1. 15.1.3 Intensity of rivalry among existing firms in an industry increases when I. Products are relatively undifferentiated II. Consumer switching costs are low A. I only. Answer (A) is incorrect. Low consumer switching costs also increase rivalry. B. II only. Answer (B) is incorrect. A low degree of product differentiation also increases rivalry. C. Neither I nor II. Answer (C) is incorrect. Both low consumer switching costs and a low degree of product differentiation increase
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1. ---- is the ability to express your feelings‚ opinions‚ beliefs and wants directly‚ openly and honestly‚ while not violating the personal rights of others (assertiveness) 2. --- people are motivated by personal rights and willingly confront others who are abusing their rights (assertive) 3. “You failed the exam because you didn’t think it was important to study‚” is an example of analyzing and interpreting (True) 4. “you never listen to the rest of us.” This statement made in a meeting is most
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CLICK TO DOWNLOAD MAT 540 MIDTERM EXAM 1. Regret is the difference between the payoff from the best decision and all other decision payoffs. 2. Variable costs are independent of volume and remain constant. 3. Regret is the difference between the payoff from the 4 A _________ period of real time is represented by a __________ period of simulated time. 5. A seasonal pattern is an up-and-down repetitive movement within a trend occurring periodically 6. A trend is a gradual‚
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financing activities‚ and operating activities.Investing activities include lending money and collecting interest‚ financing includes borrowing money and paying interest and operating is the rest of it. | 6 | Identify the following items as (1) operating‚ (2) investing‚ or (3) financing activities: purchase of land; payment of dividends; cash sales; and purchase of treasury stock.Investing‚ financing‚ operating‚ financing. | 7 | Unlike the other major financial statements‚ the statement of cash
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1) If you believe in the _____ form of the EMH‚ you believe that stock prices reflect all information that can be derived by examining market trading data such as the history of past stock prices‚ trading volume or short interest. 2) If you believe in the _____ form of EMH‚ you believe that stock prices reflect all available information including information that is available only to insiders 3) A common strategy for passive management is 4) Researchers have found that most of the small firm effect
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Quiz 1 1. Sociologists study information systems with an eye to understanding: a. how systems affect individuals‚ groups‚ and organizations. b. how human decision makers perceive and use formal information. c. how new information systems change the control and cost structures within the firm. d. the production of digital goods. 2. From a business perspective‚ raw data is transformed systematically during various stages‚ transforming it into valuable information‚ in a process called:
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1. Federal income tax laws allow a firm to deduct all legitimate business expenses when calculating its taxable income. A) True B) False Correct Answer(s): | False | 2. A major criticism against sales quotas is that: A) Activity quotas usually lead to high-pressure selling. B) Quotas are not fair to the sales force. C) Quotas cannot stimulate sales of profitable products. D) Quotas are not realistically attainable. E) It is very difficult to set quotas accurately. Correct Answer(s):
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CLICK TO DOWNLOAD MAT 540 MIDTERM EXAM 1. Deterministic techniques assume that no uncertainty exists in model parameters. 2. A continuous random variable may assume only integer values within a given interval. 3. A joint probability is the probability that two or more events that are mutually exclusive can occur simultaneously. 4. A decision tree is a diagram consisting of circles decision nodes‚ square probability nodes‚ and branches. 5. A table of random numbers must be
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• Question 1 10 out of 10 points Which of the following statements about purchasing enterprise system packages is false? Answer Selected Answer: ERP systems typically involve a lot of custom interfaces to legacy systems. • Question 2 10 out of 10 points Which criterion should a firm consider when evaluating candidate software packages? Answer Selected Answer: all of the above • Question 3 10 out of 10 points Which of the following is a factor
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Focus on Application: Week Two Student’s Name MAT/205 Due Date Instructor’s Name For the example of a ball being thrown up into the sky and then landing on the ground‚ we can model a quadratic equation to show the path of the projectile at various points in time (projectile motion). That is to say‚ each point plotted on the graph (parabola) will be a measurement to this effect: Suppose a ball is thrown into the sky at a velocity of 64ft/sec from an initial height of 100ft. We would set the
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