Read the following scenario below:Leighton Beridon owns "Jeemp Farms", located near Weimar, TX. The farm produces pecan trees and sod. He has so many orders from the Houston metropolitan area that he is able to sell all his inventory each year, but he is not netting as much as he has in past years. His daughter, Liesl Beridon, came home from college over Thanksgiving and mentioned ABC costing, which she learned about in her cost accounting class. Mr. Beridon does not really know what ABC costing is and is skeptical as to whether it would be right for his business. He has hired your company to educate him about ABC and whether or not he should use an ABC system. Over the next few weeks, you will work towards helping Mr. Beridon decide what is the best route for his company to take. Shortly after you get started, Mr. Beridon sends you an email stating that he feels he needs to discontinue the sod portion of his business and focus on his tree sector, as he can charge more per tree than he can charge for a foot of sod. He sends you an email stating, "I can charge so much more for a tree than a foot of grass. Therefore, I am planning on discontinuing the sod portion of the business immediately as I make so much more on the trees! I am going to plant all my sod acres with trees".Answer the questions listed in the worksheet provided. Keep your answers short, but provide enough insightful relevant detail on the specific topic being addressed.Consider the following:Prepare an argument convincing him to hold off on his decision and see the results of your analysis first. As you have not had time to do any analysis yet, you need to convince Mr. Beridon to wait on whether to discontinue his sod business.Project potential benefits Mr. Beridon could gain from using an ABC system.Explain how ABC creates these benefits.Your team is planning on conducting an analysis of whether ABC would be beneficial to Mr. Beridon. Consider the process for conducting an ABC analysis.Include the following:How could you apply the data in the company's general ledger?Determine questions to ask Mr. Beridon.Determine other information to gather.Explain how this additional information could help you in your analysis?Explain how you would decide on a final recommendation. ***** ONLY ANSWER THIS QUESTION IN GENERAL TERMS****

Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, Read the weekly lecture. Read the Getting the CIO/CFO Relationship Right (Links to an external site.) article and the IT Transformation: Success Hinges on CIO/CFO Collaboration (Links to an external site.) report. Review the DargeanGrix Business Scenario  Download DargeanGrix Business Scenariodocument. Innovation and change are core themes for successful businesses. Transformational leaders are always on the lookout for improvement opportunities and innovation they can use to propel their people and their businesses to the next level. These leaders are also adept at partnering with their peers in these endeavors. As an innovator and leader of change at DargeanGrix, you know your day is not done with the delivery of your proposal on video conferencing to senior management like you completed in your Week 4 - Discussion Forum. Think about what the next strategic opportunities are at DargeanGrix. Consider what your customers want, and your employees need to serve your clients. Some examples that might have promising solutions could be things enhancing the efficiency of employees in the way they do their work, promoting greater support of the client base through new or improved communication methods, and making the business more effective in one or more of its core business operations such as finance, human resources, and IT. Consider which peers at DargeanGrix you should partner with to accomplish the improvements and changes. In this discussion forum, Describe two additional possibilities for integrating streamlined changes or technology into DargeanGrix’s business processes. Explain the goals for your suggestions. Explain which colleagues you would partner with to accomplish your goals.

As an HR Manager part of your job is to analyze the staffing levels within the organization. You have to hire to fill one position within the organization. You can choose the organizational position you currently work or a future position. For this assignment, create a new position, and write a description of the needs it fills in the organization, the job description, and the compensation and benefits package. You will create and submit your assignment by using the ecree link. Just click on the link, and start writing. Your work will be saved automatically. You’ll see some feedback on the right-hand side of the screen, including text and videos to help guide you in the writing process. When you’re ready, you can turn in your assignment by clicking “Submit” at the bottom of the page.. Write a five to seven (5-7) paragraph paper in which you: Explain three or four job components in the job description and specifications for the job. Explain what will be included in the compensation and benefits package related to the job. Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:  Include at least 1 reference to support your paper.  The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are: Discuss job analysis, job descriptions, and specifications. Analyze various techniques, considerations, and designs of employee compensation programs. Analyze various techniques, considerations, and designs of performance appraisal programs. Use technology and information resources to research issues in human resource management. Write clearly and concisely about human resource management using proper writing mechanics.