Research Paper Instructions

In Module/Week 8, you will submit a 10–12-page paper (not including the title page, abstract, and reference page) in current APA format in which the May-Can-Should (How) approach is applied in an in-depth fashion to a policy issue of your choice.

Instead of focusing on just one policy analysis proposal, you must discuss 2, and only 2, pieces of legislation for solving your chosen policy problem. Accordingly, you must pay close attention to the grading rubric and use the Research Paper Template to properly format your paper. Both documents are provided. Also note the Policy Brief vs. Final Paper comparison document for clarification on the similarities and differences between the Final Paper and the Policy Brief.

You must include citations from:

1. All of the required reading presentations from Modules/Week 1–2,

2. The course texts, and

3. 15–20 additional scholarly sources. 

4. Please feel free to use the following link for the purposes of additional research. Not all of the sources in this link are necessarily considered “peer reviewed” or “schoalrly”, but it is a good start.Textbook Readings

• Kraft & Furlong: ch. 12
• Monsma: chs.10–12

• Textbook Readings
•  Presentation: From Cold War to the War on Terrorism
•  Presentation: Implications of 9/11
•  Presentation: Homeland Security and Criminal Justice
•  Presentation: Completing the Financial Analysis Portion of the Research Paper

Below are some presentations for each facet of the May-Can-Should analysis.  They are all relatively short presentations which you can review individually as needed:

1. Defining the Problem
2. May: Biblical
3. May: Constitutional
4. Can
5. Should

• Textbook Readings
• Presentation: Introduction to the Study of Public Policy and Analysis
• Presentation: Worldview Implications for Policy Analysis
• Presentation: Progressivism and Policy Analysis

• Textbook Readings
• Presentation: May-Can-Should – Foundations for Policy Analysis
• Article: Biblical Principles of History and Government
• Presentation: Biblical Principles of Government and Criminal Justice
• Article: May-Can-Should Summary

Online Exam 3

Question 1

5 / 5 points

Which of the following will result in a future value greater than $100?

Question options:

PV = $50, r = an annual interest   rate of 10%, and n = 8 years.

PV = $75, r = an annual interest   rate of 12%, and n = 3 years.

PV = $90, r = an annual interest   rate of 14%, and n = 1 year.

All of the future values are   greater than $100.

Question 2

5 / 5 points

Your university is running a special offer on tuition. This year’s tuition cost is $18,000. Next year’s tuition cost is scheduled to be $19,080. The university offers to discount next year’s tuition at a rate of 6% if you agree to pay both years’ tuition in full today. How much is the total tuition bill today if you take the offer?

Question options:

$18,000

$34,981

$37,080

$36,000

Question 3

0 / 5 points

Which of the following formulas is correct for finding the present value
of an investment?

Question options:

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<p> PV = FV × (1 +   r)ⁿ</p>

<p> PV =   FVⁿ × (1 + r)</p>

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Question 4

5 / 5 points

Gasoline cost $.10 per gallon in 1930. Over the next 60 years, the price rose at an average rate of 4.42% per year. Based on this information, what was the average price of a gallon of gas in 1990?

Question options:

$1.34 per gallon

$1.53 per gallon

$2.65 per gallon

$2.75 per gallon

Question 5

5 / 5 points

You won the state lottery and took the payout as a $1,283,475 lump sum today. Your spouse has decided that you need to invest this money for the next 10 years and can expect it to earn an average annual rate of return of 7.18%. If this comes to pass, how much money will be in the account at the end of the period?

Question options:

$8,471,253

$2,567,586

$1,920,388

$1,890,471

Question 6

5 / 5 points

You could double your money in about 9 years if you could earn an annual rate of return of what? Use the Rule of 72 to determine your answer.

Question options:

You would need to earn an annual   rate of return of about 12%.

You would need to earn an annual   rate of return of about 10%.

You would need to earn an annual   rate of return of about 8%.

There is not enough information to   answer this question.

Question 7

5 / 5 points

A two-year investment of $200 is made today at an annual interest rate of 6%. Which of the following statements is true?

Question options:

The PV is $178.

The FV is $224.

The FV is $224.72.

This question is irrelevant   because there are no two-year investments that earn an average of 6% per   year.

Question 8

5 / 5 points

An investment promises a payoff of $195 two and one-half years from today. At a discount rate of 7.5% per year, what is the present value of this investment?

Question options:

$162.03

$162.75

$169.47

There is not enough information to   answer this question.

Question 9

5 / 5 points

A two-year investment of $200 is made today at an annual interest rate of 6%. Which of the following statements is true?

Question options:

The future value would be greater   if the interest rate was higher.

The present value would be greater   if the interest rate was higher.

The future value would be greater   if the interest rate was lower.

The future value does not change   as the interest rate changes.

Question 10

5 / 5 points

Which of the following investments has a larger future value: Investment A—a $1,000 investment earning 5% per year for 6 years, or Investment B—a $500 investment earning 10% per year for 6 years, with a bonus of an extra $500 added at the end of the sixth year?

Question options:

Investment B, with a future value   of $1,386.

Investment A, with a future value   of $1,386.

Investment A, with a future value   of $1,340.

The investments have equal value.

Question 11

5 / 5 points

Which of the following actions will increase the present value of an investment?

Question options:

Decrease the interest rate.

Decrease the future value.

Increase the amount of time.

All of the above will increase the   present value.

Question 12

5 / 5 points

A $100 deposit today that earns an annual interest rate of 10% is worth how much at the end of two years? Assume all interest received at the end of the first year is reinvested the second year.

Question options:

$100

$120

$121

$122

Question 13

5 / 5 points

In 1970, before the era of major league baseball free agency, the minimum player salary was $12,000. In 1975, the minimum salary was $16,000. What was the average annual growth in the minimum salary in major league baseball over those five years?

Question options:

13.40%

2.67%

5.92%

15%

Question 14

5 / 5 points

Which of the following is the correct formula for calculating the future value?

Question options:

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<p> FV = PV × (1 +   r)ⁿ</p>

<p> PV = FV × (1 +   r)ⁿ</p>

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Question 15

5 / 5 points

In your first year out of college, you hope to earn $50,000 per year. How many years will you have to work until you earn $100,000 if your income increases at a rate of 10% per year? Use the Rule of 72 to determine your answer.

Question options:

You would need to work for just   over 5 years to reach an income level of $100,000 per year.

You would need to work for just   over 6 years to reach an income level of $100,000 per year.

You would need to work for just   over 7 years to reach an income level of $100,000 per year.

You would need to work for just   over 8 years to reach an income level of $100,000 per year.

Question 16

5 / 5 points

Rory has $2,500 but needs $5,000 to purchase a new golf cart. If he can invest his money at a rate of 12% per year, approximately how many years will it take the money in Rory’s account to grow to $5,000? Use the Rule of 72 to determine your answer.

Note: The golf cart’s price may have changed by the time Rory’s account reaches a value of $5,000.

Question options:

2 years

4 years

6 years

8 years

Question 17

5 / 5 points

Which of the following investments has a larger future value? A $100 investment earning 10% per year for 5 years, or a $100 investment earning 5% per year for 10 years?

Question options:

An investment of $100 invested at   10% per year for 5 years because it has a future value of $161.05.

An investment of $100 invested at   10% per year for 5 years because it has a future value of $162.89.

An investment of $100 invested at   5% per year for 10 years because it has a future value of $161.05.

An investment of $100 invested at   5% per year for 10 years because it has a future value of $162.89.

Question 18

5 / 5 points

Your production manager informs you that currently the firm is producing 1,438 heating units per month but has plans to increase production at a rate of 5% per month until the firm is producing 3,000 units per month. How many months will this take?

Question options:

27.33 months

15.07 months

14 months

There is not enough information to   answer this question.

Question 19

5 / 5 points

Your aunt places $13,000 into an account earning an interest rate of 7% per year. After 5 years the account will be valued at $18,233.17. Which of the following statements is correct?

Question options:

The present value is $13,000, the   time period is 7 years, the present value is $18,233.17, and the interest   rate is 5%.

The future value is $13,000, the   time period is 5 years, the principal is $18,233.17, and the interest rate is   7%.

The principal is $13,000, the time   period is 5 years, the future value is $18,233.17, and the interest rate is   7%.

The principal is $13,000, the time   period is 7 years, the future value is $18,233.17, and the interest rate is   5%.

Question 20

5 / 5 points

__________ is simply the interest earned in subsequent periods on the interest earned in prior periods.

Question options:

Quoted interest

Anticipated interest

Simple interest

Compound interest

Only resources listed in the attached word doc may be uses. The paper must be written to the rubric in the attached PDF file.

Supplier Selection Report

Assume you are chief executive officer (CEO) of a company that will develop products used in laboratory testing. Together with your chief science officer (CSO), you will need to develop a supplier base to deliver the following materials:

· Muscles from turkey legs

· Hearts from pigs

· Alligator claws

· Corn leaves

· Kelp from Chesapeake Bay

These materials must be purchased in raw form as personnel at your company will process the materials in a proprietary way based on customer requirements for your products. Describe how you will (a) locate suppliers who can provide these materials reliably and in high volumes, (b) assess the potential suppliers’ capabilities to meet your requirements, (c) determine the evaluative criteria for the suppliers once they begin to deliver. Also, discuss the benefits and costs of buying from multiple suppliers or establishing a contract for long-term supply. Make sure you rely on resources from the first three weeks of the class.

Required Formatting of Assignment #1:

This report should be double spaced, 12-point font, and three to four pages in length excluding the title page and reference page

Third person writing is required. Third person means that there are no words such as “I, me, my, we, or us” (first person writing), nor is there use of “you or your” (second person writing). If uncertain how to write in the third person, view this link: http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/first-second-and-third-person.

Contractions are not used in business writing, so you are expected NOT to use contractions in writing this assignment. 

Title page

Use headings to help organize the paper

Use APA formatting for in-text citations and reference page. You are expected to paraphrase and not use quotes. Deductions will be taken when quotes are used and found to be unnecessary.

The expectation is that you provide a robust use of the course readings. No other books besides the course eBook can be used. When using a source document, the expectation is that the information is cited and referenced with a page or paragraph number.