Outline a set of ten (10) specific competencies for any formal position on a management negotiation team. Please describe in one sentence the specific competency and provide two specific & concrete examples of how the person would use the competency during the collective bargaining process.

1. Apple’s Worldwide Revenues from 2004 to 2019 is as follows:

1. Enter the data above into the tab labeled Apple. Graph the data in Excel and use your graph to determine what kind of time series pattern exist. Put your answer in your spreadsheet.
2. Make the following forecasts for 2020. For all of them, use Mean Squared Error to determine which of the forecasts is the best. Make sure your answers are clearly labeled.
   1. Naïve forecast from one prior time period
   2. Calculate a 4-period moving average
   3. Calculate a 3-period moving average with the following weights for time t: time period t-1=0.8, t-2 = 0.15, t-3=.05
3. In the tab called Apple Smoothing, use the data from 3. to forecast 2020 using an alpha equal to 0.7, 0.8, and 0.9. Using MSE, which one offers the best estimate for 2020?
4. In the tab called Apple Regression, use the information from 3. and run a regression to determine your forecast for 2020
   1. Put your regression output in F1 of the same workbook.
   2. Calculate what your forecast is for 2020 in F21.
   3. How does well does this regression equation predict revenue? Write your answer in F22. In addition, explain what your numerical answer means in words.

PLEASE PROVIDE STEP BY STEP AND FORMULAS FOR EXCEL, THANK YOU

(a) Give an example of a collection of closed sets whose union is not closed.

(b) Give an example of a collection of open sets whose infinite intersection is not open.

Thank you!

Consider what you have learned about the shape normal distribution and specifically about the Empirical Rule. Please compare and contrast Roger’s Innovation Adoption Curve with what you have learned. Be as specific as possible in your explanations making reference to Roger’s Innovation Adoption Curve, the normal distribution, and the Empirical Rule .

Financial technology, also known as FinTech is an industry composed of companies that use new technology and innovation with available resources in order to compete in the marketplace of traditional financial institutions and intermediaries in the delivery of financial services.

The use of mobile apps is embedded in the average Mauritian’s everyday life while the country already provides services such digital insurance, mobile banking amongst others.

Several enterprises, particularly those aiming towards Africa, are already using Mauritius as a viable Fintech platform. The stable business climate and well-established corporate governance culture in Mauritius, favorable time zone, excellent connectivity and highly-educated labour, mitigates the high-risk profile of certain African countries.
QUESTIONS

1. Considering the Mauritian context, list and explain the benefits of Fintech.

2. Considering the Mauritian context, justify what could be the possible drawbacks of FinTech.

3. Select a local company of your choice which provides FinTech services and:

Explain the services provided by the chosen company & justify why the provided services falls under the FinTech umbrella of technologies.

4. The Mauritius Central Automated Switch (MauCAS) is a novel state-of-the art digital hub fully owned and operated by the Bank of Mauritius for routing payments among operators on a 24x7 basis. Do you believe MauCAS will be a success or failure in Mauritius? Justify your answer.

The balance sheet for Tactex Controls Inc., provincially incorporated in 2018, reported the following components of equity on December 31, 2019.

In 2020 and 2021, the company had the following transactions affecting shareholders and the equity accounts:

Required:
1. Prepare journal entries to record the transactions and closings for 2020 and 2021. The company uses a cash dividends account to record declared dividends.

2. Prepare a statement of changes in equity for the year ended December 31, 2021. (Amounts to be deducted should be indicated by a minus sign.)

3. Prepare the equity section of the company’s balance sheet as of December 31, 2021.

Record the transactions in a journal, transfer the journal entries to T-accounts, compute closing amounts for the T-accounts, and construct a balance sheet to answer the question.

Jan 25. Buy $15,000 worth of manufacturing supplies on credit
Jan 26. Issue $85,000 in stock
Jan 27. Borrow $63,000 from a bank

What is the final amount in Total Liabilities?

Note: Transaction amounts are provided in dollars but the balance sheet units are thousands of dollars.

Please specify your answer in the same units as the balance sheet (i.e., enter the number from your updated balance sheet).

Record the transactions in a journal, transfer the journal entries to T-accounts, compute closing amounts for the T-accounts, and construct a balance sheet to answer the question.

Jan 25. Buy $15,000 worth of manufacturing supplies on credit
Jan 26. Issue $85,000 in stock
Jan 27. Borrow $63,000 from a bank
Jan 28. Pay $5,000 owed to a supplier
Jan 29. Receive payment of $12,000 owed by a customer

What is the final amount in Total Liabilities?

Please specify your answer in the same units as the balance sheet.

Telemedicine

Telemedicine has become progressively important, since there is an increased demand for chronic diseases treatment. Nowadays, with this advance technology, doctors can provide consultations to patients using FaceTime or Skype on mobile devices. Moreover, they are also able to access medical examination reports from database and send prescriptions to patients’ pharmacies, without meeting the patients face to face. However, telemedicine is still at the beginning stage with only $200 million of revenue yearly. According to healthcare experts, they predict telemedicine will increase annual revenue to $2 billion for a few years down the road.

Question 1 [15 marks - NOT more than 200 words] To marketers, what role has mobile technology played in evolution of this industry? Explain.