Individual: Atmospheric Issues Climate change; the gradual shift in weather patterns throughout the planet attributed to the use of fossil fuels used by humanity to make life more convenient and comfortable. People have been the stewards of the planet for roughly 200‚000 years of which‚ the past 150 years would be classified as America’s peak industrialization‚ but this is a global issue and many nations have only recently begun their
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Instructor Assignment # 1. 1. Alex Miller‚ Inc.‚ sells car batteries to service stations for an average of $30 each. The variable cost of each battery is $20 and monthly fixed manufacturing costs total $10‚000. Other monthly fixed costs of the company total $8‚000. Required: a. What is the breakeven point in batteries? b. What is the margin of safety‚ assuming sales total $60‚000?
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Compute a materials price variance for the plates purchased last month and a materials quantity variance for the plates used last month. Materials Price Variance measures the difference between what is paid for a given quantity of materials and what should have been paid according to the standard. (Actual Quantity x Actual Price) – (Actual Quantity x Standard Price) or AQ (AP-SP) Materials Price Variance = 12‚000 plates x ($2.50 - $2.35) = $1‚800 Materials Quantity Variance measures the difference
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Compare Pandora’s original business model with its current business model. What’s the difference between “free” and “freemium” revenue models? Pandora struggled to figure out a way to gain business for their newly launched internet radio website. They finally came up with an idea to provide their services following the freemium model. The members were offered 10 hours‚ at no cost‚ of Pandora radio. After the 10 hours expired‚ a fee of thirty-six dollars per month was requested from members. The
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RISK MITIGATION STRATEGIES Michael Johnson Information Technology Risk Management Case Study 3 RISK MITIGATION STRATEGIES This document is intended to provide your organization with a set of strategies to mitigate the current risks that exist in regards to Oracle EBS database governance. All strategies and rules have been tested and proven to efficiently reduce current and prevent future SOD violations in relation user access with the enforcement efforts of Application Access
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margin $ 5‚740‚000 2b. Contribution margin $5‚740‚000 Fixed costs 5‚330‚000 Operating income $ 410‚000 3. Operating income is expected to decrease by $1‚230‚000 ($1‚640‚000 − $410‚000) if Ms. Schoenen’s proposal is accepted. The management would consider other factors before making the final decision. It is likely that product quality would improve as a result of using state of the art equipment. Due to increased
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Week 5 Homework Chapter 10 Question 7: A. A postal scale for products weighing up to 2 pounds. Because of the specific words used that sentence they would have to use a direct distribution method. B. Children’s toys: (1) radio controlled model airplanes costing $80 or more‚ (2) small rubber balls. Usually with children toys you are able to use an indirect distribute channel‚ because you can house all of the supplies for the distribution of those toys. The small rubber balls would be a prime example
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Week 5- Process Improvement Plan Tricshone Jiles OPS 571 April 4‚ 2012 Professor Holly Hickman Overview Process control is a major factor in ensuring that a process is working to its maximum potential. Sometimes process control means that one must conduct research to see how a process improvement can be implemented. Process improvement normally results in adjusting and modifying particular tasks or steps in a process to make them run more efficiently and smoothly. According to
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ic Case 4: Brittany Long Guided Reflection Questions Opening Questions How did the simulated experience of Brittany Long’s case make you feel? Brittany Long’s case gave me the experience of providing care for a patient diagnosed with sickle cell. Initiallly‚ I was unsure on which pain medications to give being that she had orders for acetaminiophen‚ ibuprophen and morphine. I decided to stck with the morphine after retrying since her pain level was severe. Describe the actions you felt went well
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Case Study 5: Cerebrovascular Accident Situation: It is early morning and the client‚ an 80-year-old woman‚ is getting out of bed. She has a mild headache over the right temple‚ is fatigued‚ and feels slightly weak. She calls for her husband to let him know she will be going back to bed for a while. When her husband comes in to check on her‚ he finds that she is having trouble saying words and has a slight left-sided facial droop. When he helps her up from the bedside‚ he notices weakness in her
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