The purpose of this assignment is to find out what people think about suicide.

II. Sample

There 1974 participants randomly selected in the year of 2012. And this research will be funding myself because the project does not require a lot of resources and fund. The data was gathered by face to face and one by one interview and the data from respondents was recorded. And these participants were a representation of the general population of the people.

III. Variables

Categories: 1-male and 2- Female

Categories:

i) Yes

ii) No

iii) Don’t Know

iv) No answer

v) Not applicable

1-male and 2- Female

Level of Measurement: Nominal

1- Yes 2-No 3- Don’t know 4-No answer 5-not applicable

Level of Measurement: Nominal.

IV. Graphs and Charts

Run the appropriate graphs/charts for each of your variables listed above. Summarize your findings briefly in a paragraph or two. Be sure to include a title on each of your charts and other pertinent labels you feel are required.

1 Yes

2 No

3 Don’t Know

4 No answer

5 Not applicable

Series1 2012

Series2 2014

Yes

2 No

3 Don’t Know

4 No answer

5 Not applicable

From the chart above, it is clear that my respondents consisted of 2012 were 12% Yes, 52% No , 0.5% Don’t know 34% not applicable. Among all the respondents majority were undecided on whether people with uncurable diseases should have a right to commit suicide or not , this were closely followed by others who said yes and the minority were those who said no.

V. Frequency

Suicide4

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Yes

240

12.2

12.0

12

No

1016

51.5

52.0

64

Don’t Know

37

1.9

2.0

66

No answer

9

0.5

1.0

67

Not applicable

672

34.0

34.0

101.0

Total

1974

100.0

Cross tabulation Table

Hypothesis: Males and females differ on the issues related to suicide

Create a cross tabulation table with the variables that you have chosen. Be sure that you have all percentages that you need to properly present a detailed overview of your bivariate analysis.

Suicide4 * Gender Cross tabulation

Count

Gender

Total

Male

Female

Suicide1

Undecided

11

10

21

Yes

11

5

16

No

7

6

13

Total

29

21

50

Suicide4 * Gender Cross tabulation

Gender

Total

Male

Female

Suicide4

Undecided

52.4%

47.6%

100.0%

37.9%

47.6%

42.0%

Yes

68.8%

31.3%

100.0%

37.9%

23.8%

32.0%

No

53.8%

46.2%

100.0%

24.1%

28.6%

26.0%

Total

58.0%

42.0%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

Compute the epsilon.

Accordingly to the table, high numbers of males and females are undecided on whether terminally ill patients should have a right to commit suicide or not. However, when it comes to those who chose yes or no, a greater proportion of females feel that terminally ill patients should not have a right to commit suicide. This opinion is different from the males since a greater portion of males believes that the terminally ill patients should have a right to commit suicide. My hypothesis is thus correct.

From the table, high quantities of male and females are undecided on whether terminally ill patients ought to have a privilege to submit suicide or not. In any case, with regards to the individuals who picked yes or no, greater proportion of females feel that terminally ill patients should not have a right to commit suicide This feeling is not quite the same as the guys since a more noteworthy segment of guys trusts that the in terminally condition patients ought to have a privilege to submit suicide. My hypothesis is in this way right.

Epsilon

Epsilon is calculated by subtracting the largest % and smallest %. Most statisticians believe that a percentage difference of above 9.0% shows strong relationship between the variables being cross tabulated. My hypothesis is thus correct and is accepted.

Conclusion: Males and females very on the issues related to committed suicide.

From the correlation there is no significant found that the variables are related with each other at 0.01 level

Analyze publicly available information about a Fortune 500 Company and develop an assessment of the corporate strategy and its ability to increase competitive advantage.

Obtain and analyze information at the company, industry and market levels using various databases and reports. In addition to at least eight (8) professional or academic peer-reviewed articles.

The analysis should include an in-depth review of the Company’s most recent SEC Form-10k Annual Report and Form DEF-14A Proxy Statement. These SEC filings can be found at the SEC Edgar Database located at the URL http://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/companysearch.html . Pay particular attention to the Management Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) sections of the SEC Form 10-K and the DEF-14A Proxy statement. Direct competitors are identified in the “Comparator Group” section of the DEF-14A Proxy Statement. ) These SEC filings also contain information relative to external and industry analysis that will be helpful in your assessment of the Company’s strategy and competitive position.

A thorough analysis requires evaluation of various external stakeholders: •Competitors

•Industry

•Vendors

•Customers

•Governmental entities

•Communities

Internal stakeholders that should be considered in the analysis include: •Shareholders

•Board of Directors

•Management

•Employees

A comprehensive SWOT analysis should be performed relative to the Company’s ability to improve its competitive advantage.

The comprehensive analysis should include both qualitative and quantitative elements, leveraging information available in SEC Filings, business databases, and peer-reviewed articles.

Demonstrate the ability to:

•Apply critical thinking skills to analyze business situations.

•Apply principles of quantitative and qualitative research to business cases. •Describe the opportunities provided by technology for businesses. •Appropriately use effective communication techniques.

•Apply the standard of APA style to all research and writing tasks.

Prepare a report presenting the findings of the comprehensive analysis examining the Company’s corporate strategy and its ability to increase competitive advantage.

The written report will have a body length of 12-15 pages excluding title, abstract, references and appendices. Quotation limits should be Not more than 10% of the body of the paper can be quotations, all of which must be properly attributed in APA format.

Instructions: In approximately 10-12 double-spaced pages discuss the planning steps, possible recovery options, and recommended testing requirements needed to support a successful business contingency/continuity of operations environment. Finally, the paper should include your recommendation for a proposed 24-month cycle business contingency testing plan — what should be tested and how the test should be conducted. Perhaps ranking possible critical corporate assets with the type of testing (i.e., plan reviews, table-top exercises, or perhaps up to and including full blown backup and recovery tests) You should take into consideration costs associated with the recommended testing process — not only personnel and equipment but also production costs.
Prepare your paper in Word. Include a minimum of 5 sources. The citations and the reference list in the paper should be formatted in accordance with APA 6th edition guidelines. Note: Also include a cover page, a one-paragraph abstract, a table of contents and any appendix (if necessary), which do not count toward the regular length of the paper.
After it meets all of the stated criteria in the posting, attach the paper AND (if required) the originality report for IA2 in your Assignments/Dropbox in LEO. Instructors will be submitting all papers through Turnitin, a tool that checks for plagiarism—so be sure that all writing is original and all sources are referenced according to the APA guidelines.

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Grading Criteria
This assignment is worth 10 percent of your total grade.

Criteria

Excellent A (90+)

Satisfactory B (80-89)

Needs Improvement (below 80)

Content (80%)

Clarity ofplanning steps

The contingency planning steps addressed are thoroughly developed and clearly stated.

The contingency planning steps addressed are adequately developed and clearly stated.

One or more of the contingency planning steps addressed are neither adequately developed or clearly stated.

Clarity ofpossible recovery options

The possible contingency recovery options presented are thorough and complete.

The possible contingency recovery options presented are complete.

The possible contingency recovery options presented are incomplete.

Clarity of recommended testing requirements including proposed 24-month cycle business contingency testing plan

The recommended testing requirements including proposed 24-month cycle business contingency testing plan is thoroughly developed and logically presented.

The recommended testing requirements including proposed 24-month cycle business contingency testing plan is sufficiently developed and logically presented.

The recommended testing requirements including proposed 24-month cycle business contingency testing plan is not sufficiently developed and/or not logically presented.

Quality of documented support

The discussion in the paper is based on a thorough review of the literature.

The discussion in the paper is based on an adequate review of the literature.

The literature review presented in the paper is inadequate.

Form (20%)

Organization

The content is well organized with clear transitions among major subtopics.

The content is generally well organized with some improvement possible in transitioning among subtopics.

The organization of the content is confusing without clear transitions among subtopics.

Writing style

Graduate level writing is reflected throughout the paper, including accurate spelling, punctuation, grammar, and sentence structure.

Writing is acceptable, a few errors in spelling, punctuation, grammar, and/or sentence structure.

Writing does not meet graduate standards. Unacceptable number of errors in spelling, punctuation, grammar, sentence structure, and/or citation format.

Use of proper APA formatting

In-text citations are presented in proper APA format and all sources are identified in the reference list and cited in proper APA format.

Minor errors in citation identification and/or APA format.

Unacceptable number of errors in citation identification and/or APA format.

INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING II

Module 1: Critical Thinking

Important! Read First

Choose one of the following two assignments to complete this week. Do not do both assignments. Identify your assignment choice in the title of your submission. When you are ready to submit, click the Module 1 Critical Thinking header on the Assignments page to upload the document.

Assignment Option #1: Journal Entry: Bonds and Stocks

Bonds:Intel Inc. is the pioneer in the manufacture of microprocessors for computers. The company’s fiscal year runs from April 1 to March 31. On 4/1/2015, Intel Issued $5,000,000 of 11% Bonds due in 10 years. The interest is payable annually on April 1. The market rate of interest on that date for bonds of similar risk is 10%.

Prepare the journal entry for the issuance of the bonds and on the first interest payment date.

Use the Excel Template linked at the bottom of this page to prepare an amortization schedule for the bonds. Any written comments should be included in Excel’s comments function and formatted according to CSU-Global Guide to Writing and APA Requirements.

Stocks; presented below is the stockholders’ equity section of AMR Corporation. All amounts are in millions except for number of shares and par value.

Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)

Current

Year

Prior

Year

Preferred stock – 20,000,000 shares authorized; none issued

$ -0-

$ -0-

Common stock – $1 par value; 750,000,000 shares authorized; 182,350,259 shares issued

182

182

Additional paid-in capital

2521

2605

Treasury shares at cost: current year-21,194,312; prior year-22,768,027

(1,308)

(1,405)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(664)

(785)

Accumulated deficit

(1,312)

(551)

$(581)

$46

1. Explain why the common stock is classified as part of the stockholders’ equity.

2. Explain why treasury stock is not classified as an asset.

3. Explain what is meant by “Accumulated other comprehensive loss.”

4. Why is the accumulated deficit larger in the current year than in the prior year?

5. Compute book value per share for AMR for the current year

Assignment Option #2: Essay: Bonds and Stocks

1. J. J. Walter is the Chief Executive Officer of JJW Industries. He and other executives are contemplating whether or not to issue long- term debt to finance plant expansion and renovation. In the past, his company has issued traditional debt instruments that require regular interest payments and a retirement of the principal on the maturity date. However, he has noticed that several competitors have recently issued bonds that either do not require interest payments or defer interest payments for several years. He has asked you, the company’s controller, to prepare a two-page memo addressing the following questions.

2. Why would a company issue bonds that require interest payments if bonds that do not require interest payments are being sold in the open market?

2.If the company were to issue 10-year bonds with a face value of $ 100,000 and the market rate of interest is 10%, what would be the proceeds from the sale if the bonds were zero- interest bonds? What would be the proceeds if the annual interest payments did not begin for five years and the stated rate of interest were 10%? What would be the proceeds if the bonds paid interest annually for 10 years at 10%?

3.What factors must a business consider when determining the interest terms associated with long- term debt?

1. Damijo Company has been very successful in recent years. Cash flow from operations is more than sufficient to cover the cost of all capital expenditures as well as regular cash dividends. To utilize some of the extra cash, Damijo decided to begin a program of repurchasing its shares in the open market. The shares will not be retired but will be held for potential reissue. Because Damijo has never repurchased its shares before, it has not had to make a choice between the par value and cost methods of accounting for treasury stock.

As the chief accounting officer in the company, you have been asked to draft a memo to the board of directors recommending either the cost method or the par value method of accounting for treasury stock. Your memo should address issues such as the prevailing practice, the likely effect on the financial statements (particularly the Equity section), and the potential impact of the treasury stock accounting treatment on the ability to maintain steady cash dividend payments in the future.

Your well-written paper must be 2-3 pages, in addition to title and reference pages. The paper should be formatted according to the CSU-Global Guide to Writing and APA Requirements. Any supporting calculations should be inserted in a table in your Word document. Do not submit two separate documents, as only one

Problem Identification

Field: Business & Finance

For this assignment, the Learning Team conducts research related to a business problem. This allows students to use critical thinking in their research to identify problems and discuss how to develop potential solutions. This will build a foundation for the rest of the Learning Team’s assignments. Keep in mind you must validate your problem to insure its the root problem vs. a symptom.

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Assignment Steps

Select a business situation such as reorganization, office closure, expansion, etc.

Locate 2 to 3 articles from the University Library about the subject.

Prepare a 800-word discussion of the business situation. The discussion should include the following:

Summarize the issue

Identify the problem

Explain why this is the underlying problem

Relate the research to the problem

Explain how a clearly defined problem could help with solutions

Review the 5 steps to critical thinking from your week 1 reading.

Format the assignment consistent with APA guidelines.