Macy’s Annual Report (10K) for thefiscal year ending 2013. http://www.macysinc.c

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Macy’s Annual Report (10K) for thefiscal year ending 2013.
http://www.macysinc.com/Assets/docs/for-investors/annual-report/2013_ar.pdf
REQUIRED: SHOWCALCULATIONS/NUMBERS USED IN CALCULATIONS AND LABEL ACCORDINGLY. USE 2 DECIMAL PLACES)
USE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
Calculate the following:
1) Current ratio, briefly explain what your finalanswer means
2) Quick ratio, briefly explain what your final answermeans
3) Inventory turnover, briefly explain what your finalanswer means
4) Debt ratio, briefly explain what your final answermeans
5) Receivables turnover, briefly explain what yourfinal answer means
6) Vertical analysis of the most current period’scurrent assets
7) Horizontal analysis of total revenue
8) Horizontal analysis of net income (use 2 or 3 years)

An economist claims, based on an econometric study, that high profits in a certa

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An economist claims, based on an econometric study, that high profits in a certain industry are explained by that industry’s high Herfindahl- Hirschman Index (HHI). If you felt, based on your knowledge of the industry that this claim were untrue, what critical questions could you ask about the HHI used for the study?

Hotelling’s model has been used to describe differentiation in the political “ma

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Hotelling’s model has been used to describe differentiation in the political “market.” Suppose that 100 voters are evenly arrayed between the extreme left and the extreme right on the political spectrum, and that all voters vote, and they always vote for the candidate closest to them on this spectrum. The numbers on this spectrum represent the number of voters lying to the left of the number. So, at the midpoint, fifty voters lie to the left and fifty to the right. At the extreme right end, all 100 voters lie to the left.

Assignment 1: Identification Techniques View a video introduction to the Assignm

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Assignment 1: Identification Techniques
View a video introduction to the Assignment by selecting here. Be sure to adjust your audio settings. A transcript of this video presentation is available in Course Resources.
Unit 1 Assignment: Identification Techniques
Unit outcomes addressed in this Assignment:
List important discoveries in microbiology and their importance
Discuss the classification schema
Select appropriate microscopic method to study different types of microorganisms
Course outcome assessed with this Assignment:
HS320-3: Select appropriate methods to study microorganisms.
Instructions
In an essay, describe the various mechanisms utilized within the field of microscopy for studying microbes.
Be sure to include the appropriate staining techniques.

Please find attached the assignment details. There are 3 problems… 1. Prepare

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Please find attached the assignment details. There are 3 problems…
1. Prepare the following four separate schedules in which you compare the budget-to-actual results and compute the budget variance. You need to present only the total revenues, total expenditures, and excess of revenues over expenditures.
a. Actual results on a budget basis to the amended budget
b. Actual results on a budget basis to the original budget
c. Actual results as would be reflected in the financial statements to the amended budget restated so that it is on a financial reporting basis 
d. Actual results as would be reflected in the financial statements to the original budget restated so that it is on a financial reporting basis
2. The county executive has boasted that the ‘‘better than anticipated results’’ (based on the comparison of the schedule that appears in the financial statements) are evidence of ‘‘sound fiscal management and effective cost controls’’ on the part of the county administration. Do you agree?
3. Which of the three schedules best demonstrates legal compliance? Explain. 4. Which schedule best demonstrates effective manage- ment? Explain.