Runiowa is a fashion shoe company that tries to manufacture much more durable heels in 2020. The management team of Runiowa suggests two rubber materials A and B and the research team of Runiowa is asked to design an experiment to gauge whether the rubber A is more durable than the rubber B. 300 people in the US aged between 18 and 65 were randomly chosen. The rubber A is allocated at random to the right shoe or the left shoe of each individual. Then, the rubber B has been assigned to the other. For example, if Mr. Nathaniel is one of 300 people randomly chosen, then the right heel of Mr. Nathaniel is randomly assigned to be made with the rubber A and then his left heel is to be made with the rubber B. The research team measures the amounts of heel wear both the rubber A (wA) and the rubber B (wB) in each individual and records the difference wA − wB of 300 individuals. Even though the individuals are heterogeneous with different heights and weights, those individual heterogeneities will not obscure the comparison of treatment groups by focusing on the paired differences of each individual. Also as long as the heel materials are randomly assigned for each individual, there has been no restrictions on shoe styles. Note that the age of subjects is ranging from 18 to 65. In this way, researchers compare treatments within blocks controlling heterogeneity of individuals. The research team also repeats this experiment design with 300 people in the US aged between 18 and 65 chosen at random.

Question:

Is there a conjecture?

What is the response variable?

What is the explanatory variable?

What levels of the factor(s) were used in the expereiment?

What are the treatments for this experiment?

What are the experimental units?

What is the control?

Hoe much replication was used?

How was randomization used?

You are 30 years old and are considering full-time study for an MBA degree. Tuition and

other direct costs will be $20,000 per year for two years. In addition, you will have to give
up a job with a salary of $40,000 per year. However, if you go on for two more years of

graduate study, you can increase your earnings to $45,000 per year. Assume a real
interest rate of 4% per year and ignore taxes. Also assume that the salary increase is
constant real amount that starts after you complete your degree at the end of the year
question
following graduation and lasts until retirement at age 70. Assume tuition is paid and
salary received at the end of the year. Is this a worthwhile investment?
Select one:
0 a. NPV of MBA is $96,839.32. Hence, MBA is a worthwhile investment
0 b. NPV of MBA is -$96,839.32. Hence, MBA is NOT a worthwhile investment
0 C. NPV of MBA is $23,632.29. Hence, MBA is a worthwhile investment
0 d. NPV of MBA is -$23,632.29. Hence, MBA is NOT a worthwhile investment

ou recently hired a young MBA who is advising you that you should grow more aggressively and who is suggesting that you should do so by acquiring other smaller companies. Your cookware and tableware importing business has been quite successful, but you are not sure that this new employee’s plan to acquire a series of cooking/kitchenware stores makes sense. What issues would you raise in discussing this proposal?

Starware Software was founded last year to develop software for gaming applications. The founder initially invested

$ 800 comma 000$800,000

and received

88

million shares of stock. Starware now needs to raise a second round of​ capital, and it has identified a venture capitalist who is interested in investing. This venture capitalist will invest

$ 1.60$1.60

million and wants to own

31 %31%

of the company after the investment is completed.

a. How many shares must the venture capitalist receive to end up with

31 %31%

of the​ company? What is the implied price per share of this funding​ round?

b. What will the value of the whole firm be after this investment​ (the post-money​ valuation)?

Playland at Pacific National Exhibition is an amusement park offering 31 different rides (including 4 rollercoasters and 1 water ride). The guests who are 48” or taller can go on any ride they want and so they get more value from visiting the park; let us say their individual demand is given by P = 5 – 0.25qO, where P is the price per ride ($ per ride) and qO is the number of the rides (per day) (the subscript O stands for “One Day;” that’s how the park calls its passes for the guests who are 48” or taller). The guests who are under 48” are not allowed on certain rides so they get less value from visiting the park; let us say their individual demand is given by P = 4 – 0.25qJ, where P is the price per ride ($ per ride) and qJ is the number of the rides (per day) (the subscript J stands for “Jr. One Day;” that’s how the park calls its passes for the guests under 48”). Assume it costs the park flat ¢25 per guest to operate a single ride, and it costs the park flat ¢75 to issue a single ticket to a ride. Assume there are 500 guests 48” or taller and 500 guests under 48” on an average day. We can consider Playland a monopolist in Vancouver

If Playland employed a two-part tariff scheme (the park may choose to ticket each ride, or they may choose to let people go on as many rides [at zero price per ride] as they want and only charge the gate fee for the access to the rides),

6. what would be the gate entry fee for guests 48” or taller ($ per guest)?

7. what would be the gate entry fee for guests under 48” ($ per guest)?

8. what would be the price per ride ($ per ride)?

9. what is Playland’s profit on an average day ($ per day)? Assume zero fixed cost.

Discussion Question 9-8 (LO. 5, 10)

Jamie has an undergraduate degree in finance and is employed full-time by a bank. She is taking courses at a local university leading to an MBA degree.

a. Based on the reasons for the taking courses listed below, identify for Jamie whether the associated costs are "Deductible" or "Nondeductible".

b. Complete the statement below outlining the limitations imposed on the deduction.

Assume that Jamie is a single filer with an MAGI of $64,000.

Click here to view § 222 Deduction Amounts.

deductible for AGI and deducted from AGI as an itemized deduction which subject to the 2%-of-AGI limitation.

Social media is considered an important marketing communication channel. and it's a crucial element of a company's branding strategy. In the past few years, there has been a shift from text-centric to visually-oriented experiences in social media platforms. Business-to-consumer, or B2C, companies like CompanyOne leverage social media platforms—mostly Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and Pinterest—to target and engage their customers. I also want you to recommend two social media platforms, including those listed here,

discuss how CompanyOne can leverage them to enhance its branding strategy.”

Contribute your thoughts in the Slate, Inc.’s project team discussion area, and discuss your ideas with your team members.

Include 2 references one is a scholar and one nonscholary.

Class MBA 640. University of Maryland Global Campus.

Business Admistration.

the university would like to conduct a study to estimate the true proportion of all university students who have student loans. According to the study, in a random sample of 215 university students, 86 have student loans.

(a) Construct a 95% confidence interval for estimating the true proportion of all university students who have student loans

(b) Provide an interpretation of the confidence interval in part (a).

(c) Conduct an appropriate hypothesis test, at the 5% level of significance to test the claim that more than 30% of all university students have student loans.

1. Provide the hypothesis statement
2. Calculate the test statistic value
3. Determine the probability value

The university would like to conduct a study to estimate the true proportion of all university students who have student loans. According to the study, in a random sample of 217 university students, 88 have student loans.

(a) Construct a 99% confidence interval for estimating the true proportion of all university students who have student loans

(b) Provide an interpretation of the confidence interval in part (a).

(c) Conduct an appropriate hypothesis test, at the 1% level of significance to test the claim that more than 30% of all university students have student loans.

1. Provide the hypothesis statement

2. Calculate the test statistic value

3. Determine the probability value

Include diagrams and calculations for the following: ​​​​​

A.In a recent random sample of 200 students at a large university who were recently forced to watch their lectures on-line, 65 indicated that they preferred on-line lectures as opposed to the normal in-class lectures. Estimate, with 90% confidence, the true proportion of all students at this large university who prefer on-line lectures. (Include a concluding statement similar to concluding statements from examples already covered in class.)

B.In a random sample of 50 Nevada automobile owners who recently had the oil in their cars changed, 30 asked for synthetic oil. Estimate, with 99% confidence, the population proportion of Nevada automobile owners who preferred synthetic oil over regular oil. (No concluding statement is necessary when answering this question.)