Now that your cookie business is well underway, you are going to use the knowledge that you have gained in this course to evaluate the financial information for the company. You will be creating a series of reports and analyzing the results using the templates provided to guide you through the project.The learning objectives of this project are as follows:Apply accounting concepts and standards to the creation of accounting information and reports.Analyze accounting information used to make strategic business decisions.Apply ethical behavior to accounting-related situations.Make business decisions based on analyzing accounting data.Using the Unit VII Final Project Template , prepare a four- to five-page written report (including spreadsheets) with at least three scholarly sources. Your report will provide the following information:IntroductionPart 1: Based on the data presented in the Unit VII Spreadsheet Template in Excel (CM Breakeven tab):Calculate the contribution margin (CM) for each of the three products sold at the cookie business.Calculate the weighted average CM.Calculate the breakeven point.Complete your calculations by filling in the highlighted cells, and embed a copy of the completed spreadsheet into this report. Discuss the results based on your calculations as far as which type of cookie you think is the most profitable, which has the highest CM, etc.Part 2: Based on the data presented in the Unit VII Spreadsheet Template in Excel (Full Variable tab), complete the calculations listed below.Calculate the value of ending inventory under full or absorption costing.Calculate the value of ending inventory under variable costing.Complete your calculations by filling in the highlighted cells, and embed a copy of the completed spreadsheet into this report. Discuss the results, and comment on which method you think is more helpful to managers and why.Part 3: Based on the data presented in the Unit VII Spreadsheet Template in Excel (Special Order tab), calculate the net increase or decrease in profit if they take the special order.Complete your calculations by filling in the highlighted cells, and embed a copy of the completed spreadsheet into this report. Discuss the results and comment on if you think the cookie business should take on this special order of cookies for a wedding. Business has been slow the last few months, and the offer is less than the usual selling price for the cookies.As part of your discussion, include both quantitative (based on the numbers) and qualitative (not based on numbers) factors that would go into the decision to take on the special order.Part 4: Based on the data presented in the Unit VII Spreadsheet Template in Excel (IRR tab), calculate the internal rate of return (IRR) for the new equipment purchase.Complete your calculations by filling in the highlighted cells, and embed a copy of the completed spreadsheet into this report. Note: the PV Annuity table is provided for you. Discuss if you think the cookie business should accept or reject the purchase of the new equipment and why.Additional information has come to your attention regarding the equipment purchase. One of the partner's brother owns the company that sells the equipment and insists the equipment is needed. Discuss any ethical concerns you see with this type of transaction.Part 5: Based on the data presented in the Unit VII Spreadsheet Template in Excel (Cash Budget tab), calculate the cash receipts for the first quarter of this year.Complete your calculations by filling in the highlighted cells, and embed a copy of the completed spreadsheet into this report. Discuss your observations about the way cash is collected if the company needs $150,000 per month for expenses.Part 6: Based on the data presented in the Unit VII Spreadsheet Template in Excel (Variances tab), complete the following calculations.Calculate the material variances.Calculate the labor variances.Complete your calculations by filling in the highlighted cells, and embed a copy of the completed spreadsheet into this report. Discuss your observations about the variances and ways to plan to improve any of the variances.Conclusion and RecommendationsSummarize the key observations that you have made about the cookie business based on the calculations you have performed, and present any future recommendations.

The company that I have a business opportunity for is Amazon Inc. My idea that I have is for Amazon to partner with local farmers in communities and grow the Amazon Fresh service while giving back to local communities.Instructions are as follows: Part I: State your overall company strategy to support the business goal of your chosen business opportunity in technical terms such as pricing, differentiation, and responsiveness. Part II: Provide an initial demand forecast for your product/service for the first six months of operation. Discuss the technical rationale for your forecasting method and why it is better than other methods of forecasting. Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:  Clearly explain your company’s strategy to support the business goal of your chosen business opportunity in technical terms such as pricing, differentiation, and responsiveness.  Provide an initial demand forecast for your product/service for the first six months of operation.  Discuss the technical rationale for your forecasting method and why it is better than other methods of forecasting. This short paper should adhere to the following formatting requirements: It is submitted as a Word document, 1 to 2 pages (not including title and reference pages), double-spaced, using 12-point Times New Roman font and one-inch margins. All APA citations should reference the course text and at least two additional resources.

Consider a recent project that you have worked on. This could be for a company or organization with which you are familiar, or even a personal project such as purchasing a home or planning a family gathering.  After your opening paragraph, which includes your thesis statement, identify your selected company or organization in no more than three paragraphs. Then, complete the following:  *Note: for the charts/diagrams, use MS Word, Excel, Google Docs or Google Sheets. You may also use any other suitable project-based software. A free Project management software called Libre is also available for download here https://sourceforge.net/projects/projectlibre/ Create either a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) of the project or Gantt Chart for planning and scheduling the project. Discuss why you used the type of chart you did. Determine and document both probabilistic (t0, tp, and tm) and deterministic time estimates. Discuss how you arrived at these time estimates. Using MS Word, Google Docs, or similar software, create a PERT network diagram with the Critical Path (CP) identified. Calculate the slack time for each activity. Discuss the ramifications of slack in the CP for the activities and the project as a whole. Develop the network diagram from the probability estimates. Discuss which path you would take and why. For each activity, determine hypothetical costs in a table. Include budgeted costs, percent complete, actual/projected cost, and over/under budget (and total). Discuss the rationale for how you derived these costs. Crash an activity on the Critical Path. Discuss the ramifications of crashing the activity you crashed.