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LEG420 WEEK 10 paperAnswers 1Bids 1Other questions 10

Term Paper: Individual Rights and Social OrderDue Week 10 and worth 200 points Over the course of the term, this course has focused on the concepts of Individual Rights as protected under the Bill of Rights, as well as the role of the legal systems and its unrelenting pursuit of Social Order.   Each concept balances the other to ensure that rules, institutions, and public initiatives can be executed in a standardized and judicious manner for the benefit of a civilized society.  Review the following in preparation to follow a systematic approach to your synthesis of law and fact:Champion, D. J., Hartley, R. D., & Rabe, G.A. (2012). Chapter 1 Law: The Legal Battlefield. In  Criminal courts: Structure, process, and issues (3rd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc. Write a ten to fifteen (10-15) page paper in which you:Explain the difference in individual rights and social order, and examine the major effects of both on the legal system overall.Choose one (1) of the social controls discussed within Chapter 1, and give your opinion as to the amendment which offers the most protection of the social control that you selected. Address whether the chosen Amendment is simply an instrument of protection to ensure that the rights and liberties of citizens are secure, whether it provides a framework to facilitate citizen / governmental interactions, or both. Explain the answer.Discuss the essentials ways in which the law effectuates social change in American society through judicial activism. Provide a rationale for the response.Examine the overall importance of both substantive law and procedural law. Suggest three (3) ways in which these two (2) types of laws can protect both individual rights and social order. Discuss the invaluable aspects of substantive and procedural in keeping the adversarial system in balance while protecting individual rights and social order. Justify the response.Analyze the key differences between criminal law, civil law, and administrative law. Discuss the role of each when criminal and administrative law or civil and administrative law intersects in the litigation process.Propose two (2) ways in which these three (3) types of laws protect individual rights and social order. Justify the response.Review the three (3) functions of law. Explain the essential manner in which the law overall ensures the existence of adequate order, provides resolutions to conflicts, and protects civil liberties (e.g., freedom of thought, belief, expression, and assembly; protection against unreasonable searches and seizures; and provisions for a court hearing prior to government taking of property) as set forth in the U.S. Constitution. Debate whether or not social control(s), as a function of law, play a fundamentally positive/creative role or negative / restrictive role in the development of modern American law. Provide a rationale for the response.Use at least two (2) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not quality as academic resources. Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length. The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:Analyze the functions of law and identify various types of law.Describe the structure of American courts, including federal and state courts, and explain court jurisdiction.Use technology and information resources to research issues in U.S. courts.Write clearly and concisely about U.S. courts using proper writing mechanics and APA style conventions. Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.Click here to view the rubric.Points: 200Term Paper: Individual Rights and Social OrderCriteria UnacceptableBelow 60% FMeets Minimum Expectations60-69% D Fair70-79% C Proficient80-89% B Exemplary90-100% A1. 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Thoroughly explained the answer.3. Discuss the essentials ways in which the law effectuates social change in American society through judicial activism. Provide a rationale for the response.Weight: 10%Did not submit or incompletely discussed the essential ways in which the law effectuates social change in American society through judicial activism. Did not submit or incompletely provided a rationale for the response.Insufficiently discussed the essential ways in which the law effectuates social change in American society through judicial activism. Insufficiently provided a rationale for the response.Partially discussed the essential ways in which the law effectuates social change in American society through judicial activism. Partially provided a rationale for the response.Satisfactorily discussed the essential ways in which the law effectuates social change in American society through judicial activism. Satisfactorily provided a rationale for the response.Thoroughly discussed the essential ways in which the law effectuates social change in American society through judicial activism. Thoroughly provided a rationale for the response.4. Examine the overall importance of both substantive law and procedural law. Suggest three (3) ways in which these two (2) types of laws can protect both individual rights and social order. Discuss the invaluable aspects of substantive and procedural in keeping the adversarial system in balance while protecting individual rights and social order. Justify the response.Weight: 10%Did not submit or incompletely examined the overall importance of both substantive law and procedural law. 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Partially suggested three (3) ways in which these two (2) types of laws can protect both individual rights and social order. Partially discussed the invaluable aspects of substantive and procedural in keeping the adversarial system in balance while protecting individual rights and social order. Partially justified the response.Satisfactorily examined the overall importance of both substantive law and procedural law. Satisfactorily suggested three (3) ways in which these two (2) types of laws can protect both individual rights and social order. Satisfactorily discussed the invaluable aspects of substantive and procedural in keeping the adversarial system in balance while protecting individual rights and social order. Satisfactorily justified the response.Thoroughly examined the overall importance of both substantive law and procedural law. Thoroughly suggested three (3) ways in which these two (2) types of laws can protect both individual rights and social order. Thoroughly discussed the invaluable aspects of substantive and procedural in keeping the adversarial system in balance while protecting individual rights and social order. Thoroughly justified the response.5. Analyze the key differences between criminal law, civil law, and administrative law. Discuss the role of each when criminal and administrative law or civil and administrative law intersects in the litigation process.Propose two (2) ways in which these three (3) types of laws protect individual rights and social order. Justify the response.Weight: 15%Did not submit or incompletely analyzed the key differences between criminal law, civil law, and administrative law. Did not submit or incompletely discussed the role of each when criminal and administrative law intersects in the litigation process. Did not submit or incompletely proposed two (2) ways in which these three (3) types of laws protect individual rights and social order. 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Partially explained the essential manner in which the law overall ensures the existence of adequate order, provides resolutions to conflicts, and protects civil liberties (e.g., freedom of thought, belief, expression, and assembly; protection against unreasonable search and seizures; and provisions for a court hearing prior to government taking of property) as set forth in the U.S. Constitution.Satisfactorily reviewed the three (3) functions of law. Satisfactorily explained the essential manner in which the law overall ensures the existence of adequate order, provides resolutions to conflicts, and protects civil liberties (e.g., freedom of thought, belief, expression, and assembly; protection against unreasonable search and seizures; and provisions for a court hearing prior to government taking of property) as set forth in the U.S. Constitution.Thoroughly reviewed the three (3) functions of law. 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Capital Budgeting Case (ATTN KIM WOODS DUE 28 FEB 16 BY 4 PM EASTERN TIME )Answers 1Bids 0Other questions 10

Hello I need the below assignment by 28 Feb 16 by 4 Pm eastern timeYour company is thinking about acquiring another corporation. You have two choices—the cost of each choice is $250,000. You cannot spend more than that, so acquiring both corporations is not an option. The following are your critical data: Corporation A Revenues = $100,000 in year one, increasing by 10% each yearExpenses = $20,000 in year one, increasing by 15% each yearDepreciation expense = $5,000 each yearTax rate = 25%Discount rate = 10% Corporation B Revenues = $150,000 in year one, increasing by 8% each yearExpenses = $60,000 in year one, increasing by 10% each yearDepreciation expense = $10,000 each yearTax rate = 25%Discount rate = 11% Compute and analyze items (a) through (d) using a Microsoft® Excel® spreadsheet. Make sure all calculations can be seen in the background of the applicable spreadsheet cells. In other words, leave an audit trail so others can see how you arrived at your calculations and analysis. Items (a) through (d) should be submitted in Microsoft® Excel®; indicate your recommendation (e) in the Microsoft® Excel® spreadsheet;  the paper stated in item (f) should be submitted consistent with APA guidelines. a.     A 5-year projected income statementb.     A 5-year projected cash flowc.     Net present value (NPV)d.     Internal rate of return (IRR)e.     Based on items (a) through (d), which company would you recommend acquiring?f.      Write a paper of no more 1,050 words that defines, analyzes, and interprets the answers to items (c) and (d). Present the rationale behind each item and why it supports your decision stated in item (e). Also, attempt to describe the relationship between NPV and IRR. (Hint. The key factor is the discount rate used.)  In addition to the paper, a Micosoft® Excel® spreadsheet showing your projections and calculations must be shown and attached.  Capital Budgeting – Clarification Example  When people hear the term capital budgeting, they usually focus on the budgeting part of the term rather than the capital portion. Actually, capital is the more important aspect because it shows you that you are evaluating a larger expenditure that will be capitalized—in other words, depreciated over time.  Remember, a capital expenditure can be many things—a large copying machine, an automated assembly line, a building, or the ultimate in capital budgeting—the acquisition of another entity. What is important about capital budgeting is it allows you to analyze one or more projects so you can intelligently and strategically decide on which project you wish to acquire or which piece of equipment you should procure. There are at least six capital budgeting tools you can use in analyzing a capital expenditure: net present value (NPV), internal rate of return (IRR), profitability index (PI), payback period (PB), discounted payback period (DPB), and modified internal rate of return (MIRR), although the textbook mainly focuses on net NPV and IRR. In a prior finance course, you might have learned how to calculate four of the six tools—NPV, IRR, PI, and PB. If not, then this will be new material for you. Crunching the numbers might seem by some to be the more crucial part—and it is indeed important.  However, interpreting and analyzing the answers are just as important. See if you can do this with the six capital budgeting tool answers that you will be computing in the following example.   Example Suppose you are thinking of acquiring either the ABC or the XYZ Company. Both have a purchase price of $500K so you cannot readily see which choice would be in your best interest. You also have a capital restraint of approximately $500K so you cannot purchase both entities. Thus, you provide your accountants and analysts with the historical financial details of both companies. They spend a few days forecasting 5 years of detailed financial statements based on how your company would operate these two corporations. The following are the results that ended with the projected 5-year net cash flow figures. Year 0 shows the initial cost outlay (or purchase price), and years 1 through 5 show the projected cash inflow if you make the purchase.  012345       ABC-500100200575325100       XYZ-50027525075250450 It is an interesting coincidence to note that if you total both rows for each company, they are the same.  However, you know that this does not matter in that comparing totals ignores the time value of money and is not a valid capital budgeting tool in making strategic decisions for your firm.Let’s first look at two of the more popular capital budgeting tools, NPV and IRR. As you are doing, you always look at the projected cash flows for each project—not net income. To compare the projects on equal terms, you bring back the future cash flows to the present, which is the present value concept. Then, you subtract the cost of that project from its present value—thus, NPV.Before you start this process, you need a discount rate—the interest rate used in the NPV formula. Sometimes it is called the hurdle rate or required rate of return. It is usually the cost of capital—sometimes with a risk factor added, if it is a risky project. The cost of capital is used because you want this project to at least make more than what capital is now costing you to run your business—otherwise, the project will lose the firm cash. In this example, you are using a discount rate of 10%. Thus, if your NPV is positive—it is a good project. If it is negative, it is considered a poor project. In comparing projects, you want to pick the one with the highest NPV.Net Present Value     ABC$472.28    XYZ$463.13     As you can see (you may check these figures with your spreadsheet program or financial calculator), ABC has a slightly higher NPV. Therefore, ABC would be your choice based on this one capital budgeting tool. You should note that NPV is considered the most superior capital budgeting tool.Now, how would you interpret or define your NPV answer? A textbook might define NPV as the present value of future cash returns, discounted at the appropriate interest rate, less the cost of the investment.  If you explain it that way to most people, they might give you a blank stare. Yes, you should pick ABC because its NPV is higher than XYZ.  However, here is the key interpretation that all will understand—ABC will be giving you, over 5 years, a current value cash return of approximately $472.3K above your 10% required rate of return. In other words, this project will not only meet your 10% required return, but it will give you an additional $472.3K.  The next question is, what total percentage return does the dollar amount represent? This is exactly what IRR tells you. The IRR calculations are as follows: Internal Rate of Return     ABC38.58%    XYZ40.01%Therefore, your total current valued percentage return on your investment for ABC = 38.58%. IRR is a percentage that will go with NPV most of the time. NPV told you to choose ABC Company. Your IRR computations are giving you conflicting directions telling you to choose XYZ Company. Consider that IRR can have two problem areas—more than one negative in the cash flow, or if there are large fluctuations in cash flows from year to year. Either of these two problems can result in non-accurate IRR answers. If you noticed, there were some large fluctuations in your cash flow. If you get an IRR decision that conflicts with NPV, you always choose the higher NPV.Here is an exercise to give you an idea of how NPV is related to IRR. Suppose you are using a discount rate of 10%. If you have an NPV of exactly $0, your IRR will be 10%. If your NPV is above $0, your IRR will be above 10%. If your NPV is below $0, your IRR will be below 10%. You can prove this by taking ABC’s IRR of 35.58% and using it as the discount rate in the NPV formula. Recalculate NPV using the 35.58% discount rate and you will get an NPV that is very close to $0.  You know that IRR can have its problems—this is why they came up with MIRR. MIRR solves the problems that may occur in IRR computations. MIRR can be calculated automatically with some financial calculators and it is also an fx function in Microsoft® Excel®. Here are the results of your example:Modified Internal Rate of Return    ABC25.65%    XYZ25.41%As you can see, MIRR’s capital budgeting decision matches that of the calculated NPV. Company ABC is slightly higher than company XYZ. You can also calculate MIRR using just the basic time value of money functions of a financial calculator. There is an example of this at the end of this document.PI is another tool. It goes together with NPV and never conflicts with NPV’s findings. The easiest way to calculate PI is as follows:PI = PV/ICO, that is, present value divided by the initial cost outlay. Most textbooks use this formula; however, some textbooks use the formula PI = NPV/ICO, PI = net present value divided by the initial cost outlay.The simplest way to get PV is after you have calculated NPV. PV = NPV + ICO. In your example using ABC company, it would be PV = 472.28 + 500 = 972.28. Now you can calculate PI = 972.28 / 500 = 1.94. Profitabilty Index    ABC       1.94      XYZ       1.93     Remember, PI is just an index number—anything 1.0 and higher is affirmation for the project you are evaluating. So the next question: If PI goes hand in hand with NPV, then why do you even need to calculate PI?PI is a type of ratio that gives the highest NPV per dollar of investment. PI comes more into play when you are comparing many projects. One textbook describes it as:The PI is sometimes used to rank projects even when there is no soft or hard capital rationing. In this case the unwary user may be led to favor small projects over larger projects with higher NPV’s. The PI was designed to select the projects with the most bang per buck—the greatest NPV per dollar spent. That is the right objective when bucks are limited. When they are not, a bigger bang is always better than a smaller one, even when more bucks are spent (Brealey, 1988, p. 201).PB method is the most inferior of all basic capital budgeting tools because it does not consider the time value of money—for example, if a project will cost $500 to start and is projecting $100 per year cash inflow for the first 10 years, then the payback period is 5.0 years—the amount of time it takes the cash inflow to pay for the original cash outflow or cost of the project. Of course, this ignores the time value of money treating a dollar in any future year the same in value as a dollar today. The decision-making criteria for the payback method is going with the project that pays off the initial cost outlay in less time. As you can see by the following calculations, you have another conflict. Your NPV indicated that company ABC is the correct choice; however, PB states that company XYZ is the choice.  You can see that not only does the PB method ignore the time value of money, but it also does not consider all years of the cash flow projection. For example, XYZ showed that its payback was in less than 2 years ignoring the last 3 years as being a factor. Note. There will be an example of an easy way to calculate PB at the end of this document.Payback Period    ABC2.35yrs     XYZ1.90yrsThe last tool to introduce is discounted payback period (DPB). While this method also ignores some of the future cash flow projections much like the PB method, it does consider the time value of money. The DPB is computed in a similar fashion as the PB method—the only difference is that the DPB method uses the discounted cash flow. As you can see in the following, factoring in the time value of money makes the decision in line with the NPV’s outcome—ABC is the choice!Discount Payback Period    ABC2.56yrs     XYZ2.77yrs The following is a quick glance summary of the capital budgeting tool answers—note that the preferred choice based on each capital budgeting tool’s criteria is highlighted:  ABC XYZNPV$472.28  $463.13 IRR38.58% 40.01%MIRR25.65% 25.41%PI1.94 1.93PB2.35yrs1.9DPB2.56yrs2.77 Remember that if there is any question as to the validity of the calculations, NPV should always be used as the final decision factor. Example MIRR Calculation Example and Hints Discount rate = 10% Projected Cash flow years          0       1       2       3       4       5 Project A                  (500)    45     55      65    175   185 First, you must take all of years (except year 0) out to year 5 using the future value function of your financial calculator. MIRR takes everything out to the future first before discounting it back tothe present. Take year 1 for example—to get this year’s value out to year 5, you must use the future value (FV) function: PV = 45 i = 10 n = 4 because it is 4 years to get to year 5 Solving for FV = 65.68 FV – YR5 = 185.00 FV – YR4 = 192.50 FV – YR3 = 78.65 FV – YR2 = 73.21 FV – YR1 = 65.88 Terminal value (total of years 1 through 5) = 595.24 Once this process has been done for each year, you add them to get what is called the terminal value. Now, you have all of the numbers to calculate MIRR: FV = 595.24 PV = (500.00) n = 5 Solving for i = 3.55% MIRR is 3.55%, which will almost always be more conservative than IRR. Of course, because MIRR is below your required rate of return, it is a thumbs-down on this project. Make sure that you calculate the above answer to see if you can come up with the same solution. Remember, always make sure your PV is entered as a negative, or you will get an error when solving for i. Payback Calculation Example and Hints Suppose you had 5 years of cash flow as follows (year 0 being the initial cost outlay): YR0 = -500   YR1 = 120   YR2 = 100  YR3 = 110  YR4 = 100  YR5 = 280 You would always start with the initial cost outlay and then subtract every year until you are at the last year that would put your total below zero: 500 – 120 – 100 – 110 – 100 = 70 The reason to not subtract year 5 is because that would put you below 0.Now you know that the payback is 4 full years plus a fraction. How do you find the fractional part of the 5th year? You take the leftover 70 and divide by the 280 in year 5—this gives you a fraction of .25. Therefore, the payback = 4.25 years. Note that discounted payback is calculated in the same manner, but the discounted cash flow would be used. Reference Brealey, R. A.,Myers, S. C., & Marcus,  (2007). Fundamentals of corporate finance (5th edition).New York, NY:McGraw-Hill International.

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QUESTION 1Materials Quantity Variance = F, Materials Price Variance = F, Labor Efficiency Variance = F, Labor Rate Variance = F. Which of the following is the most likely scenario for these variances? The purchasing manager is doing a good job of finding quality materials at discounted prices. The materials hold up very well in production. The employees are well trained, properly supervised, and their skills properly match the jobs to which they are assigned, which allows for expectations to be consitently exceeded. The purchasing manager is finding low cost materials but their low quality may be contributing to excess waste during production. The employees are well trained, properly supervised, and their skills properly match the jobs to which they are assigned, which allows for expectations to be consistently exceeded. Unforeseen events caused a spike in the cost of raw materials, but fortunately the quality of the materials was not compromised. The employees are well trained, properly supervised, and their skills properly match the jobs to which they are assigned, which allows for expectations to be consistently exceeded. The purchasing manager is doing a good job of finding quality materials at discounted prices. The materials hold up well in production. No problems in the purchasing department. But just days ago, the owner’s nephew took over as production manager. He has no experience and fired some good workers to hire his friends at ridiculously high wages. The factory floor has turned into a zoo. Thank goodness the equipment and procedures in place are sound.2 pointsQUESTION 2Materials Quantity Variance = F or no variance, Materials Price Variance = U, Labor Efficiency Variance = F, Labor Rate Variance = F. Which of the following is the most likely scenario for these variances? The purchasing manager is doing a good job of finding quality materials at discounted prices. The materials hold up adequately in production. The employees are well trained, properly supervised, and their skills properly match the jobs to which they are assigned, which allows for expectations to be consistently exceeded. The purchasing manager is finding low cost materials but their low quality may be contributing to excess waste during production. The employees are well trained, properly supervised, and their skills properly match the jobs to which they are assigned, which allows for expectations to be consistently exceeded. Unforeseen events caused a spike in the cost of raw materials, but fortunately the quality of the materials was not compromised. The employees are well trained, properly supervised, and their skills properly match the jobs to which they are assigned, which allows for expectations to be consistently exceeded. The production manager and the employees in the factory have won numerous company awards for innovation, efficiency, and many cost saving ideas. The purchasing manager was recently fired for awarding contracts to friends at exorbitant costs in exchange inferior raw materials.2 pointsQUESTION 3Materials Quantity Variance = U, Materials Price Variance = F, Labor Efficiency Variance = F, Labor Rate Variance = F. Which of the following is the most likely scenario for these variances? The purchasing manager is doing a good job of finding quality materials at discounted prices. The materials hold up adequately in production. The employees are well trained, properly supervised, and their skills properly match the jobs to which they are assigned, which allows for expectations to be consistently exceeded. This company seems to be losing control of the manufacturing process. Materials purchased are overpriced and do not hold up well in production. Employee wages are above the standard, indicating either unplanned overtime was needed or higher skilled workers are doing jobs below their pay grade. Poor materials, poor supervision, and equipment breakdowns have required more direct labor hours than the standard budgeted. Unforeseen events caused a spike in the cost of raw materials, but fortunately the quality of the materials was not compromised. The employees are well trained, properly supervised, and their skills properly match the jobs to which they are assigned, which allows for expectations to be consistently exceeded. One of the machines in the factory was not working properly and destroyed thousands of dollars of raw materials before it could be repaired. Other than that one glitch, the purchasing department exceeds expectations and its competent; the manufacturing employees similarly are top notch and well managed, continually surpassing expectations.2 pointsQUESTION 4Materials Quantity Variance = U, Materials Price Variance = U, Labor Efficiency Variance = F, Labor Rate Variance = F. Which of the following is the most likely scenario for these variances? One of the machines in the factory was not working properly and destroyed thousands of dollars of raw materials before it could be repaired. Other than that one glitch, the purchasing department exceeds expectations and its competent; the manufacturing employees similarly are top notch and well managed, continually surpassing expectations. The production manager and the employees in the factory have won numerous company awards for innovation, efficiency, and many cost saving ideas. The purchasing manager was recently fired for awarding contracts to friends at exorbitant costs in exchange inferior raw materials. This company seems to be losing control of the manufacturing process. Materials purchased are overpriced and do not hold up well in production. Employee wages are above the standard, indicating either unplanned overtime was needed or higher skilled workers are doing jobs below their pay grade. Poor materials, poor supervision, and equipment breakdowns have required more direct labor hours than the standard budgeted. Unforeseen events caused a spike in the cost of raw materials, but fortunately the quality of the materials was not compromised. The employees are well trained, properly supervised, and their skills properly match the jobs to which they are assigned, which allows for expectations to be consistently exceeded.2 pointsQUESTION 5Materials Quantity Variance = F, Materials Price Variance = F, Labor Efficiency Variance = F, Labor Rate Variance = U. The philosophy of the company is that cheap labor makes the world go ’round. If an employee’s wages can be cut, they will be. The purchasing and production manager salaries are kept at 20% below comparable positions in the area, with frequent unexpected reductions for punitive measures. The idea is that savings on salaries and wages will translate to higher profits. In reality, it has resulted in low morale and a poor work ethic that has permeated the company. Employees cut corners whenever possible and are not committed to advancing company interests. This company is doing well and expanding into more advanced technological fields. They recently upgraded the production process by hiring highly qualified candidates and by offering advanced training for existing employees, which upgraded their pay. These moves were more costly than planned. The purchasing manager is doing a good job of finding quality materials at discounted prices. The materials hold up very well in production. The employees are well trained, properly supervised and will be ready to take on more difficult and sophisticated work when the expansion is complete. One of the machines in the factory was not working properly and destroyed thousands of dollars of raw materials before it could be repaired. Other than that one glitch, the purchasing department exceeds expectations and is competent; the manufacturing employees similarly are top notch and well managed, continually surpassing expectations. Unforeseen events caused a spike in the cost of raw materials, but fortunately the quality of the materials was not compromised. The employees are well trained, properly supervised, and their skills properly match the jobs to which they are assigned, which allows for expectations to be consistently exceeded.2 pointsQUESTION 6Materials Quantity Variance = F, Materials Price Variance = F, Labor Efficiency Variance = U, Labor Rate Variance = U. Which of the following is the most likely scenario for these variances? This company is doing well and expanding into more advanced technological fields. They recently upgraded the production process by hiring highly qualified candidates and by advanced training for existing employees, which upgraded their pay. These moves were more costly than planned. The purchasing manager is doing a good job of finding quality materials at discounted prices. The materials hold up exceedingly well in production. The employees are well trained, properly supervised and will be ready to take on more difficult and sophisticated work when the expansion is complete. The production manager and the employees in the factory have won numerous company awards for innovation, efficiency, and many cost saving ideas. The purchasing manager was recently fired for awarding contracts to friends at exorbitant costs in exchange for inferior raw materials. This company is putting all its resources into high tech production equipment that streamlines the manufacturing process to both produce a superior product and use raw materials that other firms routinely discard. Some amazing deals on materials picked up at the dump and recycling locations have been found in the last weeks. The new machines almost never create waste or break down, providing even better than expected results. As a result of the high capital expenditures on equipment, the company has not invested in its employees and morale is low. Employees call in sick at the last minute, upsetting production schedules. Retaining highly skilled workers is tough and bonuses were hastily distributed to keep some of the top performers from jumping ship. Unforeseen events caused a spike in the cost of raw materials, but fortunately the quality of the materials was not compromised. The employees are well trained, properly supervised, and their skills properly match the jobs to which they are assigned, which allows for expectations to be consistently exceeded.2 pointsQUESTION 7Materials Quantity Variance = U, Materials Price Variance = U, Labor Efficiency Variance = U, Labor Rate Variance = F. Which of the following is the most likely scenario for these variances? The philosophy of the company is that cheap labor makes the world go ’round. If an employee’s wages can be cut, they will be. The purchasing and production manager salaries are kept at 20% below comparable positions in the area, with frequent unexpected reductions for punitive measures. The idea is that savings on salaries and wages will translate to higher profits. In reality, it has resulted in low morale and a poor work ethic that has permeated the company. Employees cut corners whenever possible and are not committed to advancing company interests. Unforeseen events caused a spike in the cost of raw materials, but fortunately the quality of the materials was not compromised. The employees are well trained, properly supervised, and their skills properly match the jobs to which they are assigned, which allows for expectations to be consistently exceeded. The purchasing manager is finding low cost materials but their low quality may be contributing to excess waste during production. The employees are well trained, properly supervised, and their skills properly match the jobs to which they are assigned, which allows for expectations to be consistently exceeded. This company is doing well and expanding into more advanced technological fields.They recently upgraded the production process by hiring highly qualified candidates and by advanced training for existing employees. These moves were more costly than planned. The purchasing manager is doing a good job of finding quality materials at discounted prices. The materials hold up exceedingly well in production. The employees are well trained, properly supervised and will be ready to take on more difficult and sophisticated work when the expansion is complete.2 pointsQUESTION 8Materials Quantity Variance = U, Materials Price Variance = F, Labor Efficiency Variance = U, Labor Rate Variance = U. Which of the following is the most likely scenario for these variances? The purchasing manager is doing a good job of finding quality materials at discounted prices. The materials hold up very well in production. No problems in the purchasing department. But just days ago, the owner’s nephew took over as production manager. He has no experience and fired some good workers to hire his friends at ridiculously high wages. The factory floor has turned into a zoo. Thank goodness the equipment and procedures in place are sound. Buying cheap material that looked like a ‘steal’ seemed like a good idea at the time. But it has been nothing but headaches. There is a much higher degree of waste and product must be re-worked, requiring both extra hours from employees and even expensive overtime. The philosophy of the company is that cheap labor makes the world go ’round. If an employee’s wages can be cut, they will be. The purchasing and production manager salaries are kept at 20% below comparable positions in the area, with frequent unexpected reductions for punitive measures. The idea is that savings on salaries and wages will translate to higher profits. In reality, it has resulted in low morale and a poor work ethic that has permeated the company. Employees cut corners whenever possible and are not committed to advancing company interests. This company is doing well and expanding into more advanced technological fields. They recently upgraded the production process by hiring highly qualified candidates and by advanced training for existing employees. These moves were more costly than planned. The purchasing manager is doing a good job of finding quality materials at discounted prices. The materials hold up exceedingly well in production. The employees are well trained, properly supervised and will be ready to take on more difficult and sophisticated work when the expansion is complete.2 pointsQUESTION 9Materials Quantity Variance = F, Materials Price Variance = F, Labor Efficiency Variance = U, Labor Rate Variance = U. Which of the following is the most likely scenario for these variances? The purchasing manager is doing a good job of finding quality materials at a discounted price. The materials hold up very well in production. No problems in the purchasing department. But just days ago, the owner’s nephew took over as production manager. He has no experience and fired some good workers to hire his friends at ridiculously high wages. The factory floor has turned into a zoo. Thank goodness the equipment and procedures in place are sound. Unforeseen events caused a spike in the cost of raw materials, but fortunately the quality of the materials was not compromised. The employees are well trained, properly supervised, and their skills properly match the jobs to which they are assigned, which allows for expectations to be consistently exceeded. The philosophy of the company is that cheap labor makes the world go ’round. If an employee’s wages can be cut, they will be. The purchasing and production manager salaries are kept at 20% below comparable positions in the area, with frequent unexpected reductions for punitive measures. The idea is that savings on salaries and wages will translate to higher profits. In reality, it has resulted in low morale and a poor work ethic that has permeated the company. Employees cut corners whenever possible and are not committed to advancing company interests. Buying cheap material that looked like a ‘steal’ seemed like a good idea at the time. But it has been nothing but headaches. There is a much higher degree of waste and product must be re-worked, requiring both extra hours from employees and even expensive overtime.2 pointsQUESTION 10Materials Quantity Variance = U, Materials Price Variance = U, Labor Efficiency Variance = U, Labor Rate Variance = U. Which of the following is the most likely scenario for these variances? Buying cheap material that looked like a ‘steal’ seemed like a good idea at the time. But it has been nothing but headaches. There is a much higher degree of waste and product must be re-worked, requiring both extra hours from employees and even expensive overtime. The production manager and the employees in the factory have won numerous company awards for innovation, efficiency, and many cost saving ideas. The purchasing manager was recently fired for awarding contracts to friends at exorbitant costs in exchange inferior raw materials. One of the machines in the factory was not working properly and destroyed thousands of dollars of raw materials before it could be repaired. Other than that one glitch, the purchasing department exceeds expectations and its competent; the manufacturing employees similarly are top notch and well managed, continually surpassing expectations. This company seems to be losing control of the manufacturing process. Materials purchased are overpriced and do not hold up well in production. Employee wages are above the standard, indicating either unplanned overtime was needed or higher skilled workers are doing jobs below their pay grade. Poor materials, poor supervision, and equipment breakdowns have required more direct labor hours than the standard budgeted.

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