A major theme that runs through Thornton Wilder’s work is how people move on from catastrophic loss. In The Bridge of San Luis Rey, two characters in particular – Brother Juniper, and the Abbess – focus on surviving loss in very different ways. How do you characterize their approaches – and what is your own take-away from Wilder’s novel?

Question 2 Materials Requirements Planning An MRP exercise is being implemented over an 8-week period and the following relevant information is provided: One (1) unit of A is made of two (2) units of B, two (2) unit of C, and two (2) units of D. B is composed of two (2) units of E and one (1) unit of D. C is made of two (2) units of B and three (3) units of E. E is made of two (2) units of F. Items B, C, and E have one (1) week lead times; A and F have lead times of two (2) weeks; D has lead time of three( 3) weeks. Assume that lot-for-lot (L4L) lot sizing is used for Items A, B and F; lots of size fifty (50), fifty (50) and one hundred (100) are used for Items C, D and E respectively. Items C, E and F have on-hand (beginning) inventories of twenty (20),fifty (50) and fifty(50), respectively; all other items have zero beginning inventory. We are scheduled to receive ten (10) units of A in Week two (2), fifty (50) units of E in Week one (1), and also one hundred (100) units of F in Week one ( 1). There are no other scheduled receipts.

a) Draw the product structure tree with low level coding [5 marks]

b) Draw the corresponding time-phased diagram showing lead times to scale. [5 marks

] c) If forty (40) units of A are required in Week eight (8), determine the necessary planned order releases for all components {6 schedules}

What is the first, second, fifth, and last year’s depreciation for a $4,953,000 office building using the straight-line method and mid-month convention? The office building is placed in service in October. The company’s tax year runs from January to December. The cost of the land is not included in the $4,953,000. These depreciation calculations are to be used for tax purposes

Gender is coded as 0 for Female and 1 for Male. Why and what is this called?

Perform a multiple regression analysis using Self Esteem (SE) as the dependent variable (Y) and Age, Months Unemployed, Wage at last job, Social Support, and Financial Hardship as independent variables (X).

   What is the Multiple Regression Equation?
   What is the Coefficient of Multiple Determination?

The Gourmand Cooking School runs short cooking courses at its small campus. Management has identified two cost drivers it uses in its budgeting and performance reports—the number of courses and the total number of students. For example, the school might run two courses in a month and have a total of 65 students enrolled in those two courses. Data concerning the company’s cost formulas appear below:

For example, administrative expenses should be $3,900 per month plus $44 per course plus $4 per student. The company’s sales should average $870 per student.

The company planned to run four courses with a total of 65 students; however, it actually ran four courses with a total of only 59 students. The actual operating results for September appear below:

Required:

Prepare a flexible budget performance report that shows both revenue and spending variances and activity variances for September. (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance). Input all amounts as positive values.)

The Gourmand Cooking School runs short cooking courses at its small campus. Management has identified two cost drivers it uses in its budgeting and performance reports—the number of courses and the total number of students. For example, the school might run two courses in a month and have a total of 62 students enrolled in those two courses. Data concerning the company’s cost formulas appear below:

For example, administrative expenses should be $3,500 per month plus $44 per course plus $3 per student. The company’s sales should average $890 per student.

The company planned to run four courses with a total of 62 students; however, it actually ran four courses with a total of only 58 students. The actual operating results for September appear below:

Required:

Prepare a flexible budget performance report that shows both revenue and spending variances and activity variances for September. (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance). Input all amounts as positive values.)

The Gourmand Cooking School runs short cooking courses at its small campus. Management has identified two cost drivers it uses in its budgeting and performance reports—the number of courses and the total number of students. For example, the school might run two courses in a month and have a total of 61 students enrolled in those two courses. Data concerning the company’s cost formulas appear below:

For example, administrative expenses should be $3,600 per month plus $44 per course plus $5 per student. The company’s sales should average $890 per student.

The company planned to run four courses with a total of 61 students; however, it actually ran four courses with a total of only 59 students. The actual operating results for September appear below:

Required:

Prepare a flexible budget performance report that shows both revenue and spending variances and activity variances for September. (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance). Input all amounts as positive values.)

The Gourmand Cooking School runs short cooking courses at its small campus. Management has identified two cost drivers it uses in its budgeting and performance reports—the number of courses and the total number of students. For example, the school might run two courses in a month and have a total of 63 students enrolled in those two courses. Data concerning the company’s cost formulas appear below:

For example, administrative expenses should be $3,800 per month plus $44 per course plus $3 per student. The company’s sales should average $860 per student.

The company planned to run four courses with a total of 63 students; however, it actually ran four courses with a total of only 57 students. The actual operating results for September appear below:

Required:

Prepare a flexible budget performance report that shows both revenue and spending variances and activity variances for September. (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance). Input all amounts as positive values.)

Older people often have a hard time finding work. AARP reported on the number of weeks it takes a worker aged plus to find a job. The data on number of weeks spent searching for a job contained in the table below.

1 31 48 3 8 30 34 13 15 35 8 6 44 29 16 20 4 27 22 14 18 17 14 40 17 7 48 45 9 24 9 11 39 11 5 51 16 28 1 40

a. Provide a point estimate of the population mean number of weeks it takes a worker aged plus to find a job. Round the answer to two decimal places. weeks

b. At confidence, what is the margin of error? Round the answer to four decimal places.

c. What is the confidence interval estimate of the mean? Round the answers to two decimal places. ,

d. Find the skewness. Round the answer to four decimal places

Question 7 

If a country consistently runs net export surpluses, then what do you expect to happen to its exchange rate? Explain your answer.

Question 8  

Why is the measurement of unemployment problematic? Explain why, and on what occasions, the published unemployment rate may overstate or underestimate the actual unemployment of the economy.

Question 9 

What factors contribute to an economy’s growth in production? Can a country grow without limit by simply accumulating a factor of production? Can growth go on forever if certain resources are in finite supply?