Category: Accounting homework help

Using the attached financial statements and selected footnotes from the 2022 annual
report of Pfizer, answer the following questions.
1. As per the financial statements, did Pfizer acquire any short-term investment
securities in fiscal 2022? Did they sell any short-term investment securities? If so,
how much did they pay and receive, respectively?
2. Did Pfizer make any acquisitions? If so, how much cash (net) did they pay?

Comments on the SEC’s Proposed Rule titled “Strengthening the Commission’s Requirements Regarding Auditor Independence” are available here:
https://www.sec.gov/rules/proposed/s74902.shtmlLinks to an external site.
You can see comments by various firms, groups, and individuals, including each of the Big 4, the second-tier and other audit firms. 
Read the submissions of 
(a) Deloitte 
(b) Ernst & Young
(c) Lynn Turner, former Chief Accountant of the SEC
(d) Mark Anson, Chief Investment Officer, the California Public Employees’ Retirement System.
https://www.sec.gov/rules/proposed/s74902/deloitte1.htmLinks to an external site.
https://www.sec.gov/rules/proposed/s74902/ernstyoung1.htmLinks to an external site.
https://www.sec.gov/rules/proposed/s74902/lturner011303.htmLinks to an external site.
https://www.sec.gov/rules/proposed/s74902/manson1.htmLinks to an external site.
Required:
Critically evaluate the partner compensation rules from SEC’s FRR No.68 (2003). 
Question:
How can the rule be improved? 
Note:
Your answer must include references to the above four comments, but you are free to use material from other commenters. 

 
Overview
You got the job! You have been appointed the director of strategic planning for the Fortune Global 500 company you selected in Module One. They were impressed with your detailed background research about the company’s vision and goals.
The vice president of strategy and operations (VP) has confided to you that strategic planning has been a challenge for the company over the past year, specifically crafting new strategies and aligning them to the company’s mission and goals. You have now been tasked with creating a new strategic planning proposal to help the company explore at least one new growth opportunity to increase its revenue or market share in the industry.
To create your proposal, you first need to analyze the company’s business environment and identify possible opportunities for growth. In this assignment, you will analyze your company’s internal business environment and explain its influence on revenue or market share.
Prompt
Perform an internal environment analysis of your company to understand the company’s current business environment and future goals. Use resources such as the company website, which will have pertinent information including its most recent sustainability report, and other relevant sources to help complete this presentation. You can also use the resources in the MBA Library Research Guide to conduct further research about your company.
Create a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation to show the results of your analysis. Use both on- slide text and narration or speaker notes in your PowerPoint slides to convey your information effectively. If narration is not possible, precise and extensive speaker notes should be used, while addressing all of the rubric elements in the presentation. For example, you can use brief, bulleted lists summarizing the highlights of your analysis on the slide and include more detailed explanations in your narration or speaker notes.
Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:

Overview (slide 1): Provide a brief overview of the company’s products, services, and customer base.

Existing Entities (slides 2–3): Identify at least two existing partnerships, mergers, or acquisitions. Explain how these entities contribute to the company’s revenue or market share.

Five-Year Goals (slide 4): Speculate on what the company wants to achieve in the next five years by considering its mission statement, its values and goals, and relevant sections of its sustainability report.
What to Submit
Create a PowerPoint presentation with on-slide text and narration or detailed speaker notes. Your presentation should be 4 to 6 slides in length. Sources should be cited according to APA style.

 
Use these questions to guide your presentation development. Each bullet contains related questions that could be the general topic of one or more slides in the body of your presentation.
What went well in your course project development? What did you enjoy or find interesting? What do you think is the best part of your project? How will this be useful in your future?
What challenges did you face, and how did you address them? How might you continue developing skills to prevent or resolve such challenges in the future?
Beyond details about your selected technology’s history and application, what did you learn about society and culture, politics and economics, ethics and equity as impacted by this or other technologies?
Looking back at your progress through English, Sociology, Speech, Ethics, History, Humanities, Maths and other General Education program courses, what do you perceive is their value as preparation for success in your personal and professional life?
Considering the DeVry General Education Common Learning Outcomes (GECLOs), which are often considered “soft” skills, social  skills, or human skills, what are your current strengths and opportunities to develop further? How will you need these skills? How will you continue developing in these areas?
The assignment requires no research, though to help inspire your reflection, you may wish to review your program to see which courses you took, course descriptions, and the Gen Ed program goals and objectives (GECLOs), all of which can be found in the DeVry Academic Catalog

 
Use these questions to guide your presentation development. Each bullet contains related questions that could be the general topic of one or more slides in the body of your presentation.
What went well in your course project development? What did you enjoy or find interesting? What do you think is the best part of your project? How will this be useful in your future?
What challenges did you face, and how did you address them? How might you continue developing skills to prevent or resolve such challenges in the future?
Beyond details about your selected technology’s history and application, what did you learn about society and culture, politics and economics, ethics and equity as impacted by this or other technologies?
Looking back at your progress through English, Sociology, Speech, Ethics, History, Humanities, Maths and other General Education program courses, what do you perceive is their value as preparation for success in your personal and professional life?
Considering the DeVry General Education Common Learning Outcomes (GECLOs), which are often considered “soft” skills, social  skills, or human skills, what are your current strengths and opportunities to develop further? How will you need these skills? How will you continue developing in these areas?
The assignment requires no research, though to help inspire your reflection, you may wish to review your program to see which courses you took, course descriptions, and the Gen Ed program goals and objectives (GECLOs), all of which can be found in the DeVry Academic Catalog

 2-3 page report to include excel graphs and charts
Survey response overview 
Number of responses  
Key findings (race, gender, geographical location)
Limitations and potential biases in data 
Summary of data 
Economic metrics  
Business starts, job creation, revenue increases, loans obtained, capital infusion, and government contracts

 
As you move into your career, you will likely pursue professional licensing. There are a number of licensing options available to you based on your goals. To help you begin thinking about which license you might want to obtain, you will research series licenses 6, 63, 7, and 66 and select one that you are interested in.
In your own words, write 2-3 paragraphs that:
Describe the primary requirements to obtain the license you have selected.
Explain why you are interested in obtaining this professional license over the other options provided.
Include detailed information about the series license you have selected and cite the resources used to complete your research.
View RubricWeek 3 Activity – Professional LicensesWeek 3 Activity – Professional LicensesCriteriaRatingsPtsDescribe the primary requirements to obtain the license you have selected.22.5 to >13.49 ptsAcceptableDescribed the primary requirements to obtain the license you have selected.13.49 to >0 ptsUnacceptableDid not describe the primary requirements to obtain the license you have selected./ 22.5 ptsExplain why you are interested in obtaining this professional license over the other options provided.22.5 to >13.49 ptsAcceptableExplained why you are interested in obtaining this professional license over the other options provided.13.49 to >0 ptsUnacceptableDid not explain why you are interested in obtaining this professional license over the other options provided./ 22.5 ptsInclude detailed information about the series license you have selected.15 to >8.99 ptsAcceptableIncluded detailed information about the series license you have selected.8.99 to >0 ptsUnacceptableDid not include detailed information about the series license you have selected./ 15 ptsCite the resources used to complete your research.7.5 to >4.49 ptsAcceptableCited the resources used to complete your research.4.49 to >0 ptsUnacceptableDid not cite the resources used to complete your research./ 7.5 ptsCompleted activity is at least 2 – 3 paragraphs in length.7.5 to >4.49 ptsAcceptableCompleted activity is at least 2 – 3 paragraphs in length.4.49 to >0 ptsUnacceptableCompleted activity is not at least 2 – 3 paragraphs in length./ 7.5 pts
 

  
Reading and Power Point Packet #5 
Directions: Using the PowerPoint, videos and what you learn from the chapter reading, please complete the following. Please write in complete sentences and elaborate on your responses. 
Born to Learn Video
1. How does touching an infant’s hands set the foundation for their social emotional learning and development? 
2. How does executive function skills help infants and toddlers learn and develop?
Chapter Reading and PowerPoint
3. What are the substages of the Piaget’s sensorimotor stage? What happens at each stage? 
4. Explain how the social environment affects cognitive development according to Vygotsky’s theory.
5. How do young infants communicate before they can speak verbally?
6. What did Skinner learn from his research on rat behaviors?

Research Paper: This is a graduate course and students will be expected to research and write papers summarizing in their own words what they have found on current topics from the weekly readings. Research is a theoretical review of relevant literature and application of findings in the literature to a topic related to a specific industry, field, or business problem.The research must be conducted using peer-reviewed trade or academic journals. While Blogs, Wikipedia, encyclopedias, course textbooks, popular magazines, newspaper articles, online websites, etc. are helpful for providing background information, these resources are NOT suitable resources for this research assignment.Please Note: The UC Library staff are very helpful with assisting students in using the UC Online Library journal database. Please contact them if you have issues. In addition, the instructor has provided additional resources, including a research tutorial, in the “Course Resources” folder in the “Content” area of the course.Assignment Requirements:
Choose a research topic from the list provided below.
Research/find a minimum at least four (4), preferably five (5) or more, different peer-reviewed articles on your topic from the University of the Cumberlands Library online business database. The article(s) must be relevant and from a peer-reviewed source. While you may use relevant articles from any time frame, current/published within the last five (5) years are preferred. Using literature that is irrelevant or unrelated to the chosen topic will result in a point reduction.
Write a ten (10) to fifteen (15) page double spaced paper in APA format discussing the findings on your specific topic in your own words. Note – paper length does not include cover page, abstract, or references page(s).

Structure your paper as follows:

Cover page

Overview describing the importance of the research topic to current business and professional practice in your own words

Review of the Literature summarized in your own words. Note that this should not be a “copy and paste” of literature content, nor should this section be substantially filled with direct quotes from the article. A literature review is a summary of the major points and findings of each of the selected articles (with appropriate citations). Direct quotations should be used sparingly. Normally, this will be the largest section of your paper (this is not a requirement; just a general observation).

Practical Application of the literature. Describe how your findings from the relevant research literature can shape, inform, and improve current business and professional practice related to your chosen topic.

Conclusion in your own words

References formatted according to APA style requirement

Topics:
The Role of Ethics in Managerial Accounting
Grading Criteria:

Content Knowledge & Structure: All of the requested components are completed as assigned; content is on topic and related to managerial finance, critical thinking is clearly demonstrated (few, if any, direct quotations from the source in the paper); scholarly research is demonstrated; topics and concepts gained from the assigned reading and/or from research is evident.

Critical Thinking: Demonstrates substantial critical thinking about topics and solid interpretation of materials and reflection.

Clarity & Effective Communication: Communication is clear, concise, and well presented; scholarly writing is demonstrated; grammar, sentence structure, writing in third person, and word choice is used correctly.

Integration of Knowledge & Articles: Articles used are current and relevant (preferably published within last five (5) years and MUST be from peer-reviewed journal article publications. At least four (4) peer-reviewed journal articles are examined and analyzed in the paper.

Presentation & Writing Mechanics: Cover page, headings, in-text citations, page citations (page number citations required for specific information such as dates, years, list of items from article, names, numbers, statistics, and other specific information), and references are properly formatted.

b. Provide a narrative explanation of how it will help prove embezzlement. Explain
how Becky will attempt to refute these arguments
Notes:
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