Business

What are the primary functions of the Fed? What role does the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) play in our economy?

What role do the financial institutions (commercial banks and other institutions) play in our financial system?

What is meant by the term “fractional-reserve banking” in our system? What are the implications for consumers?

The purpose of this assignment is to conduct internal and external research to determine previously attempted solutions and potential solutions that could be implemented to solve identified problem.For this assignment, you will need to create an Excel spreadsheet that summarizes the data collection you have completed. The spreadsheet should indicate the date on which particular data were collected, the source of the data collected, the type of data (qualitative or quantitative), and a one or two sentence summary of the data findings. Name the Excel spreadsheet as follows: lastname.firstname.datacollection.xlsxPlease note that as part of the research process, taking the initiative to speak with management and then requesting and reviewing business metrics and operations reports will allow you to find the data you need for the project while also showing your employer that you can be proactive and use critical thinking to solve problems within the organization.Part 1:The first step in data collection is to conduct research. You are looking for specific, measurable data (statistics and numbers) related how the problem is affecting the organization. This information should be recorded in the form of a chart or graph that presents the data so key decision makers can see the “cost” of failing to address the problem. Use the Topic Materials for assistance with creating Excel graphs and charts that can be used to illustrate your findings.Part 2:Next, conduct additional research to learn what has already been done to address this problem within the organization. Ask questions and interview individuals who assisted with the implementation of previous solutions used to address the problem. Prior to meeting with individuals, develop a list of questions about previous solutions. Consider factors such as customer importance, efficiency, quality, employee satisfaction, and cost effectiveness. You will want to make sure you ask questions that allow you to gather measurable data and include information about how successful previous solution options were in addressing each of the problems. When you have completed your research, the findings should be summarized using at least one chart or graph that represents the data you have collected. Use the Topic Materials for assistance with creating Excel graphs and charts that can be used to illustrate your findings.Part 3:The last step in determining potential solutions is to conduct external research. Using Internet and industry resources, research ways that other companies have addressed this issue or one very similar to it. Look for specific information related to the customer response, efficiency, quality, employee satisfaction, and cost effectiveness of solutions others have implemented. Find at least five potential solutions you can consider for solving the problem you have identified. Your goal in conducting this research is to find practical examples and measurable data related to how other companies and related industries have resolved the same problem or one very similar to it. When you have completed your research, the findings should be summarized using at least one chart or graph that represents the data you have collected. Use the Topic Materials for assistance with creating Excel graphs and charts that can be used to illustrate your findings.The data collection Excel spreadsheet and the three data summary charts/graphs you have created from the research you have conducted should be submitted to your instructor.The three charts/graphs you create will be used again in your Business Proposal Presentation in Topic 7 and the Final Business Proposal you will submit in Topic 8.General Requirements:While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.You are not required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite

All bonds have some common characteristics, but they do not always have the same contractual features. Differences in contractual provisions, and in the underlying strength of the companies backing the bonds, lead to major differences in bonds risks, prices, and expected returns. It is important to understand how bond markets actually function and what the appropriate terminology is.Questionsa. What are some of the factors you should consider when buying a bond?b. How are Treasury bonds bought?

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of treating clustering as an optimization problem. Among other factors, consider efficiency, non-determinism, and whether an optimization-based approach captures all types of clusterings that are of interest.

1 General RestrictionVisual Basic for Application (VBA) code should NOT be used for solving the problem.2 BackgroundThe Students’ Union Shop is trying to work out how many cashiers it needs to employ inorder to provide an adequate service level. Customers at the shop line up in a single queueand are called forward to pay for their purchases when a till becomes free. To help determinethe busy times of the day, the shop has recorded the number of customers arriving at the tillsin each 5-minute interval during the shop’s opening hours, from 8am until 6pm (N.B. thisis the number who actually make a purchase and does not include customers who are justbrowsing). Records for a period of 5 weeks are available. All the data were collected duringterm time.The shop usually functions with just three cashiers but it has the capacity to support up to6. An extra cashier costs £20 an hour. The shop is open for approximately 50 weeks eachyear. The management has also collected data about the time it takes for cashiers to takepayment. These data come from term time and 1000 records are available. Management areconcerned that customers wishing to buy food, in particular, may be going to other outletswithin the university such as the Big Ears Sandwich Shop or the Noddy Bar. Management arealso concerned about the turnover of their staff and would like to reduce their stress and alsostop them getting bored. They would be interested to hear about any innovative operatingstrategies for doing this.You have been employed as a consultant for the Students’ Union Shop and should• Report on their current business, pointing out any existing problems;• Suggest improvements to their current strategies;• Provide them with an efficient tool for easily evaluating their current performance usingthe data provided or new data in a similar format.3 DataThe data on customer arrivals and cashiers’ service times are available on the module siteunder Assignment, Business Analytics.

· Create the following new section:· Costing Methods and Tools· Select 2 of the costing methods, and discuss why they will support developing a realistic budget.· Provide an example of computations for a few of the activities for the 2 selected methods.· Fill in a table similar to the example table so that your 2 different total project budgets are based on the 2 selected methods.· Discuss what type of contingency budget you will put in place based on the 2 budgets to mitigate an underestimation.

Discussion post: In a minimum of 150 words, answer the following questions:Explain what surprised you the most about the readings and videos from this week. Why do you think you were surprised?How would you describe your personal job search strategies?Discuss what you feel you need to do to prepare for your future career?Reflection – the students also should include a paragraph in the initial response in their own words reflecting on specifically what they learned from the assignment and how they think they could apply what they learned in the workplace.You are expected to make your own contribution in a main topic (parts 1 and 2) as well as respond with value added comments to the questions in part 2 to at least two of your classmates as well as to your instructor.You must start a thread before you can read and reply to other threads

4 What You Should Produce4.1 Main ReportYour report should review the current situation of the Students’ Union Shop queueing systemand suggest ways of improving the service level. You must give a convincing argument tosupport the improvements you are suggesting, e.g. by showing the cost-benefit of adding anextra cashier in terms of staff utilisation and customer waiting time.4.2 Technical Report and Spreadsheet ModelProduce a multi-server queueing model using Excel, which could be used by the Students’Union Shop management team for evaluation of their performance using the data providedor any new data that becomes available in a similar format. The model should be supportedby technical documentation, which should give details of the analysis method used, include adescription of how it was implemented in a spreadsheet and a brief description of how to usethe spreadsheet.If there is any further information you believe to be essential, make a realisticassumption and explain clearly what you have done.4.3 Length of ReportsThe Students’ Union Shop management team are very busy and so value concise reports. Eachreport should be no more than 10 pages and the total number of pages should not exceed 15.Marking:Note that this assignment is deliberately open-ended and initiative will be rewarded. Theassignment will be marked out of 100, with the marks allocated as follows:• 35 marks are available for the main report, broken down as follows:– Clarity (15 marks)– Accuracy (10 marks)– Technical content (10 marks)• 65 marks are available for the technical report and spreadsheet, broken down as follows:– Report (technical content and documentation) (20 marks)– Usability, data input validation (15 marks)– Functionality (20 marks)– Initiative/creativity (10 marks)