"Given the following information about staging a community play on Independence Day. (a) Construct a PDM/CPM diagram. (b) Determine the earliest completion time for the play and the critical path (c) Based on the critical path, what completion date are you 80% confident of achieving? 40% confident? (d) Will a 1-day delay in this project be serious? "

"Three single-phase step-up transformers rated at 10MVA, 4.6kV/13.8kV are connected in Wye-Delta configuration. The three transformers are used to feed a 20MVA load at 0.9 p.f. With an efficiency of 96%. Using per unit system, calculate: a. the secondary line voltage. b. the primary and secondary line currents when supplying this load. "

Crane Mechanics acquired 75 percent of Downey Enterprises on March 31, 2005, for $3,645,000. Downey’s book value at that date totaled $4,000,000. Appraisal values were greater than book values for identifiable assets in the following amounts: Inventory ($300,000) and Plant and Equipment ($700,000). The purchase differential for Inventory is to be amortized over five months and Plant and Equipment over ten years. For the remainder of 2005 Downey reports $635,000 of income and pays $100,000...

"Using NPV calculations, show the present value of the present collection experience.B. Calculate the NPV of the proposed 2/10, net 30 terms.C. Based on your NPV analysis, should Mississippi Delta Inc. adopt the cash discount?"

Analyzing the Financial Statements prepared and Calculating projected ratios (using the following ratio chart).  Also discussing the ratios and what they mean for the division.

"1. Record the journal entries necessary on Crain’s books for 2005 assuming that Crain uses the equity method to account for its investment in Downey. 2. Prepare all worksheet eliminations in journal entry form necessary to consolidate Crain and Downey at December 31, 2005. 3. Prepare the consolidation worksheet for Crain and Downey at December 31, 2005. "

"A senior MIS design class project team has developed the following schedule of activities for their project, using their best estimate of completion times.  Both written and oral reports are required.  Draw the project network. Determine the critical path.    1. In the optimal solution, what is the critical path? 2. How long will it take to complete the project? "

"Record the following transactions in the general journal.  Use ONLY these account titles:  Cash; Accounts Receivable; Supplies; Equipment; Accounts Payable; YOUR NAME, Capital; YOUR NAME, Drawing; Service Revenue; Rent Expense; Supplies Expense; Utilities Expense. After recording the transactions listed above, post to the general ledger. "

"The Ryan Hunt CompanyThe Ryan Hunt Company uses the dollar-value LIFO method of computing inventory. An external price index is used to convert ending inventory to base year. The company began operations on January 1, 2006 with an inventory of $150,000. Year end inventories at year-end costs and related cost indices for its one inventory pool were as follows:Required: Calculate the carrying value of inventory on each year-end balance sheet."

"1. What is the Expected value of the investment? 2. What is the probability that the investment will be worth less than the original investment? 3. What is the probability that the investment will have more than doubled (is greater or equal to $20,0000)? "

Record the journal entries necessary on Crain’s books for 2005 assuming that Crain uses the equity method to account for its investment in Downey.

Examine your place of work closely. Discuss/critique the application of forecasting in your work area. Then identify an opportunity to apply forecasting techniques to your work. Where possible, demonstrate how you would use one or more techniques to improve the way in which forecasting is currently done. Provide your rational for using a particular approach.