EMSE 6020: Decision Making with Uncertainty HOMEWORK 4‚ SUMMER 2013 Instructor: Joost Santos DEADLINE: June 27‚ 2013 Problem 1: (2 pts) Two contractors (1 and 2) placed a bid on a road construction project. They were each asked to provide percentile estimates of the time (x‚ in years) it would take the road to undergo a major maintenance after its completion. We seek to maximize this time variable x‚ as larger values imply better structural integrity as well as cheaper projection of the net
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Good morning‚ In regards to the current lease of your office building expiring and potential plans for a lease extension‚ I have done research using the FASB Codification to answer your questions below. 1. If you take the approach to make an up-front payment to the lessor of $2.3 million and extend the lease at current terms for another ten years‚ you will in effect have a new lease. Under the guidance of ASC 840-10-35‚ the extension of the lease is viewed as a new agreement and the classification
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Aim The main aim of this policy memo is to present information about problem of waste utilization in Kazakhstan and propose some recommendations for solving this problem. Executive summary According to the Ministry of environmental protection on the territory of Kazakhstan has accumulated 22 billion tons of waste‚ including 96 million tons of solid household waste. Annually the volume of accumulated waste is growing 700 million tons. Its main mass without separation into components removed and
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Introduction International trade theory provides explanations of the benefit for country to engage in international trade‚ even for products it can produce for itself. As time goes by‚ there are mainly 7 types of theory‚ namely‚ mercantilism‚ absolute advantage‚ comparative advantage‚ Heckscher-ohlin theory‚ product life-cycle theory‚ new trade theory‚ Porter’s diamond national competitive advantage theory. Although some of the theories hold different view of patterns of international trade and vary
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emphasis on international trade and foreign exchange rates and how those affect the GDP‚ domestic markets‚ and students. I will also outline some of the benefits on goods and services that are imported from other countries and how those contribute to our economy in the United States. International Trade to GDP In order to understand international trade it is important to recognize what the effects of international trade have on the GDP‚ domestic markets and university students. International trade
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International HRM International HR management refers to an extension of HR that relates to having people working overseas. HR professionals are going to have to consider how to best provide policies‚ practices and services to a diverse set of employees located in potentially very different locations and operating environments. The differences between IHRM and HRM involve: involves working with an organisational structure that is more complex there are a greater number of more diverse stakeholders
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International Business‚ 14e (Daniels et al.) Chapter 11 The Strategy of International Business 1) Which of the following statements about Zara is most likely FALSE? A) Zara puts fewer products on clearance racks than most of its competitors in the industry. B) Zara’s large advertising budget generates word-of-mouth and attracts new buyers. C) New products and designs are delivered to Zara stores every three to four weeks. D) Most of Zara’s products move through the firm’s distribution center
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International Terrorism: Threat‚ Policy‚ and Response Summary This report examines international terrorist actions‚ threats‚ U.S. policies and responses. It reviews the nation’s use of tools at its disposal to combat terrorism‚ from diplomacy‚ international cooperation‚ and constructive engagement to physical security enhancement‚ economic sanctions‚ covert action‚ and military force. A modern trend in terrorism appears to be toward loosely organized‚ selffinanced‚ international networks of
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country. But however ever since china invaded Tibet‚ India looks towards china as security threat to itself.so it tries to increase its influence over Nepal. Recent facts proving it can be India’s interference in Nepalese politics‚ Nepalese foreign policy‚ and many others. India active role in any social activity of Nepal or whenever any other natural calamities that occurs it plays a good role of a neighboring country by providing aid to those in need. Thus proving the fact it wants to grab a hold
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International relations (IR) is the study of relationships among countries‚ the roles of sovereign states‚ inter-governmental organizations (IGO)‚international non-governmental organizations (INGO)‚ non-governmental organizations (NGO)‚ and multinational corporations (MNC). International relations is an academic and a public policy field‚ and so can be positive and normative‚ because it analyzes and formulates the foreign policy of a given State. As political activity‚ international relations dates
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