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Maxim Company sells blueprint designs to construction companies. Last month, Maxim produced 15 blueprints. Total fixed costs were PHP 456,000 and total variable cost was PHP 890,000. Determine the total cost per unit if the units produced were 50 blueprints .

Jim Delaney, president of Apex Door, has a problem. No matter how often he tells his employees how to do their jobs, they invariably decide to do it their way, as he puts it, and arguments ensue between Jim, the employee, and the employees supervisor. One example is the door-design department, where the designers are expected to work with the

You own a food truck and people come to your food truck at an average of 13 per hour. Since you work alone you must serve less than 18 customers per hour. What is the probability that there will be people that you cannot serve in a given hour? Due to staffing, a store with an average of 8 people arriving in a given hour has a strict target of

Students are required to interview a local organization and write a case study/research paper on how the company manages an aspect of the Human Resources Management (HRM) function. The group may choose any HM function. The paper should detail: The Organization's Chart The Organization's Strategic Plan The Human Resources Department Strategic Plan

What is at least one action to take to make more money if your signature dish, "Hamburger", was a Star? This will require a bit of thinking. Please be creative.

Watch the movie " Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005) " The Enron case is one of the largest business scandals in American history. Watch the movie, Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005) , and try to think of 3 problems that are revealed in the movie or related to the case that lead to the crimes/tragedy. These problems do not have

Critically discuss the operations and customers views of quality and analyse how these views can be reconciled by a manufacturing company of your choice. Use relevant examples to justify your answer.

Dyad Systems is a very successful manufacturer of specialty machine tools used in the high tech sector. Generally regarded as a firm with an enviable sustainable competitive advantage other firms are trying to replicate Dyads success. Recently a new competitor, Advent Solutions has approached you to solicit advice on the their ability to replicate

17. The standard deviation of the gage called geec is given by the following formula: sase=d2R where R bar is the average range and d2 is a value from a quality control table that allows us to change the average range to standard deviations and is dependent on the sample size of the moving range (in this case, n=2 and d2=1.128 ). What is the
17. The standard deviation of the gage called

In two paragraphs describe the execution steps Subway took to meet future , expected demand

- Match the description with the term ; 1.) wholly owned subsidiaries 2.) joint venture 3.) strategic alliance parent company controlling overseas operations - two companies coming together to create one new company - partnership among multiple companies -

During the pandemic of COVID -19, most of organizations used the virtual and working online strategies as their approach of business continuity. Assuming that you are a leader of one of these organizations, discuss your strategies of sustaining organizational behavior among your employees in a way that keep organization success and avoid failure?

Shouldice Hospital in Canada is widely known for one thing-hernia repair! In fact, that is the only operation it performs, and it performs a great many of them. Over the past two decades this small 156-bed hospital has averaged 12,280 operations annually. Last year, it had a record year and performed nearly 12,780 operations. A hernia repair
Shouldice Hospital in Canada is widely known for

The company is introducing a new product, frozen meals, to a new country, Peru. Knowing Peru has power distance score of 64 (out of 100), individualism score of 16 (out of 100), masculinity score of 42 (out of 100), uncertainty avoidance score of 87 (out of 100) and long-term orientation score of 25 (out of 100), what strategies would you use to

What is the expected cost (in $100) if the firm places warehouses at Ankeny and Iowa City? (Select the best answer.) a. $1,500 b. $2,000 c. $2,500 d. $3,000 Do not copy from Chegg I need a full explanation.

You are the Manager of Business Development at XYZ Casino Resort. Your boss the General Manager has asked you to conduct market research and create a proposal for one of a spa, golf, ski or entertainment business unit at XYZ Casino Resort. Develop a business/plan proposal aimed at determining the feasibility of a spa, golf, ski or entertainment
You are the Manager of Business Development at

Q3) (Recalling the first question of the midterm exam) Mustafa Kurtulmu, a corporate raider, has acquired a textile company and is contemplating the future of one of its major plants, located in Denizli. Three alternative decisions are being considered: (1) expand the plant and produce lightweight, durable materials for possible sales to the
Q3) (Recalling the first question of the midterm

What are the two cores in the dual-core approach to organizational change? In these two cores, how does the implementation of change differ in terms of direction of change and organizational design?

estion 6 You have just discovered an error in the implementation plan that will prevent you from meeting a milestone date. The BEST thing you can do is: t yet swered -ked out of Select one: O a. Develop options to meet the milestone date. Flag stion O b. Change the milestone date. O c. Remove any discussion about dates in the project status
estion 6 You have just discovered an error in the

explain the growing importance of trading associating among American nations.

Identify and explain the 3 best strategic alternatives or options to solve the issues and achieve the companys objectives( Pfizer Company). Include 3 pros and 3 cons for each. Select the best alternative and briefly explain. Use course material in your rationale as to why you selected this option from strategic alternatives. Note: Company name is

Introduction What is the current state of Emergency Management and identify the needed of improvement to emergency management or the roles and responsibilities of Emergency Management partners?

base on your experience cite examples of organisation under each stage of competitiveness and ,identify the stage of competitiveness of your current or previous organisation and share your findings with the class

Question No. 03 Briefly explains the Lean manufacturing approach and which technique you will apply if over handling is not adding any value (4 Marks) Question No. 04 Which operational philosophy you will apply to reducing waste, redundant Resources and avoid loss of opportunities?

If an employee says that work is unsafe, he or she may therefore refuse to do the work under which of the following conditions? Check all that apply. -the employee is working at a manager level in the organization -the employee must have tried to have the dangerous condition corrected -normal procedures to solve the problem have not worked -the

QUESTION 1 (15 MARKS) To provide innovative solutions for the traveling world. ~ Samsonite ~ To be, and be recognized as, the best consumer products company in the world. ~ Procter & Gamble ~ To create a company culture where environmental excellence is second nature. ~ Dell ~ a. State the process of developing a mission statement. (5 marks) b.

business law 1. Should we allow business to be conducted with limited liability entities? This arrangement obviously benefits investors, but does it harm society? If so, how? Many corporate scandals are caused by the separation of ownership from management. Investors own companies, but executives manage them. Investors are said to "vote with their

Locate a management-related academic article that uses archival data and comment on quality of the archival data

Maier, V., & Zenovia, C. P. (2012). The impact of internal and external environment upon the competitiveness of firms. Managerial Challenges of the Contemporary Society , 4, 2023. 1. Select a Canadian publicly-traded company and discuss how its internal and external environment has impacted its performance and strategy. 2. Was the company quick

The Carbondale Hospital is considering the purchase of a new ambulance. The decision will rest partly on the anticipated mileage to be driven next year. The miles driven during the past 5 years are as follows: Year 1 2 3 4 5 Mileage 3,000 4,000 3,500 3,800 3,700 a) Using a 2-year moving average, the forecast for year 6 = miles (round your response
The Carbondale Hospital is considering the

Weekly Task 11: Tata Motors and Exporting This is an individual task. Tata Motors Limited was formerly called TELCO, an abbreviation for Tata Engineering and Locomotive Company. Today, Tata Motors is an Indian multinational automotive company headquartered in Mumbai and a core member of the very successful Tata Group. The Tata Group was founded in

5. The most developed economies tend to have good digital and transportation infrastructure. As the economies of China, Russia, Brazil, and India grow exponentially as they have, what are some things that those countries need to do to continue that growth in terms of transportation and Infrastructure. What will happen if they dont improve their

b) (10 marks) You are the project manager on a software development project that has the value of RM800,000. There are two teams of programmers that will work for six months for a total of 10,000 hours. According to the project schedule your team should be done with 38% of the work. As of today, the project is 40% complete while 50% budget has
b) (10 marks) You are the project manager on a

As a frieght forwarder, what are the various factors needed to respond to a RFQ sent by the exporter You have been asked to forward a shipment to Santos,Brazil, covering ten containers of top quality Canadian apples.Each box has 24 apples, weighs 2kg gross. The dimensions of each box is 18* 12* 18 inches. how many boxes will fit a 20 foot
As a frieght forwarder, what are the various

7. Sample of Resource Allocation & Cost Estimation Resource requirement of the activities of a project is summarized below Activity Predecessor(s) Duration (week) 4 A B 5 B 6 D A 4 E 2 Planned Resources 3 W, 2 ME, 1 Archit., 1 OP & 1 COMP 10 W, 1 ME, 1 Excavator, 10 truck Earth 4 W, 3 ME, 2 COMP, 2 OP 5 W, 1 ME, 100 m CIS, 500 m iron wire 4 W, 1
7. Sample of Resource Allocation & Cost

This is for my management class Answer choice for A is as follows: Feedback, Behavior, or Need Answer choice for B is as follows: Behavior, Need, or Feedback Answer choice for C is as follows: Need, Feedback, or Behavior The following image represents a basic model of motivation. Complete the figure by selecting the correct terms for each label
This is for my management class Answer choice for

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model aumento LSU My Cous Question 2 Not yet

5. Overcoming Barriers to Communication For the factors listed, indicate whether each one is an individual barrier or an organizational barrier
5. Overcoming Barriers to Communication For the

Question 17 (2 points) The resource pathway framework addresses the build-borrow-buy decision to achieve diversification. In what order does this framework suggest that the vehicles to diversification should be considered? 1) purchase from the market develop internally: align with a partner; acquire another form. 2) acquire another form; align
Question 17 (2 points) The resource pathway

QUESTION 2 (5 MARKS) During the Polytechnic's registration period, at the end of January 2020, the Namibia University of Science and Technology and MTC Namibia entered into a contract. In terms of the contract MTC, offered the Namibia University of Science and Technology students' laptops and portable Wi-Fi devices at a reduced price. The students
QUESTION 2 (5 MARKS) During the Polytechnic's

What is training design in your own words? Highlight five (5) important considerations to be kept in mind when designing a training programme. (5 marks)

Evaluate the Pakistan Consumer Market and apply the advertising Strategies. Mention the 3 Advertisement links and print ad pictures for each Strategy.

TMA introduction Collaboration runs in every detail of our life. Without it, so many things would be not possible or at least hard to achieve. In the light of covid-19 pandemic, collaboration has extended its roots into learning and particularly virtual learning where virtual collaborative learning has become a new reality supporting academics and
TMA introduction Collaboration runs in every

Consumers expect to make from your website. clicks or less to be able to purchase a product A demand curve occurs when volume is relatively insensitive to changes in price
Consumers expect to make from your website.Consumers expect to make from your website.

Examine the effects of social media on managerial and organizational effectiveness. ( Short Answer)

BB Bank hired Andy Crane as a branch manager in one of its locations. At that time, Andy received an employee handbook informing him that BB Bank would review his performance and salary level annually. In 2019, BB Bank decided to create a new lending program to help financially troubled businesses stay afloat. It promoted Andy to be the credit
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FINANCIAL PLANNING CASE Financing Sue's Hyundai Excel After shopping around, Sue decided on the car of her choice, a used Hyundai Excel. The dealer quoted her a total price of $8,000. Se decided to use $2,000 of her savings as a down payment and barrow $6,000. The salesperson wrote this information on a sales contract thar Sue took with her when
FINANCIAL PLANNING CASE Financing Sue's HyundaiFINANCIAL PLANNING CASE Financing Sue's Hyundai

Mary Beth Marrs, the manager of an apartment complex, feels overwhelmed by the number of complaints she is receiving. Click the icon to view the check sheet she has kept for the past 12 weeks. Using this information, choose the correct Pareto chart below. The Pareto chart indicates that most of the complaints, %, were caused by (round your
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Analyzing a change initiative at siemens Nixdorf informations systeme (SNI). 1 Summarize the case scenario 2 identify the strengths and weakness of the charge initiative and offer improvement suggestions ,and 3 design a program evaluation plan

Big Jim plows snow for five residential customers in northern New Hampshire. Placing a Cartesian coordinate system on a map of his service area, with his home at the origin (A), Big Jim located his five customers at coordinates: B(20,9);C (26,31);D(15,26);E(21,47);F(12,42). He has two ways to measure distances between his customers: Euclidian and

(organizational behavior) Is there an ethical problem if leaders focus more on looking like a leader than actually being one? Discuss.

You are in charge of analyzing five new vendors of an important raw material and have been given the information shown below ( 1 = worst, 10 = best). Management has decided that criteria 2 and 3 are equally important and that criteria 1 and 4 are each four times as important as criterion 2. Assume that the sum of the weights equals 100 . No more
You are in charge of analyzing five new vendorsYou are in charge of analyzing five new vendorsYou are in charge of analyzing five new vendors

Sundi is assigned to a project team. Her functional manager is Jay, but her project leader is Eli. Her company has a weak matrix structure. Who is most likely responsible for her performance review? A Eli is responsible for the review. B Jay is responsible for the review. C Jay and Eli will share the responsibility. D Neither Jay nor Eli is

i have to do a presentation of 4 things I have learned in { care 91 career strategies } subject I have to present each thing in one minute

mental health reserch topic

WHAT PLANNING METHODOLGIES DOES NIKE USE- be specific

Explain it briefly plz Q2. What are the modes of acquiring ownership? 10
Explain it briefly plz Q2. What are the modes of

a posaon divibution, and service times iend to be negative exporantid. a posaon divibution, and service times iend to be negative exporantid
a posaon divibution, and service times iend to be

When is the Sprint Goal determined? Dsily Scrum Sprint Planaing Sprint Retrospective 5 print Review None of the riven answers Question 24 A project's stakcholders have low confidence in the Developers. Which of the following gives the MAXIMUM benefit in terms of building stakeholder confidence? More meethes with the stakeholders to boost
When is the Sprint Goal determined? Dsily Scrum

Short Answer 4 . When analyzing competitors, what are the key elements that should be considered?

As a marketer enlist three main problems faced by marketer during this pandemic in Pakistan

This units learning activity examines Communications Management on Projects. Assuming you were the project manager for the implementation of an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Management system for an organization that has never had such a system before. How would you plan for your communications needs for this project in order to successfully

What is a strategic external recommendation for Ford Motor Company?

The probability density function for the time to failure in years if the drive train on a rapid transit authority bus is given by f( t) =0.2-0.02t 0 t 10 yr a .- If the bus undergoes preventive maintenance every six months that restores it to as-good-as-new condition, determine its reliability at the end of the 15-month warranty. Answer = 0.7758 b

*Holding cost = $3.50/ unit / week; setup cost =$200; lead time =1 week; beginning inventory =40. lop a lot-for-lot solution (enter your responses as whole numbers)
*Holding cost = $3.50/ unit / week; setup cost

Describe the nature of trade between two countries in Africa based on intertemporal comparative advantage. Looking at the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) how will it benefit African countries in practice? https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/general_format.html

In your own words, provide 3 paragraphs (i.e., 5 sentences per paragraph) on why Supply Chain Management is important?

What would have to be true for a company to improve their marketing efforts? List at least 5 reasons why.

do (d) and (e) Consider a process consisting of three resources. Assume there exists unlimited demand for the product, and that all activities are always performed in the following sequence. Resource 1 has a processing time of 6 minutes per unit. Resource 2 has a processing time of 3 minutes per unit. Resource 3 has a processing time of 5 minutes
do (d) and (e) Consider a process consisting of

Auto-complete predicting the word you are typing while texting is an exarnple of NLP. True False Question 10 Searching for images on google is an example of Computer Vision NLP Traditional Machine Learning Clustering
Auto-complete predicting the word you are typing

1) In general, does BuzzFeed have a sustainable competitive advantage?

Define three types of task interdependence and the design of coordination mechanisms for each type of interdependence. Provide an example of each.

Examine some of your habits and ways in which you operate as a leader or project manager.

solve for b. A small fabrication firm makes three basic types of components for use by other companies, Each component is processed on three machines. Total capacities (in hours) are 1,600 for machines 1;1,400 for machine 2 ; and 1,500 for machine 3 . The processing times are as follows: Each component contains a different amount of two basic raw
solve for b. A small fabrication firm makes three

What is the cost of reversibility if the plan of building a new Tesla factory fails? What will it cost to return to where they were before they started the project?

If a company wants to reduce cost while retaining employees and reducing turnover, which HRM strategy is the best fit? External + Cost leadership External + Differentiation Internal + Cost leadership Internal + Differentiation Japan's labor orientation is _____; Foxconn's HR strategy is _____. Internal; differentiation Internal; cost leadership

Mr Ahmed works as a Finance officer in a company named Ultimate Solutions private limited. He receives his monthly salary of Rs 86000, his father has also left two flats as a legacy for him that pays him rental income of Rs 15000 each. Calculate Write answers only. Only write numeric answer , Annual salaried income [2 marks] Annual rental income

When a periodic inventory system is used a.both revenue and cost of goods sold are recorded each time a sale is made. b.only revenue is recorded each time a sale is made. c.only the reduction of inventory is recorded each time a sale is made. d.only the cost of goods sold is recorded each time a sale is made.

Why is it important for company leaders to seek employee feedback about their successes and challenges, and what should leaders do with the feedback they obtain? Why is it necessary or desirable for employees to understand how and why a company change is taking place? To what extent do you think this best practice is actually followed in the real

The norm of ______ motivates others to help teammates based on social obligations. A. reciprocity B. devil's advocacy C. reflexivity D. punctuated equilibrium E. team voice

se respond to the following: When considering performance management practice for expatriate managers, what are the major factors that must be addressed? Do those differ for expatriate staff? How can you ensure that you are treating both groups equitably? . Be sure to respond to at least one of your classmates' posts ply
se respond to the following: When considering

Can you help me on this problem? This is a test review question and I missed it, however we will not go over until the day of the exam, Thursday, and I want to study this concept before hand. Given the following linear program: Max s.t. w 3x1 + 4x2 2x1 + 3x2 0 Identify the feasible region. Find all the extreme points list the value of xi and x2 at
Can you help me on this problem? This is a test

Describe in detail three critical patent considerations when managing an engineering project.

Fields that appear in the color ------ are continuous, while fields in color ----- are discrete Which of the following is NOT true of Data Sources filter? Group of answer choices They impact all sheets using the data source They can negatively impact performance They are the highest order filter They can be applied on the Data Source interface

What is JIT? Group of answer choices A-A sign or light to provide direction B-An inventory method the relies on forecasting to lower inventory levels C-a Quality management certification correct D-No answer text provided. Still unsure?

Look how Covid has taken over and people are getting money from the government but at the end of the day what happens when it's time for income taxes and those with dependents may not be able to file and get the child tax credit due to them giving them money they giving now each month or the extra food stamps they were giving out but now has been

Babble, Inc., buys 385 blank cassette tapes per month for use in producing foreign language courseware. The ordering cost is $10.25. Holding cost is $0.35 per cassette per year. a. How many tapes should Babble order at a time? Babble should order tapes at a time. (Enter your response rounded to the nearest whole number.) b. What is the time
Babble, Inc., buys 385 blank cassette tapes per

Why would executive management expect its supply chain organization to measure, evaluate & report on its performance including metrics?

Which of the following statements is false (only one is false) Select one: to. The process design refers to planning routine steps of a process, in order to achieve a result b. A metalworking shop is an example of a product-focused process strategy . The goal of a process strategy is to find a way to produce goods and services that meet customer
Which of the following statements is false (only

In your outreach, you are trying to schedule a call with a prospect at a company you think could use your product or services. You will need to choose a company you are working for (which can be real or fictitious) and create a customized outreach to another company (which can be real or fictitious as well) This should be a mockup of the first

Organisations can use past project successes and failures to benchmark future project characteristics. By referring to a project that you are familiar with, discuss the seven (7) common characteristics of highly successful strategic projects.

1)choose a company and a position you like within that company 2)visit the company 's official Web site and discuss the selection criteria used for selecting employees for the position you have chosen.

In your post answer the following before the next class. Interview a successful person who is willing to speak to you about their career path. Provide a post including the person, their occupation, and what traits have led to their success. Read 1 other classmate's post and provide a comment on how you would like to incorporate that trait into

Getting products to customers is a key element of success. There are seven channels available to us to sell our product. > DEPARTMENT STORE > DIRECT >FASHION BOUTIQUE > ONLINE RETAILER > OUTDOOR CHAIN > AETAIL CHAIN > UNIVERSITY STOAE CUSTOMER REACH is a measure of how mam Getting Your Bearings CUSTOMER REACH is a measure of how many consumers the
Getting products to customers is a key element ofGetting products to customers is a key element of

Which of the following countries did not take part in the Eastern European New Wave during the 1960s? Romania Czechoslovakia Hungary Poland
Which of the following countries did not take

What is the average job lateness? (ANSWER IS NOT 16.4) (A & B Correct. Need answer for part C) The following jobs are waiting to be processed at a small machine center: JOB DUE DATE 10 20 30 DURATION (DAYS) 30 22 260 256 260 265 275 4 40 50 14 18 All dates are specified as manufacturing planning calendar days. Assume that all jobs arrived on day
What is the average job lateness? (ANSWER IS NOT

Analyze the physical and chemical properties of coal that is being mined in England.

Question No. 02 How you will ascertain risk in operations function, what are the methods to calculate risk and also shares the treatments of risks. (4 Marks)
Question No. 02 How you will ascertain risk in

subject:strategic management i need the answer quickly Q)Chop & Fry is a medium sized restaurant offering barbeque menu for its customer in Gulshan-e-Iqbal. During the past 5 years the firm has seen ups and downs due to government crackdown on encroachments and added pressure of COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns. Despite various hurdles business has

Te Which of the following is a relationship-building role? O A. Information seeking O B. Information giving Oc. Urging OD. Confronting O E. Direction giving
Te Which of the following is a

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