Problems Week 4 Betsy Whitfield ITT Tech Online MG518 – Operations and Process Management Professor Eloise Thomas August 24‚ 2013 * Chapter 9: Problems 2a‚ 2b‚ 5a‚ and 5b on page 346 * Chapter 10: Problems 2 and 5 on pages 381-382 * Chapter 11: Problems 2 and 3 on pages 407-408 * Chapter 12: Problems 2‚ 3a‚ 3b‚ 10a‚ 10b‚ 22a‚ and 22b on pages 440-443 Chapter 9 Problem 2 Prince Electronics‚ a manufacturer of consumer electronic goods
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Chapter 8 ECONOMIC INTEGRATION QUESTION 7: After a promising start‚ MERCOSUR‚ the major Latin American trade agreement‚ has faltered and made little progress since 2000. What problems are hurting MERCOSUR? What can be done to solve these problems? There are several reasons why Mercosur can be considered an unsuccesful trade agreement: 1. Member countries are not yet politically mature to commit to long term agreements that can be respected by the the future rulers of each country. Instead
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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO Liautaud Graduate School of Business Department of Finance Professor Hsiu-lang Chen 1 Practice Problem I In choices under uncertainty‚ individuals maximize his or her expected utility U! Part I. Expected Utility (Lecture 1) A casino company offers a simple game which is described as follows: The prize of the game depends on two unbiased coins you toss. If both heads appear‚ you get $200. If both tails appear‚ you get $100. Otherwise‚ you get $150. 1. The company
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Deforestation of the Pacific Northwest One of the most controversial areas associated with the global problem of deforestation is the Pacific Northwest of the US. The problem can be broken down into several issues that all tie in together. These include the near extinction of the Northern Spotted Owl‚ the "business" aspect of logging versus the environmental aspect‚ and the role of the government in this problem. In 1973‚ the Endangered Species Act (ESA) was passed. This enabled the Dept. of
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cette zone pacifique‚ dès origines jusqu’à la 2ème Guerre Mondiale. Pacific region : APEC‚ Asia‚ Australia‚ New Zealand‚ Aborigines‚ surf‚ beaches‚ kangaroos‚ Islands‚ Hawaii (-> Pearl Harbor)‚ biggest ocean in the world. Pacific (zone‚ area) ocean‚ Asia pacific‚ pacific rim countries. Origin of the name ‘Pacific’: 1521 Magellan coined the word‚ he thought the ocean was calm that came as a mistake. Ancient maps: Pacific Ocean/ south sea Bougainville‚ la Perouse‚ James Cook: famous explorers
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your plan to reduce any risks associated with your sourcing decision. Pacific Systems Company should single source their DVD drives and build a good relationship with the chosen supplier. Not only computer industry is hungry for DVDs‚ other electronic sectors such as home entertainment devices are competing for this item too‚ making lack of supply a major issue. If Pacific Systems wants to guarantee supply in such environment‚ it would be a good idea to create a single
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Case Context Cebu Pacific Air owned by the Gokongwei family and established in 1988‚ is the provider of most domestic flights in the Philippines. In 2000‚ Cebu Pacific Air was able to go international and expanded operations to Asia-Pacific countries. It owns 45% of the market share‚ and is among the top 5 in growth in terms of passengers carried and served. The airline company is known for its promo fares‚ where one can save around 40% to 50%‚ if flights are booked early. For the longest time‚ Philippine
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the following is the BEST example of ethical behaviour? 1) ABC Corp. promised a hefty compensation package to its external auditor 2) DEF Company hired its workers from developing countries to avoid paying high wages to the local people 3) Management at JKL Inc. borrowed heavily to fund risky expansion 4) MNO executives willingly cut their own pay when their firm suffered from economic downturns f)
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1. There are two identical firms EQT Corp and DBT Corp except for their capital structure. For example none of the firms pay taxes‚ and EBIT is $22‚000 per year for both firms. There is no growth for any of the firms. EQT is an all equity firm with 1‚000 shares outstanding and expected return of 22%. Since there is no growth‚ EQT will pay out all earnings to shareholders as dividends. In contrast‚ DBT has $40‚000 worth of debt outstanding with interest rate of 5%. There are 500 shares of equity
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D. et al.‚ 2011). The Pan Pacific hotel was positioned as a five-star hotel. The ability to afford a luxury hotel‚ like Pan Pacific‚ is directly proportionate to people’s income. As a result‚ the higher positioned price determined that the organization has targeted a particular buyer group. Since it gives up advantages on price‚ the enterprise was seeking a competitive advantage with its unconventional. In order to differentiate with its competitors‚ the Pan Pacific hotel is improving its quality
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