Assume you live in a mid-size city in United states, in the State of Texas. You are starting a healthy energy drink company. Targeting the fitness community in your area. Assume you are currently outsourcing your beverage but with time you want to manufacture your beverage in the United States. Your focus for this question will be on manufacturing: Describe how you willmanufacture your product (machines, labor, robotics, etc.). What type of manufacturing process layout will you use and why? Keep in mind that you will most likely utilize just-in-time (JIT) to the extent possible. Also recall the process of manufacture you chose, namely, continuous process, flow shop, cellular, job shop, project, or a hybrid (combination of two or more of the former). Please answer all the questions. Thank you in advance

Don't you agree that the lack of females in positions of authority provide girls with a message that girls are not capable of being in charge? Remember that in the 1700's in the United States when whaling was an industry, men were out to sea sometimes for years at a time, who ran the businesses back home? Women, there were many "cottage" industries in which women ran businesses out of their homes, but they made money, paid the bills, took care of the family, and were there when their men returned to land. The changes occurred during the Industrial Revolution in the United States when it was considered a sign of wealth when a "weak" woman was "allowed" to stay home and care for their children and their husbands worked in the factories of the time. So how do we reverse 100 years of societal influence?

5. Discuss the topic of the following federal tax forms:

a. 990 –

b. Schedule SE –

c. Form W-2 –

6. Identify the topic of the following Treasury Regulations, Revenue Rulings or Revenue Procedures:

a. Reg. § 301.6333-1 –

b. Treas. Reg. 1.482-7(b)(1)(iii). -

c. Rev. Proc. 89–14, 1989–1 C.B. 814 -

7. Apply your knowledge of tax law, to other areas of the United States Code, given that sometimes an accountant might need to access other parts of the United States law:

   a. 15 U.S.C., chapter 2B, section 78j-1(b)(1) -

b. 31 U.S.C., subtitle B, chapter X -

c. Title 18, chapter 31, section 664 -

Brittany, a 33- year old Caucasian woman who has lived her whole life in the United States, is watching the news when she hears that mexican immigrant has been arrested on drug charges. Brittany turns to her friend and says, "typical. I mean, Im sure there are some nice mexicans in our country- i just haven't met any." She then argues for stricter immigration policies and the construction of a wall along the united states-mexico border. Analyze Brittanys thoughts according to the various heuristics she may have used. In addition, determine which element of the media broadcast may have activated certain schemas, and explain how perseverance effect may have played a role in shaping her views.

Durning this part of class we looked at (1) creating a strategy, (2) mission, vision, values, and culture, (3) globalization, and (4) planning.

For this extra credit, reflect on the COVID-19 virus to date. In thinking about COVID-19 identify one topic (creating a strategy, globalization, or planning) and address the following questions:

1. How do you feel the United States has performed in the area (i.e., creating a strategy for COVID-19, addressing the global aspect of the virus, or planning for the virus)? In your response, find one news article that supports your argument. Please include a citation.

2. What could have been done to make the United States more effective at addressing this crisis? In your response, tie in one key concept from class.

3. United Park City Properties real estate investment firm took a random sample of five condominium units that recently sold in the city. The sales prices Y (in thousands of dollars) and the areas X (in hundreds of square feet) for each unit are as follows     (40 points)

The owner wants to forecast sales on the basis of the area. Which variable is the dependent variable? Which variable is the independent variable?

Determine the regression equation.

Interpret the values of the slope and the intercept.

Test the significance of the slope at 1% level of significance.

Determine the coefficient of correlation between the sales price and the area.

Interpret the strength of the correlation coefficient.

Determine the coefficient of determination and present its interpretation.

Determine the coefficient of non-determination.

Suppose marginal benefit from a hectare of for a public park (assume it is a pure public good) for two groups of consumers (A and B) is given by: MBa = 10 − Q and MBb = (8 – Q)/2 where Q is the number of hectares of the park. To simplify our analysis, assume that there are only 1 consumer of each type. The marginal cost to provide the park is a constant $5.

a) What is the socially efficient number of hectares for the park?

b) Assume that the consumers each makes a voluntary contribution to a fund which will be used to build the park. The size of the park depends on the amount of money collected. How many hectares will be built in the end? Assume both consumers know the marginal cost and marginal benefit function of each type.

Let’s return to Tallahassee hotel market we considered in Problem Set 1, but now from the perspective of a hotel manager. Consider a hotel which can supply an unlimited number of hotel rooms at the constant marginal cost c = 20 per room per night, so that the hotel’s total cost function is given by C(q) = 20q. Assume that demand for hotel rooms in Tallahassee takes two possible values: on game days, demand is described by the demand curve q = 100−p, while on non-game-days demand is described by the demand curve q = 60 − 2p.

1. First suppose that the hotel acts as a price taker.

(a) What does it mean for the hotel to act as a price taker? What condition determines a price taker’s optimal supply decision?

(b) Assuming the hotel acts as a price taker, what will be the equilibrium price and quantity sold on game days? What about on non-game-days? (Remember, the hotel’s marginal cost is constant!)

(c) Briefly discuss, without solving, how your results in (b) would change if the hotel instead had increasing marginal costs (say for example MC(q) = q rather than MC = 20).

Government is considering building a public park in a small town ìBelleî. The cost of building this park is 120. There are three people in this town, Arnold, Ben, and Carrol. Each personís valuation of the park is 20, 30, and 80 respectively. But, government does not know these valuations.

(a) The government decides whether to build this park by majority voting. If majority supports building the park, then cost will be equally shared. What will be the outcome of majority voting?

(b) Government suggests that the cost of building the park will be financed through the government revenue in other towns. But government will only take this project when the benefit is higher than the cost. Government want survey these three to know the benefit of the park. Do you think this is the right plan to get the benefit of the park? Explain why or why not.

(c) Government suggests another plan. Government will survey these three to get the valuation of the park. If the sum of benefit is greater than the cost, cost will proportionately shared among three according to the reported valuation. For example, the reported valuation is 50, 60, and 70, then each cost share will be 50/(50+60+70), 60/(50+60+70), and 70/(50+60+70). Do you think this is the right plan to get the true valuation? Explain why or why not.