M4A1 Experiment: Electromagnetic Induction

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While completing the experiment Electromagnetic Induction, make sure to keep the following guiding questions in mind :

  • Is the magnitude of the magnetic field the primary determinant in the Emf induced in the coil?  If not, then what is the primary determinate of the magnitude of the induced Emf?
  • How is relative motion between the field and coil induced?  What controls do you have for changing the relative motion?  What is the relationship between the units of RPMand radians per second?
  • How can ratios be used in an experiment when data is only available in the form of relative magnitudes?

To complete the experiment you will need to:

  1. Be prepared with a laboratory notebook to record your observations.
  2. Click the image to open the simulation experiment.
  3. Perform the experiment as described.
  4. Transfer your data and results from your laboratory notebook into the lab report template provided at the end of this experiment description.
  5. Submit your version of the laboratory experiment report.
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HR Milestone

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OL 211: Milestone Two: Employee Development Processes

1.      Case Study: Analysis of Case Study: A.P. Moller-Maersk Group: Evaluating Strategic Talent Management Initiatives.

2.      Job Posting: Customer Service – CARE Business Partner

3.      SHRM Power Point presentation and its note pages: Unit 6: Training Methods, Experiential Learning and Technology

 

Instructions:  You will write and submit on time, a 2-3 page written document that will include the five sections identified below:

Section One:

·         Illustrate (Explain) the value of a training needs assessment in an organization in general, supporting your response (with reference material).

 

Section Two:

·         Describe the components of a needs assessment used to determine the training requirements of a Customer Service – CARE Business Partner in Maersk.

 

Section Three:

·         Describe the importance of creating Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, and Time-oriented (SMART) objectives for a training plan.

 

Section Four:

·         Explain the importance of developing learning activities for a Maersk Customer Service – CARE Business Partner training program.

 

Section Five:

·         Describe how you would incorporate adult learning principles and methods of experiential learning from this OL 211 course into the Maersk Customer Service – CARE Business Partner training program.

 

Writing Mechanics per APA:

·         In addition to your two – three page written paper, include a title page and a reference(s) page.

·         Use 12-point Times New Roman Font; Double space; One-inch margins.

·         Citations formatted according to APA style

·         Writing is free of errors and written in a professional and easy to read format

 

Notes: You want to ensure your paper:

ü  The descriptions are clear and detailed. Give examples.

ü  You show through your writing that you have keen insight into the needs of adult learners.

ü  You use scholarly research (references) to contextualize (related) to your claims (descriptions and statements).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OL 211: Milestone Three: Performance Management

 

Instructions:  You will write and submit on time, a 2-3 page written document that will include the four sections identified below:

 

Section One:

·         Determine (define) the HRM’s role in the performance management process and explain how to ensure the process aligns with the organization’s strategic plan.

 

Section Two:

·         Differentiate (make a distinction) between the trait, behavioral, and results-based performance appraisal systems, providing an example where each would be most applicable.

 

Section Three:

·         Identify (characterize in writing) best suited appraisal for the Maersk Customer Service – CARE Business Partner.

 

Section Four:

·         Identify and describe a variety of performance rating scales that can be used in organizations, including graphical scales, letter scales, and numeric scales.

 

 

Writing Mechanics per APA:

·         In addition to your two – three page written paper, include a title page and a reference(s) page.

·         Use 12-point Times New Roman Font; Double space; One-inch margins.

·         Citations formatted according to APA style

·         Writing is free of errors and written in a professional and easy to read format

 

Notes: You want to ensure your paper:

ü  The descriptions are clear and detailed. Give examples.

ü  You show through your writing that you have keen insight into the needs of adult learners.

ü  You use scholarly research (references) to contextualize (related) to your claims (descriptions and statements).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OL 211: Milestone Four: Compensation

 

Instructions:  You will write and submit on time, a two page written document that will include the three sections identified below:

 

Section One:

·         Describe the compensation philosophy of Maersk and how the market influences this philosophy.

 

Section Two:

·         Determine (decide) the value of salary surveys to an organization.

 

Section Three:

·         Describe the advantages of discretionary benefits to Maersk.

 

 

 

Writing Mechanics per APA:

·         In addition to your two page written paper, include a title page and a reference(s) page.

·         Use 12-point Times New Roman Font; Double space; One-inch margins.

·         Citations formatted according to APA style

·         Writing is free of errors and written in a professional and easy to read format

 

Notes: You want to ensure your paper:

ü  The descriptions are clear and detailed. Give examples.

ü  You use evidence (reference material) to substantiate your claims (statements).

 

 

OL 211: Milestone – Final Project

 

Instructions:  You will submit your Human Resource Management Review.  This 7 page paper, is comprised of the four milestones you submitted throughout this course, with edits based on your instructor feedback.

 

This Final Project will include:

 

Milestone One Evaluating Strategic Talent Management
Milestone Two Employee Development Processes
Milestone Three Performance Management
Milestone Four Compensation

 

Writing Mechanics per APA:

·         In addition to your seven page written paper, include a title page and a reference(s) page.

·         Use 12-point Times New Roman Font; Double space; One-inch margins.

·         Citations formatted according to APA style

·         Writing is free of errors and written in a professional and easy to read format

 

 

 

Operations Management Midterm

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Question 1: You are designing a grocery delivery business. Via the internet, your company will offer staples and frozen foods in a large metropolitan area and then deliver them within a customer-defined window of time. You plan to partner with two major food stores in the area. What should your competitive priorities be and what capabilities do you want to develop in your own core and support processes?

 

 

 

Is it possible for a project to have more than one critical path? Discuss the implications of such a situation with respect to each of the following aspects:

 

 

 

  1. Project risk
  2. Total available slack
  3. Resource dependencies
  4. Responsibilities of the project manager

 

Question 2: A flowchart helps us see all of the steps in a process, which in turn helps us improve the process. It also helps us identify and eliminate any redundant steps in a process. Using Word tools (SmartArt under the Insert tab), design a process flow chart for the grocery delivery business in Question 1 above. In the discussion element of your response, clearly define the steps within the process and provide a rationale for each step. Include all elements that you feel are necessary and appropriate to the process of a singular customer. The assumption is that the process is repeatable for every customer using the service. Think of the elements that you will be addressing or answering in the succeeding questions.

 

Question 3: For the grocery delivery business addressed in Question 1, the grocery chains that you are planning to partner with use differing inventory control models. Company A utilizes the Just-in-Time (JIT) inventory control model and Company B uses an Economic Order Quantity model. In reviewing your business plan, the bank loan officer has noticed this. As the loan officer is not overly familiar with either model, a request has been made of you to provide a description of each model and an explanation of why partnering with these companies would or would not create a conflict within your operations. Provide a detailed analysis of the situation in your business model.

 

 

 

Question 4: A Quality Assurance (QA) Program is essential to the success of any business.In establishing your grocery delivery business, what are some of the Quality Control (QC) processes that you envision employing? Why? Provide examples of potential metrics. Justify your choices.

 

 

 

Question 5: Efficiency is a critical element both in terms of individuals and machinery in any business. Describe some efficiency measures that you would implement in your grocery delivery business. What are the analysis tools that you would utilize to determine the effectiveness of these efficiency measures?

 

 

 

Problem 1

 

Tried and True Clothing has opened four new stores in college towns across the state. Data on monthly sales volume and labor hours are given below. Which store location has the highest labor productivity?

 

Store Annandale Blacksburg Charlottesville Danville
Sales volume $40,000 $12,000 $60,000 $25,000
Labor hours     250      60     500     200

 

 

 

Problem 2

 

Construct a Gantt chart for the project described by the following set of activities, and indicate the project completion time:

 

Activity Activity Predecessor Time (Weeks)
1 — 5
2 — 4
3 1 3
4 2 6

 

 

 

 

 

Problem 3

 

Backwoods American, Inc., produces expensive water-repellent, down-lined parkas. The company implemented a total quality-management program in 2005. Following are quality-related accounting data that have been accumulated for the five-year period after the program’s start. Please calculate failure costs as a percentage of total quality cost for each year in which the data is provided. Is there a trend.

 

  Year
  2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Quality Costs (000s)          
Prevention $3.2 10.7 28.3 42.6 50.0
Appraisal 26.3 29.2 30.6 24.1 19.6
Internal failure 39.1 51.3 48.4 35.9 32.1
External failure 118.6 110.5 105.2 91.3 65.2
Accounting Measures (000s)          
Sales $2,700.6 2,690.1 2,705.3 2,310.2 2,880.7
Manufacturing cost 420.9 423.4 424.7 436.1 435.5

 

 

 

Problem 4

 

AV City stocks and sells a particular brand of laptop. It costs the firm $625 each time it places an order with the manufacturer for the laptops. The cost of carrying one laptop in inventory for a year is $130. The store manager estimates that total annual demand for the laptops will be 1500 units, with a constant demand rate throughout the year. Orders are received within minutes after placement from a local warehouse maintained by the manufacturer. The store policy is never to have stockouts of the laptops. The store is open for business every day of the year except Christmas Day. Determine the following:

 

 

 

a. Optimal order quantity per order

 

b. Minimum total annual inventory costs

 

c. The number of orders per year

 

d. The time between orders (in working days)

 

 

 

Problem 5

 

The Great North Woods Clothing Company sells specialty outdoor clothing through its catalog. A quality problem that generates customer complaints occurs when a warehouse employee fills an order with the wrong items. The company has decided to implement a process control plan by inspecting the ordered items after they have been obtained from the warehouse and before they have been packaged. The company has taken 30 samples (during a 30-day period), each for 100 orders, and recorded the number of defective orders in each sample, as follows:

 

Sample Number of Defectives Sample Number of Defectives
 1 12 16  6
 2 14 17  3
 3 10 18  7
 4 16 19 10
 5 18 20 14
 6 19 21 18
 7 14 22 22
 8 20 23 26
 9 18 24 20
10 17 25 24
11  9 26 18
12 11 27 19
13 14 28 20
14 12 29 17
15  7 30 18

 

Construct a @uni:href-chart for the company that describes 99.74% (3σ) of the random variation in the process, and indicate if the process seems to be out of control at any time.

 

 

 

Problem 03-02.

 

The Road King Tire Company in Birmingham wants to monitor the quality of the tires it manufactures. Each day the company quality-control manager takes a sample of 100 tires, tests them, and determines the number of defective tires. The results of 20 samples have been recorded as follows:

 

 

 

Sample Number of Defectives Sample Number of Defectives
 1 14 11 18
 2 12 12 10
 3  9 13 19
 4 10 14 20
 5 11 15 17
 6  7 16 18
 7  8 17 18
 8 14 18 22
 9 16 19 24
10 17 20 23
 

 

Construct a @uni:href-chart for this process using @uni:hreflimits and describe the variation in the process.

 

 

 

Problem 03-06.

 

One of the stages in the process of making denim cloth at the Southern Mills Company is to spin cotton yarn onto spindles for subsequent use in the weaving process. Occasionally the yarn breaks during the spinning process, and an operator ties it back together. Some number of breaks is considered normal; however, too many breaks might mean that the yarn is of poor quality. In order to monitor this process, the quality-control manager randomly selects a spinning machine each hour and checks the number of breaks during a 15-minute period. Following is a summary of the observations for the past 20 hours:

 

 

 

Sample Number of Breaks Sample Number of Breaks
 1 3 11 3
 2 2 12 4
 3 4 13 6
 4 1 14 7
 5 5 15 8
 6 3 16 6
 7 2 17 5
 8 4 18 7
 9 0 19 8
10 2 20 6
 

 

Construct a @uni:href-chart using @uni:hreflimits for this process and indicate if the process was out of control at any time.

 

 

 

Problem 13-06.

 

The Ambrosia Bakery makes cakes for freezing and subsequent sale. The bakery, which operates five days a week, 52 weeks a year, can produce cakes at the rate of 116 cakes per day. The bakery sets up the cake-production operation and produces until a predetermined number has been produced. When not producing cakes, the bakery uses its personnel and facilities for producing other bakery items. The setup cost for a production run of cakes is $700. The cost of holding frozen cakes in storage is $9 per cake per year. The annual demand for frozen cakes, which is constant over time, is 6000 cakes. Determine the following:

 

 

 

a. Optimal production run quantity (Q)

 

b. Total annual inventory costs

 

c. Optimal number of production runs per year

 

d. Optimal cycle time (time between run starts)

 

e. Run length in working days.

 

 

 

Problem 13-20.

 

Southwood Furniture Company is a U.S.-based furniture manufacturer that offshored all of its actual manufacturing operations to China about a decade ago. It set up a distribution center in Hong Kong from which the company ships its items to the United States on container ships. The company learned early on that it could not rely on local Chinese freight forwarders to arrange for sufficient containers for the company’s shipments, so it contracted to purchase containers from a Taiwanese manufacturer and then sell them to shipping companies at the U.S. ports the containers are shipped to. Southwood needs 715 containers each year. It costs $1200 to hold a container at its distribution center, and it costs $6000 to receive an order for the containers. Determine the optimal order size, minimum total annual inventory cost, number of annual orders, and time between orders.

 

NURS 6521 WK 1 DISUCSSION

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To prepare:

 

 

 

•Review this week’s media presentation with Dr. Terry Buttaro, as well as Chapter 2 of the Arcangelo and Peterson text, and the Scott article in the Learning Resources. Consider the principles of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics.

 

•Reflect on your experiences, observations, and/or clinical practices from the last five years. Select a case from the last five years that involves a patient whose individual differences in pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic factors altered his or her anticipated response to a drug. When referring to your patient, make sure to use a pseudonym or other false form of identification. This is to ensure the privacy and protection of the patient.

 

•Consider factors that might have influenced the patient’s pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic processes such as genetics (including pharmacogenetics), gender, ethnicity, age, behavior, and/or possible pathophysiological changes due to disease.

 

•Think about a personalized plan of care based on these influencing factors and patient history in your case study.

 

 

 

Post  1  page discussion paper on a description of the case you selected. Then, describe factors that might have influenced pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic processes of the patient from the case you selected. Finally, explain details of the personalized plan of care that you would develop based on influencing factors and patient history in your case.

 

REFERENCES

 

•Arcangelo, V. P., & Peterson, A. M. (Eds.). (2013). Pharmacotherapeutics for advanced practice: A practical approach (3rd ed.). Ambler, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

 

◦Chapter 2, “Pharmacokinetic Basis of Therapeutics and Pharmacodynamic Principles” (pp. 15–29)

 

•Scott, S. A. (2011). Personalizing medicine with clinical pharmacogenetics. Genetics in Medicine, 13(12), 987–995. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3290900/

 

 

 

Media

 

 

 

•Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2012). Introduction to advanced pharmacology. Baltimore, MD: Author.

 

 

Finance HW (12 Set Of Questions)

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1.

(Floating-rate loans) The Bensington Glass Company entered into a loan agreement with the firm’s bank to finance the firm’s working capital. The loan called for a floating rate that was 26 basis points (0.26 percent) over an index based on LIBOR. In addition, the loan adjusted weekly based on the closing value of the index for the previous week and had a maximum annual rate of 2.21 percent and a minimum of 1.76 percent. Calculate the rate of interest for weeks 2 through 10.

 

Week 1 is 1.96% LIBOR

Week 2 is 1.67% LIBOR

 

The rate of interest for week 2 is ___ % (Round to 2 decimal places.)

 

2.

(Bond valuation) Calculate the value of a bond that matures in 13 years and has a $1,000 par value. The annual coupon interest rate is 15 percent and the market’s required yield to maturity on a comparable-risk bond is 11%.

 

The value of the bond is $___. (Round to nearest cent)

 

3.

(Bond valuation) A bond that matures in 13 years has a $1,000 par value. The annual coupon interest rate is 12% and the market’s required yield to maturity on a comparable-risk bond is 14%. What would be the value of this if it paid interest annually? What would be the value of this if it paid interest semiannually?

 

4.

(Bond valuation) Pybus Inc. is considering issuing bonds that will mature in 23 years with an annual coupon rate of 9%. Their par value will be $1,000, and the interest will be paid semiannually. Pybus is hoping to get an AA rating on its bonds and, if it does, the yield to maturity on similar AA bonds is 9.5%. However, Pybus is not sure whether the new bonds will receive an AA rating. If they receive an A rating, the yield to maturity on similar A bonds is 10.5%. What will be the price of these bonds if they receive either an A or AA rating? (Round to the nearest cent.)

 

5.

(Yield to maturity) The market price is $1,175 for a 16-year bond ($1,000 par value) that pays 9% annual interest, but makes interest payments on a semiannual basis (4.5 % semiannually). What is the bond’s yield to maturity? (Round to 2 decimal places)

 

6.

(Bond valuation) Doisneau 22 year bonds have an annual coupon interest of 12%, make interest payments on a semiannual basis, and have a $1,000 par value. If the bonds are trading with a market’s required yield to maturity of 14%, are these premiums or discount bonds? What is the price of the bonds? (Round to nearest cent.)

 

7.

(Bond valuation) Fingen’s 15-year, $1,000 par value bonds pay 9% interest annually. The market price of the bonds is $1,130 and the market’s required yield to maturity on a comparable-risk bond is 6%. (Round to 2 decimal places.)

 

a. Compute the bond’s yield to maturity?

b. Determine the value of the bond to you, given your required rate of return.

c. Should you purchase the bond?

 

8.

(Yield to maturity) Abner Corporation’s bonds mature in 22 years and pay 13% interest annually. If you purchase the bonds for $1,150, what is your yield to maturity? (Round to 2 decimal places.)

 

9.

(Bond valuation) The 8-year $1,000 par bonds of Vail Inc. pay 12% interest. The market’s required yield to maturity on a comparable-risk bond is 16%. The current market price for the bond is $880. (Round to 2 decimal places.)

 

a. Determine the yield to maturity.

b. What is the value of the bonds to you given the yield to maturity on a comparable-risk bond?

c. Should you purchase the bond at current market price?

 

10.

(Yield to maturity) The Saleemi Corporation’s $1,000 bonds pay 11% interest annually and have 11 years until maturity. You can purchase the bond for $1,105. (Round to 2 decimal places.)

 

a. What is the yield to maturity on this bond?

b. Should you purchase the bond if the yield to maturity on a comparable risk bond is 11%?

 

11.

(Bond valuation relationships) The 18-year , $1,000 par value bonds of Waco Industries pay 12% interest annually. The market price of the bond is $935, and the market’s required yield to maturity on a comparable-risk bond is 14%. (Round to 2 decimal places)

 

a. Compute the bond’s yield to maturity.

b. What is the value of the bonds to you given the yield to maturity on a comparable-risk bond?

c. Should you purchase the bond at current market price?

 

12.

(Inflation and Interest rates) What would you expect the nominal rate of interest to be if the real rate is 4.1% and the expected inflation rate is 7.5%? (Round to 2 decimal places)

A Passive Verb Is A Good Choice If You Wish To

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Questions 1 to 20: Select the best answer to each question.

 

1. A passive verb is

A. the same as an intransitive verb.

B. always formed in the past tense.

C. always formed in the future tense

D. constructed from a form of the verb to be combined with a past participle.

2. Which sentence should be edited to eliminate its cliché?

A. The family was immensely relieved when Great-Aunt Martha’s condition progressed from “critical” to “it looks like she’ll live another 10 years.”

B. The texture of the burlap was a cross between woven straw and a three-day beard.

C. Striding toward the barn in her red coverall and bucket hat, Gloria—tall and round—gave the impression of a charging silo.

D. I wanted to hire Dave, but a chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

3. Which of the following sentences contains a redundancy?

A. At no time did Tony indicate a willingness to admit defeat.

B. Chris had trouble working up even mild enthusiasm for Mike’s plan.

C. Steve admired the partially completed stadium.

D. Emily’s sister gave birth to two twins.

4. Which of the following sentences contains a correlative conjunction?

A. Either Maria will pick up the birthday cake, or her brother Shawn will stop by the bakery.

B. Neither of us wanted to tell our mother about the cost of a computer upgrade.

C. You don’t need to buy a new cell phone, nor should you.

D. Scotland may vote to break away from the United Kingdom, or it will remain within the union.

5. A passive verb is a good choice if you wish to

A. deemphasize the subject.

B. emphasize the subject.

C. establish a formal tone.

D. establish a casual tone.

6. Which of the following is the correct form of punctuation to use when using a conjunctive adverb to create a compound sentence?

A. Dash B. Comma

C. Semicolon

D. Colon

7. Paragraphs that use _______ diction tend to use first and second person pronouns and shorter, less varied sentences.

A. popular

B. compound

C. colloquial

D. informal

8. Which of the following sentences uses parallelism effectively?

A. The large plant-eating dinosaurs were quite slow, rather stupid, and extremely hungry.

B. The report was good because it was factual and offered many details.

C. The Red Sox fans screamed, yelled, and were applauding wildly.

D. Laura spent all her time gardening and arranging flowers, when she wasn’t in a shoe store to shop.

9. Both Ada and Phil are evaluating their thesis statements, topic sentences, and evidence. If Ada finds that her essay doesn’t have a thesis statement identifying the topic of the essay, she will reread the essay to determine the main point of the essay. If Phil finds that his essay lacks evidence to support his thesis statement, he will do additional research to find substantial evidence. Who is correctly evaluating and revising his or her essay?

A. Only Ada

B. Only Phil

C. Neither Ada nor Phil

D. Both Ada and Phil

10. When revising an essay, it’s a good idea to write down a sentence stating what your essay is about. If you can’t summarize it in one sentence, your essay

A. isn’t directed toward its intended audience.

B. lacks evidence to support your thesis.

C. lacks essential background information.

D. probably lacks a clear purpose.

11. Contractions, slang, short sentences, and sentence fragments are all characteristic of _______ diction.

A. non-academic

B. informal

C. conventional

D. popular

12. How many independent clauses are included in a simple sentence?

A. None

B. One

C. Two

D. Three

13. Pablo insists that a conclusion should reinforce the thesis statement. Patrice says that the conclusion should follow logically from the introduction. Who is correct?

A. Both Pablo and Patrice are correct.

B. Only Pam is correct.

C. Neither Pablo nor Pam is correct.

D. Only Pablo is correct.

14. Which of the following techniques would be best used to present constructive feedback on a draft of an essay to a peer?

A. Rewrite sections for your peer

B. Point out the negative aspects so your peer can improve

C. Only write notes on the things you like about it

D. Concentrate on content and the message of the paper

15. Which of the following statements is true about an independent clause?

A. It contains only a verb, not a subject.

B. It begins with a subordinating conjunction.

C. It can’t stand alone.

D. It can stand alone as a complete sentence.

16. Which of the following sentences contains one or more strong, active verbs?

A. The phone directory was hastily searched by Conrad.

B. It was believed by some that Conrad’s father had been a war hero.

C. Conrad trembled with anxiety and anticipation as he pressed Denise’s doorbell.

D. Having been away in London for two years, Conrad was happy to see Denise.

17. What is the purpose of varying the order of subjects, verbs, and modifiers in different sentences within a paragraph?

A. To indicate emphasis where it’s needed

B. To supply background detail for readers unfamiliar with a topic

C. To support the topic sentence

D. To provide necessary evidence to support a thesis

18. Balancing a sentence through using words or phrases that have the same grammatical structure is

known as

A. correlation.

B. compound sentencing.

C. subject-verb agreement

D. parallelism.

19. Which of the following is a complex sentence?

A. We didn’t have enough potatoes for dinner, so we served rice instead.

B. After Henry submitted his essay, he realized that he hadn’t proofread the last page.

C. Jim tried to watch a video on a device connected to a crowded wireless network; as a result, the video stuttered and froze.

D. identity theft is a growing problem, especially among seniors.

20. A _______ can be used for both organizing and revising an essay.

A. graphic organizer

B. flowchart

C. topic sentence

D. verbal sketch

BUSN 319 Marketing Final Exam Devry

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BUSN 319 Final Exam

 

 

1. (TCO 4) Three commonly used methods of evaluating marketing programs are (Points : 5)

2. (TCO 1) Ideally in effective marketing planning, goals should be _____ in terms of what is to be accomplished and when. (Points : 5)

3. (TCO 3) Which marketing strategy focuses on a single market segment but adds additional product lines? (Points : 5)

4. (TCO 1) Based on relative competitive scope (broad target to narrow target) and source of competitive advantage (lower cost to differentiation), Porter’s four generic business strategies are differentiation, cost focus, cost leadership, and (Points : 5)

5. (TCO 2) Which of the following pieces of information is used in the implementation phase of the strategic marketing process? (Points : 5)

6. (TCO 6) Which of the following pieces of information is used in a SWOT analysis, the first step of the planning phase of the strategic marketing process? (Points : 5)

7. (TCO 3) The first decision in developing an advertising program is to (Points : 5)

8. (TCO 2) The proper blend of elements in the promotional mix depends on the type of product. The three specific characteristics to be considered are _____, risk, and ancillary services. (Points : 5)

9. (TCO 4) Reminding buyers of the product’s existence is the promotional objective during which stage of the product life cycle? (Points : 5)

10. (TCO 2) The _____ can be used to inform prospective buyers about the benefits of the product. (Points : 5)

11. (TCO 8) Which of the following statements about the terms used for marketing intermediaries is true? (Points : 5)

12. (TCO 7) Which of the following statements about the legal and regulatory aspect of pricing is true? (Points : 5)

13. (TCO 2) Pricing objectives may change depending on (Points : 5)

14. (TCO 3) The ratio of perceived benefits to _____ is called value. (Points : 5)

15. (TCO 6) Market segmentation involves aggregating prospective buyers into groups that will respond similarly to a marketing action and (Points : 5)

16. (TCO 5) The process of continually acquiring information on events occurring outside the organization to identify and interpret potential trends is called (Points : 5)

17. (TCO 1) The marketing department helps keep the organization focused on creating value both for it and for customers. This is accomplished by (Points : 5)

 

18. (TCO 1) Which of the following acts as a barrier to the development of relationship marketing? (Points : 5)

19. (TCO 1) Your neighbor is tired of conventional soft drinks and wants something different. Coincidentally, Cadbury Beverages Inc. has begun distributing Country Time lemonade through the supermarket at a price comparable to that of soft drinks. Which of the conditions needed for marketing to occur is described in this situation? (Points : 5)

20. (TCO 6) Kraft produces Lunchables, a prepackaged meal usually consisting of several crackers, small slices of meat, and small slices of cheese. Some versions contain Capri Sun drinks. Others are called Cracker Stackers and Fun Fuel. The box is bright yellow and the quantity of food contained within is small. The target market for Kraft Lunchables is most likely (Points : 5)

21. (TCO 3) Which element of the marketing mix is demonstrated when the Mars Company has a sale on M&M’s® brand candies? (Points : 5)

22. (TCO 5) The Lemon Tree is a high-fashion boutique selling top-of-the-line women’s clothing and accessories. The keys to its success include knowing the customers’ changing tastes and providing something different from other retailers. In addition, because of the high value of the merchandise, The Lemon Tree’s management is exploring the use of computerized inventory controls and sales order processing. From this description, one can infer that the environmental category of least importance to The Lemon Tree is (Points : 5)

23. (TCO 7) In 1998, F. Hoffman-LaRoche Ltd. and BASF AG, two international pharmaceutical companies, were ordered to pay $725 million in fines for plotting to raise and fix prices of vitamins used in virtually every home in the United States. This is an example of how _____ forces affect the marketing environment. (Points : 5)

24. (TCO 6) Mile High Frozen Foods is a distributor for McDonald’s. It also bakes the buns used by McDonald’s in several states. Mile High purchases flour, yeast, and sesame seeds, manufactures the buns, and then distributes them to the retail stores. Mile High Frozen Foods is operating in a(n) _____ market. (Points : 5)

25. (TCO 1) Several years ago, SwissAir made some unwise investments to pay for a planned expansion. As a result, the company had to make some cost-cutting moves that alienated its customers. Eventually the company declared bankruptcy, regrouped, and found itself able to resume business. Its board of directors recently announced that the company would like to resume flying. Before resuming flying, SwissAir needed to determine what percentage of its former customers it could expect to return to the airline. If not enough former customers were willing to use SwissAir again, the resumption of flights would not be profitable. The determination of the percentage of returning patrons that would be needed to resume operation is an example of a (Points : 5)

26. (TCO 3) When Marine Midland Bank sent market researchers with surveys door-to-door in the neighborhoods of its branch banks to ask people with savings accounts why they did not also have checking accounts and credit cards with Marine Midland, the researchers were gathering _____ data. (Points : 5)

27. (TCO 4) Sara Burns is the owner of a company called Spice and was looking for a new product to go with her company’s line of food condiments when a friend suggested combining spices with tea. In the _____ stage of the new-product process, the spices and tea mixtures were exposed to prospective consumers under realistic purchase conditions. (Points : 5)

28. (TCO 4) A few years ago, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire premiered as the first nighttime game show in several decades. The marketing for the show was intent on making television viewers aware of its existence and excited enough about the show that they would watch the first episode. Based on this description, in which stage of the product life cycle would this show be? (Points : 5)

29. (TCO 8) In an episode of the Andy Griffith television series, two local farmers were selling the produce they grew on their farms from the backs of their pickup trucks to local people who drove by on the road. The farmers selling their products without wholesalers or retailers were an example of a (Points : 5)

30. (TCO 2) Disney is using an integrated marketing communications program (IMC) to promote group travel to its theme parks, because (Points : 5)

31. (TCO 2) When a news story covers a terrible disaster and viewers are asked to send donations to the American Red Cross, the American Red Cross is receiving (Points : 5)

32. (TCO 8) For several years, advertisements for Arm & Hammer Baking Soda have prompted consumers to place an opened box of the product in the refrigerator to lessen food odor and to replace that box monthly. The same ads advise customers to pour the used box down their kitchen sinks to freshen drains. Arm & Hammer employed a _____ strategy in its attempt to sell more baking soda. (Points : 5)

33. (TCO 3) Imagine that you are creating a marketing plan for a company that will sell motor scooters . As you consider the marketing program, what types of strategy should you consider including in the plan? Propose one specific example of each type of strategy that you are considering, and present your rationale (reasoning) for your strategy selections. (Points : 30)

34. Discriminate between primary data and secondary data and their usefulness to business decision making, being sure to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each. Your response should also identify the typical sources for primary and secondary data and what you would rely on most heavily in making your marketing decisions. (Points : 30)

35. (TCO 4) You are the product manager responsible for a horrible product failure, but in your wisdom, you are evaluating why the product failed. What factors would you consider in your evaluation? What actions could you have taken to prevent the failure? Does product innovation need a willingness to accept failure? (Points : 30)

PHI Discussion Question

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DUE DATE FRIDAY 18TH 7pm

Ethics (Moral Philosophy or Axiology) is the branch of philosophy, built upon Epistemology and Metaphysics, which explores the question of what “ought” we to do. Ethics includes social and political philosophy, as well as aesthetics (the study of beauty). In daily ethical decisions most often we use choices we have learned from family, religious, and cultural influences. In more complex situations, when we encounter problems for which we have no experience, it’s not so easy. Using the theories of ethics presented in this module, how would you resolve this ethical dilemma? Include in your response how this issue might be addressed according to either utilitarianism or Kantian ethics. Cite correctly the information in this module, or any other sources you used.

You are on the transplant committee at a major regional not-for-profit hospital.  A lung has become available for transplant. It has become clear that you hold the deciding vote in choosing among these transplant candidates. Who would you choose? 

  • Candidate 1: A three-year-old female with complications from end-stage cystic fibrosis. She could live six to twelve months longer. There is, however, no guarantee when another lung will become available.
  • Candidate 2: A seventy-year-old male suffering from an opportunistic lung infection contracted while visiting an orphanage in another country which he supports generously. The infection is resisting treatment and it is questionable whether he will survive another month. He is also a major contributor to this hospital, leading a campaign to build a new pediatric cancer treatment wing.
  • Candidate 3: A thirty-five-year-old female suffers severe lung trauma from an automobile accident two days ago which also involved her four children, whom she’s raising alone. The lungs are irreparable but she could survive several months with therapeutic care. She will not be able to function outside the hospital while awaiting transplant. The children suffered minor injuries but require homecare to be released from the hospital. There are no relatives or friends who can help.
  • Candidate 4: A forty-five-year old male is in end-stage lung cancer. He is a life-long smoker. He is a local hero, having recently retired from a long career with the local major league sports team. He has donated much of his time participating in charity functions for area charities. He will not survive the next forty-eight hours without a transplant.

The prognosis for all is good with a transplant.
There is no idea when another lung will be available.

http://www.qcc.cuny.edu/SocialSciences/ppecorino/INTRO_TEXT/Chapter%208%20Ethics/CONTENTS.htm

P14-5 P14-6 And P14-7

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P14-5 P14-6 and P14-7

P14-5 (Comprehensive Bond Problem) In each of the following independent cases the company closes its 5 books on December 31.
1. Sanford Co. sells $500,000 of 10% bonds on March 1, 2014. The bonds pay interest on September 1 and March 1. The due date of the bonds is September 1, 2017. The bonds yield 12%. Give entries through December 31, 2015.
2. Titania Co. sells $400,000 of 12% bonds on June 1, 2014. The bonds pay interest on December 1 and June 1. The due date of the bonds is June 1, 2018. The bonds yield 10%. On October 1, 2015, Titania buys back $120,000 worth of bonds for $126,000 (includes accrued interest). Give entries through December 1, 2016.
Instructions
For the two cases prepare all of the relevant journal entries from the time of sale until the date indicated. Use the effective-interest method for discount and premium amortization (construct amortization tables where applicable). Amortize premium or discount on interest dates and at year-end. (Assume that no reversing entries were made.)
P14-6 (Issuance of Bonds between Interest Dates, Straight-Line, Redemption) Presented below are selected transactions on the books of Simonson Corporation.
01-May-14
Dec. 31
Jan. 1, 2015 April 1
Dec. 31
Instructions
Bonds payable with a par value of $900,000, which are dated January 1, 2014, are sold at 106 plus accrued interest. They are coupon bonds, bear interest at 12% (payable annually at January 1), and mature January 1, 2024. (Use interest expense account for accrued interest.) Adjusting entries are made to record the accrued interest on the bonds, and the amortiza- tion of the proper amount of premium. (Use straight-line amortization.) Interest on the bonds is paid. Bonds with par value of $360,000 are called at 102 plus accrued interest, and redeemed. (Bond premium is to be amortized only at the end of each year.) Adjusting entries are made to record the accrued interest on the bonds, and the proper amount of premium amortized. (Round to two decimal places.)
Prepare journal entries for the transactions above.
P14-7 (Entries for Life Cycle of Bonds) On April 1, 2014, Seminole Company sold 15,000 of its 11%, 15-year, $1,000 face value bonds at 97. Interest payment dates are April 1 and October 1, and the company uses the straight-line method of bond discount amortization. On March 1, 2015, Seminole took advantage of favorable prices of its stock to extinguish 6,000 of the bonds by issuing 200,000 shares of its $10 par value common stock. At this time, the accrued interest was paid in cash. The company’s stock was selling for $31 per share on March 1, 2015.
Instructions
Prepare the journal entries needed on the books of Seminole Company to record the following.
(a)    April 1, 2014: issuance of the bonds.
(b)   October 1, 2014: payment of semiannual interest.
(c)    December 31, 2014: accrual of interest expense.
(d)    March 1, 2015: extinguishment of 6,000 bonds. (No reversing entries made.)

Apply Economic Theories PT 2

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Overview

 

Why do things cost what they do, and why do prices change? How should we make decisions about where to spend money? In this Project, you’ll use fundamental economic and financial principles to analyze the changes in the price of Furbies over time and analyze choices about buying and selling Furbies.

 

Directions

 

Remember “Furby,” that strange furry toy from 1998? According to Wikipedia, Furbies originally sold for $35 each. However, they were so in-demand during the 1998 holiday season that they often resold for over $300. Today, you can buy a 1998 Furby for less than $15! Why? Complete the Supply and Demand Worksheet to find out!

Before you start the Supply and Demand Worksheet, make sure you are familiar with the following terms and concepts:

Economics concepts:

  • Supply and demand graphs
  • Surplus and shortage
  • Equilibrium point
  • Shifts vs. movements

Finance concepts:

  • The present value of money
  • Stocks vs. bonds

 

 

DELIVERABLES

  • Completed Supply and Demand Worksheet 

     

    Accepted File Types: .doc, .docx, .odt, .rtf, .txt, .pdf

    Reading Material 

    https://www.saylor.org/site/textbooks/Principles%20of%20Economics.pdf

    https://www.khanacademy.org/economics-finance-domain/microeconomics/supply-demand-equilibrium/market-equilibrium-tutorial/v/market-equilibrium

    https://www.khanacademy.org/economics-finance-domain/core-finance/interest-tutorial/present-value/v/introduction-to-present-value

    https://www.khanacademy.org/economics-finance-domain/core-finance/stock-and-bonds/stocks-intro-tutorial/v/bonds-vs-stocks

    http://cfaresources.s3.amazonaws.com/AA%20General%20Studies/1%20-%20Common%20Resources/How%20to%20Draw%20in%20Microsoft%20Word%20and%20Google%20Drive%20Documents.pdf

    https://www.khanacademy.org/economics-finance-domain/core-finance/interest-tutorial/interest-basics-tutorial/v/introduction-to-interest

    https://www.khanacademy.org/math/pre-algebra/pre-algebra-arith-prop/pre-algebra-order-of-operations/v/order-of-operations

    https://www.khanacademy.org/economics-finance-domain/core-finance/interest-tutorial/present-value/v/time-value-of-money

    http://www.ehow.com/about_5086994_furbys.html

     

     

     

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