PrimaryResponse: Within the Discussion Board area, write 200–250 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas.

For this Discussion Board, please complete the following:

Global organizations that embrace diversity experience several benefits. One benefit is that a diverse workforce in a global market helps employees understand different markets and promotes innovation. Watch this quick video and consider its implications for global organizations. Then, answer the following questions:

• What is 1 of the benefits to diversity in a global workplace? Explain your answer.
• In a global company, why would the employee and customer base be similar? Explain your answer.

Responses to Other Students: Respond to at least 2 of your fellow classmates with at least a 50–100-word reply about their Primary Response regarding items you found to be compelling and enlightening. To help you with your discussion, please consider the following question:

• What differences or similarities do you see between your posting and other classmates’ postings?

Here are some hints for the tabs

Tab #4

4.05 and 4.06 – The variable selling and admin from last year are in Tab #2 in the Income Statement. If you go to Tab #2 and scroll up, you will see the variable selling expense PER UNIT and the variable admin expense PER UNIT.

Tab #12

12.03 – The ending work-in-process is 100% complete for direct materials because they told you in Tab #11 that the direct materials are added at the beginning of the period.

12.06 – You need 4 numbers. It will be the sum:

1. Beginning Direct Labor (given)

2. Beginning Manuf. Overhead (given)

3. Current Direct Labor Cost (given)

4. Current Manufacturing Overhead (not given, but it’s 50% of your Current Direct Labor Cost).

Tab #13

13.01 – Direct materials incurred is the lamp kits requisitioned from January 9th times the cost per lamp kit from January 5th.

13.03 – Manufacturing overhead applied is 50% of direct labor cost. So just take 50% of 13.02

Here are the most common ones:

Question 7.01. For this question, you have to start with the planned sales (given at the top) and the desired ending inventory. They tell you in the fact pattern that they want to decrease finished goods by 20%. If you look at the Balance Sheet (sheet #2) you will see that they had 3,000 items in finished goods last year. They want to decrease that number by 20% which would be 600. Therefore, the desired ending inventory is 2,400 (3,000 – 600).

8.02 is given on sheet #7. It’s the desired ending inventory of lamp kits.

9.01 is just the total factory overhead from 8.11 divided by the planned production.

For 9.03, you need 3 things to make a unit: Direct Materials (Lamp Kits), Direct Labor and Manufacturing Overhead. You already have all 3 numbers:

DM: From 8.05

DL: From 8.07

MO: From 9.01

9.08 is the ending lamp kits from 8.02 times the cost per lamp kit from 8.05.

9.09 is asking you about direct materials (lamp kits) USED in production. You need to follow the formula that’s there:

Beginning inventory = From Balance Sheet $8,000

Plus: Purchased = From 8.06

= Available for Sale

Less: Ending Inventory of Lamp Kits = From (8.02 X 8.05)

= Lamps Kits Used in Production

For 9.12, Cost of Goods available is your beginning finished goods inventory (9.07) + your current costs (DM, DL and MO). DM, DL and MO are 9.09, 9.10 and 9.11.

9.13 is the units left in finished goods inventory (desired ending finished goods from sheet #7) X cost per unit from 9.03.

For 10.05, take your purchases from sheet #8 (8.06) and then multiply it by the percentage they gave you on sheet #10 in the additional information (#2 of the additional information).

For 10.06, (depreciation) you need to multiply .006 times the answer from 4.11 (total fixed costs).

For 10.07, you need to add accounts payable (from Balance Sheet) plus 10.05 + DL + MO + Selling and Admin and then subtract the depreciation expense.

Project Tabs 15 & 16

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Here’s some help for 15 and 16:

15.01 is asking you for the price variance. You need to compare (Quantity Purchased X Actual Price) vs (Quantity Purchased X Standard Price).

On 15.02, the standard quantity allowed is 1 lamp kit for every lamp completed and shipped. You then compare that amount to the lamp kits that were requisitioned (used).

15.03 = For direct labor efficiency, they are supposed to make 4 lamps per hour. So to get the standard hours allowed you need to take the lamps completed and shipped and divide that number by 4.

For 1 5.04, you first need to calculate the total amount paid to the employees. You need to take the hours on Jan 17th times the rate. Then take the hours on Jan 30th times the rate. You need to add these two total to get the ACTUAL direct labor costs. Then to get the Budgeted amount you add the hours on Jan 17th to the hours on Jan 30th an you multiply times the standard rate. The standard rate is $2.40 per lamp. If they are supposed to make 4 per hours, then the standard rate is $2.40 X 4 = $9.60

16.01 = (Actual Hours Worked – Total Hours Allowed) X $1. We are multiplying by $1 because that is the variable overhead rate per hour. If the actual hours worked are greater than the total hours allowed, this variance will be unfavorable. If the actual hours worked are less than the total hours allowed, this variance will be favorable.

16.02 = (Actual Hours Worked X $1) versus Actual Variable Overhead. If the actual variable overhead is greater, then this variance will be unfavorable. If the actual variable overhead is less, then this variance will be favorable.

16.03 = (Expected Production – Actual Units Produced) X $10. If the expected production is greater than the actual production, this variance will be unfavorable. If the expected production is less than the actual production, this variance will be favorable.

16.04 = (Expected Production X $10) versus Actual Fixed Overhead. If the actual fixed overhead is greater, then this variance will be unfavorable. If the actual fixed overhead is less, then this variance will be favorable.

Scenario: You have been required to prepare and present a paper to the top management team of a world-class organization. The paper should explain the marketing sales orders processes from the Enterprise Resource Planning perspective.

Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper in which you complete the following:

• Identify the main issue that you believe is negatively affecting the company’s performance.
• Explain why the Marketing Information Systems module(s) of the Enterprise Resource Planning system should be implemented, and describe how the company will benefit from implementation.
• Describe the rationale for utilizing sales orders process modules in the Enterprise Resource Planning system.
• Ensure that your paper is persuasive and delivers a sound solution to the organization’s issue.

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Assignment – Final Project Proposal

Assignment Content

Read the attached Case Study on Amazon.com 2019. Create an outline of the topics you will

discuss to complete this paper.

1.Which businesses drive Amazon’s current growth? – Discuss at least three

2.What are the business and supporting technology strategies behind those businesses? Discuss at least three preferably the ones that support the business you are discussing

3.Which businesses will drive Amazon’s future growth? Discuss at least three

4.What will be the business and supporting technology strategies behind future businesses? Discuss atleast three preferably the ones that support the business you are discussing

5.Would the investments Amazon was making in market share eventually translate into profits or would another major competitor or business model replace Amazon?

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