Design Of Walkways

Question 1

Assume that you are a landscape engineer whose company examines problems associated with the design of walkways, the location of trees and garden beds, the grading of land around buildings, and any other topographical features. You have been hired by a specific college, community, or company with which you are familiar. Your objective is to evaluate one or more landscaping problems at the site. Write an informal report that describes the problem(s) in detail. (Follow the guidelines in the “Problem Analyses” section of this chapter.) Be specific about how the problem affects people—the employees, inhabitants, students, and so forth. Following are some sample problems that could be evaluated:

• Poorly landscaped entrance to a major subdivision
• Muddy, unpaved walkway between dormitories and academic buildings on a college campus
• Unpaved parking lot far from main campus buildings
• Soil runoff into the streets from several steep, muddy subdivision lots that have not yet been sold
• City tennis courts with poor drainage
• Lack of adequate flowers or bushes around a new office building
• Need for a landscaped common area within a subdivision or campus
• Need to save some large trees that may be doomed because of proposed construction

Question 2

 

• Answer the following question: What is meant by the net realizable value for accounts receivable?
• Answer the following question: What is aging of accounts receivable, and how is it used to account for uncollectible accounts?
• Answer the following question: How is the accounts receivable turnover computed? What information does this ratio provide?
• Answer the following question: Describe what is meant by the term “goodwill.”