Lab 2 Time value,NPV etc Shakshi Maheshwari

QUESTION 3a) Explain the risk management procedure. Set out the risks associated with attendingthe annual Engineering Institute of Zambia symposium in Livingstone. Draw a riskregister (log) and populate it with at least four perceived risks. Analyse these risksand rank them.b) You are planning the manufacture of modification to an existing product. Youranalysis has come up with the following information. What contingency reservewould you use? Project data Costcontingency There is a 30 percent probability of a delay in thereceipt of parts, with a cost to the project ofZMW90,000.   There is a 20 percent probability that the parts willcost ZMW 100,000 less than expected.   There is a 25 percent probability that two parts willnot fit together when installed, costing an extraZMW30,500.   There is a 30 percent probability that themanufacture may be simpler than expected, savingZMW20,500.   There is a 5 percent probability of a design defect,causing ZMW 50,000 of…

Question 4 Yalelo is a manufacturing Zambian Company. You have been asked by the Board of Directors of this Mid-Sized Listed manufacturing Company at LuSE to update them on emerging corporate governance issues that should be of interest to them. Prepare a report for the Board on the ‘Corporate Governance’ issues that should be of current concern to the Directors of this Company.

Question 1 Read the following extract and then answer the questions below.Part A Mr. Baeti has been engaged by Local Enterprise Authority (LEA) as a consultant. He is tasked to carry out a workshop for LEA beneficiaries and the objectives of the workshop is to teach or equip members with knowledge how the contract of Agency can be authorised in order for it to be in place. The reason for this is that LEA members are struggling to reach out to their customers and grow their business. Mr. Baeti wants to teach the members about the various sources of authority that may lead to the existence of an Agency. What are those available authorities that Mr. Baeti should teach these LEA members about? In doing so and where necessary, Mr. Baeti should give examples of relevant cases to support his answer. Explain in detail what Mr. Baeti should discuss with LEA members Part B Assist Mr. Baeti to list 5 duties of an agent.

QUESTION 1.4 Software project management is the art and science of planning and leading software projects. It is a sub-discipline of project management in which software projects are planned, implemented, monitored and controlled. State the reasons why software engineering projects are difficult to manage and further elaborate on some of the considerations which need to be taken into account when calculating the price of a software system

Question 6 of 10    Moving to another question will save this response. Question 6 The following transactions relate to the SHEHNILA CORP. for the month of November 2015:     Product - A Product – B Production 10,000 units 8,000 units Beginning Inventory 1,000 units 900 units Ending Inventory 2,000 units 100 units      Unit Cost applicable to inventories and Production   Direct Material Rs. 4 per unit Rs.  3 per unit Direct Labour Rs. 10 per unit Rs. 20 per unit Factory Overhead Rs. 7 per unit Rs. 14 per unit   Actual FOH was Rs. 182,400, under or over applied factory overhead is to be adjusted in Cost of Goods Sold.   Calculate Conversion Cost.

Question: IAc€?cm submitting bellow my answer for the question (Choose one of the three pilot programs proposed by Kugler in the Hamilton Project policy brief reading. Do you think it will make a positive impact or not? Why? How do you think it will affect the taxes paid by your firm to finance unemployment insurance benefits?)it was talking about Hamitlon project (strengthening   reemployment into the unemployment insurance system ).please comment my answer( whether you agree or disagree)be very specific? The purpose of unemployment benefits is to give temporarily relief for workers who become unemployed while they are looking for employment. However, the system has never really effectively addressed how to assist unemployed workers to obtain gainful employment. The Hamilton Program proposes three excellent programs to assist unemployed workers to find reemployment. The program I believe that will have the greatest impact is the Bridge-To-Work program. Besides reducing the…

V   what is feasibility Report ?Define when and why we need it And also define who prepare this document.

Question 1 (a) Describe the four (4) basic management functions (b) You are the head of your company’s marketing department and you are requiredto achieve a sales target of RM1 million by 31 Dec 2022. Explain how you can usethe four basic management functions to achieve the sales target.

Advertising Budget Allocation. The Sea Wharf Restaurant would like to determine the best way to allocate a monthly advertising budget of $ 1, 000 between newspaper advertising and radio advertising, Management decided that at least 25% of the bud get must be spent on each type of media and that the amount of money spent on local newspaper advertising must be at least twice the amount spent on radio advertising. A marketing consultant developed an index that measures audience exposure per dollar of advertising on a scale from 0 to 100, with higher values implying greater audience exposure. If the value of the index for local newspaper advertising is 50 and the value of the index for spot radio advertising is 80, how should the restaurant allocate its advertising budget to maximize the value of total audience exposure? Develop a spreadsheet model and solve the problem using Excel Solver

Background: Russell Jones, director of a recreational equipment retail outlet, Mountain Recreational Equipment (MRE), announces that the corporate office wants each local retail store location to develop a persuasive proposal highlighting their ideas for community service projects for the following year. Every year the employees at MRE devote substantial time raising money and partnering with local charities. In the past, the employees at each store have decided what charitable organizations/activities they want to support independently of the corporate office, so the request for proposals and approval is a notable change to the initiative. Jones explains to his team that the MRE Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Jennifer Munoz, feels that the company is straying too far from the corporate image in what employees are choosing to support. For example, locations are selecting fundraising and partnership projects that vary dramatically in scope and purpose. The CEO has decided this new…

Question 1: Kimji Company is engaged in the business of export of garments. In the past, the performance of the company had been up to the expectations. In line with the latest technology, the company decided to upgrade its machinery. For this, the Finance Manager, Abdullah estimated the amount of funds required and the timings. This will help the company in linking the investment and the financing decisions on a continuous basis. Abdullah therefore, began with the preparation of a sales forecast for the next four years. He collected the relevant data about the profit estimates in the coming years. By doing this, he wanted to be sure about the availability of funds from the internal sources of the business. For the remaining funds he is trying to find out alternative sources from outside like loan from bank etc Answer the following question based on the case study in 500-1000 words. a. What is the role of Financial Management and what are the financial decisions Involved in the above…

Question 4An investor is to purchase one of three types of real estate, as illustrated in Figure below. Theinvestor must decide among an apartment building, an office building, and a warehouse. Thefuture states of nature that will determine how much profit the investor will make are goodeconomic conditions and poor economic conditions. The profits that will result from eachdecision in the event of each state of nature are shown in Table below:       a) Find the optimal act using Maxi-Max criteriab) Find the optimal act using Mini-Max criteria  c) Find the optimal act using Maxi-Min criteria  d) Find the optimal act using Min-Max regret table

Question 5: After completing the jewelry design course, Kiran opened a jewelry showroom in Kohat. She employs eleven people in her showroom. In order to increase productivity, she divides the work into small tasks, and each employee is trained to perform their professional work. The salesperson is allowed to reach a maximum 10% discount with the buyer, and the decision to grant further discounts depends on Kiran as the final authorization. At the beginning of the company's opening, five of her employees were asked to arrange extra working hours. In return, she promised to give them special rewards within a year. Therefore, after six months of good business performance, she awarded cash bonuses to each employee to fulfill her promise. However, when resolving conflicts between employees, she tends to prefer female employees.       In the above case: Identify and explain how the various management principles adopted by Kiran by quoting the lines in this paragraph. Identify and explain how…

The manager of a bulk foods establishment sells a trail mix for $9 per pound and premium cashews for $14 per pound. The manager wishes to make an 200​-pound trail mix-cashew mixture that will sell for $11 per pound. How many pounds of each should be​ used?     Question content area bottom Part 1   A. 80 lb of trail mix 120 lb of cashews   B. 100 lb of trail mix 100 lb of cashews   C. 140 lb of trail mix 60 lb of cashews   D. 120 lb of trail mix 80 lb of cashews

Question 1 Broad Topic: Sporting Equipment Narrowed Topic: Classification of Protective Gear in Contact Sports. Broad Topic: Farming Tools Narrowed Topic: Classification of Hand Tools in Organic Farming Practices Question 2 Broad Topic: Sporting Equipment Narrowed Topic: Classification of Protective Gear in Contact Sports. Thesis Statement: Through a classification approach, the analysis of protective gear in contact sports reveals distinct categories based on function, material composition, and design, highlighting the essential role these specialized equipment play in safeguarding athletes and minimizing the risk of injuries in physically demanding competitive environments. Question 3. Broad Topic: Sporting Equipment Narrowed Topic: Classification of Protective Gear in Contact Sports. Thesis Statement: Through a classification approach, the analysis of protective gear in contact sports reveals distinct categories based on function, material composition,…

Question 1 Material planning is the key function of material management. It is very closely linkedwith project planning and control. Explain TWO (2) example of poor materialmanagement and solution to solve of the problem.

Question #4. What is wrong with using the cost of the specific capital used to finance a project asthe discount rate in relation to that project?

Assignment No. 11(Decision Analysis)Answer 3 c, d

Case Study 2:  Event Online Booking Systems: Europian Conference on Optical          Communication (ECOC)   FACTBOX ECOC 2003, Rimini International conference dealing with optical communications Around 1000 delegates fromup to 40 countries Four day programme including worshops, seminars, technical sessions, a welcome reception, a banquet and local tours The process of booking  for events varies considerably depending on the type of event and the target market. Online booking systems are a feature of certain types of events, especially in the organizational category , where large numbers of people in the target market have access to the Internet. The annual Europian Conference on Optical communication (ECOC) is an international event taking place in a different Europian country every year. The conference deals with optical communications and one of the organizing bodies is the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). The conference has an international reputation and…

Question: A renowned multinational shipping company is opening its new branch office in Lahore. You are working in the company as IT Manager. Your Chief Information Officer (CIO) have nominated you as the project manager for deploying IT infrastructure in the new office. During the project, you need to procure 20 boxes (1000 feet each) of Cat 6 Network Cables, 150 Information Outlets (I/O’s), 150 faceplates, 150 back boxes, 4 Patch panels (24 ports each), 4 Cable Managers and One communication rack.    The company you are working for is a multinational company and has a very strict procurement procedure and procurement audit is mandatory at the end of the project. What steps you should follow for procurement of these items for your project.  You also need to develop the Bill of Quantity (BOQ) of the products that you want to procure. Also develop a Purchase order for the same.

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A department is preparing a trip for 80 volunteers to an area affected by the typhoon. The transportation company to transit the volunteers has 8 vans of 15 seats each and 5 vans of 10 seats, but only has 15 drivers available. The rental cost for a large van is $150 and $100 for a small van. Calculate how many vans of each type should be used for the trip for the least possible cost. Question 1: What objective function will be used to evaluate the minimum cost? Question 2: Given the feasible region, how many corner points does the LP model generate? Question 3: Given the graph of the LP model, which of the following is not a corner point? (0,0), (0,8), (0,15) (15,0) Question 4: How many constraints, excluding the non-negative constraints, will be considered for the determination of the optimal solution? Question  5: What is the minimum cost referred to in the problem?

Q.14 At M3 Marketing a new marketing campaign development project for a client begins with two activities ideation and budgeting/contracting. Ideation, or coming up with ideas for the campaign, occurs in parallel with (i.e., at the same time as,) the budgeting/contracting work which determines the costs and terms of the relationship. These activities take four and three weeks, respectively. Once ideation is complete, advertising content drafting begins and lasts two weeks. When the budget is set and the ad drafting is complete, the activity to determine the advertising channels can begin. Determining the ad channels takes three weeks. When ad drafting is complete and the advertising channels are determined, two activities can start. First, final campaign collateral can be developed over the next six weeks. The second activity is rollout planning, which requires four weeks. After collateral development and rollout planning are finished, the advertising campaign rollout is executed over…

Question 1The Rotary Club is holding a pizza sale to finance outreach projects. The Club made an agreement to purchase pizza from Pizza Hut at a 30% discount which the Rotary Club can then resell for a profit. It is expected that of the 500 families in the community, at most 70% will buy pizza. Based on a survey of their personal preferences, the students believe that they should orderno more than 120 cheese pizzas, no more than 150 pepperoni pizzas, and no more than 100 vegetarian pizzas. They also want to make sure that at least 20% of the total pizzas are cheese and at least 50% of the pizzas are pepperoni. The standard price (before discount) for the cheese, pepperoni and vegetarian is $12, $15 and $14, respectively. The Rotary Club makes a profit of 10%, 15% and 20%, respectively, for each cheese, pepperoni, and vegetarian pizza they resell. a) Formulate a linear programming model that would determine the optimal solution. An explanation for the derivation of EACH equation should…

Question 1  Given the following payoff table with the profits ($m), a firm might expect alternative investments (A, B, C) under different levels of interest rate. payoffs as profits states of nature     decision alternatives 1(5%) 2(7%) 3(9%) A 14 22 6 B 19 18 11 C 12 17 15 a. Use the alternative method to verify EVPI NOW ASSUME THAT THE PAYOFFS ARE COSTS ANSWER THE FOLLOWING: b. What is the most the firm should be willing to pay to obtain further (perfect) information (EVPI)? c. Use the alternative method to verify EVPI. Please answer all three parts of Question 1.

Question 2 Mike is a first year university student who is trying to understand his financial situation. Mike currently lives 1.5 miles away from campus. He works part time in a retail centre that pays him £800 per month. Mike saves £200 out of the part time job pay for his further education plan. a). As to the below Travel Expenses table published by the Students’ Union, 185 students were randomly selected to help understand the travel expenses and distance to campus. What’s the probability for Mike to spend over £10 on journeys to campus?     Distance to Campus (miles) Amount spent, £ 0.1 to 0.25 0.26 to 1.0 Over 1.0 0 – 4.99 35 26 10 5.00 – 9.99 18 39 20 10.00+ 4 14 19   b). How much is the frequency for students living over 1 mile away from the campus? c). As to the category of Amount Spent, £, what is the modal group? d). Assuming Mike is saving the same amount per month in the next 3 years. How much does Mike get for his saving…