Briefly explain how America came to be an EMPIRE by 1900. Be sure to include the role the exportation of Manifest Destiny, technology, innovation, capital and risk played an important role in this pursuit.
In: Civil Engineering
writing a retail innovation paper on Walmart highlighting 10 retail innovations over the last 100 years. This paper should be placed in chronological order with at least three references
In: Operations Management
Develop outlines showing how trends like workforce diversity, technological innovation, globalization, and changes in the nature of work have affected the college or university you are attending now.
In: Psychology
3M is an innovative business. What makes the 3M company innovative as a business and personally? Is 3M a company that largely pursues sustained innovation, or would you consider them a disruptor?
In: Economics
1. There are 300 bacteria in a culture, and the number of bacteria quadruples every 5 hours.
A. Write a function, N, that gives the number of bacteria t hours from now.
B. How many will there be in 20 hours?
C. In how many hours will there be 2,000 bacteria?
2. The population of Johnsonville was 900 in 1880 and is known to double every 20 years.
a. Write a function, P, that gives the population y years after 1840.
b. If this model is accurate, what is the population in 2010?
c. In what year did the population first exceed 5000?
3. A population increases by 5.5% per year. In how many years will the population triple?
4. An investment involving a single deposit pays 6% per year, compounded annually. What deposit is needed to have $30,000 after 20 years?
In: Math
In: Economics
Tech Supplies Company, Incorporated, is a leading retailer specializing in consumer electronics. A condensed income statement and balance sheet for the fiscal year ended February 1, 2020, are shown below.
| Tech Supplies Company, Incorporated | |
| Balance Sheet | |
| At February 1, 2020 | |
| ($ in millions) | |
| Assets | |
|---|---|
| Current assets: | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ 2,106 |
| Accounts receivable (net) | 1,227 |
| Inventory | 5,064 |
| Other current assets | 418 |
| Total current assets | 8,815 |
| Long-term assets | 3,698 |
| Total assets | $ 12,513 |
| Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity | |
| Current liabilities: | |
| Accounts payable | $ 5,100 |
| Other current liabilities | 3,775 |
| Total current liabilities | 8,875 |
| Long-term liabilities | 2,242 |
| Shareholders’ equity | 1,396 |
| Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity | $ 12,513 |
| Tech Supplies Company, Incorporated | |
| Income Statement | |
| For the Year Ended February 1, 2020 | |
| ($ in millions) | |
| Revenues | $ 39,593 |
|---|---|
| Costs and expenses | 38,166 |
| Operating income | 1,427 |
| Other income (expense)* | (78) |
| Income before income taxes | 1,349 |
| Income tax expense | 698 |
| Net income | $ 651 |
*Includes $197 of interest expense.
1-a. Calculate the current ratio for Tech Supplies for its fiscal year ended February 1, 2020.
1-b. Calculate the acid-test ratio for Tech Supplies for its fiscal year ended February 1, 2020.
1-c. Calculate the debt to equity ratio for Tech Supplies for its fiscal year ended February 1, 2020.
1-d. Calculate the times interest earned ratio for Tech Supplies for its fiscal year ended February 1, 2020.
Note: For all requirements, round your answers to 2 decimal places.
In: Accounting
An outcome in the cancer experiment is measured by a test for the presence of cells that trigger an immune response in the body and so may help fight cancer. Here are the data of 11 subjects: counts of active cells per 100,000 cells before and after infusion of thee modified cells. The difference ( after minus before) is the response variable.
|
Before |
14 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
|
After |
41 |
7 |
1 |
215 |
20 |
700 |
13 |
530 |
35 |
92 |
108 |
|
Difference |
27 |
7 |
0 |
215 |
20 |
700 |
13 |
510 |
34 |
86 |
108 |
a). Do the data give an evidence that the count of active cells is higher after treatment ?
b). Construct a 95% confidence interval for the data ?
In: Statistics and Probability
Hearing that you are the greatest wills and estates lawyer in the country, Mary Jane Watson came to your office today to discuss the estate of her deceased husband, Peter Parker, who died of a spider bite on June 25, 2020.
Parker had written a will in June 2010, which in relevant part reads as follows: Disposition of Estate
A. I leave my comic book collection to my beloved wife, Mary Jane Watson. If Mary Jane predeceases me, I leave the collection to the Future Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
B. I leave $10,000 to my wonderful friend, Ned Leeds. C. I leave $40,000 to my siblings, share and share alike.
All the rest, residue, and remainder I leave to my best friend, Natasha Romanoff, and my Aunt May.
Parker had been having an affair with his best friend Natasha Romanoff, since 2009, and in September of 2016, Natasha died giving birth to her daughter, Anna May. Anna May is Peter Parker’s daughter, as well. In 2013, Peter had written a letter in his own handwriting to Natasha saying, “Natasha, everything I own is yours.” Peter signed the letter, and it was found with the 2010 will, but it was torn into two pieces.
Peter had four siblings when the will was executed but only his sister Sarah survived him. All siblings were married and have surviving children. Aunt May predeceased Peter, but left a son, Frankie. Anna May survived Peter.
1. Please explain to Mary Jane who will receive what
from Peter’s estate, and why if:
The jurisdiction is a pure per stirpes jurisdiction, and does not
allow a residue of a residue, but does allow holographic wills.
Furthermore, the jurisdiction’s anti-lapse statute applies to
grandparents, and lineal descendants of grandparents.
2. If Mary Jane is not happy with her share of the estate, what options does she have? What challenges can she bring and how likely is she to prevail?
3. How might your answer change if Ned Leeds served as a witness to the 2010 will?
In: Operations Management
The labor-abundant economy has shifted from being
self-sufficient to free trade with the rest of the world. This
country satisfies the Heckscher-Ohlin theorem.
a). In the short term after the opening of trade, it is impossible
to build new factories or install new machinery. However, labor can
move between industries. In the early stages after the opening of
trade, what will be the wages and capital returns of workers in the
export and import competition industries?
b). Eventually, new factories can be opened and other factories can
be closed. In the long run, what will be the absolute return on
capital and worker wages? If someone gains something in this
long-term situation, while others lose, what does "free trade gain"
mean?
In: Economics