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Assignment ContentMisleading Food Advertisement Presentation Research PresentationInstructions:Misleading Food Advertisement PresentationThis assignment is a fact finding research on false and misleading food labeling and advertising. Many major companies, including food manufacturers and restaurants continue to confuse or defraud consumers about the health effects, ingredients, or “natural”-ness of their products.Your presentation will be judged on how well you succeed in producing a well thought out, clear research that shows you can interpret and intelligently discuss the issue and how well you can backup your findings with evidence.Create a PowerPoint presentation, your research presentation must include one of each the following categories and prior approval from faculty to avoid duplication;Restaurant, preferably one that you currently patronizeGrocery StoreTelevision, magazine, or billboard advertisementAnalyze and explain the associated health problems of the obesity epidemic and eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating. Address the following;Describe the risks associated with excess body fat.Discuss at least five factors that influence the obesity epidemic.Assess the various techniques for measuring body fat.Explain the various strategies for weight loss.What are some health problems associated with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating disorder? Explain how each of the eating disorders mentioned may lead to health problems. What are the treatment options for these disorders?Include pictures, artwork, to support your thoughts, references with citations in APA format.Must present in class

Discussion Question 1 (20 points)Discuss the three (3) types of needs assessment (analyses) and explain why each is important to the needs assessment process. (20 points) (A 1-page response is required.)

The purpose of this assignment is to assess your energy balance and health outcome.Input your 3-day activity data into the Activity Journal within iProfile®.Write at least a 525-word response in APA format addressing the following questions:What are your current exercise habits?According to iProfile® report, what were your total expended calories? Provide a screenshot of your results summary.From Week 4, what was the average amount of calories you consumed through food?Are you in energy deficiency, balance, or excess?What everyday changes, if any, might you make to increase the amount of energy expended in your day-to-day activities?What types and amounts of exercise would work best for you?Can you perform these activities year-round? If not, suggest alternative activities and locations for inclement weather.Create a screenshot of your results summary by:Inputting your data within the Activity Journal oniProfile® after selecting the right dates. Access the energy balance report to determine how many calories you burned during the 3-day period. Access the Activity Journal Summary and the Energy Balance. Provide a screenshot of the results summary.Include references with citations in APA format.The Grading Guide for 3-Day Activity Analysis will be used for this assignment 

Within the Week 4 Assignment Forum, review and discuss Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) concepts as follows:When creating your initial post, assume you are the CFO of Hankins Corporation. Given the key financial data below, perform a detailed and thorough financial analysis (show and explain all calculations) that includes the following:Describe the firm’s market value capital structure:What is the market value for each type of financing used by the firm: equity, preferred stock, and debt?What is the total market value for Hankins Corporation?What are the respective market value weights for each component of the firm’s financing (equity, preferred stock, and debt)?If the firm is evaluating a new investment project that has the same risk as the firm’s typical project, what rate should the firm use to discount the project’s cash flows? Hint: the firm’s WACC is the appropriate discount rate. Compute Hankins’ WACC:What is the cost of equity using CAPM?If the YTM of the bonds is 5.93%, and YTM represents the cost of debt, what is the after-tax cost of this debt?What is the cost of the firm’s preferred stock?Based on this information, what is the WACC for Hankins Corporation?Key financial data for Hankins Corporation:Common stock outstanding = 5.4 million shares; market value = $64/share; beta = 1.135.6% Preferred stock outstanding = 290,000 shares issued with par value = $100 each. Current market value of preferred stock = $103/share. 6.7% semi-annual bonds outstanding = 125,000 bonds issued withpar value = $1,000 each; market value is 109% of par; all bonds mature in 20 years.Market risk premium = 6.8%T-bills current yield = 4.3%Corporate tax rate = 34%

Discuss the following points regarding Six Sigma concept:Discuss personal experience in regard to quality improvement programs and how they are project like in application such as DMAIC.If you have no experience, you should gain some from friends or work colleagues or—as a last resort—news articles.If news reports are used, references and in-text citations must be provided.What has led to the more comprehensive strategic view about total quality management?What impact did the quality improvement program have on the company or organization? Please provide specific examples demonstrating the impact.Why do some quality initiatives fail?

Reference the attached file showing the sensitivity analysis of a solved mode. There is a letter on 20 of the values in the sensitivity report. Choose one of the letters and explain what that number means with respect to the solved model. When you post your solution, please title your response “Letter ?” replacing the question mark with the letter you have chosen from the file. Letter J?

Research PaperThis week’s journal article was focused on the Complexity of Information Systems Research in the Digital World. Complexity is increasing as new technologies are emerging every day. This complexity impacts human experiences. Organizations are turning to digitally enabled solutions to assist with the emergence of digitalization.Please review the article and define the various technologies that are emerging as noted in the article. Note how these emerging technologies are impacting organizations and what organizations can to do to reduce the burden of digitalization.Be sure to use the UC Library for scholarly research. Google Scholar is also a great source for research. Please be sure that journal articles are peer-reviewed and are published within the last five years.The paper should meet the following requirements:3-5 pages in length (not including title page or references)APA guidelines must be followed. The paper must include a cover page, an introduction, a body with fully developed content, and a conclusion.A minimum of five peer-reviewed journal articles.The writing should be clear and concise. Headings should be used to transition thoughts. Don’t forget that the grade also includes the quality of writing.https://study.sagepub.com/bratton/student-resources/sage-video/chapter-1-the-nature-of-leadership

Using an Internet search engine, search for “strategic alliance” and identify a recently formed alliance. What is the goal of this alliance?  What brought them together? Discuss how you think a strategic alliance is or is not an effective way for these organizations to meet their goals.What strategic alliance has your research discovered?Submission Details:Write your answer using a WORD document with approximately 400 words. APA format in-text citations with page numbers required. Scholarly References required. No plagiarism 

Consider the “glass ceiling” effect and provide an example for each of the three messages from Sheryl Sandberg:  (1) sit at the table; (2) make your partner a real partners; and (3) don’t leave before you leave that you have experienced (or seen others experience) that may impact the glass ceiling effect.What are the potential ethical dilemmas from each example?  Please be specific in your post.

In this module, we focus on the concept of conversion, which is the actual monetizing of the fraudulent activity of the perpetrator. Please read the following scenario:Your boss has presented you with a fraud case which occurred at a manufacturing plant of a major auto supplier. In this case, circumstantial evidence has been collected that indicates the plant manager has been incorrectly booking revenues and costs to increase the performance level of the plant, and thus increase the bonus payout for himself and the remainder of the plant leadership team.You have been asked to employ the net worth method to provide evidence to support these claims. Available information includes the financial statements of the facility for the past five years and access to base activity information (invoices, etc.) to support the financial statements. Note: this information is not provided, you will develop your plan based on knowing the information is available.How      would you go about this investigation and why?What      key information would you request to support the analysis and why?What     specific steps would you take to identify the fraud and why? Integrate the      specific Internet search tips in your answerChapters 9 & 10 in Fraud ExaminationBryan, D., & Quirin, J. J. (2018). The obvious fraud revisited: The admission-seeking interview. Journal of Business Case Studies (Online), 14(4), 69-96.Cavico, F. J., & Mujtaba, B. G. (2017). Wells Fargo’s fake accounts scandal and its legal and ethical implications for management. S.A.M. Advanced Management Journal, 82(2), 4-19.Albrecht, W. S., Albrecht, C. O., Albrecht, C. C., & Zimbelman, M. F. (2019). Fraud examination (6th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.