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.

Assume once again that you are a consultant who works for the Diligent Consulting Group. You are continuing to work on the analysis of the customer database from Modules 1 through 3.SLP Assignment ExpectationsComplete the following tasks in the Module 4 SLP assignment template:Compare the coefficients of determination (r-squared values) from the three linear regressions: simple linear regression from Module 3 Case, multivariate regression from Module 4 Case, and the second multivariate regression with the logged values from Module 4 Case. Which model had the “best fit”?Calculate the residual for the first observation from the simple linear regression model. Recall, the Residual = Observed value - Predicted value or e = y – ŷ.What happens to the overall distance between the best fit line and the coordinates in the scatterplot when the residuals shrink?What happens to the coefficient of determination when the residuals shrink?Consider the r-squared from the linear regression model and the r-squared from the first multivariate regression model. Why did the coefficient of determination change when more variables were added to the model?