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   Assignment 3: Capstone Research Project
   Due Week 10 and worth 410 points
   Project Parameters:
   You have been selected as the consultant to develop a business plan for Durango Manufacturing Company, which is a start-up, medium-sized public manufacturing company. The CEO has a background in manufacturing and is well versed in supply chain management. However, the CEO has limited experience in financial management and creating value for the various stakeholder groups. Your business plan must include a five (5) year strategy to increase revenues by 10% and a recommendation for creating an organizational structure to comply with SOX mandates for strong corporate governance over the internal controls. Your business plan must also include prescriptions for creating an ethical environment. Your recommendation must be approved by the Board of Directors before the company can begin its operations. Capstone Research Project Assignment

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   Based on your knowledge of accounting and financial, prepare a ten to twelve (10-12) page report in which you:

   1. As the consultant, create an argument that you will present to the CEO that suggests accounting and financial management knowledge and skills will be essential to the company’s success and stability over the next five (5) years. Provide support for your argument.
   2. Suggest to the CEO how the company’s stakeholders (investors, lenders, and employees) will use financial statement information and ratio calculations to make key determinations related to the financial condition and operational efficiency of the company. Provide support for your rationale.
   3. Given the strategy to increase revenue during the five (5) year plan period, which will need to be achieved through expansion and capital expenditures, determine which capital budgeting ratio is appropriate for Durango to evaluate its proposals for capital expenditures, such as NPV, IRR, etc. Defend your position. Capstone Research Project Assignment
   4. In order for the company to improve its operational efficiency, recommend which production departments should use process, job order, and activity-based costing—all three (3) of which must be implemented within Durango. Defend your choice for each department.
   5. The CEO would like to consider outsourcing his manufacturing operations if labor can be supplied cheaper overseas than in the U.S. Create an argument either for or against outsourcing the manufacturing operation to a foreign country. Your argument should include key points that support your position. The key points should address economic and business management aspects related to outsourcing.
   6. Predict the economic and business environment over the next five (5) years, indicating at least two (2) ways it may impact Durango Manufacturing Company’s ability to achieve the desired 10% growth in revenue. Provide support for your prediction.
   7. Formulate a strategy to improve the opportunities for Durango to reach its revenue goals (i.e., increase revenue by 10% within five [5] years).
   8. Assess the potential for fraud within Durango based on the lack of IT controls, and determine at least two (2) ways Durango will structure its internal IT controls to ensure that such controls are effective in detecting fraudulent transactions.
   9. Use at least six (6) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources. Capstone Research Project Assignment
   10. 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 financial reports, prepare analysis, and draw conclusions based on the financial analysis
   • Calculate and interpret various financial and operating ratios used in business.
   • Apply activity-based costing and other managerial accounting concepts to various business situations.
   • Evaluate capital budgeting situations by calculating financial returns and drawing appropriate conclusions.
   • Evaluate internal controls within an organization and create a risk assessment.
   • Analyze ethical theories to evaluate a decision-making process to determine compliance with professional codes of ethics.
   • Evaluate the health of organizations to assess the level of risk in an audit engagement.
   • Evaluate financial data for potential fraud and prepare an audit approach for detecting fraud.
   • Assess the risk of financial misstatement in an IT-based environment.
   • Evaluate financial data for potential fraud and determine the business relationships contributing to the fraudulent reporting.
   • Use technology and information resources to research issues in accounting management. Capstone Research Project Assignment
   • Write clearly and concisely about accounting management using proper writing mechanics.
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Evaluation of your Strengths and Weaknesses while Assessing you own Leadership Style

Based on earlier assignments for Apple.

Self-appraisal and assessment is an important part of growth and development. Understanding yourself leads to more targeted self-development and an ability to focus on the work you’re the most proficient at.  Evaluation of your Strengths and Weaknesses while Assessing you own Leadership Style. This assignment requires you to do an evaluation of your strengths and weaknesses while assessing you own leadership style. This assignment should be a minimum of a page and a half and complete the following:

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• Identify three strengths that you possess. Provide specific examples of how each of these strengths could be used to further your career.
• Identify three weaknesses that you possess. Provide specific examples of how you could improve each of these weaknesses in order to make yourself a more well-rounded manager.
• Explain if you possess more crystalized or fluid intelligence. Support your choice with an example from your personal or professional life.
• Explain what leadership style you believe you fall under. Apply the information from your self-analysis to this choice in order to support your decision. Remember that there are many leadership styles. Outside research can be useful for this section. Evaluation of your Strengths and Weaknesses while Assessing you own Leadership Style

Marketing Mistake Assignment

Conduct a Google search of marketing mistakes that companies have faced when trying to expand into a global market.  Identify the marketing mistake that you found most interesting among the examples that you found.  Take a deep dive into your research to gather more information about what the company did and what was the mistake they made.  You will be turning this research into a short-written report.  The report should contain the following sections:

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1. Create a cover page where you clearly identify the company with a picture, the company name, and where the company was headquartered at the time of the event. Marketing Mistake Assignment

2. Explain what the company was doing for its global marketing strategies at the time of the event. In this section, be sure to answer questions such as:

a. What country was involved?

b. Was this company new to this market or had they been there awhile?

c. Was this company working alone or with a business partner?

d. Who were they targeting in that country?

e. Did they conduct any market research, according to what you could find in your research?

f.  What were the 4Ps they were using for their marketing strategies in this country?

3. Identify and explain the mistake they made.  In other words, what went wrong?

4. How do you think the mistake could’ve been avoided?  Be sure to identify at least two ways the company could have potentially avoided the mistake.

5. How was this mistake related to the approach toward localization/globalization that the company was using for their marketing strategies?  (Note: consult Ch 1 in your book to make sure you understand the the concepts of localization/globalization of marketing strategies in answering this question.) Marketing Mistake Assignment

6. Provide a Bibliography with all the references you found/utilized in your research and writing.  List the citations in alphabetical order, using APA formatting.

7. Please include subtitles in your document that clearly show how you answered each of the numbered items above.  In other words, have bold italicized subtitles for each section of the write up: Global Marketing Strategies, Mistake Made, Ways to Avoid the Problem, Localization or Globalization, and References.

   8. Also, be sure to use your own words in writing up this exercise—do not copy any material you found in your research.  Marketing Mistake Assignment

 

Accounting Fundamentals Assignment

Question 1

Sweets Are plc is an Iona-established sweets and confectionery manufacturer. All products are manufactured in the, UK. but sales are made worldwide. It is a growing but competitive market. Given below are extracts from their financial statement. Accounting Fundamentals Assignment

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Question 2

The following balances relate. to Wales plc for the year ended 31″ Member 2021:

The following information is relevant:

• Corporation tax for the year is estimated at £100.000.
• Salesmen are owed a commission of £3,000 in respect of December sales. It will be paid on 31 January 2022 and has not been recorded in the ledger accounts yet.
• Goods valued at £980 were sent to customers on 31St December 2021. Payment is due on 28 February 2022. This has not been recorded in the ledger accounts yet.
• The preference shares should be included within equity. Accounting Fundamentals Assignment

Prepare a PowerPoint Presentation on Administrative Activities

Prepare a PowerPoint Presentation on Administrative Activities

 

Instructions

For this assignment, an administrative agency’s activities can be varied, yet each serves a relevant purpose in assisting an agency in performing its duties. Depict agency activities and dictate how monitoring mechanisms provide access to information related to agency functions.

Specifically, address the following in your PowerPoint presentation:

• Synthesize the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
• Compile key points of the Privacy Act.
• Dictate why you think the FOIA, and Privacy Act are necessary.
• Portray the effect lobbying has on public opinion of these Acts.
• Depict whether lobbying rules and regulations regarding these Acts should be changed.
• Address any areas of improvement you can find and justify the improvements. Prepare a PowerPoint Presentation on Administrative Activities
  

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Provide specific examples to detail your presentation.

Incorporate appropriate animations, transitions, and graphics, as well as speaker notes for each slide. The speaker notes may be comprised of brief paragraphs or bulleted lists.

Length: 12-15 slides (with a separate title and reference slide[s])

Notes Length: 200-350 words for each slide

References: Include a minimum of 5 scholarly resources.

The completed assignment should address all the assignment requirements, exhibit evidence of concept knowledge, and demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the content presented in the course. The writing should integrate scholarly resources, reflect academic expectations and current APA standards. Prepare a PowerPoint Presentation on Administrative Activities