Kyle Cross is a student at Western University. He has worked part time assisting a landscaper since his junior year in high school. At the end of Kyle’s freshmen year of college, his employer, Mr. Sanchez, decided to retire. After several conservations with Mr. Sanchez, Kyle decided to try and start his own lawn care business. Following the advice of his former boss, Kyle decided to simplify his business in several ways. Kyle will concentrate on small residential jobs. He will only bid on jobs he can do himself, eliminating the need for employees and the accompanying taxes and reporting requirements. In order to avoid having to invest in expensive equipment, Kyle will only accept jobs that require a lawn mower, small garden tools, or equipment that he can rent at a reasonable price

Create a 9-slide presentation in which you analyze cost accounting practices to make a recommendation about whether or not to accept a purchase offer at a lower price than normal. You may either record the presentation or write a 2-3 page supporting report.ScenarioThe Acme Pickle Company has distributed pickles under the "Florida's Best" brand for eight years from its production facility in Jacksonville, Florida. It sells the pickles to stores in the southeastern United States. Acme normally produces between 8,000 and 10,000 cases of pickles a month but has the capacity to produce 12,000 cases without adding equipment or personnel.The owner of a twenty-store supermarket chain in Wisconsin, called Super Deals, visits friends in Florida and is impressed with the quality of "Florida's Best" pickles. He approaches you, an Acme Pickle account manager, with an offer to buy 2,000 cases of pickles to use in a special promotion at his stores. He is thinking of something such as:"Free jar of Florida's Best pickles with every purchase of forty dollars or more—this month only!"He offers Acme a price of $9.50 per case, knowing that it is a very substantial discount from the normal selling price of $20 a case. Acme's management is inclined to turn the offer down, because their cost is calculated at $10.00 a case. They believe they would lose money if they sold at $9.50 a case. You, on the other hand, believe that some errors have been made in the cost accounting.Your RoleYou are the account manager for Acme Pickles.RequirementsYour analysis for the Controller and Sales Manager is needed to suggest a different way of calculating the pricing of the pickles that may be lower. As part of your analysis, address the following items:Explain why some production costs are variable and some are fixed.Analyze the benefit of recalculating the cost of pickle production.How would you recalculate it?What would the result be?What is the benefit to the company of recalculating the cost?Analyze how financial accounting of production cost differs from managerial accounting of production cost.Explain the difference between the two accounting methods.Identify the benefits and drawbacks of each method.Recommend a plan of action to management regarding Super Deals’ offer.Below is the cost report for a recent month. In this month, Acme produced 9,000 cases and sold them at $20 per case, which is Acme's normal selling price. Nine thousand cases are well beyond Acme's break-even point, enabling Acme to record a substantial profit at the nine-thousand-case level.Acme Pickle Company Cost ReportItemCostCucumbers$15,000Spices and vinegar11,000Jars and lids10,000Direct labor, paid by the case30,000Line supervisors, on salary10,000Depreciation on factory10,000Property taxes on factory3,000Insurance on factory1,000Total Costs:$90,000Cost per case (9,000 cases produced) $10.00Deliverable FormatYour team lead wants to share this analysis across remote locations of the organization and is hoping you will set the standard for how analyses and decisions of this type should be presented and supported. Your team has requested either a recorded presentation (including slides and notes) or a presentation and supporting reporting that can be distributed as a model. Prepare a presentation of at least 9 slides using PowerPoint or software of your choice detailing your recommendation and the information you used to make your recommendation. You can either record the presentation or prepare a separate report supporting the presentation.If you choose to record your presentation, you may use Capella-supported Kaltura Media or another technology of your choice that produces a shareable URL. Kaltura is recording software that can be used to create webcam, screen, and audio recordings. Refer to the MBA Program Resources for the Using Kaltura tutorial to prepare for this option. If you choose to use something other than Kaltura Media, ensure that it creates a shareable URL and can be embedded in the courseroom to ensure faculty can access your recording.Note: If you require the use of assistive technology or alternative communication methods to participate in these activities, please contact DisabilityServices@Capella.edu to request accommodations.Recommendation requirements:Presentation slides:Create at least 9 slides detailing your recommendation and the information you used to make your recommendation.Include additional details as slide notes.Supporting information. Choose one of the following options:Record your presentation.Create a 2–3 page report to support your slides.Related company standards:The recommendation report is a professional document and should therefore follow the corresponding MBA Academic and Professional Document Guidelines, including single-spaced paragraphs.In addition to the presentation or report materials, include:Title (slide or page).References (slide or page).Appendix with supporting materials.At least two APA-formatted references.EvaluationBy successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies through corresponding scoring guide criteria:Competency 1: Explain how accounting concepts and practices impact financial reporting.Explain why some production costs are variable and some are fixed.Competency 2: Apply principles of accounting to assess financial performance.Analyze how financial accounting of production cost differs from managerial accounting of production cost.Competency 3: Analyze accounting information to support business decisions.Analyze the benefit of recalculating the cost of pickle production.Recommend a plan of action to management.Competency 4: Communicate financial information with multiple stakeholders.Communicate accounting information clearly.Faculty will use the scoring guide to review your deliverable as if they were the Controller or Sales Manager. Along with reviewing the content, they will also review the way you present this content. Review the scoring guide prior to developing and submitting your assessment.

The purpose of this paper is to help the president address one difficult and one easy crime problem. The paper will discuss the two different crimes and provide recommendations to the president so that he can show his commitment to the community on how he intends on addressing these two crime problems.Instructions*No directly quoted material may be used in this project paper.*Resources should be summarized or paraphrased with appropriate in-text and Resource page citations.Politicians want to show that they have made progress in addressing certain problems while in office, and the crime problem is no exception. The president of the United States has appointed you to lead a crime task force. Your mission is to design a strategy to address two crime problems:the most difficult crime problem to addressthe easiest crime problem to addressThe president wants to show his effectiveness by solving at least one crime problem, hence, his interest in solving the easiest crime problem. The president believes that this will increase perceptions of his success in office. At the same time, the president recognizes that the most difficult crime problems to solve are often the most serious, and wants to communicate his commitment to trying to address these problems as well, hence, his interest in developing a plan to deal with the most difficult crime problem, a plan that the president can describe to the American people as part of an ongoing effort.You will write a report in which you present your recommendations to the president. Consult your textbook index for a list of crime types, (chapters 52-70). Think about the information on the different crimes and select one crime that you believe is the most difficult to address and one crime that you believe is the easiest. Your report should consist of the following elements:Introduction (Introduce the topic and mission of the report.)Crime #1 (Describe the characteristics of the crime you believe to be the most difficult to address: prevalence, trends, costs, etc. Be specific in presenting information on this crime.)Plan to Address Crime #1 (Describe the plan you are presenting to the president to address this particular crime problem. Again, be specific in describing the steps that will be taken (who will do what, for how long, with what resources).Crime #2 (Describe the characteristics of the crime you believe to be the easiest to address: prevalence, trends, costs, etc. Be specific in presenting information on this crime.)Plan to Address Crime #2 (Describe the plan you are presenting to the president to address this particular crime problem. Again, be specific in describing the steps that will be taken (who will do what, for how long, with what resources).Conclusion (Summarize what you have presented in the body of the report.)The sources you use for this assignment should include the textbook, and two peer-reviewed journal articles from Project 1. Significant amounts of information from the peer-reviewed journal articles and textbook sources from Project 1 should be incorporated into your paper.In addition to presenting information from your sources, demonstrate your critical thinking skills in applying the course material and the information from the peer-reviewed journal articles to your plans to address the two crimes you selected.Format RequirementsEach of the above elements should be preceded by a subtitle (Introduction, Crime #1, Plan to Address Crime #1, etc.). This makes it easy for the reader to keep track of where he or she is in the report.· Paper should be a minimum of 1,000 words or about four pages· Double space· 12 pt. font· 1” margins· Use APA citations for all sources· Include APA reference page (not included in word count)Note: Use the automatic word count feature in your word processor to make sure that you meet the minimum 1,000-word requirement.Additionally -· Create a cover page for your assignment (not included in word count)· Include your name· Course title and number· Project title· Topic selected· Date of submission