1. Affirmative Action destroys the idea of meritocracy and students should be chosen based on their intelligence instead of their race or gender. “At the University of Wisconsin‚ the median composite SAT score for blacks who were admitted was 150 points lower than for whites and Asians and the Latino median SAT score was 100 points lower”. This quote shows how Affirmative Action destroys the idea of meritocracy and applicants are mainly chosen on someone’s race not intelligence. (http://brandongaille
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average. Pepsi with the application of BCG has defined its key star product and products which give no revenues‚ thereby improving and developing strategies which can fetch them more revenues and improve their customer base. The internal resource analysis and the supply chain in reference to the organization has been successful and been able to deliver success to the company by reducing time frame and increasing efficiency. Being well diversified the company’s latest acquisition of Gatorade‚ Quaker
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P(x) = 300 — 4x. The cost function is c(x) = 500 + 28x where x is the number of units produced. Find x so that the profit is maximum. Question: 1) Find the value of x. 2) In using regression analysis for making predictions what are the assumptions involved. 3) What is a simple linear regression model? 4) What is a scatter diagram method? CASE STUDY : 3 Mr Sehwag invests Rs 2000 every year with a company‚ which pays interest at 10% p.a. He allows his deposit
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Pepsico operates in Pakistan through seven franchisees‚ none of which are publicly listed. The company declined to disclose revenue numbers‚ though it did claim that it is the largest food and Beverages Company in the country and has maintained that leading position since 1982. The largest listed food company in Pakistan is Nestle‚ which had revenues of more than Rs65 billion in 2011. Pepsi’s retail sales are assumed to be higher than that number. Despite‚ the franchise model‚ the company has invested
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each of the variables specified in the model from the years 2003 to 2005. The question that I will be answering in my regression analysis is whether or not wins have an affect on attendance in Major League Baseball (MLB). I want to know whether or not wins and other variables associated with attendance have a positive impact on a team ’s record. The y variable in my analysis is going to be attendance for each baseball team. I collected the data for each team ’s average attendance for 2003-2005
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History In the late 1500’s‚ Spanish explorers‚ led by Don Juan Onate‚ founded the first settlements near the Rio Grande (Las-Cruces.org). Explorers created a road that ran from Mexico City to Santa Fe that was named El Camino Real‚ Royal Road‚ in their desire to find treasure in the legendary Seven Ancient cities of gold (City-Data.com‚ 2009). Spanish conquerors ruled the area until the late 1700’s‚ when the Pueblo Indians gained control over their territory. In the year 1821‚ the Republic of Mexico
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significant influences on the business cycle. This paper tries to figure out the determinants of the selling price of houses in Oregon. The data set used in this paper has been retrieved from the case study titled “Housing Price” (Case #27 - Practical Data Analysis: Case Studies in Business Statistics- Marlene A. Smith & Peter G. Bryant) The most important factor in determining the selling prices ofhouses is to know the features that drive the selling prices of the house. People tend to have more interest
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Regression Modeling for Brand Xmarcom Strategy Analytical approach using Tracking Research data Approach: The analysis of brand Sofy has been done with a two stages of statistics and model building approach. MATRIX IDENTIFICATION At the very first stage the data for Sofy was plotted in scatter graphs for pattern identification. The various combinations of variables for independent and dependent variables were taken to shortlist the variables for further scientific tests. TEST AND ANALYTICS
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JOHN D.R. LEONARD‚ Plaintiff-Appellant‚ - v. - PEPSICO‚ INC.‚ Defendant-Appellee. Docket No. 99-9032 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT 210 F.3d 88; 2000 U.S. App. LEXIS 6855; 41 U.C.C. Rep. Serv. 2d (Callaghan) 779 March 21‚ 2000‚ Argued April 17‚ 2000‚ Decided PRIOR HISTORY: [**1] Appeal from a grant of summary judgment for Defendant in the Southern District of New York (Wood‚ J.) in an action seeking specific performance of an alleged offer of a Harrier Jet
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1996-2001). Donald Kendall and Herman Lay‚ Founders. 1965 Merger with Frito-Lay CEO of Pepsi Cola‚ and engineer of PEPSICO Merger‚ Donald Kendal 1970s 1980s Diversification outside snacks and beverages Acquisition of Pizza Hut‚ Taco Bell‚ KFC 1990s Acquisition of 7UP‚ Mug Root Beer‚ SunChips‚ Introduction of Aquafina - 1993 Wayne Colloway‚ CEO (1986-1996) Company Type & Size PepsiCo is a publicly traded company‚ listed on the NYSE‚ NASDAQ‚ and as a component of the S&P 500. In 2010 it had 294
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