22.1 Negotiable Instrument William H. Bailey, MD, executed a note payable to California Dreamstreet, a joint venture that solicited investments for a cattle breeding operation. Bailey’s promissory note read, “Dr. William H. Bailey hereby promises to pay to the order of California Dreamstreet the sum of $329,800.” Four years later, Dreamstreet negotiated the note to Cooperative Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A. (Cooperatieve), a foreign bank. A default occurred, and Cooperatieve filed suit against Bailey to recover on the note.

Is the note executed by Bailey a negotiable instrument? Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A. v. Bailey, 710 F.Supp. 737, 1989 U.S. Dist. Lexis 4488 (United States District Court for the Central District of California)

As health care workers we need to be aware of disease prevalence and statistics affecting our community and individuals. One of the functional roles of a Health Information Technician is to be knowledgeable of the many disease processes, causes, prevention, and treatment to ensure healthy outcomes. The World Health Organization (WHO) is an important and factual resource that provides yearly statistics as well as guidelines to prevent and decrease the mortality of diseases and their processes.
Access the World Health Organization website and choose a topic that interests you or one you feel is of great concern in the United States. Write a discussion post that supports your choice with ONE pertinent fact, risk factor (s), common symptom(s), and way(s) of prevention. Your original post must be at least 250 words

Suppose that we want to test the hypothesis that mothers with low socioeconomic status (SES) deliver babies whose birthweights are different than "normal". To test this hypothesis, a list of birthweights from 69 consecutive, full-term, live-born deliveries from the maternity ward of a hospital in a low-SES area is obtained. The mean birghweight is found to be 116 oz. Suppose that we know from nationwide surveys based on millions of deliveries that the mean birthweight in the United States is 120 oz, with a standard deviation of 23 oz. At α = .06, can it be concluded that the average birthweight from this hospital is different from the national average? (a) Find the value of the test statistic for the above hypothesis. (b) Find the critical value. (c) Find the p-value.

In 2015 Qualcomm, Inc., an American multinational semiconductor company, came under scrutiny for its business practices by the United States and the European Union. It was argued that Qualcomm was paying a major customer to exclusively use its chips. In addition, Qualcomm was accused of selling its chips below cost in order to drive one of its competitors, Icera Inc., out of the market. Based on what you have learned in this chapter, which of the following behaviors is Qualcomm engaging in, and if proven to have occurred, could be at odds with U.S. antitrust law? Instructions: select all statements that are true

Qualcomm was engaged in limit pricing

Qualcomm was foreclosing the chip market.

Qualcomm was engaged in predatory pricing.

Qualcomm was utilizing a first-mover advantage.

True or false?

1. If the expected profit is lower with the new technology, the farmer will never have an incentive to adopt the new technology.

2. The end of the bracero program devastated the processing tomato industry, where many bracero workers were employed.

3. The U.S. government ended the Bracero Program in 1964 partly because unions argued that Bracero workers competed with U.S.-born workers.

4. Economic research shows that farm workers in the United States are becoming less willing to engage in follow-the-crop migration

5. In an agricultural household model with perfect markets, an increase in the price of the crop will increase the amount of family labor used to produce the crop.

6. An increase in the price of the crop makes all agricultural households better off.

19. Gold, silver, and cigarettes in a prisoner of war are all examples of commodity money.

True

False

20. A devaluation is a reduction in the official value of a currency.

True

False

21. Specialization means that a country devotes its energy and resources to only a small proportion of the world’s productive activities.

True

False

22. Under the Bretton Woods system of fixed exchange rates, the price of the U.S. dollar was fixed in terms of gold and the prices of all other currencies were fixed in terms of dollars.

True

False

23. The United States was among the first of the modern industrial nations to establish a central banking system.

True

False

24. At higher interest rates, banks will want to hold more reserves.

True

False

During the American Revolution, the revolutionary organization that exchanged information throughout the colonial resistance was

a. Sons of Liberty

b.The Loyalists

C. Committee of Correspondence

d.Articles of Confederation

e.The League of Resistance

During the American Revolution, the Loyalists were supporters of

a.Virginia

b.The colonial resistance

c.Great Britain

d.France

e.South Carolina backcountry farmers

The person most associated with the “Bill for Establishing Religious Freedom,” that was adopted in 1786 after much controversy, was:

a.Thomas Jefferson

b.Adam Smith

c.Benjamin Rush

D. James Otis

E. John Adams

Thoughts on Government (1776) was an influential publication calling for “balanced governments” in the new United States. The Massachusetts author of this important work was

a.Thomas Jefferson

b.Adam Smith

c.Benjamin Rush

d.James Otis

Discuss how the following trends are changing the skill requirements for managerial jobs in the United States.

1. Increasing use of social media
2. Increasing international competition
3. Increasing work-family conflicts?

Planning for and Recruiting Human Resources

1. Why do organizations combine statistical and judgmental forecast of labor demand, rather than relying on statistics or judgments alone? Give an example of a situation in which each type of forecast would be inaccurate.
2. Give an example of a personnel policy that would help attract a larger pool of job candidates. Give an example of a personnel policy that would likely reduce the pool of candidates. Would you expect these policies to influence that quality as well as the number of applicants? Why or why not?
3. How can organizations improve the effectiveness of their recruiters?

craft breweries that make beer in small batches are experiencing a spectacular growth in bars and liquor stores across the nation. The craft beer industry now boasts of 4269 breweries, representing a 12% market share of the total beer market in the united states (Fortune, March 22, 2016). It has been estimated that 2 craft breweries open every day. Assume this number represents an average that remains the constant over time. a) What is the probability that exactly 4 craft breweries open in a day? b) What is the probability that there are at least 5 craft breweries open in a day? c) What is the probability that exactly 10 breweries open every week? d) What is the probability that at least 20 craft breweries open every week?