1. Select two companies from the same industry that are BOTH publicly traded. They need to both be traded on the New York Stock Exchange or the NASDAC stock exchange. (DO NOT SELECT CLEARWATER PAPER I USE IT IN MY EXAMPLES)

2.  Upload a screenshot of the Edgar Database files at SEC.GOV that includes the 10-K files that you need to download for EACH Company. (see attached example)

3. Upload a recent article or press release for each company discussing company operations.

4. Upload a recent 8-K from the Edgar Database at SEC.GOV. The best way to download the 8-K is to print the file to a PDF. See attached example.

see example : https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1441236/000156459017024717/clw-8k_20171201.htm

Test 2: Olfactory adaptation

1. Obtain two smelly objects, such as a bottle of oil of peppermint, black walnut extract, isopropanol, or anything else that has a strong odor.
2. Press one nostril closed.
3. Hold one of the smelly objects under the open nostril.
4. Record the time it takes or the odor to disappear.
5. Repeat with the other nostril and note the time to adaptation.
6. Immediately remove the first smelly object and replace it with the second, which should smell very different, hopefully ☺
7. Answer the following questions:
   1. What smelly objects did you use? How long did it take to become adapted to the first smell in the first nostril? How long did it take to become adapted when you changed nostrils? Was it longer or shorter? Why?
   2. What happened when you replaced objects? Why?

Mediterranean Hotel Investments PTY LTD, decides to issue 40-year bonds with a face value of $1000 and semiannual coupon payments. The effective annual yield on other bonds of similar risk and time to maturity is 6.5%, so the company decides to offer 7% annual coupon to attract investors. What would be a fair price for these bonds? Show all workings. Imagine that immediately after issue, the general level of interest rates in the economy moves to such an extent that the value of the Mediterranean Hotel Investments’ bond shifts to exactly $1000. What would now be the new bond-equivalent yield (the one that will be advertised in the financial press as an annual rate and is variously called Nominal Interest Rate, Quoted Interest Rate or sometimes just yield or interest rate)?

In May 2012, the FDA approved the first over-the-counter test for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. In a news story on July 3, 2012, the Associated Press reported that, “When used by professionals, the test is shown to accurately identify both carriers and non-carriers [of the HIV virus] 99 percent of the time.” But a trial conducted by the company that developed the test showed that individuals using the test on themselves at home correctly detected HIV in those carrying the virus only 92 percent of the time.

What do the percentages in the paragraph tell us about the specificity and sensitivity of the test when given at home and when given by a professional?

Suppose that this test was administered by a professional (instead of at home) to a group of 10,000 people, of which 1% are infected with HIV. Fill in the following table in order to gather data on the test’s effectiveness.

Monkey knockouts? ANDi is the first step on the path to developing a knockout monkey that could be a better animal model for studying diseases and their treatments. Genetically modified primates could potentially be used to study breast cancer, HIV, and any number of diseases. However, not everyone agrees that creating a knockout monkey should be a scientific goal. Some point out that mice, and even zebrafish, share the majority of human genes and have been used effectively in research. Others argue that a knockout monkey could present a threat to public health because a pathogen might leap from the study animals to the human population. Others are uncomfortable with the use of primates in any sort of research due to their close relationship to humans. What do you think? Should we press forward to develop a knockout monkey?

Let X be a random variable that represents the weights of newborns and suppose the distribution of weights of newborns is approximately normal with a mean of 7.44 lbs and a standard deviation of 1.33 lbs. Use Geogebra to help respond to the parts that follow. Don’t forget to press “enter” or somehow make Geogebra adjust to things you type. (a) (1 point) What’s the probability that a random newborn will weigh more than 9 lbs?
(b) (1 point) What’re the chances that a newborn weighs less than two standard deviations below the mean?
(c) (1 point) Eighty percent of all newborns weigh less than how many pounds? Hint: Sketch the bell curve with the appropriate shaded area, then get Geogebra to match your sketch and estimate the weight.

A Telecommunications company recently installed a new speech recognition system for its repair calls. In their old system, operators had to press keys on the numeric keypad to answer questions, which led to longer time on service calls. on service calls. The company is conducting a study to examine the impact of the new system on the average duration of service calls. Average duration of service calls was 31.4 minutes prior to the installation of the new system. They analyzed a random sample of 20 service calls and obtained an average duration of service calls of 29.4 minutes. Based on historical data, the standard deviation of duration of service calls is known to be σ =6.2 minutes.

What is the P value of the the hypothesis test to determine if the system has been effective reducing the average duration of service calls ? (Use 4 DECIMALS)

Using the first code of this lab (Figure 1), write a code that displays the status of a push button on the LCD, that is, when you press it you should see “Pushed” on the LCD and when you release it, you should see “Released”

#include <LiquidCrystal.h>

// initialize the library with the numbers of the interface pins

LiquidCrystal lcd(12, 11, 5, 4, 3, 2);

void setup() {

// set up the LCD's number of columns and rows:

lcd.begin(16, 2);

// Print a message to the LCD.

lcd.print("hello, world!");

}

void loop() {

// set the cursor to column 0, line 1

// (note: line 1 is the second row, since counting begins with 0):

lcd.setCursor(0, 1);

// print the number of seconds since reset:

lcd.print(millis() / 1000);

}

This is supposed to run on an Arduino. Thanks for your help!

his questions comes under MBA 5005 in a question for a paper. Legal and Ethical Challenges in a Multinational Organization. identify potentional ethical issues and propose recommendations legal and ethical. have 10 part question and stuck on a few of these questions and Scenarios.

Scenarios 4: A Walexron employee, Lou Scannon, leaked the findings of the safety study to the public and a consumer watchdog group. In a press conference called by Scannon, Lou explanined the safety testing process for the Ranger Helicopter and results in details. Walexron hired Scannon as Director of Purchasing in 2012 and offered him a five year contract. In January 2013, Scannon verbally agreed to a confidentiality provision as an addition to his 5-year written employment contract.

Question: Is the Confidentiality provision within Scannon's employment contract valid?

• Situation: Read Case 8; Thompson Engineering

• Characters: Tyler Houston, sales representative; Tom Harris, senior buyer

• Scene 1:

  Location—Harris’ office

• Action—Harris has just stated that he needs a couple of weeks to go over Houston’s proposal.

  Role play how Houston should respond to Harris’ needing two weeks to think it over.

• Scene 2:

  Location—Harris’ office

• Action—Houston is summarizing his product’s advantages (i.e., price, quality, service).

  Role play Houston’s summary and his asking for the order.

  Upon completion of the role plays, address the following questions:

1. Why do buyers hesitate and ask for more time to think over proposals?

2. How hard should Houston press to get Harris to act now?