David E. Brown is an expert in wildlife conservation. In his book The Wolf in the Southwest: The Making of an Endangered Species (University of Arizona Press), he records the following weights of adult grey wolves from two regions in Old Mexico.
Chihuahua region: x1 variable in pounds
| 86 | 75 | 91 | 70 | 79 |
| 80 | 68 | 71 | 74 | 64 |
Durango region: x2 variable in pounds
| 68 | 72 | 79 | 68 | 77 | 89 | 62 | 55 | 68 |
| 68 | 59 | 63 | 66 | 58 | 54 | 71 | 59 | 67 |
(a) Use a calculator with mean and standard deviation keys to calculate x1, s1, x2, and s2. (Use 2 decimal places.)
| x1 | |
| s1 | |
| x2 | |
| s2 |
(b) Let μ1 be the mean weight of the population
of all grey wolves in the Chihuahua region. Let
μ2 be the mean weight of the population of all
grey wolves in the Durango region. Find a 90% confidence interval
for μ1 – μ2. (Use 2 decimal
places.)
| lower limit | |
| upper limit |
In: Statistics and Probability
David E. Brown is an expert in wildlife conservation. In his book The Wolf in the Southwest: The Making of an Endangered Species (University of Arizona Press), he records the following weights of adult grey wolves from two regions in Old Mexico.
Chihuahua region: x1 variable in pounds
| 86 | 75 | 91 | 70 | 79 |
| 80 | 68 | 71 | 74 | 64 |
Durango region: x2 variable in pounds
| 68 | 72 | 79 | 68 | 77 | 89 | 62 | 55 | 68 |
| 68 | 59 | 63 | 66 | 58 | 54 | 71 | 59 | 67 |
(a) Use a calculator with mean and standard deviation keys to calculate x1, s1, x2, and s2. (Use 2 decimal places.)
| x1 | |
| s1 | |
| x2 | |
| s2 |
(b) Let μ1 be the mean weight of the population
of all grey wolves in the Chihuahua region. Let
μ2 be the mean weight of the population of all
grey wolves in the Durango region. Find a 90% confidence interval
for μ1 – μ2. (Use 2 decimal
places.)
| lower limit | |
| upper limit |
In: Statistics and Probability
Capstone Course: Cases in Health Care Management
Organizational Design and Development
Reflect on your experiences with organizational design and development.
In a 3-4page essay, answer the following questions:
1. How did the structures, processes, and outcomes relate to each other to form the organization? Give examples of both positive and negative outcomes.
2. If you had been a member of the organization's leadership, what would you have done differently?
Support your opinions with evidence from your prior learning experiences and external source
You may cite particular courses or readings from prior coursework in your paper.
Your paper should be 2–3 pages in length and follow current APA formatting and citation.
Please list all Reference Support your opinions with evidence from your prior learning experiences and external, peer-reviewed sources available
Reference
Anthony R. K., Ann S. M., Duncan N. Health Services Management: Cases, Readings and Commentary (10th ed.). Health Administration Press
In: Nursing
A review of the Global equity markets, including Europe, Asia, the U.S. and the Americas. Discuss the changes and what the financial press is claiming the causes are. Also include one stock that had a large price change and what caused what it.
Here is an example:
Stocks: Value: %Change
DOW JONES (US) 24,360.14 -0.50%
S&P 500 (US) 2,656.30 -0.29%
FTSE 100 (UK) 7,264.56 +1.4%
NIKKEI 225 (JPN) 21,778.74 +0.55%
HANG SENG (HK) 30,808.38 -0.07%
S&P/TSX (CA) 15,273.97 +0 .03%
RTS (RUS) 1,104.51 -1.83%
review:
• US stocks were down Friday because of political uncertainty, but they were up for the week totals. This is because fears of a trade war are going down and that Trump made it sound like he was open to rejoining the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade deal.
• The Nikkei went up because fears of military intervention in Syria are lessening.
• The Hang Seng went down because China reported a surprise trade deficit.
In: Finance
On December 2, 2018, one of the oil and gas division’s wells exploded. It leaked a significant amount of oil into a nearby stream until it could be repaired. The repair was completed on December 27, 2018, but remediation of the site has just begun. It cost $800,000 to repair the well, as a number of attempts initially failed, and new components had to be fabricated to replace the damaged parts. Our CEO issued a press release soon after the explosion, stating that the company will bear the full cost for cleaning up the damage and returning the site to its original condition. It is estimated that it will cost between $2 million to $4 million to fully remediate the site. The process of remediation will likely take several years, as the process of cleaning up the site and the nearby waterway is complicated. What are the key financial reporting issues? Where possible. What is the potential impact of the issue on the balance sheet and income statement, and explain why an adjustment is required? If there are areas where judgment is involved, or the accounting treatment is not clear. What are the alternatives that are available and factors that need to be considered in choosing an alternative?
In: Accounting
CHINA TARGETING 8% GROWTH IN 2010
At the beginning of 2010 the Chinese government announced that it
was targeting 8% growth for the economy
again, despite the global recession. The target had been 8% for a
number of years and the government had
always met it.
About 9% growth is expected in 2010 thanks to huge government
fiscal and monetary stimulus measures. The
Chinese economy is the third largest in the world. Forecasts for
economic growth made by the International
Monetary Fund for 2010 included China 9.2%, UK 0.9%, Japan 1.7%, US
1.5% and India 6.4%. However,
government officials in China recognized that growth was not
guaranteed. China relies heavily on exports and
so is vulnerable to economic change elsewhere in the world.
Adapted: Gillespie, A (2013), Business Economics, Oxford University
Press
QUESTION 1 (25)
1.1 Discuss what is meant by economic growth and why is economic
growth often important to governments.
(10)
1.2 8% is relatively fast economic growth by international
standards for China. Critically evaluate the sources of
economic growth for China and why the country set such as high
target?
In: Economics
t can be assumed that the date today is 1 March 2016. It is expected that Lirio Co will receive Euro (€) 20 million in three months’ time from the sale of its investment. The € has continued to remain weak, while the $ has continued to remain strong through 2015 and the start of 2016. The financial press has also reported that there may be a permanent shift in the €/$ exchange rate, with firms facing economic exposure. Lirio Co has decided to hedge the € receipt using one of currency forward contracts, currency futures contracts or currency options contracts. The following exchange contracts and rates are available to Lirio Co. $ Per €1 Spot rates $1·1585 – $1·1618 Three-month forward rates $1·1559 – $1·1601 Currency futures (contract size $125,000, quotation: € per $1) March futures €0·8638 June futures €0·8656 In the above scenario, what rate we would use in order to find out the amount that will be received on the date of transaction, i.e. in three months’ time?
In: Finance
Best Cars, Inc is the manufacturer of best cars. Recently, best car has faced a lot of competition in the market place and is looking for ways to increase profitability. Best car sells two different models A and B.
With the increased competition, management wants to see if ABC can help them better understand the cost of their cars.
Best Cars, Inc produces its cars using the following departments:
1) Flattening department – where aluminum is uncoiled and cut into blanks
2) Press lines – Where the aluminum blanks are cut to make panels
3) Body center – where cut parts are brought together
4) Framing – Where parts are joined by welding and fastening
5) Assembly: Where assembly is completed
6) Painting – where the car is painted
7) Quality control – each car is tested for durability
8) Finishing department – the finished car is moved here for transportation to car dealers.
Required:
1) What costing method would be most suitable for Best car’s product? Why?
2) Illustrate or describe the flow of cost in Best Car, Inc.
In: Accounting
The Village of Green Bay received a gift of $3,000,000 from a local resident on April 1, 2017 and signed an agreement that the funds would be invested permanently and that the income would be used to maintain the city cemetery. The following transactions took place during the year ended December 31, 2017.
A.The gift was recorded on April 1.
B.On April 1, 2017, XYZ Company bonds were purchased in the amount of $3,000,000, at par. The bonds carry an annual interest rate of 5 percent, payable semiannually on October 1 and April 1.
C.On October 1, the semiannual interest was received.
D.From October 1 through December 1, payments were made totaling $20,800 to a lawn service.
E.On December 31, an accrual was made for interest.
F.Also, on December 31, a reading of the financial press indicated that XYZ bonds had a fair value of $3,003,500, exclusive of accrued interest.
G. The books were closed.
Required:
Record the transactions on the books of the Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund using the template provided in this module.
In: Accounting
Nestlé’s water bottling plant in rural Mecosta County, Michigan has ten production lines that each have a theoretical rated capacity of 1200 bottles per minute. A natural disaster has occurred in Flint Michigan and the plant is now being ran at full capacity 24/7. There are five processes that are involved in the bottling of water: Per line Process Bottles per minute Processing time minutes Molding 1200 0.19 Capping 2600 0.1506 Inspecting 6000 0.019 Labeling 3000 0.025 Printing 2500 0.032 On average during this time the plant is outputting 3.5 million bottles per day. The plant manager feels very good about this number and telling the press that his lines have never worked this hard before. Your boss has suspected that something might be amiss here and has asked that you do some investigation. Work-in-progress at the facility averages approximately 120 million bottles and is shared equally by each line at the facility. What is the critical WIP of the plant?
In: Operations Management