general business data bank

general business data bank

Question

21. Sexual harassment is unethical because it violates an important part of which approach to ethical behavior?

a.

The utilitarian approach

b.

The individualism approach

c.

The justice approach

d.

The moral-rights approach

e.

The defensive approach

22. The ethical decision approach that requires persons to be guided by standards of equity, fairness and impartiality is the

a.

moral-rights approach.

b.

individualism approach.

c.

utilitarian approach.

d.

justice approach.

e.

discretionary responsibility.

23. The moral rights approach that deals with performing experimental treatment on unconscious trauma patient is the

a.

right of free consent.

b.

right to privacy.

c.

right of freedom of conscience.

d.

right of free speech.

e.

right of due process.

24. Which of the following is not a concern to managers under the justice approach?

a.

Compensatory justice

b.

Distributive justice

c.

Procedural justice

d.

Obstructive justice

e.

All of these

25. Disk Replacement Services has just completed a procedure manual to handle employee grievances. One of the main criteria is to make it clear to employees that rules will be administered fairly and consistently. Disk Replacement operates on

a.

the procedural justice approach.

b.

the utilitarian approach.

c.

the individual approach.

d.

the defensive approach.

e.

the free-choice approach.

26. Which of these refers to procedural justice?

a.

The concept that different treatment of people should not be based on arbitrary characteristics

b.

The concept that rules should be clearly stated and consistently and impartially enforced

c.

The concept that individuals should be compensated for the cost of their injuries by the party responsible

d.

The concept that people should be treated differently

e.

None of these

27. The concept that the party responsible should compensate individuals for the cost of their injuries is referred to as

a.

distributive justice.

b.

injury justice.

c.

procedural justice.

d.

organizational justice.

e.

compensatory justice.

28. The thinking underlying the domain of ____ is the closest to the justice approach.

a.

social responsibility

b.

free choice

c.

law

d.

discretionary responsibility

e.

ethics

29. Most of the laws guiding human resource management are based on the

a.

utilitarian approach.

b.

moral-rights approach.

c.

individualism approach.

d.

justice approach.

e.

collectivism approach.

30. ____ is NOT included in the model of personal moral development described in your text.

a.

Preconventional level

b.

Conventional level

c.

Principled level

d.

Postconventional level

e.

All of these are included in the model

31. In what stage of personal moral development is a person mostly concerned with external rewards and personal consequences of an action?

a.

Preconventional

b.

Conventional

c.

Principled

d.

Discretionary

e.

None of these

32. Most people have learned to conform to expectations of good behavior expected by colleagues, family, friends, and society. They are in what stage of moral development?

a.

Preconventional

b.

Conventional

c.

Discretionary

d.

Principled

e.

Traditional

33. The ____ leadership style matches with the preconventional level of personal moral development.

a.

autocratic

b.

team oriented

c.

servant leadership

d.

guiding/encouraging

e.

transforming

34. ____ matches with the preconventional level of personal moral development.

a.

Work group collaboration

b.

Task accomplishment

c.

Empowered employees

d.

Full participation

e.

Transforming

35. Which of these employee behaviors matches with the conventional level of personal moral development?

a.

Task accomplishment

b.

Empowered employees

c.

Work group collaboration

d.

Full participation

e.

Act in own interest

36. Which of the following stages is the stage of personal moral development in which an individual develops an internal set of standards and values?

a.

Preconventional

b.

Conventional

c.

Principled

d.

Discretionary

e.

Social

37. People making decisions based on an internal set of beliefs that has more meaning to them than the expectations of others

a.

are in the preconventional level of moral development.

b.

are in the conventional level of moral development.

c.

are in the principled level of moral development.

d.

do not care what people think of them.

e.

none of these.

38. ____ matches with the postconventional level of personal moral development.

a.

Team oriented

b.

Autocratic

c.

Guiding/encouraging

d.

Coercive

e.

Servant leadership

39. Which of these employee behaviors matches with the postconventional level of personal moral development?

a.

Empowered employees, full participation

b.

Task accomplishment

c.

Act in own interest

d.

Work group collaboration

e.

Autocratic

40. The great majority of managers operate at the

a.

preconventional level.

b.

principled level.

c.

conventional level.

d.

postconventional level.

e.

autocratic level.

apu busn 412 all week forum

apu busn 412 all week forum

Question

Week 1 forum

Based on your research, how would you define quality? Why would a company that offers a profitable product want to continually examine its processes and the work environment?

Post your initial response by day four (Thursday) your post is to be 250 words plus not including references. Sport your response and respond to at least two other students in a substantive manner by day 7.


Week 2 forum

Based on your research, what is a core competency? Discuss the merits of a core competency. Can a company change its core competency? What would be the impact?

Post your initial response by day four (Thursday) your post is to be 250 words plus. Support your response and respond to at least two other students in a substantive manner by day 7.



Week 3 forum

Some businesses leverage opportunities to expand their services by partnering. Discussion what partnering is and the challenges and benefits. Provide an example of a partnership.

Post your initial response by day four (Thursday) your post is to be 250 words plus. Support your response and respond to at least two other students in a substantive manner by day 7.


week 4 forum

You have a new Vice President who is interested in learning more about TQM. Discuss the benefits and challenges of implementing TQM.

Post your initial response by day four (Thursday) your post is to be 250 words plus references. Support your response and respond to at least two other students in a substantive manner by day 7.


Week 5 forum

Select a quality technique or tool and present to the class. When would you recommend implementing this tool or technique? Be prepared to answer questions from your classmates.

Post your initial response by day four (Thursday) your post is to be 250 words plus references. Support your response and respond to at least two other students in a substantive manner by day 7.



Week 6 forum

Discuss why companies should review the status-quo and ask “why”. Are there other questions that should be asked too?

Post your initial response by day four (Thursday) your post is to be 250 words plus references. Support your response and respond to at least two other students in a substantive manner by day 7.



week 7 forum

As a new executive manager in an organization, discuss how you would structure the organization for quality improvements. Explain in detail!

Post your initial response by day four (Thursday) your post is to be 250 words plus references. Support your response and respond to at least two other students in a substantive manner by day 7.




Week 8 forum

Reflecting on the previous weeks how can you implement a quality program in your work place?

Post your initial response by day four (Thursday) your post is to be 250 words plus references. Support your response and respond to at least two other students in a substantive manner by day 7.

This is a at least 3 page critique paper about one of the accounting topics from Intermediate accounting

This is a at least 3 page critique paper about one of the accounting topics from Intermediate accounting

Question This is a at least 3 page critique paper about one of the accounting topics from Intermediate accounting or Advanced accounting that you appreciate the least. That is your opinion is that the theory is not good accounting, is complex and represents more cost than benefit. Some of the guidance to write is as follows:
1. An introduction that identifies the purpose and outline of the paper.
2. Discussion of theory you selected. Discuss theory with codification.
3. Why you have negative opinion about the theory and what suggestion can you give to FASB in modification of theory.

Renaissance Capital Group_Capital Rationoing decision

Renaissance Capital Group_Capital Rationoing decision

Question

Capital Rationing Decision Involving Four Proposals

Renaissance Capital Group is considering allocating a limited amount of capital investment funds among four proposals. The amount of proposed investment, estimated income from operations, and net cash flow for each proposal are as follows:

Renaissance Capital Group_Capital Rationoing decision

The company's capital rationing policy requires a maximum cash payback period of three years. In addition, a minimum average rate of return of 12% is required on all projects. If the preceding standards are met, the net present value method and present value indexes are used to rank the remaining proposals.

Present Value of $1 at Compound Interest

Year

6%

10%

12%

15%

20%

1

0.943

0.909

0.893

0.870

0.833

2

0.890

0.826

0.797

0.756

0.694

3

0.840

0.751

0.712

0.658

0.579

4

0.792

0.683

0.636

0.572

0.482

5

0.747

0.621

0.567

0.497

0.402

6

0.705

0.564

0.507

0.432

0.335

7

0.665

0.513

0.452

0.376

0.279

8

0.627

0.467

0.404

0.327

0.233

9

0.592

0.424

0.361

0.284

0.194

10

0.558

0.386

0.322

0.247

0.162

Required:

1. Compute the cash payback period for each of the four proposals.

Cash Payback Period

Proposal A

Proposal B

Proposal C

Proposal D

2. Giving effect to straight-line depreciation on the investments and assuming no estimated residual value, compute the average rate of return for each of the four proposals. If required, round your answers to one decimal place.

Average Rate of Return

Proposal A

%

Proposal B

%

Proposal C

%

Proposal D

%

3. Using the following format, summarize the results of your computations in parts (1) and (2) by placing the calculated amounts in the first two columns on the left and indicate which proposals should be accepted for further analysis and which should be rejected. If required, round your answers to one decimal place.

Proposal

Cash Payback Period

Average Rate of Return

Accept or Reject

A

%

B

%

C

%

D

%

4. For the proposals accepted for further analysis in part (3), compute the net present value. Use a rate of 15% and the present value of $1 table above. Round to the nearest dollar.

Select the proposal accepted for further analysis.

Present value of net cash flow total

$

$

Less amount to be invested

$

$

Net present value

$

$

5. Compute the present value index for each of the proposals in part (4). If required, round your answers to two decimal places.

Select proposal to compute Present value index.

Present value index (rounded)

6. Rank the proposals from most attractive to least attractive, based on the present values of net cash flows computed in part (4).

Rank 1st

Rank 2nd

7. Rank the proposals from most attractive to least attractive, based on the present value indexes computed in part (5).

Rank 1st

Rank 2nd

8. The present value indexes indicate that although Proposal has the larger net present value, it is not as attractive as Proposal in terms of the amount of present value per dollar invested. Proposal requires the larger investment. Thus, management should use investment resources for Proposal before investing in Proposal , absent any other qualitative considerations that may impact the decision.



Unit THREE ECOMMERCE BAM 570 E-Commerce Management

Unit THREE ECOMMERCE BAM 570 E-Commerce Management

Question Multiple Choice Questions (Enter your answers on the enclosed answer sheet)
1) All of the following are examples of e-government except:
a. an eBay-seller sells surplus army supplies.
b. a contractor submits an application for a building permit using a city hall Web site.
c. an unemployed worker consults a Website operated by the state employment
department to learn about job openings in his city.
d. a citizen takes an online drivers’ education course.
2) An example of G2C is ___________.
a. an employee at the Chamber of Commerce gets local demographic data from a U.S.
census site.
b. a driver applies for and pays for the renewal of his auto tag online.
c. a road contractor uses the Internet to submit a closed bid on a paving contract.
d. a regional hospital conducts an online reverse auction for cleaning supplies.
3) Sharing information more quickly and conveniently between the federal and state, local, and
tribal governments is a performance objective of which category of e-government?
a. G2C
b. G2B
c. G2G
d. IEE
4) Chaplin reports quarterly sales revenue from his business to city hall over the Internet. He pays
his local business tax with a credit card. This is an example of _____________.
a. e-government
b. G2C e-commerce
c. G2B e-commerce
d. e-procurement
5) A government agency uses a reverse e-auction to comply with the tendering system
requirements specified by law. This is an example of _____________.
a. e-government
b. G2C e-commerce
c. G2B e-commerce
d. e-procurement
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6) What motivated the implementation of government e-procurement?
a. Governments must interact with other types of governments on a daily basis.
b. Governments buy large amounts of MROs and other materials directly from suppliers.
c. The government needs to offer training and education to thousands of employees.
d. Technology made it possible to quickly implement government-wide systems.
7) All of the following describe Second Life (SL) and SL Educators (SLED) except:
a. SLED sponsors meet-and-greet events in SL, helping real-life educators to connect with
each other.
b. Educators have been slow to embrace SL because of the complexity of its media-rich
features.
c. Students and educators can work together in SL from anywhere in the world as part of a
globally networked virtual classroom environment.
d. Using SL as a supplement to traditional classroom environments provides new
opportunities for enriching existing curricula.
8) More and more people are willing to pay for digital music, as shown by the success of
______________.
a. Napster
b. Kazaa
c. iTunes
d. P2P
9) E-books can be delivered in all of the following ways except:
a. via Web access.
b. via Web download.
c. via RFID.
d. via dedicated reader.
10) The primary advantage that e-books offer publishers is _____________.
a. the ability to reach many readers
b. lower production, marketing, and delivery costs
c. the ease of customizing textbooks and trade books
d. the ease of updating books in real-time
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11) A major purpose of an organizational knowledge base is to support and allow ______________.
a. knowledge sharing
b.e-learning
c. responsible blogging
d. organizational capital
12) M-commerce transactions and activities require _____________ and ______________.
a. wired networks; access points
b. cell phones; portable computers
c. hardware and software infrastructures; infrastructure support
d. smartphones; switches
13) Characteristics of mobile devices that need to be considered when designing mobile
computing systems include all of the following except:
a. small screens.
b. reduced memory.
c. restricted input capabilities.
d. broad bandwidth.
14) A ___________ is suitable for mobile users who need to make very short-range device-to-device
wireless connections within a small space, such as a single room, and most commonly with
Bluetooth.
a. personal area network
b. local area network
c. wireless area network
d. Wi-Fi area network
15) A(n) ____________ is a computer system capable of integrating, storing, editing, analyzing,
sharing, and displaying spatial information.
a. GIS
b. GPS
c. L-commerce system
d. OnStar system
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16) You are walking near a coffee shop and suddenly your cell phone beeps with a message:
“Come inside and get a free biscotti with any purchase.” This is an example of _____________.
a. permission marketing
b. location-based advertising
c. customer relationship management
d. m-commerce
17) Health risks of cell phone use include all of the following except:
a. cell phone addiction.
b. damage from cell radio frequency emissions.
c. spinal injury.
d. repetitive stress injury.
18) Ethical issues raised by m-commerce include all of the following except:
a. limited access to data and documents.
b. privacy invasion.
c. infringing on workers’ personal time.
d. isolation.
19) In order to protect the privacy of individuals, privacy protection defenses must be __________.
a. designed into RFID tags, nodes, and networks
b. addressed in a post hoc fashion
c. addressed in an ad hoc fashion
d. the responsibility of government agencies
20) The banking industry was a good candidate for disruption by person-to-person (P2P)
technology and disintermediation by ZOPA because _____________.
a. the industry offers a widely-needed service
b. of fierce competition and low barriers to entry
c. the industry was making huge profit margins off customers
d. the industry had small profit margins
21) _____________ are companies that introduce a significant change in their industries, thus
causing a disruption in normal business operations.
a. Disruptors
b. Mashups
c. Information clouds
d. Web 3.0
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22) The real estate brokerage industry has been disrupted by companies such as Zillow and
HomeGain for each of the following reasons except:
a. Homeowners can enter zillow.com and go to zestimate to get an approximation of their
home’s market value with a map of the neighborhood.
b. The Zillow and Homegain sites provide more services and information than Web 1.0.
c. The Web 2.0 real estate sites have driven down commissions from 6 percent to almost 1
percent.
d. Homeowners can get comparisons of the estimated price of their home with neighbors’
homes.
23) Companies can interface with social networks in all of the following ways except:
a. use search engine optimization (SEO) to increase search engine ranking.
b. use existing public social networks, such as Facebook or MySpace, or virtual worlds,
such as Second Life to create pages and microcommunities.
c. create an in-house private social network and then use it for communication and
collaboration among employees and retirees or with outsiders.
d. conduct business activities in a business-oriented social network, such as LinkedIn, or
sponsor such a site.
24) Craigslist and MySpace provide ________ to search based on friends and contacts or by
geographic proximity.
a. entrepreneurial networks
b. classifieds and job listings
c. virtual malls
d. advertising campaigns
25) ________ has/have the potential to enable faster connectivity, richer ways of interacting, and
more powerful search engines.
a. Enterprise applications
b. Application program interface (API) services
c. Web 3.0
d. RSS and Web services

Questions that need to be answered regarding Reading unit

Questions that need to be answered regarding Reading unit

Question

Questions that need to be answered regarding Reading unit for Grade 3. Used here is the One Grain of Rice Story where the KWL chart is used for the “lesson” questions below.

What are your academic goals. What specifically do you expect students to know or be able to do as a result of the lesson?

How are your academic learning goals related to the state-adopted content standards or state adopted framework?

How will the content of the lesson build on what the students already know and are able to do?

How will the content of the lesson connect to the content of preceding and subsequent lessons?

What difficulties do you anticipate students could have with the lesson content and why do you think these difficulties might arise?

What evidence will you collect during the lesson or at the end of the lesson that will show the extent to which the students have learned what you intended?

The best description of the way that U.S. military forces have been used is that they have

The best description of the way that U.S. military forces have been used is that they have

Question


Question 1
The best description of the way that U.S. military forces have been used is that they have
engaged in several declared wars and numerous other small operations without a declaration of war.
conducted millions of small operations but have never been involved in a declared war.
fought only after a declaration of war.
never engaged in combat operations.
been formally engaged by congress numerous occasions.

Question 2
A military leader who argues against the latest war against Iraq because he feels intervention is not necessary to achieve U.S. goals and will be ineffective against the "War on Terrorism" may be largely influenced by
the policy of Isolationism.
the policy of Détente.
the theory of "mutually assured destruction."
the Cold War.
the "Vietnam Syndrome."

Question 3
The term describing the former Soviet economic system is a(n)
command economy.
market economy.
laissez-faire economy.
capitalist economy.
public economy.

Question 4
The majoritarian model of democracy works poorly in regard to foreign policy because
Americans do not have opinions on foreign policy.
Americans tend to be influenced by their ethnic backgrounds, which reflect a pluralist society.
foreign policy is seldom mentioned during election campaigns.
policymakers are influenced by public opinion on foreign policy only when it reaches consensus levels.
Too many other cultures and nations are involved in decisions.
Question 5
The main function of the Office of Management and Budget is to
assist the president in compiling agency budget requests to produce the national budget.
audit expenditures by government contractors.
advise private industry about efficient management techniques.
streamline resource and personnel management in the federal government.
instill budget management techniques for cost savings.

Question 6
Affirmative action is the
commitment by the federal government to require state governments to eliminate all forms of discrimination within their boundaries.
commitment first introduced in the California legislature to ensure equal employment opportunities for African Americans.
commitment by a business, employer, school, or other public or private institution to expand opportunities for women, African and Hispanic Americans, and members of other minority groups.
decision by a court in Hawaii to affirm the right of gays and lesbians to marry.
specific allowance of a certain number of positions to applicants.

Question 7
The characteristics of global policy include all of the following except
strong guarantees of national independence.
challenges that threaten the concept of national sovereignty.
problems that blend international and domestic concerns.
policies that are developed and monitored by international organizations.
requiring global action.
Question 8
The final outcome of American intervention in Vietnam was

the collapse of the American-supported government of South Vietnam and unification under the North.
a return to the prewar status quo of a communist North and pro-American South.
direct clashes between U.S. and Soviet troops.
the defeat of the communist insurrection and the unification of the country.
establishment of a regional foreign policy with Asia.

Question 9
If a person participates in a boycott, they

commit civil disobedience.
stage rallies to protest unenforced civil rights laws.
violate small laws that are generally not enforced so that the local police are too busy to engage in larger crime enforcement.
urge businesses not to comply with federal safety standards.
refuse to buy goods from a particular company.

Division-A makes a part that it sells to customers outside

Division-A makes a part that it sells to customers outside

Question

. Division-A makes a part that it sells to customers outside

Resolved Question:

9. Division-A makes a part that it sells to customers outside of the company. Data concerning this part appear below:

Selling price to outside customers ---------$75
Variable cost per unit $50
Total fixed costs -----$400,000
Capacity in units------------------------------ 25,000

Division-B of the same company would like to use the part manufactured by Division-A in one of its products. Division-S currently purchases a similar part made by an outside company for $70 per unit and would substitute the part made by Division-A. Division-B requires 5,000 units of the part each period. Division-A can already sell all of the units it can produce on the outside market. What should be the lowest acceptable transfer price from the perspective of Division-A?

5. The Wall-shire Company has three divisions-Northern, Western, and Southern. The divisions have the following

revenues and expenses:

Northernn Western Southern

Sales
Variable expenses
Traceable fixed expenses

$450,000
225,000
165,000

$410,000
140,000
105,000

680,000
242,000
218,000

Allocated common comorate expenses 92.000 85.000 135.000
Net operating income (loss) $(32.000) $80.000 $85.000

Management of Kosco is considering the elimination of the Northern Division. If the Northern Division were eliminated, its traceable fixed expenses could be avoided. The total common corporate expenses would be unaffected. Given these data, what is your decision, eliminating or keeping it and why? Justify your decision, showing your calculation, and overall company's net operating income or loss, before and after eliminating Northern Division.


I. Water-Pacific Company sells a single product for $39.50 per unit. If variable expenses are 64.0% of sales and fixed expenses total $13,500, the break-even point in quantity and dollar($) will be:



2. Best Client Company has sales of 1,300 units at $60 a unit. Variable expenses are 45% of the selling price and total fixed expenses are $37,180. If Cartel Company expects next year's total sales could increase 14%, they want to know how this change affects their profit. Calculate DOL and then, using DOL, calculate next year's net income in dollar.


3. At the end of the year, actual manufacturing overhead costs were $120,000 and applied manufacturing overhead costs were $160,175. Ifthe denominator activity for the year was 20,000 machine-hours, and if21,500 standard machine­ hours were allowed for the year's production, Calculate the predetermined overhead rate per machine-hour.



4. Central Company has two product lines, J and K. During June, the company's net operating income was $25,000, and the common fixed expenses were $37,000. The contribution margin ratio for J was 30%, its sales were $200,000, and its segment margin was $21,000. If the contribution margin for K was $80,000, Calculate the segment margin for K.

MGMT 422 Unit 3 Paper

MGMT 422 Unit 3 Paper

Question

Consider the following scenario: Develop a written proposal outlining a specific product or service idea you have for Triangle Solutions. Triangle's company type and product area have been left unspecified in order to allow you creativity in invention of your own product ideas and exploration of areas of interest in the market. You may not use the same area or idea used in previous assignments. Part 1: Proposal Your professional proposal should describe a new product idea in detail, giving brief consideration to the feasibility of the following categories: the industry market size team requirements scalability of product financials (whether or not the product can be sold for more than it costs to make it—profit potential) Your product idea must pass feasibility tests for it to be a viable product idea. Future class assignments will further investigate each of these areas in greater depth and will build from the information you identify and deliver within this assignment. Part 2: Subsidiary Company Then, provide the strategy to be employed to get ideas implemented internally, or describe the reasons why a product idea should be spun off into a new subsidiary company owned by Triangle Solutions. Important aspects of this outline are as follows: the practical definition of the multidisciplinary team that the product idea requires describing the different types of team members needed and their respective skill sets where one would find them for an intrapreneurial versus entrepreneurial approach. Be sure to provide support for the strategies or approaches that you have selected. Also, be sure to provide APA citation and references where necessary.