Measuring Risk

Measuring Risk

Measuring Risk

For this assignment, you will write a three to four page research paper in which you describe at least three ways in which risks are measured, including value-at-risk and credit scoring, in a manufacturing business. In this paper, please address the following questions:

How does Value-at-Risk affect investing for a manufacturing firm?
How might a manufacturing business be affected by credit scoring?
What other investment and financial risks are associated with manufacturing?
How might the investment and financial risks of your manufacturing firm be mitigated?
Does the firm have an effective plan for managing risks? Explain.
Must be in APA format and have a reference page.

Business Enterprise

Business Enterprise

Business Enterprise

“Feeling Burned Out at Work? Join the Club,” Feintzeig, February 28, 2017
1. What are the consequences of employee burnout? What is the impact on employees and employers?
2. How are organization attempting to reduce burnout at work? Why are some organizations resisting addressing burnout issues?

https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-new-kind-of-jobs-program-for-middle-america-1488114000?mod=djem_jiewr_ES_domainid

“New Kind of Jobs Program for Middle America,” Mims, February 26, 2017
1. Why has the need for coding skills exploded in the U.S.?

2. Speculate on whether the success of coding schools will lead to 12-week bootcamp type educational experiences in other technical areas.

The difference between the actual cost incurred and the standard cost

The difference between the actual cost incurred and the standard cost

The difference between the actual cost
14. The difference between the actual cost incurred and the standard cost is called the:

Select one:

a. Flexible variance.b. Price variance.c. Cost variance.d. Controllable variance.e. Volume variance.

21. Which of the following is the correct interpretation of a degree of operating leverage of 5?
Select one: a. Operating leverage of 5 means that sales can decrease by 5% before the firm’s current level of sales will hit the break-even point. b. Operating leverage of 5 means that if sales increase by 5% the firm will hit its break-even point. c. Operating leverage of 5 means that if sales increase by 5%, there will be a 25% increase in the firm’s pretax profit. d. Operating leverage of 5 measures the degree of debt employed by the firm’s debt structure. e. Operating leverage of 5 means that the company would need to increase sales by 5 times in order to hit its break-even point.

Production budgets

Production budgets

Production budgets
C 102-Production budgets should always show both
29. Production budgets should always show both budgeted units of product and costs.

Select one:

TrueFalse
32. A cost that changes with volume, but not at a constant rate, is called a:
Select one: a. Variable cost. b. Curvilinear cost. c. Step-wise variable cost. d. Fixed cost. e. Differential cost.
33.

The financial budgets include the cash budget and the capital expenditures budget.

Select one:

TrueFalse
35.

The high-low method of deriving an estimated cost line uses all the data points available.

Select one:

TrueFalse

22. Identify the situation that will result in a favorable variance.
Select one: a. Actual revenue is higher than budgeted revenue. b. Actual revenue is lower than budgeted revenue. c. Actual income is lower than expected. d. Actual costs are higher than budgeted costs. e. Actual expenses are higher than budgeted expenses.

An investor recently purchased a corporate bond

An investor recently purchased a corporate bond

An investor recently purchased a corporate bond
Chapter 3 How to

Reviewing Chapter 3 – Financial statement

Reviewing Ch3 – FM

3-1

An investor recently purchased a corporate bond which yields 9%. The investor is in the 36% combined federal and state tax bracket. What is the bond’s after-tax yield?

3-2

Corporate bonds issued by Johnson Corporation currently yield 8%. Municipal bonds of equal risk currently yield 6%. At what tax rate would an investor be indifferent between these two bonds?

3-3

Little Books Inc. recently reported $3 million of net income. Its EBIT was $6 million, and its tax rate was 40%. What was its interest expense? [Hint: Write out the headings for an income statement and then fill in the known values. Then divide $3 million net income by (1–T) [1] 0.6 to find the pre-tax income. The difference between EBIT and taxable income must be the interest expense. Use this same procedure to work some of the other problems.]

3-4

Pearson Brothers recently reported an EBITDA of $7.5 million and net income of $1.8 million. It had $2.0 million of interest expense, and its corporate tax rate was 40%. What was its charge for depreciation and amortization?

3-5

Kendall Corners Inc. recently reported net income of $3.1 million and depreciation of $500,000. What was its net cash flow? Assume it had no amortization expense.

3-6

In its most recent financial statements, Newhouse Inc. reported $50 million of net income and $810 million of retained earnings. The previous retained earnings were $780 million. How much in dividends was paid to shareholders during the year?

3-7

The Talley Corporation had a taxable income of $365,000 from operations after all operating costs but before (1) interest charges of $50,000, (2) dividends received of $15,000, (3) dividends paid of $25,000, and (4) income taxes. What are the firm’s income tax liability and its after-tax income? What are the company’s marginal and average tax rates on taxable income?

The firm’s income tax liability?

3-8

The Wendt Corporation had $10.5 million of taxable income.

a. What is the company’s federal income tax bill for the year?

b. Assume the firm receives an additional $1 million of interest income from some bonds it owns. What is the tax on this interest income?

c. Now assume that Wendt does not receive the interest income but does receive an additional $1 million as dividends on some stock it owns. What is the tax on this dividend income?

3-9

The Shrieves Corporation has $10,000 that it plans to invest in marketable securities. It is choosing among AT&T bonds, which yield 7.5%, state of Florida munibonds, which yield 5%, and AT&T preferred stock, with a dividend yield of 6%. Shrieves’s corporate tax rate is 35%, and 70% of the dividends received are tax exempt. Find the after-tax returns on both securities.

3-10

The Moore Corporation has operating income (EBIT) of $750,000. The company’s depreciation expense is $200,000. Moore is 100% equity financed, and it faces a 40% tax rate. What is the company’s net income? What is its net cash flow?

3-11

The Berndt Corporation expects to have sales of $12 million. Costs other than depreciation are expected to be 75% of sales, and depreciation is expected to be $1.5 million. All sales revenues will be collected in cash, and costs other than depreciation must be paid for during the year. Berndt’s federal-plus-state tax rate is 40%. Berndt has no debt.

a. Set up an income statement. What is Berndt’s expected net cash flow?

b. Suppose Congress changed the tax laws so that Berndt’s depreciation expenses doubled. No changes in operations occurred. What would happen to reported profit and to net cash flow?

c. Now suppose that Congress, instead of doubling Berndt’s depreciation, reduced it by 50%. How would profit and net cash flow be affected?

d. If this were your company, would you prefer Congress to cause your depreciation expense to be doubled or halved? Why?

3-12

You have just obtained financial information for the past 2 years for Bridgewater Equine Corporation. Answer the following questions.

a. What is the net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT) for 2007?

b. What are the amounts of net operating working capital for both years?

c. What are the amounts of total net operating capital for both years?

d. What is the free cash flow for 2007?

e. How can you explain the large increase in dividends in 2007?

Bridgewater Equine Corporation: Income Statements for Year Ending

December 31 (Millions of Dollars)

2007 2006

Sales $1,200.0 $1,000.0

Operating costs excluding depreciation 1,020.0 850.0

Depreciation 30.0 25.0

Earnings before interest and taxes $ 150.0 $ 125.0

Less interest 21.7 20.2

Earnings before taxes $ 128.3 $ 104.8

Taxes (40%) 51.3 41.9

Net income available to common stockholders $ 77.0 $ 62.9

Common dividends $ 60.5 $ 4.4

Assets

Cash and equivalents $ 12.0 $ 10.0

Short-term investments 0.0 0.0

Accounts receivable 180.0 150.0

Inventories 180.0 200.0

Total current assets $372.0 $360.0

Net plant and equipment 300.0 250.0

Total assets $672.0 $610.0

Liabilities and Equity

Accounts payable $108.0 $90.0

Notes payable 67.0 51.5

Accruals 72.0 60.0

Total current liabilities $247.0 $201.5

Long-term bonds 150.0 150.0

Total liabilities $397.0 $351.5

Common stock (50 million shares) 50.0 50.0

Retained earnings 225.0 208.5

Common equity $275.0 $258.5

Total liabilities and equity $672.0 $610.0

Create an 8- to 10-slide presentation that should be

Create an 8- to 10-slide presentation that should be

Create an 8- to 10-slide presentation that should be
Option 1: Create an 8- to 10-slide presentation that should be 5 to 10 minutes in length. Please include detailed speaker notes, based on the Week 4 Persuasive Messages Part I & Part II assignment. Apply the four aspects of designing business presentations discussed in the textbook to your presentation.

Include at least one visual to support on your slides, for example, using a line chart to show increasing sales.

Include the following in presentation slides:

Title

Introduction

Recommendation

Benefits

Impact if product or service does not sell as much as expected Conclusion

References

Create a Microsoft Word summary of no more than 350 words to accompany your project. Format consistent with APA guidelines. Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.

knowledge of probability and conditional probability

knowledge of probability and conditional probability

knowledge of probability and conditional probability
MTH 410 MODULE 3 ASSIGNMENT
Instructions:
report needs to contain: Introduction that summarizes the problem.
paper formatted in APA that answers the questions posed in the problem by
communicating the results of analysis. Include results of calculations, as well as charts
and graphs, where appropriate.
A conclusion paragraph that addresses findings and what has been determined from the
data and analysis.
No information from other students papers or plagiarism
See example report for formatting Excel file to be completed in addition to report.
The Sky Hospital Consortium consists of 40 hospitals in various parts of the US. After being discharged,
patients are given a survey to determine if they are satisfied with the overall service. In most cases
patients are satisfied. However, some are dissatisfied. In addition, out of those who responded as being
dissatisfied, some filed a formal complaint. In the Excel file, Hospitals, linked at the bottom of the
page, are the results for the patients during a specific year. The Sky Hospital Consortium is divided into
the West, Central, and East Regions.
The Sky Hospital Consortium wants to evaluate the performance of the hospitals. The Consortium wants
to know which hospitals have the fewest complaints. You are to assist in the data analysis by using your
knowledge of probability and conditional probability to help with the ranking of the hospitals, as well as
each Region.
Managerial Report
Prepare a report (see below) with your ranking of the hospitals based on the probabilities and conditional
probabilities, as well as the analysis of each region. Include the following seven (7) items in table format
to support your ranking. Be sure to use five (5) decimal places for your probabilities in the table, as some
of them might be quite small.
1. The probability of a patient responding “Dissatisfied” in each of the three different regions.
2. The probability of a patient filing a formal complaint in each of the three different regions.
3. The probability of a patient filing a formal complaint given a patient response of “Dissatisfied” in
each of the three different regions.
4. The probability of a patient responding “Dissatisfied” for each hospital.
5. The probability of a patient filing a formal complaint for each hospital.
6. The probability of a patient filing a formal complaint given a patient response of “Dissatisfied”
for each hospital.
7. Rank the hospitals within each region for each of the probabilities in 4 – 6. In other words, only
rank the hospitals in the West region against the other hospitals in the West region. Perform the
same analysis for the other two regions. Then, within each region, find the sum of the ranks and
get an overall ranking for each hospital. Evaluate and discuss the meaning of your results. Use
tables, charts, graphs, or visual dashboards to support your findings.
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MTH410 Guide to Writing with Statistics
CSU-Global Campus
October, 2014 1 GUIDE TO WRITING WITH STATISTICS 2 Introduction
The purpose of this paper is to provide some general guidance in the writing of papers
using statistics and associated tests. The paper provides some general tips for writing and the use
of statistics. An example prompt is included, followed by a sample paper.
General Tips for Writing a Math Paper: Organization:
o Turn your prompt into headings for paper sections. This will help you to make
sure you include all of the required information and analysis. It also helps the
reader identify the material.
o Your paper needs: A separate title page using APA style requirements (running header, page
numbers, course, instructor, your name, date, etc.). An introduction (often a summary or abstract of the problem). A body of the paper that answers the questions posed in the problem and
includes calculations and graphs associated with this problem. This is
where you can turn your prompt into headings. All references need to be
properly cited. A conclusion paragraph that addresses your findings and what you have
determined from the data and your analysis. A separate sheet for references.
o There are templates that use APA style that you can insert your material into. If
you really struggle with formatting, this may be an option for your first paper or
two. If you use a template, remember to double-check it to remove any extra
instructions or pages or other elements that weren’t used.
In general, numbers less than 10 are to be written in word form. However, if you have
numbers in this range that carry decimals, write them in numeral form.
Never use or interpret a statistic or test that you don’t fully understand.
Target your audience and present as much information as necessary to allow the reader to
make an independent interpretation.
Make use of graphs and tables to display information in an easily understood manner.
Format them the same throughout, and make sure you don’t manipulate axes.
If you are referring to a statistic that is less commonly used, explain how you calculated
it. (It is not necessary to explain mean, but it may be necessary to explain how you set up
an ANOVA test.)
Be clear about your sample and its corresponding population.
Be direct in writing descriptive statistics (The mean in Group A is 22.9 units.).
Translate the meaning of the statistic for the reader. Write plainly and then back it up with
statistical evidence. For example: Men and women scored equally well on this study (t =
0.25, p < 0.01). GUIDE TO WRITING WITH STATISTICS For additional resources see the CSU-Global Guide to Writing and APA Requirements or
visit https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/owlprint/672/ 2 GUIDE TO WRITING WITH STATISTICS 3 Prompt for Sample Paper:
Critical Thinking: Heavenly Chocolates
Website transactions are an important segment of sales and distribution today. Heavenly
Chocolates manufactures and sells quality chocolates at its plant and retail store in Bozeman,
MT. Three years ago, the company developed a website and began sales on the internet. Website
sales have exceeded expectations and management is now considering strategies to continue to
increase its sales. To learn more about its sales, Heavenly Chocolates selected a sample of 50
random transactions from its previous month’s sales. The transaction data shows the day of the
week the purchase was made, the type of browser used in the transaction, the time spent on the
website, the number of website pages viewed, and the amount spent by the customer. The data is
shown in a file named Chocolate.
Heavenly Chocolates would like to determine if time spent on the website or the number
of pages viewed influence the total purchase. They would also like to examine any effect that day
of the week and browser type have on sales.
Managerial Report
Prepare a report (see below) using the numerical methods of descriptive statistics presented in
this module to learn how the variables contribute to the sales of chocolate. Be sure to include the
following four (4) items in your report.
1. Descriptive statistics (mean, median, range, and standard deviation) for each of the three
variables along with an explanation of what the descriptive statistics tell us about the
sales.
2. A breakdown using descriptive statistics examining the effect of days of the week on
sales. Evaluate the results.
3. A breakdown using descriptive statistics examining the effect of browser type on sales.
Evaluate the results.
4. Descriptive statistics (correlation coefficient) showing the relationship between sales (in
dollars), and each of the other two variables. Evaluate the relationships between sales (in
dollars) and each of the other variables (time spent and pages visited). Use tables, charts,
graphs, or visual dashboards to support your conclusions. Make recommendations for
continuing to develop sales to the management.
Write a report that adheres to the Written Assignment Requirements under the heading
“Expectations for CSU-Global Written Assignments” found in the CSU-Global Guide to Writing
and APA Requirements. As with all written assignments at CSU-Global, you should have in-text
citations and a reference page.
Your report must contain the following: A title page
An introduction GUIDE TO WRITING WITH STATISTICS 4 A body of the paper that answers the questions posed in the problem and calculations and
graphs associated with this problem.
A conclusion paragraph that addresses your findings and what you have determined from
the data and your analysis. Submit your Excel file in addition to your report.
Note: Prompt adapted from the “Heavenly Chocolate Website Transactions Case Problem 4,” D.
Anderson, D. Sweeney, T. Williams, J. Camm, & J. Cochran, 2015, Essentials of statistics for
business and economics. (7th ed.), p. 167,168. The following pages contain the sample paper corresponding to the prompt written
above. Read through it for ideas on how to write your own papers. HEAVENLY CHOCOLATES WEB SALES ANALYSIS (Sample) Heavenly Chocolates Web Sales Analysis
Student Name
MTH410 – Quantitative Business Analysis
Colorado State University–Global Campus
Instructor Name
Date 1 HEAVENLY CHOCOLATES WEB SALES ANALYSIS (Sample) 2 Heavenly Chocolates Web Sales Analysis
Website transactions are an important segment of sales and distribution today. Any
business developing a market for online sales would be wise to analyze data from both the
general marketplace and its own specific customer segment. Analysis of this data can provide
insight into further development of sales. Heavenly Chocolates data-mined their transactions for
the previous month to gather a random sample of 50 customer transactions. The sample recorded
the day of the week the purchase was made, the type of browser used in the transaction, the time
spent on their website, the number of website pages viewed, and the amount spent by the
customer. The purpose of this analysis is to determine if the time spent on the website or the
number of pages viewed influences the total purchase. The impact of day of the week and
browser type on sales will also be studied.
Overview of Online Sales
The 50 customers sampled spent a total of $3,406.41 in the previous month. This is an
average of $68.10 per customer. The purchases ranged from a $17.80 to $158.50. The average
customer spent 12.8 minutes on the website. Time spent on the website ranged from 4.3 minutes
to 32.9 minutes. The typical customer viewed almost five pages, with two as the minimum and
ten as the maximum. The data set is summarized below in Table 1.
Table 1
Summary of Online Sales Sample
Time (min) Pages Viewed Amount Spent ($) mean 12.8 4.8 68.1 median 11.4 4.5 62.2 std dev 6.1 2 32.3 min 4.3 2 17.8 HEAVENLY CHOCOLATES WEB SALES ANALYSIS (Sample) 3 Table 1
Summary of Online Sales Sample (Continued)
Time (min) Pages Viewed Amount Spent ($) max 32.9 10 158.5 range 28.6 8 140.7 SUM ($) 3406.41 Note: Data compiled from the “Heavenly Chocolate Website Transactions Case Problem 4,” D.
Anderson, D. Sweeney, T. Williams, J. Camm, & J. Cochran, 2015, Essentials of statistics for
business and economics. (7th ed.), p. 167,168.
Impact of Day of the Week on Sales
The daily sales breakdown reveals some interesting patterns. Sunday is the lowest sales
day, from the perspective of both total sales ($218.15) and average sales ($43.60). Monday and
Friday were the best days in terms of overall sales performance. Monday had the highest mean
(average) sales at $90.40, while Friday had the highest total sales at $945.43 for roughly 28% of
the sample total. See Table 2 for a complete breakdown of the impact of the day of the week on
amount spent, time spent on the website, and number of pages viewed.
Table 2
Breakdown of Sales by Day of the Week
Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Total mean 43.6 90.4 59.3 57 58.8 85.9 54.1 68.1 median 37.2 104.2 67.4 53.4 59.2 70.4 55.6 62.2 std dev 12.8 43.5 14.6 24.5 30.4 33.9 17.7 32.3 min 32.7 26.7 39.1 32.7 17.8 52.1 27.9 17.8 max 64.2 158.5 74.4 94.9 91.6 155.3 78.6 158.5 range 31.4 131.8 35.4 62.2 73.8 103.2 50.7 140.7 count 5 9 7 6 5 11 7 50 Total Sales HEAVENLY CHOCOLATES WEB SALES ANALYSIS (Sample) 4 Table 2
Breakdown of Sales by Day of the Week (Continued)
Sun
SUM ($) 218.15 Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Total 813.38 414.86 341.82 294.03 945.43 378.74 3,406.41 Time Spent
mean
median 11.4
11.7 15.3
13.3 12.7
10.6 12.4
12 10.9
8.1 12.3
9.7 13.2
13.3 12.8
11.4 std dev 2.2 7.4 6 4.8 7.1 7.8 4.3 6.1 min 8 7.3 7.8 5 6.2 4.3 6 4.3 max 14.3 30.1 24.7 19.5 23.3 32.9 18.1 32.9 range 6.3 22.8 16.9 14.5 17.1 28.6 12.1 28.6 Pages Viewed
mean 4.2 6.4 4 4.2 3.8 4.8 5.3 4.8 median 4 6 4 4.5 4 4 5 4.5 std dev 1.9 2.1 2.1 1.5 2 2.3 1.1 2 min 2 4 2 2 2 3 4 2 max 7 10 7 6 7 10 7 10 range 5 6 5 4 5 7 3 8 Note: Data compiled from the “Heavenly Chocolate Website Transactions Case Problem 4,” D.
Anderson, D. Sweeney, T. Williams, J. Camm, & J. Cochran, 2015, Essentials of statistics for
business and economics. (7th ed.), p. 167,168.
By almost every measure, Monday is the best day for sales. Friday follows closely (see
Table 2). It makes logical sense to recommend that the marketing department develop advertising
targeted for Monday and Friday. Weekends are subpar and midweek statistics are nearly
equivalent. Targeting sales or special packages for midweek may produce some increased traffic.
If these recommendations are implemented, follow-up analysis is recommended to see if the
desired results are being produced.
Impact of Browser on Sales HEAVENLY CHOCOLATES WEB SALES ANALYSIS (Sample) 5 There were also sales differences revealed by breaking the data down by browser type.
Customers using Internet Explorer to complete their transactions accounted for the highest total
sales at $1,656.81; however, this value was achieved on volume (see Table 3). Internet Explorer
had the lowest average sale at $61.36 while Firefox customers averaged $76.80 per transaction.
Table 3
Breakdown of Sales by Browser
Firefox Internet
Explorer Other Total mean 76.8 61.36 74.5 68.1 median 68 55.6 67.4 62.2 std dev 38.9 29.2 24.6 32.3 min 27.9 17.8 52.2 17.8 max 158.5 126.4 120.3 158.5 range 130.6 108.6 68.1 140.7 count 16 27 7 50 SUM ($) 1,228.21 1,656.81 521.39 3,406.41 Note: Data compiled from the “Heavenly Chocolate Website Transactions Case Problem 4,” D.
Anderson, D. Sweeney, T. Williams, J. Camm, & J. Cochran, 2015, Essentials of statistics for
business and economics. (7th ed.), p. 167,168.
The opportunity here is to target premium packages for advertising specific to Firefox.
Value packages could be created for advertising specific to Internet Explorer. This promotion
should be combined with the recommendations given regarding days of the week and subjected
to a follow-up analysis to check for results.
Relationship between Amount Spent and Website Use
The other feature of this analysis is to evaluate the relationship between amount spent by
customers and how much time they spent on the website with the additional variable of number HEAVENLY CHOCOLATES WEB SALES ANALYSIS (Sample) 6 of pages viewed also taken into account. For this, a correlation analysis was performed. The
correlation coefficient between time spent on the website and amount spent in dollars was
moderately positive (r = 0.58). A similar moderately positive correlation coefficient (r = 0.60)
was found between the variables of time spent on the website and number of pages visited. The
strongest correlation was found between number of pages viewed on the website and amount
spent. This correlation coefficient (r = 0.72) approaches a strong positive correlation (see Figure
1). This suggests that there may be some merit in trying to guide customers to view more pages.
180.00
160.00
140.00
120.00
100.00 Dollars Spent 80.00
60.00
40.00
20.00
0.00 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pages Viewed Figure 1. Relationship Between Pages Viewed and Dollars Spent. Data compiled from the
“Heavenly Chocolate Website Transactions Case Problem 4,” D. Anderson, D. Sweeney, T.
Williams, J. Camm, & J. Cochran, 2015, Essentials of statistics for business and economics. (7th
ed.), p. 167,168.
A common tactic is to guide customers to pages that have also been viewed by other
customers viewing the product on the current page. Another suggestion is to pair pages and
suggest that customers who purchased the product on the current page also frequently purchased
a product on the linked page. As with previous suggestions, follow-up analysis should be
performed to check results. On a cautionary note, this can be overdone. The statement from HEAVENLY CHOCOLATES WEB SALES ANALYSIS (Sample) 7 Essentials of Statistics for Business and Economics that correlation is a measure of linear
association and not causation should also be duly noted (Anderson, et al., 2015).
Conclusion
The analysis of this sample of 50 random customer transactions revealed several items to
be used in the development of continued growth at Heavenly Chocolate. There is positive
correlation between all three variables, but the strongest correlation is between number of pages
viewed and amount of sales. There is adequate reason to pursue linking pages and making
suggestions for customer purchasing. Monday and Friday are the best sales days. Firefox
customers spend the most, but Internet Explorer customers provide the highest volume.
Packaging and marketing strategies can be developed using this information. This analysis
validates the use of statistical tools to provide insight into new strategies. Follow-up analysis is
also mandated to find out if the strategies are producing results. HEAVENLY CHOCOLATES WEB SALES ANALYSIS (Sample)
References
Anderson, D.R., Sweeney, D.J., Williams, T.A., Camm, J.D., & Cochran, J.J. (2015). Essentials
of statistics for business and economics. (7th ed.). Stamford, CT: Cengage Learning. 8

Bottling Company Case Study

Bottling Company Case Study

Bottling Company Case Study
Assignment 1: Bottling Company Case Study

Imagine you are a manager at a major bottling company. Customers have begun to complain that the bottles of the brand of soda produced in your company contain less than the advertised sixteen (16) ounces of product. Your boss wants to solve the problem at hand and has asked you to investigate. You have your employees pull thirty (30) bottles off the line at random from all the shifts at the bottling plant. You ask your employees to measure the amount of soda there is in each bottle. Note: Use the data set provided by your instructor to complete this assignment.

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Bottle Number

Ounces

Bottle Number

Ounces

Bottle Number

Ounces

1

14.5

11

15

21

14.1

2

14.6

12

15.1

22

14.2

3

14.7

13

15

23

14

4

14.8

14

14.4

24

14.9

5

14.9

15

15.8

25

14.7

6

15.3

16

14

26

14.5

7

14.9

17

16

27

14.6

8

15.5

18

16.1

28

14.8

9

14.8

19

15.8

29

14.8

10

15.2

20

14.5

30

14.6

Write a two to three (2-3) page report in which you:

Calculate the mean, median, and standard deviation for ounces in the bottles.
Construct a 95% Confidence Interval for the ounces in the bottles.
Conduct a hypothesis test to verify if the claim that a bottle contains less than sixteen (16) ounces is supported. Clearly state the logic of your test, the calculations, and the conclusion of your test.
Provide the following discussion based on the conclusion of your test:
a. If you conclude that there are less than sixteen (16) ounces in a bottle of soda, speculate on three (3) possible causes. Next, suggest the strategies to avoid the deficit in the future.

Or

b. If you conclude that the claim of less soda per bottle is not supported or justified, provide a detailed explanation to your boss about the situation. Include your speculation on the reason(s) behind the claim, and recommend one (1) strategy geared toward mitigating this issue in the future.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides. No citations and references are required, but if you use them, they must follow APA format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

Calculate measurements of central tendency and dispersal.
Determine confidence intervals for data.
Describe the vocabulary and principles of hypothesis testing.
Discuss application of course content to professional contexts.
Use technological tools to solve problems in statistics.
Write clearly and concisely about statistics using proper writing mechani

Review allLearning Resources for the week that relate to improving population health

Review allLearning Resources for the week that relate to improving population health

Review allLearning Resources for the week that relate to improving population health
The community of Springfield (population approximately 100,000) is made up of hardworking, mostly
To prepare:

Review allLearning Resources for the week that relate to improving population health

The Assignment:

Readthe following scenario:

The community of Springfield (population approximately 100,000) is made up of hardworking, mostly older, factory laborers who contributed to both the city and county growth from the late 1950s through early 2005. Since the plant closed, many of the former workers have little to look forward to. There are few jobs available and they are now aging; most are 60 years of age or older.

The Memorial Hospital has been in existence since the mid-1950s and has several primary care physicians and nurse practitioners, a couple of general surgeons, and one cardiologist, but no cardiology surgeon.

Many nurses are recruited from the nearby community college, and the hospital serves as the facility for clinical rounds in their education.

The community is pretty sedentary, with the exception of an occasional game of horseshoes. Cigarette smoking is prominent.

Serious concerns surround the continued existence of the hospital because many residents seek and obtain health care services elsewhere.

Compare the population of this city to other problem areas using the Healthy People sources. The town’s population is approximately 100,000, making the comparison fairly straightforward.

Using the information provided in the scenario and the:

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HCAHPS Data and Healthy People 2020 Data

From this week’s Learning Resources, write a 2-page Letter to the Editor of the local paper that includes:

An evaluation of the issues that would be the focus on need for quality improvement
An analysis of existing problems/issues based on data/resources provided
2 or 3 recommended strategies to address each quality improvement issue
Note: Your Assignment must be written in standard edited English. Be sure to support your work with at least five high-quality references, including two from peer-reviewed journals. Refer to the Essential Guide to APA Style for Walden Students to ensure that your in-text citations and reference list are correct. This Assignment will be graded using this rubric: Week 2 Assignment Rubric (PDF). Your Assignment should show effective application of triangulation of content and resources in your conclusion and recommendations.

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Historical Timeline and Predecessor Assessment Draft

Historical Timeline and Predecessor Assessment Draft

Historical Timeline and Predecessor Assessment Draft

Week 3 Course Project Historical Timeline and Predecessor Assessment Draft
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Historical Timeline and Predecessor Assessment Draft
This week, you will submit a draft of your Historical Timeline and Predecessor Assessment. This portion of the Course Project will include a historical timeline that diagrams at least three predecessors to the emergent technology and a written assessment explaining how these technologies influenced the development of the current technology (roughly two pages, APA format).

This section should include the following:

A visual historical timeline that diagrams at least three predecessors to the emergent technology
An assessment on how these three technologies influenced the development of the current technology
In-text APA-formatted citations with a reference page
The assessment should be well written and should incorporate proper grammar and no spelling errors. It should incorporate an introduction, a body, and a conclusion.

Grading Rubric
Content Points
Provides a horizontal visual historic timeline detailing at least 3 predecessors to the emergent technology 15 (3 points per predecessor)
Includes a detailed analysis of the role that the predecessors played in the emergence of the current technology 45 (15 points X 3 predecessors assessed)
Use of introduction and conclusion paragraphs
? 10 (5 points for each)?
In-text references are used and a reference page (in APA format) is included 10 (5 points for each)?
Editing; spelling, punctuation, grammar, sentence meaning unclear 10
Total 90