InstructionsCookie Creations (Chapter 18) This assignment is a continuation of the Cookie Creations case study. For this assignment, you will apply what you have learned from Chapter 18 as an introduction to the financial analysis. This assignment will allow you to practice what you have learned so far. Natalie and Curtis have comparative balance sheets and income statements for Cookie & Coffee Creations, Inc. They have been told that they can use these financial statements to prepare horizontal and vertical analyses, to calculate financial ratios, to analyze how their business is doing, and to make some decisions they have been considering. Below, you are provided with the balance sheet and income statement of Cookie & Coffee Creations Inc. for its first year of operations; the year ended October 31, 2021. Review the calculations below, and then review the additional case information to calculate the ratios. Review the additional case information below. Natalie and Curtis are thinking about borrowing an additional $20,000 to buy more equipment. The loan would be repaid over a 4-year period. The terms of the loan provide for equal semi-annual installment payments of $2,500 on May 1 and November 1 of each year, plus interest of 5% on the outstanding balance. Dividends on preferred stock were $1,400. Since this is the first year of operations and the beginning balances are zero, use the ending balance as the average balance where appropriate. Complete the tasks listed below.Calculate the following ratios:current ratio,accounts receivable turnover,inventory turnover,debt to assets ratio,times interest earned,gross profit rate,profit margin,asset turnover,return on assets, andreturn on common stockholders' equity.Comment on your findings from item “a.”Based on your analysis in items “a” and “b”, do you think a bank would lend Cookie & Coffee Creations Inc. $20,000 to buy the additional equipment? Explain your reasoning.What alternatives could Cookie & Coffee Creations Inc. consider instead of bank financing?Complete your calculations for item "a" in either an Excel spreadsheet or a Word document. If you complete item "a" in an Excel spreadsheet, complete items "b–d" in a Word document, and submit the Excel spreadsheet and the Word document in Blackboard. If you complete items "a–d" in a Word document, submit your calculations to item "a" and your responses for items "b–d" in a single Word document in Blackboard. Your total submission should be a minimum of two pages in length, including your calculations. Include at least two references. Adhere to APA Style when creating citations and references for this assignment.

The ability to make decisions is of paramount importance in criminal justice organizations. Due to the sensitive nature of work performed by criminal justice organizations, how an organization makes decisions and achieves effectiveness may be a difficult proposition. With so many stakeholders involved, both internally and externally, the organization and its leaders need to find different ways for making the best decisions possible.For this assignment you have just been appointed to be the Director of a State Juvenile Bureau. The bureau is actively involved in the handling of juvenile delinquents and the crimes committed by them. The state bureau takes on cases of juveniles and tries to find both the best possible and least harmful punishments for them. Another area of work for the bureau is to reach out to other juvenile facilities across the state to provide them with training on the importance of kind and humane treatment of juveniles. In collaboration with these facilities the state bureau is often called in by other juvenile facilities to help them make decisions about juvenile offenders. In addition, the state bureau provides help to schools in the rehabilitation and treatment of juveniles with behavioral problems.Although the job of director of the bureau is a big step up in pay, it does carry extreme responsibilities with it. Not only does your job require great commitment, it continually requires tremendous dedication to the well-being of juveniles. You're constantly faced with situations requiring the weighing of facts and information so you can make good decisions. The bureau is responsible for the ethical and just treatment of juvenile delinquents. It is the basis on which the effectiveness of your organization relies. Therefore, the need to make correct decisions is paramount.Unfortunately, as with most organizations, there is an existing organizational culture within the organization. Informal networks are set, and there seems to be a great amount of political influence from the Board of Control. Though the mission of your organization is clear—to implement the humane and gentle treatment of delinquents—there seems to be some resistance from the board. The board consists primarily of people who have been politically appointed, and they are the legacy of a past conservative government that believes that getting tough on kids is the only way to get them on track. The board’s approach contradicts the prevailing bureau culture.As director of the State Juvenile Bureau, you have a number of tasks ahead of you:First you need to recognize that decisions made by the bureau directly effect the bureau's effectiveness; you need to increase the bureau’s organizational effectiveness.Determine the type of model you will institute to increase organizational effectiveness and explain why this model will be most useful.Your primary goal is to understand the prevalent culture of the organization. It is important for you to bring about greater consistency between the mission of the organization and the political influences.Accurately describe the prevalent culture of the organization and formulate a plan for running it.How would you make sure that the decisions made by your organization regarding juveniles and their sentences are consistent with the goals and mission of the bureau?How would you influence the internal and external politics affecting the bureau to the bureau’s advantage?Your second aim is to apply the themes of decision making to the decision-making processes in the organization.How would you use the following to improve decision making in the bureau: equity, accuracy, consistency with theory, consistency with resources, and making decisions that contribute to future decisions?