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Case study Late in March 2006 the chief information officer (CIO) of International Chemicals Limited (CL) sent an e-mail to a short list of executives alerting them to an announcement he would be making the following week: The completion date for version 1 of COPADS--the company's largest, most important information systems (IS) project--would be delayed an additional eight months. The Customer Order Processing and Distribution System (COPADS) tied customers to plants, inventory, shipping, invoicing, and accounts receivable. It would link the firm's plants, sales offices, distributors, and warehouses to its customers and suppliers. It was designed to operate in a distributed, network-based, client-server environment. i) In your opinion, what is the issues faced by this company? (2 marks) ii) What are the benefits of the COPADS system for the company? (4 marks)A
McKnight Company is considering two different, mutually exclusive capital expenditure proposals. Project A will cost $411,000, has an expected useful life of 11 years, a salvage value of zero, and is expected to increase net annual cash flows by $71,000. Project B will cost $273,000, has an expected useful life of 11 years, a salvage value of zero, and is expected to increase net annual cash flows by $48,800. A discount rate of 10% is appropriate for both projects. Compute the net present value and profitability index of each project. (If the net present value is negative, use either a negative sign preceding the number eg -45 or parentheses eg (45). Round present value answers to o decimal places, e. G. 125 and profitability index answers to 2 decimal places, e. G. 15. 25. For calculation purposes, use 5 decimal places as displayed in the factor table provided. ) Net present value - Project A Profitability index - Project A Net present value - Project B s Profitability index - Project B Which project should be accepted based on Net Present Value?
Bravo, Inc. , owns all of the stock of Echo, Inc. For 2021, Bravo reports income (exclusive of any investment income) of $480,000. Bravo has 80,000 shares of common stock outstanding. It also has 5,000 shares of preferred stock outstanding that pay a dividend of $15,000 per year. Echo reports net income of $290,000 for the period with 80,000 shares of common stock outstanding. Echo also has a liability from its 10,000, $100 bonds that pay annual interest of $8 per bond. Each of these bonds can be converted into two shares of common stock. Bravo owns none of these bonds. Assume a tax rate of 21 percent. What amount should Bravo report as diluted earnings per share
Assignment DirectionsChoose someone, such as a school leader, businessperson, or a community leader, to interview.Your main topic question will be: What environmental influences affect their work environment? How does the business or organization address issues of sustainability? Write down several related questions in advance as well as possible follow-up questions.Be sure to take detailed notes, even though you are recording the responses. Recordings fail, as does the memory.Allow approximately fifteen to twenty minutes for the interview. Respect the person's time and do not go over, unless they insist on going longer to explain a point. Be sure to thank your interviewee for his or her time.From your notes and recording, you will write up the interview as an article, suitable for running in a magazine or newspaper.Upload your interview containing the following:Total no more than three typewritten pagesInclude the interview time, date, place, and interviewee name and position at the top of the first pageInclude a headline title and a minimum of two subheadsHave a copy of the questions asked and the subject's responses attached