Concerning the NLRA:

a. Does this statute apply to non-union employers?

b. Do you believe an employer could prohibit an employee from posting a comment to her Facebook page that advocates for the purpose of collective bargaining?

ABC Corporation reviews available prospective applicant’s social media posts as part of its background check. What issues does this practice raise?

Collective Bargaining: Compare the 3 guiding principles of the American Federation of Labor (AFL) to those of the One Big Union (OBU). Which variant of unionism was associated with each organization? Then discuss what the formation of the OBU signified for the labor movement at the time and what lesson(s) it can teach us about the struggles facing unions today. Justify your answer. (500 words)

1. What is “noble cause corruption?” Give at least on example of noble cause corruption other than the examples used in this posted lecture or ethics text book.  

2.  Is the collective community need for safety sufficient justification for the officers’ actions in each example? Explain.

3.  Considering the facts of the extortionist’s example, can the actions of the undercover officers be considered virtuous? Explain

MARKETING ANALYTICS: Case Study                       Name: ____________________

                                                                                                       Date:     ________________________

Background

You have been promoted to Vice President of Marketing for ACME CPG, Inc. ACME sells consumer packaged goods (CPG) to its customers in the United States. ACME competes against other CPG companies, such as Procter & Gamble with brands such as Tide laundry detergent and Ivory soap, as well as Unilever, with brands such as Sun laundry detergent and Dove soap.

Customers mostly know ACME CPG for its line of environmentally friendly all-purpose cleaners. ACME prides itself on its non-toxic formula, safe for homeowners along with their children and pets. ACME has diversified beyond all-purpose cleaners to include stainless steel cleaner, pet stain remover, deck & fence cleaner, concrete and driveway cleaner, car wash, barbecue grill cleaner, carpet cleaner, floor cleaner, glass cleaner, and all-purpose wipes.

ACME CPG is considering expanding its product line to include laundry detergent. The company faces stiff competition but believes it can compete because of the stellar reputation of its environmentally-friendly brand.

ACME CPG management has asked you to estimate the size of the market to assess whether it is financially worthwhile to enter the market. To conduct a thorough approach to the problem, you plan to estimate the size using several different techniques, and then aggregate the results. Specifically, you will estimate the size using multiple approaches:

• Available industry analyst reports
• Government sources, such as Census data
• Top-Down estimation methods
• Bottom-Up estimation methods

Industry Analyst Reports

You learn that industry analyst firm SymphonyIRI Group (iriworldwide.com) has estimated the total size of the US laundry detergent market:

Fact 1: Laundry detergent accounted for $7.2 billion of sales for the 52 weeks ended Nov. 4, 2012.

Source: Branna, Tom. “Where’s the Bounce?” Household and Personal Products Industry (HAPPI) website. January 21, 2013.

http://www.happi.com/issues/2013-01/view_features/wheres-the-bounce/

Government Sources

You wonder how this industry analyst estimate compares with the Industry Statistics Sampler available through the U.S. Census Bureau. You conduct an Internet search and find the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code information you need:

Fact 2: United States Census Bureau data for 2007 Census:

NAICS 325611: Soap and other detergent manufacturing: $26.371 billion

NAICS 32561146 Household dry and liquid laundry detergents, heavy-duty: $6.734 billion

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Industry Statistics Sampler, NAICS 325611 Soap and other detergent manufacturing.

Top-Down Estimation Methods

Having determined the industry analyst and government data, you proceed to the next step, which is to estimate the size using top-down techniques. To perform the top-down technique, we will need to know the total “universe” of detergent-using entities in the United States (i.e., households who do laundry), how many loads of laundry they wash per year, and the average cost of detergent per load. Luckily, we are able to find all of the facts we need:

Fact 3: Number of U.S. Households (designated as “HH” in U.S. Census Bureau data) in 2010 Census:

U.S. Households (HH) in 2010: 114.8 million

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “Current Population Reports: Projections of the Number of Households and Families in the United States: 1995 to 2010.” April 1996

http://www.census.gov/prod/1/pop/p25-1129.pdf

Fact 4: Average number of loads of laundry washed per year per household: 400 loads/year.

The article mentions the impact of children on the loads of laundry washed, so we assume the figure refers to loads/year washed by households with children.

Source: California Energy Commission, “Consumer Energy Center: Appliances: Clothes Washers.”

Fact 5: Average cost of detergent per load of laundry: $0.23/ load

Source: Consumer Reports, “Laundry Detergent Test: High Price Doesn’t Guarantee High Performance.” June 1, 2010.

At this point, you have the data you need to estimate the market size using top-down techniques.

1. Estimate the size of the U.S. laundry detergent market using the Top-Down approach using the data given.

Bottom-Up Estimation Methods

Next, you estimate the market size using bottom-up techniques. You research the space and learn that different types of households have different laundry-washing behaviors. Specifically, you learn that married couples (especially those with children) wash many more loads of laundry than bachelors. You examine U.S. Census data and learn that the government breaks down households into three segments: Married Couples, Male Householder, and Female Householder. You obtain the data for each segment:

Fact 6: Breakdown of U.S. Households, according to 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data:

Married Couples: 58.4 million

Female Householder: 35.3 million

Male Householder: 23.8 million

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “America’s Families and Living Arrangements: 2010.”

http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/hh-fam/cps2010.html

Armed with this information, you set out to estimate the market size using bottom-up techniques. In general, the bottom-up approach will sum up usage from each segment like this:

Total Usage     =    Usage from Married Couples Households (i.e. Segment 1)

                           + Usage from Female Householder (i.e. Segment 2)

                           + Usage from Male Householder (i.e. Segment 3)

We can express this as follows:

Total Usage      = (Married HH * #Loads/yr) + (Female HH * #Loads/yr) + (Male HH * Loads/yr) * $cost/load

We assume that behavior for each segment will be different. We make the assumption that married households (especially those with children) will wash more laundry than female households, who in turn will wash more laundry than male households. We will need to quantify (or estimate) the difference in behavior as we calculate the bottom-up value.

2. Estimate the size of the U.S. laundry detergent market using the Bottom-Up approach.

Aggregating the Data

You decide to combine the values you estimated. In this process, if you feel particularly strongly about the accuracy of one of the methods, you can weight it higher or lower than the others. Alternatively, you can perform a simple arithmetic average.

3. Submit a final estimate by triangulating the data from the different approaches.

PEST Market Trend Analysis

You complete your analysis by conducting a PEST market trend analysis to predict the future state of the U.S. laundry detergent market, based on current market forces.

4. Conduct a PEST market trend analysis for the laundry detergent market in the United States, please refer to data from the top-down and bottom-up.

Intro to Java Question. Please Provide code and pseudocode for understanding. Not receiving correct results currently.

Problem 5: Player Move Dungeon (10 points) (Game Development)

You're the lead programmer at a AAA studio making a sequel to the big hit game, Zeldar 2. You've been challenged to implement player movement in dungeons. The game is top-down, with dungeons modeled as a 2d grid with walls at the edges. The player's location is tracked by x,y values correlating to its row and column positions. Given the current position of the player and a sequence of input commands: w,a,s,d you must determine the new position of the player. The player must not be able to move outside the walls of the dungeon (i.e. grid)

Facts

● the player's position is modeled using two integer values (x, y)

● x represents the column position, left-right axis ● top-left corner is (0,0)

● y represents the row position, up-down axis

● “w” move up by decreasing y by 1

● “a” move left by decreasing x by 1

● “s” move down by increasing y by 1

● “d” move right by increasing x by 1

● if an input attempts to move player off grid, then ignore that move.

Input

The first input is the number of test cases. Each test case contains three lines of inputs. The first line is two positive integers that represent the dungeon's grid size, rows (length) columns (width). The second line is two non-negative integers representing the player's position in the dungeon grid, x,y. The third line represents the sequence of player movements "w", "s", "a", "d".

Output

The program should print the final location of the player in the form of , where “x” and “y” are the coordinates within the dungeon grid.

Sample Input

2

4 4

2 3

s s s w

10 10 9 4

s d w a

Sample Output

2 2 8 4

JAVA for DUMMIES (Game Development) You're the lead programmer at a AAA studio making a sequel to the big
hit game, Zeldar 2. You've been challenged to implement player movement in dungeons. The
game is top-down, with dungeons modeled as a 2d grid with walls at the edges. The player's
location is tracked by x,y values correlating to its row and column positions. Given the current
position of the player and a sequence of input commands: w,a,s,d you must determine the new
position of the player. The player must not be able to move outside the walls of the dungeon
(i.e. grid)
Facts
● the player's position is modeled using two integer values (x, y)
● x represents the column position, left-right axis
● top-left corner is (0,0)
● y represents the row position, up-down axis
● “w” move up by decreasing y by 1
● “a” move left by decreasing x by 1
● “s” move down by increasing y by 1
● “d” move right by increasing x by 1
● if an input attempts to move player off grid, then ignore that move.

Input
The first input is the number of test cases. Each test case contains three lines of inputs. The first
line is two positive integers that represent the dungeon's grid size, rows (length) columns
(width). The second line is two non-negative integers representing the player's position in the
dungeon grid, x,y. The third line represents the sequence of player movements "w", "s", "a", "d".

Output
The program should print the final location of the player in the form of <x> <y>, where “x” and
“y” are the coordinates within the dungeon grid.
Sample Input Sample Output
2

4 4 2 2
2 3
s s s w

10 10 8 4
9 4
s d w a

The economy of Tuland produces only two products

apples

and

digital cameras.

The following information is available for production and prices of​ Tuland's products for the years 2009 and 2010.

Using above​ information, calculate the following values.

Real GDP for 2009 using 2009 as base year equals

​$nothing.

​(Enter your response rounded to two decimal​ places.)

Real GDP for 2009 using 2010 as base year equals

​$nothing.

​(Enter your response rounded to two decimal​ places.)

Real GDP for 2010 using 2009 as base year equals

​$nothing.

​(Enter your response rounded to two decimal​ places.)

Real GDP for 2010 using 2010 as base year equals

​$nothing.

​(Enter your response rounded to two decimal​ places.)

GDP growth rate using 2009 as base year equals

nothing​%.

​(Enter your response rounded to two decimal​ places.)

GDP growth rate using 2010 as base year equals

nothing​%.

​(Enter your response rounded to two decimal​ places.)

The arithmetic average of the two growth rates equals

nothing​%.

​(Enter your response rounded to two decimal​ places.)

On January 1, 2010, Porter Company purchased an 80% interest in the capital stock of Salem Company for $850,000. At that time, Salem Company had capital stock of $550,000 an retained earnings of $80,000. Differences between the fair value and the book value of the identifiable assets of Salem Company were as follows: Fair Value in Excess of Book Value Equipment............. $130,000 Land............. 65,000 Inventory............. 40,000 The book values of all other assets and liabilities of Salem Company were equal to their fair values on January 1, 2010. The equipment had a remaining life of five years on January 1, 2010. The inventory was sold in 2010.

Salem Company’s net income and dividends declared in 2010 and 2011 were as follows: Year 2010 Net Income of $100,000; Dividends Declared of $25,000 Year 2011 Net Income of $110,000; Dividends Declared of $35,000

Required:

A. Prepare a Computation and Allocation Schedule for the difference between book value of equity acquired and the value implied by the purchase price.

B. Present the eliminating/adjusting entries needed on the consolidated worksheet for the year ended December 31, 2010. (It is not necessary to prepare the worksheet.) 1. Assume the use of the cost method. 2. Assume the use of the partial equity method. 3. Assume the use of the complete equity method.

C. Present the eliminating/adjusting entries needed on the consolidated worksheet for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Discuss the argument that the dynamics in LEGO’s customer base have influenced their product innovation, and its associated elements.