The NSW Beef Farmers [‘NSWBF’] breeds a mix of Mashimi and Wagyu cattle, producing a unique and expensive beef product selling for $200 per kg on wholesale markets. In November 2019, NSWBF signed a binding agreement with China Beef Imports [‘CBI’] to provide 500kg of their beef, each week during 2020 to 2023, with NSWBF responsible for delivering the beef to the CBI warehouse in Beijing as part of the agreed price. NSWBF arranged freight contracts with Wantas Airlines to fulfil these deliveries, at a cost of $9 per kg. NSWBF’s agreements with CBI and Wantas made no mention of pandemics, flight cancellations, or Government restrictions on flights or trade.

In April 2020 Wantas cancelled all scheduled flights to China, due to the Covid19 pandemic. Freight remained possible via special Wantas flights, or alternative flights via Hong Kong or Singapore, but with limited cargo space on each flight, the cost of freight has increased to $290 per kg.

CBI has received an exemption from import restrictions for Australian beef products, as the beef products are very popular amongst wealthier people in Beijing. CBI is insisting that NSWBF meet their contractual obligations and continue beef deliveries. NSWBF has a cost of production of $110 per kg of beef, and will lose a large mount of money each week if they continue to make deliveries to CBI paying the increased freight costs.

Discuss whether NSWBF must still deliver beef under their contract, given the rise in freight costs between Sydney/NSW and China.

1. Which of the following is NOT another name for corporate finance?

Quantitative Finance

Business Finance

Financial Management

Managerial Finance

2. The most common type of business form in the U.S. is:

partnership.

sole proprietorship.

Corporations.

LLC.

3. The function of financial markets and institutions is:

to facilitate the flow of funds through the economy.

to look at decisions in firms from the financial manager's point of view.

to create economical booms and recessions.

to manage portfolios of investors.

4. Finance originally grew from:

accounting.

mathematics.

economics.

statistics.

All of the above.

5. Investments is taught from:

the market's point of view.

the corporation's point of view.

the portfolio manager's point of view.

the investor's point of view.

6. Which of the following deals mainly with the people issues of a firm?

Finance

Operations

OB/HR

Accounting

7. Profit maximization fails to provide an appropriate goal for financial managers because

it lacks a time dimension

it ignores risk

the calculation of "profit" is easily manipulated

profit has no clear relationship to value

all of the above

8. Which of the following would a corporate finance professional typically NOT work with?

Cash management

Supply chain management

Investing and financing decisions

Financial policy implementation

Tax strategies

9. If you are interested in working as a financial planner, or want to hire someone to manage your personal assets, which professional designation does the text mention is important?

Overview Most disorders or diseases are caused by a combination of environmental and genetic factors. However, some are caused solely by genetics. We are going to examine the latter in this discussion. You will be given the choice of a genetic disorder to research and write about, and then you will draw some conclusions based on this information. You should spend approximately 3 hours on this assignment.

Instructions Choose one genetic disorder from the following list: Sickle cell anemia Cystic fibrosis Duchenne muscular dystrophy Achondroplasia

Conduct some research on the disorder you chose (remember to write down your sources). Start your discussion post with a description of the genetic disorder. Focus on the inheritance pattern of the disorder (autosomal dominant, X-linked, etc.) and the genotype and phenotype of a person with the disorder.

In your initial post, delve more deeply into the inheritance of the disorder by answering the following questions: What has changed in that gene to allow it to cause a genetic disorder? Be specific and explain how this differs from the gene’s normal function.

Is it possible for parents to not have the disorder, but pass it on to their children? What kind of dominance pattern does it show?

What problem(s) is/are caused to a person who inherits this gene? Is this gene typically inherited from the mother or the father? Finally, describe an experiment that you could use to determine if a new drug is effective at treating the disorder. Be sure to mention the independent, dependent and control variables

Finally, consider how you could use the scientific method to draw conclusions about this disorder or to treat this disorder.

Due: 07/25/2018
Bonus Assignment #1

Directions: For this bonus assignment, you will give a presentation on a statistical model of your choosing. To do this, choose a statistical model from the list below and come up with a hypothetical study related to your research interests that could be conducted using the model. Presentations should be 5-6 minutes and must include the following:
Background information on your topic, research question/hypothesis, and why you think your study should be conducted.
State the IV (including levels) and the DV. Be specific about what your variables are. Review “operational definitions” in your textbook. Also, mention the scale of measurement your variables are measured on.
Explain what the procedure would be for individuals participating in your study. BE SPECIFIC ABOUT EACH STEP IN THE PROCEDURE.
Come up with a sample data set for your hypothetical study (minimum of 30 data points total). Demonstrate how the data would be analyzed using the model in JMP*. You can obtain a free copy of JMP using your student id information here: (http://helpdesk.louisiana.edu/sasjmp).
Explain how to interpret the results of the test. Relate your analysis to the question posed by your hypothetical study.
Choose from the following statistical models:
One-way between-subjects ANOVA
One-way within-subjects ANOVA
Two-way between-subjects ANOVA
Regression
*Two-way ANOVA does not require a JMP demonstration.

Course Learning Outcomes-Covered
• Demonstrate a solid understanding of decision making process for complex issues pertaining to business environment both internally and externally. (1.2)
• Explain critical thinking and cognitive psychology as it pertains to analyze and synthesize information for problem solving and decision making. (2.7)
• Identify and analyze different perspectives on understanding problems for different situations. (3.1)

Assignment Instructions:
• Log in to Saudi Digital Library (SDL) via University’s website
• On first page of SDL, choose “English Databases”
• From the list find and click on EBSCO database.
• In the search bar of EBSCO find the following article:
Title: “The elements of good judgement- How to improve your decision-making”
Author: Sir Andrew Likierman, Professor, London Business School
Date of Publication: January–February 2020  
Published: Harvard Business Review

Assignment Questions: (Marks 05)
1. Read the attached article titled as “The elements of good judgement- How to improve your decision-making” by Sir Andrew Likierman, published in Harvard Business Review, and answer the following Questions: [5 Marks]
a. Summarize the article and explain the main issues discussed in the article. (In 600-700 words)
b. What do you think about the article in relations to what you have learnt in the course about improving decision-making and problem solving skills? Use additional reference to support you argument. (In 300-500 words)

Please adhere to the number of words required and mention a reference

New expression and clear line.

Jack has been working as a project engineer for a mechanical energy technology firm for a few years now, and has recently been promoted to review projects for in-need communities overseas. He has been put in charge of managing the current company's charity projects, and determining how to distribute the funding for them. Some of the projects are pretty straightforward in their mission and material requirement, but for one project, Jack isn't sure whether the company should be funding it. The project's mission is to provide new solar panels for an East African community but the project data suggests it is more practical to just install better lighting inside the homes. Jack wonders whether to bring up his doubts with his boss. Based on the company's research on the community, the community desires better lighting system for their homes, and the solar panels would be an expensive and high maintenance project. Not to mention, there was a previous project that (when followed through) resulted in equipment being stolen from the same region to exchange for money. Jack understands their local sponsor would gain a great advantage in featuring solar panels in the community. It would also foster a good business partnership between the two companies. However, Jack feels it is his responsibility to provide the community with a more sımple and efficient solution to their problem, without diving into a large project that could possibly lead to negative side effects Is Jack's company wrong to provide technology to the community when they don't need it? (Your answer should be least 150 words)

The times of the finishers in the New York City 10km run are normally distributed with mean of 61 minutes and standard deviation ? minutes. It is known that 70% of finishers have a finish time greater than 60 minutes. Let ?denote the finishing time for finishers in this race.

Note: Show your R codes/output.

Note: You can use the functions pnorm() or qnorm() in R to help you in solving the following parts.

The function pnorm(), compute probabilities from known bounding values. The function qnorm() , aims to do the opposite: given an area, find the boundary value that determines this area.

a) (2 points) Find the standard deviation of the finishing time (?).
Note: Provide the R code and output for the z-value or finding area under the standard normal curve.

b) (2 points) In 2013 approximately 7748 individuals took part in the run. A random sample of 9 individuals is drawn and their finishing times are recorded. Assuming everyone finished the run. What is the probability that among the 9 finishers selected their average finishing time is greater than 59 minutes. Note: Mention the R code and output for the z-value or finding area under the standard normal curve. Do the calculations for 3 decimal points.

c) (2 points) A second, independent sample of individuals is drawn from this population. How large of a sample must be drawn if the probability that the average finishing time is less than 62 must be 80%? Note: Show the R code and output for the z-value or for finding area under the standard normal curve.

A person was admitted to hospital for a car accident and sustained a fracture in his right arm and left leg with burns of total burn surface area of 68% and injury in his head and neck due to accident but with no fracture in them. He stayed in coma for 3 days to control his situation and the severity of brain injury is measured by the Glasgow Coma Scale and found to be 14. The patient had no previous medical or nutritional problems. The patient had a surgery for his leg (installation for hip joint), but all other problem were solved with no surgeries. An inflammation happened to his hip after the surgery where the physician delayed his discharge from the hospital. The patient weight upon his admission to hospital is 109 Kg and his height is 188 cm.

1-Discuss the metabolic response in this case describing phases, hormonal state, regulations? (Please notice that your answer not to exceed 300 words, and list the reference you have used).

2-If you are working in this hospital as a dietitian, explain the nutrition plan you will follow for this case, in each stage of his medical treatment plan, from his admission, ICU, before surgery, after surgery, at home, mention all nutrients to concentrate on, or to supply and method of feeding to use in each stage? (Please notice that your answer not to exceed 1 word page, with single space between lines, and no need for references).

-How to assess thyroid disorders medically and nutritionally?

(Please notice that your answer not to exceed 150 words for each point, and list the reference you have used).

Manny was arrested as the main suspect in a murder investigation. Manny was brought into an interrogation room, but was not read his Miranda rights. A police officer asked Manny, “Where were you on the night of May 2?” Manny proceeded to confess to the murder, detailing the time and location of the murder and the use of a knife as a murder weapon.

The officer immediately left the room, and he then realized that he accidentally forgot to read Manny his Miranda rights. He reported his mistake to the chief, who decided to place Manny in a holding cell.

Two hours later, Manny was brought back into the interrogation room where he was questioned by a different officer. Prior to questioning, this officer properly read Manny his Miranda rights.

Manny stated that he understood his rights and repeated his confession about the time and location of the murder but did not mention the knife.

Police then went to the location and found the victim and the weapon (a knife) used in the murder next to the body. The knife was later found to have Manny's blood and fingerprints.

At his trial, Manny admitted that both of his statements were voluntarily made, but argued that they should each be suppressed, along with the murder weapon (knife) since all were the "fruit" of a Miranda violation.

Which, if any, pieces of evidence should be suppressed?