ISOM Case Study ~ Assessed Task ~ T-43 Task: Part 1: 5-minute individual presentation with slides (no Q & A) = 15% Part 2: evaluation of one peer = 5% (this mark is applied to you‚ not your peer) Scenario: Michael Kan‚ the CEO of Widget‚ a medium-sized manufacturing company in Shenzhen‚ has decided to introduce a performance-based incentive scheme. Employees will no longer receive an automatic yearly salary increase. Instead the CEO plans to reward the top 20% of his workers each year
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Project Management E-Mail OPS/571 Recommendation for Piper Industries Corporation Project Management Dear Project Manager: After reviewing the information that was provided in a previous email regarding the three projects coded‚ Juniper‚ Palomino and Stargazer‚ I believe it will be more beneficial for the company to use the Palomino project. In my personal analysis‚ with the Juniper project‚ there is just too much low risk with completion on time‚ and with the Stargazer Project‚ although forecasted
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substituted for another in the input market. For the case of Labor and Capital‚ the total cost of production would take on the form: TC = (WL) + (RK) TC= Total Cost‚ W= Wage‚ L= Labor‚ R= Cost of Capital‚ K= Capital Example: A company producing widgets encounters the following costs- cost of capital is $25000‚ labor cost is $15000‚
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2‚000‚ would you take advantage of it? How much would you save annually? 5. Jill’s Job Shop buys two parts (Tegdiws and Widgets) for use in its production system from two different suppliers. The parts are needed throughout the entire 52-week year. Tegdiws are used at a relatively constant rate and are ordered whenever the remaining quantity drops to the reorder level. Widgets are ordered from a supplier who stops by every three weeks. Data for both products are as follows: a. What is the inventory
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A minimum wage policy induces an: Select one: a. elastic labor supply response. b. excess supply of labor. Correct c. excess demand for labor. d. efficient market outcome. Suppose the demand and supply curve for good X are as follows: PD = 533 – 5Q PS = 122 + 3Q where P is the price of X and Q is the quantity. Suppose an excise tax of $8 per unit of X is assessed on this market. What is the new equilibrium quantity of X? Answer Feedback The correct answer is: 50.375 Use
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6/27/2010 Choosing Between Mutually Exclusive Projects Two Sticky Situations: 1. Choice between long- and short-lived projects: Should the firm save money today by investing in shorter-lived projects (such as less durable machinery)? ⇒ This is a job for Equivalent Annual Annuities 2. Investment timing and replacement decisions: ⇒ Should you invest in a new computer system today or invest in a new computer system next year? ⇒ When should existing machinery be replaced? Equivalent Annual Annuities
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Ratio analyses Chapter 4: Key point – must use the same accounting method Key point: Successful entrepreneurs know their cash position at all times. Chapter 5: Liquidity – the most important ratios Key point – Entrepreneurs should know how many widgets she/he has to sell to break even. Purpose: to help people make good decision Chapter 6: Introduction – this is St. Edward’s University! In contrast to the chapter’s opening sentence‚ the firm’s Values are more important than positive cash flows
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profile is free for all its users. * It became the biggest and most recognized social networking website where one could find old and make new friends delivered online and maintained through ever expanding server farms. * Platform allowed widget makers to make applications that increased its virtual R&D budget by over 250 million dollars. * Integrated photo sharing utilities so external websites would have less market share. * Integrated news feeds for particular friends about
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Review Test Submission: MID-SEMESTER/INTERIM ASSESSMENT Content User KING DUHO Course INTRO TO COMPUTERS Test MID-SEMESTER/INTERIM ASSESSMENT Started 4/15/14 11:47 AM Submitted 4/15/14 12:45 PM Status Completed Attempt Score 92 out of 100 points Time Elapsed 58 minutes out of 1 hour Instructions Question 1 2 out of 2 points Files maintained by the Macintosh operating system can have two parts‚ called ____. Selected Answer: forks Answers: components
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handling problems the spacecraft and the flight may pose on them. Out of the handful of pilots who met these requirements‚ only seven were chosen to become America’s first astronauts who were Alan Shepard‚ Gus Grissom‚ John Glenn‚ Scott Carpenter‚ Wally Schirra‚ Gordon Cooper‚ and Deke Slayton. Since these flights were going to be manned‚ NASA contracted Max Faget as the primary designer‚ along with a team of engineers to build the Mercury Spacecraft. It’s design was "a cone-shaped one-man capsule
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