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Assignment 3 1. Task You work in the Ethics Department for ABC Company (ABC). Your department is dedicated to advising its employees about their ethical obligations in the corporate setting. All communications you receive in this capacity are confidential. Luke, an employee of ABC, comes to you with the following scenario and asks for your advice. He wants to fully consider the situation. Your task is to advise him on all perspectives on the situation. Below are the facts that Luke provides to you. ***** Luke has been asked to work on a project that involves developing land recently purchased by ABC to build an adult entertainment retail store. According to the plan, the land is located on the corner of the neighborhood where Owen, Luke’s brother, lives. Luke knows that as soon as the plans for the store are made public, property values for the surrounding neighborhood will decrease significantly. ABC plans to publicly announce the project one month from today. Luke is concerned about his obligations of confidentiality to his company. However, Luke is also very close to Owen, who recently told Luke that he received an offer to sell his house at an “okay” price given the current real estate market. Owen is considering selling but hasn’t made any final decision yet. He wonders if he might get a better offer a few years from now when the real estate market improves. What is the ethical issue, why is this an issue, and what should Luke do about it? ***** For assignment 3, prepare a memo to the Ethics Department file that considers ONLY the following two theories that were discussed in class, in the online lecture on ethical reasoning, and your readings – The Golden Rule and Virtue Ethics. You may consider any of the resources provided in your text, and online lectures. However, it is advised that you DO NOT consult the internet. Your papers will be graded based on the required resources for GENB 4350. Additionally, most of the accidental plagiarism cases have arisen from students using internet sources and failing to properly cite the work used. Additionally, there are ethical reasoning steps discussed in your textbook. Keep in mind that not all of the concepts presented in these steps may be included in this memo (but eventually may be included in Assignment 4). Finally, remember that Assignments 2 and 3 are considered “drafts” for Assignment 4, which will require you to combine your analysis from both prior assignments into one paper.

LEGAL AND BUSINESS RECOMMENDATIONS (Business Hat and Lawyer Hat) (25 points)Comparative Legal/Business Analysis of the overall risks and benefits of doing business in your chosen country. Based on such risks, and your chosen country’s legal, political, and economic environment, make recommendations and provide an analysis of negotiation points for the company (i.e. importance of choice of law, forum clauses, cultural influences, dispute resolution, etc.)

On March 31st, 2021 the company purchased 2 new vehicles for a total amount of 80.000$. The company paid cash. The estimated useful life of said vehicles is 5 years, no salvage value.The company uses the straight line method for depreciation purposes. Also the half-year convention is applied.All the sales and purchases of the company are made on account at 30 days.The note payable was contracted on December 31, 2020 and bears 5% interests to be paid as a lump sum at maturity, in June 15, 2022.Salaries are paid the 5th day of each monthTaxes (25% rate) are paid at the end of June.Questions:1.- Prepare a complete depreciation schedule for the vehicles purchased in 2021 (15 points)2.- Prepare the income statement for year 2021 (20 points)3.- Prepare the Balance Sheet for 2021 (20 points)4.- Prepare Cash Flow Statement for 2021 (30 points)5.- Explain what are the most important factors in this case that explain the difference between Net income and Cash Flow. (15 points)RubricsDescriptor 9-10 The student demonstrates an excellent understanding of theconcepts. 8-8.9 The student demonstrates a good understanding of the concepts. 7-7.9 The student demonstrates a fair understanding of the concepts. 6-6.9 The student demonstrates some, but insufficient understanding of theconcepts. 3-5.9 The student demonstrates insufficient understanding of the concepts.They may mention some relevant ideas or concepts, although it is clear that the relationship between them is not understood by the student1-2.9 The student demonstrates insufficient understanding of the concepts and does not mention any relevant ideas or concepts.0 The student leaves the question blank or cheats.

Factor endowments and tradeIn this session we discussed:1. The Heckscher-Ohlin Trade Model2. Trade and Income Distribution3. The Product Cycle Model4. Intra-firm trade and OLI theory5. International migration6. International Trade, Wages and Jobs

Recently, there have been instances of large open economies imposing significant tariffs on imports from their trading partners. Details of the two such cases are provided below.1. Starting from a most favoured nation (MFN) average tariff rate of 3.1% in 2017, the US increased its tariff on Chinese exports to 21% by January 2020. This was carried out by a series of tariff hikes under Section 301 from the beginning of 2018.2. In May 2020, the Commerce Ministry of China ruled that Australia had indulged in dumping and subsidisation of barley exports to China and imposed a combined 80.5% tariff on Australianbarley (73.6% anti-dumping duty and 6.9% countervailing duty).(a) Based on the theories we have studied, discuss the possible explicit and implicit reasons that may explain the decisions by the US and Chinese governments to implement such a sharp increase in their tariff rates.(8 marks, 400 words)(b) What are the likely impacts of the higher tariffs on the different sections of the economy in the importing and the exporting country? Provide a brief explanation for each case.(7 marks, 400 words)

Projects, including carefully planned ones, can run into trouble. This project, no matter its planning, can encounter unexpected problems. Larson and Gray (2014) indicate that anything can happen to alter the outcome of project activities. A risk can either be a condition or an event. It is something that can or cannot occur, but if it does, it can force a project manager and his or her team to change the way they work on a project. This project is prone to four major categories of risks- technical, cost, financial, and schedule risks. A technical risk may arise if the contractor uses low quality materials to build the new facility. This risk can also arise if the organization purchases substandard equipment for the new facility. A technical risk can result in a low quality structure and reputational damage. The probability of experiencing this type of risk is low because the organization will hire experts in construction industry and source materials as well as equipment from reputable manufacturers.The cost risk may arise due to increases in price of construction materials and equipment. Such increase may result in budgetary variances and affect project schedule. The probability of this risk occurring is high due to the prevailing Covid-19 pandemic and dwindling economic performance. Financial risk can arise if the executive level managers decide not to provide enough resources for the project’s budget. Lack of adequate financial resources may lead to use of substandard construction materials and equipment for the new facility, which may damage the company’s reputation. The probability of this risk of occurring is very low because of management support for the project and the organization’s healthy financial status. Schedule risk may arise if team members quit or due to unavailability of resources. Schedule risks can also occur due to changes in weather conditions such as onset of snowstorm. These may increase project costs and unnecessary delays. The likelihood of schedule risk occurring is high because Waterloo Town is prone to adverse weather conditions such as snowstorms and tornados.

You will invest $50,000 in a brokerage account today, and you plan to deposit an additional $10,000 at the end of every future year until your account totals $1,000,000. You expect to earn 7% annually on the account. How many years will it take to reach your goal?Cut and paste the question, before solving. Clearly show all work in order to get credit.Note:1. Put a question mark on what you are solving.2. Show if the entry is a positive or negative number (i.e. put a negative sign in front of negative numbersN =I =PV =PMT =FV =Your Answer:

Suppose you work for an US Software company. You have been asked to write a report on possible countries that might be suitable for outsourcing software development. To help you write your report, your team has collected data on labour productivity and average salary of software developers for ten candidate countries.[footnoteRef:1] The data is summarized in the table below. [1: All numbers provided in this question are hypothetical. Data for U.S.A. is provided for comparison. ]The average salary of software developers in all countries have been converted into US dollars. Labour productivity is measured on a scale of 0-100 with 0 being the worst and 100 being the highest.(a) Assuming labour costs and labour productivity are equally important in the profitability of a software development company, write a brief report highlighting the strengths and weaknesses of the ten candidate countries for outsourcing. Your report should include your top three and bottom three picks as a destination for outsourcing software development of your company.(10 marks, 600 words)

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Discuss elements of cost (including categorizing costs as fixed, variable and semi-variable), and selling prices for products and services, and evaluate methods of controlling stock and cash in HGC,• Discuss the process and purpose of budgetary control and analyse variances from budgeted and actual figures, offering suggestions for appropriate future management action,• Calculate and analyse THE FOLLOWING: – o Gross Profit Margin o Net Profit Margin o Gross Profit Percentages o Average Daily Room Rate (ADR) o Revenue per available room (RevPAR) o Revenue per available seat hour (RevPASH) (monthly basis)