Conclusions and recommendations are the most widely read sections of any report. Conclusions summarize and explain your findings and are the heart of your report. The ability to draw sound conclusions and make clear recommendations from your research is crucial to business success. Companies value employees who can analyze data and use it to help answer questions and solve problems.
1. When drawing conclusions, make sure you (use consistent evaluation criteria / are open to sensationalization or exaggeration / avoid relating them to the initial report problem).
Consider the scenario, and then answer the question.
You are making recommendations after researching and writing a report on sports club discounts and employee health.
2. What should you remember about your reader before preparing your recommendations?
A. Readers prefer specific, practical recommendations.
B. Readers may want to know how to implement the suggestions.
C. Readers should have no influence on how your recommendations are developed.
D. Readers prefer that your recommendations be shared indirectly.
E. Readers want to know how your data relate to the problem being studied.
Determine whether each of the following statements is the finding, the conclusion, or the recommendation.
Employee attrition rate after four years with our company is 35 percent, which is 17 percent higher than that of our aspirational peers. Typical employee promotions occur after five years in our company and after four years in competitive firms.
3. This is the (conclusion / finding / recommendation) .
We are losing trained and promising employees more often than our competition due to slow promotion practices within our company.
4. This is the (conclusion / finding / recommendation) .
Implement a leadership development program for promising new employees, and decrease the time before employees are eligible for promotion in order to retain the most promising employees.
5. This is the (conclusion / finding / recommendation) .

Answer:

Conclusions and Recommendations

1. When drawing conclusions, make sure to:

use consistent evaluation criteria

2. What to remember about the reader before preparing recommendations:

A. Readers prefer specific, practical recommendations.

3. This is the finding.

4. This is the conclusion.

5. This is the recommendation.

Explanation:

Findings in a report are the discoveries made about the subject.  Conclusions are evidence-based summaries of the findings.  They are the results of the research effort.  Convincing conclusions always relate to the initial report problems.  Recommendations are action points that should be followed to resolve the prevailing problems.

A portfolio is composed of two stocks, A and B. Stock A has a standard deviation of return of 36%, while stock B has a standard deviation of return of 16%. The correlation coefficient between the returns on A and B is 0.30. Stock A comprises 30% of the portfolio, while stock B comprises the rest of the portfolio. What is the standard deviation of the return on this portfolio?

Although the Fed has very strong influence over the money supply, it does not have complete control a.Because the Fed has no idea how much reserves will change when it buys or sells securities. b.Because of unpredictable changes in the public's desire to hold cash or borrow and banks' desires to hold reserves or lend. c.Because of unpredictable changes in reserve requirements. d.Because the FOMC meets only twice a year.

Peterson Packaging Corp. has a basic earning power of (BEP) of 9% on $9 billion of total assets, and its times interest earned (TIE) ratio is 3.0. Peterson's depreciation and amortization expense totals $1 billion. It has $0.6 billion in lease payments and $0.3 billion must go towards principal payments on outstanding loans and long-term debt. What is Peterson's EBITDA coverage ratio

5. Joseph transfers $1000 from his money market fund to his checking account. This
transaction will:
a) decrease M2 and increase M1.
b) increase M1, but leave M2 unchanged.
c) decrease M1 and increase M2.
d) decrease both M1 and M2.

Rock Adventures has 15 employees each working 40 hours per week and earning $30 an hour. Federal income taxes are withheld at 15% and state income taxes at 6%. FICA taxes are 7.65% and unemployment taxes are 3.8% of the first $7,000 earned per employee. What is the actual direct deposit of payroll for the first week of January

Cal Poly Corporation would like to start a new project: building a high-tech rose float for the next regional contest. This rose float project will require $35,000 in the initial cost. The company is planning to raise this amount of money by selling new corporate bonds and new stocks. It has a target capital structure of 60 percent common stock, and 40 percent debt. Flotation costs for issuing new common stock is 7%, and for new debt it is 4%.
(a) The true required initial investment that Cal Poly Corporation should use in its valuation of the rose is:_____.
1. $36,920.
2. $36,820.
3. $35,000.
4. $33,180.
(b) The lower the flotation costs, the lower the initial investment that needs to be used in project valuation, and so the lower the project's Net Present Value. This statement is____.
1. True
2. False

Hurricane Katrina destroyed oil and natural gas refining capacity in the Gulf of Mexico. This subsequently drove up natural gas, gasoline, and heating oil prices. As a result, this should B) shift the short-run aggregate supply curve to the right. D) move the economy down along a stationary short-run aggregate supply curve. C) move the economy up along a stationary short-run aggregate supply curve. A) shift the short-run aggregate supply curve to the left.

Fosters Manufacturing Co. warrants its products for one year. The estimated product warranty is 4% of sales. Assume that sales were $280,000 for January. On February 7, a customer received warranty repairs requiring $180 of parts and $105 of labor.a. Journalize the adjusting entry required at January 31, the end of the first month of the current fiscal year, to record the accrued product warranty. b. Journalize the entry to record the warranty work provided in February.

The following information is available for Windsor, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2020.

Beginning cash balance $45,720
Accounts payable decrease 3,759
Depreciation expense 164,592
Accounts receivable increase 8,331
Inventory increase 11,176
Net income 288,646
Cash received for sale of land at book value 35,560
Cash dividends paid 12,192
Income taxes payable increase 4,775
Cash used to purchase building 293,624
Cash used to purchase treasury stock 26,416
Cash received from issuing bonds 203,200

Required:
Prepare a statement of cash flows using the indirect method.

Many employees of a local restaurant suddenly quit and seek other opportunities. What is the most likely explanation for the large number of employees quitting?
A. a developing price war
B. a protest action by the union
C. decrease in positive incentives to work
D. decrease of negative incentives to being unemployed

The company has 7 million shares of common stock outstanding. The current share price is $68, and the book value per share is $8. The company also has two bond issues outstanding. The first bond issue has a face value of $70 million, a coupon rate of 6%, and sells for 97% of par. The second issue has a face value of $40 million, a coupon rate of 6.5%, and sells for 108% of par. The first issue matures in 21 years, the second in 6 years. Suppose the most recent dividend was $3.25 and the dividend growth rate is 5%. Assume that the overall cost of debt is the weighted average of that implied by the two outstanding debt issues. Both bonds make semiannual payments. The tax rate is 21%. What is the company’s WACC?

Turrubiates Corporation makes a product that uses a material with the following standards: Standard quantity 7.5 liters per unit Standard price $ 2.00 per liter Standard cost $ 15.00 per unit The company budgeted for production of 3,300 units in April, but actual production was 3,400 units. The company used 26,200 liters of direct material to produce this output. The company purchased 19,600 liters of the direct material at $2.1 per liter. The direct materials purchases variance is computed when the materials are purchased. The materials quantity variance for April is:

The following selected account balances are taken from the records of Cooper Corporation for the past two years.
December 31
2018 2017
Equipment $750 $400
Accumulated depreciation 160 225
Land 92 50
Bonds payable 30 50
Common stock 120 100
Additional paid in capital 400 320
Retained earnings 825 675
Other information available for 2018:
Net income for the year was $200.
Depreciation expense on plant and equipment was $70.
Equipment with an original cost of $200 and Accum. Dep. of $135 was sold at a gain of $5.
No land was sold during the year.
Both new equipment and land were purchased during the year.
Bonds payable were retired
Common stock was issued for cash.
Cash dividends were declared and paid.
1. How much cash did Cooper Corp. receive from the sale of equipment?
a. 60
b. 135
c. 195
d. 70
e. None of the above
2. What is Cooper Corp's net increase (decrease) in cash from investing activities?
a. 18
b. (522)
c. (397)
d. (480)
e. None of the above
3. What is Cooper Corp's net increase (decrease) in cash from financing activities?
a. 50
b. (80)
c. 30
d. (50)
e. None of the above

Riverboat Adventures pays $170,000 plus $14,000 in closing costs to buy out a competitor. The real estate consists of land appraised at $22,000, a building appraised at $79,200, and paddleboats appraised at $118,800. Compute the cost that should be allocated to the building. Multiple Choice $66,240. $61,200. $79,200.

Concord Company sells merchandise on account for $5700 to Ivanhoe Company with credit terms of 2/10, n/30. Ivanhoe Company returns $1000 of merchandise that was damaged, along with a
check to settle the account within the discount period. What is the amount of the check?
$4700
$4606
$5586
$5606

A company has a minimum required rate of return of 8%. It is considering investing in a project that costs $379,650 and is expected to generate cash inflows of $150,000 each year for three years. The approximate internal rate of return on this project is

DS Unlimited has the following transactions during August.

August 6 Purchases 54 handheld game devices on account from GameGirl, Inc., for $120 each, terms 1/10, n/60.
August 7 Pays $320 to Sure Shipping for freight charges associated with the August 6 purchase.
August 10 Returns to GamerGirl four game devices that were defective.
August 14 Pays the full amount due to GameGirl.
August 23 Sells 34 game devices purchased on August 6 for $140 each to customers on account. The total cost of the 34 game devices sold is $4,257.00. 2.

Required:
Record the period-end adjustment to cost of goods sold on August 31, assuming the company has no beginning inventory and ending inventory has a cost of $2,003.

Hardaway Fixtures' balance sheet at December 31, 2020, included the following:

Shares issued and outstanding:
Common stock, $1 par $1,080,000
Nonconvertible preferred stock, $50 par 25,000

On July 21, 2021, Hardaway issued a 25% stock dividend on its common stock. On December 12, it paid $75,000 cash dividends on the preferred stock. Net income for the year ended December 31, 2021, was $4,800,000.

Required:
Compute Hardaway's earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 2021.

HELP!
You should always emphasize a word in the middle of a sentence.
A.True
B.False

A firm has three different investment options. Option A will give the firm $10 million at the end of one year, $10 million at the end of two years, and $10 million at the end of three years. Option B will give the firm $15 million at the end of one year, $10 million at the end of two years, and $5 million at the end of three years. Option C will give the firm $30 million at the end of one year, and nothing thereafter. Which of these options has the highest present value?

a. Option A
b. Option B
c. Option C
c. The depends on the rate of interest, which is not specified here

A newly formed company purchases investments classified as available-for-sale securities at a cost of $13,000. At the end of the year, the market value of the securities was $11,000. The financial statements at the end of the year would show which of the following?
A. No loss on the income statement Available-for-sale investments of $11,000 and an unrealized loss of $2,000 in stockholders' equity on the balance sheet
B. No loss on the income statement Available-for-sale investments of $13,000 on the balance sheet
C. Income Statement loss of $2,000 Available-for-sale investments of $13,000 on the balance sheet
D. Loss of $2,000 on the income statement Temporary investments of $11,000 on the balance sheet

The management of Lanzilotta Corporation is considering a project that would require an investment of $191,000 and would last for 6 years. The annual net operating income from the project would be $108,000, which includes depreciation of $21,000. The scrap value of the project's assets at the end of the project would be $26,200. The cash inflows occur evenly throughout the year. The payback period of the project is closest to :___________

the total surface area of hemisphere is 4158sq then what is the circumference of the base
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On December 1, delivery equipment was purchased for $6,144. The delivery equipment has an estimated useful life of four years (48 months) and no salvage value. Using the straight-line depreciation method, analyze the necessary adjusting entry as of December 31 (one month) using T accounts, and then formally enter this adjustment in the general journal.

Dazzle, Inc. produces beads for jewelry making use. The following information summarizes production operations and sales activities for June. The journal entry to record June sales is:
Direct materials used $ 88,000
Direct labor used $ 161,800
Predetermined overhead rate (based on direct labor) 140 %
Goods transferred to finished goods $ 445,000
Cost of goods sold $ 457,000
Credit sales $ 833,400
A. Debit Accounts Receivable $833,400; credit Cost of Goods Sold $833,400.
B. Debit Accounts Receivable $833,400; credit Sales $376,400; credit Finished Goods Inventory $457,000.
C. Debit Cost of Goods Sold $457,000; credit Sales $457,000.
D. Debit Finished Goods Inventory $457,000; debit Sales $833,400; credit Accounts Receivable $833,400; credit Cost of Goods Sold $457,000.
E. Debit Accounts Receivable $833,400; credit Sales $833,400; debit Cost of Goods Sold $457,000; credit Finished Goods Inventory $457,000.

Which of the following is a positive macroeconomics statement? Question 8 options: The central bank should increase the nation's money supply. The increase in the nation's money supply helped push the nation's unemployment rate down in the short run. Ford Motor Company's new advertising campaign ended up hurting General Motors' sales. The local government ought to spend more on recreational facilities.

Lena is a sole proprietor. In April of this year, she sold equipment purchased four years ago for $53,200 with an adjusted basis of $31,920 for $35,112. Later in the year, Lena sold another piece of equipment purchased two years ago with an adjusted basis of $15,960 for $10,374. What is the amount and character of Lena's gain or loss?

A dwelling with a replacement cost of $150,000 was insured under a Homeowners 3 policy for $105,000 at the time the roof was destroyed by a windstorm. The actual cash value of the loss was $10,000, but it will cost $15,000 to replace the roof. Ignoring any deductible, what will the insurer pay to settle this loss

the wacc approach to valuation is not as useful as the apv approach in leveraged buyouts because: the capital structure is changing. there is no tax shield with the wacc. the value of the levered and unlevered firms are equal. the unlevered and levered cash flows are separated which cannot be used with the wacc approach. there is greater risk with a lbo.

Four Seasons Industries has established direct labor performance standards for its maintenance and repair shop. However, some of the labor records were destroyed during a recent fire. The actual hours worked during August were 2,250, and the total direct labor budget variance was $1,170 unfavorable. The standard labor rate was $14.40 per hour, but recent resignations allowed the firm to hire lower-paid replacement workers for some jobs, and this produced a favorable rate variance of $3,150 for August.
Required
a. Calculate the actual direct labor rate paid per hour during August. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 1 decimal place.) ual direct labor rate per hour
b. Calculate the dollar amount of the direct labor efficiency variance for August. (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance). t labor efficiency
c. Calculate the standard direct labor hours allowed for the actual level of activity during August. (Hint: Use the formula for the efficiency variance and solve for the missing information.) Standard direct labor hours