A company’s resources and capabilities are integral to achieving sustainable competitive advantage. Refer to your Thompson (2020) readings and the required videos. For this assignment, consider your own company or one that you know well. Develop your analysis by responding to the following questions: • What are the company’s most important resources and why? • What are the company’s most important capabilities and why? • How do the company’s most important resources and capabilities create lasting competitive advantage? • Relate your response to each of the above to our coursework (Thompson text) from this week. A company’s resources and capabilities are integral to achieving sustainable competitive advantage. Refer to your Thompson (2020) readings and the required videos. For this assignment, consider your own company or one that you know well. Develop your analysis by responding to the following questions: • What are the company’s most important resources and why? • What are the company’s most important capabilities and why? • How do the company’s most important resources and capabilities create lasting competitive advantage? • Relate your response to each of the above to our coursework (Thompson text) from this week.

Discussion Board – Substitution Effect When the price of a good changes (decreases), it becomes less expensive which allows consumers to increase their satisfaction (purchase) for that good. Just the opposite happens when the price of a good changes increases. When the price of a good changes (increases), it become more expensive which changes the consumer satisfaction for that good causing the consumer to seek a substitution. This concept is the substitution effect of the price change. In this discussion forum, identify a consumer product that has decreased in price and discuss the increase in consumer demand for this product. What have consumer substituted because of this decrease in price. Discussion Board – Substitution Effect When the price of a good changes (decreases), it becomes less expensive which allows consumers to increase their satisfaction (purchase) for that good. Just the opposite happens when the price of a good changes increases. When the price of a good changes (increases), it become more expensive which changes the consumer satisfaction for that good causing the consumer to seek a substitution. This concept is the substitution effect of the price change. In this discussion forum, identify a consumer product that has decreased in price and discuss the increase in consumer demand for this product. What have consumer substituted because of this decrease in price.

To answer the following questions, click on Create Thread. 1) Identify and describe two (2) incremental cash flows from a proposed project such as expanding a product line or to launching a new product or service. To answer the following questions, click on Create Thread. 1) Identify and describe two (2) incremental cash flows from a proposed project such as expanding a product line or to launching a new product or service.

Chapter 5 Questions & Problems: 22. Perpetuities. A local bank advertises the following deal: “Pay us $100 a year for 10 years and then we will pay you (or your beneficiaries) $100 a year forever.” Is this a good deal if the inter est rate is 6%? (LO5-3) 23. Perpetuities. A local bank will pay you $100 a year for your lifetime if you deposit $2,500 in the bank today. If you plan to live forever, what interest rate is the bank paying? (LO5-3) 24. Perpetuities. A property will provide $10,000 a year forever. If its value is $125,000, what must be the discount rate? (LO5-3) 34. Annuity Due. Your landscaping company can lease a truck for $8,000 a year (paid at year-end) for 6 years. It can instead buy the truck for $40,000. The truck will be valueless after 6 years. The interest rate your company can earn on its funds is 7%. (LO5-3) a. What is the present value of the cost of leasing? b. Is it cheaper to buy or lease? c. What is the present value of the cost of leasing if the lease payments are an annuity due, so the first payment comes immediately? d. Is it now cheaper to buy or lease? Chapter 8 Questions & Problems 1. Cash Flows. Quick Computing currently sells 10 million computer chips each year at a price of $20 per chip. It is about to introduce a new chip, and it forecasts annual sales of 12 million of these improved chips at a price of $25 each. However, demand for the old chip will decrease, and sales of the old chip are expected to fall to 3 million per year. The old chips cost $6 each to manufacture, and the new ones will cost $8 each. What is the proper cash flow to use to evaluate the present value of the introduction of the new chip? (LO9-1) 2. Incremental Cash Flows. A corporation donates a valuable painting from its private collection to an art museum. Which of the following are incremental cash flows associated with the dona tion? (LO9-1) a. The price the firm paid for the painting b. The current market value of the painting c. The deduction from income that it declares for its charitable gift d. The reduction in taxes due to its declared tax deduction 3. Cash Flows. Conference Services Inc. has leased a large office building for $4 million per year. The building is larger than the company needs; two of the building’s eight stories are almost empty. A manager wants to expand one of her projects, but this will require using one of the empty floors. In calculating the net present value of the proposed expansion, senior manage ment allocates one-eighth of $4 million of building rental costs (i.e., $.5 million) to the project expansion, reasoning that the project will use one-eighth of the building’s capacity. (LO9-1) a. Is this a reasonable procedure for purposes of calculating NPV? b. Can you suggest a better way to assess a cost of the office space used by the project? 4. Cash Flows. A new project will generate sales of $74 million, costs of $42 million, and depreciation expense of $10 million in the coming year. The firm’s tax rate is 30%. In Section 9.3, we described three methods for dealing with depreciation. Calculate cash flow for the year using: (LO9-2) a. Method 1: Dollars in minus dollars out. b. Method 2: Adjusted accounting profits. c. Method 3: Add back depreciation tax shield. d. If the discount rate is 12%, what is the present value of the depreciation tax shield? 5. Cash Flows. Tubby Toys estimates that its new line of rubber ducks will generate sales of $7 million, operating costs of $4 million, and a depreciation expense of $1 million. If the tax rate is 25%, what is the firm’s operating cash flow? (LO9-2) Chapter 5 Questions & Problems: 22. Perpetuities. A local bank advertises the following deal: “Pay us $100 a year for 10 years and then we will pay you (or your beneficiaries) $100 a year forever.” Is this a good deal if the inter est rate is 6%? (LO5-3) 23. Perpetuities. A local bank will pay you $100 a year for your lifetime if you deposit $2,500 in the bank today. If you plan to live forever, what interest rate is the bank paying? (LO5-3) 24. Perpetuities. A property will provide $10,000 a year forever. If its value is $125,000, what must be the discount rate? (LO5-3) 34. Annuity Due. Your landscaping company can lease a truck for $8,000 a year (paid at year-end) for 6 years. It can instead buy the truck for $40,000. The truck will be valueless after 6 years. The interest rate your company can earn on its funds is 7%. (LO5-3) a. What is the present value of the cost of leasing? b. Is it cheaper to buy or lease? c. What is the present value of the cost of leasing if the lease payments are an annuity due, so the first payment comes immediately? d. Is it now cheaper to buy or lease? Chapter 8 Questions & Problems 1. Cash Flows. Quick Computing currently sells 10 million computer chips each year at a price of $20 per chip. It is about to introduce a new chip, and it forecasts annual sales of 12 million of these improved chips at a price of $25 each. However, demand for the old chip will decrease, and sales of the old chip are expected to fall to 3 million per year. The old chips cost $6 each to manufacture, and the new ones will cost $8 each. What is the proper cash flow to use to evaluate the present value of the introduction of the new chip? (LO9-1) 2. Incremental Cash Flows. A corporation donates a valuable painting from its private collection to an art museum. Which of the following are incremental cash flows associated with the dona tion? (LO9-1) a. The price the firm paid for the painting b. The current market value of the painting c. The deduction from income that it declares for its charitable gift d. The reduction in taxes due to its declared tax deduction 3. Cash Flows. Conference Services Inc. has leased a large office building for $4 million per year. The building is larger than the company needs; two of the building’s eight stories are almost empty. A manager wants to expand one of her projects, but this will require using one of the empty floors. In calculating the net present value of the proposed expansion, senior manage ment allocates one-eighth of $4 million of building rental costs (i.e., $.5 million) to the project expansion, reasoning that the project will use one-eighth of the building’s capacity. (LO9-1) a. Is this a reasonable procedure for purposes of calculating NPV? b. Can you suggest a better way to assess a cost of the office space used by the project? 4. Cash Flows. A new project will generate sales of $74 million, costs of $42 million, and depreciation expense of $10 million in the coming year. The firm’s tax rate is 30%. In Section 9.3, we described three methods for dealing with depreciation. Calculate cash flow for the year using: (LO9-2) a. Method 1: Dollars in minus dollars out. b. Method 2: Adjusted accounting profits. c. Method 3: Add back depreciation tax shield. d. If the discount rate is 12%, what is the present value of the depreciation tax shield? 5. Cash Flows. Tubby Toys estimates that its new line of rubber ducks will generate sales of $7 million, operating costs of $4 million, and a depreciation expense of $1 million. If the tax rate is 25%, what is the firm’s operating cash flow? (LO9-2)

In 500 words or more, discuss the risk and costs of compromised data integrity breaches. Focus on integrity not confidentiality. Look at military, education, science, medicine, finance, utilities, municipalities, etc. In 500 words or more, discuss the risk and costs of compromised data integrity breaches. Focus on integrity not confidentiality. Look at military, education, science, medicine, finance, utilities, municipalities, etc.

Do a bit of research on CWE, Common Weakness Enumeration. Write a brief overview of their scoring system. Pick one of common weaknesses identified on their site and describe it. Your assignment should be 200-300 of your own words. Do a bit of research on CWE, Common Weakness Enumeration. Write a brief overview of their scoring system. Pick one of common weaknesses identified on their site and describe it. Your assignment should be 200-300 of your own words.

Read this article about using text to predict stock prices. Write at least 500 words discussing why you will or won't get rich using text analysis to pick stocks. Read this article about using text to predict stock prices. Write at least 500 words discussing why you will or won't get rich using text analysis to pick stocks.

Week Three Assignment: Create a Visualization Using the dataset from week 2, eliminate the stop words and create a visualization of the most highest frequency words in both a bar chart and a pie chart. Label your graphs and your axes. Comment your code showing your understanding of what the code is doing line by line. Submit a screenshot of your work in R Studio. Include a slice of your desktop with your screenshots. Week Three Assignment: Create a Visualization Using the dataset from week 2, eliminate the stop words and create a visualization of the most highest frequency words in both a bar chart and a pie chart. Label your graphs and your axes. Comment your code showing your understanding of what the code is doing line by line. Submit a screenshot of your work in R Studio. Include a slice of your desktop with your screenshots.

Write at least 500 words discussing why NoSQL databases are more effective for storing big data than RDMS like SQL Server. Write at least 500 words discussing why NoSQL databases are more effective for storing big data than RDMS like SQL Server.

Week Three Assignment: Spark & MongoDB Essay Summarize in 500 words or more what you have learned about Spark and MongoDB from this week's required videos. Submit a Word doc. Always repeat the question you are answering. Week Three Assignment: Spark & MongoDB Essay Summarize in 500 words or more what you have learned about Spark and MongoDB from this week's required videos. Submit a Word doc. Always repeat the question you are answering.