Business Financing, Capital Solutions, Equipment Financing in the US December 26, 2018 In the past few years, it is remarkable how the overall business investment has been growing along with the American economy. Entrepreneurs with investments in various types of equipment are also striving to keep pace. A report by the U.S. Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation indicates that investment in equipment will expand with about 10% in the next three years. However, there may be external factors affecting the growth of these investments. Taxation will be one of the major issues when it comes to equipment financing. Primarily, this is where the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) comes into play. Changes to the Internal Revenue Code under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) will fuel investment in equipment. This Act was passed at the end of 2017 and has four provisions that will affect equipment financing. A decrease in tax rates Expansion of bonus depreciation Like-kind exchanges elimination Restrictions on interest deductions A decrease in tax rates The TCJA lowered the corporate income tax rate to 21…
SECTION 1 Academic research and the CCConline library: A case of about witchcraft prosecution in Europe Research is an integral part of student life. Students undergoing both full-time, part-time, and online programs require research to improve their knowledge and be able to prepare for assignments and exams. Accordingly, Colorado Community College has availed an online resource for research called the CCCOnline Library. The website is simple and self explanatory, therefore easy to use and navigate. Each student is also required to possess a username and password for the security of the online resource. In the event, a student is not able to use the online resource. The platform provides user support contact information, which may be useful for such persons. The online resources have a research database, research guides, open educational resources, library tutorials and library documents, and a provision for citation help. Research Database This section is organized for a student to access the resource without complications. It has a search section where students can use specific keywords to locate a resource. The…
INVENTORY MANAGEMENT ESSAY 2 Running head: INVENTORY MANAGEMENT ESSAY 1 Inventory Management Essay Name: Institution: Inventory Management Essay Evaluate the role their inventory plays in the company’s performance, operational efficiency, and customer satisfaction Apple business turns over its inventory averagely once in five days. Precisely, businesses mostly want to keep as little inventory as possible so as to minimize the risk in situations where these inventories might lack market. However, when a business manufactures few units, it then gives up is sales. In this respect, computer manufacturers always opt to maintain minimal inventory-on-hand proportion. Therefore, Apple Company sustains an average of about five day’s worth of inventory on hand for its products even during holiday seasons. Keeping fives days’ of inventory within the business is so significant. It is clear that Apple business maintains minimal inventories at hand compared to its competitors, such as Dell Company. Dell maintains its inventory for approximately one week. Certainly, Apple has been in a position to maintain these costs at…
APPLES AND CANCER 3 Running head: APPLES AND CANCER 1 Apples and Cancer Student’s name Affiliate institution Apples and Cancer The famous phrase “an apple a day keeps the doctor away” is proving its credibility. Many studies over the years suggest that one of the simplest ways to live a healthy life at the same time preventing the risk of getting certain illnesses and complications is eating two apples on a daily basis. Even though the ideology may sound farfetched but the fruit contains many ingredients that can be beneficial in preventing an individual from a wide range of life-threatening disorders. I agree with the ideas of an article on the daily mail by Pat Hagan titled “Apple a Day Cuts Chance of Five Types of Cancer: Fruit Eaters Found to Reduce Risk of Developing Lung, Bowl and Breast Tumors by up To a Quarter. ” The author implies that individuals taking at least an apple a…
THE CURRENT STATE OF CDC AGENCY 1 The Current state of CDC agency Name of student Institutional affiliation Date The Current state of CDC agency The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention knew as the CDC is a significant functioning component of the Department of Health and Human Services in the USA. CDC has the solemn mandate to protect Americans from any form of health aggression, safety issues and security threats affecting locally or foreign. Its roles are going to detect any diseases that start nationally or border either chronic, preventable, treatable pathogens or acute; treatable attacks mitigated or controlled. CDC also supports communities who are affected by epidemics across the world. Critical roles of this agency to the US health system are increasing health security of Americans. They advocate saving lives and protecting patients who are under health threats. The CDC mission is to conduct vital scientific research and the provision of health information to the public in association with new and dangerous health threats. The current issues, concerns and changes about the US health care systems include the…
Surname 2 Student’s Name: Instructor’s Name: Course: Date: Reasons for applying to the pre-law program More than ever before, law practice has proportionately evolved with the rate of modern socio-political change in the society, and as a result, it has become compatibly influential on how people live in the community. In other words, the law is an instrumental part of our lives as it helps us to distinguish between wrong and right in the society. Ideally, law and human life have become inseparable. Therefore, it’s not astonishing that a large number of students have started making U-turns about their career and started to enroll into law programs, where the majority of these applicants are either pushed by their parents or guardians. Logically, it doesn’t make sense for someone to be forced to enroll in programs such as law when they neither have passion and love for the law nor believe in the philosophical school of thought about the society’s existence and how it runs. This is the reason why I always feel that passion, motivation, and determination are some…
TITRATION OF CANINE DISTEMPER VIRUS (CDV) 2 Running Head: TITRATION OF CANINE DISTEMPER VIRUS (CDV) 1 Titration of Canine Distemper Virus (CDV) Your Name Your Professor Name Your Institution Titration of CDV by using Vero cell line The vast majority of the general human and animal viruses produce cytopathic impact in either cell lines which are frequently utilized in virology research laboratories. The infectivity titers of these infections can be determined successfully by infecting some of the cells with various dilutions of virus materials to determine the highest cells the t produce the cytopathic effect in more than half of the infected cells. The half endpoint weakening which for the situation is communicated as TCID 50/ml can be computed by utilizing Reed-Muench or Karber equation. Calculation of 50% endpoints In any biological determination of experimental values, the most reliable endpoint is one where there is more than half the number of cells from the total cells inoculated that shows the response and the other…
Surname 2 Student’s Name: Instructor’s Name: Course: Date: Reasons for applying to the pre-law program More than ever before, law practice has proportionately evolved with the rate of modern socio-political change in the society, and as a result, it has become compatibly influential on how people live in the community. In other words, the law is an instrumental part of our lives as it helps us to distinguish between wrong and right in the society. Ideally, law and human life have become inseparable. Therefore, it’s not astonishing that a large number of students have started making U-turns about their career and started to enroll into law programs, where the majority of these applicants are either pushed by their parents or guardians. Logically, it doesn’t make sense for someone to be forced to enroll in programs such as law when they neither have passion and love for the law nor believe in the philosophical school of thought about the society’s existence and how it runs. This is the reason why I always feel that passion, motivation, and determination are some…
APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION IN POSTGRADUATE STUDIES I believe my ambition to prosper in speech pathology will come through quality and relevant studies. This letter is purposely meant to convey my sincere request for admission into the Master of Speech Pathology program at the Southern University A&M College. Equipped with a bachelor degree in speech pathology I feel prepared to go to the next level. Since it is my calling career from my teenage, a master will edge me closer to achieving my passion for helping in the world of communication and swallowing disorders. My option to study speech pathology is based on my education background where I graduated from a bachelor degree in the same faculty. Since my ambition is to achieve the maximum potential to have an impact on the healthcare fraternity and mainly in the speech challenged members of our society, my bachelor degree lacks in practice requirements. To be a licensed pathologist requires one to have a post-graduate degree in the field. Thus to me a masters in speech pathology is my stepping stone to the next…
Application Security: Security Configuration Wizard What is SCW and how is it used? A creation of Microsoft, security configuration wizard is but a software program introduced to allow a user to change the default security settings of their computers. In the process of changing the settings, improvement of the system’s security by ensuring the configuration of all the servers therein with an identical security policy occurs. Since the products of Microsoft are meant for everyone and everyone do not use the same products, individuals customize their applications depending on the need hence configuring the system to the individual needs not only brings about enhanced security but also increases efficiency. In disabling the unnecessary components in Windows application including ports and other functions, the processes that run within the computer reduce significantly, consequentially increasing the available resources to run the operations that are needed by the user. Can SCW apply security policies to multiple servers at a time? Given that the servers concerned are alike, then SCW could configure security policies that apply to more than just one server. However functional…