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ost-Volume-Profit AnalysisIn this assignment, you will apply the concepts of CVP analysis learned in your. You will use CVP analysis to analyze a project of your choice to enable a prospective investor to decide if your project is worth investing in.Select a project, whether from work, an avocation, an entrepreneurial idea of your own, or your child’s lemonade stand on the corner. Identify the various costs required to execute the project and consider the revenue the project will generate. In a Power Point format, create a basic pro forma statement necessary to convince someone to provide the start-up costs of the project.To create a pro forma statement: 

A major influence on job performance is motivation. There are several theories explaining the concept of motivation (expectancy theory, ERG theory, reinforcement theory, etc.). Select one of the following three scenarios to use as a framework for your discussion. In your post, apply a specific motivational theory to one of the three scenarios. Complete an analysis of the motivational theory using the scenario as a framework for your discussion.Scenario A You are a manager at a manufacturing plant forced to reduce 25% of its workforce due to budget constraints caused in part by the increased prices of a raw material. The vast majority of the tasks once performed by employees are now outsourced to India. Consequently, your remaining workforce has suffered a significant lack of motivation. It is your task to move the remaining team forward under the current circumstances ensuring weekly quotas are reached and none of the production numbers suffer.Scenario B You are a call center representative working at a mortgage company struggling to keep up with the increased regulations and compliance guidelines imposed to better control this industry. Recently, a junior level manager was promoted to a Vice President (VP) position, much to the surprise of all the employees. The employee perception was that the promotion was unfair and that the chosen candidate lacks the experience and the “people skills” required to excel in the new role. The first few emails from the newly promoted VP set the stage for a less flexible, “numbers driven” environment, potentially negatively impacting employees’ work-life balance. You desperately need this job as a single parent raising three kids.Scenario C You have been employed at the same company for 20 years. You have come to terms with the fact that you have no promotional opportunities here and you are at a “dead end job.” You contemplated changing jobs a few times in the last few years, but some of the reasons you stay include a manageable work load, flexible work hours, friendly co-workers, and a supportive upper management team. Yet, you are not motivated to go above and beyond the expectations identified for your position and job description.Your initial post should be 250 to 300 words. Use this week’s lecture and the course text as a foundation for your initial post. Incorporate the following article into your discussion: . Review the Training in Action 1-3 scenario titled, “Training Needs in the Student Registration Office” in Chapter 1 of the Blanchard and Thacker (2013) text. Assume that you were hired to develop a training program for the Customer Service Representatives (CSRs) as described in the scenario. Identify four of the most important KSAs (Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes) a training program for the CSRs must address and include your reasoning for selecting these. Discuss the specific activities to be performed in the five phases of the training process model: Analysis Phase, Design Phase, Development Phase, Implementation Phase, and Evaluation Phase.Use this week’s lecture as a foundation for your initial post. Incorporate into your discussion the transfer of training concepts from the Jaidev and Chirayath (2012) article with an emphasis on pre-training, during-training, and post-training activities. Utilize concepts from the Develop a Training Plan video and the Blanchard and Thacker (2013) text in your discussion. Your initial post should be 250 to 300 words.    

Select a company or brand from which you buy frequently. In 1-2 pages, include the following:Submit your completed assignment to the drop box below. Please check the for specific due dates.Save your assignment as a Microsoft Word document. (Mac users, please remember to append the \”.docx\” extension to the filename.) The name of the file should be your first initial and last name, followed by an underscore and the name of the assignment, and an underscore and the date. An example is shown below:Jstudent_exampleproblem_101504

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4 Slide PowerPoint Presentation that contains images, bullets  with at least 150 words each in speaker notes.No plagiarism and at least 2 peer-viewed sources

Project description
Georges Thanksgiving Trip

George is invited by his sister, Dorothy, to attend a family reunion during the Thanksgiving weekend. Dorothy lives in Denver, NY, about 90 miles northeast of New York City. George lives in Washington, DC, about 215 miles south of New York City. George decides to visit Dorothy and to travel to her place by car.

The only problem is that road traffic during the Thanksgiving holidays is terrible along the East Coast of the United States. George would normally travel to Dorothys house by taking Interstate Highway 95. This is the major link connecting Washington and New York City. However, during Thanksgiving, the traffic on I-95 is usually bad, leading to major delays.

George decides to explore an alternate route to traveling to Dorothys. This route would be a few miles longer. Also, he would encounter a 60 mile segment of road in a rural area, and he would have to travel slowly on this segment. The good feature about the alternate route is that it is unlikely to suffer from Thanksgiving traffic.

A map showing the two routes to Dorothys house is offered in Figure 1.

Based on his experience in traveling along I-95 during Thanksgiving holidays, George has developed a good sense of the likelihood of delays that he can encounter on the journey. Table 1 shows the probability distributions he has created for all the segments of his trip to Dorothy for both the I-95 route and the alternate route.

Assignment

Using the information supplied in Figure 1 and Table 1, determine the expected amount of time it will take George to travel from Washington, DC to his sisters house, employing both the I-95 and alternate route. SHOW YOUR WORK, DEMONSRATING HOW YOU ARRIVED AT THE ANSWERS YOU PROVIDE.

Two routes to George sister\’s house:

Figure 1
Route 1:
George sister house upstate New York to Kingston 10 miles using Rural Road; Kingston to New York City 80 miles using highway; New York City to Baltimore 175 miles using highway ; Baltimore to George house Washington DC 40 miles using highway .

Route 2:
George sister house to East Branch 60 miles using Rural Road; East Branch to Binghamton 50 miles using highway ; Binghamton to Scranton 30 miles using highway ; Scranton to Baltimore 130 miles using highway ; Baltimore to George house 40 miles using highway .

Legend: Highway 70 MPH; Rural 40 MPH

Table 1
Probability Distributions for Travel Times on Journey
Regular Route (East Route)
Probability of achieving schedule, 10%, 20%, 30%, 40% longer than schedule
Segment
Washington-Baltimore 0.70.30.0 0.0 0.0
Baltimore-New York City 0.00.10.2 0.5 0.2
New York City-Kingston 0.10.20.3 0.3 0.1
Kingston-Sister\’s Home 0.80.20.0 0.0 0.0

Alternate Route (West Route)
Probability of achieving schedule, 10%, 20%, 30%, 40% longer than schedule
Segment
Washington-Baltimore0.7 0.30.0 0.0 0.0
Baltimore-Binghamton0.9 0.10.0 0.0 0.0
Binghamton-E Branch0.9 0.10.0 0.0 0.0
E Branch-Sister\’s Home0.8 0.20.0 0.0 0.0

 a 1000- to 1500-word paper that addresses the following subjects: What are the common sources of funding available to the entrepreneurs? Consider and explain each in great detail.

Create a journal entry of  500-750 words reflecting on what your life would have been like as an immigrant to the U.S. in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Be sure to include the physical, mental, and social issues you may have encountered.Use a minimum of three of the sources provided to support your journal entry and be sure to cite the sources.Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the GCU Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.