2. On-the-Go, Inc., produces two models of traveling cases for laptop computers: the Programmer and the Executive. The bags have the following characteristics:

The total fixed costs per year for the company are $678,000.

Required:

a. What is the anticipated level of profits for the expected sales volumes?

b. Assuming that the product mix is the same at the break-even point, compute the break-even point. (Round your final answer up to the nearest whole unit.)

c. If the product sales mix were to change to nine Programmer-style bags for each Executive-style bag, what would be the new break-even volume for On-the-Go? (Round your final answer up to the nearest whole unit.)

Malik is a doctor in the emergency department at Sacramento City Hospital. Malik is unmarried and has an 8-year-old daughter. In 2020, Malik's employer provided Malik with a $5,000 qualified disaster relief payment to help Malik pay for the cost of hiring a nanny when Malik's daughter's school was closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Malik still needed to work during this time, so it was necessary for him to secure alternate child care for his daughter. What amount of the $5,000 qualified disaster relief payment will Malik include in his 2020 gross income?

Numeric Response:

The Closed Fund has a net asset value of $36.14 per share. If the fund sells for $34.44 per share, what is its premium or discount as a percent of net asset value?

Round your answer to 4 decimal places. For example if your answer is 3.205%, then please write down 0.0321.

Part of _______ theories contained ideas about mandalas, mantras and the collective unconscious.

Suppose that the (total factor) productivity level A can be broken down into a technology level T and efficiency level E as follows: A = T ?E. In the USA, the average growth rate of A is 0.81% per year while the efficiency level does not change. Productivity in Canada is 77% that of the USA. Suppose that Canada is five years behind the USA in terms of technology. What is the efficiency level in Canada relative to the USA?

Armstrong Inc. did a physical inventory count and accidentally overstated ending inventory on the 12/31/18 financial statement by $20,000. The company noticed the error during 2020, before books were closed. The 2020 inventory was not affected since physical inventory was adequately counted. How would Armstrong Inc correct this error in 2020, assume a 21% tax rate.

On January 1, 2020, Bubble Corporation signed a five-year noncancelable lease to obtain a bubble machine. The terms of the lease called for Bubble to make annual payments of $90,000 at the beginning of each year for 5 years. The equipment has an estimated useful life of 7 years and no salvage value. Bubbles effective interest rate is 10%. The fair value on Jan. 1, 2020 of the asset is $500,000. With respect to this lease, what should Bubble record for 2020?

Course: The U.S. Health Care System

While the US healthcare system represents around $3.5 trillion in annual spending and is the largest single sector of the overall economy, it also sits inside larger "macro trends" that help define the landscape of jobs. Factors to consider: globalization, the state of the general economy, the rapid pace of innovation, digitalization of medicine and genomic technology, and demographics of the U.S. population (e,g, aging population, and higher healthcare utilization) and changing values and beliefs.

Question: So what do you think? What human resources needs are you likely to be encountering – and managing -- in ten or so years?

Leading Innovation
Innovation is the essence of much of real engineering. Companies either innovate or stagnate and eventually die to more innovate competition. Whilst some companies and business sectors innovate well, others are by nature more conservative. After conducting a comprehensive review of literature in the area of innovation management in the context of an engineering sector of your choice, find out what innovation means and what approaches is currently use to introduce innovation in the projects. Based on your findings and understanding of best practices in the literature develop recommendations for improving innovation in your sector.

WEEK 4    "Sources of Innovation" please respond to the following:

1. Discuss the two sources of Innovation classified as knowledge push and need pull. Provide an example of each classification and discuss two driving factors that encouraged the development of these innovations.
2. Select a type of innovation, discussed in the text, and present a strong argument why this source of Innovation would be most effective in developing a competitive advantage for a specific company or industry of your choice. Be sure to explain in your response why you selected this innovation

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"Sources of Innovation" Please respond to the following:

Discuss the two (2) sources of innovation classified as knowledge push and need pull. Provide an example of each classification and discuss two (2) driving factors that encouraged the development of these innovations.

Select a type of innovation, discussed in the text, and present a strong argument why this source of innovation would be most effective in developing a competitive advantage for a specific company or industry of your choice. Be sure to explain in your response why you selected this innovation.