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Case: The Distracted Employee Instructions:

1. Read this case and think about:
– Who are the stakeholders?
– What realistic actions might you take?
– How would each of these actions affect each stakeholder’s interests?

2. Go to the discussion board and post an answer (200-300 words) to the question posted there. Discussion Board Question: Briefly describe one possible solution and its possible effects on any two stakeholders. The case: You are a partner in a mid-sized firm of public accountants. A junior accountant has just returned to work after taking special leave to care for her sick child. For financial reasons she needs to work full-time. She has been having difficulties with her child’s daycare, causing her to miss a number of team meetings (which usually take place at the beginning of each day) and to leave work early. She is very competent in her work but her absences are putting pressure on her and her overworked colleagues. You are her manager, and you are aware that the flow of work through the practice is coming under pressure. One of her male colleagues is beginning to make comments such as “a woman’s place is in the home”, and is undermining her at every opportunity, putting her under even greater stress. What are your options? What are the practical and ethical aspects of each option? What would you do? Adapted from “Ethical Dilemmas: Case Studies,” Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies (UK), 2011.

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Location, location, location can be the most important aspect to a business. Why? Where can your customers go to find you and your business? On the web? On a social media site? In a brick and mortar location? Where would you seek to be found with your ficticious business? Why do most entrepreneurs start out of their home? Amazon, HP, Dell, Uber began in the garage or in a dorm room. What are the benefits? Negatives? Can you do that with your business? Recognizing that many entrepreneurs are between 30-40 years old and employed full time, how do you go about creating your own business when you are employed and caring for a spouse or children? Can your home be a major distraction for you?

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Carol’s Auto Sales has sold the following number of cars in the last 6 months: Jan 370 Feb 352 Mar 405 Apr 390 May 372 Jun 471

The 3-month moving average forecast for July is 411 cars. The 3-month weighted moving average forecast for July (using these weights: one month back: 0.5, two months back: 0.3, three months back: 0.2) is 425.1. The exponential smoothing forecast for July (using alpha = 0.3 and a forecast of 375 for January) is 406.553. The exponential smoothing forecast for July (using alpha = 0.2 and a forecast of 380 for January) is 397.811. a) Calculate a linear trend forecast for July. b) Compute the MAD for the five forecasts above. Which forecast is the best for July and why?

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  1. Alphabet is the parent company of Google. Alphabet Inc. was originally founded as a search engine company in 1998 under the name Google Inc. The company has diversified far beyond search engines in the past two decades. It reorganized in 2015 and created the holding company named Alphabet. The parent holds Google, its largest subsidiary, as well as a number of other companies. Based on your research of this company,
    1. How would you describe Alphabet’s overall corporate strategy? What kind of diversification do they follow in your opinion? Provide support for your answer.
    2. Do you think Alphabet creates value as a corporation? How? Do its diversification efforts pass the necessary tests? Discuss.

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