# answer question 1 to 8 only. Topic: Arithmetic and geometric series. 1. Determine the number of terms and the sum of the sequence: 5‚ 11‚ 17‚ … ‚ 83. (14‚ 616) 2. The fourth term and the 8th term of an arithmetic sequence are 16 and 32 respectively. Find: a) Common difference (4) b) the sum of the first 20 terms of this
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Environmental Factors MKT 421 March 8‚ 2011 ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS Nike is an organization that conducts both domestic and global marketing. The environmental factors will be identified that will affect the global and domestic marketing decisions. The following will be addressed as they relate to the organization’s marketing decisions: Analyze the influence of global economic interdependence and the effect of
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to XYC. Advise the parties as to their liability in the contract. (25 marks) QUESTION 3 With reference to decided cases‚ discuss the nature and functions of a bill of lading. (25 marks) QUESTION 4 Discuss the requirements and procedures that have to be
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Unit 1 Task 2 How have the external environmental factors affected the ability of Nando’s to achieve its aims and objectives? Economic Factors Businesses are affected by the economy and sometimes the economy can have a dramatic drop in countries causing issues for some business mainly due to 4 factors. These factors are inflation‚ Economic growth‚ Exchange rates and unemployment. Firstly Inflation is an upward movement in the average level of prices. Its opposite is deflation‚ a downward movement
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declining level of client’s satisfaction from the built facilities as a result of poor quality performance in addition to the perennial problem of time and cost overrun ( Arazi and Sodangi). Xiaohang 2011 explained that construction contractors have big influence upon project and their success. There are many main contractors’ selection criteria that can be found in literatures‚ but in real practice‚ clients may have their different criteria (Arazi et al‚ 2011). (Olatunji‚ 2007) said most of the models of
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Environmental Factors of Marketing This paper will discuss the five environmental factors that influence global and domestic marketing decisions that organizations must make. These five environmental factors are technology‚ demographics‚ government‚ culture and economics. Companies are affected differently by these factors depending on the industry they are in and the size of the organization. I will be using the Washington Plaza Hotel to illustrate how these environmental factors affect the
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Assignment 1 – Past Year Question Question 1 a) Define marketing management. Marketing management can be define as the analysis‚ planning‚ implementation‚ and control of programmes design to create‚ build and maintain beneficial exchanges with target buyers for the purpose of archiving organizational objectives. b) Describe the five(5) marketing management philosophies 1. Production The philosophy that consumers will favour products that are available and highly affordable
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Over the years‚ what has the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants established? A standard that all accountants follow In what publication are most of the rules of accounting found? The CICA HandBook What does GAAP stand for? Generally Accepted Accountant Principals Explain the business entity concept. Keeping Business and Personal Assets separate Explain the continuing concern concept. A Business is going to continue to run unless they claim not too Explain the principle of conservatism
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advice marketing manager of Dynamic International Ltd. I will explain what are micro and macro environment factors and how do they affect his marketing decisions as well as consumer buying behaviour. I will propose him segmentation criteria‚ targeting and positioning for his products. Micro environment Micro environment consists of the different types of stakeholders outside the organisation. The constituents or stakeholders of the micro environment include customers‚ suppliers‚ creditors‚ distributors
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Running head: ANALYSIS OF TARGET INC. Environmental Analysis of Target Inc. Team B Contemporary Issues in Leadership and Management MM590 October 9‚ 2006 Abstract Team B conducted an Environmental Analysis and an Industry Analysis of Target Inc. In the Environmental Analysis‚ competition for customers is always a threat in any business but the success of Target is always looking for new opportunities. The Target Inc. analysis found that competition with the “big box” stores including
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