...FOT-320 | R&D Investment Decision | Memo to Claude Boucher – Director of Research and Development | In recent months, Brilux customers have hinted that combining ARTRAN, our flagship optical data service platform, with a new fibre optic transportation product would increase the market appeal of the Brilux portfolio. The investment required to bring this product (tentatively dubbed FOT-320) to market is still uncertain but clearly represents a major investment. Moreover, developing FOT-320 will tie up valuable human resources for twelve to eighteen months. . This memo attempts to provide numerical analysis of the variables associated with development costs and projected sales revenue to support a decision.Using the data given, we have built a simulation model that takes into account all of the variables and their uncertainty. The model predicts, using randomly generated values of the uncertainties, a cost of development and production (including the chance of failed customer testing) and a revenue volume (if the simulation leads to commercialization). These two amounts are compared and if the revenues (in 2002 dollars) are greater or equal to the costs, the simulation is deemed to favour the investment in developing FOT-320.The results of ten thousand such simulations were tabulated and the data indicates a 55% likelihood of successful return on investment (20% ROI, pre-tax). Our recommendation, then, is to invest the capital and resources necessary to develop...
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...A report is long document or a document that contains numerical data. But some organizations one or two page memos also called report. In others, PowerPoint slides printed out on paper can be viewed as reports. According to Locker, we must use the following steps in writing reports. 1. We must use time efficiently: Plan in advance how much time it is available to research and complete the report. It is helpful to draw up a timeline and set planning goals. 2. We must analyze the data and information: When analyzing our topic, we must ask ourselves series of questions, such as who is the intended audience for the report, and what do they want to know? What is the purpose of the report? For example, information reports collect data for the reader, analytical reports interpret data but do not recommend any action, and recommendation reports recommend action or a solution. (Locker, 2006). The following reports are good example of information, analytical, or recommendations reports depending on what they provide: Trip Report can share what the author learned at a conference or during a visit. Progress Report an academic report on how and why something has changed over time. Recommendation Report a report on how practical a proposal is. Credit Report s can simply summarize applicant’s income. Accident report is a report describing how someone was hurt or something was damaged 3. Organize the information: Organize these ideas into a preliminary plan, grouping related...
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...Evaluating Business Communication Kathy Waggoner BCOM/230 March 23, 2015 Christa Deeden Evaluating Business Communication The assignment for this week was to write a report on the types of business communication to use based on the accounting scenario. Since there was no collaboration by the learning team, this report is based solely on the opinion of one student. There are various factors that need to be considered when writing a business communique. The purpose, audience and leadership style are important considerations to be made when deciding on which type of communication to when reporting on the acquisition of a company. The first line of communication would need to be between the staff accountant and her accounting peers. The type of communication that would need to be used would be an interoffice memo. A memo would be an appropriate form of communication to advise the accounting department of the due diligence investigation. The memo can also be used to share with her peers the assignment and what needs to be done to complete the assignment. The interoffice memo is an ethical form of communication for this audience. The second line of communication would be between the staff accountant and the sales manager. The staff accountant is advising the sales manager of the results of the review of JJJ’s financial condition. An appropriate and ethical form of communication to use for this situation would be an email. The next line of communication would be...
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...Chapter One Introdution: Fundamentals of Business Writing I. The major differences between school writing and business writing School writing, typically in the form of essays, is aimed at impressing the audience, i.e. examiners. To score high, student writers have to use fairly complicated vocabulary and sentences in their written work. Business writers, however, mainly aim to communicate information to their colleagues, clients, and other associated parties. They are relatively free to use what language that can get the business done efficiently and effectively. II. Seven steps in the process of wring 1. clarifying your aim 2. identifying your readers 3. making a general plan 4. sketching a synopsis (大纲) 5. drafting your text 6. putting the draft aside 7. revising and editing ★ Writing is a recursive and creative process. The detailed plan is not adhered to in actual writing. Writers frequently come up with ideas that are activated in the process of writing. Writers read the text they have already produced to help generate more ideas. In effect, the writing process is no linear at all but is characterized by recursive ness and creativeness. III. Three principles of business writing 1. Clarity – means setting your message across clearly. (See detailed information on page 4) 2. Consideration – good business writers take their readers’ needs, problems, and reactions to the writing into consideration. And they...
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...E-mail Write an e-mail to all employees. It is time to renew their annual parking passes. Explain the procedure, dates, times, location, and contact person. Letter Write a letter to the MTA(Metropolitan Transit Authority). Tell them why you disagree with the decision to raise the rates on all types of commutation. Choose the type of transportation you use most often (train, subway, bus, bridges and tunnels) or cover all types of transportation, giving your opinion and what else could be done about the costs. Memo Write a memo to all employees that will be posted the in the Employee Lunch room Explain to the employees that in order to avoid layoffs, all workers will be asked to work one day a month for ½ pay. Tell them there will be a meeting January 10th at 10:30 in Conference Room B for Employees on the first floor, and at 11:00, for employees on the 2nd floor, to discuss this plan. Report Use the memo report format to write a progress report to all students on the renovations to the exercise facility in Allison Hall. Be sure to include what is being renovated, what is complete, not complete, and any issues that may cause delays in completion, along with the date all work should be...
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...Memo To: Outside CPA From: CC: Manager Date: April 25, 2011 Re: CPA Report Below I have summarized an explanation to the questions that came about during your examination of a subsidiary that has been set up as a corporation. • The methodology used to determine deferred taxes. The deferred taxes reported are a temporary difference. The deferred taxes were calculated based on what needed to be reported versus what has been posted to the corporations’ books. The “temporary difference is the difference between the tax basis of an asset or liability and its reported (carrying or book) amount in the financial statements, which will result in taxable amounts or deductible amounts in future years” (Kieso, el. 2007, Ch. 19). The corporation has taken the balance sheet approach to account for this timing issue and SFAS 109 guidelines have been followed. • The procedures for reporting accounting changes and error corrections. According to Kieso, Weygandt, and Warfield (2007, Ch. 22), and the Financial Accounting Standards Board [FASB], reporting accounting changes should be done using the retrospective approach. The retrospective approach reflects the changes done in previous financial statements so that they are more comparable. To report these changes first the corporation adjusts each prior period financial statements and then the corporation “adjusts the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities as of the beginning of the first year presented”...
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...SUPPORT CENTER 8725 John J. Kingman Rd. Suite 4950 Fort Belvoir, Virginia 22060-6222 Instruction Number: DESC-I-2 February 14, 2008 1884 Report Data Requirements and Processing Procedures 1.0. Purpose: Provide procedural guidance and instruction for accurate preparation of 1884 Reports and data entry into the Fuels Automated System (FAS). This procedure is coordinated with and approved by the Military Service Control Points (SCPs) and is issued as interim guidance pending inclusion to DoD 4140.25-M. Responsible Officers and/or Property Administrators shall ensure compliance with these procedures. 1.1. Applicability: All DESC Stock Point/Defense Fuel Supply Point (DFSP) locations that satisfy reportable fuel product grade and minimum storage capacity criteria. 1884 Reports shall be processed weekly by use of the Fuels Enterprise Server (FES) 1884 Report function described in paragraph 2.0. 1.1.1. Supersession: This revision supersedes DESC-T-I-2 dated July 1, 2005. 1.1.2. Reportable fuel product grades include JP8, JP5, F76, JP4, LTL, LO6, LA6, LA7, JTS, and SIH and shall be reflected in the 1884 Report. Stock Points/DFSP locations previously identified to report ground fuel product grades shall continue to do so. Reportable fuel product grades at individual stock points are pre-loaded into the Fuels Enterprise Server (FES) 1884 Report module. The Responsible Officers (RO)/Property Administrator (PA), or designated representative, shall contact the Business Systems Modernization-Energy...
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...7/6/2015 Re: Accountability in Reporting Memo To whom it may concern: This memorandum is going to explain how increasing scrutiny and demand for accountability by the public has influenced reporting for not-for-profit and government entities. First, it must be understood on where the money is coming in from to these types of entities. The not-for –profit sector receives money from the government, pledges, contributions and donations. The government receives money from taxpaying citizens and may be financed through bills or laws passed through Congress and the Senate. In order to maintain integrity with these entities, the people that the money comes from need to know where their hard -earned money is going. There have been at least two boards set up: the Governmental Accounting Standards board and the Financial Accounting Stand Board. These boards have installed several statements of standards that tell what type of items needs to be reported. They also set the standard on how to report these financial statements. These recommendations have come down from audiences such as the one reading this memorandum, the nonfinancial audience. The boards mentioned above are reviewing audit reports that receive federal grants and donations. This is to make sure independent audit firms are in compliance with all regulations. Another thing that has come down from the nonfinancial audience is the change in the reports has made it easier and simpler to ...
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...* From the first two (2) e-Activities, functioning as an investigator collaborating with the two (2) agencies to obtain vital statistics on your particular demographic, you are tasked with obtaining the logistics and planning phase of the report. Prioritize the items you would consider when formulating comprehensive letters of inquiry to the agencies. * From the third e-Activity, suppose you are the County Department of Health, Director of STDs Tracking and Surveillance System, tasked with drafting a memo to your state’s head of the DOH about ways to optimize your county’s efficiency. Prepare a rudimentary list of possible questions to articulate your concerns. Provide a rationale for the questions you have chosen As the director of STDs Tracking and Surveillance System of the County Department of Health I would prepare the following list of possible questions to articulate my concern in order to draft a memo. 1. What is the underlying need for optimizing the efficiency of the system? - This question would help me define the need for optimization and change to the existing system. 2. What is the STD with highest morbidity rate? – when this question is answered the our actions towards reducing STD in county could be planned targeting this certain type of STD. 3. What can be done to optimize the county’s STD surveillance and tracking efficiency? – When answering this I will explain the current state of the system, how it collects information, its reporting...
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...realize that this also meant that management could use the system information to make highly educated business decisions. Which would you rather have to make an important decision: a report which was compiled over a week with information from last month’s sales, or a report which was built a few minutes ago, using the company’s up to the minute SAP database? There are many different ways to form useful reports with SAP. The most common is to run one of the many preconfigured reports which come with the system. If the preconfigured reports do not show you what you wish to see, you have the option of creating custom reports using two methods: Report Painter and Report Writer. Report Painter is the easier of the two. The Report Painter tool sets up a report template for you. All you have to do is decide what information you want to see, and enter the appropriate key figures and characteristics in the blank report template. Report Writer is much more difficult, and is usually only used by specialists. Report Writer involves the building of every aspect of the report, and requires an in-depth knowledge of database structures (specifically info cubes). In this tutorial we will be sticking with the use of the preconfigured reports. As a manager, you will most likely be using either these reports, or...
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...they need to do things such as; Writing of Memoranda, Police Reports, and Civilian Letters. What needs to be done first is make sure that there are NO errors. This means in spelling, punctuation, price, and grammar. These should be thoroughly, and constantly, edited. Another thing is conciseness; this means it should be brief or limited in words. Although, concision does not mean deleting words that count just to make your statements ‘rough in manner’. Officers should avoid tired old phrases, also known as triteness. Examples of these are; “in the final analysis”, “cold as ice”, “hard as a rock”, and “last but not the least”. They should also avoid misleading expressions (euphemisms) such as “meet our Creator” which means death and “Policy of Disinformation” which means lying to the public. Weak phrases should be avoided also. Weak phrases are ones such as; “wealthy business person”, “Carrying a child” and “one year old boy”. Instead, what can be used are phrases such as “tycoon”, “pregnant” and “one year of age boy”. Police officers must NEVER discriminate because of gender. Neutral terms should be used to manifest, fairness and equality between sexes. Examples are; “If a woman drives” to “if a person drives”, “man-made” to “artificial” and “manpower” to “human power”. A memorandum is a note, or reminder that one wishes to preserve for future use. Its various tense forms may be done by shortening memorandum to memo. Memorandum is definitely singular while its plural form is...
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...9 Formal Reports and Proposals he distinctions between formal and informal reports are often blurred. Nevertheless, a formal report is usually written to someone in another company or organization. Occasionally it is written for a senior manager in the same company, or for someone with whom the writer has little regular contact. Usually it is longer than an informal report and requires more extensive research. Unless you are a consultant, you are unlikely to be asked to write a formal report often. When you are, there may be a lot riding on it— including your reputation. The purpose of this chapter is to show you how to write a formal report and how to put together the kind of proposal that often precedes it. As Figure 9-1 shows, many of the elements of formal reports are the same as those for informal ones.You need to pay the same attention to headings, lists, and illustrations, for example. Although much of the advice in the previous chapter could be duplicated in this one, the emphasis here will be on those areas where there’s a difference. T Figure 9-1 Contrasting Features of Informal and Formal Reports Informal Formal Reader often internal often external or distant within organization Length • usually short • several sections • usually long (3 pages or more) • sections and subsections Tone • personal • contractions • more impersonal • no contractions Summary integrated on separate page Introduction ...
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...A Guide to Report Writing September 2008 CONTENTS Page 1. 2 INTRODUCTION ..............................................................................................................................1 PREPARATION ................................................................................................................................2 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 3 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................2 PURPOSE ..............................................................................................................................2 PLANNING ..............................................................................................................................2 RESEARCH ............................................................................................................................2 CONTENTS OF A REPORT ............................................................................................................3 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.10 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................3 TITLE PAGE ...........................................................................................................................3 CONTENTS PAGE ...................................................................................................................3 THE SUMMARY ....
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...1. Memo format regarding a newly introduced company policy. Notes: • The contest of a memo must be clear and short, not very long. • We start as follows: To: ......................... From: ......................... Subject: ......................... Date: ......................... 2. Meetings: be familiar with guidelines of how to conduct a meeting. 3. Write a business letter to an international organization in the format you have learned. Notes: • For business letter is very important to use the correct format and of course, we must use formal language. 4. Write a cover letter for a job application. Notes: • It will be a job of your preference. • The letter must be brief and not too long 5. Be familiar with the structure of curriculum vitae. 6. Use presentation guidelines to write a mini presentation. Notes: • It will be a motivate presentation for your colleagues, related to the company. • To start the presentation you can say: “Good morning everyone. I would like to present you...... Please feel free to interrupt me in case you.....”. 7. Learn the differences between the different types of reports and the parts of an analytical one. 8. Be able to write a report of an incident. Notes: • Use passive voice, chronological order and formal language. 9. Write a short argumentative essay and remember to use the structure provided as well as to present both sides. Notes: • Always must present the opinion/view...
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...Microsoft Dynamics™ GP Human Resources Sample Reports Copyright Copyright © 2007 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Complying with all applicable copyright laws is the responsibility of the user. Without limiting the rights under copyright, no part of this document may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise), or for any purpose, without the express written permission of Microsoft Corporation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the licensee of the software with which this document was provided may make a reasonable number of copies of this document solely for internal use. Trademarks Microsoft and Microsoft Dynamics are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation or its affiliates in the United States and/or other countries. FairCom and c-tree Plus are trademarks of FairCom Corporation and are registered in the United States and other countries. The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be trademarks or registered marks - in the United States and/or other countries - of their respective owners. The example companies, organizations, products, domain names, e-mail addresses, logos, people, places, and events depicted herein are fictitious. No association with any real company, organization, product, domain name, e-mail address, logo, person, place, or event is intended or should be inferred...
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