INFO 1410 Tutorial 4 1 What are the advantages of using a glass substrate for a magnetic disk? Improvement in the uniformity of the magnetic film surface to increase disk reliability. A significant reduction in overall surface defects to help reduce read/write errors. Ability to support lower fly heights (described subsequently). Better stiffness to reduce disk dynamics. Greater ability to withstand shock and damage Explain the difference between a simple CAV system and a multiple zoned recording
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Tutorial Applicable to Week 2 CH2 Q2) What are the critical drivers of industry profitability? 1. Rivalry among existing firms The greater the degree of competition of firms in an industry‚ the lower their average. Existing firm rivalry is influenced by: industry growth rate‚ concentration and balance of competitors‚ degree of differentiation and switching costs‚ scale/learning economies (if your working at maximum productivity you can bring costs down) and the ratio of fixed to variable
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Tutorial 3 Question 2: What type of qualitative research would you suggest in the following situation? a. A product manager suggests development of a non-tobacco cigarette blended from wheat‚ cocoa and citrus. It is a good idea to produce a new product‚ but it’s acceptable from customer? Therefore‚ in this case the product manager can use the phenomenology research. They can ask for a group of people to try the new product‚ and the respondents will be asked to describe their experience as
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Week 7 Tutorial: The Problem of Agency (Assessed) 1. What do you understand by the term ‘Agency Problem’ and what role does asymmetric information play in producing this problem? A conflict arising when people (the agents) entrusted to look after the interests of others (the principals) use the authority or power for their own benefit instead. 2. Briefly explain the main series of events that led to the collapse of Storm Financial. The collapse of Storm Financial was inevitable due to its reliance
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CHM 096 TUTORIAL 2 (Chemical Equilibrium) 1. Write the equilibrium constant expression‚ Kc‚ for each of the following reactions: a) 2NO(g) + O2(g) ⇄ 2NO2(g) b) The decomposition of solid potassium chlorate to solid potassium chloride and oxygen gas. c) 4HCl(g) + O2(g) ⇄ 2H2O(g) + 2Cl2(g) d) 2NO2(g) + 7H2(g) ⇄ 4H2O(l) + 2NH3(g) e) H2O(g) + C(s) ⇄ CO(g) + H2(g) f) The reduction of solid copper (II) oxide with hydrogen gas to produce copper metal and
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BD103 Microeconomics TUTORIAL Questions on Market Structure Section A – Multiple Choice Q1 Which market model has the least number of firms? (a) Monopolistic competition (b) Perfect competition (c) Monopoly (d) Oligopoly Q2 Perfect competitive firms maximize: (a) Total profits by producing where price exceeds average total cost by the greatest amount (b) Per unit profits by producing where marginal revenue equals marginal cost (c) Total profits by producing where price equals marginal cost (why
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mind as a rich resource for the study of persuasion. To persuade someone completely‚ one must use rhetorical devices to overcome one of the three key decision making factors: Logos‚ Pathos‚ and Ethos. One major concern of Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar is about rhetoric‚ the skill of persuading people with words. Appeals to logos‚ pathos and ethos are effectively made to reveal the characters as seen in Cassius‚ Brutus and Mark Antony respectively throughout the play. In‚ Act III Shakespeare pits
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ABMF3174 BUSINESS FINANCIAL TUTORIAL 1 1. If you bought a share of stock‚ what would you expect to receive‚ when would you expect to receive it‚ and would you be certain that your expectations would be met? A: When you purchase a stock‚ you expect to receive dividends plus capital gains. Not all stocks pay dividends immediately‚ but those corporations that do‚ typically pay dividends quarterly. Capital gains (losses) are received when the stock is sold. Stocks are risky‚ so you would not be
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B399 Management Policy and Strategy Tutorial 2 Kent Ip OUHK Course Overview Textbook: Strategic Management and Competitive Advantage – Concepts and Cases‚ 4th edition‚ Barney and Hesterly‚ Pearson Part 2 Business Level Strategies (Chapter 4 & 5) Chapter 4 Cost Leadership Chapter 5 Product Differentiation Chapter 4 Cost Leadership 4.1 What is Business-Level Strategy? P.122 Business-level strategies are actions firm take to gain competitive advantages in a single market or industry Corporate-level
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Tutorial 2 – The Employment Relationship: Employment Status 1. What distinguishes employees from other types of workers? Why is that distinction important? While in the past an employee’s status was not a source of uncertainty‚ as the ‘servant’ and ‘master’ relationship was clearly defined by the socio-economic factors influencing society‚ nowadays more and more people fall into a ‘grey area’ where it is hard to distinguish whether a person can be classified as an employee‚ worker‚ or just
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