PRACTICE EXAMINATION QUESTIONS FOR 1.1 ATOMIC STRUCTURE (includes some questions from 1.4 Periodicity) 1. (a) Complete the following table. |Relative mass|Relative charge| Neutron||| Electron||| (2) (b) An atom has twice as many protons as‚ and four more neutrons than‚ an atom of 9Be. Deduce the symbol‚ including the mass number‚ of this atom. ..................................................................................................................................... (2) (Total
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Case study: Crumpler Topic 1- operations * Product offered * heavy duty bags for bike couriers Role of operations management Aim * to differentiate the business’s products from its competitors rather than using a cost leadership strategy. Crumpler’s aim has been achieved through: * a better quality product * a vast variety of products in its range * incorporation of new technology * Clever design Influences on Crumpler’s operations Globalisation *
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available information. * Synthesise: put together various elements to make a whole. NATURE OF BUSINESS: A business is an organised effort of individuals to provide and sell‚ for a profit‚ products that satisfy individual’s needs and wants. A product is a good or service that can be bought or sold. Services are intangible and are done for you by others. Business Size: Business size can be measured using number of employees‚ number of owners‚ market share. The number of employees
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Diet pills help in losing weight but are harmful when the research and trials done on them are not regulated to strict safety parameters. Currently there are different varieties of diet pills in the market which promises to help in weight loss. Ofri (2012) and Squires (2006) highlight how corporations are supplying mass-market diet pills which could be potentially harmful but yet there is still demand for such drugs. Fessenden (2003) explores how corporations can be irresponsible to meet the demands
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PharmaSim Case Report February 13‚ 2013 Identification / Description of the Problem: Allstar Brands’ over-the-counter cold and allergy remedy Allround will continue to be the market leader among OTC cold medicines and continue to increase its stock price over the next decade in order to remain not only competitive‚ but the premier stock choice among competitors in the OTC cold and allergy remedy market. To further grow the Allround product it is essential to build upon the current
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Case Study The Notorious Business Professor As the Dean of a business school‚ you are faced with a young business school professor who is affecting the department. He is competing for tenure and you will need to make this decision in the near future. He has several positive and negative characteristics that you need to weigh in making a tenure decision; you are scheduled to meet with him about how he can improve his chances of being granted tenure. This case can be used to illustrate the components
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The UK bottled water market has been dominated by firms such as Nestlé and Danone for many years. Coca-Cola‚ the soft drinks producer‚ recently entered the bottled water market in a number of countries‚ including the UK‚ with brands such as Malvern and Glacéau. What do you think is the best strategy for existing businesses to adopt in response to the entry of a new large competitor? Justify your answer with reference to the UK bottled water market and/or other markets that you know. Nestlé and Danone
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conditions influence the employment rate. In a positive economic state‚ more people are purchasing goods and services‚ which therefore create more jobs for employees. When there are changes in the demand for labour‚ fluctuations can occur in the business cycle. The conditions in the firm’s industry have a significant effect on the success of the firm. The demand increases in industries that sell a product that is highly demanded by consumers. Likewise‚ the demand will decrease in industries that
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for money can be considered as a very low factor in customer satisfaction when compared to many different indicators and supermarkets. This is because Waitrose does not focus on value for money‚ unlike supermarkets such as Iceland‚ they focus on a business with guaranteed high quality and trusted brands. For customer satisfaction to decrease with value for money there would need to be a very large increase in price to affect customer satisfaction and there is no evidence that this would occur as of
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PRELIMINARY FINDINGS: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN A LEARNING ORGANIZATION - Case Study and Causal Diagramming Warren W. Tignor 1. Introduction This study addresses the role information technology plays in a learning organization. In general‚ a learning organization takes advantage of current and past knowledge to further the goals of the business. Information technology permeates business organizations today as the trend to automate continues to accelerate daily. In many instances‚ information technology
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