Topic 5 DQ 1   What are the different levels of diversification firms can pursue by using different corporate level strategies and what are the advantages to diversifying their operations?   Topic 5 DQ 2   What do you think are the criteria a firm should use to evaluate targets for acquisition and how should a company plan and undertake its merger acquisition strategic initiatives?

Details: This is a Collaborative Learning Community (CLC) assignment.

Write the Financial Plan for your organization (a minimum of 500 words). Create the accompanying spreadsheet(s) and address the following in your plan:

1. Using Excel, create a three-year pro forma income statement for your organization (or product/service). Review the resources in the topic materials for additional information.
2. Calculate your financial break-even point: BEP= Fixed Costs/ (unit price – variable unit costs).
3. Identify possible sources for investment capital if required (friends, family, banks, USSBA, etc.).
4. Explain how you will use financial information to help you craft your business strategy.
5. Identify the key financial ratios you will use to measure the performance of your organization to determine success.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, lo

Purpose of Assignment  The purpose of this assignment is to give learners experience creating a training and development Presentation for operations managers that addresses methods for two processes. Please refer to the resources below to assist with the assignment.  Assignment Steps  Resources: Human Resource Management: Ch. 8; Supplemental Resources. Choose your own organization or one you know well to use for this assignment. Concentrate on processes in the organization that, if improved, would make the organization operate more efficiently. You may use the same organization you used Week 1.

Develop a 5- to 7-slide Microsoft^® PowerPoint^®�

Assume that you work for a company as a VP of operations. You are tasked to look at the possibility of expanding into one of two countries with both manufacturing and distribution centers located in this country.

• Country A is classified as a high income country with 250 million people in it. The technology base is solid but natural resources (wood, farming, iron, etc.) are somewhat limited.
• Country B has 800 million people and is classified as middle-income. Resources in this country are favorable, but the government is somewhat hesitant on letting foreign companies in to operate.

Which country would you recommend expansion into and why?

Scenario: Select a Fortune 500 company of your choice (Boeing), and look for ways to increase customer flow and revenue for the business. The company leaders have hired you to be the company's market research consultant. Prepare a 7- to 10-slide Microsoft^® PowerPoint^® presentation, with speaker notes & in-text citation. Address the following in your presentation:

• Provide four facts about the company using descriptive statistics.
• Conduct market research to determine additional business opportunities.
• Recommend two marketing strategies based upon the additional secondary research you conducted.

Format your presentation consistent with APA guidelines.

Please use text from BMGT 364 Management and Organization Theory's along with others to complete.

Please use text from BMGT 364 Management and Organization Theory's along with others to complete.

Please use text from BMGT 364 Management and Organization Theory's along with others to complete.

Charles is a CPA who gave bad tax advice to one of his clients. Client was required to pay additional 75K tax liability because of his advice. Malpractice insurance covers but doesn’t want to file a claim because might lose insurer and pay very high insurance premiums, also damage to reputation. Charles volunteered to pay the 75K for his client – is this deductible as a loss under IRC 165(c)(1)? I need 3 relevant Court Cases to support my answer.