Questions: Identify The Need To Better Forecast The Impact Of An Event On Sales Where You Need To Identify If You Will Adopt a Bayesian Probabilistic Approach Answers: Introduction In order to improve customer relationship, most business organisations put in place favourable policies enabling them to boost sales and increase profits. One of the departments given considerable attention is the marketing department, as it forms one of the ...
This assessment requires learners to critically evaluate a strategic or operational problem or opportunity in a New Zealand business or organisation (LO1), examine the validity and application of a range of business research methodologies including quantitative and qualitative, and select suitable research methods for the research project (LO3), conduct research and critically analyse and evaluate data and information to determine findings (LO4),...
Task Introduction The Oman based construction industry has witnessed remarkable growth in the recent past. This growth was possible due to oil reserves, which have uninterruptedly sponsored construction-based development projects. Being a member of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), the concept of value engineering (VE) is well learned and accepted in Oman. Value engineering has been attributed to the elevated value management practices by GCC...
Task: In a memo, please respond to Alan, president of BBCC, on the following issues: 1. Activity-based costing a)Prepare an activity-based costing analysis of each product (The-Bar, Alamonde and Salt-Lick) using the information provided from Exhibit 6 and the 20X7 actual costs incurred (Exhibit 4). The analysis should consist of a partial income statement showing sales and manufacturing costs (including direct materials anddirect labour) for e...
KUALA LUMPUR: Tenaga Nasional BhdTenaga posted its first quarterly loss in more than seven years on higher operating cost and increased impairment of financial instruments. Net losses in the three-month ended Dec 31 was RM134mil, the company said today. Operating profit in the fourth quarter fell to RM697mil compared with RM1.47bil registered in the preceding quarter on lower revenue and increase in impairment of financial instruments.The disappo...
Task Module 5 Discussion: Please reply to each student post. Discuss: What impacts you foresee customer-generated power (e.g. using solar, wind, etc.) having on the power companies’ businesses. What trade-offs will these trends require in their operations and distribution strategies? Please respond to Chad’s post: Reply with 83 words Customer-generated power is best defined as using non-traditional methods to generate...
Questions: This is an independent assignment. Each student is responsible to maintain the integrity of their own work. Sharing/Copying/Crowdsourcing will result with academic penalties. Each student is required to upload to eCoenstoga:1.A Word document outline their response to the instructions BACKGROUND AND SCENARIO:In Week #10 we have been introduced to the CMS Implementation and all the different parts to it. As we can see there is m...
Question: For courses accredited by professional bodies such as the IET (Institution of Engineering and Technology) there are some derogations from the standard regulations and these are detailed in Cheating and Plagiarism Both cheating and plagiarism are totally unacceptable and the University maintains a strict policy against them. It is YOUR responsibility to be aware of this policy and to act accordingly. The basic principles are: Don...
Task 1. Nanning Ceramics Co Ltd (“NCCL”) is a company based in Nanning, China, which purchases ceramic tiles from manufacturers across China and sells them to companies around the world. NCCL is in dispute with four of its customers. (a) In 2018, NCCL was approached by BAU AG, an Austrian construction company, which was looking for frost-resistant tiles to be used for its outdoor construction projects in the Austrian Alps. NCCL recommen...
Task The Case You have been supplied with Clearwater.sql, which contains a database creation and population script to create and populate the Clearwater Traders database. You must design business data models that will provide necessary information to data developers for creation of a first normal form staging area that contains all of the measurables (facts) and dimensions (characteristics) necessary for supply of evidence to justify the deci...
Questions: Learning Outcomes 1. Describe key finance goals and decisions and the environment in which financial decisions are made.2. Identify and assess ethical issues with respect to financial theory and practice.3. Apply time value of money, valuation, and risk and return techniques to financial decision-making.4. Evaluate project and firm cost of capital and demonstrate its application to financial decisions.5. Analyse how sound financial...
Question: Identify and evaluate standard forms of contracts used in construction and demonstrate a critical review Assess & compare and contrast various construction contracts and their application for different construction projects . Compare, select & evaluate different procurement processes and critically evaluate its effects on construction projects Critically evaluate the selection of contract and risk allocation Analyse contrac...
Task Assignment Scenario Pipelines Engineering Company (PEC) have been operating as a pipeline installer for 40 years in the oil and gas industry. They price their tenders in accordance with the methodology of the gulf stream requirements and where require use the form of measurements provided in John S Page’s reference book ‘Estimator’s Piping Man-Hour Manual’. They have gathered their own indices and data from com...
Task: How would you advise the company to improve the effectiveness of its response? Include at least two recommendations. Support your response with specific examples. Illustrate the specific course concepts you relied on to draw your conclusions. The washing, however, did not completely eliminate the bacteria, and as the contaminated truck sat idle, waiting for its next load, the bacteria multiplied. Unfortunately, for Schwan’s Sales En...
Question 1 You are requested to develop a RESTful web service application using JAVA programming language. We provided you with the JAVA class “Basics.java”, this class implements methods to store and retrieve Jason objects from a file. It has more functionally, you are asked to read the source code carefully. The following Jason value pairs needs to be stored on the server sides in a file (you can do so by calling the method &ldquo...
Task: 1.Select approximately four new ideas, economic models, and concepts from each chapter. Fully integrate the concepts into the discussion.2.If it is needed, identify relevant sources of information. Cite the sources you used. Pay attention to the credibility of the source.3.Apply positive economic analysis, it means use economic theory you learned in class.4.Your response to each section (chapter) should be at least one page long....
Questions: Galba Developments (Galba) is the commercial development entity created by the largest pension fund in Nusquam. It is progressing a project to redevelop a large brownfield site in Cloacarius, a run-down port on the coast of Nusquam. The scheme is extensive and involves the creation of new port facilities, a storage and distribution centre and new housing. In addition, new road and rail links are being created to improve the accessib...
Questions: It is expected that investors and other financial statement users will ultimately demand some assurance from an auditor or external party on a firm’s use of XBRL Discuss that statement showing the XBRL possible assurance objectives. IT projects require large amounts of capital and selecting one project often means foregoing others. Furthermore, IT projects often involve changes in business processes that will affect substanti...
1.Calculate the missing values (6 marks)Unit Selling Price Variable Cost per unit Unit Sales Total Contribution Margin Total Fixed Costs Net IncomeA) 8 150,000 300,000 200,000 B)30 C) 180,000 800,000 &nbs...
Answers: Part - 1-ACTIVITY: Review Airbnb’s pitch deck from its seed fundraising round in 2008. Describe Airbnb’s business model using the business model canvas below References Fewkes, A. (2022, January 12). How Airbnb's exponential business model works. Retrieved from BMI: https://www.businessmodelsinc.com/exponential-business-model/airbnb/ Kist, W. (2017, June 29). How Airbnb Works | Insights into Business &...
Task Capital Budgeting Decision Since LSUS corporation is producing at full capacity, Amanda has decided to have Han examine the feasibility of a new manufacturing plant. This expansion would represent a major capital outlay for the company. A preliminary analysis of the project has been conducted at a cost of $1.6 million. This analysis determined that the new plant will require an immediate outlay of $54 million and an additional outlay...
Question 1 For greenfield and brownfield investments or developments involving large scale residential projects, lending can be less than $5m or more than $5m. The lender conducts a basic assessment of customer personality, facility, property, technical features, a guarantee of return on investment, customer investment assets and potential to satisfy the lender requirements. Highlight the primary considerations for lending to the customer, eve...
Write a double-spaced report on corporate social responsibility and related ethical issues in society. Demonstrate your ability to integrate your learning from all aspects of this module. Ensure that you include information from the course material, the readings, your journal, and your own research. Select a topical, newsworthy issue that involves ethical and social responsibility issues relating to business and society. The following are some to...
Question : Week 2 Due March 8th Our team will use Netflix and Roblox, with Netflix being the acquiring company and Roblox being the target acquisition. There are many opportunities for synergies with these two firms, both are stand-alone companies that are publicly traded, and this merger could be a lucrative opportunity for both companies. The Target Company Selections List contains a listing of parent companies and potential target compani...
Task: Part A- Questions 1. (a) You are a recent real estate sales licensee. You have been approached by Bob, who wishes to purchase a condominium for his elderly mother. He says he has authority to do so, as he has a "power of attorney". Explain the type of agency relationship created by a power of attorney. For Bob's case, discuss the legal limitations of power of attorney that he should be careful of. (b) The condominium unit needed new floo...