Crafting a Compensation and Benefits PlanNow that you have considered how to recruit and retain the employees you want in your organization, create a compensation and benefits package using this business proposal format. The package must be consistent with the objectives of job satisfaction for the valuable employees in an organization of your design.The compensation package must include the following: Compare and contrast salary and benefit packages of at least three comparable organizations in the same industry.

Crafting a Compensation and Benefits PlanNow that you have considered how to recruit and retain the employees you want in your organization, create a compensation and benefits package using this business proposal format. The package must be consistent with the objectives of job satisfaction for the valuable employees in an organization of your design.The compensation package must include the following:

Compare and contrast salary and benefit packages of at least three comparable organizations in the same industry.
Examine what 21st-century employees consider to be benefits (see this week’s recommended readings for a start).
Consider what helps to keep employees engaged in their work (see State of the American Workplace: Employee Engagement Insights for U.S. Business Leaders and Surprising, Disturbing Facts From the Mother of All Employee Engagement Surveys for some ideas).

 
Your business proposal must be formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. The proposal must be between three to five pages in length (not including the title and references pages) and must include citations and references for at least five sources (including the text and at least four other scholarly sources, one of which must be from the Ashford University Library). Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.

Doug receives a duplex as a gift from his uncle. The uncle’s basis for the duplex and land is $90,000. At the time of the gift, the land and building have FMV of $40,000 and $80,000, respectively. No gift tax is paid by Doug’s uncle at the time of the gift.  A. To determine gain, what is Doug’s basis for the land? B. To determine gain, what is Doug’s basis for the building? C. Will the basis of the land and building be the same as in Parts a and b for the purposes of determining loss?

Chapter 5: Problem I: 5-34 Basis of PropertyReceived as a Gift
Doug receives a duplex as a gift from his uncle. The uncle’s basis for the duplex and land is $90,000. At the time of the gift, the land and building have FMV of $40,000 and $80,000, respectively. No gift tax is paid by Doug’s uncle at the time of the gift. 
A. To determine gain, what is Doug’s basis for the land? B. To determine gain, what is Doug’s basis for the building? C. Will the basis of the land and building be the same as in Parts a and b for the purposes of determining loss?

Three years ago, you earned $2000 working as a lifeguard. You.depositsed the money in a bank that paidsimple interest of 4.75%. One of the other lifeguards with whom you work deposited the $2000 she earned in a different bank. Her bank only paid 4.70%, but it compounded the interest annually. How lessmuch money was in your account after the end of the first year? How much was in your friends account? How much did each of you have in the bank after the end of the second year? Why did your friend earn

Three years ago, you earned $2000 working as a lifeguard. You.depositsed the money in a bank that paidsimple interest of 4.75%. One of the other lifeguards with whom you work deposited the $2000 she earned in a different bank. Her bank only paid 4.70%, but it compounded the interest annually. How lessmuch money was in your account after the end of the first year? How much was in your friends account? How much did each of you have in the bank after the end of the second year? Why did your friend earn

Identify a problem about language and/or translation that the text seeks to address. (For example:“Why do people speak different languages?” or “How do we deal with a single word that has multiplemeanings”? This problem should provide the title to your response paper. Quote from the text to show how the author addresses that problem, making sure to explain whatthe quote means in your own words (paraphrase). Find a second example if you can, and do the same.

 
About two double-spaced pages, using 1” margins and a readable 12-point font such as Times New

Identify a problem about language and/or translation that the text seeks to address. (For example:“Why do people speak different languages?” or “How do we deal with a single word that has multiplemeanings”? This problem should provide the title to your response paper.
Quote from the text to show how the author addresses that problem, making sure to explain whatthe quote means in your own words (paraphrase). Find a second example if you can, and do the same.
Apply the author’s position to a present-day example. This should be your own idea.
Offer a counter-example, a challenge, or a counter-argument against the author’s position. Doesa later quote in the text undermine the position you identified in step 3? If so, your counter-argument can be found within the text, so give another quote and explain it in your own words, as above. The best papers will engage with at least two substantial quotes from the text (see assessment rubric).
End with a question that your discussion of this problem has left you with. “If so, then what?” Keep your questions open-ended: that is, not answerable with fact, or by direct and immediate reference to the text. You are not expected to answer this question. Just show that the process of thinking through an idea and its counter-arguments has brought you somewhere.

Most of Judge Lifland’s criticism of E&Y focused on the firm’s audit procedures for CBI’s accounts payable. Generally, what is the primary audit objective for accounts payable? Do you believe that E&Y’s two principal audit tests for CBI’s accounts payable would have accomplished that objective if those tests had been properly applied? Why or why not?

 
See the “CBI Holding Company, Inc.” case for this question.
1-Most of Judge Lifland’s criticism of E&Y focused on the firm’s audit procedures for CBI’s accounts payable. Generally, what is the primary audit objective for accounts payable? Do you believe that E&Y’s two principal audit tests for CBI’s accounts payable would have accomplished that objective if those tests had been properly applied? Why or why not?
2-Do you believe that the E&Y auditors should have used confirmations in auditing CBI’s year-end accounts payable? Defend your answer. Briefly explain the differing audit objectives related to accounts receivable and accounts payable confirmation procedures and the key differences in how these procedures are applied.
3-In early 1994, E&Y officials discovered that the CBI auditors had failed to determine the true nature of the “advances” they had uncovered during the 1992 and 1993 audits. In your view, did E&Y have an obligation to inform CBI management of this oversight prior to seeking the “reaudit” engagement? More generally, does an auditor have a responsibility to inform client management of mistakes or oversights made on earlier audits?
4-Under what circumstances, if any, should an audit engagement partner acquiesce to a client’s request to remove a member of the audit engagement team?
5- E&Y officials believed that the CBI audits were high-risk engagements. Under what general circumstances should an audit firm choose not to accept a high-risk engagement?

Currently, nursing services are considered an expense for which healthcare organizations cannot bill separately. Respond to the following questions and, if appropriate, include personal experience as part of your answers: Why are healthcare organizations unable to bill separately for nursing services, and what is the impact on nurse leaders? What can the nursing profession, and specifically nursing leaders, do to change this issue?

Currently, nursing services are considered an expense for which healthcare organizations cannot bill separately. Respond to the following questions and, if appropriate, include personal experience as part of your answers:

Why are healthcare organizations unable to bill separately for nursing services, and what is the impact on nurse leaders?
What can the nursing profession, and specifically nursing leaders, do to change this issue?
Why are nursing services considered an expense and not an income generator?

EssayBob, the landlord, refuses to fix a small gap in a windowsill in the basement window that was there prior to the current tenant.  Lucia, the current tenant, has just discovered the gap after a heavy rain. The consequence is that black mold has been forming in the basement for quite some time.  Lucia still has significant time remaining on her lease.  Lucia has notified Bob in writing by email of the mold and leak issue but has received no response.  She is concerned about the premises becoming unsafe to live in. It has been 14 days since she emailed him her notification.  What are all of Lucia’s options if Bob declines to do the repairs?

Residential House Lease The following question is based on the Residential House Lease found in the Contracts Module.EssayBob, the landlord, refuses to fix a small gap in a windowsill in the basement window that was there prior to the current tenant.  Lucia, the current tenant, has just discovered the gap after a heavy rain. The consequence is that black mold has been forming in the basement for quite some time.  Lucia still has significant time remaining on her lease.  Lucia has notified Bob in writing by email of the mold and leak issue but has received no response.  She is concerned about the premises becoming unsafe to live in. It has been 14 days since she emailed him her notification.  What are all of Lucia’s options if Bob declines to do the repairs?Please discuss all remedies Lucia may seek.  

Describe how understanding theories of child development can assist you in your chosen profession. Use specific examples and evidence from the textbook and additional research. Explain the theories that most closely align with your personal philosophy or approach to child development. Use specific examples to illustrate your perspective.

To prepare for this discussion, read the Week One Instructor Guidance.From theory to practice provides an overview of the main theories relevant to child development. Remember that the topic of child development can be applied to multiple disciplines – from play therapists, to educators, to social workers. Theorists such as Freud, Piaget, Vygotsky, and Erikson, have been studying child development for decades. These notable figures have contributed significantly to the study of child development. Understanding the basic theoretical tenants will deepen your professional knowledge of how young children develop and how that relates to your work with children.
 
 
Initial Post –Reference two scholarly resources in addition to the textbook to support your explanations and evaluations for the prompts that follow:
 

Describe how understanding theories of child development can assist you in your chosen profession. Use specific examples and evidence from the textbook and additional research.
Explain the theories that most closely align with your personal philosophy or approach to child development. Use specific examples to illustrate your perspective.
In a graphic organizer of your choice, describe the major differences and similarities of each of the leading child development theories discussed in the textbook. Attach your organizer to your initial discussion post. You can use an MS Word table, a graphic organizer from Holt Interactive Graphic Organizers, a mind map (e.g., using Bubble.Us or Coggle), or any other creative software choice that suits your needs for illustrating the comparison. See Attachment sample

 Brick-and-mortar stores and online businesses have different perspectives regarding competitive advantage. With their different perspectives in mind, evaluate how and why their strategies differ. What recommendations would you make to brick-and-mortar stores to capitalize on how they can compete more effectively with online businesses?

 Brick-and-mortar stores and online businesses have different perspectives regarding competitive advantage.

With their different perspectives in mind, evaluate how and why their strategies differ.
What recommendations would you make to brick-and-mortar stores to capitalize on how they can compete more effectively with online businesses?

Systems development life cycles and methodologies guide the development of software, services, and other products and may serve other purposes within an organization. What systems development processes have you been a part of in your work history? Briefly describe the type of methodology used by an organization with which you are familiar. Also, describe any roles you have had during a systems life cycle process.

Systems development life cycles and methodologies guide the development of software, services, and other products and may serve other purposes within an organization. What systems development processes have you been a part of in your work history? Briefly describe the type of methodology used by an organization with which you are familiar. Also, describe any roles you have had during a systems life cycle process.For example, the Mesquida and Mas (2015, February) article describes how software life cycle processes were used as a framework to help support the integration of information security best practices into software development and use.
Consider your studies, reflect on your experience with the development processes in organizations, and provide your own analysis to respond to the following questions in your initial post:
What systems development processes have you been a part of in your work history? Briefly describe the type of methodology used by an organization with which you are familiar. Also, describe any roles you have had during a systems life cycle process.
What are your observations about how these processes worked? What did the methodology help the developers and organization achieve? Was the organization using the methodology to support activities other than systems development?
How important do you think it is for an organization to use a formal methodology in its systems development efforts?
What are the benefits of following a systems development methodology, and what are the downsides?
Response Guidelines
Return to the discussion at the end of the week to read and review the posts of your peers. Does anyone else’s experience resonate with your own? Post a comment and add questions to further explore the experiences of your classmates. Also, in your response posts, comment on whether the methodologies described by a peer could be used to support or inform activities other than systems development.