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Write a reflection paper about an issue you wish the average person (or a particular community) would think more critically about. Explain why this issue is important to you, how you think about it, and how your audience would be different if they thought about this issue more deeply. Develop your analysis in light of a key theme from the EXAMINED OF LIFE- CORNEL WEST( YOUTUBE VIDEO) For instance, you could address an issue like:
The role of social media in propagating a certain conception of beauty
The amount of money/time the average American spends on luxuries vs. necessities
Where our food comes from
Why professional athletes make so much money
The difference between a religion in its ideal form and the ways in which it’s often practiced
Pick an issue you care about, BUT DON’T USE ONE OF THE EXAMPLES. Furthermore, you aren’t allowed to write about social media at all.

This week we began examining the “College for All Philosophy” and Student Loan Debt. Based on ideas presented in the course readings, points made during lecture, and the documentary film, “Default,” here are two sets of questions for you to write about:

What are the benefits and drawbacks of obtaining a 4-year college degree? Do the benefits outweigh the drawbacks? How does using a sociological lens (i.e. making the familiar strange & questioning what seems obvious) complicate our thinking about these questions?

Write a reflective writting on the advantages of thinking sociologically about ourselves and the social world we live in.

Write your paper on the molecule of choice. Include the composition of the molecule and the bonds found in that molecule. What are its properties? What are the monomers? How is the molecule synthesized and broken down? Does it have varying forms? If so what are they and what are the different properties? What is the molecules role in bioenergetics? What is its biological importance to man in terms of human physiology?

Please note: Copying and pasting work directly from the web, even if you cite it, is plagiarism. For a work to be your own, you need to paraphrase the information you find online. This means changing the words and sentence structure. This work is 35% of your final grate (E.g., if it doesn’t count you can’t pass the course) so please do your own work and contribute your own ideas.

Create an 8-page report in which you examine STARBUCKS CORPORATION and provide a recommendation on how shareholder value could be enhanced, with the resulting impact on the firm’s capital structure and stock value.

Introduction:
This portfolio work project will illustrate what potential financial strategies can be employed by firms to impact company valuation and how they should be financed. This is a relevant concept for both large and small companies. You will have a chance to apply your skills from the financial management perspective, you should be able to:

-Utilize financial strategies that will increase the price of stock.
-Calculate WACC and capital structure.
-Evaluate how financial strategies impact the capital structure.

This project requires you to examine the STARBUCKS company and provide recommendations on how shareholder value could be enhanced, with the resulting impact on the firm’s capital structure and stock value. You will estimate the firm’s current WACC.

Scenario:
You are now a Chief Financial Officer of the large, publicly-traded company STARBUCKS. Conduct extensive research on the current situation of the company using resources like the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, GuruFocus, Yahoo Finance, EDGAR, and the Capella library. As the CFO, you have been given a project by the CEO and Board of Directors to prepare a report on ways to financially engineer the company to increase stock price.

From the STARBUCKS company’s website, go to the financial section and examine the financial statements.
-income statement
-balance sheet
-statement of cash flows
-as well as 10K and 10Q reports

Conduct a financial ratio analysis including the following:
-current ratio
-debt to equity ratio
-return on equity (ROE) ratio
-dividend yield
-earnings per share (EPS or the last 4 quarters)
-price to earnings ratio (P/E)
-market to book ratio.
*MAKE SURE TO Compare these ratios to those of the company’s nearest competitor.*

Assume that the objective of upper management is to maximize shareholder value by increasing the price of the stock. Describe the subjective impacts (threats, opportunities, competitive edge) that are unique to the firm and its industry that you found in your research.

Based on the ratio results and research, from the following list of ways to financially engineer an increase in stock price, evaluate each method, examine its pros and cons, and then select the best ways for the firm to increase the stock price.

*Be as specific as you can by using qualitative assessments without proprietary company information:*

Capital expenditures—new equipment, plant, machinery, marketing/advertising campaign, computer infrastructure (only choose if your research of the firm has discovered some specific opportunity here).
Merger/acquisition of a competitor.
Stock repurchases.
Dividend policy change—increase, decrease, stock split, stock dividend.
Reduction of debt.
Expansion into a new geographic market.
Introduction of new products/services.

Your Role:
You are the Chief Financial Officer of the STARBUCKS CORPORATION.

Requirements:
The report you submit to the CEO should meet these expectations:

-Evaluate the strategies used to increase stock prices and shareholder value.
-Analyze strategies to employ cash to potentially increase shareholder value and the impact on the financial risk of the entity, such as capital expenditures, mergers/acquisitions, stock buybacks, dividend increases, reduction of debt, expansion into a new geographic area, and introduction of new projects.
-Analyze financial statements and ratio analysis to determine optimal strategies.

-Describe the subjective impacts that are unique to the firm and its industry through ratio analysis of the financial statements and qualitative research.
-Relate the analysis to the strategies.
-Identify the pros and cons of each strategy.
-Use behavioral models and theories to support your analysis and evaluation.
-Determine the best strategies, and describe how earnings and stock price can be increased by
these choices.
-Comment on how the efficient market hypothesis may impact stock price with the
recommendations.
-Recommend the best strategies to gain the most optimal performance.
-Provide justification and rationale for your recommendation.
-Align your recommendation with analysis and data.
-Provide examples and analysis to defend recommended strategies.
-Connect the recommendation to methods and models of financing and investing.
-Evaluate how the recommendation will be financed and how it will impact the capital structure and
the risk of the company and the WACC.
-Calculate the firm’s current WACC and capital structure (percentage of assets financed by
liabilities versus percentage of assets financed by shareholder equity).
-Determine whether the firm has sufficient finances to fund your recommendation internally (with
cash) or if it needs to raise funds externally.
-If external financing is required, decide between common stock and debt (bonds) and explain the
rationale for your decision.
-Examine how your strategy recommendation will potentially impact WACC, capital structure, the
overall risk of the company stock, and the effect on the stock price.

Reflect and write about how something that you are interested in (sports, travel, nature…) is related to religion

Create an Excel spreadsheet in which you use capital budgeting tools to determine the quality of 3 proposed investment projects, as well as a 6-page report that analyzes your computations and recommends the project that will bring the most value to the company.

Introduction:
This portfolio work project is about one of the basic functions of the finance manager: allocating capital to areas that will increase shareholder value. There are many uses that cash managers can select from, but it is essential that the selected projects are ones that add the most value to the company. This means forecasting the projected cash flows of the projects and employing capital budgeting metrics to determine which project, given the forecast cash flows, gives the firm the best chance to maximize shareholder value.

As a business professional, you are expected to:
-Use capital budgeting tools to compute future project cash flows and compare them to upfront costs.
-Evaluate capital projects and make appropriate decision recommendations.
-Prepare reports and present the evaluation in a way that finance and non-finance stakeholders can understand.

Scenario:
You work as a finance manager for Drill Tech, Inc., a mid-sized manufacturing company located in Minnesota. Three capital project requests were identified as potential projects for the company to pursue in the upcoming fiscal year. In the meeting to discuss capital projects, the director of finance (and your boss), Jennifer Davidson, gives you a synopsis of the projects along with this question: Which one of these projects will provide the most shareholder value to the company?

She also tells you that other than what is noted in each project scenario, all other costs will remain constant, and you should remember to only evaluate the incremental changes to cash flows.

The proposed projects for you to review are as follows.
Project A: Major Equipment Purchase-

-A new major equipment purchase, which will cost $10 million; however, it is projected to reduce the cost of sales by 5% per year for 8 years.
-The equipment is projected to be sold for salvage value estimated to be $500,000 at the end of year 8.
Being a relatively safe investment, the required rate of return for the project is 8%.
The equipment will be depreciated at a MACRS 7-year schedule.
Annual sales for year 1 are projected at $20 million and should stay the same per year for 8 years.
Before this project, the cost of sales has been 60%.
The marginal corporate tax rate is presumed to be 25%.

Project B: Expansion into Europe-

-Expansion into Western Europe has a forecast to increase sales/revenues and cost of sales by 10% per year for 5 years.
Annual sales for the previous year were $20 million.
Start-up costs are projected to be $7 million and an upfront needed investment in net working capital
of $1 million. The working capital amount will be recouped at the end of year 5.
Because of the higher European tax rate, the marginal corporate tax rate is presumed to be 30%.
Being a risky investment, the required rate of return for the project is 12%.

Project C: Marketing/Advertising Campaign-

-A major new marketing/advertising campaign, which will cost $2 million per year and last 6 years.
It is forecast that the campaign will increase sales/revenues and costs of sales by 15% per year.
Annual sales for the previous year were $20 million.
The marginal corporate tax rate is presumed to be 25%.
Being a moderate risk investment, the required rate of return of the project is 10%.

Your Role:
You are a finance manager at Drill Tech, Inc., who plays a major role in reviewing capital project requests.

Requirements:
Jennifer reiterates that your report is critical for the company to select the project that will bring the most value to shareholders. Your calculations and report should address these items for her and other stakeholders:

-Apply the computations of capital budgeting methods to determine the quality of the proposed investments.
-Use budgeting tools to compute future project cash flows and compare them to upfront costs.
-Remember to only evaluate the incremental changes to cash flows.
-Demonstrate knowledge of a variety of capital budgeting tools including net present value (NPV), internal rate of return (IRR), payback period, and profitability index (PI). The analysis of the capital projects will need to be correctly computed and the resulting decisions rational.
-Evaluate the capital projects using data analysis and applicable metrics that align with the business goal of maximizing shareholder value.
-Evaluate capital projects and make appropriate decision recommendations. Accurately compare the indicated projects with correct computations of capital budgeting tools and then make rational decisions based on the findings.
-Select the best capital project, based on data analysis and evaluation, that will add the most value for the company.
-Prepare an appropriate evaluation report for requestors, using sound research and data to defend your decision.
-Justify your decision with a clear analysis showing the findings of the analysis and which project has the best chance to increase shareholder value.
-Use your calculations and data to provide a clear picture of why your recommendation is the right one. This goes beyond just regurgitating the data. Think about how the data can tell the story that will be meaningful to the readers.

Rationale for Assignment: Determine the impact of the APRN Consensus Model on APRN practice.

Title of Paper: Advanced Nursing Practice and Advanced Practice Nursing

Required Components:

Analyze the differences between Advanced Nursing Practice and Advanced Practice Nursing.
Appraise the population served through your Advanced Nursing Practice Role.
Evaluate certification opportunities for your chosen role.
Develop your licensure, accreditation, certification, and education plan based on your chosen advanced nursing practice role.
Investigate state-specific implications for your chosen role.

Write a review article on the effect of Diabetes type 1 on Pituitary Apoplexy in Pediatric Patients.