR) and information technology (IT) employees, as well as contractors, will be used in this project.Cost management is defined as “primarily concerned with the cost of the resources needed to complete the project activities” (Project Management Institute, 2017, p. 233.). Also, consideration needs to be taken with respect to project costs and stakeholder differences. Financial performance techniques provide both internal and external measurement capabilities that allow for decision making, financial analysis, and mitigation strategies.Effective cost management involves establishing a cost baseline for measuring project performance. Establishing the project baseline is like establishing a point of reference. Whatever that point of reference, it will become the baseline against which project performance will be measured. This cost baseline becomes the basis for more advanced techniques, such as earned value management (EVM).Project cost management includes planning for the resources needed: the people, equipment, and materials. With the use of proven estimating techniques, an estimate is presented to the project sponsor and management for approval. Upon approval, the cost estimate becomes the official budget for the project. As the project goes through the normal project lifecycle, cost control techniques track and monitor the budget, which allow you to make sure you will not incur a budget overrun.ReferenceProject Management Institute. Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) — Sixth Edition and Agile Practice Guide. Newtown Square. PA. 2017.

What is a Just State?In a 2–3-page paper, address the following:Explain intersectionalityExplain at least one social philosophy from the textbook. For instance, you might discuss utilitarianism, Rawls, Marx, Nozick, Du Bois, King, or Beauvoir. If the theory has a clear correlate, please discuss it as well.Illustrate your understanding of both the intersectional and traditional social justice approaches with examples.Support your account of the theories with citations to the textbook and online lectures in correct APA format. Use this APA Citation Helper as a convenient reference for properly citing resources.

(Q1) 1) Explain the principle of ‘non-discrimination’ in the provisions of the ‘most-favored-nation treatment’ in Article I of GATT, and 2) provide the grounds and conditions for exceptionally allowing Customs Union (CU) or Free Trade Area (FTA) to differentiate treatment between member and non-member countries. (Lecture 9/World Trading System/May 12)(Q2) Explain the meaningful achievements of the 2019 Nobel Prize laureate in Economics published by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, in connection with the ‘Big Aid Debate’ between Dambisa Moyo, William Eastery, and Jeffrey Sachs posted in the journal ‘Huffington Post’ during June and July 2009. (Lecture 10/Big Debates in International Development/May 19)(Q3) Provide figures for multinational companies’ share of the global economy in gross output, GDP, exports and employment, and explain the three main channels that multinational companies are using to avoid taxes, ‘Profit Shifting’. (Lecture 11/Multinational Corporation/May 26)(Q4) KODAK and NOKIA, which once dominated the global market in the photo film and mobile phone, filed for bankruptcy and soldtheir business in 2012 and 2013, respectively. Explain the cause of the failure of both global companies’ management strategies using Rita McGrath’s claim in the article “The End of Competitive Advantage”(2013). In addition, there are several failure types classified by Habersang et al. in the article “Four Common Processes to Corporate Failure”(2019). Among these four, which types of management failures do you think KODAK and NOKIA fall into? (Lecture 12/Strategy of International Business/Jun 2)(Q5) McKinsey, a consulting firm, proposes a systematic supply chain risk management framework to classify supply chain risks into four types based on the magnitude of impact and predictability and to develop countermeasures for each risk type. Using this framework, explain how to manage supply chains against the risks that can be caused by the outbreak of an epidemic, such as Covid-19, from the view of a company that imports parts, processes, and exports finished products. (Lecture 13/Global Supply Chain Management/Jun 9)(Q6) Explain the ‘Global Standardization’ strategy presented by Theodore Levitt as a marketing strategy of a global company in his article “The Globalization of Market” (1983), in comparison to MNC’s ‘customization’ or ‘differentiation’ strategy. (Lecture 14/Global Resource Management/Jun16)(Q7) Founded after World War II, the IMF has implemented bailout aid to nearly 40 countries that have faced economic and foreign exchange crises. Introduce the critical view of the IMF’s bailout package so far. (Lecture 15/International Monetary System/Scheduled on Jun 23)

Discussion 1: Please respond to the following: 1. For this week’s collaborative activity, you will review Amazon’s most recent financial statements. a. Based on your analysis of Amazon’s most recent financial statements, predict whether Amazon’s financial health will likely improve or deteriorate over the next five years. Provide a rationale for your response.   Discussion 2:  Please respond to the following: a. Analyze the major pros and cons of a single-step income statement and a multistep income statement. Identify at least two critical items of a multistep income statement that is useful to creditors. Provide a rationale for your response.   Discussion 3: Please respond to the following: a. Identify and discuss the six principles of control activities. Suggest the two most important principles for an online retail business versus a brick-and-mortar retail business. Provide support for your rationale.

Please respond to the following: 1. For this week’s collaborative activity, you will review Amazon’s most recent financial statements. a. Based on your analysis of Amazon’s most recent financial statements, predict whether Amazon’s financial health will likely improve or deteriorate over the next five years. Provide a rationale for your response.

For this assignment, you will find a news article (not a blog, not Wikipedia, not an opinion article, a news article) that describes a change in supply, demand, or both in a real-world market.  The learning objective is to understand how supply and demand impacts markets and prices. Begin by downloading and studying:   (1). Supply and Demand Graphs.ppt Supply and Demand Powerpoints – Alternative Formats  (2).  SupplyAndDemandGraphs2.doc Supply and Demand Guide – Alternative Formats  (3). ResearchProjectRubric.pdf researchProjectRubric.pdf – Alternative Formats.    Assignment History.  (a). Find a news article on the Internet that describes a shift in the supply curve or in the demand curve. The article must be recent (within the last six months), and MUST NOT be from an encyclopedia or reference website that discusses demand and supply. DO NOT use blogs.  Use well-established business web sites or industry-specific web sites.  (b). The best articles are about changes in the price and/or sales of a particular product. You then have the opportunity to demonstrate your understanding of supply and demand shifts as you explain the changes in price and quantity experienced by the product you choose.  (c). RECOMMENDATION: READ THE SAMPLE PROJECT: Under.  (d). Summarize the article. (Do not quote the article, but explain it as if you were telling someone about it. If you do use direct quotes or paraphrases, remember that citations and references are required.)  (e). Explain which graph in our collection – A, B, C, or D – illustrates the shift that you identify by describing the change in price and the change in equilibrium quantity (remember the difference between a change in quantity and a change in the position of the curve – these are described in the documents linked above). (f). Some articles may describe a situation where both curves shift.  This is not common but it is possible. (g). Do use paragraphs in your post. And do remain focused on what is in the article. (h). Provide a full URL link to the article along with an APA-formatted reference to the article at the bottom of your submission. (i). Important: This is a Microeconomic course. Do not choose an article discussing Macroeconomic issues: Inflation, unemployment, trade deficit, government budget deficit, etc. SAMPLE:  With oil prices reaching all-time highs, and the price of gasoline rising to the point where people are beginning to change their daily driving habits, the call for alternatives to gasoline is becoming increasingly louder.  The obvious choice is for a substitute for gasoline that burns in car engines and does not require extensive modifications or even replacement of the entire vehicle for one powered by, e.g., electricity.  Ethanol has been the focus of US government energy policy. President Bush has proposed a four-fold increase in the production and use of alternative fuels in the USA. Many believe that this will lead to significant increases in the prices of food crops, as ethanol producers increase demand for corn (Graph A: increased demand which increases market price and market quantity) and more farmers convert their crops to corn, in order to benefit from the higher prices, thereby reducing the number of other crops that they grow (Graph D: decreased supply which increases market price and decreases market quantity)  “Corn is the main ingredient in ethanol, the primary alternative fuel in the United States and rising demand has sent supplies to their lowest levels in 34 years according to Phil Flynn, a senior market analyst at Alaron Trading in Chicago, a commodities trading firm.” (Hargreaves, 2007)  Rising corn prices affect the supply of any good, for which corn is an input, including beef and poultry (Graph D: decreased supply which increases market price and decreases market quantity) because as input prices rise, supply falls.   Whether we see sharp increases in the prices of corn, other food crops, and meat as a result of increasing demand for alternatives to petroleum remains to be seen. There are other alternatives, including liquid fuel from coal and cellulosic ethanol, which is made from plant matter other than food crops.  Nonetheless, markets are driven by expectations, and if commodities traders fear that fuel and food prices will rise in the future, they will bid up prices today, which could lead to a self-fulfilling prophecy.  Hargreaves, Steve (30 Jan. 2007). Calming ethanol-crazed corn prices. CNN [online]. Available: http://money.cnn.com/2007/01/30/news/economy/corn_ethanol/index.htm (26 Jul. 2008).  Word Count: 322 

Respond to the following four questions in a minimum of 175 words each question; 1. Explain the limitations of GDP as a measurement tool. (175 words) 2. Explain national income accounting and the components of GDP from both the income approach. (175 words) 3. Explain the expenditure approach, (175 words) 4. Explain the factors that contribute to economic growth. (175 words)

1. What is the role of the jury? 2. What is the role of the judge? 3. What are the two COURT SYSTEMS in the US? 4. What are the two TYPES of courts in those court systems? 5. What are the two types of law considered by the two types of courts in those two court systems? 6. What is the purpose of each of the two types of courts in the two court systems? 7. What is the HIGHEST court in the US? 8. When is a decision in a case final (concluded)? 9. What is meant by the term “jurisdiction?’ 10. What is subject matter jurisdiction? 11. What is personal jurisdiction?