OVERALL THREAT ASSESSMENT on the Islamic State:  How much of a threat does this non-state actor actually pose to the United States, taking everything into consideration?  

      HISTORY:  This is the section where you can discuss the history of the group, but, again, don’t give a long recitation of historical event.  Discuss why and how the threat came to be.  Why did it become a threat?  What was its initial motivation?  What environmental/societal/economic/etc. factors contributed to its formation?  

      MEMBERSHIP/LEADERSHIP:  Who makes up the threat?  Why do they participate in threatening the US?  What is their motivation?  Who are the leaders, if any?  How effective are they?  

      STRUCTURE/ORGANIZATION:  How is the threat structured?  Is there an organization?  What is it?

      CURRENT GOAL/MOTIVATION:  What is the current goal/motivation of the threat entity?  What is it trying to achieve?  Has it evolved since its formation?  

      TACTICS/CAPABILITIES:  What tactics does the threat employ?  How capable are they?  What weapons/tools do they use?  

      FUNDING/CONNECTIONS:  Where does the threat get funding?  Supplies?  Weapons?  Does the threat have connections to any other organizations, nation-states, etc.?

      LOCATION/SCOPE/MAGNITUDE:  Where does the threat operate?  How broad in scope is the threat?  Are they a regional threat or a global threat to the US and/or its interests?

      COUNTERING THE THREAT:  Please suggest possible ways to mitigate or counter the threat.  Try to think outside the box and be a little creative.  I understand that you won’t have total information, but just give it a try!

 

should be 6-8 pages times 12 pt new roman font .  You must also include a bibliography at the end of your submission (this does not count toward the page count).

Please include the section headings in red on your assignment

 

Exercise 14-27 Accounting Rate of Return You may use the attached spreadsheet to help you complete this activity, but you are not required to do so. You will find the spreadsheet by clicking on the link in the drop-down menu above. Each of the following scenarios is independent. Assume that all cash flows are after-tax cash flows. a.     Cobre Company is considering the purchase of new equipment that will speed up the process for extracting copper. The equipment will cost $3,600,000 and have a life of five years with no expected salvage value. The expected cash flows associated with the project are as follows: b.    Emily Hansen is considering investing in one of the following two projects. Either project will require an investment of $75,000. The expected cash revenues minus cash expenses for the two projects follow. Assume each project is depreciable. c.     Suppose that a project has an ARR of 30 percent (based on initial investment) and that the average net income of the project is $120,000. d.    Suppose that a project has an ARR of 50 percent and that the investment is $150,000.   1.  Compute the ARR on the new equipment that Cobre Company is considering. Round your answer to one decimal place.   _________________   %   2.  Conceptual Connection: Which project should Emily Hansen choose based on the ARR? Notice that the payback period is the same for both investments (thus equally preferred).   _________________   Unlike the payback period, explain why ARR correctly signals that one project should be preferred over the other. The input in the box below will not be graded, but may be reviewed and considered by your instructor.   _________________     3.  How much did the company in Scenario c invest in the project? If required, round your answer to the nearest dollar. $     _________________     4.  What is the average net income earned by the project in Scenario d? If required, round your answer to the nearest dollar. $     _________________

 

I composed an experiment with different materials (metals and non-metals) near an electrically charged object. Do you think all types of materials would intreract with the charged object, or only certain types of materials, or none of them? if only certain types, what types do you think would interact?

Part 1 of your assignment for Unit 9 is to create four pyramids of ideas, one for meetings with IT, one for Manufacturing, one for Distribution, and one for Marketing, based on the case study discussed in Unit 8. In each pyramid, the ‘big idea’ should be “Acquire the soft-candy company,” but the subsequent boxes for “means of achievement,” “logic,” and “evidence” are to be filled in by you. For example, the “means of achievement” boxes could be filled in with strategic options such as “merge nothing – operate as separate businesses,” “merge some functionality,” or “merge all functionality.” You may choose other strategic options, these are meant only as examples. For the “logic” boxes, fill them in with brief descriptions of the rationale for choosing the possible strategic option. For the “evidence” boxes, identify what type(s) of information and research will needed in order to support each strategic option.

Part 2 of the Unit 9 assignment is to provide a 3 to 5 page single spaced Word document in which you explain your rationale for how you filled in the boxes.