University of British Columbia Econ 451 Assignment 1 Instructor: Alfred Kong Due date: 29th September 2011 The assignment is due at the beginning of the class. Late assignment will not be accepted. You may work in a group of up to 5 people. Question 1 A new health minister proposes to distribute an apple a day for free to every citizen. To be effective the legislation states that the free apples may not be traded or sold. Explain why this “no trade” policy would be inefficient.
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C hallenger and Columbia disasters from a n Engineering Ethics standpoint I ntroduction: Very widely-used case studies in engineering ethics are the two failures of the space shuttles Challenger in 1986 during its liftoff and Columbia in 2003 during its reentry into the Earth’s orbit. What is interesting about the two space shuttle failures is that they had similar circumstances in them. Engineers recognized technical issues that might lead to the failures and communicated serious safety concerns
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Callaway Case: Golf Equipment Industry 1. What are the industry’s dominant economic characteristics? According to a recent market study "Opportunities in the Global Golf Club Market 2004-2009" published by E-Composites‚ Inc ‚within the last 5 years‚ the golf industry has seen a significant growth of 5-15% annually at various regions of the world. The market size for the worldwide golf club manufacturing industry is estimated at US $3.9 billion. An increasing number of golfers in the world
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Task 1 One of the significant contributor to climate change and other environmental threats is the construction sector. The construction industry has a major impact on our environment and our country cannot meet its environmental goals & objectives with substantially reducing the environmental impact of buildings and infrastructure. Thus‚ this sector needs to make an extensive and stringent shift in its practices in order to alleviate the impact of these threats. Hence‚ we have to change the way
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The Case of the Unidentified Industries-2006 By Masiven From the balance sheet and the financial date given in Exhibition 1‚ I manage to connect the dates with the companies in the following order: 1. The online book seller correspond to balance sheet A‚ due to high inventory turnover but at the same time keeping low inventory‚ high cash and long term debt. 2. The book store chain correspond to balance sheet B‚ due to keeping high inventory‚ high plant and equipment assets‚ and profit
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PIPER Cooper Industries‚ Inc. In May 1972 Robert Cizik‚ executive vice president of Cooper Industries‚ Inc.‚ was reviewing acquisition candidates for his company’s diversification program. One of the companies‚ Nicholson File Company‚ had been approached by Cooper Industries three years earlier but had rejected all overtures. Now‚ however‚ Nicholson was in the middle of a takeover fight that might provide Cooper with a chance to gain control. Cooper Industries Cooper Industries was organized
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Case Analysis Cooper Industries Cooper Industries was organized in 1919 as a manufacturer of heavy machinery and equipment. By the mid-1950s it was a leading producer of engines and massive compressors used to force naturalgas through pipelines and oil out of wells. Management was concerned‚ however‚ over its heavy dependence on sales to the oil and gas industries and the violent fluctuation of earnings caused bythe cyclical nature of heavy machinery and equipment sales. Although the company’s
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INTRODUCTION Based on the case study that I have read‚ this case study shows the conversation between managers. They are having a conversation between managers at Eckel Industries which is Tom‚ Jim‚ Max and Lynne. They are discussing a few factors that may affect the staff evaluation score. Tom‚ which is the first speaker said that evaluating is a hard process. In which way that‚ emotions can affect the evaluation scores. But according to Jim‚ he state that scales are the problem. This is due to
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Cooper Industries Case Study Introduction: Cooper Industries Inc.‚ is considering an acquisition of Nicholson File Company‚ a candidate for the company’s diversification program. Cooper CEO Robert Cizik approached Nicholson three years prior and was rejected‚ but the circumstances have changed and there is a real opportunity for Cooper to acquire Nicholson. Our team of analysts will evaluate the company’s financials to determine whether or not this is a smart acquisition for Cooper. Based off
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My name is Edgar Martinez. I was born in Cartagena de Indias (Colombia) 34 years ago. My childhood was pretty normal. My parents had enough to provide for my little brother and I. My father was a local councilman at the time my mom a homemaker. I always wanted to be a politician like my father I admired him as a matter of fact I still do. I graduated from High School in 1995 and soon after and got drafted to go the Colombian Army. I was sent to Santa Marta a small town located a 200 miles north
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