Stephanie Winkler Self & Society Reaction Paper 1: Breaching Exercise Due 2/12/15 As a sociology student I have some experience in the field of messing with social norms. When assigned to create a breaching exercise situation I can say I felt comfortable as opposed to the first time I was instructed to break a norm. Breaching experiments obtain to study people’s responses to disruptions of generally conventional social rules or norms. I will admit I had a few weird ideas that I have always been
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CHAPTER 1 Understanding the issues 1. (a) horizontal combination—both are marine engine manufacturers (b) vertical combination—manufacturer buys distribution outlets (c) conglomerate—unrelated businesses 2. By accepting cash in exchange for the net assets of the company‚ the seller would have to recognize an immediate taxable gain. However‚ if the seller were to accept common stock of another corporation instead‚ the seller could construct the transaction as a tax-free reorganization
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Inventory Exercises 1. At Dot Com‚ a large retailer of popular books‚ demand is constant at 32‚000 books per ear. The cost of placing an order to replenish stock is $10 and the annual cost of holding is $4 per book. Stock is received five working days after an order has been placed. No backordering is allowed. Assume 300 working days a year. a. What is Dot Com’s optimal order quantity (EOQ)? b. What is the optimal number of order per year? c. What is the optimal interval (in working days)
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MBA 503 Operations Management Application Exercises You may choose to do up to three application exercises of your choice to demonstrate the application of a concept or tool presented in this course. You may turn these in at any time during the course. You are encouraged to turn in a draft to me for any feedback to improve the application. You will earn up to 50 points for each of your successful applications. Voice of the Customer Identify customers/stakeholders of a process that you/your team
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ESS 100; Post CV LAB APPLICATION QUESTIONS: 1. What happens after 2-3 minutes at the same pace when you hit a hill or have to increase speed? Increased demand for o2 and fuel‚ but the CV system cannot immediately supply Start over on the timeline Decreased demand of O2 and fuel (rest‚ downhill‚ decreased intensity) = recovery - go into your stores Can fill in stores while you are still being active If you have that capacity and your opponent does not then you can out compete your component
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1) Suppose that an independent laboratory has tested trash bags and has found that no 30-gallon bags that are currently on the market have a mean breaking strength of 50 pounds or more. On the basis of these results‚ the producer of the new‚ improved trash bag feels sure that its 30-gallon bag will be the strongest such bag on the market if the new trash bag’s mean breaking strength can be shown to be at least 50 pounds. The mean of the sample of 40 trash bag breaking strengths in Table 1.9 is x=50
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Ratio | Industry benchmark ratio | Woolworths’ ratio | Brief Comment | Current Ratio | 1.2:1 | 0.80:1 | The current ratio ofWoolworth is considerablybelow industry average themovement from it is 33.33% (1.2-0.8)/1.2*100) Which is not really good for business | Liquid ratio | 0.7:1 | 0.34:1 | The Liquid ratio of Woolworth is considerably below industry average. The movement is 51.43 %. It is showed that the business may have problem in paying their debt.(0.7-0.34/0.7*100) | Gross Profit ratio
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1. “What is the life expectancy for Caucasian males that have survived 54 years?” The answer will almost certainly be larger than 72. I want an estimate “conditioned on” the fact that I have already lived 54 years. Life is dynamic. Things are constantly changing. However‚ too often decisions are based on static information. Bayes theorem takes advantage of dynamic information to give a better‚ more correct answer. Bayes Theorem is a mathematical representation that helps one to calculate conditional
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knightsbridgesearch.com/site/downloads/4.pdf>. 4. Fama‚ E and French K. 2004‚ Journal of Economic Perspective‚ The Capital Asset Pricing Model: Theory and Evidence‚ vol. 8 n0.3. 5. Jeshim‚ 2003‚ Multicollinearity in Regression Models‚ viewed on 13 July 2012‚ <http://sites.stat.psu.edu/~ajw13/SpecialTopics/multicollinearity.pdf> Articles
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The Effects Of Exercise Want to live longer‚ feel better about your self‚ or perhaps have a better appearance?. The answer to these questions is " do exercise." The benefits of regular exercise and physical activity are hard to ignore. Performing regular physical activity can improve the mental and psychological health of a person; It also has a great number of benefits for their physical health. Physical activity is crucial to general health. In fact‚ a physical activity helps prevent and control
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