Reading Journal #4 In chapters 3-5 in Outliers‚ Malcolm makes a very great point. People in this world tend to think that those with IQ’s higher than 140 are the ones that are going to have great futures with jobs that will make them great income. Now anyone in this world would agree that those with high IQ’s are intelligent‚ but just because they may be smarter than most people‚ does not necussarily mean that they are going to succeed in life. Having a high IQ does not define who you are‚ the
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Chapter 4‚ we learned the various aspects of an audience‚ when preparing a written or electrical document. How did I consider my audience needs and interests as I developed the presentation about Great Calls marketing strategy? I put myself in their shoes and considered the expectations that a manager of a large cellular company would expect. I recognized their time is valuable and I would need to be quick and direct. I also thought that I would have to put together a presentation that was professional
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Assume today is June 1‚ 2009. Natasha Kingery is 30 years old and has a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science. She is currently employed as a Tier 2 field service representative for a telephony corporation located in Seattle‚ Washington‚ and earns‚ $38‚000 a year that she anticipates will grow at 3% per year. Natasha hopes to retire at age 65 and has just begun to think about the future. Natasha has $75‚000 that she recently inherited from her aunt. She invested this money in 10-year
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Chapter 4 Case Study 1. Stakeholders: a. John Ryan – Superior Systems relationship manager – Aggressive. b. Nick – Superior Systems managing consultant – conservative. c. Sandy – Superior Systems Technical – observant. d. Sara – Superior Systems possible project manager - e. Ron Gimble – Point of contact for Capitol State Chemicals. f. Ron Newell – Capitol State’s IT operations manager. g. Kelly – Capitol State’s network technician – viewed as a project manager. h. Alex – Capitol State’s
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ECON CHAPTER 4 PRACTICE QUESTIONS Names____________________ 1. Melissa buys an iPod for $ 120 and gets consumer surplus of $ 80. a. What is her willingness to pay? b. If she had bought the iPod on sale for $ 90‚ what would her consumer surplus have been? c. If the price of an iPod were $ 250‚ what would her consumer surplus have been? 2. An early freeze in California sours the lemon. Explain what happens to consumer surplus in the market
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Chapter 4 key terms Cyrus the great: Established massive persian empire by 550 B.C.E;successor state to mesopotamian empires. How its relevant: He was the conqueror of the persian empire by 550 B.C.E picture: Darius: The son of cyrus helped lead him to success became ruler later on. How it is relevant: He helped cyrus be a successful ruler. Picture: Zoroastrianism: Animist religion that saw material existence at battle between forces of good and evil;righteous lived
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A Capital Budgeting Decision — Gillette Prepared by Ray Kerlagon The following capital budgeting situation is up for review. Things to consider include: Identification of incremental cash flows. Any working capital requirements and/or sunk costs. What is the appropriate capital budgeting technique? How should we address risk? What is the cost of capital? What is the project’s IRR? PROJECT DEFINITION: A market research study was conducted in 1997 at a cost of $1‚500‚000 that indicates a high receptivity
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Chapter IV Results and Discussion Research Result * The ultimate objective (key component) of scientific research * One of the four major sections that constitute the main body of the research * Presents all the data collected and accumulated‚ together with the statistical treatments and analyses without discussing the implications of the findings. * Consists of the observations and measurement recorded while conducting the process and procedures describe in the Methodology section
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Chapter 4 Case Study Questions REI Climbs the Web Mountain 1. Create a simple logical design and physical design for REI.com A simple logical design for REI.com would include the following concepts: HTTP requests and other data from a customer’s client computer that travels to Web servers‚ application servers‚ and data servers which displays specific Web pages in response to those requests. When the customer’s order is submitted‚ it is then forward to an order-processing application database
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Name Chapter 4--Profitability Analysis Description Instructions Modify Add Question Here Question 1 Multiple Choice 0 points Modify Remove Question One important difference between return on assets (ROA) and return on common shareholder’s equity (ROCE) is Answer ROA does not differentiate based on how a company finances its assets‚ ROCE does. ROA does not distinguish between the different types of income items‚ such as income from continuing operations‚ discontinued
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