According to the University of Nevada Center for Logistics Management, 6% of all merchandise sold in the United States gets returned (BusinessWeek, January 15, 2007). A Houston department store sampled 80 items sold in January and found that 15 of the items were returned.

a) Construct a 90% confidence interval for the proportion of returns at the Houston store.

b) Is the proportion of returns at the Houston store significantly larger than the returns for the nation as a whole? Provide statistical support for your answer

1. Explain value-based management and how shareholder value relates to the interaction between product and capital markets. How does corporate governance impact the decisions of management?

2. Discuss how accounting standards have developed in the United States. What factors have had the most influence on accounting and how the standards have developed over time? What organization(s) do you feel have influenced US GAAP the most? Why?

This week we’ll review the PBS website for The Pill and we’ll reflect on the findings. In doing so, we’ll apply our knowledge of population control. For our discussion, please address the following: Go to PBS - The Pill. If the link does not open for you (or expires), you can go online and search “PBS The Pill”. What is the population of the United States? Define “population control”. In your opinion, is it needed in the US? Describe how population control to help or harm a society.

Using information from these web sites, along with other resources, prepare a report that addresses the following issues for your selected country: (1) compare and contrast the corporate governance principles of your selected country with the United States, (2) identify the relevant corporate governance parties and their roles, (3) describe recent challenges related to the corporate governance for your selected country, and (4) list and describe recent corporate governance activities in your selected country.

You are the Director of Global Compliance for a U.S. company that just created a revolutionary new portable personal computer (PPC) that is half the size of a laptop, performs the same functions as existing laptop computers but costs only half as much to manufacture. Several patents were filed and approved protect the unique design of this computer. Your CEO asked you to formulate a recommendation for how to expand into South America.Evaluate the pros and cons if you were to export from the United States

Define uncovered interest parity. What is the relationship among the forward exchange rate, the spot exchange rate, and the interest rate? Suppose the (1-year) interest rate on bank deposits is 2% in Canada and 1.75% in United States. If the (1-year) forward US$–C$ exchange rate is C$1.25 per US$ and the spot rate is C$1.2 per US$, will the C$ depreciation or appreciation against the US$ over one year, and by how much?                                                                    

Part 1: It has been estimated that 1 million people die from suicide each year, with more than 36,000 suicides per year in the United States alone. Even more alarming is that these numbers are trending up not down. Read the 4 views on the underlying causes of suicide and identify the one you think is the most influential.

Part 2: In your opinion, what is the best way to reduce the number of suicides among college aged individuals?

We are in the middle of a historic crisis - a global pandemic caused by a novel coronavirus. A lot of the issues right at the moment are intimately connected to Operations Management and Supply Chains. Issues that are literally life and death, economic recession, and stability.

Suppose you are an operation and supply chain manager given the following objective: What is the operations problem with Cov19 testing in the United States? What would you propose to solve this problem? (Please make this proposal into a format suitable for a professional presentation.)

Consider the following list of leadership situations. For each situation, describe in detail the kinds of power the leader has. If the leader were the same but the situation changed—for example, if you thought of the president as the head of his family rather than of the military— would your answers change? Why? • The president of the United States is commander- in-chief of the U.S. military. • An airline pilot is in charge of a particular flight. • Fans look up to a movie star. • Your teacher is the head of your class.

Mercer Corporation acquired $400,000 of Park Company’s bonds on June 30, 2018, for $409,991.12. The bonds carry a 12% stated interest rate and pay interest semiannually on June 30 and December 31. The appropriate market interest rate is 11%, and the bonds are due June 30, 2021.

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