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Question a

Part 1

Task 1

Question a

The review shows that NR, NBH, and NCC made profits Q1 of $974,770, $250,000, and $221,660, respectively. However, NCC made a loss of $7,590 while NR and NBH making a profit of $784,030 and $223,50, respectively, in Q2. The group made a loss in two areas for Q3 for NBH and NCC recording $36,379 and $115,404 consecutively. NR profit improved in Q3 ($887,240) as compared to Q2, but Q1 remains an all-time high.

Question b

The impressive results in first because of the high occupancy rate for the three areas (NR-78%, NBH-68%, and NCC-20%). However, the three branches recorded a decrease in occupancy rate in Q2, which led to dropping in profit for NR (72%) and NBH (58%). NCC made a loss since its occupancy rate dropped 5%. NBH and NCC recorded a further drop in occupancy to 56% and 12%, respectively, for Q3 and thus a drastic increase in loss. However, NR recorded an increase in occupancy rate by 4% in Q3. It led to an improvement in its profitability as compared to Q2.

Question c

The revenue has consistently reduced for two areas (NCC and NBH) for the three quarters because of a reduction in occupancy rate. However, NR has recorded an inconsistent revenue trend, a drop in Q2, and an increase in Q3, with Q1 being the highest. On the other hand, the variable expenses recorded a consistent drop for all areas in the three quarters. However, the drop in revenue reduced group revenue despite a reduction in overall variable expenses for the three periods.

Question d

The Nara Group operates in the service industry and thus liable to Goods and Service Tax (GST). Therefore, the company is required to collect GST from consumers and send it to the Australian Taxation Office with a summary of business activity for GST liabilities and credit. Nara group will record tax liability of 10% for all its revenue.

Question e

To: executiveteam@naragroup.com.au

From: reviewer@gmail.com

Dear John Wayne,

I hope this email finds you and the Nara Group team in good health. I had a great time reviewing the company’s budget for three quarters of 2018. I have few areas for recommendation to ensure that the company achieves the targets for the financial year.

First, the company should increase its promotional and sponsorship activities during Q1 at initial dates to ensure that consumer awareness is achieved early. The promotion should remain active for the entire period regularly. However, the sponsorship should remain minimal and conducted at the end of each quarter to avoid an increase in expenses.

Thank you so much for the opportunity to provide my review input for your 2018 budget.

Kind regards,

M.K Taylor

Question f

Part 2

Question a

Revenue and Variable Cost

Fixed Cost

Question b

According to the sponsorship policy, Nara Group allows a maximum of $30,000 for sponsorship for each department. Therefore, NBH and NCC should spend $30,000 each for the sponsorship. Also, account $2,000 as a promotional material expense to increase the spending limit for the function.

Question c

Question d

Nursing – Responses. I was really impressed by the kind of relationships that nurses build with the residents.

Nursing

Name of Student

Name of Institution

Response

I was impressed by the kind of relationships that nurses build with the residents. The nurses know pretty well about the residents, their needs and level of care they require. According to the nurses, the medical system in the nursing home would be doomed without such relationship as they had with residents. Friendly residents turned out to be part of the nurses’ family, and this became clear upon death of these residents – the nurses typically cried over it. Sometimes the patients pee and spit upon the nurses but sometimes they love the nurses and always want a closer attention. The nurses preferred some patients than others. For instance, the dementia patients were the most loved by nurses. My experience at the nursing home made me realize that the dementia is not a scary ailment as I previously thought. Conversing with a dementia person is merely conversing with a person who is incoherent to some extent. The conversation could be much fun. However, the family of the patient could still hold sorrows at the sight of their once normal loved one. Some dementia patients have since forgotten even the basic activities like feeding, bathing and taking calls. I also observed that a significant number of deaths occur monthly – quite heartbreaking! One resident passed on in the arms of a nurse because the family had no means to handle it. Although the nurses do not naturally enjoy handling the residents, they have to do it because the job demands that.

Response to Question 1

The nursing profession is the most trusted and respected profession. Opinion leaders, for example, always put more weight on the information they receive from nurses. The public also hold dear the nursing profession because it is the difference between life and death in most cases. This perception has made me have influence in a number of ways. I have taken advantage of this reputation to contribute to nursing and health policies, owing to my membership at the nursing board in the hospital where I work. These policies are instrumental in reforming the healthcare system, which in turn positively affects many patients.

Response to Question 2

Being a nurse has not always been easy for me. However, I have learnt to endure the hardships that come with it. I always build close relationships with patients and discuss so much with them. This free atmosphere, as I have realized, enables patients to relieve stress and thoughts of despair. A relaxed mind is a valuable ingredient for quick recovery for a patient. I perceive quick recovery as a successful medical intervention and I feel proud when the patients I handle recover quickly.

Response to Question 3

Firstly, I have learnt that leadership comes from Jesus Christ. This principle is illustrated when Jesus called upon disciples to come with him, promising to convert them fishers of men. In essence, Jesus was molding the disciples into good leaders so that when he was no more, the people behind would be in safe hands. Secondly, I have learnt that I should use the unique qualities I have to influence other people positively. Everyone has some unique qualities, and they should use these qualities to influence others, not keeping silent with them. Lastly, I have gotten the difference between formal and informal authority. Those informal authorities should strive to change it into informal authority where people have confidence and trust in them due to their distinguished service, not simply as a matter of holding a position of leadership.

References

Boss, P. (2011). Loving Someone Who Has Dementia: How to Find Hope while Coping with

Stress and Grief. San Francisco: Jossey Bass

Joel, L. (2005). The Nursing Experience: Trends, Challenges, and Transitions. New York:

McGraw-Hill

Joel, L. (2011). Kelly’s Dimensions of Professional Nursing. New York: McGraw-Hill

Potter, P. A. and Perry, A. G. (2012). Fundamentals of Nursing. Missouri: Mosby

Swinton, J. (2014). Dementia. New York: Springer

Zerwekh, J. and Zerwekh, A. (2014). Nursing Today: Transition and Trends. New York:

Saunders

Question 13

Question 13

An individual is defined by their appearance, especially through the way one chooses to dress. In most cases, people have freedom to be who they are and express the same through clothing. However, social pressures limit the ability of a person to fully self-express. The discussion highlights instances of restricted clothing that are used as a form of social control. For example, prison rules on clothing are meant to create a new identity for prisoners. By creating a certain dress code, authorities in different areas of the society intend to control people. These social requirements on dressing are very restrictive. Since people create their individual identities through their appearance, restrictive clothing kills individual identity. Such scenarios are exemplified by fascist cultures that require women to dress in a specific way. Overall, clothing is important because they not only allow a person to create an identity, but also to reveal this identity to others in the society.

Question 14

Clothes are not just the garments I wear but the intended and unintended modification to my appearance. I believe that the many definitions of identity must include the organized set of features that reveal various aspects who I am. The clothes I wear is a way to communicate my identity including gender, race, sexuality, religion, and other factors including social class. Therefore, I find that my appearance is reflective of my personal and social identity, aspects that are revealed by the way I present myself to others through my clothing and sense of dressing.

Clothes are what I do to my body in order to maintain, regulate, and change my outward look. I define dressing as the act of putting on clothes as well as taking certain measures to improve my own appearance. I use my dressing to create an identity in line with where I am and how I want to be identified. I usually dress and act differently in response to my circumstances or situations depending on whether or not my identity is dominant in the setting. This is a revelation of the fact that my identity is negotiated.

From my own experience, I think my own identity is continually negotiated and changed depending on the social context rather than being static. In particular, as a person who identify with a number of marginalized identities, my dressing must always show each of the identities I bear. My appearance reflects my personal and social identity because it reveals to people who I am or what I want them to know about me through my dressing.

In a way, my own appearance affects my personal identity because physical appearance is the initial and a lasting impression others get of me. I want people to perceive me exactly as I see fit. For example, when meeting a client, I want him/her to see my seriousness by dressing formally and professionally. I make sure that I always dress in a manner that communicates my identity so that what I see myself to be is also reflected in how the society perceives me.

In summary, there is a deep connection between clothing and the creation of an identity. Clothes not only create an identity to others but also to the individual. Without a doubt, the clothes I wear and how I wear them is a modification of my identity to conform to various situations. After all, I am what I wear and how I present myself to others.

Question 15

Doc Martens is an example of a product that has come to represent symbolic meaning in either conforming or rebelling against norms.

Question 16

Inability to speak a language causes confusion, is frustrating, and embarrassing.

Question 17

According to a recent census, more than 67 percent of the workforce is employed in agriculture, 15 percent are factory workers, and 18 percent in services.

Question 18

After reading all the explanations and completing all the exercises, you will be a better writer.

Question 19

The results of racism will always be negativity, unfairness, and injustice.

Question 20

In order to succeed in this economy, small businesses must show creativity, innovation, and flexibility.

Question 21.

Susana baby-sits for her neighbor who has five children.

Question 22.

The girls living next door are really nice.

Question 23.

My sister’s son just went away to college making her feel lonely

Question 24

The company’s headquarters are in Boston with offices overseas.

Question 25

I don’t know when the meeting was scheduled.

Question 26

She wants to know whether I should send the letter

Question 27

Mark Twain loved industrial inventions but he lost a fortune investing in them

Question 28

Relaxation can be difficult to learn so some people do seek help.

Question 29

Teachers don’t like it when you read while they are trying to teach and especially when don’t like it when you talk while they are teaching.

Question 30

Joshua pleaded with his mother but she would not give him any money.

Question 31

Mark Twain was one of the first three people in his city to own a telephone but there was practically no one to talk to so he never really liked this new gadget.

Question 32

The wind was blowing so hard that the tree in our front yard fell over.

Question 33

It is difficult and expensive to travel to the Arctic Circle but worth the effort.

Question 34

Since our guests had arrived, we decided not to leave the house.

Question 35

The train took us an hour but Peter drove and arrived in thirty minutes.

Question 36

Severally, I went to the front desk requesting our room be given maid service without success.

Question 37

As the sun sank lower in the sky, the colors gradually faded.

Question 38

Eating pizza or anything with tomato sauce in it makes me feel ill.