Most organizations that obtain and review the criteria for the baldrige award never actually apply for the award. explain and discuss how the award criteria can form the basis for continuous improvement within an organization. if you – as quality engineer – were assigned to "implement" the criteria within your company, how would you go about it, and how long do you think it would take.

Problem 9-5. net present value and taxes [lo 1, 2] penguin productions is evaluating a film project. the president of penguin estimates that the film will cost $20,000,000 to produce. in its first year, the film is expected to generate $16,500,000 in net revenue, after which the film will be released to video. video is expected to generate $10,000,000 in net revenue in its first year, $2,500,000 in its second year, and $1,000,000 in its third year. for tax purposes, amortization of the cost of the film will be $12,000,000 in year 1 and $8,000,000 in year 2. the company’s tax rate is 35 percent, and the company requires a 12 percent rate of return on its films. required what is the net present value of the film project? to simplify, assume that all outlays to produce the film occur at time 0. should the company produce the film?

Given the following information, calculate the savings ratio: liabilities = $25,000 liquid assets = $5,000 monthly credit payments = $800 monthly savings = $760 net worth = $75,000 current liabilities = $2,000 take-home pay = $2,300 gross income = $3,500 monthly expenses = $2,050 multiple choice 2.40% 3.06% 34.78% 33.79% 21.71%

Identify the level of the literature hierarchy for u. s. gaap to which each item belongs