Why did the Soviet Union collapse? How did this occur? What were the ramifications for Europe? The world?

 

• 3 pages in length
• 2  sources
• APA FORMAT
• Reference Page

It is past the date were I was to purchase them. The project is to: Set up the following trades using data from Yahoo Finance. CHOOSE A DIFFERENT STOCK FOR EACH POSITION. a) call b) put c) stock + covered call d) stock + floor e) bull spread f) straddle All options have to be purchased between February 1-8, 2012 • Record closing prices of the underlying stocks at expiration. You need to look-up the stock prices between the close on the expiration Friday and the open on Monday. Or, you will need to figure out how to get a past quote on a stock. Do NOT purchase penny options Purchase one contract for each option position (representing 100 shares) For the two positions needing a stock as well, purchase 100 shares of stock, too. Write one paragraph (three or four quick sentences) explaining: Price of underlying stock; option purchased or written to get the position (as well as premiums); How much was paid or received from premiums and how much was paid for the stock (and NET amount, too); What must happen to the price of the stock for the position to be profitable?

Journal Two: Identifying Conflict in Two Texts

Read About Journals in ENG125: Introduction to Literature for more information about the purpose and expectations for journals.

This week, you continue writing your journal entries. This journal entry is designed to help you document ideas about conflicts in literature, which will contribute to the information required for the Week Three Draft and the Week Five Literary Analysis. Recognizing conflict is essential to understanding the various commentaries literature can provide.

In Journal One, you identified conflict as it might appear in our everyday world and from other sources. Now, consider the following definition of conflict and how it relates to literature from the textbook or the story/poetry links provided under the requirements for the Literary Analysis:

Conflict is opposing actions, ideas, and decisions that hold a plot together…the struggle that shapes the plot in a story.

Chapters 1-7 of our text contain a number of stories and poems, each of which rely on at least one conflict. Choose two of this week’s assigned literary works and write about the conflicts presented in each of them. In 250 to 500 words

• State the specific conflicts you see in each work.
• Describe the characters, forces, and/or entities that are at odds.
• Explain why you think the conflicts are significant and what meanings/understandings they provide to the texts.
• Paraphrase, quote, and/or summarize content from the works to support your observations. Don’t forget to add in-text citations for the works you draw from.
• Explain how each conflict has meaning beyond the work in which it appears. Why is it important to be able to recognize conflict in a literary text and extend that understanding of conflict to the world at large?
• From the stories you are reading, how much do similar elements of symbolism, metaphor, allusion, and/or allegory apply and add depth to an idea raised in the literature?
• For instance, in George Orwell’s novel Animal Farm, the pigs and farmers can be seen as symbolic of workers versus managers to make points about class struggles, calling into question the idea of equality in society.
• In another example, in the “Story of an Hour,” the main character expresses personal conflict in her process of coming to terms with her husband’s supposed death. But this moment symbolizes more than just her personal grief. What does it suggest about societal expectations regarding women and how they should respond to grief? How might those expectations of grief still apply to women’s roles? How does the symbolism show a conflict between Mrs. Mallard and her own desires? Are these “women’s desires” in conflict with current social norms?

As you are writing this journal entry, please review the expectations for the Week Five Literary Analysis, which you are working toward throughout the course.

When submitting your journal entry, make sure to

 

• Proofread your work for errors in grammar, mechanics, and style.
• Format the journal entry according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. Refer to the Ashford Writing Center’s Sample APA Title Page for guidelines on formatting a title page in APA style.
• Provide (to the best of your ability) a reference for the text you used, including in-text citations and references listed at the end of the journal entry. Refer to the Ashford Writing Center’s Comprehensive APA Reference List Models and Citation and Reference Guide for guidelines on in text citations in APA style.
• Provide a reference for the text you used. Refer to the Ashford Writing Center’s Citation and Reference Guide for guidelines on citing sources in APA style.
• Perform a word count check to make sure the journal entry is 250 to 500 words in length.
• Save the document as a Microsoft Word or compatible .doc or .docx file.
• Use a naming convention that includes your last name, week number, and the journal number (e.g., Smith_W2.doc).

 

The success of an organization depends heavily on its structure, strategies, and culture. In this assignment, you will develop an understanding of the importance of these elements in the success/failure of an enterprise.

 

This assignment is the first of the two LASA assignments you will complete in this course.

 

Use online library resources and the Internet, research methods of conducting internal and external environment analyses. Select at least three (3) scholarly sources to support the information in your report.

 

Description of LASA:

 

In this assignment, you will assess an organization’s current position in the internal and external environment.

 

Scenario:

 

You have been hired as a consultant to evaluate the performance of a manufacturing or service organization. As part of your function, you need to assess the organization’s current position with regard to their business operations, strategy, and organizational structure, as well as identify potential ethical issues management may face. The executive management team has asked you to submit a report of your findings.

 

Instructions:

 

Choose a publicly traded manufacturing or service organization to be the subject of your work for LASA 1 and LASA 2. (You should choose a different organization than you have used for previous assignments.) Select an organization about which there is an abundance of information made readily available to the public (via the corporate website, industry publications, business journals, etc.).

 

In preparation for your report, conduct your review of the organization using the following approach:

 

• Evaluate the company’s business strategy and global competitiveness plan.
• Conduct an internal assessment using SWOT analysis.
• Assess the external environment via an external scenario evaluation.
• Sketch the company’s organizational structure.
• Using the tools of business process design, define the organization’s business process.
• Identify any potential ethical issues that may impact the traditional management functions of the company and recommend preventative measures.

 

Utilize at least three sources in your research. Your document should be written in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrate ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; and display accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

 

Write an 8–10-page report in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.

 

Briarcrest Condiments is a spice-making firm. Recently, it developed a new process for producing spices. The process requires new machinery that would cost $1,872,783. have a life of five years, and would produce the cash flows shown in the following table.

Year	Cash Flow
1	$458,479
2	-183,264
3	882,003
4	1,016,671
5	810,559

What is the NPV if the discount rate is 16.47 percent? (Enter negative amounts using negative sign e.g. -45.25. Round answer to 2 decimal places, e.g. 15.25.)

NPV is

$

 

Problem 11.24

Bell Mountain Vineyards is considering updating its current manual accounting system with a high-end electronic system. While the new accounting system would save the company money, the cost of the system continues to decline. The Bell Mountain’s opportunity cost of capital is 15.7 percent, and the costs and values of investments made at different times in the future are as follows:

Year	Cost	Value of Future Savings (at time of purchase)
0	$5,000	$7,000
1	4,150	7,000
2	3,300	7,000
3	2,450	7,000
4	1,600	7,000
5	750	7,000

Calculate the NPV of each choice. (Round answers to the nearest whole dollar, e.g. 5,275.)

The NPV of each choice is:

NPV₀ = $.

 

Problem 12.24

Chip’s Home Brew Whiskey management forecasts that if the firm sells each bottle of Snake-Bite for $20, then the demand for the product will be 15,000 bottles per year, whereas sales will be 85 percent as high if the price is raised 19 percent. Chip’s variable cost per bottle is $10, and the total fixed cash cost for the year is $100,000. Depreciation and amortization charges are $20,000, and the firm has a 30 percent marginal tax rate. Management anticipates an increased working capital need of $3,000 for the year. What will be the effect of the price increase on the firm’s FCF for the year? (Round answers to nearest whole dollar, e.g. 5,275.)

At $20 per bottle the Chip’s FCF is $[removed] and at the new price Chip’s FCF is $[removed].

 

Problem 13.11

Capital Co. has a capital structure, based on current market values, that consists of 40 percent debt, 6 percent preferred stock, and 54 percent common stock. If the returns required by investors are 10 percent, 11 percent, and 19 percent for the debt, preferred stock, and common stock, respectively, what is Capital’s after-tax WACC? Assume that the firm’s marginal tax rate is 40 percent. (Round intermediate calculations to 4 decimal places, e.g. 1.2514 and final answer to 2 decimal places, e.g. 15.25%.)