Six Sigma intended to be deployed from the Top - Down, i.e. from Corporate Level down to Process Level. Share your thoughts with regards to trying to deploy the strategy from the "Bottom - Up". That is to say, use projects at the lower levels in the organization to grow a Six Sigma strategy at a company. Consider the size of the company and the willingness of the company to accept change
In: Mechanical Engineering
a.) Write down the formulas for all homomorphisms from Z10 into Z25.
b.)Write down the formulas for all homomorphisms from Z24 into Z18.
c.)Write down the formulas for all homomorphisms from Z into Z10.
d.)Extra: Define φ : C x → Rx by φ(a + bi) = a 2 + b 2 for all a + bi ∈ C x where R is the real numbers and C is the complex numbers. Show that φ is a homomorphism.
In: Advanced Math
A ball rolls down along an incline without slipping. A block slides
down from the same incline without friction. Assuming the two
objects start from the same position, which of the following
statement is correct?
In: Physics
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Please clear writing and explain step by step this should be a simple question. I will know if you understand this topic or not.
Consider the function f : [0,1]→R defined by (f(x) =0 if x = 0) and (f(x)=1 if 0 < x≤1)
(i)Compute L(f) andU(f).
(ii) Is f Riemann integrable on [0,1]?
In: Advanced Math
a) Assume that yesterday (April 22, 2020) the interest rate on dollar deposits in the U.S. was 0.02 (2%) per year and the interest rate on euro deposits was 0.02 (2%) per year. Investors yesterday expected that the exchange rate in one year (April 22, 2021) will be 2.02 dollars for one euro.
What was the current exchange rate in terms of dollars per euro yesterday (April 22, 2020)?
Illustrate your answer, using a graph with the rates of return (in dollars terms) on the horizontal axis, and the exchange rate on the vertical axis.
b) Now, assume that today (April 23, 2020) the Federal Reserve lowers the interest rate on dollar deposits to 0.01 (1%), and the European Central Bank lowers the interest rate on euro deposits to zero (0%). There is no change in the expected exchange rate a year from now - that is, on April 23, 2020 investors expect that the exchange rate on April 23, 2021 will be 2.02 dollars for a euro.
What is the current exchange rate today (April 23, 2020), right after the reductions in the interest rates? Has the dollar depreciated or appreciated between April 22 and April 23? Why? Is your answer consistent with the textbook’s claim that a reduction in the interest rate on dollar deposits should cause a depreciation of the dollar?
Illustrate your answer, using a new graph with the rates of return (in dollars terms) on the horizontal axis, and the exchange rate on the vertical axis.
c) What is the effect of the change in the exchange rate above (from April 22 to April 23, 2020) on exports of American goods to Europe? And on exports of European goods to the United States? Explain. (You don’t need to provide numbers, only the general direction of the changes: going up or going down). Who will benefit and who will lose from these changes in the United States?
d) Now, assume American exporters successfully lobby the Federal Reserve, and convince it to adopt a new monetary policy that will boost American exports. Thus, on April 24 the Federal Reserve decides to change the interest rate on dollar deposit once again, with the objective to cause a 1% depreciation of the dollar with respect to the euro (that is, a 1% increase in the amount of dollars required to buy a euro). Assume that the European Central Bank does not react to the new actions by the Federal Reserve, and that investors’ expectations about the future value of the euro remain unchanged (that is, they expect that the exchange rate on April 24, 2021 will be 2.02 dollars for a euro). What interest rate should the Federal Reserve select in order to achieve its objective? Explain.
Illustrate your answer, using a new graph with the rates of return (in dollars terms as usual) on the horizontal axis, and the exchange rate on the vertical axis.
e) Now assume that, unlike in part d), investors, when they hear that the Federal Reserve intends to devaluate the dollar today, also adjust their expectations about the future: now, they expect that the exchange rate on April 24, 2021 will be 2.0402 rather than 2.02. What interest rate should the Federal Reserve select now, on April 24, 2020, in order to achieve its goal of depreciating the dollar by 1% from April 23 to April 24? Explain (no need to illustrate this answer graphically, just give the answer in words).
In: Economics
A firm announced that it will pay a $0.10 dividend per share to holders of record as of Wednesday, July 29, 2020. Holding all else constant, the stock price will be lower by $0.10 per share at the opening of trading on
A) Monday, July 27, 2020
B) Tuesday, July 28, 2020.
C) Wednesday, July 29, 2020.
D) Thursday, July 20, 2020
E) The stock price will not be lower on any of the above days.
In: Finance
Workers are compensated by firms with “benefits” in addition to wages and salaries. The most prominent benefit offered by many firms is health insurance. Suppose that in 2000, workers at one steel plant were paid $35 per hour and in addition received health benefits at the rate of $7 per hour. Also suppose that by 2010 workers at that plant were paid $36.75 per hour but received $31.5 in health insurance benefits.
a. By what percentage did total compensation (wages plus benefits) change at this plant from 2000 to 2010?
total compensation increased or decreased(choose one) by _______ percent
What was the approximate average annual percentage change in total compensation?
b. By what percentage did wages change at this plant from 2000 to 2010?
wages increased or decresed (choose one) by ________ percent
What was the approximate average annual percentage change in wages?
c. If workers value a dollar of health benefits as much as they value a dollar of wages, by what total percentage will they feel that their incomes have risen over this time period?
What if they only consider wages when calculating their incomes?
incomes increased or decreased (choose one) by _____ percent
d. Is it possible for workers to feel as though their wages are stagnating even if total compensation is rising?
In: Economics
Annual and Average Returns for Stocks, Bonds, and T-Bills, 1950 to 2015.
| Stocks | Long-Term Treasury Bonds | T-bills | |||||||||
| 1950 to 2015 | Average | 12.6 | % | 6.6 | % | 4.40 | % | ||||
| 1950 to 1959 | Average | 20.9 | 0.0 | 2.00 | |||||||
| 1960 to 1969 | Average | 8.7 | 1.6 | 4.00 | |||||||
| 1970 to 1979 | Average | 7.5 | 5.7 | 6.30 | |||||||
| 1980 to 1989 | Average | 18.2 | 13.5 | 8.90 | |||||||
| 1990 to 1999 | Average | 19.0 | 9.5 | 4.90 | |||||||
| 2000 to 2009 | Average | 0.9 | 8.0 | 2.70 | |||||||
| 2010 | Annual Return | 15.1 | 9.4 | 0.01 | |||||||
| 2011 | Annual Return | 2.1 | 29.9 | 0.02 | |||||||
| 2012 | Annual Return | 16.0 | 3.6 | 0.02 | |||||||
| 2013 | Annual Return | 32.4 | −12.7 | 0.07 | |||||||
| 2014 | Annual Return | 13.7 | 25.1 | 0.05 | |||||||
| 2015 | Annual Return | 1.4 | −1.2 | 0.21 | |||||||
| 2010 to 2015 | Average | 13.4 | 9.0 | 0.06 | |||||||
You have a portfolio with an asset allocation of 50 percent stocks, 26 percent long-term Treasury bonds, and 24 percent T-bills. Use these weights and the returns given in the above table to compute the return of the portfolio in the year 2010 and each year since. Then compute the average annual return and standard deviation of the portfolio. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)
In: Finance
REGARDING MICROFLUIDICS
1) Discuss how the technology came to be and what preceded it.
2) What were the innovations that allowed this technology to come into use?
3)What are the benefits of it compared to previous approaches? What are some of the drawbacks to it?
In: Chemistry
What role can technology play in allowing employees to work at home? Do you believe that Interaction using technology can replace interpersonal face to face interactions between employees or between employees and their manager?
In: Finance