Library Research Assignment You are to select 1 business that does not already have a Web site, and develop an Internet strategy for it. Most large corporations already have Web sites, so you may have to think of something on a smaller scale such as a local bike store. Sole proprietorship businesses that provide services like car repair, house cleaning, tax preparation, and that use the Internet and similar services are also good options. You will also consider and describe how the business that you select can use social media to achieve its objectives. Use the Internet and the library to research and analyze markets and competitors. After selecting a business, you will need to answer the following questions: What Internet business model would be appropriate for the company to follow in creating a Web site and why? In what ways can the business benefit from a Web site? What functions should it perform for the company (e.g., marketing, sales, customer support, internal communications, etc.)? In what other ways might the company use the Internet for its own benefit? Prepare functional specifications for the company’s use of the Web and the Internet. Include links to and from other sites in your design. Prepare a list of technological specifications for implementation (e.g., what hardware and software are necessary to support your design)? Please submit your assignment. Submitting your assignment in APA format means, at a minimum, you will need the following: Title page: Remember the running head. The title should be in all capitals. Abstract: A summary of your paper, not an introduction. Begin writing in third-person voice. Body: The body of your paper begins on the page following the title page and abstract page and must be double-spaced (be careful not to triple- or quadruple-space between paragraphs). The type face should be 12-pt. Times Roman or 12-pt. Courier in regular black type. Do not use color, bold type, or italics except as required for APA-level headings and references. The deliverable length of the body of your paper for this assignment is 2–3 pages. In-body academic citations to support your decisions and analysis are required. A variety of academic sources is encouraged. Reference page: References that align with your in-body academic sources are listed on the final page of your paper. The references must be in APA format using appropriate spacing, hang indention, italics, and upper- and lowercase usage as appropriate for the type of resource used. Remember, the Reference Page is not a bibliography but a further listing of the abbreviated in-body citations used in the paper. Every referenced item must have a corresponding in-body citation. Individual Project Rubric Grading Criteria Percentage Deliverable requirements addressed; understanding of material and writer’s message and intent are clear. 40% Calculation methods, where required, are contextually appropriate, fully explained, and presented in a manner that is easy to understand. 10% External research incorporated in the paper, if any, supports the writer’s position properly acknowledged and cited; direct quotations may not exceed 10% of the word count of the body of the assignment deliverable (excluded title page, abstract or table of contents if used, tables, exhibits, appendices, and reference page(s).) Inclusion of plagiarized content will not be tolerated and may result in adverse academic consequences. 5% Critical thinking: Position is well-justified; logical flow; examples provided where appropriate. 20% Structure: Includes introduction and conclusion; proper paragraph format; reads as a polished academic paper or professional presentation, as appropriate for the required assignment deliverable. 10% Mechanical: No spelling, grammatical, or punctuation errors. 10% APA: Deliverable is cited properly according to the APA Publication Manual (6th ed.). 5% Other Information Instructions: Remember this is a formal academic APA paper. Do not put the questions in your paper. Do not submit a Q and A. Instead, let the questions focus your analysis. Weave the answers to the questions throughout the body of your analysis. Remember to have strong ties to your textbook citing in-text by page number with full reference at work’s end. BUT>>>the textbook as a source is never enough. Research in our great library, citing your findings. Back up all opinions with the experts.

1) What is Blockbuster’s amortization timetable? Do you think it is appropriate?

2) What would be the impact on Blockbuster’s 1988 earnings per share if 5 year amortization 

were applied to this goodwill?

3) What would have been the effect on earnings per share if Video Superstore purchases were 

not included in 1988 revenues?

4) Over what period does BV depreciate its “base stock” videotapes?

5) What was the effect on earnings per share of the change in depreciation method for “hit” tapes 

(assume that hit tapes made up 25% of new tape purchases, and that the average hit tape 

was owned for half the year)?

6) What was the effect on earnings per share of these sales to franchisees?

7) What was the effect on 1988 earnings per share, of the non-recurring items: area development 

fees and initial franchise fees?

8) What would BV’s 1988 earnings per share be after all of the above adjustments?

9) Ignoring #3 above, what would BV’s 1988 earnings per share be after

the above adjustments?

10) What would BV’s Price/Earnings ratio be, given all of the above

adjustments (including #3)?

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Canine Kernels Company (CKC) manufactures two different types of dog chew toys (A and B, sold in 1,000-count boxes) that are manufactured and assembled on three different workstations (W, X, and Y) using a small-batch process (see Figure 7.9). Batch setup times are negligible. The flowchart denotes the path each product follows through the manufacturing process, and each product’s price, demand per week, and processing times per unit are indicated as well. Purchased parts and raw materials consumed during production are represented by inverted triangles. CKC can make and sell up to the limit of its demand per week; no penalties are incurred for not being able to meet all the demand. Each workstation is staffed by a worker who is dedicated to work on that workstation alone and is paid $6 per hour. Total labor costs per week are fixed. Variable overhead costs are $3,500/week. The plant operates one 8-hour shift per day, or 40 hours/ week. Which of the three workstations, W, X, or Y, has the highest aggregate workload, and thus serves as the bottle-neck for CKC?