This week we learn about long-lived assets (Property Plant and Equipment – Chapter 9) and current liabilities and payroll (Chapter 11).This week's discussion questions are as follows: How is the cost of a lump-sum purchase allocated to the individual assets acquired? Provide a simple example of how the allocation would be performed if your company paid $1,000,000 cash in total for a restaurant (land, building, and equipment), and the appraised value was actually $1,200,000 for the 3 asset components $400,000, $500,000, and $300,000, respectively. Does the balance in the Accumulated Depreciation – Machinery account represent funds to replace the machinery when it wears out? If not, what does it represent? Assume you work for a company in sales and therefore are entitled to not only hourly pay, but commission and bonus as well. You work 40 hours in a payroll week. Calculate your gross pay for your company if you make $x per hour (you select your rate!), earn a 5% bonus (of gross pay), and earn 10% commission (of gross pay). Unfortunately, you do not get to keep all your Gross Pay. Assuming you have the following withholding deductions taken out of your pay, now calculate your Net Pay. Withholding deductions: Employee income tax (20%) Employee OASDI tax (see book for how to calculate) Employee Medicare tax (1.45%) Employee health insurance 75 Employee contribution to United Way 20 Total withholdings:

First, complete Stage 2 (Analyze Reports) and Stage 3 (Enter Decisions) of the HBR simulation for Sunflower Nutraceuticals (SNC) and watch the video Short-Term Investments.Next, considering your experience completing the simulation, including the data and findings you came up with, address the following in your initial post to your group members,:What challenges did you encounter in these steps of the simulation?What working capital options did you consider in making cash flow decisions and/or cash forecasting?How do cash flow decisions in prior phases affect current cash flow?How did your choices lead to different outcomes achieved for SNC's revenue and firm value?What are the effects of credit restrictions?In your responses to your group members, comment on any information they included that you did not consider. Were there any opportunities they identified that you had not thought of?

Below is the assignment content:Your team of interns has been tasked with looking into countries where Southwest can expand. Your team needs to review human resource management principles from some of the countries listed below to determine if the country is a good fit for the organization.Countries to include: Japan Select a country and be its representative (above is the country I choose) .Provide your group with your newfound expertise of human resource principles for your selected country. Consider information about the following: Recruitment practices Payment systems Labor relations Training and support The complete assignment needs to be only five to seven slides so my portion should two slides with the above information with speaker notesAs a team, create a 5- to 7-slide presentation for management that features your research and recommendation on where the organization should expand. Include detailed speaker notes so any member of your team could present if needed. Include citations in APA format (not included in slide count).Review the following sources to assist with your presentation: Hofstede Insights Country Comparison: Type in “United States” and the desired other country to compare 6 dimensions of culture. World Economic Forum Country Economic profiles: Search for a specific country.