Complete discussion questions 1-2 and critical thinking questions 1-2 Complete Discussion Questions 1 – 2 1. When UP first acquired Big Iron‚ what services did the system provide that gave UP a competitive advantage? Up was among the first to acquire Big Iron. The railroad used the mainframe to roll out one of the earliest transaction processing systems. UP was also the first railroad to develop a computerized car-scheduling system. Because it could efficiently schedule railroad car pickups and
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the self‚ it is important to look at our own views of self and how we have seen others view themselves. In responding to the following discussion‚ utilize the concepts of self you read about in Chapter 3. Please respond to all of the following prompts in the class discussion section of your online course: 1. In your own words‚ define self. Myself‚ yourself‚ etc. 2. How has your own self changed since grade school? I think since grade school I have changed a lot and I feel like the older I get
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Write a 200- to 300-word response describing the goals of financial management. The description should include how earnings are valued‚ how shareholder wealth can be maximized‚ and how management decisions affect stockholder wealth. The goals of financial management include profits. The problem with profits is that if you profit too or too little‚ your company will look bad. The key to having good financial management is having the ability to see that sometimes profit is not everything. Sometimes
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ARTICLE 370: LAWS AND POLITICS While the Constitution recognises in Article 370 the special status of Jammu and Kashmir‚ the Central Government’s policies since 1953 have totally undermined its autonomy. Senior lawyer and political analyst A.G. NOORANI discusses both aspects and suggests a way out of the mess. "I say with all respect to our Constitution that it just does not matter what your Constitution says; if the people of Kashmir do not want it‚ it will not go there. Because what is the alternative
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The title of the story looms over the entire narrative‚ as it’s not until the last page that we learn who the husband is — it turns out it’s someone who‚ until that last page‚ we haven’t even met. So that’s my first puzzle: why did Munro give this story that title? What game is she playing with that structure and our expectations? It’s surely not just a ha-ha-gotcha ploy. The second puzzle is this: why are so many of the people in the story pretending to occupy roles they don’t? First‚ we have the
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Question 1 Needs Grading LOCATION: Outpatient‚ Hospital PATIENT: Glory Ann Borden SURGEON: Mohomad Almaz‚ MD DIAGNOSIS:Right carpal tunnel syndrome PROCEDURE PERFORMED:Right carpal tunnel release PROCEDURE: The patient was placed in the supine position on the operating room table‚ where her right hand and forearm were prepped with Betadine and draped in a sterile fashion. We infiltrated the thenar crease area with 1% Xylocaine‚ and once adequate anesthesia had been achieved‚ we exsanguinated
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This method is effective for companies selling products with expiration dates. Obviously‚ market selling milk should record their sales with first in‚ first out method because the older milk will be sold first. International Accounting Standards No. 2 (IASCF) does not permit the use of LIFO for foreign affairs. Therefore‚ companies must use FIFO to report any inventory outside of the US effective as of January 1‚ 2009. On the hand‚ we have LIFO which is last in‚ first out. There has been a gradual
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Discussion Argument: “The Best Political Culture is the ‘Traditional’.” Agree? Disagree? “I disagree with the statement Is the best politcal culture ’Traditional’. i personaly wouldnt like to live in a state or country with a traditional culture following reasons: First. the reason i disagree with this statement is because in the traditional culture people like me dont have a say in whats going on in our political world. the only people the have the influence is people with power‚moeny and
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1. What is the present value of the following uneven cash flow stream −$50‚ $100‚ $75‚ and $50 at the end of Years 0 through 3? The appropriate interest rate is 10%‚ compounded annually. PV=190.46 (SEE EXCEL FILE ATTACHED) 2. We sometimes need to find out how long it will take a sum of money (or something else‚ such as earnings‚ population‚ or prices) to grow to some specified amount. For example‚ if a company’s sales are growing at a rate of 20% per year‚ how long will it take sales to double?
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2. Discussion Questions • Mandatory Assessed DQ: Research the elasticity of beef and eggs in regards to price changes. How do supply‚ demand‚ and price controls interact to affect equilibrium price of eggs? Why do customers have a more elastic buying response to beef than to eggs? As we has discussed‚ elastic demands are placed upon items that are commodities rather than needs. The change of eggs prices are forced due to the demand. During the summer months‚ egg supply is higher and lower during
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