1. The CEO at your present employer has been so impressed with your knowledge of finance that you have been promoted to the CFO position! Congratulations! You now need to advise the CEO on some upcoming strategic initiatives that will have long-term implications for your company. In other words, these are important decisions. For…
Scenario You are the regional marketing director of a theme park in the southeastern United States that is part of a global brand. The chief marketing officer of global operations has called upon you to help coordinate the marketing tasks related to rolling out an emergency response to a recent safety and injury incident at…
How should businesses like YouTube balance the economic costs of copyright infringement, the psychological motivations of users who share or consume free content, and the ethical responsibility to respect creators’ rights? In your response, draw on at least two different disciplinary perspectives—for example: Economics: Consider opportunity costs, lost revenue, incentives, and market impact. Psychology: Consider…
To begin your assignment, download the Financial Forecasting Template Use the EDGAR | Company Filings or Yahoo! Finance database to download the last 10-Q from Starbucks into Excel. In the Variance Analysis project, Complete the Variance Analysis Sheet on the appropriate tab in the Financial Forecasting Template, using the downloaded data. Calculate a quarterly…
1. Discuss the evolution of the securities markets, including the impact of NASDAQ, CME, ECNs, and foreign exchanges. Explain the role of securities markets in the efficient allocation of capital among issuers and investors based on the efficient market hypothesis. Evaluate if the presence of dark pools enhances or reduces capital market efficiency. Finally,…
Audit of Inventory: Keegan Murphy Cattle Ranch Overview This case focuses on the inventory process in the context of a cattle ranch. Students will learn about how companies and their auditors perform periodic inventory counts, with a focus on the innovative practice of using drones and automated counting software to complete the inventory process. While…
Overview In today’s information age, customers have access to various digital platforms to access and share information. Customers also use these platforms to communicate with service providers, share opinions, and provide feedback. Therefore, it is important for product owners and service providers to be ready with a response plan for all communications over digital…
Prompt In this mentor-focused video check-in, you will review the Project Guidelines and Rubric (the project is due in Module Nine) and have an asynchronous discussion with your instructor regarding any initial concerns about the same. You will also review the Theme Park Vision, Mission, and Values document and outline the marketing research efforts…
An environmental scan allows you to identify the trends (technical, social, political, economic, and so on), issues, and other factors that are most likely to affect a given industry, thereby helping you determine a strategy for dealing with potential changes. After an organization has completed a SWOT analysis, it will carefully monitor both the internal…
How to do it and what it is: https://medium.com/law-school-life-and-beyond/how-to-make-a-firac-the-best-way-to-organize-all-your-cases-e217263a184d Choose a case from here: https://supreme.justia.com/cases-by-topic/taxes/ Guidelines: FIRAC model, ~2-3 pages Examples attached FIRACsample1.docx FIRAC Case Brief Case Name: United States v. Kirby Lumber Co. Facts: 1. In 1921, Kirby Lumber Company issued bonds with a par value of $12,126,800. 2. During the same year, Kirby…