- Gabriela Manufacturing must decide whether to insource or outsource a new toxic-free miracle carpet cleaner that works with its Miracle Carpet Cleaning Machine. If it decides to insource the product, the process would incur $325,000 of annual fixed costs and $1.50 per unit of variable costs. If it is outsourced, a supplier has offered to make it for an annual fixed cost of $125,000 and a variable cost of $2.25 per unit in variable costs.
(a) Given these two alternatives, determine the indifference point (where total costs are equal).
(b) If the expected demand for the new miracle cleaner is 300,000 units, what would you recommend that Gabriela Manufacturing do? - Downhill Boards (DB), a producer of snowboards, is evaluating a new process for applying the finish to its snowboards. Durable Finish Company (DFC) has offered to apply the finish for $175,000 in fixed costs and a unit variable cost of $0.65. Downhill Boards currently incurs a fixed annual cost of $120,000 and has a variable cost of $0.90 per unit. Annual demand for the snowboards is 160,000.
(a) Calculate the annual cost of the current process used at Downhill Boards.
(b) Calculate the annual cost if Durable Finish Company applies the finish.
(c) Find the indifference point for these two alternatives.
(d) How much of a change in demand is needed to justify outsourcing the process?
Author: Brian Leakey
Avoiding fraud is to create a positive work environment
- Part of avoiding fraud is to create a positive work environment. Describe a few conditions
mentioned within the case that could contribute to a poor work environment. - What symptoms should an auditor look for to determine if fraud is occurring within the
retention department? - (a) There are five primary control procedures or activities. List and explain which two
procedures you feel would be most effective in improving the control system of the retention
department.
(b) Include in your explanation specific examples of controls that should be implemented.
Wikapedia Vs. Quora
Select an information website other than Wikipedia that offers definitions or encyclopedic information. Compare and contrast several entries on that site with their counterparts on Wikipedia, and offer an EVALUATION of the site based on that comparison.
Has the ACA been responsible for increased healthcare costs in general
- Has the ACA been responsible for increased healthcare costs in general? 2. Are there people for whom the ACA has made their deductibles higher (self-employed, for example)? 3. Is it constitutional to force people to buy a product? 4. Has it increased tax burdens on taxpayers? If so, by how much?
Kraft Foods Marketing Strategy
Access the following Website: https://www.myfoodandfamily.com/
Kraft Foods uses this Website as a part of its marketing strategy. Review the Website and write a 2 page paper on its effectiveness as a marketing tool. Include the things that you feel work well and the things that you feel could be done better.
Secondary market
Search the library, program guide, and the internet and find at least two sources that discuss secondary markets with the class. Explain how the sources that you found describe and define a secondary market? Explain how the sources that you found relate to how Rogers, Rogers, & Lembke (2010) define secondary markets and the reverse flows of the secondary market?
The Role Of The Cryptographic Algorithm
Analyze the role cryptographic algorithms play; you will use this knowledge throughout the course. Next, explain how these algorithms could be utilized in a way that would strengthen an organization’s existing information assurance plan
LITERARYTHEME
Choose one story (not a poem) from this module and discuss how it portrays the theme that the past affects the present.
How is the theme introduced and expressed?
What literary devices are prominently used to help illustrate or emphasize this theme?
Why do you think the work you’ve chosen does or doesn’t belong in this module?
What other theme is expressed in the work?
ELA, Social Studies, And Arts Differentiated Instructional Planning
Revise your five-day integrated literacy and social studies unit from last week to include two art standards for the appropriate grade level. Make any changes to your original unit to fully integrate the art components and incorporate useful feedback you received from your mentor teacher. In the Differentiation section of the unit plan, identify support strategies forstudents with exceptionalities. Strategies should be based on the students in your field experience classroom who are receiving special education services. For clarification, explain the delays or disabilities on the plan.
Part 2 Reflective
In a 750 reflection, describe your instructional choices, including 3-5 research-based sources that support your reasoning. As part of your reflection address the following items:
Delineate the specific standards integrated throughout your plan and the rationale for their appropriateness.
Explicitly highlight the proposed strategies within your plan that enhance language development and communication skills.
Describe the learning resources and materials needed to support your lesson plans. Specifically address the use of technology in creating an engaging learning experience.
Explain the differentiation included to make this unit accessible and appropriate for individuals with exceptionalities.
Explain how you have addressed or incorporated the unique backgrounds of the individual students in your class, to prevent any social and cultural biases from interfering with student learning. (For example, how did you consider students who may be experiencing poverty, oppression, or injustice in regards to preparing the lessons?)
Health Promotion: Prevention of Disease
Instructions: Read the following case study and answer the reflective questions. Please provide evidence-based rationales for your answers. APA, 7th ed. must be followed. references from 2019 to date. provide in text citations. 500 words limit.
CASE STUDY: Preschool Child: Ricky
Ricky, age 4 years, arrives in the clinic with his mother. Ricky lives with his mother and father, who both work full-time, and his infant sister. Their extended family lives in a different state more than 100 miles away. Both parents are of average height and in good health. Ricky’s mother mentions that Ricky often expresses frustration, particularly in regard to food. Conflict over food occurs every day. Mealtime is a battle to get him to eat, unless his mother feeds him. Ricky’s baby sister seems to tolerate all baby foods but requires her mother to spoon-feed. Ricky’s mother is quite frustrated and concerned that he will become malnourished.
Reflective Questions
- What additional assessment information would you collect?
- What questions would you ask, and how would you further explore this issue with the mother?
- In what ways does the distance of the extended family influence this family’s approach to health promotion?
- What factors would you consider to determine whether malnourishment is a factor in this family?