Proposal Analysis CASE STUDY

As the newly hired analyst for the corporate offices of Illuminated Electronics Corporation (IEC), you must prepare an analysis of a capital budgeting proposal.

Proposal 1 – PPD

IEC has just developed a new electronic device (called the PPD) and it believes it will have broad market appeal. The company has performed marketing and cost studies that revealed the following information:

A) New equipment would have to be acquired to produce the device. The equipment would cost $315,000 and have a six-year useful life. After six years, it would have a salvage value of about $15,000.
B) Sales in units over the next six years are projected to be as follows:

Year Sales in Units
1  9,000
2 15,000
3 18,000
4–6 22,000

C) Production and sales of the device would require working capital of $60,000 to finance accounts receivable, inventories, and day-to-day cash needs. This working capital would be released at the end of the project’s life.

D) The devices would sell for $35 each; variable costs for production, administration, and sales would be $15 per unit.

E) Fixed costs for salaries, maintenance, property taxes, insurance, and straight-line depreciation on the equipment would total $135,000 per year. (Depreciation is based on cost less salvage value).

F) To gain rapid entry into the market, the company would have to advertise heavily. The advertising costs would be:

Year Amount of Yearly Advertising

1–2 $180,000
3 $150,000
4–6 $120,000

G) The company’s required rate of return in 14%.
Proposal 2 – NED

One of your colleagues has provided an analysis of a competing proposal and concluded the following:

NPV = $120,000; IRR = 15.5%; Payback Period = 3.5 years, Profitability Index = 1.25

Required:

1) Compute the net cash inflow (incremental contribution margin minus incremental fixed expenses) anticipated from the sale of the PPDs for each year over the next six years.

2) Using the data computed (1) and other data provided in the problem, determine the net present value, internal rate of return, payback period, and profitability index of the proposed investment.

3) Using the analysis performed in (2), prepare “best” and “worst” case scenarios using the following assumptions:

a) Best Case – Projected sales expectations increase by 10%, required rate of return falls to 7%.
b) Worst Case – Projected sales decreases by 10%, required rate of return increases to 15%.

4) Write a memo to the CFO of IEC providing your analysis and recommendation regarding the PPDs. Be sure to compare your results to the competing proposal. Include a strong recommendation for or against the acceptance of the new PPDs into IEC’s product line.

 Evaluating Framework Alignment UG

Take a moment to review the details of this assignment below and gather any necessary files.

Assessment Description

Frameworks were briefly introduced in Topic 1 as students mapped HIPAA and PCI to the NIST 800-53 set of security controls. NIST is only one of many available frameworks companies can use to establish and manage their IT and security programs while meeting industry standards, regulations, compliance, and laws. This assignment will continue evaluating frameworks and the applicability.

In a two to four-page paper, provide a comparison of five major frameworks. For each framework, identify the similarities and differences among each of the other frameworks in a matrix fashion.

Potential frameworks include: COSO, COBIT, ISO 27001, ITIL, NIST 800 Series, Risk Management Framework, Cybersecurity Framework, Factor Analysis of Information Risk (FAIR), Threat Agent Risk Assessment (TARA), or Operationally Critical Threat Asset and Vulnerability Evaluation (OCTAVE). Note: Prince2, PMBOK, OPM3, SixSigma, and other project management-based models are not applicable for this assignment.

Make sure to address the following:

1. Explain each framework (purpose) and how they can be applied to a company.
2. List the similarities and differences among them.
3. Identify the advantages and disadvantages of each framework.
4. Frameworks provide guidance to ensure information privacy and security. While privacy focuses on an individual’s right, security refers to an organization’s responsibility. Provide one ethical standpoint that you would choose privacy over security and discuss it from the Christian worldview.
5. Describe the industry or organization best suited to each framework (i.e., hospital, banking, manufacturing, retail). Include examples.

Briefly answer the questions below to explain the differences between the five frameworks selected and Access Control Models presented:

1. What is the difference between an Access Control Model and Security Framework?
2. Can Access Control Models and Frameworks be combined?
3. How does a framework impact an information system?
4. How does an Access Control Model impact an information system?

5.1 Explain the primary steps of “Access Control Process” for organizations to maintain the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of that information.

The Complexity of Eating disorder response Recovery in the Digital Age

Through this week’s Learning Resources, you become aware not only of the prevalence of factors involved in the treatment of eating disorders, but also the societal, medical, and cultural influences that help individuals develop and sustain the unhealthy behaviors related to an eating disorder. These behaviors have drastic impacts on health. In clinical practice, social workers need to know about the resources available to clients living with an eating disorder and be comfortable developing interdisciplinary, individualized treatment plans for recovery that incorporate medical and other specialists.

For this Discussion, you focus on guiding clients through treatment and recovery.

To prepare:

• Review the Learning Resources on experiences of living with an eating disorder, as well as social and cultural influences on the disorder.
• Read the case provided by your instructor for this week’s Discussion.

 address the following:

• Provide the full DSM-5 diagnosis for the client. Remember, a full diagnosis should include the name of the disorder, ICD-10-CM code, specifiers, severity, and the Z codes (other conditions that may be a focus of clinical attention). Keep in mind a diagnosis covers the most recent 12 months.
• Explain the diagnosis by matching the symptoms identified in the case to the specific criteria for the diagnosis.
• Explain why it is important to use an interprofessional approach in treatment. Identity specific professionals you would recommend for the team, and describe how you might best utilize or focus their services.
• Explain how you would use the client’s family to support recovery. Include specific behavioral examples.
• Select and explain an evidence-based, focused treatment approach that you might use in your part of the overall treatment plan.
• Explain how culture and diversity influence these disorders. Consider how gender, age, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, and/or ethnicity/race affect the experience of living with an eating disorder.

Note

Post a 300- to 500-word response

References:

Psychiatry Online | DSM Library

https://dsm.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.books.9780890425596.dsm10

https://jeatdisord.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40337-017-0145-3

A narrative review of binge eating disorder in adolescence: prevalence, impact, and psychological treatment strategies – DOAJ

https://doaj.org/article/6b2e641e41e14a5981bb276e44ac0cfa?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxI0ewBJdMo

Starving for the Good: An Anorexic’s Search for Meaning & Perfection | Elisabeth Huh | TEDxUChicag

Leadership And Management

1. What obstacles must be overcome for effective decision making?
2. What specific strategies can be used to promote a climate in which critical thinking is fostered?
3. What are the risks in decision making?

Note

Professional Issues In Nursing

Discuss some Workplace hazards which nurses are challenged with and how can we as nurses avoid or minimize these hazards.

Note

In 500 words

Please cite your references.