I need you to focus on number 1,2,8 from the attached file. ; ;Read Chapter 4 for presentation zen. ;The motivation theories presented you can find it in chapter six in this link ” ;http://studentsatthecenterhub.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Making-Original-Products-presentationzen.pdf ;”. Finally, for the ;script you can see the example in the ;second attached file. ; ; ;

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Hello, please assist me with completing the below assignments on the attached xls w/the explanations listed. Thanks!!.

1.Calculating Payback [LO2] What is the payback period for the following set of cash flows?

Year	Cash Flow
0	−$7,600
1	;1,900
2	;2,900
3	;2,300
4	;1,700

3 ; Calculating Payback [LO2] Siva, Inc., imposes a payback cutoff of three years for its international investment projects. If the company has the following two projects available, should it accept either of them?.

Year	Cash Flow (A)	Cash Flow (B)
0	−$45,000	−$ ;55,000
1	;16,000	;13,000
2	;21,000	;15,000
3	;15,000	;24,000
4	;9,000	;255,000

4. ; Calculating Discounted Payback [LO3] An investment project has annual cash inflows of $2,800, $3,700, $5,100, and $4,300, for the next four years, respectively. The discount rate is 14 percent. What is the discounted payback period for these cash flows if the initial cost is $5,200? What if the initial cost is $5,400? What if it is $10,400

6. Calculating AAR [LO4] You’re trying to determine whether to expand your business by building a new manufacturing plant. The plant has an installation cost of $15 million, which will be depreciated straight-line to zero over its four-year life. If the plant has projected net income of $1,754,000, $1,820,500, $1,716,300, and $1,097,400 over these four years, what is the project’s average accounting return (AAR)?

7  ; Calculating IRR [LO5] A firm evaluates all of its projects by applying the IRR rule. If the required return is 14 percent, should the firm accept the following project?

Year	Cash Flow
0	−$26,000
1	;11,000
2	;14,000
3	;10,000

8. Calculating NPV [LO1] For the cash flows in the previous problem, suppose the firm uses the NPV decision rule. At a required return of 11 percent, should the firm accept this project? What if the required return is 24 percent?

15.  ; Calculating Profitability Index [LO7] What is the profitability index for the following set of cash flows if the relevant discount rate is 10 percent? What if the discount rate is 15 percent? If it is 22 percent?

Year	Cash Flow
0	−$15,300
1	;9,400
2	;7,600
3	;4,300

16.Problems with Profitability Index [LO1, 7] The Sloan Corporation is trying to choose between the following two mutually exclusive design projects:

Year	Cash Flow (I)	Cash Flow (II)
0	−$51,000	−$14,400
1	;24,800	;7,800
2	;24,800	;7,800
3	;24,800	;7,800

1. ; If the required return is 10 percent and the company applies the profitability index decision rule, which project should the firm accept?

2. ; If the company applies the NPV decision rule, which project should it take?

3. ; Explain why your answers in (a) and (b) are different.

17.  ; Comparing Investment Criteria [LO1, 2, 3, 5, 7] Consider the following two mutually exclusive projects:

Year	Cash Flow (A)	Cash Flow (B)
0	−$455,000	−$65,000
1	;58,000	;31,000
2	;85,000	;28,000
3	;85,000	;25,000
4	;572,000	;19,000

Whichever project you choose, if any, you require a return of 11 percent on your investment.

1. ; If you apply the payback criterion, which investment will you choose? Why?

2. ; If you apply the discounted payback criterion, which investment will you choose? Why?

3. ; If you apply the NPV criterion, which investment will you choose? Why?

4. ; If you apply the IRR criterion, which investment will you choose? Why?

5. ; If you apply the profitability index criterion, which investment will you choose? Why?

6. ; Based on your answers in (a) through (e), which project will you finally choose? Why?

19. MIRR [LO6] RAK Corp. is evaluating a project with the following cash flows:

Year	Cash Flow
0	−$41,000
1	;15,700
2	;19,400
3	;24,300
4	;18,100
5	;−9,400

The company uses an interest rate of 10 percent on all of its projects. Calculate the MIRR of the project using all three methods.

Performance Measures for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

In your quest to encourage innovation and entrepreneurial behavior in the medium sized medical equipment company you founded five years ago, you see the need to develop specific measures of performance against which innovative products or services can be measured once they are developed. Explain how the following financial and non-financial measures will be used to assess and evaluate recent innovations:

Financial Measures

• Return on investment
• Growth in market share
• Profitability

Non-financial Measures

• Employee loyalty and commitment
• Breadth of employee participation
• Employee retention
• Employee willingness to change
• Strategic repositioning
• Competitive capabilities
• Potential creation of further breakthroughs
• Number of potential future innovations

Submit your report in a 5-page Microsoft Word document.

These are two separate question.

words：about 400 each question

1.Crowd funding has shaped the concept of the sharing economy（http://people.uta.fi/~kljuham/2015-hamari_at_al-th…）. In fact, the World Bank has estimated that crowdfunding will exceed $90 billion by 2025. In your own words, explain what crowd funding is. Explore one of the crowd funding sites listed on The Soho Loft News site.（http://www.thesoholoft.com/） Summarize the basics of the site and provide an active link to the site. Also share opinion on the service and discuss how the site could be used in the media industry.

2. find a recent article (from the past month) related to a media industry field you would some day like to work in,such as Movie director,editor,Advertising planner,or reporter. Summarize the story, provide an active link and discuss why this article might be of importance to you in your future career. Ex: If I had to change careers, I’d love to work in fashion media. This article discusses the use of virtual reality (VR) in Mercedes Benz Fasion Week Russia. I would read this article to keep up with the latest media technologies used at fashion shows around the world. I would also be able to intelligently discuss the impact of VR on the future of fashion.

QUESTIONS:

Question one (Up to 50% Marks):(1250 words +/- 10 %)

Discuss what options Thomas has to reduce the overall product UMC (market, material and labor) to meet the target cost, and explain each option in relation to the case provided.

Note:students should draw on evidence beyond the course material or only on the case study. ;

Question 2 (Up to 50 % Marks):(1250 words +/- 10 %)

In terms of GPS-to-GO’s management, discuss the importance of revenue and earnings, and explain critically what can be done on future projects that will enable the team to meet cost targets.

In terms of GPS-to-GO’s management, discuss the importance of revenue and earnings, and explain critically what can be done on future projects that will enable the team to meet cost targets. ;

“For top marks students will need to show command of academic literature beyond the course material (including appropriate citation and referencing).”

answer needed before 14 DEC 2016