Business Knowledge on Microeconomics Worksheet
Question 1 Figure 3-4 Refer to Figure 3-4. If the current market price is $15, the market will achieve equilibrium by a price increase, increasing the quantity supplied and decreasing the quantity demanded. a price decrease, decreasing the quantity supplied and increasing the quantity demanded. a price increase, increasing the supply and decreasing the demand. a price decrease, decreasing the supply and increasing the demand.Question 11 Figure 2-7 Tesla opened its Gigafactory near Sparks, Nevada to produce lithium-ion batteries for both its automobiles and its Powerwall energy storage products. Figure 2-7 shows changes to its production possibilities frontier at the Gigafactory in response to new developments and different strategic production decisions. Refer to Figure 2-7. Assume a technological advancement greatly reduces the cost to produce batteries for its automobiles. This is best represented by the movement from H to J in Graph B. movement from E to F in Graph A. movement from K to L in Graph C. Question 12 Figure 2-6 Refer to Figure 2-6. If the economy is currently producing at point E, what is the gain in production if the economy moves to point D? 8 thousand wrenches 10 thousand hammers 0 wrenches Question 25 A decrease in the equilibrium quantity for a product will result when there is a decrease in supply and a decrease in demand for the product. when there is an increase in supply and a decrease in demand for the product. when there is a decrease in demand and an increase in the number of firms producing the product. Question 33 Figure 3-4 Refer to Figure 3-4. If the price is $15, there would be a surplus of 300 units. there would be a surplus of 400 units. there would be a shortage of 300 units. Question 38 Figure 2-4 Figure 2-4 shows various points on three different production possibilities frontiers for a nation. Refer to Figure 2-4. A movement from Y to Z is the result of advancements in food production technology. represents an increase in the demand for plastic products. is the result of advancements in plastic production technology. Question 42 A decrease in the equilibrium price for a product will result when there is an increase in supply and a decrease in demand for the product. when there is a decrease in supply and a decrease in demand for the product. when the quantity demanded for the product exceeds the quantity supplied. Allison’s Auto Art is a company that applies pinstripes to vehicles. Allison’s cost for a basic 1-color pinstriping job is $35, and she charges $95 for this service. For a total price of $175, Allison will apply a fancier 3-color pinstripe application to an automobile, a service that adds an additional $40 to the total cost of the package. What is Allison’s marginal benefit if she sells a basic 1-color job? $35 $60 $95 The marginal benefit cannot be determined. when there is a decrease in demand and a decrease in the number of firms producing the product. is the result of a decrease in preference for food products. there would be a shortage of 400 units. when the quantity demanded for the product exceeds the quantity supplied. 13 thousand hammers movement from G to H in Graph B.
UH The Existential and Utilitarian Value Approaches Discussion
After Reading Chapter 3 answer the following discussion question:The following dilemmas should be discussed within the framework of the PRSA code of ethics.The president of a company listed on the New York Stock Exchange dies of lung cancer, but the board of directors decides not to announce his death until it is determined who will succeed him and how top management will be realigned. The board feels that immediate announcement of the president’s death will cause loss of confidence in the company’s stock–and SEC rules do allow up to 15 days for the release of material information about a company. Consequently, company telephone operators are told to tell callers that the president is “out of town.” A newspaper reporter, however, calls you as director of public relations and says she has heard rumors that the company president has died. She asks you to confirm or deny these rumors. What do you do? response to at least one other colleague in the class:When the newspaper reporter calls to verify rumors of the company presidents death I would simply state that I was unable to discuss the health of the president due to privacy laws and that the president was unavailable for comment. This is well within the legality of honesty and advocacy as the PRSAs Code of Ethics is described on page 79. I also feel it meets protecting the public interest in that it allows the company to build its new leadership framework. Hopefully, the result should be factual and thoughtful rather than reactive guesswork and assumptions driving investment practices to influence market shares. When answering the reporters question, I would also state that any related material regarding the company that it would be communicated in accordance with SEC requirements.On a side note, I would want to meet with leadership to let them know that they had breached ethical standards by having the operators lie. The idea of technician mentality as described on page 84, makes me an advocate for helping promote their right to be heard so that in the future this undermining infraction could be avoided with specialty PR skills.
Blake Sports Apparel Summary
Part 2: Executive Summary, Revisions, and Recommendations Due Week 10, Sunday (Weight: 25%) During Weeks 7-10, we have explored a number of leadership topics from the perspective of leading in organizations. The assignment will help you integrate what you have been working on throughout the course. Make use of all you have learned since Week 1, including your personal leadership style, the DiSC, TKI, etc. You will need to formulate your recommendations with a consideration of the time and resource constraints described in the case that have the potential to undermine the trust the team leader is seeking to build. For this assignment, you will continue your analysis of the Blake Sports Apparel case by providing an Executive Summary, revisions to the problem and analysis, and recommendations for improving teamwork and resolving conflicts more effectively. You will also have the opportunity to improve Part 1 (Problem and Analysis) based on the feedback that you received from your instructor. NOTE: Since this component of the assignment is a continuation of the work you completed for Part 1, you should continue your work in the same document that you submitted for Part 1 (Problem and Analysis). Even though the Executive Summary comes first in the paper, it is often written last since it presents a synopsis (or overview) of the entire paper. Instructions 1. Read the Blake Sports Apparel and Switch Activewear: Bringing the Executive Team Together case again. 2. Write a paper that addresses all of the following: a. Executive Summary: Briefly summarize key points of the paper: What is the problem or issue? What are the possible causes of the issue or problem? What solutions do you recommend? b. Problem and Analysis from Part 1 of this assignment: Implement any feedback that you received from your instructor. c. Recommendations: Acting as a leadership consultant to Cameron Barker (and applying principles and practices from this course), what recommendations would you make to improve teamwork and resolve conflicts more effectively? Use the questions below to guide you: What can Barker do to increase trust and improve communication? How can Barker incentivize the teams to improve alignment and meet their collective goals? What can be done to make team meetings more effective?
Lack of Unity Is the Greatest Enemy or Progress Discussion Response
reply to discussion post below:Risk is one of the top issues I like discussing. A term which is frequently used is acceptable risk. Just like with the topic, this phrase can present with several definitions and applications. For this discussion, I am using the term with the intention of how a community views acceptable risk. A component within the public safety arena is providing services for fire/rescue response. Volunteer fire departments account for approximately three-quarters of these organizations. On a national level, the volunteer or paid-on-call departments are becoming a fragile system with many of them struggling to deliver expected services. Increased call volume, training, specialized services provided, and cost of living have contributed to a lack of participation from local individuals to fill these volunteer spots. Leaving public safety administrators with initiating creative ways to recruit and retain membership. The bottom line comes down to the community deciding what risk they feel is acceptable. For an effective decision to be made the people must be informed on what is at risk. Leaders in the community must understand what is at stake and articulate these concerns to the community. If taxes need to be raised to create paid services, then the voters must understand what is on the table. Public officials must employ a thorough, accurate, and understandable marketing plan before the polls open. Unfortunately, there is sometimes a lack of truthful data when it comes to trying to fix the problem.A large county next to ours is currently facing this issue. The fire protection is provided through a mixture of volunteer departments and for-profit subscription services. A study was released by the University of Tennessee County Technical Advisory Service on the benefits of consolidating all departments under one leadership and funding through taxes. This would have provided a positive impact on delivering emergency services. Instead, the county leadership released a partial set of statistics and stated the current system wasnt broken. Therefore, the government didnt need to take it over. Once the mayor went on record with that statement, the plan to consolidate was killed. The communities involved were never told the risk of the current system or the benefit of having paid fire protection services. Therefore, the local government determined what was an acceptable risk without citizen involvement.
Biology weekly assignment 4 | Biology homework help
Overview:
Chapter 9: Customs are behaviors generally expected in specific situations and are established, socially acceptable ways of behaving in given circumstances. Customs vary not only by country but also by regions or locations within a country. For example, in the United States, customs differ along north-south lines and urban-rural lines. In addition, religious backgrounds and ethnic identities account for differences in customs.
Chapter 10: The increasing globalization of industries has necessitated an increase in strategic alliances and hence intercultural negotiations. Intercultural negotiations involve discussions of common and conflicting interests between persons of different cultural backgrounds who work to reach an agreement of mutual benefit. How competent and competitive forms are both domestically and internationally and how they handle customers and vendors from other cultures will determine how successful a firm is internationally. Some of the reasons global joint ventures and strategic alliances are on the increase include economic deregulation, rapid technological changes, large capital requirements, government-supported industries, economic maturation, and improved communications.
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Objective:
After completing this module you will be able to:
Describe the role that dress and appearance play in interacting with persons form other countries.
Explain the importance of knowing about the customs associated with holidays and holy days of the country in which you are traveling or conducting business.
Compare and contrast two closely related positions for similarities and differences in how work is accomplished based on cultural issues.
Explain the importance of knowing about the male/female relationship roles and workplace equality to successful intercultural communication.
Explain the intercultural negotiation process.
Describe the steps in the negotiation process.
Describe mistakes commonly made in intercultural negotiations.
To-do List: Module available from Monday at 12 AM (ET) to next week, Tuesday at 11:59 PM (ET)
Required readings
Read Chapter 9: Business and Social Customs
Read Chapter 10: Intercultural Negotiation Process
Answer questions 80-100 words each answer:
1. How can you prepare for cultural shock in? negotiations?
2. What are the steps in the negotiation? process?
3. Intercultural negotiations have many implications. Discuss how two of these implications would affect negotiations between a U.S. negotiation team and a Japanese negotiation team. Discuss how two of these implications would affect negotiations between a Japanese negotiation team and a Mexican negotiation team.
4. Explain why following the? saying, “When in? Rome, do as the Romans? do,” is appropriate to the negotiation process.
5. Regional free trade zones are becoming popular. What are the negative and positive aspects of such trade?zones? How will they help or hinder global? organizations?
AWC Systematic Race Based Slavery in The Southern States Response
Responto the response question that already answered and give some thought and examples to this:Question 2: How and why did systematic race-based slavery become deeply entrenched in the southern states by the mid-1800s? What were the realities of slavery and how did its development affect white and black southerners alike?In the southern states, slavery became this accepted topic because of John C. Calhouns phrase of our peculiar institution. This implied that slavery was unique to their society and gave an alternative adequate term for the very controversial topic. A major reason why slavery was prevalent in the southern states was that industries such as cotton, sugar cane, and tobacco thrived in the warm, humid climates. As cotton became the most profitable crop industry, it changed the white and black southerners lives. Production of cotton evolved into high masses made in a short amount of time through the development of machinery that converted raw cotton into thread and cloth in textiles mills (Shi, 360). This process was then refined by Eli Whitney by removing the cotton seeds, known as the cotton gin. According to the text, the Old Southwest states were producing two-thirds of all cotton (Shi, 361) by the 1830s. This obviously affected the slaves simply because of supply and demand- the more product that is produced, the more labor needed.Cotton then spread to the Alabama region where steamboats were then invented that deemed the Mississippi River to be the main transporter of the crop. At this time, over half the slaves worked in the cotton industry and prices of slaves skyrocketed. The south depended on Britain for their raw cotton exports which was very risky for them to do. Just like the society in the colonies, the south was controlled by a group of aristocratic planters; they dominated pretty much everything ranging from politics, the economy, and social stratas. In order to be considered a planter, one must own at least twenty slaves. The society of this time was relatively simple in means that the whites controlled pretty much everything, and the blacks had just the opposite. The majority of the slave population were field hands who were often organized into work gangs supervised by a black driver or white overseer (Shi, 374). The treatment that the women received were far worse because slaveholders discovered that they could more or less breed slaves, and over time selling them for profit.
Understands Risks & how To Take Appropriate Action Discussion Response
respond to discussion post below:There is no denying that risks are part of everyday life, putting on your pants in the morning is risky; especially if you are half asleep and your brain isnt functioning yet. Ever ask your wife whats for dinner or where she wants to eat and what shes craving, this is a huge risk that can have good or bad consequences. All laughs aside, risk are serious issues and we face small risks and large risks every day. Risk are inherited and may be mitigated if one truly understands the risk and knows how to the take appropriate action. Last week, my wing commander had his quarterly commanders call and we covered the 101 days of summer-fun fun. In the brief, we were reminded of simple things. For example, going deep sea fishing. One must identify the hazard (the ocean/fishing hooks), assess the hazard (weather conditions; high tide), make decisions (best time to go out) /develop controls, implement controls, and supervise/evaluate. Last July, an Airman deployed down range and we had a talk with Jesus about how the Air Force can improve its choices. Long story short, an Airman died because he jumped down a manhole in hopes to recover the manhole cover. He did it a dozen of other times, but this one specific occurrence took his life. During the investigation, some people in the nearby vicinity, claimed that smelled an unnormal order. It ended up being gas. Never take an unnecessary risk with little to no cost/life benefit. I took a huge risk with a stock: HSGX. The stock is trading at $.1938 a share and I purchased 500 shares. This comes out to be around $96; I could lose it all or it could go up to $10.00 a share. Lose win or win big! Focusing on Risk Assessment, we all know what this concept is and how entails identifying risks and threats, its occurrence, and the Qualitative or Quantitative assessments. However, we may fail to remember thats its an ongoing process that needs audited. Identification is the key; how can a problem be improved or mitigated, if it is not identified and prioritized? In terms of Information Security Systems, this directly applies with cybersecurity and is an ongoing process to improve the protection of information, IS, and the management of IS; with CIANAA (Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability, Non-repudiation, Authentication, Authorization) being the highest priority. I am pretty sure I have read at least 12 800- guidelines from NIST. The core framework, within NIST 800-52 v2 is vital. Not all risks can be managed or analyzed so assets must be prioritized based on the mission; the environmental threats and implementations of the various controls and countermeasures are based on a cost/benefit ratio. Look into NIST 800-37 Risk Management Process/framework on SDLC. It is highly technical and geared toward IS, but it defiantly can be applied to this discussion and critical infrastructure. -Scott
Freelancer Social Insurance in China Dissertation
As a postgraduate student in Social and Public Policy, I am required to write an 8,000 word dissertation on “Social Insurance for Freelancers in China’s New Employment Model”, can you give me some advice on the structure of the article? My proposal is attached belowhere are some advice my tutor give me about my dissertation.Weaknesses and suggestions for improvement*** I have made some comments on the script itself for you to scroll through and look at – so please read these as well – but I will expand on a couple of these points below ***Firstly, in terms of setting up the research, you need to read far more widely and deeply in relation to both your chosen substantive topic – labour market changes and the rise of flexible working / freelancing – and the methods literature within social sciences, focusing upon your chosen approach – a mixed method approach including both Qual and Quant methods. At the moment, the description of the study is much too general and the aims of the project are quite vague. To improve, you need to develop and state clearly your main research question(s) and a clear research puzzle needs to be set out at the core of the project (see my comments on this part of the proposal). I also think your main research question(s) should benefit from being elaborated through the use of smaller, more focused sub-questions to give your project some structure and clear boundaries around your sample(s) of data.On that point, secondly, it is unclear to me what the boundaries are around your project and so what the sample will be. At the moment, you mention both “two cities” and “different countries” as your focus, which needs to be confirmed. Also, there is no clear date range within which you will be exploring social insurance policies. I do not imagine you want to review policies that are many years old, so what is your starting / ending point (and why)?Finally, and linked to all of the above, you need to explain better exactly what you will do in terms of methods. Your descriptions of both Qualitative and Quantitative Research are much too broad and contain no reference to social science literature. Which methods will you use to analyse social insurance policies (e.g. policy review techniques, content analysis, thematic analysis, or something else)?so …. I adapt some something belowResearch methodology: Case study Primary subjects: secondary analysis of qualitative data and published data in the public domain2 Chinese cities compared: Shanghai (with household registration restrictions), Guangzhou (without household registration restrictions) policy review techniques, comparing the differences between policies and comparing them with published demographic and labour force statistics in different regions.Content analysis: comparing the content of different policies Prediction analysis: Based on existing Chinese population and labour force databases, the analysis is used to forecast the number of flexibly employed people over the next 5-10 years and to make recommendations for policy improvements.
Assignment 3: introduction, conclusion, and title due week 5 and
Assignment 3: Introduction, Conclusion, and TitleDue Week 5 and worth 50 points
Remember in this course, you will develop one essay. The subject of your essay for this course is Changing Our Lives. In your essay, you will address why you decided to go to college at this time in your life and state the three reasons behind your decision.
The subject of your essay for this course is Changing Our Lives. You have taken a marvelous, brave step on an educational journey. Congratulations! You have likely done a great deal of soul-searching to come to this enormous decision. The purpose of this essay, therefore, is for you to tell your readers (your instructor and your classmates) why you came to this decision. In your Changing Our Lives essay, you will address why you decided to go to college at this time in your life and state the reasons behind your decision.
In the first two (2) assignments you chose your topic and created a thesis statement. Now you will create the introduction and the conclusion to your essay, along with adding a title to your essay. Please review the Sample Student Essay Introduction, Conclusion, and Title by clicking this link to download. “Sample Student Essay – Introduction, Conclusion, and Title” can also be accessed by using the “Additional Resources” link in each week or by navigating to Student Center>Additional Resources. (Please do NOT write your whole essay in this assignment. We will create the essay step-by-step each week for final submission in Week 10. Creating your introduction, conclusion, and title is the next step in creating your essay.)
Write a one-half to one (½ to 1) page in which you:
Develop an introduction paragraph that attracts the readers attention and provides sufficient background information for the reader to want to continue reading.
Include the revised version of the thesis statement you wrote in Assignment 2, making sure to use instructor feedback in revision.
Develop a conclusion paragraph to the essay, making sure the conclusion signals an end to the essay and provides a closing thought.
Develop a title for the essay, making sure the title piques the readers interest and introduces the essays subject.
Meet the assignment word count of five to seven (5-7) sentences for each paragraph.
Minimize grammar, spelling, mechanics, and follow APA formatting.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the students name, the professors name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
Write paragraphs and essays, and other assigned work with a clearly defined main idea introduction, body, and conclusion.
Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.
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The Twitter Account Creation Process Discussion Response
response to discussion post below:when setting up my account the process was very similar to setting up my Facebook account. I started by putting in my name and email. The account sent a verification code to my phone which I used to activate my account. After this Twitter asked for access to my contact list so as to search for my phone contacts to see if they have Twitter accounts. A majority of my contacts did have active pages, and I ended up following a few people and having them follow me back. Then came the multitude of questions, everything from my favorite music to which celebrity I would like to follow. Some questions I answered others I didn’t bother because I felt they were unnecessary. I was also asked what pages I was interested in following, and there were many different accounts to choose from and different pages about fashion, music, gossip, politics just about everything imaginable. Over all the process of setting up a Twitter account isn’t all that different from setting up a Facebook or many other accounts out there. Although afterwards I didn’t like the profile name the system chose for me and I seem to be having a hard time finding out how to change it to something I like.
