Describe your confidence level with writing your Final Essay. Are there any components of the assignment that you would like to better understand?

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  • Share the social issue of domestic terrorism in which you plan to explore in your Final Essay.
  • Using your sociological imagination, what do you believe might be some possible explanations for the social issue or problem?
  • How could you use your sociological imagination to bring awareness to other possible viewpoints or ways of thinking or acting related to the social issue or problem?
  • Describe your confidence level with writing your Final Essay. Are there any components of the assignment that you would like to better understand?

Describe the evolution of the leadership and organization of the al Qaeda terrorist organization after the September 2001 terrorist attacks, including the rise of ISIS

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Discussion Questions:  Describe the evolution of the leadership and organization of the al Qaeda terrorist organization after the September 2001 terrorist attacks, including the rise of ISIS. Make sure to address psychological and behavioral factors within al Qaeda leadership and affiliate groups.

Instructions: Fully utilize the materials that have been provided to you in order to support your response. Your initial post should be at least 350 words.

Explain the similarities and differences between job order costing and process costing

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Week 2 Discussions and Required Resources

Part 1 and Part 2 must be at least 200 words unless otherwise noted. 

Please read all attachments and follow ALL instructions.

Part 1: Product Cost

In Chapter 3, you were introduced to three types of costs associated with a manufactured product – direct materials, direct labor, and manufacturing overhead. Explain how these costs are associated with the manufactured product. Why are some of these costs allocated to the product through costing methods such as job order costing or process costing? As part of your response, please read the article First Solar preview: Manufacturing costs, project order book in the spotlight (click here for article) and provide a specific example of this company’s manufacturing costs.

Part 2: Product Cost

Explain the similarities and differences between job order costing and process costing. In your explanation, provide examples of when job order costing and process costing would be most appropriate.

Required Resources

Text

Schneider, A. (2017). Managerial Accounting: Decision making for the service and manufacturing sectors (2nd ed.) [Electronic version]. Retrieved from https://content.ashford.edu/

· Chapter 3:  Process Costing

· Chapter 4:  Activity-Based Costing and Just-In-Time Costing

Article

Trefis Team. (2014, February 24). First Solar preview: Manufacturing costs, project order book in the spotlight Retrieved from http://www.forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2014/02/24/first-solar-preview-manufacturing-costs-project-order-book-in-the-spotlight/

Recommended Resource

Multimedia

Crosson, S. (2007). Job Order Costing – 1 job & process [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UUydo7aMxUTED

Describe the characteristics of a bond and provide an example of a firm or government entity that has recently issued (sold) these securities.

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 300 words or more.

1) Please explain why bond prices are subject to changes in interest rates.

2) Describe the characteristics of a bond and provide an example of a firm or government entity that has recently issued (sold) these securities.