Provide an example of a vertical or horizontal integration strategy that a firm applied it based on the reading from our Thompson text and the associated other material. How did the integration aid the company in building competitive advantage? Explain what the advantages and disadvantages of applying that integration strategy are in the context of the company and given our course work during the week. NOTE: Make sure you choose a company that has not been selected by one of your classmates. Your initial response to the discussion question should be 250-300 words. You must have at least one course (our text) and one non-course scholarly/peer reviewed source in your initial posting. Sources require in-text citations and must be incorporated into the body of the post in addition to a full APA citation at the end of the post. Please respond to at least two peers on different days of the week, in approximately 150-200 words. Within your response posts, describe an additional Thompson (2020) text disadvantage that applies to your classmate’s initial post and describe why. Incorporate a minimum of one scholarly source with each of your response postings. It may be our text or an outside scholarly source to support your initial post. Provide an example of a vertical or horizontal integration strategy that a firm applied it based on the reading from our Thompson text and the associated other material. How did the integration aid the company in building competitive advantage? Explain what the advantages and disadvantages of applying that integration strategy are in the context of the company and given our course work during the week. NOTE: Make sure you choose a company that has not been selected by one of your classmates. Your initial response to the discussion question should be 250-300 words. You must have at least one course (our text) and one non-course scholarly/peer reviewed source in your initial posting. Sources require in-text citations and must be incorporated into the body of the post in addition to a full APA citation at the end of the post. Please respond to at least two peers on different days of the week, in approximately 150-200 words. Within your response posts, describe an additional Thompson (2020) text disadvantage that applies to your classmate’s initial post and describe why. Incorporate a minimum of one scholarly source with each of your response postings. It may be our text or an outside scholarly source to support your initial post.

Horizontal Integration is a type of strategy pursued by a company in order to strengthen its position in the industry. Within your Thompson (2020) text, read the Chapter 6 Assurance of Learning Exercise #1 related to Live Nation (https://www.livenationentertainment.com/) and respond to the following questions: How has the company used horizontal mergers and acquisitions to strengthen its competitive position? Are these moves primarily offensive or defensive? Please explain. Has either Live Nation or Ticketmaster achieved any type of advantage based on the timing of its strategic moves? Relate your response to each of the above to our coursework (Thompson text) from this week. Submission Details: Your analysis must be driven by facts, research, and data. Horizontal Integration is a type of strategy pursued by a company in order to strengthen its position in the industry. Within your Thompson (2020) text, read the Chapter 6 Assurance of Learning Exercise #1 related to Live Nation (https://www.livenationentertainment.com/) and respond to the following questions: How has the company used horizontal mergers and acquisitions to strengthen its competitive position? Are these moves primarily offensive or defensive? Please explain. Has either Live Nation or Ticketmaster achieved any type of advantage based on the timing of its strategic moves? Relate your response to each of the above to our coursework (Thompson text) from this week. Submission Details: Your analysis must be driven by facts, research, and data.

Discussion Board - Final Case Study Company Selection Research and identify your case study company and post the name here by clicking the title link! Please use your selected company name as the title of your discussion thread. By doing so, your classmates will know what companies are no longer available for selection (e.g. KitchenAid would be the title of the thread). The following companies may not be chosen: Apple, Samsung, Facebook, Tesla, Amazon, Walmart, Google, Microsoft, Coca Cola, Uber, and Starbucks. Discussion Board - Final Case Study Company Selection Research and identify your case study company and post the name here by clicking the title link! Please use your selected company name as the title of your discussion thread. By doing so, your classmates will know what companies are no longer available for selection (e.g. KitchenAid would be the title of the thread). The following companies may not be chosen: Apple, Samsung, Facebook, Tesla, Amazon, Walmart, Google, Microsoft, Coca Cola, Uber, and Starbucks.

Answer the following questions 1) Define the payback, net present value, internal rate of return, and profitability index methods. Answer the following questions 1) Define the payback, net present value, internal rate of return, and profitability index methods.

Chapter 8 Questions & Problems: 10. NPV and IRR. A project that costs $3,000 to install will provide annual cash flows of $800 for each of the next 6 years. (LO8-1 and LO8-2) a. What is NPV if the discount rate is 10%? b. How high can the discount rate be before you would reject the project? 11. NPV. A proposed nuclear power plant will cost $2.2 billion to build and then will produce cash flows of $300 million a year for 15 years. After that period (in year 15), it must be decommis sioned at a cost of $900 million. (LO8-1 and LO8-2) a. What is project NPV if the discount rate is 5%? b. What if the discount rate is 18%? Chapter 9 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? 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) 7. Calculating Cash Flows. The owner of a bicycle repair shop forecasts revenues of $160,000 a year. Variable costs will be $50,000, and rental costs for the shop are $30,000 a year. Deprecia tion on the repair tools will be $10,000. (LO9-2) a. Prepare an income statement for the shop based on these estimates. The tax rate is 20%. b. Now calculate the operating cash flow for the repair shop using all three methods suggested in the chapter. All three approaches should result in the same value for cash flow. i. Dollars in minus dollars out. ii. Adjusted accounting profits. iii. Add back depreciation tax shield. Chapter 8 Questions & Problems: 10. NPV and IRR. A project that costs $3,000 to install will provide annual cash flows of $800 for each of the next 6 years. (LO8-1 and LO8-2) a. What is NPV if the discount rate is 10%? b. How high can the discount rate be before you would reject the project? 11. NPV. A proposed nuclear power plant will cost $2.2 billion to build and then will produce cash flows of $300 million a year for 15 years. After that period (in year 15), it must be decommis sioned at a cost of $900 million. (LO8-1 and LO8-2) a. What is project NPV if the discount rate is 5%? b. What if the discount rate is 18%? Chapter 9 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? 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) 7. Calculating Cash Flows. The owner of a bicycle repair shop forecasts revenues of $160,000 a year. Variable costs will be $50,000, and rental costs for the shop are $30,000 a year. Deprecia tion on the repair tools will be $10,000. (LO9-2) a. Prepare an income statement for the shop based on these estimates. The tax rate is 20%. b. Now calculate the operating cash flow for the repair shop using all three methods suggested in the chapter. All three approaches should result in the same value for cash flow. i. Dollars in minus dollars out. ii. Adjusted accounting profits. iii. Add back depreciation tax shield.

Write an essay of at least 500 words discussing IAM in a federated cloud application. Do not copy without providing proper attribution. This paper will be evaluated through SafeAssign. Write in essay format not in outline, bulleted, numbered or other list format. Use the five paragraph format. Each paragraph must have at least five sentences. Include 3 quotes with quotation marks and cited in-line and in a list of references. Include an interesting meaningful title. Include at least one quote from each of 3 different articles. Use the Research Databases available from the Danforth Library, not Google. Place the words you copied (do not alter or paraphrase the words) in quotation marks and cite in-line (as all work copied from another should be handled). The quotes should be full sentences (no more, less) and should be incorporated in your discussion (they do not replace your discussion) to illustrate or emphasize your ideas. Cite your sources in a clickable reference list at the end. Do not copy without providing proper attribution (quotation marks and in-line citations). It is important that you use your own words, that you cite your sources, that you comply with the instructions regarding length of your submission Do not use spinbot or other word replacement software. Proof read your work or have it edited. Find something interesting and/or relevant to your work to write about. Write an essay of at least 500 words discussing IAM in a federated cloud application. Do not copy without providing proper attribution. This paper will be evaluated through SafeAssign. Write in essay format not in outline, bulleted, numbered or other list format. Use the five paragraph format. Each paragraph must have at least five sentences. Include 3 quotes with quotation marks and cited in-line and in a list of references. Include an interesting meaningful title. Include at least one quote from each of 3 different articles. Use the Research Databases available from the Danforth Library, not Google. Place the words you copied (do not alter or paraphrase the words) in quotation marks and cite in-line (as all work copied from another should be handled). The quotes should be full sentences (no more, less) and should be incorporated in your discussion (they do not replace your discussion) to illustrate or emphasize your ideas. Cite your sources in a clickable reference list at the end. Do not copy without providing proper attribution (quotation marks and in-line citations). It is important that you use your own words, that you cite your sources, that you comply with the instructions regarding length of your submission Do not use spinbot or other word replacement software. Proof read your work or have it edited. Find something interesting and/or relevant to your work to write about.

Read the section in this week's reading assignment on secure passwords. Then pick and three passwords: one not secure, one acceptable, and one very secure. Then write a brief description of the passwords you have chosen, indicating why they are secure or not secure. Read and respond to at least two other students Discussions. Post your initial response by the end of day on Thursday and reply to at least two other students by the end of day on Sunday. Read the section in this week's reading assignment on secure passwords. Then pick and three passwords: one not secure, one acceptable, and one very secure. Then write a brief description of the passwords you have chosen, indicating why they are secure or not secure. Read and respond to at least two other students Discussions. Post your initial response by the end of day on Thursday and reply to at least two other students by the end of day on Sunday.

Read this article. Write at least 500 words discussing the advantages and disadvantages of each method. There are interesting insights in the comments. Use at least three sources. Include at least 3 quotes from your sources enclosed in quotation marks and cited in-line by reference to your reference list. Example: "words you copied" (citation) These quotes should be one full sentence not altered or paraphrased. Cite your sources using APA format. Use the quotes in your paragaphs. Write in essay format not in bulleted, numbered or other list format. Reply to two classmates' posting (150 - 200 words) by asking questions, reflecting on your own experience, challenging assumptions, pointing out something new you learned, offering suggestions. Make your initial post by Thursday 11:59 PM EST. Respond to two of your classmates by Sunday 11:59 PM EST. It is important that you use your own words, that you cite your sources, that you comply with the instructions regarding length of your post and that you reply to two classmates in a substantive way (not 'nice post' or the like). Do not use spinbot or other word replacement software. Proof read your work or have it edited. Find something interesting and/or relevant to your work to write about. Please do not submit attachments unless requested. Read this article. Write at least 500 words discussing the advantages and disadvantages of each method. There are interesting insights in the comments. Use at least three sources. Include at least 3 quotes from your sources enclosed in quotation marks and cited in-line by reference to your reference list. Example: "words you copied" (citation) These quotes should be one full sentence not altered or paraphrased. Cite your sources using APA format. Use the quotes in your paragaphs. Write in essay format not in bulleted, numbered or other list format. Reply to two classmates' posting (150 - 200 words) by asking questions, reflecting on your own experience, challenging assumptions, pointing out something new you learned, offering suggestions. Make your initial post by Thursday 11:59 PM EST. Respond to two of your classmates by Sunday 11:59 PM EST. It is important that you use your own words, that you cite your sources, that you comply with the instructions regarding length of your post and that you reply to two classmates in a substantive way (not 'nice post' or the like). Do not use spinbot or other word replacement software. Proof read your work or have it edited. Find something interesting and/or relevant to your work to write about. Please do not submit attachments unless requested.

Using the openxlsx package, create an Excel spreadsheet and read it into a dataframe. Export the data frame into a .csv file with column names. Comment your code line by line. Using the rio package, create an Excel spreadsheet and read it into a dataframe. Export the data frame into a .csv file. Comment your code line by line. Errata: When using code from the book, there are times when the library function will not work until the package has been installed. The cent.tend() function does not work as written. Working code attached. Import the NILT 2012 Teaching Dataset into a dataframe with column headings. Download the file or use the attached tab delimited copy. When the file is in your working directory, you can access it by using the appropriate read function. Place double quotation marks between the function parentheses (brackets) and tab until you get to the file. Find the structure of the dataframe and read the first 6 lines of the dataframe. Reproduce the exploratory data analysis code that produces mean, median, mode, standard deviation, variance, and range for the rage (reported age) column. Also reproduce the cent.tend and summary functions. Produce the output for each code snippet. Comment your code line by line Include comments that explain what is happening line by line. Submit a single Word or .pdf with your code, comments, and charts. Include a sliver of your desktop with your screenshots. Using the openxlsx package, create an Excel spreadsheet and read it into a dataframe. Export the data frame into a .csv file with column names. Comment your code line by line. Using the rio package, create an Excel spreadsheet and read it into a dataframe. Export the data frame into a .csv file. Comment your code line by line. Errata: When using code from the book, there are times when the library function will not work until the package has been installed. The cent.tend() function does not work as written. Working code attached. Import the NILT 2012 Teaching Dataset into a dataframe with column headings. Download the file or use the attached tab delimited copy. When the file is in your working directory, you can access it by using the appropriate read function. Place double quotation marks between the function parentheses (brackets) and tab until you get to the file. Find the structure of the dataframe and read the first 6 lines of the dataframe. Reproduce the exploratory data analysis code that produces mean, median, mode, standard deviation, variance, and range for the rage (reported age) column. Also reproduce the cent.tend and summary functions. Produce the output for each code snippet. Comment your code line by line Include comments that explain what is happening line by line. Submit a single Word or .pdf with your code, comments, and charts. Include a sliver of your desktop with your screenshots.

Support Vector Machine Describe a kernel function in SVM. Also describe the process of feature engineering and boundary creation in SVM. Support Vector Machine Describe a kernel function in SVM. Also describe the process of feature engineering and boundary creation in SVM.