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BUS 315 Inspiring Minds/newtonhelp.com
  • BUS 315 Week 1 Discussion 1 Three Major Concerns
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  • "Three Major Concerns" Please respond to the
    following
  • Analyze at least two major concerns for the
    federal government concerning the pricing of
    goods and services. Determine which major concern
    you believe is the most important to address, and
    provide a rationale for your response.

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  • BUS 315 Week 1 Discussion 2 Fair Pricing
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  • "Fair Pricing" Please respond to the following
  • Categorize at least two factors that VectorCal
    uses to determine a fair and reasonable price for
    the navigation system it is marketing to the
    government. Suggest key reasons why these two
    factors are important in determining the fair and
    reasonable prices for VectorCal's navigation
    systems. Support your response with one example
    of the importance of such factors.

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BUS 315 Inspiring Minds/newtonhelp.com
  • BUS 315 Week 2 Discussion 2 Fixed Price -vs-
    Cost-Reimbursement
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  • "Fixed Price -vs- Cost-Reimbursement" Please
    respond to the following 
  • Compare and contrast the fixed-price and
    cost-reimbursement for the VectorCal navigation
    system. Determine which type of costing mechanism
    best serves VectorCal's needs. Provide a
    rationale for your response.

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  • BUS 315 Week 3 Assignment 1 Proposal (2 Papers)
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  • This Tutorial contains 2 Papers
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  • Assignment 1 Proposal
  • Due Week 3 and worth 150 points 
  • Note Refer to scenarios and readings from
    previous weeks in order to complete this
    assignment. 
  • Imagine that you just created a new start-up
    company. You want to compete in the growing
    industry of drone navigation systems. VectorCal
    is the only major company in the field. You also
    want to be a leaner, faster version of a company
    that you view as being too slow and costly.

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BUS 315 Inspiring Minds/newtonhelp.com
  • BUS 315 Week 3 Discussion 1 Price Analysis
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  • "Price Analysis" Please respond to the following
  • Examine at least two purposes that price analysis
    serves to a company like VectorCal and to its
    product line. Support your answer with two (2)
    examples of companies that used price analysis to
    better serve their organizations.

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  • BUS 315 Week 3 Discussion 2 Best Use of Price
    Analysis
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  • "Best Use of Price Analysis.' Please respond to
    the following 
  • Examine all of the methods for performing a
    price analysis that VectorCal can use when
    creating its own price analysis, and then specify
    two to three (2-3) price analysis methods that
    would best serve VectorCal's needs. Explain your
    rationale.

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  • BUS 315 Week 4 Assignment 2 Price Analysis for
    the Navigation Systems (2 Papers)
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  • This Tutorial contains 2 Papers
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  • In order to complete this assignment, refer to
    the scenario from Assignment 1, as well as to the
    scenarios and readings from previous weeks.
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  • Write a  four (4) page paper in which you
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  • Analyze your companys cost classification for
    pricing of the navigation system. Defend your
    cost classification to the U.S. government.

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BUS 315 Inspiring Minds/newtonhelp.com
  • BUS 315 Week 4 Discussion 1 Classifications of
    Costs
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  • "Classifications of Costs" Please respond to the
    following
  • Diagram two to three (2-3) of the classifications
    for costs, and propose the value of each of these
    classifications in the production of the
    navigation system at VectorCal. Explain your
    decision for each classification chosen.

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  • BUS 315 Week 4 Discussion 2 Other Costs
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  • "Other Costs" Please respond to the following
  •  Determine the differences between overhead costs
    and G A costs in the production of VectorCals
    navigation systems overall. Analyze the role that
    each of these types of costs plays in the
    long-term production of VectorCals navigation
    systems. Justify your analysis.

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  • BUS 315 Week 5 Discussion 1 How to Forecast Costs
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  • "How to Forecast Costs" Please respond to the
    following
  • Infer the main reasons for the high number of
    government contracting invitations extended for
    the purpose of obtaining certified cost or
    pricing data. Speculate on why the invitation is
    the last item in the gathering of cost and
    pricing process. Justify your response.

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  • BUS 315 Week 5 Discussion 2 Certified Costs
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  • "Certified Costs" Please respond to the
    following
  • Imagine that a contracting office requests
    certified cost or pricing data related to your
    company, VectorCal. Speculate on what would
    happen to VectorCal in the long term if the cost
    or pricing data was defective or inaccurate.
    Provide a rationale for your response.

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BUS 315 Inspiring Minds/newtonhelp.com
  • BUS 315 Week 6 Assignment 3 Buy American
    Requirements (2 Papers)
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  • This Tutorial contains 2 Papers
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  • Assignment 3 Buy American Requirements
  • Due Week 6 and worth 240 points 
  • In order to complete this assignment, refer to
    the scenario from Assignment 1, as well as to the
    scenarios and readings from previous weeks. 
  • Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which
    you
  • Specify the main points of the Buy American
    Requirements in one (1) page or less.
  • Determine the substantive means by which the Buy
    American Requirements would benefit both
    VectorCal and your new company. Provide a
    rationale for the response.

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BUS 315 Inspiring Minds/newtonhelp.com
  • BUS 315 Week 6 Discussion 1 Labor Costs
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  • "Labor Costs" Please respond to the following
  • Identify at least two factors that VectorCal uses
    to determine its labor costs for the creation of
    the navigation system that it is marketing to the
    government. Specify key reasons why these two
    factors are important in determining the labor
    costs for VectorCals navigation systems. Support
    your response with one example of such importance.

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  • BUS 315 Week 6 Discussion 2 Work Breakdown
    Structure
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  • "Work Breakdown Structure" Please respond to the
    following
  • Compare and contrast work breakdown schedule
    (WBS) and Phase Diagram in terms of
    appropriateness and effectiveness for the
    VectorCal navigation system. Determine which
    method best serves VectorCals needs. Provide a
    rationale for your response.

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  • BUS 315 Week 7 Discussion 1 Indirect Costs
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  • "Indirect Costs" Please respond to the following
  • Predict VectorCals indirect costs based on the
    direct costs (e.g. direct labor, direct materials
    or both). Next, from the e-Activity provide two
    examples of companies with the same indirect
    costs that you predicted for VectorCal. Speculate
    on what the indirect costs of the existing
    companies bodes for the future of VectorCal.

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BUS 315 Inspiring Minds/newtonhelp.com
  • BUS 315 Week 7 Discussion 2 Direct Costs
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  • "Direct Costs" Please respond to the following
  • Examine the methods that VectorCal could use for
    estimating the direct costs. Next, specify two to
    three (2-3) ways in which VectorCal could control
    these costs. Explain your rationale.
  • Determine the manner in which VectorCal could
    estimate the future direct costs for at least ten
    potential line items related to the production of
    its navigation systems. Determine two to three
    (2-3) line items that could affect the direct
    costs the most. Justify your response.

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BUS 315 Inspiring Minds/newtonhelp.com
  • BUS 315 Week 8 Assignment 4 Analysis of Direct
    Costs (2 Papers)
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  • This Tutorial contains 2 Papers
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  • In order to complete this assignment, refer to
    the scenario from Assignment 1, as well as to the
    scenarios and readings from previous weeks.
  • Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which
    you
  • 1. Predict the main costs (e.g., labor cost,
    material cost) associated with the production of
    VectorCals drone navigation system. Provide a
    rationale for the response.

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  • BUS 315 Week 8 Discussion 1 Overhead Expenses
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  • "Overhead Expenses" Please respond to the
    following
  • From the-Activity, compare and contrast the
    manner in which VectorCal and other businesses
    that you researched analyze overhead
    costs.Selecttwo to three (2-3) methods that the
    businesses in question used for allocating costs
    for theanalysisof their overhead expenses.
    Explain your rationale.

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  • BUS 315 Week 8 Discussion 2 G A Expense
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  • "G A Expense" Please respond to the following
  • Specify several advantages of operating a small
    business when it comes to General and
    Administrative (GA) expenses. Determine the
    single most important advantage that you believe
    would benefit the small-business owner the most.
    Explain your answer.

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BUS 315 Inspiring Minds/newtonhelp.com
  • BUS 315 Week 9 Discussion 1 Facility Costs
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  • "Facility Costs" Please respond to the following
  • Suppose you have been working with the federal
    government for a period of time, and you decide
    to form a small company. Explain the difference
    between depreciation and the facilities capital
    cost of money. Specify the key advantages of
    having facilities capital cost of money as an
    allowable cost. Justify your response.

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  • BUS 315 Week 9 Discussion 2 Procedures of FCCOM
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  • "Procedures of FCCOM" Please respond to the
    following Describe two to three (2-3)
    circumstances in which facilities capital costs
    of money is an allowable cost. Determine the
    single most significant advantage of having
    facilities capital costs as an allowable cost
    under the circumstances you described. Support
    your response. Determine two to three (2-3)
    possible factors that could make facilities
    capital costs of money unallowable based on the
    information presented in Chapter 9. Present two
    to three (2-3) examples of instances where
    companies have made facility capital costs of
    money available.

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  • BUS 315 Week 10 Assignment 5 Federal Contracting
    Activities and Contract Types (2 Papers)
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  • This Tutorial contains 2 Papers
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  • Assignment 5 Federal Contracting Activities and
    Contract Types
  • Due Week 10 and worth 240 points 
  • Note Refer to scenarios and readings from
    previous weeks in order to complete this
    assignment.
  •  The Department of Defense plans to issue a
    400,000 government contract to a company that
    specializes in drone navigation technologies.

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  • BUS 315 Week 10 Discussion 1 Profit
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  • "Profit" Please respond to the following
  • Determine two to three (2-3) reasons why
    VectorCal may not always receive the exact amount
    of profit that it negotiated into its contract
    with the federal government. Predict two to three
    (2-3) outcomes VectorCal may experience as a
    result of not meeting the profit requirements
    specified in their government contract. Justify
    your response.

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BUS 315 Inspiring Minds/newtonhelp.com
  • BUS 315 Week 10 Discussion 2 NASA
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  • "NASA" Please respond to the following
  • Analyze the methods used by NASA in its
    structured profit approach, and speculate on how
    VectorCal could possibly use the same structured
    profit approach with their manufacturing
    operations. Support your analysis with examples
    of such an approach.

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BUS 315 Inspiring Minds/newtonhelp.com
  • BUS 315 Week 11 Discussion 1 Course Wrap-Up
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  • "Course Wrap-Up" Please respond to the following
  • Sum up two of the most important concepts you
    learned from this course and state how you might
    use these.
  • Identify someone in your life who would benefit
    from taking this course, and explain the reasons
    why.

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BUS 315 Inspiring Minds/newtonhelp.com
  • BUS 315 Week 11 Discussion 2 Looking Forward
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  • "Looking Forward" Please respond to the
    following
  •   Speculate on what technology might be able to
    do in 15 years to improve the contracting
    process. Hypothesize whether contracting with
    the government will be easier or more difficult
    in the future. Provide a rationale for your
    answer
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