Silver Lining Inc. has a balanced scorecard with a strategy map that shows that delivery time and the number of erroneous shipments are expected to affect the company’s ability to satisfy the customer. Further, the strategy map for the balanced scorecard shows that the hours from ordered to delivered affects the percentage of customers who shop again, and the number of erroneous shipments affects the online customer satisfaction rating. The following information is also available:
Using these estimates, determine how much future profit and future market share will change if:
a) Total decrease in future profit $
Round your answer to two decimal places.
b) Total decrease in future market share %
In: Accounting
Silver Lining Inc. has a balanced scorecard with a strategy map that shows that delivery time and the number of erroneous shipments are expected to affect the company’s ability to satisfy the customer. Further, the strategy map for the balanced scorecard shows that the hours from ordered to delivered affects the percentage of customers who shop again, and the number of erroneous shipments affects the online customer satisfaction rating. The following information is also available:
Using these estimates, determine how much future profit and future market share will change if:
Total decrease in future profit $37600(which was wrong)
Round your answer to two decimal places.
Total decrease in future market share 5.07%(which was wrong)
In: Finance
Measure Maps
Silver Lining Inc. has a balanced scorecard with a strategy map that shows that delivery time and the number of erroneous shipments are expected to affect the company’s ability to satisfy the customer. Further, the strategy map for the balanced scorecard shows that the hours from ordered to delivered affects the percentage of customers who shop again, and the number of erroneous shipments affects the online customer satisfaction rating. The following information is also available:
Using these estimates, determine how much future profit and future market share will change if:
Total decrease in future profit $
Round your answer to two decimal places.
Total decrease in future market share %
In: Accounting
Each of the following, tell how it shifts demand and/or suppply of Euros on foreign exchange markets.
A. US investors want to diversify by buying more Euopean stocks and bonds.
B. US cars become more popular in Euope, so Europeans buy more US Cars.
C. Because of a rise in US interest rates, both US and European Investors want to buy more US bonds and fewer European bonds
D. Because of a fall in US Interest rates, both US investors and European Investors want to buy fewer US Bonds and more European Bonds.
In: Economics
Formal Proposals
Portfolio Builder
13.31. Message Strategies: Proposals Presentations can make or break both careers and businesses. A good presentation can bring in millions of dollars in new sales or fresh investment capital. A bad presentation might cause a number of troubles, from turning away potential customers to upsetting fellow employees to derailing key projects. To help business professionals plan, create, and deliver more effective presentations, you offer a three-day workshop that covers the essentials of good presentations:
Understanding your audience’s needs and expectations
Formulating your presentation objectives
Choosing an organizational approach
Writing openings that catch your audience members’ attention
Creating effective graphics and slides
Practicing and delivering your presentation
Leaving a positive impression on your audience
Avoiding common mistakes with Microsoft PowerPoint
Making presentations online using webcasting tools
Handling questions and arguments from the audience
Overcoming the top 10 worries of public speaking (including How can I overcome stage fright? and I’m not the performing type; can I still give an effective presentation?)
Here is some additional information about the workshop:
Workshop benefits: Students will learn how to prepare better presentations in less time and deliver them more effectively.
Who should attend: Top executives, project managers, employment recruiters, sales professionals, and anyone else who gives important presentations to internal or external audiences?
Your qualifications: 18 years of business experience, including 14 years in sales and 12 years in public speaking. Experience speaking to audiences as large as 5,000 people. More than a dozen speech-related articles published in professional journals. Have conducted successful workshops for nearly 100 companies.
Workshop details: Three-day workshop (9 am to 3:30 pm) that combines lectures, practice presentations, and both individual and group feedback. Minimum number of students: 6. Maximum number of students per workshop: 12.
Pricing: The cost is $3,500, plus $100 per student. 10 percent discount for additional workshops.
Other information: Each attendee will have the opportunity to give three practice presentations that will last from three to five minutes. Everyone is encouraged to bring PowerPoint files containing slides from actual business presentations. Each attendee will also receive a workbook and a digital video recording of his or her final class presentation. You’ll also be available for phone or email coaching for six months after the workshop.
Your task: Identify a company in your local area that might be a good candidate for your services. Learn more about the company by visiting its website so you can personalize your proposal. Using the information listed previously in this exercise, prepare a sales proposal that explains the benefits of your training and what students can expect during the workshop.
In: Operations Management
researchers at Vanderbilt University were curious about whether consumers are able to use the information on nutritional labels. They surveyed 200 primary care patients at the University Medical Center. In one question, respondents were asked to calculate the number of grams of carbohydrates in a single serving of soda, using the information on the label of a 20-ounce bottle (2.5 servings). Only 32% answered correctly. With 95% confidence, what is the margin of error in this estimate? ______
If the researchers want to reduce the margin of error to .05 or less, with 95% confidence, how many patients should they survey? (Use p* = 0.32 from the survey above)_____
DMPA is an injectable contraceptive drug that lasts for 3 months. In a study of birth control methods, 902 users experienced 2 unintended pregnancies. Give a 90% confidence interval for the probability of an unintended pregnancy for users of DMPA using the plus four method.
lower limit =
Upper limit =
In: Statistics and Probability
Twenty-five students from Harry High School were accepted at Magic University. Of those students, 10 were offered athletic scholarships and 15 were not. Mrs. Hermione believes Magic University may be accepting people with lower ACT scores if they are athletes. The newly accepted student ACT scores are shown here. Athletic scholarship: 16, 24, 20, 25, 24, 23, 21, 22, 20, 20 No athletic scholarship: 23, 25, 26, 30, 32, 26, 28, 29, 26, 27, 29, 27, 22, 24, 25 Part A: Do these data provide convincing evidence of a difference in ACT scores between athletes and nonathletes? Carry out an appropriate test at the α = 0.10 significance level. (5 points) Part B: Create and interpret a 90% confidence interval for the difference in ACT scores between athletes and nonathletes. (5 points)
In: Statistics and Probability
Matt and Meg Comer are married and file a joint tax return. They do not have any children. Matt works as a history professor at a local university and earns a salary of $64,850. Meg works part-time at the same university. She earns $34,150 a year. The couple does not itemize deductions. Other than salary, the Comers’ only other source of income is from the disposition of various capital assets (mostly stocks). (Use the tax rate schedules,Dividends and Capital Gains Tax Rates.) (Round your final answers to the nearest whole dollar amount.)
a. What is the Comers’ total income tax liability for 2019 (including income tax on wages) if they report the following capital gains and losses for the year?
Short-term capital gains $ 9,230
Short-term capital losses (2,230 )
Long-term capital gains 15,450
Long-term capital losses (6,450 )
In: Accounting
Matt and Meg Comer are married and file a joint tax return. They do not have any children. Matt works as a history professor at a local university and earns a salary of $68,300. Meg works part time at the same university. She earns $33,300 a year. The couple does not itemize deductions. Other than salary, the Comers’ only other source of income is from the disposition of various capital assets (mostly stocks). (Use the tax rate schedules,Dividends and Capital Gains Tax Rates.) (Round your final answers to the nearest whole dollar amount.)
b. What is the Comers’ tax liability for 2020
if they report the following capital gains and losses for the
year?
| Short-term capital gains | $ | 1,500 | |
| Short-term capital losses | 0 | ||
| Long-term capital gains | 13,300 | ||
| Long-term capital losses | (10,300 | ) | |
Total tax liability: ???
I found $9,301, but that is not the correct answer apparently.
In: Accounting
Renee Carter has decided to study medicine at a university in Melbourne. She has arranged to stay with a family on the north side of the city. In order to get to and from the university, she decides she will need to buy a car, costing a maximum of $10 000. She searches the Internet and comes across the following at Car City:
MAZDA 323 Red, 4D Sedan; 5 SP Manual; 2.0 Ltr, 4 cycl; odometer 153 293.
Required ?A. Evaluate how useful this information is in arriving at a decision.
B. List extra information that Renee should ascertain before deciding whether to buy this car.
C. Assume that Renee does purchase the car, and subsequently finds that the car has mechanical problems that will require $2000 to fix. Discuss what she should do, given that she does not have enough money to pay for the repairs.
D. Hypothesise as to how ethical the community regards used car salespeople.
In: Accounting