HW-2106 Semester Exam – 5 subjects – PASS

C09V : Principles of Finance

Question-1

Of the following, which is NOT one of the four main areas of finance?

International finance

Corporate finance

Investments

All are considered main areas of finance.

 

Question-2

_______ is a major disadvantage of the corporate form of business.

Double taxation

Unlimited liability

Lack of ability to raise capital

Transfer of ownership

 

Question-3

Everything else equal, an industry with more leverage will have a:

higher return on assets.

higher return on equity.

lower return on equity.

Both A & B

 

Question-4

If you can earn 5.25% per year on your investments, how long will it take to double your money?

6.31 years

19.05 years

13.55 years

There is not enough information to answer this question.

 

Question-5

Travis bought a share of stock for $31.50 that paid a dividend of $.85 and sold six months later for $27.65. What was his dollar profit or loss and holding period return?

-$3.00, -9.52%

-$3.85, -12.22%

-$.85, -2.70%

-$3.85, -9.52%

 

Question-6

If you were required to estimate the average return for one category of securities for the coming year, history tells us that you should have the greatest degree of confidence estimating which of the following?

Long-term government bonds

3-month U.S. Treasury bills

Small-company stocks

Large-company stocks

 

Question-7

Which of the following are not considered a part of the firm's capital structure?

Long-term debt

Retained earnings

Inventory

Preferred stock

 

Question-8

Which of the following choices lists the least to most aggressive actions in the pursuit of overdue debt?

1) a collection agency, 2) court action, 3) a letter requesting overdue payment

1) court action, 2) a collection agency, 3) a letter requesting overdue payment

1) a letter requesting overdue payment, 2) court action, 3) a collection agency

1) a letter requesting overdue payment, 2) a collection agency, 3) court action

 

Question-9

John is in a high income-tax bracket and wishes to minimize current taxes payable. He also has a sizeable current income and prefers high growth rates to significant annual cash flow from his equity investments. Which of the following dividend polices would John most likely prefer if we assume that the dividend policy has no impact on the value of the firm and that the capital gains tax rate is lower than the ordinary tax rate?

High-dividend-payout policy

No-dividend-payout policy

Low-dividend-payout policy

John would be indifferent to all of the dividend policies.

 

Question-10

Which of the following would NOT be considered a cost of debt financing?

The required return on a bank loan

The required return on preferred stock

The yield-to-maturity of a bond issue

The required return on money borrowed from a venture capitalist

 

 

A03V : Principles of Accounting II

Question-1

Issued stock is:

authorized shares of stock that can be sold.

stock only sold to another company.

shares sold and in stockholders’ possession.

stock sold to stockholders.

 

Question-2

In the statement of cash flows, which event would cause net income to be increased?

A decrease in Inventory

An increase in Prepaid Insurance

A decrease in Accounts Payable

An increase in Accounts Receivable

 

Question-3

Finished Goods Inventory appears on which of the following statements on the worksheet?

Statement of cost of goods manufactured and income statement

Statement of cost of goods manufactured and balance sheet

Income statement and balance sheet

Income statement and cost of goods sold statement

 

Question-4

One reason a corporation might issue bonds rather than sell stock is that :

bond interest is a tax-deductible expense.

interest rates are high.

dividends will lower the amount of tax due.

bondholders have claims at liquidation.

 

Question-5

For a corporation, bond interest :

is treated the same as dividends for tax purposes.

has no effect on earnings and therefore has no effect on income taxes.

reduces income tax by reducing earnings.

None of the above.

 

Question-6

Dividends paid to stockholders are:

taxable to the recipient stockholder.

taxable to the corporation.

treated the same as bond interest.

None of the above.

 

Question-7

If beginning and ending inventories are $20,000 and $30,000, respectively, and cost of goods sold is $400,000, what is the inventory turnover ratio?

18

16

15.5

15

 

Question-8

Declaration of a cash dividend causes:

an increase in stockholders’ equity.

an increase in cash.

an increase in liabilities.

None of the above.

 

Question-9

The current ratio is:

quick assets divided by current liabilities.

assets divided by liabilities.

current assets divided by current liabilities.

net sales divided by current liabilities.

 

Question-10

When the contract rate of interest on bonds is equal to the market rate of interest, bonds sell at:

a premium.

their face value.

their maturity rate.

a discount.

 

C13V : Microeconomics

Question-1

Which of the following is NOT demonstrated by a production possibility curve?

Scarcity

Opportunity cost

Necessity for choice due to scarcity

Price

 

Question-2

The market price __________ the equilibrium price.

can be higher than, but never lower than

can be lower than, but never higher than

can be higher than, or lower than

is always equal to

 

Question-3

The poverty line is set:

by the U.S. Bureau of the Census (based on family food budgets).

at the same income level right now as it's been since 1982.

so high that over 30% of all Americans are officially poor.

by the United Nations for every country in the world.

 

Question-4

If a monopolist has a straight-line demand curve, then its marginal revenue curve will:

be the same as the demand curve.

fall twice as quickly as the demand curve.

lie below the demand curve at all points.

cross the demand curve.

 

Question-5

As long as total utility is increasing, we know that marginal utility is:

positive.

decreasing.

increasing.

negative.

 

Question-6

A key reason that our gasoline prices elevated rapidly from 2006 to 2008 was:

tight global supplies and high prices.

the war in the Middle East.

greed by oil exporting countries.

inflation.

 

Question-7

In order for real wages to grow:

productivity must grow.

productivity must fall.

money wages must grow.

money wages must fall.

 

Question-8

The substitution effect and the output effect work in the:

same direction some of the time.

same direction all of the time.

opposite direction some of the time.

opposite direction all of the time.

 

Question-9

The law of demand holds for:

individuals, but not for markets.

markets, but not for individuals.

both individuals and for markets.

neither individuals nor for markets.

 

Question-10

A firm will maximize its profits or minimize its loss at the output where:

the difference between price and marginal cost is at its maximum.

total cost equals total revenue.

marginal cost equals marginal revenue.

total revenue equals variable cost.

 

M03V : Organizational Behavior

Question-1

_________ summarize the statistical relationships between variables.

Data

Correlations

Observations

Collections

 

Question-2

Which of these involves maintaining a good attitude with coworkers, even when they have done something annoying or when the unit is going through tough times?

Helping

Courtesy

Sportsmanship

Civic virtue

 

Question-3

Which of these is defined as a psychological response to demands for which there is something at stake and coping with those demands taxes or exceeds a person's capacity or resources?

Moods

Lethargy

Burnout

Stress

 

Question-4

The belief that successful performance will result in some outcomes is known as:

instrumentality.

valence.

complexity.

expectancy.

 

Question-5

If Sandy comes to the group meeting late and you feel that she is coming late because she has a low motivation for work, it could reflect a(n):

self-serving bias.

fundamental attribution error.

anchoring error.

illusion of control error.

 

Question-6

Critical, selfish, and rude are opposite traits for which dimension of the Big Five?

Conscientiousness

Extraversion

Agreeableness

Openness

 

Question-7

During which stage of team development do members realize that they need to work together to accomplish team goals and begin to cooperate, and build solidarity?

Performing

Forming

Norming

Warming

 

Question-8

Which of the following factors is included in the time-driven model of leadership?

Intellectual stimulation

Shared objectives

Idealized influence

Individual personality

 

Question-9

At ABC Manufacturing, only the top managers have the authority to make final decisions on just about everything. ABC can be described as a highly __________ structure.

wide

localized

moderate

centralized

 

Question-10

ABC International recently published its vision statement. This is an example of:

observable artifacts.

stories.

basic underlying assumptions.

espoused values.

 

C12V : Business Law

Question-1

Ordinances are codified laws that are issued by:

the President.

state legislature.

Supreme Court judges.

local government bodies.

 

Question-2

Libel and slander constitute:

the tort of outrage.

defamation of character.

the tort of appropriation.

intentional misrepresentation.

 

Question-3

The fraudulent creation or alteration of a written document that affects the legal liability of another person is called:

extortion.

larceny.

embezzlement.

forgery.

 

Question-4

Which of the following must a promissory note contain to make it negotiable?

Acknowledgement of debt

Implied promise to pay

Unconditional affirmative to pay

Promise to negotiate

 

Question-5

What is the employer's advantage in offering workers' compensation?

The employer need not pay for workers' compensation insurance.

The employer is exempt from having to offer paid medical leave.

The employer can avoid a lawsuit from an injured worker.

The employer can offer lower basic pay to workers.

 

Question-6

__________ discrimination occurs when an employer discriminates against an entire protected class.

Disparate treatment

Disparate impact

Favored treatment

Unfair impact

 

Question-7

Which of the following happens when a general partner withdraws from a limited partnership?

The partnership must be sold.

The partnership is transferred.

The partnership is dissolved.

The partnership operates normally.

 

Question-8

Which of the following is true regarding FDA regulations for cosmetics?

There is no law in the United States against animal testing for cosmetics.

All substances and preparations for cosmetic use are chemically proven to be free from carcinogens before sale by the FDA.

Ordinary household soap is evaluated in terms of its quality and safety as a cosmetic good under the FDA.

New cosmetics are released on the market only if they have the “CRUELTY-FREE” label on their package.

 

Question-9

A merger between two or more companies that compete in the same business and geographical market is known as a(n):

horizontal merger.

vertical merger.

market extension merger.

conglomerate merger.

 

Question-10

The legal rights that an owner has to possess, use, and enjoy his or her property are known as:

future interests.

estate in land.

easement rights.

estoppel by deed

    

SC160 Assignment 08

ASSIGNMENT 08

SC160 Basic Biology

Directions:  Be sure to save an electronic copy of your answer before submitting it to Ashworth College for grading. Unless otherwise stated, answer in complete sentences, and be sure to use correct English, spelling and grammar. Sources must be cited in APA format. Your response should be four (4) double-spaced pages; refer to the “Assignment Format” page located on the Course Home page for specific format requirements.

 

Discuss the applications of each of following in biology today and include three examples of each with a brief description.

 

a.       DNA in forensic science

b.      Population evolution and microbial life

c.       Biological diversity evolution

d.      Plant and animal evolution

e.       Population growth

f.       Biomes and ecosystems

    

SC160 Assignment 03 – The Cell

ASSIGNMENT 03

SC160 Basic Biology

Directions:  Be sure to save an electronic copy of your answer before submitting it to Ashworth College for grading. Unless otherwise stated, answer in complete sentences, and be sure to use correct English, spelling and grammar. Sources must be cited in APA format. Your response should be four (4) double-spaced pages; refer to the “Assignment Format” page located on the Course Home page for specific format requirements.

 

Integrate by discussion the properties of life, basic chemical terminology, and molecules and compounds of a cell necessary for life. Include the basic anatomy and physiology of a cell and describe how cell respiration, photosynthesis, and cell reproduction occur in a succinct manner. Include a brief discussion about Mendel’s Laws and an overview of DNA structure and function. Conclude with a discussion of cancer and the mechanisms of gene control.

 

HCS475 Week-2 Importance of Accountability

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper that addresses the following:

·         Why is accountability important in the health care industry?

·         How is an employee's accountability measured in the health care industry?

·         How does accountability apply to ethical considerations in leadership and management?

·         What does a checks-and-balances process look like in a successful organization?

·         How does accountability affect an organization's working culture?

·         How can you maintain a positive working culture and avoid a culture of blame?                         

Cite a minimum of 4 peer-reviewed, scholarly, or similar references.

Format your paper according to APA guidelines.

     

MB651C Stand Alone – Global Business Ethics Manual

STAND-ALONE PROJECT

MB651 Ethical Decision Making and Business Culture

 

Stand-Alone Project: Ethics for an Outer-Space

Corporation (200 points)

 

 

You should begin working on the Stand-Alone Project early in the course.  Each assignment provides a benchmark for completing the Stand-Alone Project in a timely manner while working through the course.  You will find this information in the “Stand-Alone Project Benchmark” section of each assignment.

 

Instructions:  This project places you in the scenario where you have been working for Advanced Data Transmission, Inc., for several years as the chief human resources officer.  As such, you have given direction for the company in terms of its treatment of workers, diversity issues, and risk issues, and have provided consultation to other senior-level managers in dealing with ethical and moral issues within the company. 

 

Advanced Data Transmission, Inc. has just announced that it has been granted the contract to open and operate the first outer-space corporation that will include a small village atmosphere.  Workers and managers will reside in the space village for a minimum of six months before returning to Earth.  A shuttle service for dignitaries and customers from all over the world will be provided.  Your company will manage all satellite data transmissions to all countries. The new company will be home-based in the U.S., and third-world countries will host subsidiaries. 

 

Develop a “Global Business Ethics Manual” that addresses the following.

 

1.      Your chosen basic normative ethical foundation theory and reasons for choosing it.

 

2.      Your design for the corporation:  stockholder, stakeholder, or another option?

 

3.      The defined risks for all participants: workers, investors, customers, etc.

 

4.      Your human resource guidelines for the ethical treatment of workers, including but not limited to screening, diversity and discrimination, harassment, and affirmative action/goals/quotas.

 

5.      The marketing guidelines for ethical advertising and sales.

 

6.      Technology ethics in monitoring data transmissions.

 

7.      How to conduct inter-global business with all the countries of the world (address both social and economic justice).

 

It should be clear that this is completely new territory, and is not bound by earthly international business ethics.  You have a clean slate and can influence all outer-space business for the twenty-second century.  You have the right to change and modify any and all issues you feel have wronged workers on Earth.  However, you must defend your positions. 

 

You are encouraged to think beyond the ethical decisions of today, and to anticipate future issues and how to address them.  Use your imagination and your learning from this course and take a shot at charting the ethical course for an area that I believe will one day come to pass.

 

Your project must include a minimum of five (5) sources of relevant information.

 

Your Stand-Alone Project responses should be both grammatically and mechanically correct, and formatted in the same fashion as the project itself.  If there is a Part A, your response should identify a Part A, etc.   In addition, you must appropriately cite all resources used in your response and document in a bibliography using APA style.  (A 10-page response is required.)  (200 points)

  

MB651C Stand Alone – Global Business Ethics Manual

STAND-ALONE PROJECT

MB651 Ethical Decision Making and Business Culture

 

Stand-Alone Project: Ethics for an Outer-Space

Corporation (200 points)

 

 

You should begin working on the Stand-Alone Project early in the course.  Each assignment provides a benchmark for completing the Stand-Alone Project in a timely manner while working through the course.  You will find this information in the “Stand-Alone Project Benchmark” section of each assignment.

 

Instructions:  This project places you in the scenario where you have been working for Advanced Data Transmission, Inc., for several years as the chief human resources officer.  As such, you have given direction for the company in terms of its treatment of workers, diversity issues, and risk issues, and have provided consultation to other senior-level managers in dealing with ethical and moral issues within the company. 

 

Advanced Data Transmission, Inc. has just announced that it has been granted the contract to open and operate the first outer-space corporation that will include a small village atmosphere.  Workers and managers will reside in the space village for a minimum of six months before returning to Earth.  A shuttle service for dignitaries and customers from all over the world will be provided.  Your company will manage all satellite data transmissions to all countries. The new company will be home-based in the U.S., and third-world countries will host subsidiaries. 

 

Develop a “Global Business Ethics Manual” that addresses the following.

 

1.      Your chosen basic normative ethical foundation theory and reasons for choosing it.

 

2.      Your design for the corporation:  stockholder, stakeholder, or another option?

 

3.      The defined risks for all participants: workers, investors, customers, etc.

 

4.      Your human resource guidelines for the ethical treatment of workers, including but not limited to screening, diversity and discrimination, harassment, and affirmative action/goals/quotas.

 

5.      The marketing guidelines for ethical advertising and sales.

 

6.      Technology ethics in monitoring data transmissions.

 

7.      How to conduct inter-global business with all the countries of the world (address both social and economic justice).

 

It should be clear that this is completely new territory, and is not bound by earthly international business ethics.  You have a clean slate and can influence all outer-space business for the twenty-second century.  You have the right to change and modify any and all issues you feel have wronged workers on Earth.  However, you must defend your positions. 

 

You are encouraged to think beyond the ethical decisions of today, and to anticipate future issues and how to address them.  Use your imagination and your learning from this course and take a shot at charting the ethical course for an area that I believe will one day come to pass.

 

Your project must include a minimum of five (5) sources of relevant information.

 

Your Stand-Alone Project responses should be both grammatically and mechanically correct, and formatted in the same fashion as the project itself.  If there is a Part A, your response should identify a Part A, etc.   In addition, you must appropriately cite all resources used in your response and document in a bibliography using APA style.  (A 10-page response is required.)  (200 points)

  

C12 Assignment 8

ASSIGNMENT 08

C12 Business Law

Directions:  Be sure to save an electronic copy of your answer before submitting it to Ashworth College for grading. Unless otherwise stated, answer in complete sentences, and be sure to use correct English, spelling and grammar. Sources must be cited in APA format. Your response should be four (4) double-spaced pages; refer to the “Assignment Format” page located on the Course Home page for specific format requirements.

Part A

1.       Describe two (2) legislations that have been implemented to minimize the damage caused by oil spills.

2.       Describe two (2) measures taken to protect wetlands in the United States.

Part B

Find two (2) examples of businesses in your local community that attempt to disclaim liability for damage to or loss of bailed property (usually, the disclaimer is in the form of a sign behind a cash register, or language on a ticket stub.) Examples of businesses that typically attempt to disclaim liability for damage to or loss of bailed property include automobile mechanics and dry-cleaning establishments.

1.       Provide basic information concerning each of the two (2) examples:

a.       Names of the establishments

b.      Nature of their businesses

c.       Language of their attempted disclaimers of liability.

 

2.       Provide your reasoned opinion as to whether, in any or all of the examples you have discovered, the businesses have effectively disclaimed liability. Provide at least two (2) supporting facts to justify your position.

   

C12 Assignment 8

ASSIGNMENT 08

C12 Business Law

Directions:  Be sure to save an electronic copy of your answer before submitting it to Ashworth College for grading. Unless otherwise stated, answer in complete sentences, and be sure to use correct English, spelling and grammar. Sources must be cited in APA format. Your response should be four (4) double-spaced pages; refer to the “Assignment Format” page located on the Course Home page for specific format requirements.

Part A

1.       Describe two (2) legislations that have been implemented to minimize the damage caused by oil spills.

2.       Describe two (2) measures taken to protect wetlands in the United States.

Part B

Find two (2) examples of businesses in your local community that attempt to disclaim liability for damage to or loss of bailed property (usually, the disclaimer is in the form of a sign behind a cash register, or language on a ticket stub.) Examples of businesses that typically attempt to disclaim liability for damage to or loss of bailed property include automobile mechanics and dry-cleaning establishments.

1.       Provide basic information concerning each of the two (2) examples:

a.       Names of the establishments

b.      Nature of their businesses

c.       Language of their attempted disclaimers of liability.

 

2.       Provide your reasoned opinion as to whether, in any or all of the examples you have discovered, the businesses have effectively disclaimed liability. Provide at least two (2) supporting facts to justify your position.

   

C12 Assignment 4

ASSIGNMENT 04

C12 Business Law

Directions:  Be sure to save an electronic copy of your answer before submitting it to Ashworth College for grading. Unless otherwise stated, answer in complete sentences, and be sure to use correct English, spelling and grammar. Sources must be cited in APA format. Your response should be four (4) double-spaced pages; refer to the “Assignment Format” page located on the Course Home page for specific format requirements.

Part A

Using the Internet as a resource, research the Coca-Cola Company’s efforts to keep its soft drink formula a trade secret over the course of the company’s (and the soft drink’s) one hundred-year-plus history.

1.    Provide a brief summary of The Coca-Cola Company’s efforts to protect its soft drink formula as a trade secret.

 

2.    Describe one (1) challenge the company has faced in preserving its trade secret.

 

3.    Describe two (2) reasons why The Coca-Cola Company would choose to protect its soft drink formula as a trade secret, as opposed to using another form of intellectual property protection (for example, a patent).

Part B

1.    Through Internet research, find and describe three (3) examples of physical or mental problems covered by the American with Disabilities Act (ADA), and three (3) examples of physical or mental problems not covered by the ADA.

 

2.    Present an argument supporting the position that the ADA has been appropriately interpreted and applied by the courts (in terms of the types of disabilities covered), or that it has not (for example, that it has been overly interpreted and applied to too many types of physical and mental maladies). Provide two (2) supporting facts to justify your position.

   

  

C12 Assignment 4

ASSIGNMENT 04

C12 Business Law

Directions:  Be sure to save an electronic copy of your answer before submitting it to Ashworth College for grading. Unless otherwise stated, answer in complete sentences, and be sure to use correct English, spelling and grammar. Sources must be cited in APA format. Your response should be four (4) double-spaced pages; refer to the “Assignment Format” page located on the Course Home page for specific format requirements.

Part A

Using the Internet as a resource, research the Coca-Cola Company’s efforts to keep its soft drink formula a trade secret over the course of the company’s (and the soft drink’s) one hundred-year-plus history.

1.    Provide a brief summary of The Coca-Cola Company’s efforts to protect its soft drink formula as a trade secret.

 

2.    Describe one (1) challenge the company has faced in preserving its trade secret.

 

3.    Describe two (2) reasons why The Coca-Cola Company would choose to protect its soft drink formula as a trade secret, as opposed to using another form of intellectual property protection (for example, a patent).

Part B

1.    Through Internet research, find and describe three (3) examples of physical or mental problems covered by the American with Disabilities Act (ADA), and three (3) examples of physical or mental problems not covered by the ADA.

 

2.    Present an argument supporting the position that the ADA has been appropriately interpreted and applied by the courts (in terms of the types of disabilities covered), or that it has not (for example, that it has been overly interpreted and applied to too many types of physical and mental maladies). Provide two (2) supporting facts to justify your position.