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Analyze the basic skills and tools needed for budgeting for public sector agencies and / or departments.

Need Original work no plagarism see must be in format below. See attachment for template. 

Must be completed on time. 

 

 

 

Scenario for Assignments 1-5

For Assignments 1-5, you are the new budgeting and finance administrator for your local government agency. Your first responsibility is to become familiar with the agency, the budget, programs, and capital projects. As the administrator, you will be responsible for analyzing, examining, proposing, and preparing the agency’s budget for the next five (5) years.

 

Note: Students cannot use New York City as a selected local government

 

Assignment 2: The Capital Budget

Due Week 6 and worth 180 points

 

Refer the Scenario for Assignments 1–5. Forecast salaries, revenue estimating, and prepare the capital budget.

 

Using the budget from the selected agency, write a five to six (5-6) page paper in which you:

  1. Analyze the agency’s compensation for employees. Provide a rationale on what the costs and benefits would be for a 2 percent, 4 percent, or 5 percent pay increase for the fiscal year 2014. In your forecast, discuss the effects of the increase on benefits for the agency. (Title this section Payroll Forecast.)
  2. Review the trend of the agency over the past five (5) years and prepare an analysis explaining the trend for expenditures. (Title this section Trend Analysis.)
  3. Prepare and explain a five (5) year forecast of the four (4) highest expenditures. Include in the analysis whether the costs should be approved or not approved. Justify the reasoning with examples. (Title this section Expenditure Forecast.)
  4. Compare two (2) options for predicting the cost of needed repairs to the current building that houses the selected agency. Provide a rationale for recommending one (1) of the two (2) options. Include the figures to support the rationale. (Title this section Capital Budget.)
  5. Provide names and URLs of the Websites for the state’s budget(s) analyzed and any other government Websites used to support the assignment’s criteria.

 

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. 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 basic skills and tools needed for budgeting for public sector agencies and / or departments.
  • Recommend appropriate policy actions based on the evaluation.
  • Evaluate a budgeting system at any governmental level.
  • Analyze the scope and sequence of budgeting in terms of sources of revenues, purpose of government expenditures, budget cycles, budget preparation, and debt administration.
  • Analyze the steps required for budgeting, such as preparing a budget, making a financial plan, conducting a cost-benefit analysis, and making budget decisions.
  • Prepare a preliminary budgeting system for presentation before Congress, state / local government, or other organization.
  • Develop various budget charts that represent segments of the budgeting process.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in public budgeting and finance.
  • Write clearly and concisely about public budgeting and finance using proper writ

Describe the influence of philosophical reasoning on the development of modern science.

Essay that addresses three key concepts related to the philosophical and historical development of modern science

Write a 4–6-page essay that addresses three key concepts related to the philosophical and historical development of modern science.

This assessment allows you to demonstrate your understanding of the philosophy of science.

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By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:

  • Competency 1: Describe the historical development of the humanities from the pre-historic era to the present.
    • Describe the influence of philosophical reasoning on the development of modern science.
  • Competency 2: Examine the forms of expression that instantiate the arts and humanities.
    • Distinguish intrinsic from instrumental goods in human thought.
    • Explain the use of scientific reason in an effort to control the natural world.
  • Competency 3: Integrate the humanities with everyday life.
    • Assess the role of philosophy and science in contemporary life.
  • Competency 4: Communicate effectively in forms appropriate to the humanities.
    • Write coherently to support a central idea in appropriate format with correct grammar, usage, and mechanics.

Describe the evolution of managed care and the forces that have driven its evolution.

Prof. Moses only

The Implications of Managed Care on the U.S. Healthcare System

 

Managed health care emerged in the early 19th century in response to the growing cost of medical services in the United States. It is an ever-evolving approach to combining the financing and delivery of health care that seeks to manage costs, increase access, and ensure or improve quality of care through a variety of methods, including provider network management, utilization management, and quality assurance.

Write a three to four (3-4) page paper in which you:

  1. Describe the evolution of managed care and the forces that have driven its evolution.
  2. Explain how managed care influences access to and utilization of healthcare services within the current healthcare system.
  3. Evaluate the efficacy of managed care plans in containing healthcare costs.
  4. Differentiate and compare at least three (3) models of managed care organizations.
  5. Summarize at least one (1) managed care trend (i.e., evolving mixed models, managed Medicaid, managed Medicare) and appraise how this trend will affect managed care’s overall goal of managing costs, increasing access, and ensuring quality in the delivery of healthcare.
  6. Use at least four (4) recent (i.e., last five [5] years), quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Use at least four (4) recent (i.e., last five [5] years), quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

 

Please include a conclussion at the end.

 

Discuss the different employment types and relationships relevant to agency law, and analyze the advantages and disadvantages of each type specific to Acme Fireworks.

Business 311

Discussions due in 48 hrs, responds due in 60 hrs and assignment due in 72 hrs, follow the instructions provided and make sure all references is included as stated.

 

 

Intellectual Property and Technology

 

Discussion 1

Internet domain names are linked to trademark issues. Technology makes it easy to copy and distribute music and movies without paying royalties.  Business conducted on the internet raise security and privacy issues.  What legal concerns are raised by these issues? Predict which of these issues will be of major concern in the future in regard to the law and business practices.

Guided Response: Review your peer’s posts. Respond to at least two of your classmates

 

 

 

 

 

The Global Marketplace

 

Discussion 2

How do governments attempt to control foreign businesses operating within their borders? When U.S. companies do business in other countries, what issues do they face? Describe the responsibilities and ethical concerns that you feel are important for U.S. companies to consider when doing business in other countries

Guided Response: Review your peer’s posts. Respond to at least two of your classmates

 

 

 

Assignment

 

You are the manager of Acme Fireworks, a fireworks retailer who sells fireworks, puts on ground display fireworks, and large aerial display fireworks. The company started in the owner’s garage two years ago and now has 15 employees that you manage. The company started as a sole proprietorship, and the owner has never changed the entity. The owner has informed you that the company has received inquiries from several large businesses wondering if the company could create several fireworks displays on a regular basis. The owner told the inquirers that the company could fill such display orders, and a price per display was agreed upon. It was discussed that most of the cost for a fireworks display is for skilled labor, insurance, and the actual service of setting off the fireworks. No other details were discussed. The owner is anticipating that new employees will need to be hired, but he is worried that if the large orders for fireworks displays do not continue, the company will not have the funds to pay the new employees. The owner is now considering changing the business entity, but he does not know what entity to form or how to form it.

 

The owner has asked you to do the following:

 

  • Determine if the contracts with the businesses will be governed by common law or the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), and explain why.
  • Analyze whether the owner formed a contract with the businesses, and apply the five essential elements of an enforceable contract.
  • Explain the potential personal liability to Acme Fireworks if a spectator is injured by a stray firework from a fireworks display.
  • Discuss the different employment types and relationships relevant to agency law, and analyze the advantages and disadvantages of each type specific to Acme Fireworks.
  • Explain why Acme Fireworks should not operate as a sole proprietorship. Recommend a new business entity, and provide rationale to support your recommendation.

 

For each task, be sure to analyze the relevant law, apply the facts to the law, and make a conclusion.

The paper

 

 

 

  • Must be 8 to 10 double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
  • Must include a separate title page with the following:
    • Title of paper
    • Student’s name
    • Course name and number
    • Instructor’s name
    • Date submitted
  • Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement.
  • Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought. That is, describe what your response is to the content, either positive or negative, and defend your position. If multiple options, alternatives, and/or positions are present and are being rejected, you must also defend the reasons for rejecting an option.
  • Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.
  • Must include at least five scholarly sources, two of which must be from the Ashford University Library, in addition to the course text.
  • Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined.

 

Explain the sociological perspective in this film. (Sociological perspective focuses on how people are influenced by the world around them).

Must have watched the movie “crash”

Your writing assignment is based on the film Crash (2004). All papers must be: three (3) pages; double-spaced; 12pt. font; number each page and include your first and last name; separate title page with your name, class and date; and have correct spelling and grammar. Please follow these guidelines as this will count toward your grade. Please answer the following questions in regards to this film.

  1.  Explain the sociological perspective in this film. (Sociological perspective focuses on how people are influenced by the world around them).
  2. Which character made the most significant change? Was it positive or negative? Explain.
  3. What are the social issues the characters are faced with throughout the film? ***This assignment is due on Wednesday February 10, 2016 at the start of your class. **LATE PAPERS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.**

What effect will this difference in risk have on the industry multiplier relative to the market multiplier?

HOMEWORK

CHAPTER 12

QUESTION 4

Currently, the dividend-payout ratio (D/E) for the aggregate market is 60 percent, the required return (k) is 11 percent, and the expected growth rate for dividends (g) is 5 percent.

  1. Compute the current earnings multiplier.
  2. You expect theD/E payout ratio to decline to 50 percent, but you assume there will be no other changes. What will be the P/E?
  3. Starting with the initial conditions, you expect the dividend-payout ratio to be constant, the rate of inflation to increase by 3 percent, and the growth rate to increase by 2 percent. Compute the expectedP/E.
  4. Starting with the initial conditions, you expect the dividend-payout ratio to be constant, the rate of inflation to decline by 3 percent, and the growth rate to decline by 1 percent. Compute the expectedP/E.

 

QUESTION 7

Given the three EPS estimates in Problem 6, you are also given the following estimates related to the market earnings multiple:

PESSIMISTIC     CONSENSUS    OPTIMISTIC

D/E                                 0.65                       0.55                   0.45

Nominal RFR                 0.10                       0.09                   0.08

Risk Premium                 0.05                      0.04                   0.03

ROE                                0.11                      0.13                  0.015

  1. Based on the threeEPS and P/E estimates, compute the high, low, and consensus intrinsic market value for the S&P Industrials Index in 2013.
  2. Assuming that the S&P Industrials Index at the beginning of the year was priced at 2,050, compute your estimated rate of return under the three scenarios from Part a. Assuming your required rate of return is equal to the consensus, how would you weight the S&P Industrials Index in your global portfolio?

 

QUESTION 8

You are analyzing the U.S. equity market based upon the S&P Industrials Index and using the present value of free cash flow to equity technique. Your inputs are as follows:

Beginning FCFE:  $80

K = 0.90

Growth Rate                       

Year 1 – 3                             9%

4 – 6                             8%

7 and beyond               7%

  1. Assuming that the current value for the S&P Industrials Index is 2,050, would you underweight, overweight, or market weight the U.S. equity market?
  2. Assume that there is a 1 percent increase in the rate of inflation—what would be the market’s value, and how would you weight the U.S. market? State your assumptions.

 

CHAPER 13

QUESTION 4

Evaluate your industry in terms of the five factors that determine an industry’s intensity of competition. Based on this analysis, what are your expectations about the industry’s profitability in the short run (1 or 2 years) and the long run (5 to 10 years)?

QUESTION 5

Using Standard and Poor’s Analysts‘ Handbook or another source, plot the latest 10-year history of the operating profit margin for the S&P Industrials Index or another aggregate market series versus an industry of your choice. Is there a positive, negative, or zero correlation?

QUESTION 7

Prepare a table listing the variables that influence the earnings multiplier for your chosen industry and the market index series for the most recent 10 years.

  1. Do the average dividend-payout ratios for your industry and the market index differ? How should the dividend payout influence the difference between the multipliers?
  2. Based on the fundamental factors, would you expect the risk for this industry to differ from that for the market? In what direction, and why? Calculate the industry beta using monthly data for five years. Based on the fundamental factors and the computed systematic risk, how does this industry’s risk compare to the market? What effect will this difference in risk have on the industry multiplier relative to the market multiplier?

 

  1. Analyze and discuss the different components of growth (retention rate, total asset turnover, total assets/equity, and profit margin) for your chosen industry and a market index during the most recent 10 years. Based on this analysis, how would you expect the growth rate for your industry to compare with the growth rate for the market index? How would this difference in expected growth affect the mewl

Evaluate three peer-reviewed research studies using the Research Analysis.

research-Based Interventions on Dissociative Disorders

  • SUBJECT:Schizophrenia

BY: SUNDAY FEBRUARY 11, 2016

Select one of the films related to dissociative disorders from the Film List.

Use the Research Analysis to complete this assignment.

Prepare a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper that discusses research-based interventions to treat psychopathology.

Review the characteristics of the selected disorder and discuss the research about intervention strategies for the disorder. Address the following:

  • Evaluate three peer-reviewed research studies using the Research Analysis.
  • Conceptualize the disorder using one of the psychological perspectives in the text.
  • Discuss the treatments or interventions that have been shown to be the most effective for your selected disorder.

Cite at least five peer-reviewed sources.

 

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Describe the seven basic principles for developing user interface design. Draw a simple entity relationship diagram (ERD) for the POS.

System Analysis and Design

At the end of this course, you will complete a final project that will assess your understanding and comprehension of systems development. The minimum written requirement is five pages and may extend beyond the five pages due to the size of the drawings.

Scenario:

The Cycle Stationary Unit (CSU) is a company that sells stationary cycles to fitness centers, rehabilitation centers, and home consumers. CSU is a multi-million dollar business that employs 1,000 employees for the building, selling, packaging, and shipping of their products to consumers. You are a systems analyst, and management has tasked you to create a new point of sale (POS) system for CSU.

You must complete the following requirements for this final project:

1. Describe briefly the five steps of the systems development life cycle.

2. Differentiate between agile, JAD, and RAD methodologies. Which will you use for the development, and why? Would you use a prototype method?

3. Summarize the six steps of the preliminary investigation and the project triangle.

4. Explain what a data flow diagram (DFD) is. Illustrate by drawing a DFD of a context diagram point of sale (POS) system using the Gane and Sarson symbols and a diagram 0 DFD.

5. Discuss what object-oriented development is, and draw an object model of the point of sale system. Remember you must have an object model, attributes, and methods in the object model. Also, draw a use case modeling UML (Unified Modeling Language) for the POS.

6.

7. Summarize the last step of the SDLC of systems support and security. Why is this so important to the Cycle Stationary Unit (CSU) organization?

8. Explain what global, national, or local industry needs could affect the POS system.

Create an Earned Value Report and at least one other report from MS Project 2010 reports.

information Technology Evaluation And Implementation II

Microsoft Project 2010

Final Project scenario: You have been assigned to install workstation, software, and networking equipment for a 250-person call center. This call center is an addition of capabilities for an existing company of 500+ people. You are an IT Project Management consultant that has been brought in to implement this project and have three months to complete the project. Complete a project plan for this scenario as follows:

1. Develop a WBS, Network Diagram, and Gantt Chart for the project (Must include at least 30 activities and 10 resources minimum).

2. Include all necessary project dependencies.

3. List all project resources, and assign costs to each resource.

4. Baseline the project plan.

5. Input at least three project updates.

6. Create an Earned Value Report and at least one other report from MS Project 2010 reports.

7. Create a one-page Word document summarizing an overview of the project.

8. Put all files together in a zip file, and submit them for grading.

How would you be able to avoid any change in your culture?

for Researcher_D only

I want you to write two different assignments both assignments Times New Roman, 12 point font, double spaced.  Please use the rubric below as a guide in crafting a college-level paper. 10$ for each page

 

The first assignment essay total paper should be no less than two pages.((NO REFERENCES)) Due in Saturday at noon FEB 13, 2016 ((20$ two page))

 

Essay two page answering the two questions about ((1-Would it be possible today to live in a totally separate culture in the United State? could you avoid all influences from the mainstream popular culture or from the values and norms of other cultures? How would you be able to avoid any change in your culture? .2- Do fads and fashions reflect and reinforce or challenge and change the values and norms of a society? Consider a wide variety of fads and fashions: musical styles; computer and video games and other technologies; literature; and political, social, and religious ideas))

 

The second assignment research total paper should be no less than six pages including the references page. ((AT LESS FIVE SOURCES ))  Due Sunday at noon FEB 14, 2016 (( 50$ six-page include the reference page))

 

Research six-page about ((Union County at Tennessee United state of America))