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Find attached Assignment -2.Read all the instructions carefully and do as directed.Fill all the columns carefully on the cover page of the assignment.Submit your answers in proper format and should focus on the quality of contents. We will use evaluation criteria for grading the assignments, so focus on answer formats and richness of contents. For evaluation, rubrics standards will use. Assignment-2 scoring is 05 marks, so attempt in a good way and should be 3 to 4 pages in length.Submission date:- 3/4/2021 – 8:00 PM KSA TimeBe careful about plagiarism.Q.1. Why would a corporate investor consider preferred stock over a bond? What is meant by the cumulative feature of preferred stock issues? ( 2 Marks)Q.2. What does the strong form of the efficient market hypothesis suggest? Are major test results generally supportive of the strong form? ( 2 Marks )Q.3. What might a high dividend-payout ratio suggest to an analyst about a company’s growth prospects? ( 1 Mark)

Coronavirus pandemic and resultant shutdown measures to contain it have plunged the economy of United States (US) into severe contraction in 2020. As a result, the Fed (central banking system of the US) followed expansionary monetary policy of cutting down the interest rates and managed to restore the economy back to its potential level (Y*) by the end of 2021.a) Assuming, the US economy was at Y* before the start of the pandemic, show the events as described above using the AD-AS model. Also, carefully explain in words (100 or less) stating explicitly any assumptions you may have made here. (4 marks)

Suppose, the financial crisis in Asia Pacific region reduces the demand for Singaporean exports. This negative demand shock severely affects Singapore which is a small open economy. As a result, Singaporean economy went into recession (output falls below the potential level). Assume, economy was in good shape before the shock (operating at its potential capacity Y*). Suppose the government of Singapore decide to boost its spending (G) to counteract the fall in AD due to fall in exports (NX component of AD).· Do you think government has to increase G by the same amount as fall in NX? (1 mark).· Explain your reasoning in 50 words or less (2 marks).· Is crowding out a concern here? (1 mark)

1. Under Chávez’s leadership, what kind of economic system was put in place in Venezuela? How would you characterize the political system? (word limit: 100, Marks: 02)2. During the Chávez years, many foreign multinationals exited Venezuela or reduced their exposure there. What do you think the impact of this has been on Venezuela? What needs to be done to reverse the trend? (word limit: 100, Marks: 02)3. By 2016, Venezuela’s economy appeared to be on the brink of total collapse. What do you think needs to be done to reverse this? (word limit: 150, Mark: 01))

For this assignment, you will Role Play a Real-World Business Analysis where YOU are an OD Consultant!Please download the file attached above (they are also available at Getting Started> Course Resources).You are now an OD consulting applying the organizational change theories and concepts you are learning here in the class. Read the Toyota case and answer the questions in the instructions download in an APA paper.Do not submit a Q and A style paper, but instead, weave your answers into a well-developed analysis of the case. Remember to complete the case assignment as if you were an OD Consultant and submit as a Word document by Sunday.

You are an organizational change consultant—or “OD consultant”—and have been hired to assist with organizational diagnosis. Your analysis will be from YOUR OWN perspective role playing as the OD consultant. Put yourself in the OD CONSULTANT role. Your responses to the case questions indicated in this set of instructions will be based on your reading of your textbook and from your research on the company in the online library.Guidelines

What are support departments, and why are their costs allocated to other departments? What process is used to allocate support department costs?

How are joint costs allocated? Explain and analyze using numerical example.

It is important for organizations to adjust their businesses to address the needs of the marketplace to survive the change. In today’s dynamic business environment organizations need to look for efficient strategies to have a competitive advantage and grow. Organizational Development (OD) is playing an increasingly important role in global social change.You learned various numbers of models of organizational change. Assuming that the organization(Uber) to study needs to change because of an initiative by one or more of its stakeholders.? Please identify the model that you think is best suitable for the organization.? Justify your choice? What is the impact on implementing organizational change?

Compare the yen to the dollar and describe any trends you spot. What period of time would have been best for a U.S. company to enter the Japanese marketplace?Given current exchange rate conditions over the past ten months, do you think Japanese companies are increasing or decreasing their exporting efforts in the United States? Explain why or why not?2Describe how floating exchange rates relate to trade potential and economic strength of a country’s exports and imports.