Health care technology from a business perspective – micro and macro-economy views; Overview of main advances in technology in the last century and their impact on social welfare; Review of main concepts from microeconomics and statistical methods that relate to healthcare innovation

1)    In the current tax year, Gunther earned $125,000 from his job as a civil engineer.  In addition, he received $30,000 of income from Activity A, and lost $40,000, and 20,000 from Activities B and C respectively.  Activities A, B, and C are passive activities that Gunther acquired in the current year.  What amount of loss may Gunther deduct on his current year taxes with respect to each activity?  What amount of loss, if any, must be carried over to the subsequent year for each activity? 2)    During the current year, Beth and Bill, who file a joint return, incurred the following items of income and loss: Salary    $ 130,000 Activity A (passive)    10,000 Activity B (rental real estate/nontrade or business)    (30,000) Activity C (rental real estate/nontrade or business)    (20,000) Beth and Bill actively participate in activities B and C, and they own 100% of each rental property. a)    What is their AGI for the year? b)    What is the amount of susp

Question/Prompt: For this assignment, you will choose 1 group, organization, etc. that is actively involved in engaging the culture. Possible groups include (but are not limited to): Heritage Foundation Patriot Academy Leadership Institute Liberty Counsel Live Action State specific organization such as the Texas Public Policy Foundation The goal is to explain and analyze what the organization is doing to impact the culture. You can focus on the strengths and accomplishments of the group, or you could focus on its weaknesses and suggest ways the group could be more effective. Cite your information where necessary. Your answer must be at least 250 words.

Question/Prompt: This assignment requires you to read "Moral Criticisms of the Market" by Ken S. Ewert https://fee.org/articles/moral-criticisms-of-the-market/ .Note that in his article, Ewert is defending the free market from "Christian Socialists." He states their position and then gives a rebuttal. Do you agree with the critique of the market in Ewert's article? Why or why not? Read carefully and offer cogent reasons. Your answer must be at least 250 words. Consider the context of the article; the Berlin Wall fell months after the article was published. The USSR followed shortly thereafter.

Question/Prompt: In this module/week’s Reading & Study materials, you were educated on many facets of international engagement. The assignment this module/week is to research an international group, NGO, or other similarly situated group and explain how this group is helping to engage an international audience. If this is an area of interest or passion for you that must also be noted. Your answer must be at least 250 words.

Proposal #1 would extend trade credit to some customers that previously have been denied credit because they were considered poor risks. Sales are projected to increase by $150,000 per year if credit is extended to these new customers. Of the new accounts receivable generated, 9% are projected to be uncollectible. Additional collection costs are projected to be 3% of incremental sales (whether they actually end up collected or not), and production and selling costs are projected to be 77% of sales. Your firm expects to pay a total of 40% of its income after expenses in taxes. 1) Compute the incremental income after taxes that would result from these projections: 2) Compute the incremental Return on Sales if these new credit customers are accepted: If the receivable turnover ratio is expected to be 2.5 to 1 and no other asset buildup is needed to serve the new customers… 3) Compute the additional investment in Accounts Receivable 4) Compute the incremental Return on New Investment

American Plastics had fared rather worse than its competitors during the economic downturn. With revenue, quality, and productivity down, management set several goals to reverse the company's fortune. One area in need of improvement was human resources and "Janet," the newly appointed HR Director faced a daunting challenge: to quickly re-invent the Human Resources function, reposition it a strategic partner to the business, and improve employee perceptions of her department. Her predecessor retired after leading a major reduction in force causing a significant exodus of key talent, some unexpected. Janet was charged with finding a way to retain top talent and develop a steady but highly-qualified stream of candidates to fill regular as well as critical positions.  The CEO agreed with her that differentiating the human resources function was essential for the company's strategic plan to succeed. In her first two weeks on the job Janet discovered:

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NOTE: Each unit in this class contains a lab assignment that deals with a project. Be careful selecting your product or service. You'll use this same topic for each of the unit lab assignments. You have been assigned to develop a new product or service for your organization. In this first lab assignment, you will build the project plan. Topic Below: If you are in IT Management, is there a new software package that would improve the operation of your business? Is there a new piece of computer hardware that would improve your computer operations? Your Project Plan must meet the following criteria: Write your report in essay form, using bullet points only where appropriate. If you use outside resources (and you should!), cite your sources using APA format. This includes information that you use from your textbook as well! Use the double citation reference system: The first is a parenthetical ( ) citation in the text of the report where the research material is used. The second citation is

Please show your work. Decision #1: Which set of Cash Flows is worth more now? Assume that your grandmother wants to give you generous gift. She wants you to choose which one of the following sets of cash flows you would like to receive: Option A: Receive a one-time gift of $ 8000 today. Option B: Receive a $1250 gift each year for the next 10 years. The first $1250 would be received 1 year from today. Option C: Receive a one-time gift of $15,000 10 years from today. Compute the Present Value of each of these options if you expect the interest rate to be 3% annually for the next 10 years. Which of these options does financial theory suggest you should choose? Option A would be worth $__________ today. Option B would be worth $__________ today. Option C would be worth $__________ today. Financial theory supports choosing Option _______ Compute the Present Value of each of these options if you expect the interest rate to be 6% annually for the next 10 years. Which of these options d

Green and Sustainable Businesses Report Instructions Selection of Topic: Below are some likely topics or processes used by businesses that are going green and sustainable that you can discuss in your report. You can discuss several of these or other topics or processes that you find in your research: 1. Recycling 2. Composting 3. Energy efficiency 4. Use of renewable energy sources 5. Ethical sourcing 6. Reusing products 7. Reducing packaging 8. Reducing toxic wastes or using less toxic materials Content: Your paper must contain an introductory paragraph, the body of your work, and a conclusion. Do not quote from your sources. You need to put information from your sources into your own words (reiterate: quotes from sources are not allowed. This is your paper and it needs to be written by you). In terms of the body, the following format must be followed: 1. Introduce the topic of green and sustainable business practices by providing information about, especially from your peer-reviewed