Chapter 3 Problems 1. Dental Delights has two divisions. Division A has a profit of $200‚000 on sales of $4‚000‚000. Division B is only able to make $30‚000 on sales of $480‚000. Based on the profit margins (returns on sales)‚ which division is superior? 3-1. Solution: Dental Delights Division A Division B [pic] Division B is superior 3. Bass Chemical‚ Inc.‚ is considering expanding into a new product line. Assets to support this expansion
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DECISION ANALYSIS Definition: A systematic procedure based on thinking patterns used to make choices in the hopes that they are good ones. It involves considering the Elements of a good choice and weighing them against your MUSTS/WANTS and any risks before making a final decision: The book is full of mumbo jumbo on this‚ but it isn’t rocket science. We do some decision analysis almost every time we take a course of action. 1.Develop a Goal or Decision Statement. ACTION Oriented statement.
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ChocCo is food manufacturers that have a few problems about the management. The factory runs continuously in 24 hours every day of the week. The management had to face a problem on the working time as the worker demand to have 12 hours shifts in 6 day fortnight. After 12 months‚ the ChocCo management was not satisfied with shift works changes. From this‚ there is a lot of aspect that should be consider by the ChocCo’s management during the decision making so that the factory can run smoothly and
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DECISION TREES DECISION Decision trees may be described as the graphic display of the decision-making process. Let us take for example a situation where one must decide whether to go to a movie house or to stay at home and watch TV or a video tape. State of nature node Branches Good movie Decision node Movies Bad Movie Good program TV New program or cassette Poor program Rerun
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(2007) stated‚ “Professional accountants owe their primary loyalty to the public interest‚ not just to their own financial interests‚ company directors or management‚ or current shareholders at the expense of future shareholders.” (Chap. 1‚ p. 22). Decisions made by executives should reflect their corporation’s ethical values. In knowing this information‚ the case of Daniel Potter and his employer Baker Greenleaf raises some concern. I will address the dilemmas of the case‚ the stakeholders involved
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Compensation Decisions Amy Heuston Keller Gradaute School of Management of DeVry University HRM590: Human Resource Management Course Project Submitted to Dr. Judy Bullock February 24‚ 2013 As a human resource manager‚ most people believe that our job is only to fix problems within the workplace or terminate employees who are not performing up to the standards of the company. Without knowing fully exactly what the position entails‚ this misconception will continue. Today
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3 – Decision Analysis 1 Decision analysis is concerned with establishing systematic procedures for making decisions under uncertainty. Knowledge of decision analysis should help analyze a problem in a complicated and uncertain setting‚ to develop alternatives‚ and to identify possible outcomes. The decision maker then selects the alternative that best meets his or her objectives and psychological desires. Decision analysis is important because it provides decision makers with a rational way
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“Abortion Decisions: Personal Morality” Daniel Callahan has his own opinions on the idea of abortion. While he believes that abortion is similar to the act of taking a human life‚ he states that in several situations‚ it may be justifiable. a) There are many problems which arise when people try to deduce whether or not they are actually taking a human life. Callahan believes that biological evidence would not help approve or disapprove when the beginning of life is for the fetus. The decision would
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CONVERSATION: SUBTLE INFLUENCES ON MORAL DECISION MAKING BRIAN C. GUNIA Johns Hopkins University LONG WANG City University of Hong Kong LI HUANG INSEAD JIUNWEN WANG J. KEITH MURNIGHAN Northwestern University This research investigated the role of contemplation‚ conversation (conceptualized as social contemplation)‚ and explanation in right-wrong decisions. Several theories suggest that contemplation or morally oriented conversation will promote ethical decisions and that immediate choice or self-interested
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to solve Linear Programming problem (LPP) helps to visualize the procedure explicitly. It also helps to understand the different terminologies associated with the solution of LPP. In this class‚ these aspects will be discussed with the help of an example. However‚ this visualization is possible for a maximum of two decision variables. Thus‚ a LPP with two decision variables is opted for discussion. However‚ the basic principle remains the same for more than two decision variables also‚ even though
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