PLZ HELP GIVING BRAINLIST 1 The long-time CEO of a large paper company is retiring. The members of the board want to make sure that the new person they hire to take his place will keep the company growing at a good rate and be able to hold on to the crucial employees who have worked under him. Describe what kind of person the board would want to consider for this position. What qualities would be beneficial to the new CEO and how would these qualities help the company? 2 Emilee is the head of a large veterinary hospital. She takes care of many duties to keep the hospital up and running. That is why Emilee has put Alonzo in charge of Human Resources. What types of duties might Alonzo have in this position? Does allowing Alonzo to handle things like hiring new vet techs or filing the employee health insurance forms mean that Emilee does not care about the hospital? Explain how Alonzo’s position benefits Emilee in her job.

3 Candace has just landed her first job and has the long-term goal to one day buy a house. She needs help investing some of her money so that one day she can reach that goal. Candace begins to look for a financial advisor who can help her pick where to put her money so that it is safe and will grow. Name two qualities that Candace should look for as she chooses her financial advisor and state why those qualities are important.

4 Explain why having a good accountant is important for a large business. What does an accountant do? Do some research to find out. What might happen to a business if they did not have an accountant?

5 Elana has opened a new aerobics studio in her area. How might Elana use social media as a market to spread the word about her new studio? Make a list of hashtags that Elana might use to attract interest to her posts.

Blue computers, a major pc manufacturer in the united states, currently has plants in kentucky and pennsylvania. the kentucky plant has a capacity of 1 million units a year and the pennsylvania plant has a capacity of 1.5 million units a year. the firm divides the united states into five markets: northeast, southeast, midwest, south, and west. each pc sells for $1,000. the firm anticipates a 50 perc~nt growth in demand (in each region) this year (after which demand will stabilize) and wants to build a plant with a capacity of 1.5 million units per year to accommodate the growth. potential sites being considered are in north carolina and california. currently the firm pays federal, state, and local taxes on the income from each plant. federal taxes are 20 percent of income, and all state and local taxes are 7 percent of income in each state. north carolina has offered to reduce taxes for the next 10 years from 7 percent to 2 percent. blue computers would like to take the tax break into consideration when planning its network. consider income over the next 10 years in your analysis. assume that all costs remain unchanged over the 10 years. use a discount factor of 0.1 for your analysis. annual fixed costs, production and shipping costs per unit, and current regional demand (before the 50 percent growth) are shown in table 5-13. (a) if blue computers sets an objective of minimizing total fixed and variable costs, where should they build the new plant? how should the network be structured? (b) if blue computers sets an objective of maximizing after-tax profits, where should they build the new plant? how should the network be structured? variable production and shipping cost ($/unit) annual fixed cost northeast southeast midwest south west (million$) kentucky 185 180 175 175 200 150 pennsylvania 170 190 180 200 220 200 n. carolina 180 180 185 185 215 150 california 220 220 195 195 175 150 demand ('000 units/month) 700 400 400 300 600