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Company Profile Target Corporation was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Target Corporation operates general merchandise and food discount stores in the United States. It operates as two reportable segments: Retail and Credit Card. The company offers household essentials, including electronics, music, and toys; apparel and accessories; home furnishings as well as seasonal merchandise. It also sells its merchandise under private-label brands, such as Archer Farms, etc. Target Corporation operates in-store amenities, such as Target Caféand Target Clinic as well. Its marketing strategy includes selling its products on its online shopping site Target.com and its network of

Three positive observations that I made from the Mount Inn was the increase of the occupancy rate, rooms revenue, and beverage revenue. The occupancy rate jumped from 64.9 % in 2016 to 65.1% in 2017. This was a .20 increase in the rooms that were being occupied The hotel was able to get more customers into their doors. The rooms revenue jumped from $6,159,536 in 2016 to $6,414,875 in 2017.This was a $255,339 increase in revenue for rooms in the Inn. Another finding for the rooms revenue increased from being 70.77% to 71.72% out of the total revenue percentages. The last positive observation was the increase of the beverage revenue from $566,230 in 2016 to $637,400 in 2017. This was a $71,170 increase in revenue. The hotel is definitely growing revenue wise due to increase of customers coming into the hotel.

Annual Financials for Best Buy Co. Inc. View Ratios 2013 2014 2015 Sales/Revenue 49.14B 42.41B 40.34B Sales Growth -3.08% -13.70% -4.88% Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl. D&A 37.53B 32.98B 31.29B COGS excluding D&A 36.63B 32.27B 30.64B Depreciation & Amortization Expense 906.88M 716M 656M Depreciation 865.46M 701M 656M Amortization of Intangibles 41.42M 15M - COGS Growth -1.52% -12.12% -5.13% Gross Income 11.61B 9.43B 9.05B

CAPM is a model that describes the relationship between risk and expected return, and the formula itself measures the expected return of the portfolio. Mathematically, when beta is higher, meaning the portfolio has more systematic risk (in comparison to the market portfolio), the formula yields a higher expected return for the portfolio (since it is multiplied by the risk premium and is added to the risk free interest rate). This makes sense because the portfolio needs to

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If I had to choose a career in the business related industry after graduating high school, I would choose to be a Market Research Analyst. As a Market Research Analyst, I will study market conditions to examine potential sales of a product or service. Not only that, but I will also help companies understand what products people want, who will buy them, and at what price.

Thank you, Sharlene, for this great well written post. I think you provide us a very useful and detailed information about how to make an effective professional portfolio. I totally agree with you that we need to take our time seriously to create our professional portfolio. Creating a professional portfolio needs a lot of effort. We should try our best to show our employer or potential employer that we are serious about the opportunity they offer us.

The purpose of this portfolio is to demonstrate my abilities acquired during my studies at Blue Ridge Community College. As a professional in the education field and through my experience in the classroom, I am able to implement my skills in the guidance of young children. In this portfolio I am able to demonstrate what I have learned about all the stage of children's developmental areas such as language, literature, art, science, math, social and emotional as well the physical area.

Inquiry and Critical Thinking, a goal set by the University for us to not exactly reach but to always strive for. You can’t exactly stop wanting to know more and posing questions and wondering why. You have to always be skeptical and wondering why someone came to the conclusion that they are at. Power and Imagination this term has challenged me to think carefully about the questions I pose and about the questions posed by the professor and other students. Along with these inquires if we have decided we found what the answer may be we must have a really good argument when it comes to the questions asked in this class. Not everyone shares our own point of view; therefore, our arguments and statements should also be clear

My reflective portfolio consists of two parts. The first part is a reflective paper part, and it has three section. The second part is a contributor part, and it has two section. In the first section of the reflective paper, I wrote about my understanding about handicap and disability based on Dr. Paul’s “Handicap or Disability” article, “disability studies and special education” reading, and five components (especially syntax) of the language based on the class activities and my experiences. In the second section of the reflective paper, I wrote my understanding about the cultural appropriation and gave particular examples based on Dr. Paul’s talking, and the relationship between phonology, orthography, and how they affect reading, writing,

Huffman’s article elaborates on the usefulness and effectiveness of Portfolios testing. It comments on how helpful these method of testing would be to aid early childhood professionals in acknowledging and documenting each child’s progress. Portfolios can be unique to each child and the contents can focus on each child’s specific interactions with his or her environment, materials, peers, and teachers. Huffman focuses on how portfolio testing would benefit both parents and children and mentions how everyone who have tried them liked them. For my Stake holder position three I plan to talk about mainly portfolio testing and this article would provide with more than enough information regarding how they could useful in our education system.

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO Liautaud Graduate School of Business Department of Finance Professor Hsiu-lang Chen 1 Practice Problem I

Gap, Inc. is a leading American specialty apparel retailer based in San Francisco, California. It sells casual apparels, accessories, and other personal care products for men, women, and children. The products of Gap, Inc. include denim, khakis, T-shirts, boxers, casual wear, and others. It is traded in New York Stock Exchange under the symbol GPS. Currently, the company boasts approximately 150,000 employees and 3,139 stores all around the world. Gap, Inc. sustains a large number of brands, namely Gap, Old Navy, Banana Republic, Forth & Towne, Piperlime, and others. These different companies are bought by the parent company in different times. Started as a general jeans

From September 3rd, 2015 to October 28th, 2015, our group was given the opportunity to manage an investment portfolio, with the goal of maximizing the value of the portfolio through acquiring, holding, and selling stock. The beginning cash balance of the portfolio was $100,000, and our group had the ability to make up to 500 trades. During this time period, our group made 20 stock purchases and sold stock twice. At the close of business on October 28, 2015, the value of our group’s portfolio increased from $100,000 to $106,785.33, yielding a return of  6.78% (((106785.33/100,000)-1) x 100)). In comparison to the S&P 500 returned at 7.16% and the Dow Jones having a return of 8.65% (Yahoo).

According to the CAPM model:R_i=α+βR_m+ε, α represent the abnormal return gained by the portfolio. If the market is efficiency, the α has to be zero.