Essay 1 task description

What follows is a scenario from which you are required to make a choice for Jane Cortez. While you are required to use the information given to you within the course, please do not focus entirely on one aspect. As a consultant you are required to establish the different options for Jane Cortez and ‘Naranjas’

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Jane Cortez looked out over ‘Naranjas’, her orange groves farms and wondered which direction she should take. She had been offered two different proposals for her fruit, and despite wanting to support both opportunities, only one could be considered and she had to make the decision very soon.

Jane grew both navel and valencias oranges on her property in the Riverina district. This meant that her crops were always in season from June to February. Plus, she had started experimenting with a few different varieties, but navel and valencias were the mainstay. Jane had been very successful over the years, but the drought in the last 10 years had severely impacted the property. She had a substantial mortgage over the property and the amount of money that she was receiving for her crops was not enough to cover the interest payments of her mortgage.

Jane was considering two options:

1. Sell all her produce to an overseas broker. This was an attractive option while the currency stayed low, but any appreciation of the Australian dollar upwards might mean that not all her product might be taken. In fact, sometimes it would not sell at all, if the buyers thought the price was too high. This risk made Jane a little nervous, but it did offer her the ability to experiment with different varieties, which may end up more profitable in the future.
2. The other option was to sell her crops to the local juice factory. This was a set price for her product and it just covered the mortgage, but it did mean that Jane could not experiment with the oranges, because that cost money.

Jane could hear a car in the distance, Bill and Bob Jones were coming to discuss the alternatives. She went inside to prepare the tea and scones that she knew they enjoyed.

A few minutes later the car pulled up outside the property and Bill and Bob got out. Jane liked Bill and Bob, they didn’t say much, but she valued their opinion.

Jane: Come on up, I have some tea and scones for both of you.

Bob: Excellent, we could do with that.

Bill: Definitely, and then we can discuss your dilemma.

After the tea and scones, they all turned their attention to Jane’s problem. What surprised Jane was that Bill and Bob had differing ideas. Bill was far more interested in Jane going with the overseas broker, whereas Bob thought she should go with the juice factory.

Bill: Since the Corona virus, oranges are in high demand as vitamin C is closely associated with a stronger immune system. This demand is across the world and I think you should go with the overseas broker. They are potentially offering a higher price. The last I heard they were offering $550 per ton of fruit and you have around 2000 tons. That would be a substantial revenue for you for this years’ harvest.

Bob: Bill, I think you are ignoring the fact that $550 per tonne is based on two things, one is that the fruit will qualify to be Class 1 fruit, and I am sure your fruit is Jane, but you never know. And second, the Australian exchange rate remaining low. We know that if the currency moves, the KCT market will balk at the prices they would have to pay.

Jane: What is the KCT market?

Bob: It is the biggest market for the area and is made up of Korea, China and Thailand (KCT). And what’s more Bill is that the market could be priced out if the currency keeps shifting. You remember when the Australian dollar was $1.10 to the USD. That was a great time to buy anything in American dollars, but it just about killed our markets here.

Bill: Bob, I think you are being negative, the dollar hasn’t shifted like that for a long time. Plus, the Chinese side of KCT is very big. Austrade have said that the market in China has tripled in a few years.  The ChAFTA –  China Australia Free Trade Agreement – has mean that the tariff is dropping substantially, and given that we are in a different season to China, Australian producers may be more competitive when compared to other parts of the world….you should look into this!

Bob: Maybe Bill, but I think Jane would be better off going with the juice factory. I know the price is $350 per tonne, but it is solid and she will keep getting paid every year. It is an offer for five years isn’t it Jane?

Jane: Yes, five years, and possibly more, though I would hope the price would increase by then!

Bill: Bob, I heard that juicing of oranges is not a good option, even the major supermarkets are finding that the community is moving away from juicing. Fresh fruit is considered better. Plus, even if the broker’s price was $450 per tonne of fruit, that is $100 better than the juice factory price.

Bob: Bill, fresh fruit is always better, but you are talking about frozen concentrate to make up juice, and a lot of that comes from imports. The market here is supporting using Australian juice, look at Nudie for example, they are supporting local farmers and they are not putting sugar in the fruit. Anyway, you are ignoring the fact that the brokers may not buy any of her fruit, especially if the Brazilians come in to the market. They just have to undercut the price, and the brokers won’t be able to buy Jane’s fruit. Juicing is the way to go.

Bill and Bob just sat and looked at each other.

Bob: Jane, we are never going to agree. I think Bill will agree, that you need to get some professional advice, what do you reckon Bill?

Bill: Couldn’t agree more! Anyway Bob, we had better get going and look to our own crops. I am sorry we didn’t give you much insight, but I am sure that the consultant will be useful. When you have decided, let us know and when can come around for some more tea and scones!

As they stood up to leave, Bill put down some references for Jane to look at to assist choosing a consultant.

After Bill and Bob had left Jane looked at the sites that Bill had left, and she had to laugh, and thought Bill you are pushing the brokers. Nevertheless, she would give these to the consultant, but she knew that they would have to look beyond these to get a better picture of what her options would be.

Task

You are hired as consultant by Jane to examine her situation and then write a short evaluation in essay format. The essay should evaluate both options (see in the brief above) and then conclude with a clear and well-justified recommendation for Jane.  

In the essay you must:

1. write a succinct introduction;
2. critically evaluate the two options; and
3. conclude with a well-justified recommendation.

Please note: Jane has provided some initial research on the topic for you – see below, however you are expected to conduct your own research to make your arguments persuasive.

• https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2018-10-19/another-record-year-for-citrus-industry/10388240
• https://citrusaustralia.com.au/growers-industry/juice
• https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-02-26/orange-juice-in-bottles-under-threat-in-australia/12001156
• https://www.austrade.gov.au/australian/export/free-trade-agreements/fta-case-studies/aussie-oranges-squeeze-into-chinas-citrus-market

Critical thinking is a key component of the exercise and we are looking for originality of thought. In so doing, you must draw on additional research from other reliable English language sources, especially peer-reviewed academic journal articles and, if applicable, relevant industry, government and non-government publications.

By way of guidance, it is recommended that your essay should spend:

1. Roughly 80 words on introduction;
2. 450-600 words on critically evaluating the argument(s), like advantages, disadvantage;
3. 80-120 words on a conclusion.
4. Your essay must include a reference list.

This Essay task should not exceed 1,100 words in length, including in-text references, reference list, and any text in tables, diagrams, etc. Your essay must also contain a reference list, which is also included in the word count. The essay must be submitted in .doc or .docx format. The essay must be properly referenced in accordance with the American Psychological Association (APA) 6th edition style

. Which is a common childhood fear associated with early school age?

A. Fear of authority

B. Fear of thunder and lightning

C. Fear of monsters and the dark

D. Fear of strangers

2. Lily, 4 is overly familiar with adults she never met before. One day she actually started leaving a store with a man who talk to her in a friendly way and didn’t look back when her mother called back to stop her. Given this information, Lily might have

A. reactive attachment disorder

B. social anxiety disorder

C. disinhibited social engagement disorder

D. conduct disorder

3. In adolescents, the most common comorbid association with depression include all of the following, except

A. Intellectual disabilities

B. substances and eating disorder

C. ADHD

D. behavior disorder

4. Which of the following is true regarding childhood depression?

A. Females exhibit more depressive symptoms than males at this age.

B. Symptoms include poor academic, irritability, and poor social skills

C. Male exhibits more depressive symptoms than females at this age

D. Parenting is not related to depression at this age level

5. Carey had separation anxiety disorder as a child. In her teens, what disorder is she most vulnerable to?

A. Panic attacks

B. Obsessive compulsive disorder

C. Social phobia

D. Generalized anxiety order

6. Which of the following is not among the disorders that are reported to be comorbid with obsessive compulsive disorder?

A. Tourette’s

B. ADHD

C. Disruptive behavior disorders

D. Bipolar disorder

7. It has been found that 82% of children with OCD have families high in

A. expressed motion

B. passive parenting style

C. maternal influence

D. authoritarian parenting style

8. Marcy, 7, fears that something dreadful will happen to her mother if she leaves home. She refuses to go to school and is having nightmares, so she can’t sleep alone. Marcy most likely suffers from

A. generalized anxiety disorder

B. panic disorder with agoraphobia

C. social phobia

D. separation anxiety disorder

9.  Which of the following did Kovac and colleagues (1988) discover about the depressed children in their longitudinal study?

A. If children has conduct disorder as well as depression, the conduct disorder remained, but the depression dissipated as they go older.

B. Children who has depression earlier grew out of it in their teens.

C. Long-term outcomes for children with depression and conduct disorder were no different than outcomes for children with depression without conduct disorder.

D. Almost one quarter of their sample had evidence of combined depression and conduct disorder by the time the study was completed.

10. What are the three most common comorbid disorders for children with depression?

A. PTSD, panic disorder, and OCD

B. Bipolar disorder, learning disorder, and anxiety disorders

C. Behavior disorders, ADHD, and anxiety disorders

D. ADHD, social phobia, and anxiety disorder

11. In the 1970’s, the prevailing concept of depression in children was that

A. children experienced anaclitic depression because of a lack of contact comfort

B. depression in children was temporary

C. children’s brain are simply too inexperienced to be depressed.

D. depression in children was demonstrated as a wasting away or marasmus.

12. Choose the correct example of selective mutism.

A. Rayvon’s teacher says, “He hears only what he wants to hear.”

B. Carlotta, 5, is developmentally normal but has not begun speaking yet.

C. Jenny is extremely reluctant, even unwilling, to speak in public.

D. A brain injury left left Greg unable to make speech sound

13. In their comparative study of social phobias in teens and adults, Hoffman and colleagues found

A. no evidence to support the idea of phobia subtypes

B. like adults, teens also experienced the generalized subtype of social phobia

C. like adults, teens rated informal speaking as more fearful than formal speaking.

D. teens who experienced a speaking phobia were likely to have a comorbid disorder

14. Compared to adults, children with obsessive compulsive disorder are more likely to engage

A. in obsessions rather than compulsions.

B. classmates in ritualists play

C. family members in their rituals

D. In safety rituals

15. What are the four systems for subtyping bipolar disorder

A. Age of onset, nature of episodes, clinical phenotypes, and comorbid association

B. Intensity of symptoms, length of cycles, clinical phenotypes, and comorbid association

C. Family history, response to previous treatment, purity of episodes, and ability to control behavior

D. Age of onset, family history, intensity of symptoms, and length of cycles

16. Which of the following has been implicated in the etiology of obsessive compulsive disorder?

A. Under-activation of the caudate nuclei

B. Low levels of serotonin

C. Above-average intelligence

D. left-handedness

17. Which of the following disorders appears under Disorders First Diagnosed in Infancy and Childhood in the DSM-IV-TR?

A. Type ll Diabetes

B. Obsessive compulsive disorder

C. Separation anxiety disorder

D. Specific phobia

18. Which of the following parental factors increase the risk for child maltreatment?

A. Gender

B. Religious affiliation

C. Poverty

D. Race

19. What an important feature of the temper outbursts shown in disruptive mood dysregulation disorder?

A. They happens only when the child wakes up

B. They happen only at home

C. They occur once a week or so

D. They’re developmentally inappropriate

20. According to Ollendick and King, the best treatment for phobic disorders in children involves

A. participant modeling and reinforced practice.

B. replacement and displacement

C. anti-anxiety medications and cognitive therapy

D. denial and hypnosis