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Assignment 3: LASA 1: Whole Foods Market, Inc. and MyAccountingLab

Review Whole Foods Market, Inc’s 2010 Annual report, company information and investor information(see the link: Whole Foods Market, Inc. Investor Relations in the webilography) and write a 5-7 page paper following APA guidelines which addresses the following:

Summarize the company’s financial performance for 2010. Do you think they satisfied stockholder expectations? Why or why not?
Explain three business risks or threats that might threaten Whole Foods ability to accomplish their financial goals for the next 3 years. Use examples and references to support your response.
Describe three examples of control activities Whole Foods Market, Inc. could use to minimize these risks.
What is your overall impression of Whole Foods Market, Inc.’s annual report? Is it a financial accounting document or a managerial accounting document? Who is the target audience? Did the annual report present a positive or negative image of the company? Provide support for your responses.

Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M3_A3.doc. For example, if your name is John Smith, your document will be named SmithJ_M3_A3.doc.

By Wednesday, October 21, 2015, deliver your assignment to the M3: Assignment 3 Dropbox.

Part II: MyAccountingLab:

In each module of this course, you will complete textbook exercises and problems using MyAccountingLab. The exercises and problems in this assignment provide real-world examples that give you an opportunity to apply your knowledge of the concepts covered in prior modules.

In this assignment, you will complete the following My Accounting Lab Post Tests:

Chapter 14-B Post Test
Chapter 16-B Post Test

Click here to access MyAccountingLab

You will be given the opportunity to take the post-tests a maximum of three times. You will have until Wednesday, October 21, 2015 to complete you final submission. Due to the ability to attempt this assignment multiple times, it is recommended that you complete your first attempt early in the module in order to provide yourself additional time to complete your second or third attempt if needed. Since this assignment reviews items covered in prior modules, it is also recommended that you review your prior MyAccountingLab assignments, as well as, any feedback provided by your instructor prior to completing Part II of this assignment.

Assignment 3: LASA 1: Whole Foods Market, Inc. and MyAccountingLab

Review Whole Foods Market, Inc’s 2010 Annual report, company information and investor information(see the link: Whole Foods Market, Inc. Investor Relations in the webilography) and write a 5-7 page paper following APA guidelines which addresses the following:

Summarize the company’s financial performance for 2010. Do you think they satisfied stockholder expectations? Why or why not?
Explain three business risks or threats that might threaten Whole Foods ability to accomplish their financial goals for the next 3 years. Use examples and references to support your response.
Describe three examples of control activities Whole Foods Market, Inc. could use to minimize these risks.
What is your overall impression of Whole Foods Market, Inc.’s annual report? Is it a financial accounting document or a managerial accounting document? Who is the target audience? Did the annual report present a positive or negative image of the company? Provide support for your responses.

Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M3_A3.doc. For example, if your name is John Smith, your document will be named SmithJ_M3_A3.doc.

By Wednesday, October 21, 2015, deliver your assignment to the M3: Assignment 3 Dropbox.

Part II: MyAccountingLab:

In each module of this course, you will complete textbook exercises and problems using MyAccountingLab. The exercises and problems in this assignment provide real-world examples that give you an opportunity to apply your knowledge of the concepts covered in prior modules.

In this assignment, you will complete the following My Accounting Lab Post Tests:

Chapter 14-B Post Test
Chapter 16-B Post Test

What are the new pricing models made possible by cloud gaming and what will be their impact on the traditional pricing model?

Should the console makers:
a) embrace cloud gaming (aggressively roll out cloud gaming features, including streaming), or
b) stay the course with console gaming (adopt a “slow and cautious approach”, with minimal adoption of cloud gaming features)?
Explain your answer.

Where do profits come from in the traditional business model of videogame consoles? What is the economic logic of this profit model?

What are the new pricing models made possible by cloud gaming and what will be their impact on the traditional pricing model?

Should the console makers:
a) embrace cloud gaming (aggressively roll out cloud gaming features, including streaming), or
b) stay the course with console gaming (adopt a “slow and cautious approach”, with minimal adoption of cloud gaming features)?
Explain your answer.

Read the case and answer the question

How structurally attractive was the videogame industry prior to the emergence of cloud gaming? How does the emergence of cloud gaming impact the structural attractiveness of the console gaming industry?

Where do profits come from in the traditional business model of videogame consoles? What is the economic logic of this profit model?

What are the new pricing models made possible by cloud gaming and what will be their impact on the traditional pricing model?

Should the console makers:
a) embrace cloud gaming (aggressively roll out cloud gaming features, including streaming), or
b) stay the course with console gaming (adopt a “slow and cautious approach”, with minimal adoption of cloud gaming features)?
Explain your answer.
Attachments:
application/pdf icon5.pdf

Read the case and answer the question

How structurally attractive was the videogame industry prior to the emergence of cloud gaming? How does the emergence of cloud gaming impact the structural attractiveness of the console gaming industry?

Where do profits come from in the traditional business model of videogame consoles? What is the economic logic of this profit model?

What are the new pricing models made possible by cloud gaming and what will be their impact on the traditional pricing model?

Should the console makers:
a) embrace cloud gaming (aggressively roll out cloud gaming features, including streaming), or
b) stay the course with console gaming (adopt a “slow and cautious approach”, with minimal adoption of cloud gaming features)?
Explain your answer.
Attachments:
application/pdf icon5.pdf

Prepare a presentation that addresses the following:

List at least 3 qualitative attributes of the snack food about which they might want to ask consumers. Make sure at least 1 of them is nominal.
For each attribute that is ordinal, assign names for the endpoints of a 5 point rating scale.
Explain the difference between nominal and ordinal data.
Explain how nominal and ordinal data relate to a rating scale.
List at least 2 quantitative attributes of snack food that the scientists might want to measure.
Explain the difference between interval and ratio data.
Include in your presentation the concept of business intelligence.
Include in your presentation the difference between a population and a sample.
Note why it is important to avoid bias when conducting research (see note below).

Note: Give 2 examples of possible populations for this test.

ASSIGNMENT #2

One of the products that Company W makes is snack foods. The research and development department of Company W has developed a new formula for one type of snack food that is cheaper to make than the current formula. They want to test the new formula with consumers. They want to see if consumers can tell the difference between the old and new formulas. You propose to conduct this test and analyze the results in line with WidgeCorp’s approach to gathering statistical data and use it to form business intelligence decisions. You first need to explain the process to senior management at Company W. You advocate using an unbiased sample of consumers in their test, so that Company W is randomly selecting people based on the following: age; whether or not they have kids; where they live; how often they buy snack foods; and whether or not they already buy the current product.

Prepare a presentation that addresses the following:

List at least 3 qualitative attributes of the snack food about which they might want to ask consumers. Make sure at least 1 of them is nominal.
For each attribute that is ordinal, assign names for the endpoints of a 5 point rating scale.
Explain the difference between nominal and ordinal data.
Explain how nominal and ordinal data relate to a rating scale.
List at least 2 quantitative attributes of snack food that the scientists might want to measure.
Explain the difference between interval and ratio data.
Include in your presentation the concept of business intelligence.
Include in your presentation the difference between a population and a sample.
Note why it is important to avoid bias when conducting research (see note below).

Note: Give 2 examples of possible populations for this test.

Anthropologists have argued that the concept of “structural violence” is crucial for explaining disparities in health and healthcare around the globe. Drawing on our course materials, write an essay which demonstrates how structural violence impacts health and/or healthcare in at least three different countries. Do you think this kind of analysis can be useful for improving health around the globe? If so, how? If not, why not?

Describe the firm’s risk management strategies.

Identify the firm’s conflict management strategies.
Recommend strategies, tools, etc. the organization can use to improve or expand upon the supply chain in the future.
Identify any potential ethical issues that could have a negative impact on the organization and make recommendations to address them.