Cookie Business Final Project The Cookie Business Final Project - you will take the information from the start of the cookie business and prepare additional reports,  You will prepare a four (4) to five(5) page written report - including spreadsheets - and analysis the outcomes.  You need to be sure to include at least two (2) academic quality references and citations and prepare the paper in proper 7th edition APA formatting. 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. prepare a four- to five-page written report (including spreadsheets) with at least three scholarly sources. Your report will provide the following information: Introduction Part 1: Based on the data presented in the Unit VII Spreadsheet Template in Excel (CM Breakeven tab): undefined 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. undefined 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. undefined 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.

In the Unit 7 Assignment, you will assess a situation and create a crisis or risk communication plan that will be presented to a client with recommendations for addressing a current or past event of your choice. Your topic can involve an organization, product, individual, or cause (with instructor approval).The text discusses several strategies for responding to a crisis. Review these strategies and apply them to a current event outlining your recommendations on how that crisis should be addressed for the most effective public relations outcome (maintaining or creating a positive image). Using your problem solving and decision making skills, include reputation management in your assessment and recommendations and support solutions with the decision tree, “conflict management life cycle,” the “variables affecting risk perceptions,” and “how to communicate during a crisis” sections in the text.Your focus for your analysis, recommendations, and plan can be based on one of these two approaches:Proactive approach – put a plan in place to address a situation in case it happens in the future (issues management process). Topics can be a product recall, human resource issue, natural disaster or other events.Address a situation that has already occurred and analyze what should have been done and what was done well. Then base your recommendations on what would have been the most effective approach to the situation.Content of your Unit 7 AssignmentYour conflict management presentation should be approximately 3-4 PagesThe Assignment should include:Introduction into strategic conflict management from a public relations perspective (not a business perspective)Your analysis of the conflict situation.BackgroundMain eventsMain crisis/ issues/ risks/ problems that need to be addressed.Three main objectives of your crisis/ issue/ risk plan based on the problems identifiedAt least two or three specific strategies that you recommend to address EACH objectiveRecommend a strategy for the management of image and reputationRecommend a strategy for the management and use of social media during the crisisAddress any long term considerationsOverall conclusionAlthough the analysis and recommendations need to be your original work, use APA style for citations and references of all support used from the text. Please refer to the APA Quick Reference and the Writing Center for APA formatting help.

Company for scenario is Ford Motor Co. Scenario The funding pitch went extremely well, and you just received word that your idea for the new product/service has been approved. In fact, senior management sent a memo, company-wide, announcing the project. One line in the memo really caught your attention: “We are eager to see the project to completion and the many other product offerings to come from this initiative.” You reach out to the project manager (PM) and are told that, typically, senior management expects to see product/service extensions or some type of next steps stemming from an original product. This could include different versions of the product/service, such as cheaper or premium versions, new targeted customers, and more. The PM also adds that senior management will look for contingency planning to protect the funding for the project. Prompt For your business continuity plan, consider your next steps, including project improvements and how to mitigate risk to the project to protect the product investment. To accomplish this, you must leverage employee and customer feedback on the new product/service. Additionally, research the market and use a PESTLE analysis to examine if any external factor could affect your new product offering. Specifically, your plan must address the following criteria: Business continuity plan: Outline a basic business continuity plan for your business that identifies key business areas and critical functions as well as identifies at least one measure for recovering or maintaining critical business operations in case of an emergency. Include how you will ensure that this plan is followed. Post-launch stage: Propose new ideas for the post-launch stage, including one idea for a product/service improvement you plan to implement after the initial launch, and one idea for increasing your customer base or engagement after the initial launch. Feedback loops: Explain how you will implement feedback loops for your product or service. PESTLE analysis: Use PESTLE analysis to identify at least one external risk factor that may affect the project. Then provide a solution or contingency plan for mitigating that risk.