Case Questions for April 10‚ 2010 Discussion Questions for Birch Paper Company Answer each of the following questions independently. 1. Which bid should Norhern Division accept? 2. Should Thompson Division lower its price? If so‚ to what? 3. What should the Commercial V.P. do? Case 23-5‚ Berkshire Industries 1. Were Berkshire’s motivations for a new incentive system reasonable? If so‚ what were their main options for a new system? Was an economic profit-focused system a reasonable
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is what we know about Precision Worldwide‚ Inc. (PWI): Manufactures industrial equipment and parts for sale in numerous countries. Repair and replacement parts account for a substantial part of the company’s business with the replacement part in question‚ steel rings‚ occur in the machines manufactured only in PWI’s German plant‚ but can also be used on some competitor’s machines. This steel ring has an average normal life of about 2 months. These individual rings are replaced as they wear out and
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Week One Discussion Questions • What is the capital market? How is the primary market different from the secondary market? In your opinion‚ are these markets efficient? Why? • What are three primary roles of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)? How does the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 augment the SEC’s role in managing financial governance? Do you think businesses became more ethical after Sarbanes-Oxley was passed? Provide examples to support your answer. • What ratios measure
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Discussion Question Kathy Hardy‚ BUS/415 JUNE 16‚ 2011 Yolanda Williams Discussion Questions Week three Discussion Questions Question one * Hazel is 84‚ and suffers from debilitating arthritis. Sometimes‚ she can barely walk. Every time Hazel has been unable to get around‚ her neighbor Ruth cooks and cleans for her until she feels better. Hazel has offered to pay Ruth‚ but Ruth always declines. One day when Hazel is feeling well‚ she and Ruth eat out in a restaurant‚ and Hazel
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COM/156 - UNIVERSITY COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION II Week 4 Discussion Questions Discussion Question 1 A good thesis statement helps guide the rest of your paper. Do you think this is true? Is it true of a poor thesis statement as well? Why? A good thesis statement is a way to help guide your paper. The thesis statement provides an outline for how the writer will progress with the paper. A working thesis will guide your paper just as much and then after your paper is finished‚ you can go
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Week 9 - Discussion Question – I 1) From your own experience‚ identify a time that you assumed a “leading” role but you were not in a formal leadership position. In my previous job as Business Developer‚ we were recruiting a huge amount of expats entering the country on newly issued business visa with different validities and timeframes. Our office manager was officially in charge in obtaining necessary visa documents for everyone and keeping track on the necessary extensions as well as on the
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Crystal Lamb Instructor Slaughter Science 207 May 16‚ 2011 Chapter 10 Text Practice Quiz Questions 1. Describe the path a molecule of water might follow through the hydrologic cycle from the ocean to land and then back again. The water evaporates from all over the world but let’s say it is evaporates from the oceans to form clouds that are moved over land by many of winds. The rainfall then brings it to earth where it will return to oceans by creeks to river‚ and some lakes then back to the
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Mrs. Gonyo – room G3 AP Literature – Socratic seminar for “The Lottery” Discussion questions Comments to move the conversation along: a. What question are we trying to answer? Why? b. Could you give me an example or a metaphor to explain that? c. Can you find that in the text? Where does the reading support you? d. What are you assuming in that argument? e. But what about...? (That seems at odds with what we said before‚ what the author said here‚ etc.) f. How does this relate to... (what
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knowledge and comprehension of the small group communication concepts we have discussed thus far by identifying examples and applying the concepts to the movie we watched in class. In your small groups‚ type out your answers for each of the following questions. Be specific and detailed in your responses‚ using concepts and terms from the textbook and providing specific examples from the movie. Cite all sources you use and all information you borrow (such as the textbook). Due date: * October 9th
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“Half and Half” Answer Key Discussion Questions 1. Amy Tan writes about mother-daughter relationships in many of her stories. What do you think the relationship was like between the narrator and her mother in the story? The mother is very perseverant and refuses to give up on anything. This causes tension between them because Rose is nervous to tell her that she is getting a divorce since Rose knows her mom will tell her to save her marriage. The mother isn’t lenient with her beliefs nor is
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