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As a Unity Holdings Plc junior manager, you have been asked for your annotated calculations and recommendation regarding a decision whether to lease or buy new premises.The option to buyThe costs of buying include £1,950,000 for the freehold land, building costs of £2,612,500, and £268,100 for fittings and equipment. At the end of the fifth year the property is expected to be worth £4m.The option to leasThe building to be leased requires refurbishment that will cost £500,000 and fixtures and fittings will cost £283,000. The terms of the 5 year lease are £50,000 per month.Comply with company policiesAny decision should be based on the results of calculating Net Present Value (NPV) of 5 years of cash flows using a cost of capital of 10%, Payback Period (PBP) must be less than 3 years, and the Internal Rate of Return (IRR) of the project should provide a significant cushion in case of increases in inflation or interest rates that the directors are concerned are unpredictable.The cash flowsBoth options will use the same cash flows. Year 1 sales revenue is expected to be £7,150,000; the cost of core products are £2,370,000; ancillary stock purchases £1,250,860; staff costs £1,138,020; light & heat £368,720; other overheads £604,240. The cash flows for years 2 to 5 are the same, but are expected to increase by 2% inflation each year.Requirements for Question 3Using the information above and in accord with the above stated company policy you are required to calculate the following for both options:i. Net Present Value (NPV)Property lease option 5 marksProperty purchase option 5 marksii. Payback period (PBP) and Discounted Payback Period (DPBP) 8 marksiii. Internal Rate of Return 2 marksiv. Based on your calculations for each of the above state which option you recommend? 5 marksv. Critically discuss the limitations of the above project appraisal techniques. 5 marks

Assessment 3: INDIVIDUAL ASSESSMENT Due Date: Week 11Word Count: 1700 – 2000 wordsThe goal of this assessment is to provide you with an opportunity to develop an in-depth understanding about the quality and effectiveness of a particular welfare system or systems set up to promote the rights of, and address disadvantages faced by a particular group. In this assessment task, you are required to focus on the same group that you focused on in assessment 2. (Culturally and linguistically diverse people in Australia)In this essay, you are required to:• Identify the welfare system(s), relevant to your chosen group• Identify resources and supports for the specific target group that can be accessed within the relevantwelfare system(s)• By drawing on relevant research evidence and inquiries, evaluate the quality and effectiveness of thesystems and services provided to your chosen group. Also identify and consider how sources of funding impact on quality of service delivery.The main focus of this assessment task is on the third point – to evaluate the quality and effectiveness of the systems and services. Answering the first two dot points ‘sets the scene’ for you to focus on the final point.Use APA 7 referencing. Your written essay should include at least 10 (scholarly) journal articles or books.Do NOT utilize sources such as www.tutor2u.com and other such web materials as these in no way constitute academic references for the purpose of your assignments. If you rely on such sources for theoretical support you will be deemed NOT to have met the requirements of the assessment

2.1. Prepare a marginal cost card showing selling price, variable costs, and contribution per unit for each product. (3 marks)2.2. Calculate the break-even point (BEP) for each product (3 marks)2.2.1. Using your calculations of the Break Even Point (BEP) for each product create a CVP chart that shows the BEP graphically. (3 marks)2.2.2. Using your calculations and graphs of the BEP for each product comment on the Director’s concern about the level of demand and operational gearing levels for each product. (2 marks2.2.3. The fixed overheads are apportioned based on the floor space used by each relevant product team, do you have any suggestions that will reduce operational gearing and improve profitability? (2 marks)2.2.4. Why is it important to tightly control overheads and work to keep operational gearing as low as possible? (3 marks)2.3. Calculate the contribution per kg of scarce resource and give a ranking to each product (the first has the highest contribution per kg). (3 marks)2.4. Prepare a budgeted production schedule and a marginal cost income statement (analysed by product) for 2021 assuming that the Gamma contract is honoured. (5 marks)2.5. Prepare budgeted production schedule and a marginal cost income statement (analysed by product) for 2021 assuming that the Gamma contract is not honoured.(5 marks)2.6. Advise the company, with brief justification, whether to honour the Gamma contract or not based on your analysis. (1 mark)

According to the feedback given by the teacher and what I’ve learned so far, please help me revise the economics essayThe essay is based on what I’ve learned so far, so far I’ve learned :Supply, demand and the market mechanism/ Elasticities of demand and supply/consumer theory and maximizing behavior/ production theory/costs of production and maximizing behavior/market structures: perfect competition, monopoly, monopolistic competition, oligopoly, and market failure

Use a newspaper, news magazine, or the internet (including articles posted on Canvas by instructor) to find a current article (if uncertain, please see the instructor to have your topic approved) related to business law to write about. Briefly summarize your article and include some interesting facts or highlights. Lastly, and most importantly, discuss any concerns, issues, or thoughts you have about the subject matter raised in the article. This will be done by writing an IRAC (Issue, Rule, Analysis, Conclusion) about the article.Topics for this IRAC include any one of these subjects: Torts or AgencyIRAC Basics:Summary – write a brief summary of the article or case (no more than one (1) page. Four things to remember when writing a summary:use your words and phrases, not the author’suse key points only…no minute details.represent the material accurately and fairlycite your source!!!!!!!!Issue(s) – are written in the form of questions! These issues are questions one might ask regarding how the law applies to the article you have chosen.Rules – are the laws/rules that the writer thinks may apply to the issues.Analysis – is where the writer either proves or disproves the application of the rules to the issue question. This is THE major focus of the paper….critical thinking must be applied.Conclusion – will take one of two approaches. First, if the court has decided the case, do you agree with the decision? Why, or why not? If the court has yet to make a decision, what do you think needs to be done, and why. Please note that the conclusion to this paper is different than with the Mini IRAC format.There is no minimum or limitation to the length of the paper. The writer’s approach is to be concise, organized, and complete in the presentation of the case. If you need any further clarification of this assignment, please make an appointment to see me during office hours.Be sure to attach the news article/court case to your essay. If the article/case is not attached a score will not be given. The attachment can be in the form of a link to a web page.

In this assignment, you will propose a quality improvement initiative from your place of employment that could easily be implemented if approved. Assume you are presenting this program to the board for approval of funding. Write an executive summary (750-1,000 words) to present to the board, from which the board will make its decision to fund your program or project. Include the following:1. The purpose of the quality improvement initiative.2. The target population or audience.3. The benefits of the quality improvement initiative.4. The interprofessional collaboration that would be required to implement the quality improvement initiative.5. The cost or budget justification.

TREK BICYCLES: JUST A NAME OR A SUMMATION OF VALUES?Key Objectives:Gain insight into an organization’s international strategy and understand how the business environment influences the firm’s decision about mode of entry in operations in an international market.Understand how organizations evolve with respect to their mode of operations .Appreciate the different corporate strategies that organizations use at the international level to operate, coordinate, and control subsidiaries.Assess the effectiveness of strategies of low cost and differentiation used by organizations to compete in the industry.Understand the approach used in adopting innovative products and making specific value offerings.Questions:Should Trek have entered the Indian market alone, or was a partner required? What type of partnerships could the company have considered? Was Trek justified in entering the kind of partnership it did?Was Trek justified in setting up its subsidiary in India in 2017?Elaborate, with illustration, the corporate strategy being followed by Trek. Is it justified? What were other possible optionsWhat are some of the decisions that Trek made to support its corporate strategy?What are some of the strategic decisions that Trek made to compete in the global market?What steps should Trek take to increase the adoption of its bicycles?What should Trek do to expand its presence in India?

1. Tell Me About Yourself.2. How Did You Hear About This Position?3. Why Do You Want to Work at This Company?4. Why Do You Want This Job?5. Why Should We Hire You?6. What Can You Bring to the Company?7. What Are Your Greatest Strengths?8. What Do You Consider to Be Your Weaknesses?9. Tell Me About a Challenge or Conflict You’ve Faced at Work, and How You Dealt With It.10. Tell Me About a Time You Demonstrated Leadership Skills.11. What’s a Time You Disagreed With a Decision That Was Made at Work?12. Tell Me About a Time You Made a Mistake.13. Tell Me About a Time You Failed.14. Why Are You Leaving Your Current Job?15. Why Were You Fired?16. Why Was There a Gap in Your Employment?17. What’s Your Current Salary?18. What Do You Like Least About Your Job?19. What Are You Looking for in a New Position?20. What Type of Work Environment Do You Prefer?21. How Would Your Boss and Coworkers Describe You?22. How Do You Deal With Pressure or Stressful Situations?23. What Do You Like to Do Outside of Work?24. How Do You Prioritize Your Work?25. What Are You Passionate About?26. What Motivates You?27. What Are Your Pet Peeves?28. How Do You Like to Be Managed?29. Where Do You See Yourself in Five Years?30. What’s Your Dream Job?31. What Other Companies Are You Interviewing With?32. What Makes You Unique?33. What Should I Know That’s Not on Your Resume?34. What Are Your Salary Expectations?35. What Do You Think We Could Do Better or Differently?36. When Can You Start

Review the concepts about the Performance appraisal process. Employers use performance appraisals annually or biannually to provide detailed feedback to their employees about their performance at work which justifies their increase in pay and bonuses or reaffirms their decision to demote or terminate.Answer eitherA ) What has been your experience with performance appraisals either as an employee or as a manager? How could you prepare for a performance appraisal to be sure it is fair?Or B ) If you have never had or given an appraisal at work think about school or a group you have been- How do you evaluate others in the group.What are some of the issues you have encountered getting group members to perform?

The Employment ProblemIn 2016, three billion people globally wanted to work. Most of them needed full-time jobs, but there were only 1.2 billion “good jobs”—paying jobs with employers for steady work that averaged more than 30 hours per week.2Underemployment and employee under-engagement were also challenges. Only 13 per cent of workers were engaged in their jobs, working with passion, and feeling a profound connection to the company. Of the remaining 87 per cent, 63 per cent were “not engaged” and lacked motivation. Outnumbering engaged workers, 24 per cent of workers were “actively disengaged,” openly showing unhappiness with work.3In 2016, almost 200 million people around the world lacked access to the basic skills required to participate in the global digital economy and earn a decent wage. Work using online platforms was growing by 22 per cent annually, compared with 3 per cent growth in jobs performed offline. However, many people were unaware of these opportunities and lacked the basic skills to take advantage of them.4Compounding the employment problem, technology platforms and applications using augmented intelligence were expected to displace or replace many of the current jobs over the near future. Routine repetitive activity such as legal searches for precedents would be conducted by robot assistants; customer interaction and requests would be handled by virtual assistants; and commercial driving (trucks, taxis, and delivery vans) would be performed by virtual drivers, using technology such as Waymo, Google’s self-driving car.Although these jobs would be replaced with technology, the technology required and created work in technology that would generate careers with new ways to create value. This was substantiated by historic trends that showed that technology created more jobs than it destroyed as people developed new services and businesses based on technological advances. LinkedIn envisioned its Economic Graph to be the connector for these innovations.LinkedIn’s FoundationsLinkedIn was founded in 2003 by Reid Hoffman, Allen Blue, Konstantin Guericke, Eric Ly, and Jean-Luc Vaillant. The company’s beginnings were humble, starting in the living room of co-founder Reid Hoffman.The founders imparted their core values to the project. Professional identity was captured in the LinkedIn profiles created by users, in the options for searching for other professionals and services, and in the contacts and networking features. Professional insights could be found on the service’s home page; in the associated Slideshare service; in the company’s blog, LinkedIn Today; in the groups users could form and join, or from LinkedIn-selected “Influencers,” they could follow. Ubiquity in ensuring access to LinkedIn wherever members worked was accomplished with mobile and application programming interface development.