For this week’s discussion, choose 1 of the following topics and post your initial response in the Discussion Board. Do an internet search and identify 2 circumstances that an individual’s return has a greater chance of being audited. Discuss these circumstances and how to avoid them.An auditor proposes an adjustment to your client’s return. What are the procedural alternatives available to your client beyond simply agreeing to pay the proposed adjustment?Review the Ethics and Independence Rules Concerning Independence, Tax Services, and Contingent Fees on the PCAOB website. What types of tax services can be provided by an outside auditing firm to an audit client? What types cannot? How is the audit committee involved? Do the discussion and response the posted below. Posted 1 Two circumstances that an individual’s return has a greater chance of being audited are: Erroneous data entry Unusual/Unrealistic deductions Erroneous data occurs when individuals are carelessly inputting their information on their return and/or not waiting until they have received all of their documents (TurboTax, 2021). The latter part happened to me this year. I totally forgot about my 1098-T form which resulted in me filing my taxes without it; I had to amend my return. This can be avoided by carefully going back over the return before it is filed. I would suggest triple checking the return and if one is able to have someone review the return as well. Also, a good practice is to wait until you receive all documentation before filing (lesson learned for me). Unusual/unrealistic itemized deductions are tailored towards individuals and small business owners (TurboTax, 2021). For small business owners, their business expenses must be both ordinary and necessary. For individuals, daily commuting to your regular job is not deemed as a deduction (TurboTax, 2021). This can be avoided by looking on the IRS website to see what qualifies as deductions. Hiring a CPA or tax specialist to discuss tax situation and review deductions before filing return. The CPA or tax specialist will be able to guide the taxpayer on deductions that best fit their situation, if any are applicable. Posted 2The first circumstance that will increase an individual’s chance of audit is failure to report dividend income and or distributions from an individual retirement account (Iacurci, 2020). There has been an increase in third parties reporting income paid out to individuals to the IRS along with the taxpayer annual return. The IRS uses computers to compare what has been reported on the taxpayers 1040 return vs the information sent to them from financial institutions and other sources of information. Also, when an omission is found by the IRS, interest and the accuracy penalty of 20% of the underpayment of tax is normally added and collected. The best way to avoid this circumstance is to make sure you are reporting all your income on your tax return. The second circumstance that will increase an individual’s chance of an IRS audit is if you take deductions that are not in line with your income. The way to avoid this in an audit is to make sure that your deductions are documented, and you can provide proof of the deduction in case of an audit. The IRS will compare your deductions from year to year as well in order to determine if an audit is due on your tax return(s) as well (Fishman, 2020). As the IRS’s budget continues to be decreased by Congress each year and the audit rate continues to decrease due to staffing limitation, the IRS has increased the sophistication of the software they use to identify issues with tax filings. For example, in 2019 closed over 364,000 cases under its Automated Substitute for Return program which resulted in over six billion in additional tax income (Fishman, 2020). This program uses data the IRS receives from various sources and then compares its filings database to verify a return was filed. If no return is filed, then an assessment is sent out to the individual. References Fishman, S. (2020, July 16). Manage my Business: Microsoft Coporation. Retrieved from Microsoft Web Site: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/busi… Iacurci, G. (2020, 01 08). Personal Finance by CNBC. Retrieved from CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/01/08/attention-taxpayer… TurboTax Tax Experts. (2021, May 4). Top Five Ways to Avoid a Tax Audit. Copyright 1997–2021 Intuit, Inc. All Rights Reserved. https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tips/tax-planning-and-checklists/top-five-ways-to-avoid-a-tax-audit/L2dhSjRS9 less Posted 3 Hello Professor and Class, As found in Rule 3522, “Tax Transactions,” a registered public accounting firm is not independent of its client, if during any portion of the audit or engagement, the accounting firm (or member of the accounting firm) provides non-audit tax services which market, plan, or advocate in favor of either 1) confidential transactions, or 2) aggressive tax position transactions which encourage tax avoidance (unless these are more likely than not to be allowed under the tax laws) (PCAOB, Section 3, 2003-2021). These services cannot be provided by the outside auditing firm, and should be avoided. A full list of ethical rulings on other relationships which might compromise auditor independence, integrity, or objectivity is also listed on the site (PCAOB, ET Section 191, 2003-2021). Rule 3523 specifies that the auditor can also not perform tax services for people in Financial Reporting Oversight Roles, unless the person’s role is derived from serving as a member of the board of directors (or similar oversight body), the person in the role is an unrelated affiliate whose financial statements are either not material, or are prepared by a different auditor, or the person was not previously in the role, except for a promotion, hiring, or other change in employment, and the tax services were provided previously, and completed no more than 180 days after the hiring or promotion (PCAOB, Section 3, 2003-2021). Under Rule 3524, the role of the audit committee is to pre-approve certain tax services which may be provided by the auditor, which would not compromise the independence, integrity, or objectivity of the auditor (PCAOB, Section 3, 2003-2021). The public accounting firm would be required to describe, in writing to the audit committee, the scope of services, the fee structure, as well as any amendments to the engagement letter, between the firm and the audit client, as well as disclosing any referral fee/agreement/fee-sharing arrangement between any person rendering services other than the audit client and the public accounting firm (PCAOB, Section 3, 2003-2021). The public accounting firm must also discuss with the audit committee the potential impact the services provided might have on independence, in addition to documenting the substance of the discussion with the audit committee (PCAOB, Section 3, 2003-2021). As listed in Rule 3501, “Definitions of Terms Employed in Section 3, Part 5 of the Rules,” subsection (a)(v), the audit committee is a committee or equivalent body, established by the board of directors of an organization, or (if no such committee exists), the board of directors themselves, or (if there is no board of directors), the person responsible for the oversight of the accounting and financial reporting processes and audits of the organization (PCAOB, Section 3, 2003-2021). The audit committee’s role is to ensure that the interests of various stakeholders are served, and that the additional services (tax or otherwise) do not compromise the ability of a public accounting firm to provide audit or attestation services with objectivity and independence, so that the integrity of these services is not compromised. Without these safeguards in place, the public trust can be undermined when auditing firms (who provide additional services) become complicit with their auditing clients who operate unethically or illegally, as was the case with Arthur Andersen and Enron. The audit committee serves as a safeguard, designed to prevent similar accounting scandals from happening in the future.

In a 5-7 page written assessment, determine how health care technology, coordination of care, and community resources can be applied to address the patient, family, or population problem you’ve defined. In addition, plan to spend approximately 2 direct practicum hours exploring these aspects of the problem with the patient, family, or group you’ve chosen to work with and, if desired, consulting with subject matter and industry experts. Document the time spent (your practicum hours) with these individuals or group in the Core Elms Volunteer Experience Form. Report on your experiences during the second 2 hours of your practicum.
Introduction
As a baccalaureate-prepared nurse, you’ll be positioned to maximize the use of technology to achieve positive patient outcomes and improve organizational effectiveness. Providing holistic coordination of patient care across the entire health care continuum and leveraging community resource services can lead both to positive patient outcomes and to organizational improvements.
Preparation
In this assessment, you’ll determine how health care technology, coordination of care, and community resources can be applied to address the health problem you’ve defined. Plan to spend at least 2 direct practicum hours working with the same patient, family, or group. During this time, you may also choose to consult with subject matter and industry experts.
To prepare for the assessment:

Review the assessment instructions and scoring guide to ensure that you understand the work you will be asked to complete and how it will be assessed.
Conduct sufficient research of the scholarly and professional literature to inform your assessment and meet scholarly expectations for supporting evidence.
Review the Practicum Focus Sheet: Assessment 3 [PDF], which provides guidance for conducting this portion of your practicum.

Note: Remember that you can submit all, or a portion of, your draft assessment to Smarthinking for feedback, before you submit the final version. If you plan on using this free service, be mindful of the turnaround time of 24–48 hours for receiving feedback.
Instructions
Complete this assessment in two parts.
Part 1
Determine how health care technology, the coordination of care, and the use of community resources can be applied to address the patient, family, or population problem you’ve defined. Plan to spend at least 2 practicum hours exploring these aspects of the problem with the patient, family, or group. During this time, you may also consult with subject matter and industry experts of your choice. Document the time spent (your practicum hours) with these individuals or group in the Core Elms Volunteer Experience Form. Use the Practicum Focus Sheet: Assessment 3 [PDF] provided for this assessment to guide your work and interpersonal interactions.
Part 2
Report on your experiences during the second 2 hours of your practicum.

Whom did you meet with?

What did you learn from them?

Comment on the evidence-based practice (EBP) documents or websites you reviewed.

What did you learn from that review?

Share the process and experience of exploring the effect of the problem on the quality of care, patient safety, and costs to the system and individual.

Did your plan to address the problem change, based upon your experiences?
What surprised you, or was of particular interest to you, and why?

CORE ELMS
Update the total number of hours on the NURS-FPX4900 Volunteer Experience Form in CORE ELMS.
Requirements
The assessment requirements, outlined below, correspond to the scoring guide criteria, so be sure to address each main point. Read the performance-level descriptions for each criterion to see how your work will be assessed. In addition, note the additional requirements for document format and length and for supporting evidence.

Analyze the impact of health care technology on the patient, family, or population problem.

Cite evidence from the literature that addresses the advantages and disadvantages of specific technologies, including research studies that present opposing views.
Determine whether the evidence is consistent with technology use you see in your nursing practice.
Identify potential barriers and costs associated with the use of specific technologies and how those technologies are applied within the context of this problem.

Explain how care coordination and the utilization of community resources can be used to address the patient, family, or population problem.

Cite evidence from the literature that addresses the benefits of care coordination and the utilization of community resources, including research studies that present opposing views.
Determine whether the evidence is consistent with how you see care coordination and community resources used in your nursing practice.
Identify barriers to the use of care coordination and community resources in the context of this problem.

Analyze state board nursing practice standards and/or organizational or governmental policies associated with health care technology, care coordination, and community resources and document the practicum hours spent with these individuals or group in the Core Elms Volunteer Experience Form.

Explain how these standards or policies will guide your actions in applying technology, care coordination, and community resources to address care quality, patient safety, and costs to the system and individual.
Describe the effects of local, state, and federal policies or legislation on your nursing scope of practice, within the context of technology, care coordination, and community resources.
Explain how nursing ethics will inform your approach to addressing the problem through the use of applied technology, care coordination, and community resources.
Document the time spent (your practicum hours) with these individuals or group in the Core Elms Volunteer Experience Form.

Support main points, assertions, arguments, conclusions, or recommendations with relevant and credible evidence.
Apply APA style and formatting to scholarly writing.

Additional Requirements

Format: Format your paper using APA style. Use the APA Style Paper Template. An APA Style Paper Tutorial is also provided to help you in writing and formatting your paper. Be sure to include:

A title page and reference page. An abstract is not required.
A running head on all pages.
Appropriate section headings.

Length: Your paper should be approximately 5–7 pages in length, not including the reference page.
Supporting evidence: Cite at least five sources of scholarly or professional evidence that support your central ideas. Resources should be no more than five years old. Provide in-text citations and references in APA format.
Proofreading: Proofread your paper, before you submit it, to minimize errors that could distract readers and make it more difficult for them to focus on its substance.

Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the course competencies through the following assessment scoring guide criteria:

Competency 4: Apply health information and patient care technology to improve patient and systems outcomes.

Analyze the impact of health care technology on a patient, family, or population problem.

Competency 5: Analyze the impact of health policy on quality and cost of care.

Analyze state board nursing practice standards and/or organizational or governmental policies associated with health technology, care coordination, and community resources and document the practicum hours spent with these individuals or group in the Core Elms Volunteer Experience Form.

Competency 6: Collaborate interprofessionally to improve patient and population outcomes.

Explain how care coordination and the utilization of community resources can be used to address a patient, family, or population problem.

Competency 8: Integrate professional standards and values into practice.

Support main points, assertions, arguments, conclusions, or recommendations with relevant and credible evidence.
Apply APA style and formatting to scholarly writing.

For this class, you are asked to submit an individual assignment where you conduct research (using FIU online library, legitimate and credible sources of information on the Internet, and/or other legitimate and credible sources of information such as books that you own or the experts that you have access to) on how to actually be happier in life and in the workplace.You are asked to put together a 2-page paper (a minimum of 2 pages and a maximum of 2 pages). The page limit excludes the references (i.e., the reference list at the end of your paper that includes the sources of information that you relied on). The page limit also excludes any inspiring or creative title for the paper that you may include or your personal identifiers (e.g., your name, last name, and panther ID). Because this is a 2-page paper, every single sentence that you write counts. Therefore, please make every sentence count. 🙂 Plan what you are going to write and how you are going to write it in advance so that you can easily work with the 2-page limit. Please remember that you are asked to write a 2-page paper (i.e., with a minimum of 2 pages and a maximum of 2 pages). Planning goes a long way when it comes to producing a high-quality paper and observing the parameters you are given. Please divide your paper into two. In the first page, write about how you can be happier in your life. Then, in the second page, write about how you can be happier in your work life. Please separate these two parts under two main headings such as “HOW I CAN BE HAPPIER IN MY OWN LIFE,” and “HOW I CAN BE HAPPIER AT MY WORK LIFE.”Please use Times New Roman, 12-font, and 1.5 line spacing (you can use single or double spacing if you prefer to do so) and type your paper in a “Word” document. Utilizing the research you have done as well as your own creative ideas, experiences, and knowledge, write a professionally written paper on how you are planning to actually be happier in your life and in the workplace (whether you work for yourself or others).Please make sure that the content of your paper is rich as in it includes different ideas on how you can, in practice, live a more joyful life and have a more joyful experience at work (regardless of what you do for a living). Please also make sure that your paper is practice-oriented in that you provide practical ideas for yourself on how to live a more blissful life and have a more blissful experience at work. In addition, please make sure that your paper is personalized towards your own life and your own self such that the ideas that you present are very relevant to your present and/or future life and how you are planning to keep enhancing your joy and happiness in life and at work.Putting together this paper is also an opportunity for you to practice your writing skills. Please observe grammar and other writing rules. Check your overall writing a few times after you are done not just to improve your writing, but also to observe how much of an improvement you can make in your writing by simply making revisions. Overall, put together a paper that is not only inspiring to you and your professor in terms of its content, but also in terms of how well it is written. Please note how important being a savvy communicator (including being a savvy writer) is when it comes to applying for a great job, getting a great job, running your own successful business(es), enhancing your success at work, receiving promotions at work, attaining leadership positions at work, leading others effectively, etc. Use the Happy Assignment for this class as an opportunity to not just research into and come up with creative ideas on how to become more joyful in life and at work, but also to practice being a better communicator/writer.Make sure to include a reference list at the end of your paper where you list the sources that you relied on, ideally, using the APA format. Always be sure to cite the sources of information that you relied on so that you ethically honor others’ ideas and creativity. If you use information from a source verbatim (word by word), make sure that you put that sentence in quotation marks and include which page of the source you took the information from, not to mention the source itself. Alternatively, you can re-word the information (without changing its meaning) that you took from a source and cite, again, the exact source you took the information from (no need for quotation marks in this case). Please feel free to research into the APA format for citing references for more detailed information. Please note that getting savvier at doing research and citing the (credible and legitimate) sources of information that you relied on can help you if you would like to write your own book(s) in the future. 🙂 While it is not a requirement, please feel free to make your paper memorable to you and your professor by presenting a colorful or decorative assignment. Your assignment should look professional and academic enough to turn it in for a course but can also be fun, colorful, and memorable enough to qualify as an assignment that is submitted for a happiness-related course. 🙂 Please note that this assignment is for your own learning and improvement. It is designed to bring you happiness and improve your life. 🙂 Please work on the assignment with joy and thanksgiving. :)Given that you have a limited time to finalize your Happy Assignment, it is very important that you start working on it as the semester begins.Please note that you can collaborate with others in class in terms of doing your research and sharing ideas. However, you need to write the paper individually on your own after such collaboration. You are submitting your own work in Canvas. Collaborate and share ideas with each other as much as you would like. However, write the paper on your own, individually, and submit it as your own individual work in Canvas. The overall goal for this assignment is three-fold. First, by the time you are done with the assignment, I expect that you would have done your research on how you can be happier in life and at the workplace and, therefore, you would have learned various ways in which one can be more joyful and blissful. Second, by putting the ideas you learned from your research and your own creative ideas together and writing a paper on how you can be more joyful in life and at work in a practical sense, I expect that you would have written about ideas that you can put in practice in your own life. Third, by the time you are done with your assignment, I expect that you have practiced your writing, and, therefore, improved your writing skills. :)Important note: Please note that when I mention happiness, joy, or bliss in the description of the Happy Assignment, I am referring to both short-term and long-term happiness, joy, or bliss combined together (and at times sacrificing present happiness, joy, or bliss for future happiness, joy, or bliss). As an example, a human being may find much happiness in eating a delicious but unhealthy meal in the shorter run; however, if s/he keeps eating those delicious but unhealthy meals, the chances are that their physical health and overall well-being will suffer in the longer-run. In another example, a student who does everything but study for his/her courses may experience a certain level of pleasure in the current moment; however, if s/he keeps on not studying, the chances are that their performance in those courses will be affected. As these examples indicate, the happiness, joy, and bliss that I am referring to in the description of the Happy Assignment is the happiness, joy, and bliss that emphasizes long-term or future happiness while maintaining present happiness or sacrificing present happiness if it is truly necessary in order to experience future happiness. In other words, research into and come up with creative ideas on how you can enhance your long-term or future happiness, joy, and bliss, while also enhancing your current happiness, joy, and bliss (and sacrificing your current happiness if it is necessary to experience future happiness). 🙂

Sprinkles Ice Cream ShoppePlease read the instructions carefully.A new client of yours, Lilly Waters wants to open an ice cream shop near the downtown shopping center. She will sell ice cream cones or in a cup, shakes, sundaes, and soda. Her grand opening will be January 1, 2022.LIlly needs help figuring out how her business will perform the first year in business. She has hired you as an independent consultant, prepare a cash proforma budget for her business venture . This is a spreadsheet that helps forecast income and expenses over a period of time).It can be used to plan and manage the business if done correctly.Assignment:Using Microsoft Excel, construct a monthly proforma cash budget for your client for the first year of operations.Use the file attached Excel Template – “Sprinkles” as your starting point. Download and use this file as the basis for your assignment. Do not make any changes to this pre-defined template items (this means start with the items that already included and that are expected in the spreadsheet). You may add your information to the existing sheets. You may add extra worksheets as needed as well update the template.Do not use a template from a previous semester – this is academic dishonesty and will be subject to disciplinary action.Place the finished cash pro forma on a worksheet labeled “Cash ProForma”.Place all your case assumptions data on a separate worksheet. Label the worksheet “Assumptions” (note: each piece of data must appear in its own cell on the Assumption sheet).Place your start-up costs on a third worksheet labeled “Startup Costs”Create two additional worksheets for your recommendations. Ice Cream Cakes and IcedCoffee.Appropriate Charts (graphs): You will be creating two separate charts so create and label two additional worksheets for the charts (each chart will be in its own worksheet).1Chart One –”Monthly Product Revenue” – this will show the monthly revenue for each of your five products for the entire year.Chart Two – “Total Product Net Income” – You want to track the total product net income for the year to determine any trends or projections in product sales.Make sure both charts are formatted correctly (i.e. appropriate title, legend where appropriate, data series properly labeled) and they are appropriate for business use.Information needed to complete assignment:Products: Sugar cones, ice cream cups, milkshakes, sundaes, toppings, soda and bottle water.Product Selling Prices:I scoop Cup or Sugar Cone – $2.252 scoops Cup or Sugar Cone – $3.25 3 scoops Cup or Sugar Cone – $4.25I scoop Sugar Cone – $2.252 scoops Sugar Cone – $3.25 3 scoops Sugar Cone – $4.25Small Shake – $2.95 Medium Shake – $3.75 Large Shake – $4.50Small Sundae (1 topping) – $2.55 Medium Sundae (1 topping) – $3.55 Large Sundae (1 topping) – $4.65Additional topping: .50 per toppingSoda -$1.25 a bottleBottled Water – $1.00 a bottleCost of Goods Sold:Ice Cream Cones (Ice cream ingredients and cone) cost $1.10 for 1 scoop and .20 cents extra for each additional scoopIce cream Cups (Ice cream ingredients and cup) cost $1.25 and .20 cents per extra for each additional scoopSmall Shake cost $1.40 Medium Shake cost $1.55 Large Shake cost $1.75 Small Sundae cost $1.351Medium Sundae cost $1.50 Large Sundae cost $1.75 Additional Toppings cost $.10Sodas cost about $.7 per 16 oz. bottle Water cost $.6 per 16oz bottleThe building rent is $2500 per month. Phone/Internet will cost about $1000 per month.Electricity should cost about $1200 a month. Insurance will be $900 a month.Advertising and promotion will be $800 a month.Operating Hours:Sprinkles will be open seven days a week.Sprinkles will serve ice cream products all day and will be open11am – 8 pm on weekdays (Monday – Thursday, Sunday). 11am – 11pm Friday, SaturdayEmployees:Two hourly employees on Friday, SaturdayOne hourly employee needed during Monday – Thursday, SundayEither an assistant manager or manager is required during the Sprinkles Operating hours.Your client will be the manager and draw a salary of $35,000 per year (including benefits). She will work during the busiest times and fill in for the assistant manager. Approximately 40%.The assistant manager will receive a salary of $22,400 per year(including benefits). Approximately 60%.Hourly workers will be paid $8.75 an hour. Demand Rate:Monday – Thursday, Sunday the owner expects 10 customers per hour.Friday – Saturday the owner expects an average of 20 customers per hour..1Product demand on average:o 1/2 of all customers will buy 1 scoop Ice Cream Cones o 1/2 of all customers will buy 2 scoop Ice Cream Cones o 1/3 of all customer will buy 3 scoop Ice Cream Cones o 1/2 of all customers will buy 1 scoop Ice Cream cups o 1/2 of all customers will buy 2 scoop Ice Cream cups o 1/3 of all customer will buy 3 scoop Ice Cream cupso 1/4 of all customers will buy Medium Shakeso 1/4 of all customers will buy Large Shakeso 1/2 of all customers will buy Small shakeso 1/4 of all customers will buy a Large Sundaeo 1/3 of all customers will buy a Medium Sundae o 1/4 of all customers will buy Small Sundaeo 3/4 of all customers will buy a Sodao 1/4 of all customers will buy a Bottled Watero 1/4 of all customers will buy an additional toppingKitchen equipment: $10,250Cash register and sales equipment: $1,350Initial inventory: $4,500Pre-opening marketing: $1,500Store fixtures (chairs, tables etc.): $4,500Oil paintings of your client’s momma and grandma to hang on the wall: $350 Licenses: $1,025 Security deposit: $4,500First Insurance Payment: $750Your client has $8,000 and plans to borrow the rest from the bank with a five-year loan at 2.5% interest. You are to calculate the monthly loan payment using the appropriate financial function.Assume a tax rate of 21% if Income Before Taxes (IBT) is equal to or is greater than $13,500. Assume a tax rate of 13% if IBT is less than $13,500. You are tocalculate the monthly tax payment using the appropriate logical function.Assume that sales will grow at an average of 1.50% per month. Assume that each month contains 4.2 weeks.Recommendations:Show your client how these recommendations would affect the bottom line by recreating the pro forma for each scenario, and applying the data analysis to determine profitability.1Start-up costsYou do not have to start from scratch, but note, these are completely independent pro formas. They must update accordingly from the data worksheets.Plan on showing your analysis and discussing the proforma changes that occur under each new scenario and how it affects profitability.Use a formatted text box (not a comment) to explain your recommendations under each new pro forma. This will be approximately a 2-3 paragraph endeavor.Scenario One: “What if” Analysis for adding flavored ice coffees.Your client is unsure if she should sell flavored ice coffees. She thinks she can sell a coffee to every second customer and it seems to be lucrative because the coffee sells for $3.75 each and costs him only $1.60 to purchase.Unfortunately your client is afraid that he would cannibalize his soft drink sales with the coffee customers (one soft drink less for every coffee sold). It will cost him $5,250 to purchase the equipment and insurance costs would rise by another $155 per month due to the hot equipment needed to make the coffee.What is your recommendation: Should your client offer flavored coffee to her customers?Scenario Two: “What if” AnalysisYour client would like to consider adding ice cream cakes to the list of items available for sale. She is wanting to offer cakes with customized cake, ice cream decorations.She thinks she can sell 20 small cakes a week and 25 large cakes a week. It seems to be lucrative because the small cake is $16.95 and the large cake is $23.95. Costs are $5.45 per small cake and $7.40 per large cake.It will cost her $3,250 to purchase the equipment and insurance costs would rise by another $255 per month due to the hot equipment needed to make the cakes.What is your recommendation? Would it be profitable to sell the cakes?1

Target Population: WomenFLOURISHING SCALE (©Copyright by Ed Diener and Robert Biswas-Diener, January 2009)* The paper should be double-spaced with a 12-point font in Times New Roman and one-inch margins.* APA format is required* Epidemiological data can only be for the background and/or discussion sections of the Final Paper but try to provide data from within the past 5 years. Abstract: Briefly describe the study up to 300 words. Make sure to include a statement about the purpose, methods, results, and conclusion.II. Background/Introduction: Describe the topic/issue being measured and the target population. This section should briefly identify the characteristics of persons/communities who are affected by the problem. It should also include epidemiological data about the magnitude of the issue and population (recent data, if available). Be sure to include APA in-text citations. Last few sentences usually introduce the study and its objective.Methods: In this section, you will describe your project and how it was conducted.a) Sampling: Describe the recruitment process of the sample from the target population.What type of sampling design was conducted (why was this sampling design chosen)?What are the strengths and limitations of the sampling used? Be sure to address if itinvolved probability or nonprobability, and if the results can be generalized to the targetpopulation. Discuss the challenges of having a small sample size.b)Conceptualization and operationalization of variables. What are the main variables ofinterest and their associated attributes/values in the study? How are these variablesoperationalized? Indicate the levels of measurement of the main variables.These are the Flourshing scale and the questions that we ask when collecting survyBelow are 8 statements with which you may agree or disagree. Using the 1–7 scale below,indicate your agreement with each item by indicating that response for each statement. 7 – Strongly agree 6 – Agree 5 – Slightly agree 4 – Neither agree nor disagree 3 – Slightly disagree 2 – Disagree 1 – Strongly disagree____ I lead a purposeful and meaningful life____ My social relationships are supportive and rewarding____ I am engaged and interested in my daily activities____ I actively contribute to the happiness and well-being of others____ I am competent and capable in the activities that are important to me____ I am a good person and live a good life____ I am optimistic about my future____ People respect meDirections: Please read carefully and complete all 10 questions below. Pick only one answer per question unless otherwise specified1. What is your age?__18-25 years__26-35 years__36-45 years__46-55 years__56+ years2. What is your relationship status (select all that apply)__Single__Married or in a domestic partnership__Separated__Divorced__Widowed__Other (specify) _________________3. Do you have children?__Yes (if yes, continue to 3a)__No (if no, continue to 4)3a. How many children under the age of 18 are living in your household? ________________ (specify) 4. What is your highest level of education?__Less than high school__High school graduate or GED__Some college, no degree__Technical degree__Associate degree__Bachelor’s degree__Master’s degree__Doctorate degree 5. Are you currently employed? __Yes (if yes, continue to 5a)__No (if no, continue to 6)5a. What is your employment status?__Full-time employed__Part-time employed__Other (specify) _________6. Which of these describes the personal income reported on your last income tax?__$0__$1 – $9,999__$10,000 – $24,999__$25,000 – $49,999__$50,000 – $74,999__$75,000 – $99,999__$100,000+7. What type of housing do you live in?__Own__Rent__Homeless__Other (specify) _____________________8. How would you describe your physical health?__Excellent__Very good__Good__Fair__Poor9. What is your ethnicity?__Hispanic__Non-Hispanic10. What is your race? (Choose all that apply)__White__Black or African American__Asian American__American Indian or Alaska Native__Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander__Other (specify)____________________11. During the last 12 months, did your alcohol consumption increase?__I do not drink Alcohol__No, my Alcohol consumption did not increase__Yes, I did drink more frequently 12. During the last 12 months, did you have to work remotely?__Yes__No13. During the last 12 months, did you have to attend school online?__Yes__No14. During the last 12 months, were you worried about financial issues?__Yes__No__Sometimes__Other (Specify)___________________ReferencesAnderson, C., Kraus, M. W., Galinsky, A. D., & Keltner, D. (2012). 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