Analysis of Direct and Indirect CostsThis assignment is a continuation of the previous assignments where you will focus more on your company, Universal Drones Inc., and VectorCal. You will make more assumptions on specific types of costs.Compare your company with VectorCal relative to the price of acquisition, semi-variable costs, and allocated direct and indirect costs of the drone navigation system. Justify the response.Assignment InstructionsWrite a 2–3 page paper in which you:Analysis of Universal Drones, Inc.’s expensesAnalyze and provide examples in detail the following costs that both Universal Drones and VectorCal will incur when contracting with the government.Labor costs.Manufacturing costs.Research and development.General administrative expenses.Analysis of Direct and Indirect CostsFrom the previous section define and indicate which costs will be direct and indirect.Direct costs.Labor.Manufacturing.Research and development.General & administrative expenses.Indirect CostsLabor.Manufacturing.Research and development.General & administrative expenses.Allocation MethodsDiscuss the following cost allocation methods and indicate which ones that Universal Drones, Inc., and VectorCal would use. Remember to provide a rationale for each of these methods.Units of production method.Machine hour method.Direct labor hour method.Direct labor cost method.Additional Notes:Refer to the rubric for this assignment to become familiar with how your paper will be graded.Refer to scenarios and readings from previous weeks in order to complete this assignment.You may use the Analysis of Direct Material and Other Direct Costs Case Analysis [DOCX] to assist you with formatting and completing the paper.Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards. For assistance and information, please refer to the Strayer Writing Standards link in the left-hand menu of your course. Check with your professor for any additional instructions. Use at least three quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar websites do not qualify as quality resources.The Strayer University Library is a good source for quality resources.The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:Evaluate company pricing and costs related to production.

Module 1 - CaseOrganizations, business processes, and IT systems relationships.Assignment OverviewThis Case Assignment focuses on understanding what an organization is and what business processes are to describe the relationship between organizational structures and business processes. Note that the discussion throughout this case is generic and from a scholarly perspective, not from the perspective of any given organization.Case AssignmentPaste these instructions on the cover page of your case paper, using a small font.After reviewing the required reading for this module (and if you have time, the optional reading), write a 5-page paper addressing the following five questions: What is an organization? What is a business process? What generic types of structures can organizations operate under? Why do organizations execute business processes? Why do organizations use technology to accomplish business processes? Important: Note that depending on the author, a process may be referred to as an activity or a task. For the purpose of this module, assume they are synonymous unless the definition used by a specific author has the word activity or task inside.You should consider approaching the question as follows: Identify definitions of an organization by various other scholars or practitioners, and discuss the similarities and differences in the definitions. You must use the background reading and/or search for scholarly articles using the school's academic search tool. Do not use the dictionary. Identify definitions of business processes (which may be referred to as tasks or activities by some) and the types of business processes discussed by past researchers. You must use the background reading and/or search for scholarly articles using the school academic search tool. Explain the similarities and differences in the definition. Explain the relationship between an organization, various parts of an organization, and business processes. Explain why and how technology is used within organizations to accomplish business processes. Assignment ExpectationsSubmit a 5-page paper (excluding cover sheet and references, figures, sections with bullets, and tables) double spaced, no extra spaces, and 1-inch margins, that answers the questions using all of the required reading and if possible the optional reading, and 1 to 3 outside references.The paper will have a proper main heading stating the name of the class, module number, and title of the paper. The paper will also have an introduction that states the purpose of the paper and what will be answered, as well as, section headings that guide the reader throughout the evolution of the discussion.Quotations should only be used for definitions. Students must demonstrate their ability to synthesize and articulate knowledge from the required reading.All assertions and key discussion points are properly cited using APA format. In other words, any sentence or paragraph that contains material derived or synthesized from the background reading or other sources will be cited. References are in APA format. All references are cited in the paper at least once.Module 1 - BackgroundOrganizations, business processes, and IT systems relationships.Search Terms: Definition of an Organization Definition of Business Process, Matrix Functional Divisional Organization. Required Reading Merton, R. K. (1940). Bureaucratic structure and personality. Social forces 18(4). Retrieved from http://www.csun.edu/~snk1966/Robert%20K%20Merton%2...Read the first 2 sections of the article. Ouchi, W. G. (1980). Markets, Bureaucracies, and Clans. Administrative Science Quarterly, 25(1), 129-141. Specifically read the section labeled “The Nature of Organization” starting on page 129. You are NOT required to read the rest of the paper. Jensen, M. C. (1983). Organization Theory and Methodology. Accounting Review, 58(2), 319-339.Specifically, read section IV.A, Dimension of Organizations and V The Nexus of Contracts View of Organizations. You are NOT required to read the rest of the paper. Kribikova, P. (2016). Organizational structure and performance. Aktual'Ni Problemy Ekonomiky = Actual Problems in Economics, (175), 109-118. Moldovan-Borsos, R., & Matei, C. (2016). Organizational structure in impasse. Electrotehnica, Electronica, Automatica, 64(2), 165-169. Jones, G. R. (n.d.). Organizational Theory, Design, and Change (Sixth Edition). PowerPoint briefing available through slide share.Accessed on 15 July 2017 from: https://www.slideshare.net/anky123/ch01-6808832 Pinto, J. K., & Morris, P. G. (2007). The Wiley Guide to Project Technology, Supply Chain, and Procurement Management. Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley. Read Chapter 4 (There is a way to down-load only this chapter).You may want to keep this file for future reference. Davenport and Short. (1990). The New Industrial Engineering: Information Technology and Business Process Redesign. Specifically read the section on page 12, Definition of a Business Process. You are NOT required to read the rest of the paper.You may want to keep this file for future reference. Dickson, P. (2003). The pigeon breeders' cup: a selection on selection theory of economic evolution. Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 13(3), 259-280. Specifically, read the section titled “Vertical and horizontal organization of systems of processes," pages 264 through 268, and figures 3a-e. You are NOT required to read the rest of the paper.You may want to keep this file for future reference. Kalpic, B. & Bernus, P. (2006). Business process modeling through the knowledge of management perspective. Journal of Knowledge Management, 10(2), 40-46. Specifically read the section called Business processes and business process modeling, starting on page 42. You are NOT required to read the rest of the paper. Davenport, T. H. (1993). Process Innovation, Harvard Business School Press, Boston, Specifically, read the definition of a process starting on page 5. Retrieved July 15, 2017 from: https://books.google.de/books?id=kLlIOMGaKnsC&prin... Venkatesh; V. and Bala, H. (2007). Adoption of Inter-organizational Business Process Standards in Business-to-Business. Systèmes d'Information et Management; 12(2); 53Specifically, read the section defining a business process, starting on the 2nd paragraph of page 57. You are NOT required to read the rest of the paper Harris, M., & Raviv, A. (2002). Organization design. Management Science, 48(7), 852-865. Specifically, read the introduction, from page 852 to 855, and review the figures on page 853. You are NOT required to read the rest of the paper. Miles, R. E., & Snow, C. C. (1992). Causes of failure in network organizations. California Management Review, 34(4), 53. Specifically, read the section labeled “The Evolution of the Network Firm” starting on page 54 and ending on page 57. Business & Entrepreneurship. (n.d.). Functional vs. divisional organizational structure. Accessed on 15 July 2017 from http://yourbusiness.azcentral.com/functional-vs-di... Thornton, S. (n.d.). Organizational Structure of a Business. Accessed on 15 July 2017 from http://www.ehow.com/about_5387149_organizational-s... Optional Reading SlideShare. (2010, April 29). Introduction to business process management. Retrieved from http://www.slideshare.net/alanmcsweeney/introducti... Sparx Systems UML Tutorials. (2004). The business process model. 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Please read the instructions carefully and the rubric.everything you need is attached. The exam is based on the case “eBay Inc.: The Portfolio Decision” that is uploaded in the “Content” tab on Blackboard. You should use NO OTHER source. You should not do any outside research for the exam [no citation such as footnotes or end notes since you are not allowed to use outside sources]. There is adequate information in the case and the exhibits to answer the questions posed.The work should be yours. Your submission will be run through SafeAssign (a plagiarism software) and so this should be your own work – the analysis, the wording, the narrative, etc. If SafeAssign indicates plagiarism (using work of other students, using outside sources, etc.), then I will reserve the right to give you a zero for this assignment.You are limited to a 5-page (double-spaced, 11 font, NO cover page) Word document for this assignment. There will be a substantial penalty for exceeding the page limit.Your report should answer the following questions (no introduction and conclusion needed; simply start with Q1 and go on from there). A good report will contain the following features:Arguments that are supported by evidenceArguments that are linked to concepts and theories learnt in this classThere is evidence of editing and proof readingQuestions1.What is Elliott Management’s criticism of eBay? Should eBay take this criticism seriously?2.Is eBay a conglomerate? How has eBay projected itself in the market?3.Examine eBay’s portfolio of businesses. What role/value does the corporate office play/add?4.What choices does eBay’s top management have? What should they do?I have uploaded as a separate document the grading rubric for this assignment. Please see that before you start work on this assignment.