Your firm is considering building a new manufacturing and distribution facility via direct investment in Latin America. Management narrowed the potential locations to Mexico, Bolivia, and Venezuela. Analyze the national differences in political economy between these three countries.

UAL and Continental Airlines merged. What approvals needed to occur? Why did the merger occur? Was this a vertical merger? How successful is the merged company in 2019? What is said on line from customers about the airline?

1.

a) Why did Latin America fall behind the US and Canada in economic development?

b) What evidence is provided by Engerman and Sokoloff thesis

c) According to Coatsworth, why is income inequality the wrong reason for explaining lack of growth in Latin America?

d) According to Coatsworth, what how was land distributed in Latin America?

e) What alternative explanation does Coatsworth give for Latin America’s falling behind in economic development?

2. a) When did Cuba increase the number of slaves brought to the country?

b) What was the main industry employing slaves in Cuba? Why did this industry expand from 1780 to 1850?

c) According to Fraginals, Klein and Engerma, why were 56% of slaves born in African in the sampled plantations (1856-1863)?

d) When did Cuba abolish Slavery? Why was Cuba one of the last countries in Latin America to abolish slavery?

3. a) What is the formula for terms of trade?

b) How did the Spanish restrict trade to and from Latin America?

c) How did trade restrictions affect the terms of trade in Latin America?

d) When did Spain stop restrictions of trade in Latin America?

For each of the following exercises, define the appropriate parameter(s) and state the null and alternative
hypotheses.
Student Exercise 1 A water faucet manufacturer claims that the mean flow rate of a certain type of
faucet is less than 2.5 gallons per minute.

Student Exercise 2 Do males and females differ in terms of how many hours per week they exercise?

Student Exercise 3 Is the proportion of men who smoke cigarettes greater than the proportion of women who smoke cigarettes in the United States?

Student Exercise 4 In preschool, are the average weights of boys and girls different?

Student Exercise 5 A local grocery store claims that more than 53% of their customers use coupons.

Student Exercise 6 A medical researcher claims that less than 20% of American adults are allergic to a medication.

Title IX and Girl’s Sports

At America’s birth, the Constitution’s framers granted women almost no civil rights. In fact, it took until 1920 for women to win the right to vote, and until the 1970s to gain overall legal equality. The modern women’s movement adopted several lessons from the Civil Rights Movement. For example, to show they were being discriminated against women had to prove they were treated unfavorably simply because they were women. The story of one fight over equality in youth sports illustrates this ongoing struggle.

Is the scheduling of athletic seasons by the state an example of discrimination?

Does it matter that the different season (different from the boys’) was combined with unequal facilities?

Should it matter that most people think that different seasons for the same or comparable sports is acceptable? Does it matter if most girls find it acceptable?

An older naming system uses Latin names of the elements. For example, the Latin name of iron is ferrum (which gives iron its symbol of Fe). For metals that can have more than one charge, the Latin name takes a –ous ending for the smaller charge and an –ic ending for the larger charge. Based on these rules, what is the Latin name of Fe22​O33​?

A Ferrous oxide

B Ferric oxide

C Ferrum oxide

D Iron oxide

Ryan steel considers himself a geek and a nerd. He just landed his first teaching assignment in a community that couldn't be further from his comfort zone if he were assigned to Mars. Ryan grew up in as mall, culturally homogeneos Midwestern farming town where everyone knows everyone else, and many of the residents are related to one or more other families in the commnnity. Ryran's first teaching job is in ta culturally diverse middle school in a an urban areas in the north central part of the country. Most of the students in his school are African American or Hispanic American, though Asian Ameican and Native Ameican students make up signaifiacnt minorities.

What kinds of classroom management problems might Tyan face as a result of cultural asynchronization between his background and that of his students?. What recommendations do youu have for Ryan to help him approach his new teaching assignemt with culturally responsive classroom management?

Learning Outcome:

• identify and illustrate how the principles of internal control are used to manage and control a firm's resources and minimize risk.

Ebeneezer Company  

Edward Ebeneezer founded Ebeneezer Company, a rapidly growing start-up business, in 2018. Edward hired a record keeper seven months ago.   The record keeper, Wanda Wonderful, left town after the company’s manager discovered that $65,000 had disappeared over the past five months. An audit disclosed that Wanda had written and signed several checks made payable to her husband, Robbing Ron. Wanda recorded the checks as salaries expense.   Robbing, who cashed the checks but never worked for the company, left town with Wanda. As a result, the Ebeneezer Company incurred an uninsured loss of $65,000.

1. Evaluate Ebeneezer Company’s internal control system by listing one principle of internal control that appears to have been ignored.
2. Recommend to Edward how to avoid such a loss in the future with an explanation of the process to mitigate the internal control that was ignored.
3. This first post must include a minimum of 100 words.

Part II. Indicate whether you would perform a z test, two-sample t test, paired t test, or ANOVA for the following research question? All the outcomes are continuous variables.  

1. A group of adolescent boys was offered interpersonal skills counseling and then tested in September and May to see if there was any impact on family harmony.
2. 3 groups of participants were exposed to different levels of treatment for ankle sprain. Which treatment was more effective?
3. 1 group of men was provided access to an exercise program and tested two times over a 6-month period for heart health.
4. The principal at a school claims that the students in his school are above average intelligence. A random sample of 30 students’ IQ scores have a mean score of 112.5. Is there sufficient evidence to support the principal’s claim?