UOP PHL458 full course (week 1-5 all assignments) UOP PHL458 full course (week 1-5 all assignments) Question Week One: Developing Awareness Details Due Points Objectives 1.1 Describe the importance of critical and creative thinking in today’s society. 1.2 Explain conceptual foundations of thinking. 1.3 Determine methods to overcome hindrances to the critical thinking process. 1.4 Distinguish between perception and reality in messages. Reading Read Ch. 1, 2, 3, and 4 of The art of Thinking. Participation Participate in class discussion. 10/3/13 3 Individual Critical Thinking and Society Exercise Write 150- to 200 words on each of the following topics: · Describe a situation in which critical and creative thought could have been used for a better outcome. Describe why it is important to think critically and creatively in similar situations. · Define free will, truth, knowledge, and opinion. Explain how we use them to form thoughts. · Identify three hindrances to the critical thinking process. Determine methods for overcoming these hindrances. Identify a time in which you experienced a hindrance in critical thinking. Describe a method you could use to overcome the hindrances. · Identify a message in advertising. Describe how you perceive the message of the advertisement. Try to determine the reality of the advertisement. Distinguish between your perception and the reality of the message. 10/3/13 10 Week Two: The Creative Thinking Process Details Due Points Objectives 2 2.1 Describe the stages in the creative process. 2.2 Apply techniques to develop curiosity. 2.3 Formulate original solutions to issues and problems. Reading Read Ch. 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 of The Art of Thinking. Participation Participate in class discussion. 10/10/13 3 Learning Team Instructions Evaluating and Refining Resolutions Presentation (Draft of presentation) In preparation for the Learning Team assignment due in Week Three, perform the following activities: By the end of Week 1’s class, the team should have met to search for societal issues, picked one issue team would like to resolve, and obtained faculty approval of the choice. The team selections must be unique. Create draft paper that documents the results of your activities on each of the following sections: Express the issue you found in your search. Refine your expression, and include both the original and the refined version. Justify your revision. Investigate the issue by obtaining necessary information. List the questions you must answer to understand the issue. Identify a source of information to answer each question. Conclude your investigation with a thorough explanation of the issue, including answers to each of the questions you identified. Produceideas toward solution of this issue. List all of your ideas—whether they are ridiculous or serious is not important. Discuss the two ideas that you think are the most imaginative, original, and positive potential solutions to the issue. Submit draft presentation in Word format to the assignment section. 10/10/13 5 Individual Solve a Problem Paper Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper in which you use the creative process to solve a problem with which you have experience. Include the following: · Describe each stage in the creative process using Ch. 5 of your text. · Search for a personal challenge. Explain how you used the techniques to develop curiosity in your search (see Ch. 6). · Express the problem created by this personal challenge (see Ch. 7). Refine your expression of the problem by considering multiple perspectives and deciding which expression is best. Include both the initial and the refined version. Justify your revision. · Investigate the problem by obtaining necessary information (see Ch. 8). List the questions must answer to understand the problem. Identify a source of information to answer each question. · Conclude your investigation with a thorough explanation of the problem, including answers to each of the questions you identified. · Produce ideas toward solution of this problem (see Ch. 9). List all of your ideas—whether they are ridiculous or serious is not important. · Discuss the two ideas that you think are the most imaginative, original, and positive potential solutions to the problem. · Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines. 10/10/13 10 Individual Famous Thinker Paper – Select Famous Thinker At the start of class, Week 2, you will sign up for the famous thinker about whom you will write and present in week 4. No duplicates are allowed so come to class prepared with your top three choices. 10/10/13 Week Three: The Critical Thinking Process Details Due Points Objectives 3 3.1 Apply critical thinking to refine solutions to problems. 3.2 Apply critical thinking to refine resolutions to issues. Reading ReadCh. 10, 11, 12, and 13 ofThe Art of Thinking. Reading Read this week’s Electronic Reserve Readings. Participation Participate in class discussion. 10/17/13 3 Individual Famous Thinker Paper – References and Draft Outline Week 4’s assignmentis to write a paper and create a 10-15 minute presentation on a famous thinker of your choice. Week 3’s assignmentis to start Week 4’s paper by completing and submitting the following: · List of 4-10 references that will be used in the paper. Even though 4 references are required, it is advisable to secure additional resources to be sure that at least 4 will be able to be used in the paper. · Draft paper containing short bullet points of information (bullet points only, no sentences or paragraphs at this time) to address each of the following sections of the paper. o Why this person was selected, including a ‘critical’ evaluation of why you consider this person a famous thinker. o Information about the thinker’s contributions to society. o The thinker’s personal/ social/ political environments and how you think these factors contributed to his or her creativity. o The problems or issues that his or her ideas sought to solve. o A description of the solutions, and how his or her ideas were implemented. o The creative process of the thinker. o A critique of the thinker’s ideas and what the thinker could have done differently. Each section must have at least one bullet point. However, it is expected that information will be added, changed, deleted and/or reorganized by Week 4 when the final paper is submitted. Submitdraft paper to the assignment section. 10/17/13 10 Learning Team Evaluating andRefining Resolutions Presentation Refine your team’s solution to the issue defined in the Week Two Learning Team Instructions by following Ch. 12 (overcoming errors in reasoning) and Ch. 13 (refining resolutions) of the text. Create an 8- to 12-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation. · Present your resolution process in a 15- to 20-minute presentation during Week 3’s class. Include one or two slides on each of the following: · Original issue · Initial resolutions · Critical examination of best resolution · Evaluation of the argument · Revised argument · Refined resolution with implementation plan · Final resolution 10/17/13 10 Week Four: Famous Thinkers Details Due Points Objectives 4 4.1 Recognize the creative process among famous thinkers. 4.2 Critique famous ideas. Reading Readthe Electronic Reserve Readings that pertain to your Famous Thinkers Paper. Participation Participate in class discussion. 10/24/13 3 Individual Famous Thinker Paper and Presentation Complete the paper from the draft submitted in week 3. Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper. Include the following: · Why you selected this person, including a ‘critical’ evaluation of why you consider them a famous thinker. · Information about the thinker’s contributions to society. · The thinker’s personal/ social/ political environments and how you think these factors contributed to his or her creativity. · The problems or issues that his or her ideas sought to solve. · A description of the solutions, and how his or her ideas were implemented. · The creative process of the thinker. · A critique of the thinker’s ideas and what the thinker could have done differently. Includeat least four references. Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines. Create a 10-15 minute presentation addressing the bullet points. Submitthe paper and PowerPoint to the assignments section. Note: The presentation will be given during Week 4’s class. 10/24/13 10 Week Five: Communicating Ideas Details Due Points Objectives 5 5.1 Devise strategies for persuading others. 5.2 Communicate solutions to issues. Reading Read Ch. 14 and 15 of The Art of Thinking. Participation Participate in class discussion. 10/31/13 3 Individual Final Examination Complete the Final Examination. The final is an ‘in-class’ final. 10/31/13 15 Learning Team Persuasive Communication Presentation Use the issue addressed in your previous Learning Team Activity and Assignment. Select the most appropriate format to persuade your intended audience of the resolution to your issue. Possible formats include a political campaign, a city council proposal, an editorial article, a commercial, a radio-style podcast, a comprehensive political pamphlet, an interactive game, a website, and so forth. Explain why you chose your format for your intended audience. Createa presentation of your message as you would present it to your intended audience. Include the following in your presentation: · Consider possible reasons your audience might reject your ideas. Address anticipated audience objections to your proposal. · Devise strategies for persuading your audience to accept your proposal and incorporate that persuasion in your presentation of the message. · Strategically organize your material to deliver your message with the ultimate effect. Present your Persuasive Communication Presentation in Week 5’s class. Your presentation must be 15-20 minutes in length. Discuss how you and your classmates respond to different messages and how you think the intended audiences might receive each of the Learning Teams’ messages. 10/31/13 15
accounts data bank accounts data bank Question 53. What’s the present value of $1,525 discounted back 5 years if the appropriate interest rate is 6%, compounded monthly? a. $969 b. $1,020 c. $1,074 d. $1,131 e. $1,187 54. Master Card and other credit card issuers must by law print the Annual Percentage Rate (APR) on their monthly statements. If the APR is stated to be 18.00%, with interest paid monthly, what is the card's EFF%? a. 18.58% b. 19.56% c. 20.54% d. 21.57% e. 22.65% 55. Riverside Bank offers to lend you $50,000 at a nominal rate of 6.5%, compounded monthly. The loan (principal plus interest) must be repaid at the end of the year. Midwest Bank also offers to lend you the $50,000, but it will charge an annual rate of 7.0%, with no interest due until the end of the year. How much higher or lower is the effective annual rate charged by Midwest versus the rate charged by Riverside? a. 0.52% b. 0.44% c. 0.36% d. 0.30% e. 0.24% 56. Suppose Community Bank offers to lend you $10,000 for one year at a nominal annual rate of 8.00%, but you must make interest payments at the end of each quarter and then pay off the $10,000 principal amount at the end of the year. What is the effective annual rate on the loan? a. 8.24% b. 8.45% c. 8.66% d. 8.88% e. 9.10% 57. Suppose a bank offers to lend you $10,000 for 1 year on a loan contract that calls for you to make interest payments of $250.00 at the end of each quarter and then pay off the principal amount at the end of the year. What is the effective annual rate on the loan? a. 8.46% b. 8.90% c. 9.37% d. 9.86% e. 10.38% 58. Charter Bank pays a 4.50% nominal rate on deposits, with monthly compounding. What effective annual rate (EFF%) does the bank pay? a. 3.72% b. 4.13% c. 4.59% d. 5.05% e. 5.56% 59. Suppose your credit card issuer states that it charges a 15.00% nominal annual rate, but you must make monthly payments, which amounts to monthly compounding. What is the effective annual rate? a. 15.27% b. 16.08% c. 16.88% d. 17.72% e. 18.61% 60. Pace Co. borrowed $20,000 at a rate of 7.25%, simple interest, with interest paid at the end of each month. The bank uses a 360-day year. How much interest would Pace have to pay in a 30-day month? a. $120.83 b. $126.88 c. $133.22 d. $139.88 e. $146.87
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ECON – SECOND EXAM ECON – SECOND EXAM Question Sample SECOND EXAM Econ 2 1. The firm maximizes its profit by producing that quantity of output for which a. marginal revenue equals total revenue b. marginal revenue exceeds marginal cost by the greatest amount c. price is the greatest distance above average total cost d. marginal cost equals marginal revenue e. marginal cost equals average cost 2. Themarginal rate of substitution assumes that a. prices remain unchanged b. income remains unchanged c. total utility remains unchanged d. total expenditures remain unchanged. e. all of the above are assumed 3. In perfect competition a. firms sell their products at the market price, which they are incapable of influencing b. firms produce virtually identical products c. firms can easily enter and leave the industry d. there are many buyers and sellers e. all of the above 4. Justina’s operates in a perfectly competitive market. Which of the following is its short-run supply curve? a. the MC curve above its point of intersection with the ATC curve b. the market supply curve, since Justina’s is in a perfectly competitive market c. the MC curve above its point of intersection with the AVC curve d. its MC curve e. none of the above 5. Regardless of market structure, all firms a. consider the individual actions of rival firms b. maximize profits by setting average revenue equal to marginal revenue c. produce standardized products d. have the ability to set the prices for their products e. face diminishing marginal returns in the short run 6. Of the following products, which is most standardized? a. pizza b. concrete c. automobiles d. clothing e. paintings 7. Which of the following firms is the closest to being a perfectly competitive firm? a. a hot dog vendor inChicago b. Microsoft Corporation c. KIA Motor Company d. the campus bookstore e. a public university 8. Firms are assumed to be price takers in a perfectly competitive market because a. they are not allowed by law to charge any price other than the market price b. they must accept any price offered by consumers c. they earn high enough profits at the market price, so they do not want to hurt consumers by raising their prices d. each firm is too small to influence the market price e. there are too few buyers in the market to absorb price changes 9. When firms become so large that they have to add additional layers of management and decision making becomes more cumbersome, a. economies of scale are said to occur b. marginal cost begins to fall in the short run c. marginal cost begins to rise in the short run d. the long-run average cost curve is flat e. the long-run average cost curve slopes upward 10. The minimum points of the average variable cost and average total cost curvesoccur where a. the marginal cost curve lies below the average variable cost and average total cost curves b. the marginal cost curve intersects those curves c. wages are the lowest d. the slope of total cost is the smallest e. the elasticity of demand is unitary 11. If marginal cost is less than average total cost then a. profits are increasing b. economies of scale are becoming greater c. average total cost remains constant d. average total cost is increasing e. average total cost is decreasing 12. When long-run average cost decreases as output increases, the firm experiences a. decreasing total cost b. economies of scale c. constant returns to scale d. diseconomies of scale e. both a and d. 13. A perfectly competitive firm will continue producing in the short run as long as it can cover its a. Total cost b. Fixed cost c. Marginal fixed cost d. Average total cost.. e. None of the above. 14. The firm is assumed to a. maximize profit per unit of output b. maximize total revenue c. maximize assets d. produce at the lowest point on its average total cost curve e. maximize profit 15. Diseconomies of scale a. are caused by diminishing returns b. are exacerbated by agglomeration diseconomies c. only occur in the long run d. both a. and b.. e. none of the above 16. The demand curve for a firm in perfect competition is a. downward sloping because of diminishing marginal utility b. downward sloping, coinciding with the firm's marginal revenue curve c. horizontal, coinciding with the firm's average revenue d. both a. and b. e. none of the above 17. Carla has been working for a law firm and earning an annual salary of $80,000. She decides to open her own practice. Her annual expenses will include $15,000 for office rent, $3,000 for equipment rental, $1,000 for supplies, $1,200 for utilities, and a $35,000 salary for a secretary/bookÂkeeper. Carla will cover her start-up expenses by cashing in a $20,000 certificate of deposit on which she was earning annual interest of $1,000. Assuming that there are no additional expenses, Carla’s total annual cost of production will equal a. $55,200 b. $221,400 c. $91,000 d. $136,200 e. None of the above 18. Which of the following factors would be the most useful in determining the structure of a market? a. the number of firms in the market b. the price of the product sold in the market c. the size of the physical structure d. the geographical dispersion of the market e. the age of the market Assume Carrie’s utility information appears above. Assume the price of dolls is $5 and the price of pizza is $5. Carrie’s income is $25. Quantity of Marginal Utility Quantity of Marginal Utility Dolls per Doll Frozen Pizzas per Pizza 1 30 1 18 2 25 2 16 3 20 3 14 4 15 4 12 5 10 5 10 19. To maximize utility, how many dolls should Carrie buy? a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4 e. 5 20. When Carrie maximizes utility from purchasing pizza and dolls, her total utility will be a. 154 b. 123 c. 124 d. 92 e. none of the above 21. The law of diminishing marginal returns states that as additional units of a variable input are added to a. fixed amounts of other inputs, total output will eventually decline b. varying amounts of other inputs, total output will eventually decline c. fixed amounts of other inputs, the resulting increases in total output will eventually become smaller d. varying amount of other inputs, the resulting increases in total output will eventually become smaller e. a declining amount of output, technology will eventually deteriorate 22. Steak is a normal good. If the price of steak increases, a. the income effect on the demand for steak will reinforce the substitution effect b. the income effect on the supply of steak will, to some extent, offset thesubstitution effect c. the budget line will rotate outward d. consumers' purchasing power will increase e. the budget line will shift outward 23. The law of diminishing returns is evidenced by a. rising average fixed cost. b. falling average variable cost. c. rising marginal cost. d. marginal cost below average total cost. e. none of the above. 24. Which of the following formulas is not correct? a. ATC = AVC + (TFC/Q) b. TVC = TC/Q c. TC = TFC + TVC d. AFC = TFC/Q e. TVC = AVC´ Q 25. Figure G-7 shows the total cost for six different levels of output at a particular firm. What is the average total cost (ATC) of producing four units of output? a. $2400 b. $400 c. $800 d. $200 e. none of the above 26. Figure G-7 shows the total cost for six different levels of output at a particular firm. What is the marginal cost (MC) of the last unit of output listed in the table (i.e., the fifth unit of output)? a. $2,700 b. $540 c. $100 d. $90 e. $500 27. Figure G-7 shows the total cost for six different levels of output at a particular firm. The total fixed cost (TFC) associated with the fifth unit of output (i.e., the last one in the table) is a. $1,700 c. $1,000 e. $2,700 b. $540 d. $100 28. Which of the following is the best example of a variable cost? a. property taxes b. lease payments for equipment rental c. rent on office space d. wages for hourly workers e. interest on outstanding loans 29. The short run for Bill’s Beanery is defined as a. one year b. one month c. the period of time during which all inputs are variable d. the period of time during which at least one input is fixed e. the time needed for a transaction to occur 30. If MUx/Pxexceeds MUy/Py, then the consumer should a. consume more of good X and less of good Y b. consume less of good X and more of good Y c. consume less of both goods X and Y d. not change the consumption levels of X and Y e. consume more of good Z 31. A consumer’s budget constraint shows a. the utility that an individual would receive from consuming various combinations of two goods b. the combinations of two goods that an individual is able to purchase, given prices and income c. how income is influenced by prices of goods d. how changes in income affect utility e. the relationship between prices and income 32. At 30 units of output, a firm’s marginal cost and average variable cost each equal $10. Therefore, assuming normally shaped cost curves, at 31 units of output its marginal cost: a. is greater than $10 and its average cost is less than $10 b. is less than $10 and its average variable cost is more than $10 c. and its average variable cost are each greater than $10 d. and its average variable cost are each equal to $10 e. none of the above 33. Which of the following is an implicit cost? a. salaries paid to owners who work for the firm b. interest on money borrowed to finance equipment purchases c. cash payments for raw materials d. wages paid to hourly employees e. foregone rent on office space owned and used by the firm 34. The term utility in economics refers to the a. satisfaction received by individuals from consuming goods and services b. real income available to consumers for purchasing goods and services c. relationship between the demand for a product and the supply of a product d. slope of the budget line e. none of the above 35. The law of diminishing marginal utility a. is valid only after basic necessities (e.g., food, shelter) have been obtained b. says that marginal utility eventually decreases as more of a good is consumed c. implies that spending on a good will decrease as more of that good is consumed d. says that marginal utility decreases as income increases e. implies that spending on a good will decrease as income increases 36. If Carl asks for a second helping of pancakes, then his a. second helping must be free b. marginal utility of the second helping must be rising c. price per helping is low d. marginal utility of the second helping must be positive e. marginal utility of the second helping must be less than the marginal utility of the first helping 37.Mary wants to get more money from her house cleaning business. Why doesn’t Mary try to increase her revenue by lowering her price below the prevailing market price? a. she can sell as much as she wishes to at the market price b. she faces a perfectly inelastic demand curve, so a price change will have no impact on revenue c. because her costs will increase d. if she lowers his price, she will lose all her sales since she faces a horizontal demand curve e. agreements with other house cleaning companies require her to sell at the market price 38. Indifference curves that are convex from the origin (as they are typically drawn) imply a. diminishing marginal utility b. diminishing marginal rate of productivity c. that as we move down an indifference curve, the marginal rate of substitution increases d. a. and b. e. none of the above. 39. A natural monopoly is a. a monopoly which involves exploitation of a natural resource, such as oil or gas. b. a monopoly composed of several producers all exclusively exploiting the same technology c. a monopoly based on natural technological advantages rather than artificial, legal advantages d. a monopoly average costs are continuously falling over the relevant range of output e. none of the above. 40. Minimum efficient scale or level of production a. occurs when the price is just sufficient to cover variable costs. b. occurs when the level of output is sufficient to reach the low point in the short run average total cost curve c. Occurs before diminishing marginal productivity sets in.. d. Occurs when average product is maximized e. None of the above
In January, Ron, a firefighter was injured in the line of duty In January, Ron, a firefighter was injured in the line of duty Question In January, Ron, a firefighter was injured in the line of duty as a result of interference by a homeowner. He incurred medical expenses of $6,500 related to his injuries. Ron sued the homeowner and was awarded damages of $26,500 in December. the court indicated that $6,500 of the award was for payment of Ron's medical expenses and $20,000 was for punitive damages. Ron has prepared his income tax return for the year and has asked you to review it. you notice that Ron has not reported any part of the award as income and has included the medical expenses in computing his itemized deductions. write a brief memorandum to the tax files that summarizes the advice you should give Ron.
Write-up on the Coach K book. Write-up on the Coach K book. Question Write-up on the Coach K book.• Wanted to post the instructions for the Final exam, which will be the write-up on the Coach K book. I know many folks are still working on the book as well as completing the SCLI workbook. But this will give you extra time to manage your work. Here are the instructions for your final exam. This will be a "take home" test, meaning that you will not have to log in to access it, or complete it in one sitting. The exam is due on or before December 8th, at midnight CST, so you have plenty of time to work on it. Using the text "Leading with the Heart" synthesize and give examples of the different approaches to leadership from Coach K's leadership philosophy. Select four (4) of the following eight (8) theories and describe in detail how Coach K applies these theories. 1. Trait theories 2. Behavioral theories 3. Situational/Contingency theories 4. Power and Influence theories 5. Transformational theories 6. Leadership vs. Management 7. Risk Leadership 8. Ethical Leadership The paper should be 4-5 pages, double spaced using 12 point font, thorough and professional
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1.Welch Company, which expects to start operations on 1-1-2011, 1.Welch Company, which expects to start operations on 1-1-2011, Question 1.Welch Company, which expects to start operations on 1-1-2011, will sell digital cameras in shopping malls. Welch has budgeted sales as indicated in the following table. The company expects a 10% increase in sales per month for February and March. The ratio of cash sales to sales on account will remain stable from January through March.Sales JAN FEB MARcash sales $40,000 ? ?sales on account 100,000 ? ?total budgeted sales $140,000 ? ?A. Complete the sales budgeting by filling in the missing amounts.B. Determine the amount of sales revenue Welch will report on its first quarter pro forma income statement
A small supermarket is trying to determine how many copies of PEOPLE magazine A small supermarket is trying to determine how many copies of PEOPLE magazine Question A small supermarket is trying to determine how many copies of PEOPLE magazine it should order next week. The owner believes the demand for PEOPLE is governed by the following discrete random variable:Demand Probability 15 0.1 20 0.2 25 0.3 30 0.25 35 0.15 The Supermarket pays $1.00 for each copy of PEOPLE and sells it for $1.95. Each unsold copy can be returned for $.50. How many copies of PEOPLE should the store order?
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