Week 3 :- Discussion

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Remember to review the syllabus expectations for initial discussion posts and peer replies!

Discuss the following: 

1. How has blockchain been successfully applied in industry and government? 

2. What barriers exist in the adoption of blockchain technology. 

You are required to cite this weeks assigned readings in your paper. You may also cite prior week’s reading assignments and external sources if you wish.

Use the following headings to organize your paper: Introduction, Question 1, Question 2, Conclusion, References.

Submit your paper as a Word attachment in the discussion forum. I provide feedback within the paper and will not grade your post unless you submit it as an attachment. Your response to the discussion prompt should contain a minimum of 500 words. Your response should be formatted in APA style and reference each of this week’s readings.

Also, two peer replies should contain a minimum of 150 words each and should be submitted no later than Sunday before 11:59 pm EST.  The initial post is worth 20 points and the peer replies are worth 2 points each (4 points). 

Follow the following writing requirements for all of your discussion prompt responses (note that these writing requirements DO NOT apply to your responses to other students):

Writing Requirements for All Assignments:

  • References MUST be cited within your paper in APA format. Your reference page and in-text citations must match 100%. Papers without in-text citations will earn failing grades.
  • Always include a cover page and reference page with all submissions
  • Your paper must have headings in it. For discussion posts Introduction, Prompt/Question, and Conclusion will suffice as headings.  
  • Provide the EXACT web link for all online sources do not provide just the home page, but the EXACT LINK I check all sources
  • No abbreviations, no contractions write formally
  • Write in the third person formal voice (no first or second person pronouns)
  • Write MORE than the minimum requirement of the word count assigned
  • As always, the word count is ONLY for the BODY of the paper the cover page, reference page, and / or Appendix (if included) do not count towards the word count for the paper
  • Indent the first line of each new paragraph five spaces
  • Refer to the example APA paper in the getting started folder under the content tab if you need an example. Also, a power is provided under the information tab that addresses APA format.
  • Use double-spacing / zero point line spacing, a running header, page numbers, and left justify the margins.

BUS3101-W5 A2 Case Study

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Control theory originated with the goal of managing small, mechanical operations (such as the thermostat example in your lecture) but it has since been applied in broader contexts. For this assignment, select a service operation (a bank, hospital, auditing company, financial consulting, etc.) and apply control theory to a particular process within the business. Explain how the concepts found in control theory can be used to ensure the smooth operation of the process. In a bank, a process to which we could apply control theory could be managing the length of the lines. In financial consulting, control theory could be applied to maintaining the balance between risk and return.

For this assignment, begin by choosing and describing a specific process within a service operation. Describe what the goals would be (maintain risk levels, manage queue lengths, maintain medicine inventory, etc.) and then explain, using relevant vocabulary, how control theory can be used to keep the goals on target. Use research to both find details about your selected type of business and also to learn more about control theory concepts. Be specific in your description and give concrete examples of what must be done. To support your arguments, create two graphs: the first should depict the feedback loop in the operation and the second should show the stability of the operation (how the value of the objective will behave over time). The online lecture has examples for both of these graphs.

  

Assignment 2 Grading Criteria 

Maximum
  Points

 

Described the service operation.

10

 

Applied control theory concepts to explain how the operation can   be managed.

10

 

Provided two graphs to show the control loop and stability of the   operation.

10

 

Presented a structured report free of spelling and grammatical   errors and cited sources in APA format when necessary.

5

 

Total: 

35

contingency plan

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 ompany or school that has defined the role of end-users in the creation of a contingency plan. Discuss why it is (or is not) important to include end users in the process of creating the contingency plan? What are the possible pitfalls of end user inclusion? 

BUS 401 Week-4

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BUS 401 Week 4 

1. JP Corp. has a retained earnings balance of $1,000,000. The company reported net income of $300,000, sales of $2,000,000, and had 100,000 shares of common stock outstanding. The company announced a dividend of $1 per share. Therefore, the companys dividend payout ration is ___.

a. 10% b. 33.3%  c. 50% d. 100%

2. Financial leverage could mean financing some of a firms assets with ___.

a. Common stock b. Retained earnings c. Corporate bonds d. Sales revenue

3. Dividend policy is influenced by ___.

a. A companys investment opportunities.

b. A firms capital structure mix.

c. A companys availability of internally generated funds.

d. All of the above.

4. The break even point in sales dollars is convenient if ___.

a. The firm sells a large amount of one product

b. The firm deals with more than one product

c. The price per unit is very low

d. Depreciation expense is high

5. Which of the following will result from a stock repurchase?

a. Earnings per share will rise

b. Number of shares will increase

c. Corporate cash is conserved

d. Ownership is diluted

6. Stock dividends ___.

a. Decrease stock prices because no cash goes to shareholders but companies pay transaction costs

b. May increase stock prices if the dividend is used to maintain an optimal trading range for common stock.

c. May increase stock prices if investors perceive the dividend as containing favorable information about the firms future prospects.

d. Both b and c are true.

7. Break even analysis is used to study the effect on EFT of changes in all of the following except:

a. Corporate taxes

b. Prices

c. Cost structure

d. Volume

8. The final approval of a dividend payment comes from ___.

a. The controller

b. The president of the company

c. The board of directors

d. It is a joint decision requiring approval from all of the above.

9. Dividends generally ___.

a. Are paid as a fixed percentage of earnings

b. Fluctuate more than earnings

c. Are guaranteed by the SEC

d. Are more stable than earnings

10. A justification for no dividend payments that would be pleasing to shareholders could be ___.

a. Insufficient cash available for dividend payments

b. Positive NPQ investment projects that require the firm to retain cash for investment purposes

c. An investor clientele that prefers current liquidity

d. Cash will be used for a stock dividend