Discuss how the computer can facilitate the human-technology interface. How does the human-technology interface play a part in the future of health care?
Your response should consist of at least 100 words.
In: Nursing
It's not unusual for one company to buy another company in order to obtain technology that the acquired company has developed or is in the process of developing.
Required: Explain the accounting treatment of purchased technology.
At least 350 words
In: Accounting
There are FOUR (4) main key elements in Organisational Behaviour (OB) namely; People, Structure, Technology and Environment. There is an interaction of people, structure, and technology and these elements are influenced by the environment.
Explain the connection between these four elements.
In: Operations Management
(a) What is block chain technology. (b)What benefits it can bring to the accounting profession. (c) The challenges the profession faces. (d) Do you think this technology would really have an impact on the profession?
In: Accounting
n this chapter, we have noted how businesses are dynamic and constantly looking to exploit new opportunities that involve changing the way they operate production. What might not have been a success for some firms does not mean to say that there are no other firms that will be able to benefit. This article shows how problems faced by one firm in making sufficient profits are not necessarily shared by other firms as the use of factor inputs is changed.
Best Buy Fails to Break UK Market.
US electrical retailer, Best Buy, made an attempt to enter the UK electrical retail market in 2010. The retailer is known across the united states for its high-quality sales staff and discount prices and attempted to bring its business model to the crowded UK market which features the likes of Currys, Argos, Dixons, and Comet.
The plans to enter the UK market arose when Best Buy Inc. brought half of the Carphone Warehouse's retail interests. Plans were made to open up to 200 so-called 'Big-Box' stores throughout the UK within the first one opening in Thurrock, Essex in April 2010. However, facing strong competition a lack of brand recognition by UK consumers, and the rapid growth of online retailing from firms like Amazon, Best Buy found things difficult and by January 2012 a decision was made to close down its 11bricks and mortar retail operations following losses of around 62 million pounds.
The decision to close down was made after consideration was given to commit more capital to its operations in an attempt to secure the advantages of large-scale production - economies of scale. In the end, the cost of such an investment in relation to the expected benefits in a market which was challenging (given the economic situation in the UK, the income elasticity of demand for electrical goods in general, and the increasing use of online as the medium of choice for shoppers), meant that option was discounted.
The decision to close down operations will have been takin in the light of the expected costs of trying to maintain its presence on the high street and the future of the industry as a whole. it would not have been taken lightly as reports suggested closing down would cost Best Buy and Carphone Warehouse around 100 million pounds.
One option being considered was selling its stores to the UK's fourth-largest supermarket group by share, Morrisons. Morrisons was reported to have expressed interest in acquiring the stores, mostly in large out-of-town retail sites, for its Kiddicare brand of baby, infant, and small children's products such as toys, pushchairs, costs, and so on.
The reports caused interest in the markets and some surprise given the challenges that exist in that market for some of the reasons that Best Buy found life difficult. An increasing trend to purchase goods online and the economic climate had already seen retailers like Mothercare and its Early Learning Centre stores facing declining sales and profits. Kiddicare had been an almost exclusively online operation and so the decision by Morrisons to move into the bricks and mortar sector was seen as a high-risk move.
Questions:
1. For Morrisons, what is the difference between the short run and the long run in this case?
The answer I get are either general short run and long run or the answer would be for Best Buy as mentioned bellow. Please provide me the answer for the Morrison not Best Buy. Tell me For the Morrison the short run and long run difference considering the case study itself.
this answer that I got is not according to Morrison it is according to Best Buy:
The difference between short and long run according to Morrisons is
in short run, the Best Buy was confident to take over its business as it assumed that eah businesses have their own uniqueness in reaching its customers and brought half of the Carphone Warehouse's retail interests. but it didn't work well due to lack of brand recognition by UK consumers and not only that the other retailers were also growing tremendously like, Amazon(online store) and it faced loss.
In the long run, it decided to shut down its business but that might cause huge lose(100 Million pounds) so it decided to sell its stores to the UK's fourth-largest supermarket group by share, Morrisons and it decided to acquire the store.
Finally, it observed that the mortar sector was seen as a high-risk move as the whole world i undergoing the technological revolution.
In: Economics
A firm will release 10 emission units into the environment if it does not take any action. It can control its emissions at the following costs: C(a)=12a2, where a is the firm’s abatement level. That is, the firm emits 10−a emission units after abatement. The firm faces an emission tax of t=4 per emission unit released in the environment.
a) Calculate the optimal abatement level of the firm. Also, calculate the resulting tax payments for the remaining emissions, the abatement costs, and the firm’s total costs (consisting of tax payments and abatement costs). Explain your results, and use a diagram to illustrate them.
b) Suppose that the firm can adopt a new technology. Adopting this new technology incurs fixed costs of 6 to the firm. With this new technology, the firm could then control its emissions at the following costs:
Cnew(a)=14a2.
What would be the optimal abatement level if the firm adopted the new technology? What would be the resulting total costs (which includes the fixed costs of adopting the new technology, the tax payments for the remaining emissions, and the abatement costs). Compare the costs in part a) and b). Should the firm adopt the new technology? Explain your conclusions, and use again a diagram to illustrate them.
c) Suppose there is no emission tax. Instead, the government imposes an emission standard that allows the firm to emit up to 6 emissions units, but not more. That is, the firm must abate 4 emission units. Should the firm adopt the new technology under these circumstances? Compare your conclusions with those in part b) and carefully explain the differences between part b) and part c).
In: Economics
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In: Nursing
Nurses interact with technology on a daily basis. For this discussion, please address each of the following aspects of the discussion:
Describe a situation from your professional experience that backs up your viewpoint and discuss the social, moral, political and economic factors impacting your position.
In: Nursing
Which one of the following accounts is closed at year-end?
Multiple Choice
Prepaid insurance
Office supplies expense
Accumulated Depreciation
Unearned revenue
In: Accounting
The system has zero -3, poles -2 ± j and gain 5.
Please find the Transfer Function of the closed loop unity feedback system.
In: Mechanical Engineering