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February 19, 2025

Business Management

Business Management

Understand the key concepts of job redesign and job crafting. Then think about your own job and workplace and how these concepts apply to your own work life. Once you have finished reviewing the background readings and have carefully thought about how these concepts relate to your own job, write a 2- to 3-page paper answering the following questions:

Of the three main types of job redesign (job enlargement job rotation job enrichment) which one do you think would be the most effective in your current workplace?, Explain your reasoning and cite Bauer and Erdogan (2012) or Griffin (2007) as part of your answer.,
Suppose your supervisor decides to use job enrichment to redesign your job. Of the five core job characteristics discussed in Bauer and Erdogan (2012) or page 9 of Griffin (2007) which one do you think should be changed as part of your job redesign?,
Which specific job crafting strategy or intervention do you think would be most effective at your organization or for your specific job?, Refer to one of the specific strategies or interventions discussed in Wrzesniewski (2014) or Dik and Duffy (2012).

Business Management

Background reading:

Bauer, T., & Erdogan, B. (2012) Chapter 6.1: Motivating employees through job design. Introduction to Organizational Behavior. Flatworld Knowledge. http://2012books.lardbucket.org/books/an-introduction-to-organizational-behavior-v1.0/s10-01-motivating-employees-through-j.html

Griffin, R. (2007). Chapter 6: Organization structure and design. Principles of Management. Houghton Mifflin, New York.

Wrzesniewski, A. (2014). Chapter 6: Engage in job crafting. In Dutton, J. E., & Spreitzer, G. M. (eds). How to Be a Positive Leader: Small Actions, Big Impact. San Francisco, CA, USA: Berrett-Koehler Publishers.

Dik, B. J., & Duffy, R. D. (2012). Chapter 7: Job crafting. Make Your Job a Calling: How the Psychology of Vocation Can Change Your Life at Work. West Conshohocken, PA: Templeton Press.

Business Management

Of the three main types of job redesign (job enlargement, job rotation, job enrichment), which one do you think would be the most effective in your current workplace? Explain your reasoning, and cite Bauer and Erdogan (2012) or Griffin (2007) as part of your answer.
Suppose your supervisor decides to use job enrichment to redesign your job. Of the five core job characteristics discussed in Bauer and Erdogan (2012) or page 9 of Griffin (2007), which one do you think should be changed as part of your job redesign?
Which specific job crafting strategy or intervention do you think would be most effective at your organization or for your specific job? Refer to one of the specific strategies or interventions discussed in Wrzesniewski (2014) or Dik and Duffy (2012).

Business Management

Background reading:

Griffin, R. (2007). Chapter 6: Organization structure and design. Principles of Management. Houghton Mifflin, New York.

Dik, B. J., & Duffy, R. D. (2012). Chapter 7: Job crafting. Make Your Job a Calling: How the Psychology of Vocation Can Change Your Life at Work. West Conshohocken, PA: Templeton Press.

February 19, 2025

Strategic Company Direction

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Strategic Company Direction

Our focus this week is on choosing a strategic direction that will set your organization apart from competitors in a way that enables you to stand out from everyone else. Jack refers to this as “changing the game.” Sherman refers to it as “breaking away from the pack” (Chapter 11).

Using the company you selected for your course project identify a potential game-changing move that you believe will create a sustainable competitive advantage. This move should derive from one of the seven common moves first introduced in last week’s lecture notes.,
This potential move should represent a possible new move the company should consider for creating even more competitive differentiation. In other words it should not be a specific move that the company has or is currently implementing.,
Briefly summarize how the move will fundamentally shift the playing field to the company’s advantage and beat the competition.,
Explain which of the four positioning categories described by Sherman (Breakaway Reverse Positioning Blue Ocean or Disruptive Innovation) best describes the move and why.

Strategic Company Direction

Our focus this week is on choosing a strategic direction that will set your organization apart from competitors in a way that enables you to stand out from everyone else. Jack refers to this as “changing the game.” Sherman refers to it as “breaking away from the pack” (Chapter 11).
- Using the company you selected for your course project, identify a potential game-changing move that you believe will create a sustainable competitive advantage. This move should derive from one of the seven common moves first introduced in last week’s lecture notes.
- This potential move should represent a possible new move the company should consider for creating even more competitive differentiation. In other words, it should not be a specific move that the company has or is currently implementing.
- Briefly summarize how the move will fundamentally shift the playing field to the company’s advantage and beat the competition.

Strategic Company Direction

Explain which of the four positioning categories described by Sherman (Breakaway, Reverse Positioning, Blue Ocean or Disruptive Innovation) best describes the move, and why.

February 19, 2025

Diagram Of Medical Records

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Diagram Of Medical Records

Part A – Create a diagram or Table (be creative) of a medical records database, to include the following:

Database name
Table Name
The fields that would support each record in the database such as (Unique Identifier, Last Name, First Name, etc.)
Addressing the following questions:

A) Identify all of the database design steps and describe each.
B) Highlight the value of each step. Each step and description should be approximately 50+ words.
C) Use an illustration (picture, drawing, sketch, figure, graphic) to explain how the bottom-up design approach differs from the top-down design approach.
D) Which approach do you believe should be used to design a simple database with a relatively small number of attributes and why?

Part B – Define and illustrate (picture, drawing, sketch, figure, graphic) an example for the different multiplicity relationships (one-to-one, one-to-many, many-to-many).

Assignment Guidelines

Diagram Of Medical Records

The submission should demonstrate your understanding of the assigned material.

The content must be original, and include supporting sentences using the terms, concepts, and theories from the assigned readings and other material (optional). The submission must paraphrase the referenced material, restrict the use of direct quotes (copy and paste) to less than 15% of the submission (the grade will be impacted if this limit is exceeded).

There are writing guidelines in the syllabus – use good judgement, the submission must be well organized. Provide citations and references in APA style.
Name your document Last Name_Assignment4 (i.e. Smith_Assignment4).

According to Parker (2023), “Mind maps are…excellent [tools] for planning workflows, visualizing task dependencies, brainstorming new processes—and feeling creative while doing it! These diagrams typically start with one main idea or with an end goal in mind to branch out, and your diagram naturally takes shape from there. They are highly visual, and the best ones are also flexible, customizable, and collaborative”

Part A – Create a diagram or Table (be creative) of a medical records database, to include the following:

Diagram Of Medical Records

Database name
Table Name
The fields that would support each record in the database such as (Unique Identifier, Last Name, First Name, etc.)
Addressing the following questions:

A) Identify all of the database design steps and describe each.,
B) Highlight the value of each step. Each step and description should be approximately 50+ words.,
C) Use an illustration (picture drawing sketch figure graphic) to explain how the bottom-up design approach differs from the top-down design approach.,
D) Which approach do you believe should be used to design a simple database with a relatively small number of attributes and why?,

Part B – Define and illustrate (picture, drawing, sketch, figure, graphic) an example for the different multiplicity relationships (one-to-one, one-to-many, many-to-many).

Assignment Guidelines

The submission should demonstrate your understanding of the assigned material.

Diagram Of Medical Records

There are writing guidelines in the syllabus – use good judgement, the submission must be well organized. Provide citations and references in APA style.
Name your document Last Name_Assignment4 (i.e. Smith_Assignment4).

February 19, 2025

Female Patient Care

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Female Patient Care

O.P. is a 43-year-old female patient who is seeing at the office because she is complaining of vaginal bleeding after sexual intercourse for about two months now.

She stated she has been married for 4 years now but has multiple sexual partners in the past. As positive history in her last cervical cancer screen (two years ago) she was positive for HPV type 16.

Discuss the appropriate diagnostic testing for the patient.,
Develop the management plan (pharmacological and nonpharmacological).,
Why is HPV the most important of the cervical cancer screening in patients that have tested HPV positive.,
According to the United States Preventive Service Taskforce (USPSTF) guidelines what would be the cervical cancer screening recommendation for average risk women in the age range for O.P. and until what age women should be screened.

Female Patient Care

Once you received your case number; answer the specific question on the table above. Then, continue to discuss the 3 topics listed below for your case:

An effective health assessment incorporates not only physiological parameters; please suggest other parameters that should be considered and included on health assessments to reach maximal health potential on individuals.
Name the different family developmental stages and give examples of each one.
Describe family structure and function and the relationship with health care.

Your initial post should be at least 500 words, formatted and cited in current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources.

Female Patient Care

O.P. is a 43-year-old female patient who is seeing at the office because she is complaining of vaginal bleeding after sexual intercourse for about two months now.

She stated she has been married for 4 years now but has multiple sexual partners in the past. As positive history in her last cervical cancer screen (two years ago) she was positive for HPV type 16.

Discuss the appropriate diagnostic testing for the patient.
Develop the management plan (pharmacological and nonpharmacological).
Why is HPV the most important of the cervical cancer screening in patients that have tested HPV positive.
According to the United States Preventive Service Taskforce (USPSTF) guidelines, what would be the cervical cancer screening recommendation for average risk women in the age range for O.P. and until what age women should be screened.

Female Patient Care

Once you received your case number; answer the specific question on the table above. Then, continue to discuss the 3 topics listed below for your case:

An effective health assessment incorporates not only physiological parameters; please suggest other parameters that should be considered and included on health assessments to reach maximal health potential on individuals.
Name the different family developmental stages and give examples of each one.
Describe family structure and function and the relationship with health care.

Your initial post should be at least 500 words, formatted and cited in current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources.

February 19, 2025

Ideas & Concepts Analysis

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Ideas & Concepts Analysis

Module Six Discussion Forum

Post your participation post for the week in this forum. Make sure to read the “Discussion participation requirements” section of the syllabus before posting anything in this forum, and use the “Checklist for responses to discussion questions” I provided in this area of the course to help you. The minimum length requirement for your responses to the discussion questions in order to earn any credit is 600 words (does not include references). Not surprisingly, the most effective responses to discussion questions well-exceed the minimum. The minimum length for each of your replies to classmates in order to earn any credit is 150 words.

Ideas & Concepts Analysis

IMPORTANT – In order to avoid problems with plagiarism, it is essential that you cite and reference all of the information you present in your analysis. But this is really easy to do! In-text citations must include author, year of publication, and page number. APA recommends but does not require including page numbers in summarized or paraphrased information taken from sources. But in this course, we will follow the APA recommendation and include page numbers in ALL citations, for both direct quotes and paraphrased information. Don’t forget to put direct quotes in quotation marks.

Ideas & Concepts Analysis

With regard to references at the end of your posts, here is information to help you with your references directly from the APA.

https://apastyle.apa.org/instructional-aids/reference-examples.pdfLinks to an external site.

If you have any questions, please let me know. I will be more than happy to help you!

Using three specific concepts/ideas from the assigned readings of Bourdieu on society (Readings 11.1 and 11.2) provide three examples to show whether the ideas apply to modern American society.,

A – Fully describe the three ideas/concepts you have chosen for the analysis. ,At least one idea/concept must come from each of these two assigned excerpts from the writings of Bourdieu which are:

–Reading 11.1: Excerpts from Bourdieu’s Sociology in Question (1993),

–Reading 11.2 Excerpts from Bourdieu’s The Logic of Practice ,

B – Discuss each of these three ideas/concepts as they apply or do not apply to specific information about the current American society in providing your assessment of whether the work of Bourdieu is useful in understanding modern society., Present specific evidence to support whatever positions you take in this part of the assignment.,

Label each section (A, B)

In doing this assignment, information on Bourdieu in section A must be solely from the textbook.

In section B, in addition to information from the textbook, you must also use information from at least two outside sources. The outside sources can be but need not be from academic sources. They must, however, be credible sources. Ideas & Concepts Analysis

Module 5 disc feedback:

This is your best assignment of the term thus far. You did an outstanding job in both describing the date and making connections between the events associated with the date and the work of the two theorists, Becker and Goffman. This demonstrates both an understanding of key elements in the work of the two theorists as well as critical thinking in applying their ideas to a specific social circumstance, in this case a date. Thank you for your work on this!

Your replies to your classmates for the Module 5 discussion were effective and incorporated and cited multiple pieces of information from the course material to support each of your responses. You earned the full 30 points for this part of the grading rubric for this module.

February 19, 2025

Weekly Clinical Experience

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Weekly Clinical Experience

Describe your clinical experience for this week as a student nurse practitioner in women’s health clinic,

Did you face any challenges any success? If so what were they?,
Describe the assessment of a patient detailing the signs and symptoms (S&S) assessment plan of care and at least 3 possible differential diagnosis with rationales.,
Mention the health promotion intervention for this patient.,
What did you learn from this week’s clinical experience that can beneficial for you as an advanced practice nurse?,
Support your plan of care with the current peer-reviewed research guideline.

Submission Instructions:

- Your initial post should be at least 500 words, formatted and cited in current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources. Your initial post should be at least 500 words, formatted and cited in current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources.
- Weekly Clinical Experience
- Describe your clinical experience for this week as a student nurse practitioner in women’s health clinic
  - Did you face any challenges, any success? If so, what were they?
  - Describe the assessment of a patient, detailing the signs and symptoms (S&S), assessment, plan of care, and at least 3 possible differential diagnosis with rationales.
  - Mention the health promotion intervention for this patient.
  - What did you learn from this week’s clinical experience that can beneficial for you as an advanced practice nurse?
  - Support your plan of care with the current peer-reviewed research guideline.
  Submission Instructions:
- Weekly Clinical Experience
- Describe your clinical experience for this week as a student nurse practitioner in women’s health clinic
  - Did you face any challenges, any success? If so, what were they?
  - Describe the assessment of a patient, detailing the signs and symptoms (S&S), assessment, plan of care, and at least 3 possible differential diagnosis with rationales.
  - Mention the health promotion intervention for this patient.
  - What did you learn from this week’s clinical experience that can beneficial for you as an advanced practice nurse?
  - Support your plan of care with the current peer-reviewed research guideline.
  Submission Instructions:
  - Your initial post should be at least 500 words, formatted and cited in current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources.

February 19, 2025

Public Perception & Mental Health Field

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Public Perception & Mental Health Field

In this discussion, you will explore the concept of public perception and the impact it has on the mental health field. By reading the Forbes article, Researchers Doubt That Certain Mental Disorders Are Disorders at All, you can see that perceptions regarding mental health shift on a metaphoric pendulum over periods of time.

For your initial post, address the following:

The article notes that labels often define who we are and help us to determine what we are able to do. For argument’s sake, if the scientific community shifted from labels such as ADHD, anxiety, or PTSD to the definition of an individual’s response to the environment, how do you believe society would adapt to the change?
In some cases, a diagnosis can provide individuals with a sense of relief. It gives them the opportunity to address personal issues with a clear treatment plan.
- What are the benefits of having labels for mental health disorders?
- What are some detriments of having labels for mental health disorders?
How does the concept outlined in this article apply to any of the following programmatic themes? You may want to review the Programmatic Themes PDF document.
Public Perception & Mental Health Field
- Self-care
- Social justice
- Emotional intelligence
- Career connections
- Ethics

DISCUSSION 2

In Module Seven, you will investigate metrics for determining success in an innovative organization as well as critical factors that can help identify organizations that will be successful at innovating. Over the next two weeks, you will apply and discuss Göran Ekvall’s method for measuring the creative climate at an organization by examining ten climate dimensions he identified.

Public Perception & Mental Health Field

In Module Seven, review the creative climate document and then complete the Dimensions of Creative Climate worksheet (both the document and worksheet are located in the resources area of Module Seven), which assesses Ekvall’s ten dimensions of a creative climate for your current organization; alternatively, you can measure another organization by interviewing one of its employees.

Public Perception & Mental Health Field

Then, write about your thoughts and address the following in your initial post:

Were you surprised by the inclusion of any of Ekvall’s ten dimensions?, Are there any additional dimensions that you think should have been included?
Which dimension of creative climate was the hardest to evaluate?,
Share any insights or thoughts about the creative climate for the organization you evaluated., Discuss the one to two dimensions that received the highest and lowest scores.

In addition, upload the following file:

Your completed Ekvall’s dimensions of a creative climate assessment using the dimensions of creative climate worksheet

February 19, 2025

Police Agency Representative Speech

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Police Agency Representative Speech

Write a 525- to 700-word speech from the perspective of a police agency representative in which you introduce a new community partnership initiative to the public. The speech will be given in a town hall public forum in your city. The initiative will address a crime-related issue or concern in your community.

Include these points in your speech in the order that follows:

Introduction: Introduce yourself by stating a fictitious name and other preliminary information.
Professional Responsibilities: Identify a philosophy of law enforcement. Explain the basic purpose and function of law enforcement in society. Briefly describe the goals and desired outcomes of community policing.
Community Issue: Describe an issue or concern your community is facing and its impact. Note: Consider using the issue you identified in this week’s discussion.
Community-Partnership: Summarize the duties of law enforcement to support communities. Describe 1-2 strategies the agency is using or will use to partner with the community to address the issue. Include details to explain how the strategies you described will address the issue.
How will law enforcement ensure transparency and communication?
Will law enforcement leverage public programs to combat the issue?
Conclusion/Call to Action: Identify an action the citizens in your community can take to join law enforcement’s efforts to address the issue.
How can community members contribute to or participate in addressing the issue?
How can community members provide suggestions or make complaints about the community partnership process?
Should community members serve in an advisory role to law enforcement? Why or why not?Write a 525- to 700-word speech from the perspective of a police agency representative in which you introduce a new community partnership initiative to the public. The speech will be given in a town hall public forum in your city. The initiative will address a crime-related issue or concern in your community.
Police Agency Representative Speech

Include these points in your speech in the order that follows:
1. Introduction: Introduce yourself by stating a fictitious name and other preliminary information.
2. Professional Responsibilities: Identify a philosophy of law enforcement. Explain the basic purpose and function of law enforcement in society. Briefly describe the goals and desired outcomes of community policing.
3. Community Issue: Describe an issue or concern your community is facing and its impact. Note: Consider using the issue you identified in this week’s discussion.
4. Community-Partnership: Summarize the duties of law enforcement to support communities. Describe 1-2 strategies the agency is using or will use to partner with the community to address the issue. Include details to explain how the strategies you described will address the issue.

Police Agency Representative Speech

1. How will law enforcement ensure transparency and communication?,
2. Will law enforcement leverage public programs to combat the issue? ,
3. Conclusion/Call to Action: Identify an action the citizens in your community can take to join law enforcement’s efforts to address the issue.,
4. How can community members contribute to or participate in addressing the issue?,
5. How can community members provide suggestions or make complaints about the community partnership process?,
6. Should community members serve in an advisory role to law enforcement? Why or why not?

February 18, 2025

Forecasting and Budgeting in Businesses

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Forecasting and Budgeting in Businesses

Why are forecasting and budgeting essential practices for businesses governmental agencies and individuals and how do these processes help in planning for the amount sources and uses of cash?,

Explain the relationship between microeconomics and macroeconomics. ,How do individual decisions in microeconomics such as consumer spending and business production affect the larger economy?, Provide examples of how changes in macroeconomic factors like inflation or unemployment can influence everyday decisions made by households and firms.,
You purchased a house on January 1 2022 for $300000. You made a down payment of 15% of the house’s value, and the remaining 85% was financed through a 25-year loan with an annual percentage rate (APR) of 4.5%, compounded monthly., Monthly payments are to begin on January 1, 2022. You want to calculate the amount of your monthly mortgage payment.

Answer: The formula to calculate the monthly payment for a mortgage is:

Forecasting and Budgeting in Businesses

Excel:

Excel: Open Excel.
In cell A1, type Loan Amount.
In cell B1, type 255000.
In cell A2, type Annual Interest Rate.
In cell B2, type 4.5%.
In cell A3, type Number of Years.
In cell B3, type 25.
In cell A4, type Monthly Payment.

Now, use the PMT function to calculate the monthly payment:

In cell B4, type the formula:

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=PMT(B2/12, B3*12, -B1)

Explanation of the formula:

B2/12 is the monthly interest rate (4.5% / 12 months).
B3*12 is the total number of monthly payments (25 years × 12 months).
-B1 is the loan amount ($255,000). It’s negative because it represents an outgoing payment.

Press Enter.

Excel will calculate the monthly payment, which should display:

USA Widgets Inc. issues preferred stock that pays an annual dividend of $4.50 per share. The dividends are expected to grow each year at a rate of 0.25% (a growing perpetuity). The required rate of return for this type of stock is 3.5%. What is the approximate price at which this preferred stock will most likely sell today?

Answer:

Excel: Open Excel.

In cell A1, type Dividend Today.
In cell B1, type 4.50.
In cell A2, type Growth Rate.
In cell B2, type 0.25%.
In cell A3, type Required Rate of Return.
In cell B3, type 3.5%.
In cell A4, type Price Today.

Now, use the formula for the price of a growing perpetuity:

In cell B4, type the formula:

Forecasting and Budgeting in Businesses

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=B1 * (1 + B2) / (B3 – B2)

Explanation of the formula:

B1 is the dividend today ($4.50).
B2 is the growth rate (0.25%).
B3 is the required rate of return (3.5%).

Press Enter.

Excel will calculate the stock price, which should display:

A $2,000 bond from Expo Corp. has a coupon rate of 6%, pays interest semiannually, and matures in eight years. If the yield to maturity (YTM) is 8%, what is the bond’s value today?

Answer:

Excel:

Open Excel.
In cell A1, type Face Value.
In cell B1, type 2000.
In cell A2, type Coupon Payment.
In cell B2, type 60.
In cell A3, type Number of Periods.
In cell B3, type 16.
In cell A4, type YTM (Per Period).
In cell B4, type 4%.

Now, calculate the bond value using the PV function for the coupon payments and the face value.

For the coupon payments: 10. In cell A5, type PV of Coupons. 11. In cell B5, type the formula:

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=PV(B4, B3, -B2, 0)

For the face value: 12. In cell A6, type PV of Face Value. 13. In cell B6, type the formula:

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=PV(B4, B3, 0, -B1)

Finally, calculate the total bond value: 14. In cell A7, type Bond Value. 15. In cell B7, type the formula:

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=B5 + B6

Excel will calculate the bond’s value, which should display:

Ocean Blue Ltd. has issued preferred stock (cumulative) with a par value of $150.00 and an annual dividend rate of 6.5%. The preferred stock is currently selling for $50.00 per share. What is the yield or return on this preferred stock?

Answer:

Excel:

Open Excel.
In cell A1, type Par Value.
In cell B1, type 150.
In cell A2, type Dividend Rate.
In cell B2, type 6.5%.
In cell A3, type Current Price.
In cell B3, type 50.

Calculate the Annual Dividend:

In cell A4, type Annual Dividend.
In cell B4, type the formula:
=B1*B2
Press Enter. This will calculate the annual dividend as:

Calculate the Yield:

Forecasting and Budgeting in Businesses

In cell A5, type Yield or Return.
In cell B5, type the formula:
=B4/B3
Press Enter. The result will be:
You purchase 150 shares of ABC Corp at $350 per share. After four months, you sell the shares for $365 per share, and you receive a dividend of $1.25 per share during that time. What is your total dollar return on the investment, including both capital gains and dividend income?

Answer:

Excel:

Open Excel.
In cell A1, type Number of Shares.
In cell B1, type 150.
In cell A2, type Purchase Price per Share.
In cell B2, type 350.
In cell A3, type Selling Price per Share.
In cell B3, type 365.
In cell A4, type Dividend per Share.
In cell B4, type 1.25.

Step 1: Calculate the Capital Gain

In cell A5, type Capital Gain.
In cell B5, type the formula:

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=(B3 – B2) * B1

Press Enter. This will give you the capital gain of:.

Step 2: Calculate the Dividend Income

In cell A6, type Dividend Income.
In cell B6, type the formula:

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=B4 * B1

Press Enter. This will give you the dividend income of:

Step 3: Calculate the Total Dollar Return

In cell A7, type Total Dollar Return.
In cell B7, type the formula:

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=B5 + B6

Press Enter. This will give you the total dollar return of:

How does the standard deviation of returns in a portfolio change as the number of stocks within the portfolio increases? Explain the role of diversification in reducing portfolio risk and whether there is a limit to the benefits of adding more stocks to the portfolio.
You are considering investing in a new project that requires an initial investment of $50,000. The project is expected to generate cash flows of $15,000 at the end of each of the next 5 years. The required rate of return (discount rate) for this project is 10%. What is the Net Present Value (NPV) of this investment, and should you proceed with the project?

Answer:

Excel:

Open Excel.
In cell A1, type Year.
In cells A2

, type the years 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 (for the 5 years of cash flows).

In cell B1, type Cash Flow.
In cells B2

, enter the cash flows for each year, which is 15,000 for each year.

In cell B7, type Initial Investment.
In cell C7, enter the initial investment as -50,000 (negative because it’s an outflow).
In cell A8, type Discount Rate.
In cell B8, enter the discount rate, which is 10% (0.10).

Step 1: Calculate the NPV using the NPV function:

In cell A9, type NPV.
In cell B9, type the formula:

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=NPV(B8, B2:B6) + C7

B8 is the discount rate (10%),
B2

are the cash flows for years 1 to 5,

C7 is the initial investment (-$50,000).

Press Enter.

Excel will calculate the NPV and display the result, which should be:.

John owns five stocks: United Healthcare, Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, CVS Health, and Merck. Sara owns five stocks: Microsoft, Coca-Cola, Netflix, Amazon, and Nike. Based on the industries these companies operate in, who has a more diversified portfolio, and why is diversification important for reducing risk in an investment strategy

February 18, 2025

Cuban Case Study Discussion

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Cuban Case Study Discussion

Mrs. Demetilla Hernandez is a 63-year-old Cuban woman who seeks consultation at the Liberty health-maintenance organization (HMO) clinic because of weakness, lethargy, and fatigue that she has experienced for the last 2 months. A week ago, while cooking dinner at her daughter, Mariana’s house, she momentarily lost her balance and slipped on the kitchen floor. Although Mrs. Hernandez sustained only a mild bruise on her leg, her daughter insisted on taking her to the clinic for a check-up because of her persistent symptoms.

Mrs. Hernandez, widowed 4 years ago when her husband died of a heart attack, lives with Mariana, aged 40. Mariana is divorced and has three children: Luis, age 15; Carolina, age 10; and Sofia, age 7. Since moving into Mariana’s house, Mrs. Hernandez has been managing the household while Mariana is at work. Mrs. Hernandez prepares the family’s meals, attends to the children when they come home from school, and performs light housekeeping chores. Mariana is employed full-time as a supervisor at the local telephone company. The family, originally from Cuba, has been living in Miami for 12 years. Carolina and Sofia were born in Miami, but Luis came from Cuba with his parents when he was 3 years old. Mrs. Hernandez, who does not speak English, converses with her daughter and grandchildren in Spanish. Although the children and their mother occasionally speak English among themselves, the family’s language at home is Spanish.

Cuban Case Study Discussion

At the Liberty HMO clinic, Mrs. Hernandez was diagnosed with essential hypertension and non–insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. The physician prescribed an oral hypoglycemic drug and advised Mrs. Hernandez to exercise daily and to limit her food intake to 1500 calories a day. Mrs. Hernandez was concerned because she usually prepares traditional Cuban meals at home and was not sure whether she could tolerate being on a diet. Besides, she explained to Mariana, she thought the dishes she prepares are very “healthy.” Proof of that, she stated, is that her three grandchildren are plump and nice-looking. Mrs. Hernandez told her daughter that, instead of buying the prescribed medicine, perhaps she should go to the botanica and obtain some herbs that would help lower her blood sugar.

Cuban Case Study Discussion

What are the typical Cuban communication patterns you need to be aware of in dealing with Mrs. Hernandez?,
How would you assist Mrs. Hernandez in developing a plan for a 1500-calorie diet and regular exercise?.
Would you encourage Mrs. Hernandez to go to the botanica to purchase some herbs?, How would you approach her desire to use herbs instead of the prescribed oral hypoglycemic agent?,
Discuss some common folk practices that Cuban families may use to maintain health or cure common ailments.,

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