Resource: the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) website

https://www.eeoc.gov/

Explore the EEOC website to learn more about the organization.

Click the About the EEOC link and select Newsroom. Select a press release about an employee lawsuit published within the last six months.

Search the Internet to find at least one news item about this lawsuit, preferably from a news source in the state in which the incident occurred.

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper that includes the following:

• A description of the compliance issue that led to the lawsuit and its ramifications for the organization
• A brief summary of the functions of the EEOC in one paragraph
• The EEOC’s role in this lawsuit
• Whether or not this lawsuit promotes social change; justify your reasoning
• A comparison of the EEOC press release to the news item. What accounts for the differences?
• Strategies you would implement, if you were a senior manager of this company, to ensure future compliance and inclusion in the multicultural workplace

Format your paper according to appropriate course-level APA guidelines.

Reference Case Study 11-49 in the textbook.

You have worked with Zaird & Associates, CPAs, for a little more
than a year and are beginning your second audit of Universal Air (UA).
This year you even have an assistant reporting to you—Jane McClain.

Jane has come to you with a concern. She noticed that when sales are
“booked” over the internet an entry is made debiting a receivable
account (from the credit card) and crediting sales. When a ticket is
canceled, the only entry made is to a database that maintains specific
flight information on seat availability. Jane has discovered that
customers are emailed a “Canceled Reservation” form when this occurs.
But no accounting journal entry is recorded, and no refund occurs until
the customer requests (in writing) a refund. If the customer never
requests the refund, the receivable is billed to the credit card and
collected; when it is billed to the credit card, many customers complain
and are given a refund, with an accompanying journal entry being made
for the cancellation.

After analyzing the “Canceled Reservation” form, you note that it
says nothing about requiring a written cancellation for a refund. UA’s
controller responded to your inquiry about the policy of requiring a
written request for a refund by indicating that the policy is presented
on the website’s “business policies and procedures” section.
Furthermore, the controller says that in total about two-thirds of the
customers ask for and receive refunds, while one-third do not. She then
states to you that “the other one-third must not be aware of the policy,
or simply don’t care. What the heck, caveat emptor!” At this point, you
discussed the situation with Bill Radman, partner-in-charge of the
audit.

Subsequently, he made an inquiry of Zaird’s attorneys about the
legality of the policy, and received a reply that while it is probably a
questionable policy, they are unable to say it is illegal—in fact, it
probably is not. Upon further investigation you find that this policy
has been in existence for three years (since your first year on the
audit) and neither you nor anyone else in your firm has identified it
previously.

Required:

1. Is this a significant deficiency? Should it be reported to the audit committee?
2. Should it be reported elsewhere? Where? How?
3. What impact should this policy have on the audit?

Your paper should be 3-4 pages in length. Follow APA format. Include a title page and reference page. Use two outside academic
sources other than the textbook, course materials, or other information
provided as part of the course materials.

must watch movie call “The Host” and pick a similar movie

Questions
for Final Paper (Korean 186)

The paper
should be 7-9 page in length, double-spaced and is due on April
27th. (Bring your hard copy to class on April
27^th.) Present
a clear and lucid argument and support the claim with specific and
concrete examples drawn from the films. The paper should
also reflect your understanding of the relevant articles from
bCourses. References to the external sources are
allowed.

1. Compare and
   contrast two films that feature the protracted impact of the
   historical event (e.g., Korean War), social change (e.g.,
   industrialization or modernization) or cultural development (e.g.,
   Westernization) on characters and their interactions.Explore how
   each theme is imbued with the film’s unique treatment of gender,
   class, sexuality, urban/rural dynamics or lifestyle. Make
   sure you analyze specific film sequences to illuminate this
   connection.
2. Compare and
   contrast two films that focus on the subject of love, affinity,
   understanding or empathy. What is each film’s unique
   treatment? What is the backdrop against which this theme
   gains currency and significance? What instability or
   dilemma does this communicative affect respond to or entail? What
   do the films scenario of love, understanding or empathy inform us
   about the condition of the involved characters and their
   transformation? Structure your argument with concrete analysis
   of sequences.
3. Compare and
   contrast the depiction of the (troubled) family in two films. How
   does each film define, formulate, complicate and resolve problem
   within family? In particular, what is the role (as well
   as the limit) of father, mother or children in dealing with the
   predicament? Pay close attention to moments of tension or
   conflict to explicate the changing contour of family dynamics and
   meanings.
4. Choose two
   films that share particular thematic or stylistic
   features. Formulate your proposal that includes the
   interpretive question, area of analysis and possible
   conclusion. Produce a paragraph-long proposal and submit
   it by April 20. The instructor’s approval is mandatory to
   carry out this assignment.

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Bond Prices and Interest Rates

Discuss the relationship between the price of a bond and interest rates. Why does the price of a bond change over its lifetime? Please offer a quantitative example to demonstrate this relationship.

Student Reply:

The relationship between bonds and interest rates is inverse (Wells Fargo Asset Management, 2017). Changes in interest rates affect the bond values over time (Brigham, 2016). This inverse relationship indicates that when interest rates go up, then bond price goes down or that when interest rates go down, bond prices go up (Wells Fargo Asset Management, 2017). Normally, a bond’s interest rate or coupon rate is fixed, so any changes in market interest rates can affect the attractiveness of the bond (Wells Fargo Asset Management, 2017).

If a bond is purchased at $1000 with an interest rate of 7%, but interest rates go up to 10%, then to sell that bond, it would need to be sold at a discount to allow the 7% interest rated bond to equivocally result in the now 10% interest rate (Wells Fargo Asset Management, 2017). On the other hand, if interest rates fall, the $1000 bond with an interest rate of 7% could be sold for a premium because it has a higher interest rate than the market rate (Wells Fargo Asset Management, 2017).

References

Brigham, E. F. (2016). Financial management: Theory & practice, 15th Edition [VitalSource Bookshelf version]. Retrieved from https://bookshelf.vitalsource.com/books/9781305886…

Wells Fargo Asset Management (2017). The relationship between bonds and interest rates. Retrieved from https://www.wellsfargofunds.com/ind/investing-basi…

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The Real World

In the real world, is it possible to construct a portfolio of stocks that has an expected return equal to the risk-free rate? Provide examples.

Student Reply:

Hi Professor and class,

It is possible to construct a portfolio of stocks that have an expected return equal to the risk-free rate. These portfolios are called zero-beta portfolio. The only issue with this type of portfolio is that there is a low rate of return compared to higher beta portfolios which can make this portfolio look unappealing to investors (Investopedia, n.d.). Investors want portfolios that are diversified with market exposure. Short-term treasuries would be better and cost less than the zero-beta portfolio.

When measuring the worth of a portfolio, betas are used. If the beta is more than one, it means that the portfolio is more likely to change rapidly and unpredictably (Investopedia, n.d.). If the beta is less than one it means the opposite, the portfolio is less likely to change rapidly and unpredictably. There is also the possibility of a negative beta which means the investment goes the opposite way that investors want (Investopedia, n.d.). To create a zero-beta portfolio, multiple stocks and bonds are placed together in a way that causes the value to not fluctuate based on market movements or in other words eliminating systemic risk (Investing Answers, 2017).

An example would be that an investor has $5 million to invest. Say the investor places half the money into a Standard and Poor’s 500 index (S&P 500) mutual fund and the other half with any negative-beta bond fund (Van Domelen, 2015). This would systematically remove the risk associated with the mutual fund because it balances the risk out (Van Domelen, 2015).

References

Investing Answers (2017). Zero Beta Portfolio. Retrieved from http://www.investinganswers.com/financial-dictiona…

Investopedia (n.d.) Zero-Beta Portfolio. Retrieved from http://www.investopedia.com/terms/z/zero-betaportfolio.asp

Van Domelen, D. (2015). Towards a zero-beta stocks and bonds portfolio. Retrieved from https://seekingalpha.com/article/3653816-towards-z…

(Score for Question 1: ___ of 10 points)

• 1.Dill lies about his father—and many other things. What is probably his motivation? What does Dill add to the children’s lives?
• 2.Miss Maudie discusses some of the town’s problems with the children. She says, “The things that happen to people we never really know. What happens in houses behind closed doors, what secrets—” Secrets seem to be a theme in the novel. Even a small town holds many secrets. What are some of the secrets from the story thus far? How might the secrets affect the story?
• 3.Miss Maudie says to Scout, “Atticus Finch is the same in his house as he is on the public streets.” What does this mean? What is the significance of the difference between Atticus and others in the town?
• 4.How do the children feel at Calpurnia’s church? What do they learn from the visit?
• 5.Consider Atticus’s interactions with Miss Maudie and Mrs. Dubose. How does he treat them?