1. The role of slavery in the industrial revolution in the United States was so important to disregard, but management textbook usually say nothing about slavery.

1. Explain the used of slave in the development of industry in USA.
2. Discuss the methods used by the Robber Barons to hide their ugly business behaviours which harmed and suffered many people.
3. Explain the role of scientific management, founded by FW. Taylor in the development of industry in USA.
4. Explain why trade union refused the implementation of scientific management in industries.

In your opinion is the US debt a problem for the United States or not? Given that monetary policy has an effect on interest rates, should monetary policy work with fiscal policy to reduce the impacts of debt? What are the pros and cons of monetary policy and fiscal policy working together? (Answer question based on the article below)

Article:

As Congress allocates trillions of dollars to support businesses and individuals impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, some project US debt skyrocketing to historical highs. This adds fuel to a long-running question: Does America’s growing debt load spell future trouble? In our view, focusing solely on the debt’s size doesn’t tell the whole story. By looking at the debt question differently, we think investors can defuse concerns about America’s allegedly ticking time bomb.

Even before the coronavirus dominated headlines, some worried about big deficits adding to America’s debt. In early May, US Treasury data show $25.1 trillion in total federal government debt outstanding. [i] While this figure includes intra-governmental holdings (i.e., money the government owes itself), even stripping this away leaves net public debt at a still-huge $19.1 trillion—nearly 2.5 times the amount on January 1, 2010. [ii]

In isolation, that big number doesn’t mean much. So to put this figure into perspective, many economists compare a country’s debt to its GDP. At the end of 2019, net public debt was 79.2% of US GDP—up from 52.3% a decade earlier and the biggest since the late 1940s. [iii] Moreover, coronavirus’ impact is almost assured to push the ratio far higher. Between Q1’s -4.8% annualized GDP decline (with worse likely in Q2) and rising debt as the government funds its coronavirus response, America’s debt-to-GDP ratio could exceed its post–World War II high of 106.1% in the not-so-distant future. [iv]

Large debt-to-GDP ratios inspire comparisons to countries like Greece, which defaulted multiple times in the past decade. But even these ratios alone don’t mean problems loom. What matters more: a country’s ability to meet interest payments. Governments don’t use GDP—an annual flow of economic activity—to meet those obligations. They use tax revenue. In fiscal year 2019, US interest payments accounted for about 10.8% of tax revenues. [v] This figure has been rising over the past 4 years, but it remains well below the 15%–18% range in effect during most of the 1980s–1990s. [vi] America had no trouble servicing its debt during these two decades. The economy boomed.

With Treasury yields historically low, many acknowledge financing debt today isn’t onerous—especially since the Treasury gets to refinance maturing debt at a cheaper rate. On May 5, 2010, the Treasury sold $24 billion in 10-year notes at a 3.51% interest rate. [vii] The Treasury effectively refinanced those at a mid-May 2020 auction of new 10-year notes. The interest rate? A far-lower 0.65%. [viii]

Which brings us to another point: Treasury bonds carry fixed rates, so rising rates don’t immediately threaten affordability. As of 12/31/2019, the weighted average maturity of US debt was nearly 70 months—higher than the 60-month historical average over the past 40 years. [ix] Hence, rates would need to rise significantly from here—and stay there for years as Treasury refinanced maturing bonds—to hit costs materially. That doesn’t seem likely today. Demand is strong, putting downward pressure on yields. With sovereign-debt yields low globally—Japan and Europe have lower rates than America—US debt remains more attractive in comparison.

Moreover, interest rates tend to move with inflation, and the latter looks unlikely to surge in the near future. Even after the spread widened between long and short rates since February’s end, the US yield curve is still around its flattest over the past 10 years. That weighs on bank lending and, relatedly, money supply growth—a key inflation component. When investors anticipate higher inflation to come, they will demand a higher premium to compensate for their loss in purchasing power. That isn’t likely to be the case with inflation benign. US debt could be on its way to making new records, but that doesn’t mean new problems will come with it.

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1. The Institute of Medicine has found the quality of healthcare in the United States to be fairly uniform, the same in all settings.

   1. True
   2. False
2. Question 2

   5 Points

   The major focus for CQI decision making is the collection of data.

   1. True
   2. False
3. Question 3

   5 Points

   Optimizing the delivery of health care and improving outcomes are reasons for using CQI in the US health system.

   1. True
   2. False
4. Question 4

   5 Points

   Hospitals using CQI adopt methods first pioneered by Deming's business model.

   1. True
   2. False
5. Question 5

   5 Points

   The Triple Aim became the Quadruple Aim which was a focus on improving the lives of vendors of healthcare equipment.

   1. True
   2. False
6. Question 6

   5 Points

   One goal of successful CQI is to empower employees so that are motivated to assist in the process.

   1. True
   2. False
7. Question 7

   5 Points

   Recent increased use of CQI in US health care results, in part, from the Affordable Care Act.

   1. True
   2. False
8. Question 8

   5 Points

   PDSA and PDCA are the only acceptable tools to use in the CQI process.

   1. True
   2. False
9. Question 9

   5 Points

   CQI is simultaneously two things: a management philosophy and a management method.

   1. True
   2. False
10. Question 10

    5 Points

    Healthcare Element of CQI includes use of epidemiological and clinical studies (evidence based medicine).

    1. True
    2. False
11. Question 11

    10 Points

    The PDSA cycle is continuous and involves the following steps Blank 1.

    • Blank 1
12. Question 12

    5 Points

    If you want to innovate in the hospital which you manage, you should

    1. A) lead by dictate.

    2. B) increase staff pay.

    3. C) institute extensive patient surveys.

    4. D) lead by example.

13. Question 13

    5 Points

    The culture of excellence which CQI aims to foster resembles a

    1. A) culture of achievement.

    2. B) safety culture.

    3. C) culture of enrichment.

    4. D) quality culture.

14. Question 14

    5 Points

    The _______________ definition of quality of care is “the extent to which health care services provided to individuals and patient populations improve desired health outcomes.

    1. WHO

    2. IHI

    3. AHRQ

    4. IOM

15. Question 15

    5 Points

    The Structural Elements of CQI include

    1. a. Use of process improvement teams

    2. b. Use of CQI tools

    3. c.Creation of parallel organization (Quality Council) to monitor CQI

    4. d.Gain commitment from top management

    5. all of the above

    6. only a and b

16. Question 16

    5 Points

    Philosophical Elements of CQI include

    1. Involves a Strategic Focus

    2. Customer Focus

    3. Systems View

    4. Data-driven

       (evidence-based) Analysis

    5. all of the above

    6. none of the above

17. Question 17

    5 Points

    _________________________focuses on conformance quality, which is defined as “conforming to specifications; having a product or service that meets predefined standards”

    1. Total Quality Management

    2. Quality Assurance(QA)

    3. Continuous Quality Improvement

    4. None of above

18. Question 18

    5 Points

    _______________is defined as a structured organizational process for involving personnel in planning and executing a continuous flow of improvements to provide quality health care that meets or exceeds expectations.

    1. CQI(Continuous Quality Improvement)

    2. Total Quality Management

    3. Quality Assurance(QA)

    4. Non of above

19. Question 19

    5 Points

    Poor quality care has an impact on

    1. a. patients

    2. b. services which provide care

    3. c. society at large

    4. d. all of above

    5. e. only a

The average price for a gallon of gas in the United States is $1.80. Assume that the population standard deviation is $0.50. (a) What is the probability that a sample of 100 gas stations will have a mean price per gallon within ±$0.06 of the population mean? (b) What is the probability that a sample of 100 gas stations will have a mean price per gallon of more than $1.77? (c) What is the probability that a sample of 100 gas stations will have a mean price per gallon of less than $1.86?

In the United States, birth weights are normally distributed, with a mean of 3420g and a standard deviation of 495g. If a hospital plans to establish special observation conditions for the 2% of babies less, what weight would be used to establish a cut-off point that separates 2% of the babies less heavy from the others?

In these posts, you will gather data for the United States and for another country of your choosing. You are free to choose the country, but you are likely to gain greater understanding if you choose a country about which you have relatively little knowledge. You should, however, take care to select a country that will allow you to gather all of the needed information for the full set of assignments. [Here again, there are tradeoffs.] If others have posted ahead of you, please note the country that they have selected. Please try not to duplicate countries; the objective is as broad a set of information as possible. In this first installment, please do the following:

1. Gather output and income data for (1) the United State and (2) the country of your own choosing. Provide this number for the 3 most recent years available. For the US, you can begin with the Department of Commerce site, Bureau of Economic Analysis. For the country that you choose, you may want to start with the data provided by the United Nations. An alternative approach would be to search for data produced specifically by the government of the nation that you choose.
2. In particular, find data on (1) GDP; (2) Real GDP; (3) Real GDP per capita; and (4) the GDP deflator for both the US and your country. If the exact measure is not available for the country you choose, please explain what you have chosen as a substitute.
3. If you find a good information source, please provide it (and a link) as a part of your post. However, be sure if you provide a link that it is a reliable source. I would strongly urge you not to use Wikipedia, but to consult governmental sources, and institutions like the UN or the OECD, and similar organizations. Students who provide links to useful information sources can receive bonus points for their effort.
4. Post the data and information you find on the Discussion Board, under the Chapter 10 Discussion. Your post should include a discussion of what you find, rather than simply the numbers — you are expected to include a narrative about the data. Some explanation is needed, including a discussion of the economic situation in both the US and in your chosen country.

What is the main role of the SEC in the United States? Give an example and details of one success or failure in its oversight. Include an analysis of the situation. Please respond with a minimum of 100 words, and cite and reference any outside information used in your answer.

In 2006 the United States is at full employment. Then, in 2007:

a. The real estate market collapses. Illustrate with a graph the effect of this event on the aggregate economy. Identify the result in the unemployment rate, real GDP and the price level.

b. Oil producing countries cut production. Illustrate with a graph the effect of this event on the aggregate economy. Identify the result in the unemployment rate, real GDP and the price level.

The “Economic Report to the President of the United States” included data on the amounts of manufacturers’ new and unfilled orders in millions of dollars. Shown here are the figures for new orders over a 21-year period. GB513: Business Analytics 3 of 6 Use the charting tool in Excel to develop a regression model to fit the trend effects for the data. Use a linear model and then try a polynomial (order 2) model. Make sure the charts show the line formula and the r-squared value. Include both charts in your report. Then, answer the following question: ● How well does either model fit the data? Which model should be used for forecasting? Explain using the relevant metrics. Year Total Number of New Orders 1 55,022 2 55,921 3 64,182 4 76,003 5 87,327 6 85,139 7 99,513 8 115,109 9 116,251 10 121,547 11 123,321 12 141,200 13 162,140 14 168,420 15 171,250 16 176,355 17 195,204 18 209,389 19 237,025 20 272,544 21 293,475

The ages of some vice presidents in the United States at the time of their death are listed below.

1. Construct a group frequency distribution using 4 classes.

class limits, class boundaries, frequency and relative frequency

2. Construct a cumulative frequency distribution with the ages of some vice presidents at the time of their death.

Class boundaries, cumulative frequency and cumulative relative frequency