Explain in detail the characteristics of the types of business ownership structures using real-world examples to illustrate. Be sure to provide at least one example for each type.

There are four main types of legal ownership for businesses in the United States. These are sole proprietorship, general partnership, limited liability company (LLC), and corporation. These differ from one another on a few major characteristics such as number of owners, operational requirements, and federal taxation.Using the online library resources, and the Internet, research these and other major characteristics of the four types of business ownership.Download and complete the following table on the types of business ownership structures: (Attached is the document that needed to be downloaded)Explain in detail the characteristics of the types of business ownership structures using real-world examples to illustrate. Be sure to provide at least one example for each type.Write a 1–2-page paper in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Submit both your completed table and your paper for grading

Analyze which project management concepts were not respected by the project managers and were these lapses occurred.

The purpose of project management is to increase successful software implementation. The article titled “7 Project Management Types and When to Use Them” provides multiple project management methodologies that maximize the success of projects. An example of a failed project can be found in The Global Backlash Against Facebook’s Digital Currency Project. (3:38).Identify an IT system development failure that occurred within the last two years. Do not repeat an example from earlier in the course or one that has been posted by another student.Analyze which project management concepts were not respected by the project managers and were these lapses occurred.Describe how you might have spoken up had you been on the steering committee.Be sure to respond to at least one of your classmates’ posts.SourcesMeredith Wood. 2019. 7 Project Management Types and When to Use Them. https://www.projectsmart.co.uk/7-project-management-types-and-when-to-use-them.phpWall Street Journal. 2019. The Global Backlash Against Facebook’s Digital Currency Project. https://on.wsj.com/2W4HJUW

Describe how you plan to lead your group to make the best decision; address the four major steps.

Your stakeholders have asked the project team to recommend a solution to an unanticipated issue in the project. Describe how you plan to lead your group to make the best decision; address the four major steps. What project management tools would you use to prevent groupthink? How would you respond if a team member makes the following suggestion: “We should brainstorm and then critique each other’s ideas.”

For each of these cases, determine whether the Markov chain is irreducible, and whether it is aperiodic.

A chess piece is wandering around on an otherwise vacant 8×8 chessboard. At each move, the piece (a king, queen, rook, bishop, or knight) chooses uniformly at random where to go, among the legal choices (according to the rules of chess, which you should look up if you are unfamiliar with them).(a) For each of these cases, determine whether the Markov chain is irreducible, and whether it is aperiodic. Hint for the knight: Note that a knight’s move always goes from a light square to a dark square or vice versa. A knight’s tour is a sequence of knight moves on a chessboard such that the knight visits each square exactly once. Many knight’s tours exist.(b) Suppose for this part that the piece is a rook, with initial position chosen uniformly at random. Find the distribution of where the rook is after n moves.(c) Now suppose that the piece is a king, with initial position chosen deterministically to be the upper left corner square. Determine the expected number of moves it takes him to return to that square, fully simplified, preferably in at most 140 characters.(d) The stationary distribution for the random walk of the king from the previous part is not uniform over the 64 squares of the chessboard. A recipe for modifying the chain to obtain a uniform stationary distribution is as follows. Label the squares as 1, 2, . . . , 64, and let di be the number of legal moves from square i. Suppose the king is currently at square i. The next move of the chain is determined as follows: Step 1: Generate a proposal square j by picking uniformly at random among the legal moves from i. Step 2: Flip a coin with probability min(di/dj, 1) of Heads. If the coin lands Heads, go to j. Otherwise, stay at i. Show that this modified chain has a stationary distribution that is uniform over the 64squares.

How effective was Freeman-Brown as an open system at the time of the closure?

assignment#1: Refer to the “Freeman-Brown Private School Case Study” document for details pertaining to this assignment.The board of directors at Freeman-Brown Private School (FBPS) has hired you as part of a consulting team to review the situation and present your findings and recommendations. Write a paper (1,250-1,500 words) that discusses the case. Complete this assignment from the perspective of the hired consultants. Respond to the following questions:Review how organizations interact with their external environment (as open systems and complex adaptive systems). How effective was Freeman-Brown as an open system at the time of the closure? How effective was Freeman-Brown as a complex adaptive system at the time of the closure?Review your reading this week on the internal environment of organizations. What is your evaluation of the organizational culture andorganizational climate at the time the decision to close two campuses was made?What is your evaluation of the decision made by Dr. Murphy and Caudill? What is your evaluation of the process of going about the closure?Was FBPS demonstrating social responsibility? Discuss the closure impact on three specific stakeholders. Provide an explanation, using appropriate management theories, for how the administration could have handled the closure effectively with stakeholders? Include one theory from each of the following: the classical approach, the human relations approach, and the modern management approach.You have been asked to suggest two goals: one long-term and one short-term goal for the future direction of FBPS. Justify your decision.Present a concluding statement that integrates the 4 functions of management as a means to revamp management at FBPS and meets the recommended goals.Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.##############################assignment#2: Write a paper (1,500-1,750 words) in which you address the following based on the information provided in the “West Coast Transit Case Study” resource.Define the three criteria for evaluating effective team/group work (as stated in the reading this week) and analyze whether the “team” assembled by Bernie Hollis and Pete Denson is effective or not.Provide a review of each of Tuckman’s five stages of group formation and identify what stage(s) are evident in the case. Explain your answer.Define Schein’s three behavioral profile roles during team entry and identify how the profiles are demonstrated in the case. Explain your answer.Was the communication among the participants in the case effective or not? Justify your answer (this is not just an opinion).The Organizational Behavior textbook describes two main types of conflict. Define them and then describe the type (s) of conflict that are evident in the case.Propose how Denson should manage the conflict in this case using one direct conflict management and one indirect conflict management approach? Explain your response.Identify one specific task leadership activity and one specific maintenance activity that should be encouraged. Identify the most significant disruptive behavior that should be discouraged.Identify the most obvious individual motivational problems experienced by Jing, Mahonney, and Tanney. How should Denson motivate each person? Be sure to provide a specific motivational suggestion for each person based on that person’s motivational needs. Ensure that at you have at least one suggestions from each of the motivational theories/techniques (content theories, process theories, and reinforcement strategies).Use at least two academic resources as references for this assignment.Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.####################assignment#3: This is a Collaborative Learning Community (CLC) assignment.Many names are recognized as notable business leaders. Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Welch, and Colleen Barrett are all leaders identified for their unique approach to leading people. Please review the “Contemporary Business Leaders” resource for a list of additional business leaders. Select one leader from this list discuss (in 1,250-1,500 words) what you have learned about the selected individual as a leader and the leadership style that leader embodies. Address the following in your discussion:Identify a leader and justify why you selected that particular leader. With what organizations is the leader affiliated? In what industry is the leader recognized? How long was the leader in a leadership position?Discuss which leadership theory best describes the chosen leader’s approach to leading people. What was the leader’s greatest career achievement?Identify a significant career challenge the leader faced and how the leader handled the challenge. Did the response align more with a managerial role or a leadership role?What power base did the leader use in handling or resolving the challenge?Compare the leadership style used by your selected leader against that of the leader’s successor/predecessor (or competitor, if a successor/predecessor is not applicable). Was there a difference in the leadership styles? Which leader do you think is more effective and why?Provide a discussion on two to three attributes a leader should emulate or avoid based on course materials. Describe how these characteristics would be beneficial or detrimental in an organizational setting.You are required to use at least two external sources to provide evidence in support of the leadership style displayed by your selected leader. The rationale should be justified; this should not be completed based on an opinion.Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.########################assignment#4: The major responsibilities of human resources management (HRM) are attracting, developing, and maintaining a quality workforce. Research an organization, with which you are familiar, that is in need of a change and present how you will manage the change process by incorporating the three essential duties of HRM.Choose one subsystem to change and write a 1,250-1,500 word paper addressing the following questions that pertain to the major human resource management responsibilities and to change management. Strengthen your recommendations by showing how your proposed changes are working in another similar organization that is successful.Address following in your paper:Provide an overview of the organization you have chosen including three subsystems of the organization, three stakeholders of the organization, and the reason for selecting this organization.What one major organizational subsystem needs to be changed in the organization? Justify your choice. How does it compare to a similar successful organization?How will the subsystem change affect the two other subsystems within the organization that you have identified and how will you realign the total system?Identify and explain how you would ensure that the proposed change will satisfy any three stakeholders of the organization?How should the organization attract, develop, andmaintainthe workforce required to bring about your proposed change?Choose at least one of the following in your discussion about attracting a quality workforce to support the change in Questions 2 and 3 above: human resource planning, recruitment, or selection.Choose at least one of the following in your discussion about developing a quality workforce to support the change in Questions 2 and 3 above: (and this must tie in to 4a too): employee orientation, training and development, or performance appraisal.Choose at least one of the following in your discussion about maintaining a quality workforce to support the change in Questions 2 and 3 above (and must relate to 4a and 4b): career development, work-life balance, compensation and benefits, employee retention and turnover, or labor-management relations.Integrate a faith-based or worldview-based component in the paper and make a clear connection on how it informs the groups’ management practices. (NOTE: Individuals all have a worldview, and that worldview influences their decisions, values, and perceptions. It also affects how they manage people, or think they should be managed. For this assignment, this requirement relates to the worldview of the presenters.Include at least four academic references to support your position. One of them should directly relate to the company discussed in your paper and another to the organization to which you are comparing it.Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

Identify and characterize different rock types

SCROLL DOWN FOR ANSWER1LAB MODULE 12: INTERNAL STRUCTURE OF THE EARTHNote: Please refer to the GETTING STARTED lab module to learn tips on how to set up and maneuver through the Google Earth () component of this lab.KEY TERMSThe following is a list of important words and concepts used in this lab module:AsthenosphereExtrusive igneousMetamorphic rocksChemically precipitated sedimentary rocksGeologic time scaleOrganic sedimentaryCinder cone volcanoesIgneous rocksRock cycleClastic sedimentaryIntrusive igneousSedimentary rocksComposite VolcanoesLithificationSeismic wavesCoreLithosphereShield VolcanoesCrustMantleLAB MODULE LEARNING OBJECTIVESAfter successfully completing this module, you should be able to:? Recognize and interpret the spatial patterns of volcanoes and volcanic activity at the global scale? Identify and characterize different rock types? Define the process of lithification? Recognize and differentiate the various internal layers of the Earth? Distinguish and describe the different types of volcanoes? Outline and explain the rock cycle? Interpret the topographic profile of a landscape2INTRODUCTIONIn this lab module, you will examine some of the fundamental concepts and principles related to the internal structure of the Earth. Topics include rock types, the rock cycle, geologic time and volcanoes. While these topics may seem disparate, you will learn how they are inherently related.The module starts with four opening topics, or vignettes, which are found in the accompanying Google Earth file. These vignettes introduce basic concepts related to Earth’s internal structure. Some of the vignettes have animations, videos, or short articles that provide another perspective or visual explanation for the topic at hand. After reading each vignette and associated links, answer the following questions. Please note that some components of this lab may take a while to download or open, especially if you have a slow internet connection.Expand INTERNAL STRUCTURE, and then expand the INTRODUCTION folder. Double-click Topic 1: The Earth’s Internal Composition.Read Topic 1: The Earth’s Internal CompositionQuestion 1: What is the depth of the Kola borehole as a percentage of the Earth’s radius? Calculate using the following equation:A. (123km / 637km) * 100 = 19.3%B. (123km / 6370km) * 100 = 1.93%C. (12.3km / 637km) * 100 = 1.93%D. (12.3km / 6370km) * 100 = 0.193%Read Topic 2: Rock TypesQuestion 2: What are alternative terms used in place of “extrusive” and “intrusive” igneous rock?A. Magma and graniteB. Pumice and lavaC. Volcanic and plutonicD. Vesicular and plutonic3Read Topic 3: Geologic TimeQuestion 3: During the Devonian Period, where is North America located relative to the Equator? (Hint: Go to “Close-up: Phanerozoic Eon,” then click on Devonian in the time scale image)A. Predominately east of the equatorB. Predominately west of the equatorC. Predominately north of the equatorD. Predominately south of the equatorRead Topic 4: VolcanoesQuestion 4: The Hawaiian Islands are composed of linear chains of which of these types of volcano?A. Cinder conesB. Shield volcanoesC. StratovolcanoesD. Lava domesFor the rest of this module, you will identify and explain the geographic distribution, patterns, and processes associated with Earth’s internal structure. In doing so, you will recognize and appreciate the impact the interior of the Earth has on the surface.Collapse and uncheck the INTRODUCTION folder.GLOBAL PERSPECTIVEVolcanoes are not randomly distributed across the globe; rather, their locations are distinct (commonly located on plate boundaries) and these patterns are evident at regional to global scales. Despite the potential dangers associated with volcanoes, many cities are located near areas susceptible to volcanic activity. In this section you will describe the spatial patterns of volcanoes and volcanic activity, and identify volcanoes located near populous cites.Expand the GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE folder. Double-click and select the Mediterranean and W Asia folder.Question 5: Where will you find the majority of volcanoes in Europe?4A. FranceB. GreeceC. ItalyD. GermanyUncheck the Mediterranean and W Asia folder. Double-click and select Catania. Next, click on the Etna symbol in the Google Earth Viewer. Read about Mount Etna, located adjacent to the city of Catania on the Island of Sicily. To close the Smithsonian write-up on this volcano, click the X in the top right corner of the window.Question 6: What type of volcano is Mount Etna?A. CompositeB. Cinder coneC. ShieldD. CraterUncheck the Catania folder. Double-click and select the Africa and Red Sea folder.Question 7: Describe the general spatial pattern of volcanoes found on the continent of Africa (Hint: You might have to zoom in and out to view the spatial patterns of the volcanoes).A. The volcanoes appear randomly distributed over most of AfricaB. Many are found along the Great African Rift valley located in eastern AfricaC. Many volcanoes form national borders of western and southern African countriesD. The majority are found within the Sahara Desert region located in northern AfricaUncheck the Africa and Red Sea folder. Double-click and select Nairobi. Next, click on the Suswa symbol in the Google Earth Viewer. Read about Suswa, located west of the city of Nairobi, Kenya.Question 8: What type of volcano is Suswa?A. CompositeB. Cinder coneC. ShieldD. CraterUncheck the Nairobi folder. Double-click and select Philippines and SE Asia.5Question 9: Describe the general spatial pattern of volcanoes found in this region (Hint: You might have to zoom in and out to view the spatial patterns of the volcanoes).A. The volcanoes appear randomly distributed over most of SE AsiaB. Many are found along the margins of this regionC. Many volcanoes form national borders among the island countriesD. The majority are found on the island of Borneo and are evenly spaced apartUncheck the Philippines and SE Asia folder. Double-click and select Jakarta. Next, click on the Pulosari, Perbakti-Gagak and Salak symbols in the Google Earth Viewer. Read about these volcanoes, located south of the city of Jakarta, Indonesia.Question 10: What type of volcanoes are these?A. CompositeB. Cinder coneC. ShieldD. CraterUncheck the Jakarta folder. Double-click and select Hawaii and Pacific Ocean.Question 11: Describe the general spatial pattern of volcanoes found in this region (Hint: You might have to zoom in and out to best view the spatial patterns of the volcanoes).A. The volcanoes appear randomly distributed over most of the Pacific OceanB. Many are found along the margins of this region and near islands or island chains like HawaiiC. Many volcanoes form national borders among the island countriesD. There are few volcanoes in the Pacific; as a result, there are no apparent trends regarding their spatial patternsUncheck the Hawaii and Pacific Ocean folder. Double-click and select Hawaii. Next, click on the Mauna Loa symbol in the Google Earth Viewer. Read about this volcano, located southwest of the city of Hilo, Hawai’I, USA.Question 12: What type of volcano is Mauna Loa?A. CompositeB. Cinder ConeC. ShieldD. Crater6Collapse and uncheck the GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES folder.ROCK TYPESAs noted in the Introduction, all rocks can be classified as one of three basic rock types: igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic.Igneous rocksIgneous rocks are further divided into extrusive igneous rock and intrusive igneous rock.? Extrusive igneous rock is formed (cooled) on the Earth’s surface.? Intrusive igneous rock is formed (cooled) in the Earth. Unless there has been significant erosion of surface material, intrusive igneous rock are not easily detectable on the surface (Figure 1).Some intrusive igneous formations include:o Dikes – vertical intrusive rock that formed from cooled magma within fissures that cut across older rock. Dikes frequently differ in composition to the surrounding bedrock.o Sills – intrusive rocks formed in horizontal fissures. Sills are often situated between older layers of sedimentary rock.o Batholith – a large pluton, or mass of rock that cooled and solidified deep within the Earth. Some batholiths are several hundred miles long.Intrusive formations(in red)Figure 1. Igneous intrusive formation (Arbogast 2nd Ed).Expand the ROCK TYPES and Igneous Rocks folders.7Igneous rocks – Shiprock, NMDouble-click and expand the Shiprock, NM folder.This feature is the remnant of a throat of a volcano, with radiating dikes. This volcano erupted over 27 million years ago.Double-click the Ship Rock Tour link to view an animation.Click Photo 1 for a different view.Uncheck the Shiprock, NM folder.Igneous rocks – Stone Mountain, GADouble-click the Stone Mountain, GA folder.This is a large pluton near Atlanta, GA that was formed during the Devonian period in the Paleozoic Era.Double click the Stone Mountain Tour link to view an animation.Click Photo 2 for a different view.Uncheck the Stone Mountain, GA folder.Igneous rocks – Krafla, IcelandDouble-click the Krafla, Iceland folder.The dark areas are a lava flow from the Krafla volcano in Northern Iceland. The lava cooled formed basalt and rhyolite, which are extrusive igneous rocks.Double click the Krafla Tour link to view an animation.Click Photo 3 for a different view.Uncheck the Krafla, Iceland folder.Question 13: What is the difference between the two types of igneous rocks?8A. The ages of the rocks. Intrusive rocks are always olderB. Extrusive rocks were formed in water, intrusive rocks were notC. Intrusive rocks were formed in water, extrusive rocks were notD. Intrusive rocks were formed in the Earth, extrusive rocks were notSedimentary rocksSedimentary rocks are formed by the deposition of sediments (usually in a marine environment) that under pressure slowly turn into rock. Lithification (cementing of sediment into rock) is an important process in the formation of this type of rock.There are three board types of sedimentary rock: organic, clastic, and chemical precipitation.? Organic sedimentary rocks are formed from the deposition of carbon based material. Subjected to pressure, this material, over time, can form coal.? Clastic sedimentary rocks are sedimentary rocks composed of clasts or pieces of weathered and eroded rocks. They are classified by grain size and range from fine grained claystone (Figure 2) to coarse grained conglomerate (Figure 3).Figure 2. Claystone (Wikipedia).Figure 3. Conglomerate (Wikimedia).? Chemically precipitated sedimentary rocks are formed through the precipitation of calcium carbonate which is then deposited on the ocean floor. Over time, enough pressure can built such that lithification occurs creating this type of sedimentary rock. Limestone is a common example of a chemical precipitated sedimentary rock.9Expand the Sedimentary Rocks folder.Sedimentary rocks – West VirginiaDouble-click the West Virginia folder.This is a coal mine in West Virginia, where mountain top removal is a common way of mining this sedimentary rock. Coal is an economically important sedimentary rock worldwide as nearly 40 percent of the electricity generated comes from coal power plants (Worldcoal, 2006).Click Photo 4 for a different view.Uncheck the West Virginia folder.Sedimentary rocks – Grand CanyonDouble-click the Grand Canyon, AZ folder.The Grand Canyon is a showcase of clastic sedimentary rock. Erosion by the Colorado River, coupled with tectonic uplift, has exposed layers of different types of largely sedimentary rock dating back nearly 2 billion years to the Proterozoic period in the late Precambrian Era.Click the Grand Canyon Rock Layers folder to see an illustration of a cross section of the Grand Canyon.Question 14: Why are there no rock layers younger than the Kaibab formation?A. All the rock layers are younger than the Kaibab formationB. The Kaibab formation was the last layer to be depositedC. The Colorado River eroded younger layersD. The Great Unconformity is youngerClick Photo 5 to see various rock layers in the Grand Canyon.Uncheck the Grand Canyon, AZ folder.10Sedimentary rocks – Rocky MountainsDouble-click the Rocky Mountains folder.The Rocky Mountains in Canada are comprised primarily of limestone and shale, suggesting at one time this area was once covered by an ocean. Scientists estimate this limestone was created during the Paleozoic Era (350 million years ago), and that uplift to create the mountains began during the last half of the Mesozoic Era (180 million years ago) (Gadd, 2008).Click Photo 6 to see various rock layers in the Rocky Mountains.Question 15: Which type of sedimentary rock (organic, clastic or chemical precipitated) is present in this photo?A. OrganicB. ClasticC. IgneousD. Chemically precipitatedQuestion 16: Describe why the process of lithification is important in the formation of sedimentary rocks.A. It binds sediments into a solid mass through compactionB. It adds a lithium which chemically binds the sediments into a rockC. Lithification does not play a part in the formation of sedimentary rocksD. Lithification only plays a roles with clastic sedimentary rock formationUncheck the Rocky Mountains folder.Metamorphic rocksFigure 4. Gneiss, foliated (Wikimedia).11Metamorphic rocks are formed from igneous or sedimentary rocks that have been subjected to heat and pressure; in other words, the heat and pressure results in the rearrangement or recrystallization of minerals to form different minerals.Metamorphic rocks formed from igneous rocks are sometimes called meta-igneous. Likewise, meta-sedimentary rocks are metamorphic rocks formed from sedimentary rocks.Common metamorphic rocks include marble (from limestone) and gneiss (usually from granite).Metamorphic rocks are divided into two broad categories, foliated and non-foliated:? Foliated metamorphic rocks (Figure 3) exhibit banding as the minerals present align to form bands.? Non-foliated rocks (Figure 4) lack this banding.Metamorphoses can occur in two ways, namely contact metamorphism and regional metamorphism. The former happens over a small area and entails magma coming in direct contact with rock. The heat from the magma alters the crystal structure of the rock. The latter occurs over a much larger area and entails high heat and great pressure altering rock.Expand the Metamorphic Rocks folder.Metamorphic rocks – Jeff Davis PeakDouble-click and select the Jeff Davis Peak folder.This is Jeff Davis peak which is comprised primarily of quartzite, a metamorphic rock formed from sandstone.Double-click the Jeff Davis Peak Tour link to view an animation.Click Photo 7 to see various rock layers of quartzite.Uncheck the Jeff Davis Peak folder.Figure 5. Marble, non-foliated (Wikimedia).12Metamorphic rocks – Carrara, ItalyDouble-click and select the Carrara Italy folder.The white areas are marble quarries near Carrara, Italy, not far from Pisa. The area is well known for Carrara marble which is found in the surrounding mountains. This marble is used for statues and buildings such as the Pantheon in Rome.Click Photo 8 to see a Carrara marble quarry.Question 17: Why is contact metamorphism restricted to a small area?A. Because the body of protruding lava which causes contact metamorphism is relatively small in sizeB. Because the body of protruding magma causes contact metamorphism is relatively small in sizeC. Because only certain rocks can be metamorphosed and they are generally found in small quantitiesD. Because all metamorphoses are restricted to small areasCollapse and Uncheck the ROCK TYPES folder.EARTH’S INTERIORBy interpreting seismic waves from earthquakes, scientists have divided the Earth’s interior into three major sections: core, mantle, and crust.Click Earth’s Interior and use the illustration to identify the layers in the table below. Select the correct answer from the list provided below.LayerCompositionStructureDepthQ18IronLiquid2250 kmQ19Iron & NickelSolid1220 kmQ20Iron, Magnesium & SiliconSolid2230 kmQ21NickelViscous250-425 km13A. Lower MantleB. Outer coreC. Inner coreD. AsthenosphereE. Upper mantleF. LithosphereQuestion 22: Explain how the structure of rock changes as you go from the lithosphere through the asthenosphere and upper mantle.A. Solid rock, semi-solid rock, molten rockB. Solid rock, molten rock, semi-solid rockC. Semi-solid rock, molten rock, solid rockD. Molten rock, solid rock, semi-solid rockCollapse and Uncheck EARTH’S INTERIOR.VOLCANOESVolcanoes are divided into three types: cinder cone, composite, (or stratovolcano) and shield. These classifications are based largely on whether the eruption is fluid or explosive in nature.Expand the VOLCANOES folder. Double-click the Capulin Mountain Tour link to view an animation.This is Capulin Mountain in New Mexico. It is a cinder cone volcano. Cinder cone volcanoes are the smallest of the three types of volcanoes and are characterized by steep sides.Double click and check the Folsom, NM box.Double-click and select Folsom, NM.Question 23: What is the contour interval of this map?A. 1:24,000B. 20 metersC. 20 feetD. 192914Question 24: Based on the contour lines, what is the highest elevation on this volcano?A. 8,000 feetB. 8,128 feetC. 8,182 feetD. 8,218 feetQuestion 25: Based on the contour lines, what is the elevation in the center of the crater?A. 7,800 feetB. 7,775 feetC. 8,125 feetD. 7,900 feetUncheck Folsom, NM and then check Profile #1.Right-click Profile #1 and then select Show Elevation Profile.Question 26: What is the diameter of the volcano in miles?A. 0.75 milesB. 0.39 milesC. 0.93 milesD. 2.1 milesQuestion 27: What is the average slope of the profile line?A. 60.8%B. 794 feetC. 39.8%D. 91.2%Close the Elevation profile window and uncheck Profile #1.Double click the Mount Baker Tour link to view an animation.15Double-click and select Mt. Baker, WA.This is Mt. Baker in Washington State. It is a composite volcano, which grows over the course of several eruptions. They can remain inactive for hundreds of years, but when they do erupt, they tend to be quite explosive.Question 28: What is the contour interval, in feet, of this map?A. 1:24,000B. 40 metersC. 40 feetD. 1989Question 29: What is the highest elevation, in feet, on this volcano?A. 10,000 feetB. 10,700 feetC. 10,780 feetD. 10, 870 feetUncheck Mt. Baker, WA and then check Profile #2.Right-click Profile #2 and then select Show Elevation Profile.Question 30: What is the approximate diameter (in miles) of the volcano?A. 1.5 milesB. 7 milesC. 5.7 milesD. 2.6 milesQuestion 31: What is the average slope of the profile line?A. 89%B. 32%C. 92%D. 78%Close the Elevation profile window and uncheck Profile #2.Double click the Kilauea Tour link to view an animation.Double-click and select Kilauea Crater.16This is the Kilauea volcano on the island of Hawai’i. It is a shield volcano, whose eruptions are characterized as being fluid and non-explosive – notice the parking lot near the crater.Question 32: What is the highest elevation of a benchmark (look for “BM” on map) on this volcano in feet?A. 3,635 feetB. 3,885 feetC. 4,078 feetD. 3,524 feetQuestion 33: What is the elevation of the benchmark (denoted by an “X”) in Halema’uma’u Crater?A. 3,421 feetB. 4,231 feetC. 2,431 feetD. 3,412 feetUncheck Kilauea Crater and then check Profile #3.Right-click Profile #3 and then select Show Elevation Profile.Question 34: What is the approximate diameter of the volcano in miles?A. 24.5 milesB. 16.9 milesC. 32.8 milesD. 18.5 milesQuestion 35: What is the average slope of the profile line?A. 63.1%B. 3.3%C. 10.8%D. 2.9%Collapse and uncheck the VOLCANOES folder.17ROCK CYCLEThus far, we know how each type of rock is formed. This section addresses the rock cycle that examines the processes and conditions in which one rock type is changed into another.Click ROCK CYCLE and answer the following questions:Question 36: Which process changes igneous rock to sedimentary rock?A. Cooling that results in crystallization CoolingB. Heating and pressure which leads to meltingC. Heating and pressure which leads to recrystallizationD. Weathering, erosion and depositionQuestion 37: Which process changes sedimentary rock to metamorphic rock?A. Cooling that results in crystallizationB. Heating and pressure which leads to meltingC. Heating and pressure which leads to recrystallizationD. Weathering, erosion and depositionQuestion 38: Which process changes igneous rock to metamorphic rock?A. Cooling that results in crystallizationB. Heating and pressure which leads to meltingC. Heating and pressure which leads to recrystallizationD. Weathering, erosion and depositionQuestion 39: Which process changes metamorphic rock to sedimentary rock?A. Cooling that results in crystallizationB. Heating and pressure which leads to meltingC. Heating and pressure which leads to recrystallizationD. Weathering, erosion and depositionQuestion 40: Which process changes magma to igneous rock?A. Cooling that results in crystallizationB. Heating and pressure which leads to meltingC. Heating and pressure which leads to recrystallizationD. Weathering, erosion and depositionUncheck the ROCK CYCLE folder.18REFERENCESGadd, Ben (2008). Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias. http://www.bengadd.com/Downloads/Geology%20of%20the%20Rockies%20and%20Columbias%202008.pdf. [Date Accessed January 11, 2012]World Coal Association. 2006. http://www.worldcoal.org/coal/uses-of-coal/coal-electricity/. [Date Accessed January 11, 2012]

Was this move due to Google’s stagnant share price and an attempt to pacify investors?

Please read Case 1 from the section on the case studies “Alphabet Inc.: Reorganizing Google” from your textbook and provide a minimum of eight (8) APA formatted papers (and at least six (6) peer-reviewed resources) Please make sure that your writing should be analytical and includes the followings:? The effect of the event that happened in 2015 on Google’s stock prices; please explain this by preparing a table that shows historical data.o Was this move due to Google’s stagnant share price and an attempt to pacify investors?? Analyze the effect of Google’s decision to restructure itself under a new holding after 2015.? Evaluate whether the expansion of Google Inc. into non-core businesses, including self-driving cars, life sciences research, high-speed Internet access, and investment divisions was a good move for Google. Please provide historical data to prove your points.? Describe how the restructuring has made the company’s competitiveness stronger in the market and increased profitability and company valuation?? Finally, if you conclude that this move was beneficial for Google, explain the economic ground for this profitability:? Diversification,? Higher market share,? Economies of scale, or? Something else

Compute the percentage total return.

HW 9 Fundamentals of corporate financeQ.1Initial Price 79Dividend Paid 1.45Ending Share Price 71CalculateTotal ReturnDividend YieldCapital Gains YieldQ2.Suppose a stock had an initial price of $72 per share, paid a dividend of $2.60 per share during the year, and had an ending share price of $84.Compute the percentage total return. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answer to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16))Total return % Q3Suppose a stock had an initial price of $52 per share, paid a dividend of $1.00 per share during the year, and had an ending share price of $62.What was the dividend yield and the capital gains yield? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answer to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16))Dividend yield % Capital gains yield % Q.6ReturnsYear X Y1 12 % 23 %2 15 273 – 12 – 134 11 115 10 17Using the returns shown above, calculate the average returns, the variances, and the standard deviations for X and Y (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final percentage answer to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16) and variances to 5 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16161))X YAverage returns % % Variances Standard deviations % % Q8A stock has had returns of 17.22 percent, 12.30 percent, 6.21 percent, 27.46 percent, and ?13.74 percent over the past five years, respectively.What was the holding period return for the stock? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answer to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16))Holding-period return % Q10A stock has had returns of 16 percent, 23 percent, 15 percent, ?11 percent, 30 percent, and ?5 percent over the last six years.What are the arithmetic and geometric returns for the stock? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answers to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16))Arithmetic return % Geometric return % Ques. 9Q 9.What are the portfolio weights for a portfolio that has 134 shares of Stock A that sell for $44 per share and 114 shares of Stock B that sell for $34 per share? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 4 decimal places. (e.g., 32.1616))Portfolio weightsStock AStock BQ10.You own a portfolio that is 30 percent invested in Stock X, 20 percent in Stock Y, and 50 percent in Stock Z. The expected returns on these three stocks are 9 percent, 15 percent, and 11 percent, respectively. What is the expected return on the portfolio? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answer to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16))Portfolio expected return % Q11Based on the following information:Rate of Return If State OccursState of Probability ofEconomy State of Economy Stock A Stock BRecession 0.22 0.1 ? 0.17Normal 0.52 0.13 0.12Boom 0.26 0.18 0.29Calculate the expected return for the two stocks. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answers to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16))Expected returnStock A % Stock B % Calculate the standard deviation for the two stocks. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16))Standard deviationStock A % Stock B % Q12.A stock has a beta of 1.04, the expected return on the market is 10%, and the risk free rat is 3.5%.What must the expected return on this stock be?(Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places.)Expected Return %

Recognize a contingent liability if in attorney’s opinion liability is probable.

Ask attorney if liability from the lawsuit is probable, reasonably possible, or remote.Recognize a contingent liability if in attorney’s opinion liability is probable.What is the entry assuming 1 year liability?Show the journal entry to record the legal liability arising from the potential lawsuit. (If you find there is no liability, show the entry needed if there were liability)

Write a 2–3-page report on the professional organizations integrating information from the journal articles.

For this assignment, you will examine the various associations in psychology as they relate to your interests in psychology. For example, if you are interested in Forensic Psychology you would research professional organizations or associations associated with Forensic Psychology.For this assignment, you will choose two professional organizations.Find two recent scholarly journal articles (within the last 2–3 years) related to the two fields of psychology for the professional organizations you have chosen.Write a 2–3-page report on the professional organizations integrating information from the journal articles.

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