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Justin Stone (Chapter 14, Problem 88)Ashley Panda lives at 1310 Meadow Lane, Wayne, OH 43466, and her Social Security number is 123-45-6777. Ashley is single and has a 20-year-old son, Bill. His Social Security number is 111-11-1112. Karl lives with Ashley, and she fully supports him. Bill spent 2019 traveling in Europe and was not a college student. He had gross income of $4,655 in 2019. Bill paid $4,000 of lodging expenses that Ashley reimbursed after they were fully documented. Ashley paid the $4,000 to Bill using a check from her sole proprietorship. That amount is not included in the items listed below. Ashley had substantial health problems during 2019, and many of her expenses were not reimbursed by her health insurance.Ashley owns Panda Enterprises LLC (98-7654321), a data processing service that she reports as a sole proprietorship. Her business is located at 456 Hill Street, Wayne, OH 43466. The business activity code is 514210. Her 2019 Form 1040, Schedule C for Panda Enterprises shows revenues of $315,000, office expenses of $66,759, employee salary of $63,000, employee payroll taxes of $4,820, business meal expenses (before the 50% reduction) of $22,000, and rent expense of $34,000. The rent expense includes payments related to renting an office ($30,000) and payments related to renting various equipment ($4,000). There is no depreciation because all depreciable equipment owned has been fully depreciated in previous years. No fringe benefits are provided to the employee. Ashley personally purchases health insurance on herself and Bill. The premiums are $23,000 per year.Ashley has an extensive stock portfolio and has prepared the following analysis:Note: Ashley received a Form 1099–B from her stockbroker that included the adjusted basis and sales proceeds for each of her stock transactions. The per-share cost includes commissions, and the per-share selling price is net of commissions. Also, the dividends are the actual dividends received in 2019, and these are both ordinary dividends and qualified dividends.Ashley had $800 of interest income from State of Ohio bonds and $600 of interest income on her Wayne Savings Bank account. She paid $25,000 of alimony to her former husband (divorce finalized in June 2017). His Social Security number is 123-45-6788.Ashley itemizes her deductions and provides the following information, which may be relevant to her return:ItemAmountCommentUnreimbursed medical expenses for Ashle$9,748Does not include health insurance premiums.State income taxes paid1,830Real property taxes on personal residence3,230Interest paid on home mortgage (Form 1098)8,137The loan is secured by the residence and was incurred when the home was purchased.Charitable contributions1,399$940 cash payments to Ashley’s church and $459 cash payments made to homeless persons for whom she felt sorry. She can document all the expenditures.Sales taxes619Amount per sales tax table.Enlarge TableAshley paid $27,000 in estimated Federal income taxes, did not engage in any virtual currency transactions during the year, does not want any of her taxes to finance presidential elections, has no foreign bank accounts or trusts, and wants any refund to be applied against her 2020 taxes.Compute Ashley’s net tax payable or refund due for 2019. If you use tax forms for your computations, you will need Form 1040 and its Schedules 1, 2, 3, A, C, D, and SE and Form 8949. Ashley qualifies for the § 199A deduction for qualified business income. Be sure to include that in your calculations. Suggested software: ProConnect Tax Online.

If you recall we faced fluctuations in oil prices all around the world during the pandemic; an international unprecedented downfall during the first 5 months of 2020 followed by more normalized prices after the first lockdowns were over. Lots of industries have been affected and supply chains have been altered consequently. Analyze and try to explain how oil price fluctuations can affect industries in Canada in 2021 and the post Covid-19 era as an environmental force and explain your response within the context of transportation industry bringing three major reasons to support your answer.

Economic Measures and Physical InfrastructureCountry chosen: KenyaEconomic measures are an important piece of the market assessment process. In this discussion, you will work on the following critical elements of the final project: Economic Measures, and Transportation and Telecommunication. Using The World Factbook, World Bank (World Bank Video Transcript: INT-113 Geek out with Tariq – The Geek and the Internet Transcript Word Document), Trading Economics, and Santander Trade Markets, find the following economic data on your project country:Interest ratesUnemploymentInflationGDPGDP growth rateExchange rates against USDExchange rate regimeLabor force major industriesFDI ratesUsing The World Factbook, identify the following elements of physical infrastructure:Major airports and seaportsRailway stations (government websites)Internet usersMobile service providers (use GSMA Network Coverage Maps)Logistics performance index rating (use The World Bank Logistics Performance Index)Consider the data collected and make some observations on the stability and strength of the economy in your project country. What do high and low levels of unemployment indicate? What does the exchange rate regime tell you about the economy? Consider the presence of existing industries and identify areas of opportunity or risk. Also consider the logistics of shipping and distribution based on physical infrastructure.

Within the Discussion Board area, write 200-300 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas.The line managers in the production department have heard a lot of good things about value chain management. They heard that you have done considerable research on this topic. They have come to your office today to discuss value chain management with you. Complete the following:Summarize 3 examples of how value chain helps companies become more competitive. You are presenting these to the administrative team from the production department.Discuss how value chain management helps companies create and build value for their clients and partnering organizations by answering the following questions:How do you believe value chain management works?How do you think value chain management can help companies be more competitive?How do you think value chain management helps companies create and build value?Be sure to include your required references, and format your submission in APA format.

make presentation for 10-12 page about this topic (the secrets to successful strategy execution )and make report from 4-5 page about same topic for the presentation

Operations Management Techniques: Discuss how operations management techniques, including project management and lean manufacturing, can add value to NationaliTeas.Guidelines for SubmissionSubmit this assignment as a 350- to 500-word Word document. Sources should be cited according to APA style.

Using a market-product analysis, what approach would best serve Dunlop Livery Antiques at this juncture of their business? Why do you say this?

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LO 1. Identify and explain the concept of Investment and Financial markets. (Lo1.1)Assignment Question(s): (Marks 5)Q-1. Highlight the career opportunities that are open to students in the field of investments. Moreover, discuss the key role of the Internet in investment research. ( 2 Marks )Q-2. Explain the functions of the financial markets. In addition, discuss the differences between organized exchanges and over-the-counter markets. ( 1.5 Marks )Q-3. Explain the relationship between income statement, balance sheet, and statement of cash flows. Explain how the ratios can be applied to a specific company.( 1.5 Marks )

Based on your research above, is Keady telling the truth or is he wrong? Are workers making those wages better off? Conduct research beyond what I provided you to find information on whether workers at a Nike facility of your choice are better off because the US company is doing business there?Part B: Look at the Board of Directors for Nike (10 total points)Look at the NIKE corporate board members. Be sure you are looking at the corporate board members and not shareholders and not executive leadership only.1. What do you notice about this board in terms of their gender, age and experience they bring to the board? (3 points)2. Based on perspectives which are missing, who would you recommend serve on the board and why? (2 points)3. How likely is this board to decide to limit CEO pay? Why do you believe that? (2.5 points)4. How likely is this board to look closely into the issues that Jim Keady raises? Why do answer that way? (2.5 points)