You just basically responding to the student of what you felt compelling and enlightening. If you need a guide to respond to the student here is write at least a 200–300 word reply about their Primary Task Response regarding items you found to be compelling and enlightening. To help you with your discussion, please consider the following questions: What did you learn from your classmate's posting? What additional questions do you have after reading the posting? What clarification do you need regarding the posting? How would this topic be of value to you in your life or career? Student paper down below: Do you feel a policy restricting employee Internet use is ethically sound? I feel that if an employee is doing research and spending a lot of time on non-work related tasks that there should be some sort of monitoring systems for employers. There are some employees that take advantage of the company's assets and in those cases, the employer should have the right to limit those activities, especially if it is harming their productivity. Do you feel that the monitoring of employee activity on the computer is ethically sound? I feel that spot checks are necessary for the business to ensure that the employee is not downloading programs that could be a threat to the company. Employer's need to be aware of those that are misusing the computer by sending unprofessional e-mails and surfing undesirable sites while at work. If this affects productivity or is offensive to others, it could become a hostile work environment (Schulman, 2000). What are the business implications for employees’ personal use of company assets? The implications for employees' personal use of company assets could be that their productivity is down, the employee is not being a responsible individual and can create a security breach. The employer may become a victim of proprietary information being sent to the competition.  What approach will you take to address this issue with the jewelry company? Internet searches can and will be monitored to ensure that the employees are not spending time looking up non-essential information, e-mails should always be professional while at the workplace and therefore, they can and will be monitored to ensure that the information in them is not offensive or derogatory. The use of an employer's computer will be monitored and if there is anything that does not look right, then the employee will have a chance to explain and could be punished.The jewelry store will have a policy that directly states what can and cannot be done with the equipment, including e-mails and web surfing. The employees will know up front what the disciplinary actions will be and that they will be held accountable to these standards.

You’ve been in your new analyst role with Maryland Creative Solutions, LLC for a few days and are finally getting used to the rapid workflows and office culture. After a competitive bidding process, MCS has signed a consulting contract with ExxonMobil. You receive an email from senior partner, Frank Marinara, tasking you with your first assignment to support the project. INBOX (1 NEW EMAIL) From: Frank Marinara, MCS Senior Partner To: You Now that you've settled in, I need your help with an industry analysis. ExxonMobil accepted our consulting bid, and now the CFO needs us to conduct an assessment of its positioning within the oil and gas industry. I would like your expertise in developing the analysis by using tools such as a supply and demand graph. We need to know the price and quantity of crude oil where equilibrium exists, and it will be helpful to discover the market structure of the industry as a whole. I will need this done by the end of this week. If that goes well, I'll also need you to look into price elasticity so we can advise the client on a pricing strategy for one of its local franchisee stations. Three weeks from now, I’d like you to attend a special projects meeting with senior consultants from across MCS. Keep in mind, you will be the only employee in the meeting that is not on the senior consultant level, so please be as prepared as possible. The meeting has been called to discuss a new pricing strategy that MCS is proposing for ExxonMobil. Come ready to discuss risk within the oil and gas industry and have specific ideas for developing a pricing strategy Finally, I'll be asking you to develop an executive summary based on your work on this project. Follow the project steps to get started on the industry analysis for ExxonMobil. Best, Frank Click Step 1 to begin your work on this project. When you submit your project, your work will be evaluated using the competencies listed below. You can use the list below to self-check your work before submission. 1.3: Provide sufficient, correctly cited support that substantiates the writer’s ideas. 1.6: Follow conventions of Standard Written English. 1.7: Create neat and professional looking documents appropriate for the project or presentation. 3.1: Identify numerical or mathematical information that is relevant in a problem or situation. 3.2: Employ mathematical or statistical operations and data analysis techniques to arrive at a correct or optimal solution. 3.3: Analyze mathematical or statistical information, or the results of quantitative inquiry and manipulation of data. 3.4: Employ software applications and analytic tools to analyze, visualize, and present data to inform decision-making. 5.3: Create, implement, and evaluate a personal leadership development plan. 6.2: Evaluate strategic implications for domestic and international markets of an organization's industry. 10.1: Apply relevant microeconomics principles to support strategic decisions for the organization. 12.1: Assess market risk and opportunity. Step 1: Complete Skills Gap Analysis Step 2: Create a Supply and Demand Graph Step 3: Analyze Cost, Pricing, Elasticity, and the Production Function Step 4: Discuss Pricing Strategies Step 5: Prepare Executive Summary Step 6: Submit Your Work

Instructions: Please complete the 2018 federal income tax return for Bob and Melissa Grant.Ignore the requirement to attach the form(s) W-2 to the front page of the Form 1040.If required information is missing, use reasonable assumptions to fill in the gaps. Bob (age 43) and Melissa (age 43) Grant are married and live in Lexington, Kentucky.The Grants have two children Jared, age 15, and Alese, age 12.The Grants would like to file a joint tax return for the year. The following information relates to the Grants’ tax year: Bob’s Social Security number is 474-45-1234, DOB: 8/15/1975Melissa’s Social Security number is 494-37-4893, DOB: 11/12/1975Jared’s Social Security number is 412-32-5690, DOB: 05/08/2003Alese’s Social Security number is 412-32-6940, DOB: 07/20/2006The Grants’ mailing address is 95 Hickory Road, Lexington, Kentucky 40502.Jared and Alese are tax dependents for federal tax purposes Bob Grant’s Forms W-2 provided the following wages and withholding for the year: Employer Gross Wages Federal Income Tax Withholding State Income Tax Withholding National Storage $66,200 $8,000 $3,750 Lexington Little League $2,710 0 0 Melissa Grant’s Form W-2 provided the following wages and withholding for the year: Employer Gross Wages Federal Income Tax Withholding State Income Tax Withholding Jensen Photography $24,500 $2,450 $1,225 All applicable and appropriate payroll taxes were withheld by the Grants’ respective employers.All the Grant family was covered by minimum essential health insurance during each month in 2018.The insurance was provided by Bob’s primary employer, National Storage. The Grants also received the following during the year: Interest income from First Kentucky Bank$130 Interest income from City of Lexington, KY Bond$450 Interest income from U.S. Treasury Bond$675 Interest income from Nevada State School Board Bond$150 Workers’ compensation payments to Bob$4,350 Disability payments received by Bob due to injury$3,500 National Storage paid 100% of the premiums on the policy and included the premium payments in Bob’s taxable wagesMedical Expenses for physical injuries$2,500Emotional Distress (from having been physically injured)$12,000Punitive Damages$10,000 Melissa received the following payments due to a lawsuit she filed for damages sustained in a car accident: Total$24,500 Eight years ago, Melissa purchased an annuity contract for $88,000.She received her first annuity payment on January 1, 2018.The annuity will pay Melissa $15,000 per year for ten years (beginning with this year).The $15,000 payment was reported to Melissa on Form 1099-R for the current year (box 7 contained an entry of “7” on the form). The Grants did not own, control or manage any foreign bank accounts nor were they grantors or beneficiaries of a foreign trust during the tax year. The Grants paid or incurred the following expenses during the year: Dentist/Orthodontist (unreimbursed by insurance)$10,500 Doctor fees (unreimbursed by insurance)$625 Prescriptions (unreimbursed by insurance)$380 KY state tax payment made on 4/15/18 for 2017 tax return liability$1,350 Real property taxes on residence$1,800 Vehicle registration fee based upon age of vehicle$250 Mortgage interest on principal residence$8,560 Interest paid on borrowed money to purchase the City of Lexington, KY municipal bonds$400 Interest paid on borrowed money to purchase U.S. Treasury bonds$240 Contribution to the Red Cross$1,000 Contribution to Senator Rick Hartley’s Re-election Campaign$2,500 Contribution to First Baptist Church of Kentucky $6,000 Fee paid to Jones & Company, CPAs for tax preparation$200 In addition, Bob drove 6,750 miles commuting to work and Melissa drove 8,230 miles commuting to work.The Grants have represented to you that they maintained careful logs to support their respective mileage. The Grants drove 465 miles in total to receive medical treatment at a hospital in April. The Grants’ personal residence was burglarized on October 1.The theft occurred during the day while both the Grants were at work and their children were at school.The Grants had the following personal-use property stolen: Item Purchase Date Fair Value on Date of Theft Tax Basis of Item Insurance Reimbursement Received Laptop computer and Printer 09/01/2017 3,000 3,000 500 Rifle 03/01/2015 2,000 2,500 500 TV/Projector 03/01/2015 5,000 13,000 1,000 2009 Honda Pilot 07/01/2016 4,000 6,500 500 Total 14,000 25,000 2,500 The Grants do not want to contribute to the Presidential Election Campaign Fund.The Grants would like to receive a refund (if any) of any tax they may have overpaid for the year.Their preferred method of receiving the refund is by check. The Grants had the following activity in their brokerage account during the year (all transactions were reported on a Form 1099-B.Basis information on each stock sale was reported to the IRS): Sold 2,000 shares of Microsoft7/1/18$22,500 Sold 75 shares of Apple, Inc.4/15/18$28,750 Sold 350 shares of Cooper Tire10/14/18$14,700 Sold 1,000 shares of Cardinal Health9/3/18$35,000 Sold 50 shares of Union Pacific1/7/18$2,750 Purchased 100 shares of Procter & Gamble7/10/18$7,700 Purchased 350 shares of Cooper Tire11/1/18$14,000 Purchased 350 shares of PepsiCo5/14/18$32,000 Purchased 300 shares of Kellogg10/14/18$21,000 Relevant tax basis/holding period information related to sales of securities in the current year: Purchased 2,000 shares of Microsoft on 5/1/18 for $21,000 Purchased 200 shares of Apple, Inc. on 3/8/15 for $90,000 Purchased 300 shares of Cooper Tire on 1/12/14 for $9,000 Purchased 50 shares of Cooper Tire on 6/28/18 for $2,000 Received 1,000 shares of Cardinal Health from Diana’s father as a gift on 10/10/01.Her father’s basis in the stock at the time of the gift was $7,000.Fair market value of the stock at the date of the gift was $41,000 Purchased 100 shares of Union Pacific on 9/5/17 for $6,000 The Grants have a $43,000 long-term capital loss carryover from the prior tax year.extra:Bank name: wells fargouse USA 2018 taxes rules and changes.