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John and Eric are childhood friends who went to school and university together. After graduation, John...

John and Eric are childhood friends who went to school and university together. After graduation, John moved to Spain where he joined his family and started a business exporting authentic Spanish Artwork to clients around the World. Eric operates a retail store in Brazil, and the two friends agreed to start a business together. John would send artwork to Eric who would sell it in his store at a reasonable price. John shipped the Artwork by mail to ensure quick, timely delivery. Eric verbally agreed to pay John 30 days after shipment and they would split the profits equally, with each party getting 50 percent. 45 days after shipment, John contacted Eric to see how things were progressing. Eric informed John that the Artwork had not sold. He indicated some potential buyers had shown interest but thought the art was priced too high. A month later, John called Erik to follow up and collect funds. Eric mentioned he had no cash on hand and his financial situation made it impossible to make any payments for the moment. Eric gave John the option to either take the frames back or sell them at cost. John is unable to obtain assistance from any of his friends and lawyers as there are no written contractual agreements signed. 4 months later, John followed up one last time. Eric mentioned he sold the frames for 25 percent of the asking price, and he did not transfer any funds for payment of artwork and additional costs. John lost $9,000 worth of goods and a friend that he trusted.

Note: No Plagiarism, Each answer minimum of 100 words.

1. What mistakes did John make during his negotiation that led to this loss? *

2.Is there anything John can legally do now to minimize his loss in this transaction? *

3. How would you negotiate differently in a similar future transaction to avoid this situation at the end? *

In: Accounting

John and Eric are childhood friends who went to school and university together. After graduation, John...

John and Eric are childhood friends who went to school and university together. After graduation, John moved to Spain where he joined his family and started a business exporting authentic Spanish Artwork to clients around the World. Eric operates a retail store in Brazil, and the two friends agreed to start a business together. John would send artwork to Eric who would sell it in his store at a reasonable price. John shipped the Artwork by mail to ensure quick, timely delivery. Eric verbally agreed to pay John 30 days after shipment and they would split the profits equally, with each party getting 50 percent. 45 days after shipment, John contacted Eric to see how things were progressing. Eric informed John that the Artwork had not sold. He indicated some potential buyers had shown interest, but thought the art was priced too high. A month later, John called Erik to follow up and collect funds. Eric mentioned he had no cash on hand and his financial situation made it impossible to make any payments for the moment. Eric gave John the option to either take the frames back or sell them at cost. John is unable to obtain assistance from any of his friends and lawyers as there are no written contractual agreements signed. 4 months later, John followed up one last time. Eric mentioned he sold the frames for 25 percent of the asking price, and he did not transfer any funds for payment of artwork and additional costs. John lost $9,000 worth of goods and a friend that he trusted.

. What mistakes did John make during his negotiation that led to this loss? *

2. Is there anything John can legally do now to minimize his loss in this transaction? *

3. How would you negotiate differently in a similar future transaction to avoid this situation at the end? *

In: Economics

Over the last 20 years, the number of students who hold a job while attending university...

Over the last 20 years, the number of students who hold a job while attending university fulltime has increased. Work responsibilities may ‘compete’ for time and energy with course responsibilities, and consequently, may affect student academic success. An educational researcher is interested in determining whether student employment influences academic success. The research has obtained a relevant sample of university students, and has determined the following information for each student:

  1. their employment status (specifically, the typical number of hours worked per week during the school term)
  2. their course grades for the most recent school term (specifically, their mean grade (%) across all their courses during the school term).

In our lecture on Planning Ahead: Sampling variability, you were introduced to a set of five (5) questions that can be used to help decide upon a relevant statistical inference procedure.

  1. Identify each of the five (5) questions and answer each question based on the scenario described above.
  2. Based on your answers to part a, identify which of the inference procedures covered in class is most appropriate to analyse the researcher’s data?
  3. Assume the researchers for the above scenario have obtained relevant simple random sample(s). Identify (by name) the sampling distribution that underlies the statistical inference procedure named in part b. Then, give the formulae for the mean and standard deviation for the sampling distribution you have identified.

my answer to a is:

  1. The first question is “what is your analysis goal?”. The analysis goal based on the scenario above is to determine if student employment has an influence on their academic success. The second question is “how many ‘samples’ or groups are you comparing?”. Based on the scenario above, the researcher is comparing a single sample of university students and each student in the sample is surveyed. The third question is “are you ‘samples’ independent or paired?”. In this scenario, the sample is independent as the data is obtained from each student each case is unrelated to the other. The fourth question is “what type of data are you collecting? Quantitative or categorical?”. Based on the scenario above, the data being collected quantitative. Both the employment status and their course grades produce a numerical value to describe the dat The last question is “what parameters are of interest?”. In the above scenario, the parameters of interest are the hours worked per week and the mean of the student’s course grades.

In: Statistics and Probability

Julie is going to establish a University Fund for her daughter Jade, who has just been...

Julie is going to establish a University Fund for her daughter Jade, who has just been born. She plans to make the first deposit of $5,000 on Jade’s fourth birthday and make another 8 annual deposits of this amount. After this, annual deposits of $10,000 will be made until Jade’s 18th birthday. Given the long term nature of the investment, Julie anticipates an 8% pa return. The money is the transferred to an account for Jade and she will then withdraw the money in equal annual amounts for 6 years starting on her 18th birthday. Jade will only be able to earn 5% pa on her money.

(i) How much will be available on Jade’s 18th birthday?

(ii) Create a schedule showing the cash inflows and outflows of this fund. How much will Jade be able to spend each year?

In: Finance

Brian Johnson is a 21-year-old college senior who comes to the university counseling center for an...

Brian Johnson is a 21-year-old college senior who comes to the university counseling center for an evaluation. Brian was referred by his resident advisor, who saw him intoxicated seven times in the past month. Brian has missed multiple classes because he was hungover from drinking the night before and he recently got a ticket for public drunkenness.

In your initial post, answer two of the following questions from your perspective as Brian’s psychiatric nurse practitioner:

  1. Identify one screening tool you could use to determine if Brian has a problem with drinking. Why is this tool appropriate to use in this situation?
  2. How would motivational interviewing be helpful for Brian? Provide evidence to support your decision.
  3. Identify one resource in your community where a patient could get treatment for substance abuse. Include a link to this resource.
  4. What function is served by asking Brian, “How important is it to change your behavior on a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being very important?”
  5. Give an example of a simple and a complex reflection you would use with Brian.

In: Psychology

James Shellton is an experienced musician who operates the University Music Center at UW-Stout. On Saturday,...

James Shellton is an experienced musician who operates the University Music Center at UW-Stout. On Saturday, Barbara Farkas and her 22-year-old daughter, Penny, went to Mr. Shellton's store to look at violins. Penny has been studying violin in college for approximately 9 months. Mrs. Farkas and Penny advised Mr. Shellton of the price range of which they were interested, and Penny told him she was relying on his expertise. He selected a violin for $368.09, including case and sales tax. Mr. Shellton claimed that the instrument was originally priced at $465 but that he discounted it because Mrs. Farkas was willing to take it on an "as is" basis. Mrs. Farkas and Penny alleged that Mr. Shellton represented that the violin was "the best" and a "perfect violin for you" and that it was of high quality. Mrs. Farkas paid for it by check. On the following, Monday, Penny took the violin to her college music teacher who immediately told her that it had poor tone and a crack in the body and that it was not the right instrument for her. Mrs. Farkas telephoned Mr. Shellton and asked for a refund. He refused, saying that she had purchased and accepted the violin on an "as is" basis. Had Mrs. Farkas "accepted" the violin so that it was too late for her to reject it? Argue for James Shelton

In: Economics

Riehl (1994) examined whether Indiana University students who were the first generation in their family to...

Riehl (1994) examined whether Indiana University students who were the first generation in their family to attend college were more at risk of dropping out during their first semester than other students. The table below shows the observed frequencies:

First Generation Students Other Students
Dropped Out 73 89
Did Not Drop Out 657 1226

a. Using Excel, conduct a Chi-square test of independence on these data.

b. Report the results in a textbox. Be sure to provide both a statistical and research conclusion.

In: Math

The university finance department wants to know if the average age of students at their university...

The university finance department wants to know if the average age of students at their university is greater than the average for other universities. A random sample of student records is taken from the own university (population 1) and a random selection of student ages from other three universities are taken (population 2). A significance level of 0.05 is chosen.

The null and alternative hypotheses are:

?0:

??:

The samples are selected, and the results are:

?1 = 28,7 ?????   ?1 = 5.1 ?????   ?1 = 125

?2 = 24,9 ?????   ?2 = 3.5 ?????   ?2 = 250

Sample 1 Sample 2
n (size) 125 250
x_bar 28,7 24,9
stdev 5,1 3,5
variance 26,01 12,25
st.err
z
alpha 0,05
zα
p-value

In: Statistics and Probability

The following information applies to Zachary, who is single, for 2020: Salary $73,200 Alimony paid to...

The following information applies to Zachary, who is single, for 2020:

Salary $73,200
Alimony paid to his ex-wife (decree executed prior to January 1, 2019) 12,200
Child support payments 9,000
Cash prize from lottery 10,000
Capital gain from sale of personal sail boat 6,000
Appreciation in value of land purchased for investment 25,000
Capital loss from sale of corporate stock (2,000)
Number of potential dependents ?
Age 51

Zachary maintains a household for his uncle, who lives in another state. His uncle earned $23,000.

Click here to access the standard deduction table to use.

Indicate whether the following items are taxable or nontaxable to Zachary.

Capital gain from sale of personal sail boat Taxable
Cash prize from lottery Taxable
Salary Taxable
Appreciation in value of land purchased for investment Not taxable

Identify whether the items are deductible (fully or partially) by Zachary.

Alimony paid to his ex-wife Deductible
Child support payments Not deductible
Capital loss from sale of corporate stock Deductible

Zachary's taxable income in 2020 is $.

In: Accounting

Business Week conducted a survey of graduates from 30 top MBA programs (Business Week, September 22,...

Business Week conducted a survey of graduates from 30 top MBA programs (Business Week, September 22, 2003). The survey found that the average annual salary for male and female graduates 10 years after graduation was $168,000 and $117,000, respectively. Assume the population standard deviation for the male graduates is $40,000, and for the female graduates it is $25,000.

When calculating values for z, round to two decimal places.

  1. What is the probability that a simple random sample of 40 male graduates will provide a sample mean within $10,000 of the population mean, $168,000 (to 4 decimals)?

  2. What is the probability that a simple random sample of 40 female graduates will provide a sample mean within $10,000 of the population mean, $117,000 (to 4 decimals)?

  3. In which of the preceding two cases, part (a) or part (b), do we have a higher probability of obtaining a sample estimate within $10,000 of the population mean?
    - Select your answer -Part (a) because the population mean for males is higherPart (a) because the population standard deviation for males is higherPart (b) because the population mean for females is lowerPart (b) because the population standard deviation for females is lowerItem 3
  4. What is the probability that a simple random sample of 100 male graduates will provide a sample mean more than $4,000 below the population mean (to 4 decimals)?

In: Economics