1. An engineer suspects that the surface finish of a metal part is influenced by the feed rate and the depth of cut. He selects three feed rates and four depths of cut.

Feed Rate (in/min)                        0.20     0.25     0.30

Depth of Cut (in)                          0.15     0.18     0.20     0.25

(a) Design a complete factorial experiment for the experimenter.

(b) Now, suppose two machines (A and B) are used to complete the experiment. How would you change the experiments in (a) to avoid Block Effect?

Define and describe the following five concepts with at least 3 sentences: Title IX, established gender ideology, gender and fairness issues sports, trivialization of women's sports, and strategies to achieve gender equity

Provide an informed opinion about Shake Shack’s future quarterly earnings in an appealing and convincing format. Concretely, you should:

• Gather information relevant for providing an informed opinion about Shake Shack’s EPS for the first quarter of 2020 (January-March).
• Filter and weigh the information according to relevance. Some information is more relevant than others. New information is more up-to-date than old information; information from reputable sources tends to be more reliable than information from laymen; information that contradicts what a majority of others believe may be flawed, etc.
• Provide a clear estimate of Shake Shack’s expected Q1 2020 EPS.
• Write 2 paragraphs in which you present your findings and your opinion (no PowerPoint or visual aids required).
• Motivate your opinions. Why do you think analysts’ estimates may be too high (Coronavirus?) or too low (overreaction to Coronavirus?)? Are some analysts’ forecasts made before the outbreak hit and restaurants closed?

Some citizens complained to city council members that there should be equal protection under the law against the occurrence of crimes. The citizens argued that this equal protection should be interpreted as indicating that high-crime areas should have more police protection than low-crime areas. Therefore, police patrols and other methods for preventing crime (such as street lighting or cleaning up abandoned areas and buildings) should be used proportionately to crime occurrence.

         The city has been broken down into 20 geographic areas, each containing 5,050 residences. The police recognize that not all crimes and offenses are reported: people do not want to become involved, consider the offenses too small to report, are too embarrassed to make a police report, or do not take the time, among other reasons. Every month, because of this, the police are contacting by phone a random sample of 1,010 of the 5,050 residences for data on crime. (Respondents are guaranteed anonymity.) The 1,010 sampled from each area showed the following incidence of crime during the past month:

a. Determine P−

, S_p, UCL and LCL for a p chart of 95 percent confidence (at Z = 1.96). (Round your answers to 4 decimal places.)

b. What can you say about the process?

1. Which international strategy did Starbucks use to expand into Asia?

2. Which entry mode did Starbucks use to enter India? Why did it choose that mode of entry?

3. Do you think Starbucks will be successful in India?

1. Besides its impact on inventory management, what are the consequences of Just in time (JIT)? Explain the problem with a JIT system for something like Personal Protective Equipment in our current situation?

Please answer both parts.

Assume that your company wants to enter into a contract with a regional cell service provider. Your company wants to ensure that the contract is for a fixed term of 5 years, and cannot be terminated before that first 5-year term expires, and afterwards is renewable for 5-year terms unless terminated by one year's notice. TELUS does not want the parties to have the ability to terminate the agreement after only one year. The termination clause should only apply to the renewals, not the first five year period. Which of the following clauses will correctly capture what your company wants in the contract? (5 points) Answer: __ (a) "This Agreement shall continue in force for a period of five years from the date it is made, and thereafter for successive five-year terms, unless and until terminated by one year's notice in writing by either party." __ (b) "This Agreement shall continue in force for a period of five years from the date it is made and thereafter for successive five-year terms, unless and until terminated by one year's notice in writing by either party." __ (c) "This Agreement shall continue in force for a period of five years from the date it is made, and thereafter for successive five-year terms unless and until terminated by one year's notice in writing by either party." __ (d) "This Agreement shall continue in force for a period of five years from the date it is made and thereafter for successive five year terms unless and until terminated by one year's notice in writing by either party."

A friend of yours wants to begin selling maple syrup that he makes on his forest property. He has asked you, as a marketing student, if he should sell his maple syrup product through retail or wholesale channels.

a) Explain the difference and pros/cons of each marketing channel for your friend and suggest a channel based on your knowledge. Also include promotion mix strategies for your friend’s new business.

b) What are the main (marketing) concerns you have about this business venture?

what are the goals and objectives of Xiaomi Corporation in 2020.

   The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires classification of employees as either exempt or non-exempt. Discuss the requirements for classifying employees as exempt, and the reasons many employees are mis-classified. Why is mis-classification an issue for employees, employers, government agencies and attorneys?

3.          After reading Joy, Inc (and visiting Menlo Innovations, if you did), what are your areas of skepticism or questions about their culture. Is theirs a transferable culture model? Why or why not?

Why do end-users need to be sure that the self-sourcing system has an organizational focus?

Please explain the effect of your presumed communications mix strategy, and the thinking behind those tactics for realizing & enhancing current or future career plans:

A. My Communications Mix elements likely involves, insert single number from 1 to 4 order of importance to:

Advertising _____             Personal Selling ______           WWW _______ Direct mail ______       

And the reasons are (12 pt. type; 50 words or less):

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B. .COMs      I may use _________________________ .com and _________________________ .com

And the reasons are (12 pt. type; 50 words or less):

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