of Economics Economics 011 Section 14 Prof. Steve Suranovic Fall 2012 Problem Set #2 – Answers Answer all of the following questions from the book and those below. HW #2 is due in class on Wednesday Feb 22nd . A. Questions from Text and Readings R&T Chapter 2-5 (online)‚ Chapter 2.4 Review and Practice (in printed textbook); Concept Problems 2‚ 3; (for Extra Practice complete Numerical Problems 1 – 5 (not required for HW1)) CP2. Why does the downward-sloping production possibilities
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Cultural Competence in the Emerging Somali Population in Arizona DeLana Brown Grand Canyon University Cultural Sensitivity Paper NUR 502 July 22‚ 2012 Cultural Competence in the Emerging Somali Population in Arizona The purpose of this paper is to find an article from a nursing journal that is focused on a cultural group and relate it to the cultural sensitivity in the work force environment. The article chosen by this writer is from the “Online Journal of Nursing Issues” republished
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Background Hilton Hotels founded in 1919 by Conrad Hilton. Hilton bought his first hotel‚ the Mobley Hotel‚ in 1919 in Cisco‚ Texas. The first hotel to bear the Hilton name was the Dallas Hilton‚ a high-rise that opened in Dallas‚ Texas in 1925. In 1949‚ at the Caribe Hilton Hotel’s Beachcomber Bar in San Juan‚ Puerto Rico‚ Ramon "Monchito" Marrero created the Piña Colada. In 1954‚ Hilton hotels bought the Statler Hotel chain‚ making it the largest hospitality company in the world. Hilton Hotels Corporation
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Problem Set 1 1. (Star Wars) Real GDP = 461.0(214.5/60.6) = 1‚631.76 (E.T.) Real GDP = 399.9(214.5/96.5) = 888.90 (Titanic) Real GDP = 600.8(214.5/160.5) = 802.94 (Shrek 2) Real GDP = 437.2(214.5/188.9) = 496.45 (Avatar) Real GDP = 760.5(214.5/214.5) = 760.5 Real GDP in Order of Largest to Smallest Movies Nominal Box Office Receipts (millions) CPI in Year Released Real Box Office Receipts (millions) Star Wars (1977) 461.0 60.6 1‚631.76 E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) 399.9 96.5 888.90 Titanic
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Running head: CULTURAL VALUES AND PERSONAL ETHICS Effect of Cultural Values and Personal Ethics Anne E. Bonidie University of Phoenix Effect of Cultural Values and Personal Ethics Decisions we make everyday are influenced in part by our core values. Our cultural background‚ individual bias‚ personal ethics‚ and past experiences help to form the basis of our value system. "We begin sharpening our values at a very early age. Our parents‚ teachers‚ friends‚ religious leaders‚ heroes
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Problem Set 1 Ben Polak‚ Econ 159a/MGT522a. Four Questions due September 19‚ 2007. 1. Strictly and Weakly Dominated Strategies? What is the de nition of a strictly dominated strategy? What is the de nition of a weakly dominated strategy? Give an example of a two-player game matrix where one player has three strategies‚ one of which is strictly dominated; and the other player has three strategies‚ one of which is weakly (but not strictly) dominated. Indicate the dominated strategies. 2. Iterative
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Paris Hilton essay The concept of celebrity worship has reached new heights across the globe in recent years. The surge in the number of tabloid and entertainment magazines‚ as well as the emergence of television programs dedicated entirely to the latest happenings in the world of entertainment‚ suggests that the public’s desire for knowledge about the lives of celebrities and quasi-celebrities has increased due to the fact that the media over plays their lives. Celebrity culture has entered
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In The Odyssey‚ by Homer‚ three cultural values that are expressed throughout the epic are‚ no one should make the gods angry‚ everybody wants to be known as a hero‚ and killing is necessary at certain times (TS). One cultural value that Homer expressed in The Odyssey is‚ no one should make the gods angry(SI1). In “The Cyclops”‚ Odysseus blinded Poseidon’s son‚ Polyphemus‚ which made Poseidon very angry and he caused storms that made sailing very difficult(E1). Making Poseidon angry put a sort of
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Corporations‚ like any organization‚ define and are defined by a shared culture. This culture is created through the use of language first in the creation and implementation of a shared vision articulated in a company mission statement. This vocabulary steers the organization toward what will become their shared culture. This culture is then reinforced through all manners of language‚ evidenced in corporate communications such as press releases and company policy‚ the semantics of job titles and
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Problem Set 1 Macroeconomics‚ ECON 2123 (Instructor: Partha Sen; TA: Peter Tsui) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Posted: Friday‚ 19 September 2014 Due: 5:00 PM Friday‚ 26 September 2014 (Submit your homework into the homework collection box outside the department office) 100 marks total Part I: True/False/Uncertain (20 marks‚ 4 marks each) 1. GDP is the value of all goods and services produced
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