At the beginning of December, XYZ Company employed a contractor to cut enough trees to meet the expected demand for Christmas trees. They sell these trees to a local wholesaler in batches of 100. Over the past few years, the demand has been as follows, Demand Probability 0 0% 1 4% 2 6% 3 10% 4 23% 5 17% 6 14% 7 12% 90% 57% None of above 96% 80% 8 9% 9 5%
If it costs $12 to cut and trim a tree that sells for $28, how many trees should the company cut down?
What is the profit (loss) if the company decides to cut 400 trees, and the demand is 200?
What is the expected profit (loss) if the company decides to cut 400 trees?
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Environmental factors that influence the organisation particularly sustainability related issues (some brief point about Nintendo )
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Kevin, a 16-year old, paid $4600 cash for a used Camaro from Star Chevrolet (“Star”). When the car blew a gasket, the dealer refused to give Kevin his money back. Kevin repaired the car himself and drove it on the highway, where it was wrecked. Kevin sued Star to get his money back.
Is Kevin entitled to disaffirm the contract event though the Camaro has been destroyed? Explain.
Is this contract a void or voidable contract?
List the two exceptions to general rule concerning minors and contracts
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Toyota is unable to stay ahead of the company General Motors in the Chinesee Market. What can be a recommended solution for them to try to overcome this issue? In other words, what should they do to try to stay ahead from General Motors?
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Mark which type of power does the parent best illustrate in the following scenario. A child asking why they need to clean their room. The parent responding, "I'm your parent, that's why."
a. Legitimate Power b. Referent Power c. Expert Power d. Reward Power e. Coercive Power
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If you have participated in a Value Chain or other financial assessment of a company's logistics network, please describe the outcomes of that evaluation. If you have not, please describe a process that you are familiar with and discuss what functions are being performed that do not seem to add economic value.
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Mark whether the statement is an example of a directive or a directive with collective sanction. A parent telling their child to clean their room. One person blackmailing another person Asking a server in a restaurant to bring you more napkins. Stating "I do" during marriage vows. The phrase "please stand for the national anthem" before a baseball game The sentence "I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability preserve, protect, and defend the constitution [. . .]"
A supervisor telling an employee to "manage the front desk." A friend asking "Are you going to be around this weekend. I need someone to watch my dog" A. directive B. directive with collective sanction
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min 250 words, Describe how the military and the government were driving forces behind the development of the computer and the internet. Be specific in the tools they were looking for, the technology that was developed, and how it was used to spread to the civilian market.
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Word Limit: 300 words
Write an essay on Professionalism. Explain it in the context of the work you do. For instance, if you are a Police Officer then how do you relate Credibility and the three pillars of credibility to your work? How can you demonstrate that as a Police Officer? Similarly, if you are a doctor or a Fire Fighter or an operator or a PR professional how can you do that? Answer with respect to your own profession
Word Limit: 300 words
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Note: Plagiarism is strictly prohibited please do not copy from internet
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How did Apple succeed in the music retail business? Use five forces to analyze that business. Are there any lessons Apple can take from that and apply to its watch business? What are they
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How do you see the difference between quantitative vs. qualitative research? Do you think 1 is more reliable than the other? Why? If you were conducting some marketing research on launching a new product or service for your employer/organization, which 1-2 specific research tools might you recommend to your supervisor to pay for?
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Give examples of how politics in an organization can result in both positive and negative outcomes.
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Write a paper about the effects of an epidemic or a pandemic on supply chains. You can write about one epidemic/pandemic or more and you can write about any country/region you'd like or the whole world.
A minimum number of words 1,200 maximum 2,000 Must have at least 2 journal articles citing, 1 book (other than Operation management Arab world edition), and 3 recent newspaper articles. You can use official websites, as well. Appendix must include links/copies to all your sources using APA citation style.
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Advantages and disadvantages of Transformational leader and examples
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Has Bureaucracies impacted your life?
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