Business is becoming more and more competitive, and organisations have realised that purchasing and Supply Chain Management (SCM) are key factors in satisfying customers. Buyers and supply chain managers can contribute significantly to the organisation's profits. An organisation can spend as much as 50% of its sales revenue on purchasing parts, services, components and raw material. Therefore, efficient, mutually beneficial and constructive relationships with suppliers are very important to the organisation's short-term financial position and long-term competitive power.

1. Differentiate between constructive and competitive negotiation. (10)
2. Discuss the guidelines for maintaining positive supplier and customer relationships. (10)

1. One of the disadvantages of forming a proprietorship is that it is subject to many government regulations.

   True

   False

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QUESTION 2

1. Sarbanes-Oxley Act was passed by Congress in the wake of a series of accounting scandals in the early 2000s.

   True

   False

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QUESTION 3

1. A major disadvantage of operating as a proprietorship is that it creates unlimited liability for the business's debt.

   True

   False

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QUESTION 4

1. Double taxation can be avoided by forming a "S Corporation".

   True

   False

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QUESTION 5

1. An estimate of a stock's "true" value based on accurate risk and return is known as the company's market price.

   True

   False

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QUESTION 6

1. The verbal section of a company's annual report discusses the company's past year's performance and future prospects.

   True

   False

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QUESTION 7

1. Income Statement gives a "snapshot" of a company's assets and who has claims on them on a given date.

   True

   False

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QUESTION 8

1. Stockholders' Equity can be calculated by subtracting total liabilities from total assets.

   True

   False

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QUESTION 9

1. Cost of assets depleted in the production process such as machinery, equipment, vehicle, etc. is known as amortization.

   True

   False

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QUESTION 10

1. The amount of cash that could be withdrawn without harming a firm's ability to operate and produce future cash flow is known as free cash flow.

   True

   False

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QUESTION 11

1. The tax rate applicable to the last unit of a person's income is known as the marginal tax rate.

   True

   False

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QUESTION 12

1. Liquidity ratios measure a firm's ability to pay off debts that are maturing within one year.

   True

   False

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QUESTION 13

1. The DuPont Equation shows the relationships among asset management, debt management, and profitability ratios.

   True

   False

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QUESTION 14

1. Benchmarking refers to an analysis of a firm's financial ratios over time.

   True

   False

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QUESTION 15

1. Ratio Analysis is used by three main groups: managers, credit analysts, and stock analysts.

   True

   False

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QUESTION 16

1. A series of equal payments at fixed intervals for a specified number of periods is known as annuity.

   True

   False

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QUESTION 17

1. Market Value ratios give an idea of what investors think about the firm and its future prospects.

   True

   False

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QUESTION 18

1. Inventory Turnover Ratio is calculated by deducting inventories from current assets and then dividing by current liabilities.

   True

   False

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QUESTION 19

1. Times-Interest-Earned Ratio measures the firm's ability to honor its debt payments.

   True

   False

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QUESTION 20

1. The group of ratios that show the combined effects of liquidity, asset management, and debt management on operating results are known as profitability ratios.

   True

   False

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QUESTION 21

1. Ease of forming, being subject to few government regulations, and being subject to lower income taxes are advantages of:

   	A.	corporation
   	B.	publicly traded company
   	C.	proprietorship
   	D.	initial public offering

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QUESTION 22

1. The financial statement that shows how much cash the company began the year with and how much cash it ended up with is known as:

   	A.	balance sheet
   	B.	statement of cash flows
   	C.	income statement
   	D.	statement of stockholders' equity

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QUESTION 23

1. If paid in capital for Firm A is $7 million, retained earnings are $2 million, and net income is $1 million, what is Firm A's stockholder's Equity?

   	A.	$3 million
   	B.	$5 million
   	C.	$8 million
   	D.	$9 million

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QUESTION 24

1. If total assets are $1 million, current assets are $500,000, and current liabilities are $400,000, what is the net working capital?

   	A.	$100,000
   	B.	$300,000
   	C.	$600,000
   	D.	$900,000

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QUESTION 25

1. A decline in the value of intangible assets during the production process is known as:

   	A.	depreciation
   	B.	annulment
   	C.	amortization
   	D.	retained earnings

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QUESTION 26

1. Financial statements can be used to determine important questions such as:

   	A.	How large is the company?
   	B.	Is the company growing?
   	C.	Is the company making or losing money?
   	D.	All of the above.

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QUESTION 27

1. A tax system in which the tax rate is higher on higher incomes is known as __________________ system.

   		progressive tax
   		regressive tax
   		flat tax
   		inverse tax

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QUESTION 28

1. _______________ was created by Congress to make it more difficult for wealth individuals to avoid paying taxes through the use of various deductions.

   		Progressive tax
   		Alternative Minimum Tax
   		Regressive Tax
   		Flat Tax

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QUESTION 29

1. If Current Assets equal $500,000, Current liabilities equal $400,000, and inventories equal $100,000, what is the current ratio?

   	A.	1.25
   	B.	1.50
   	C.	1.75
   	D.	2.00

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QUESTION 30

1. If Current Assets equal $500,000, Current liabilities equal $400,000, and inventories equal $100,000, what is the quick ratio?

   	A.	1.00
   	B.	1.25
   	C.	1.50
   	D.	1.75

Imagine you have been hired to manage the PR function for a startup company specializing in environmental concerns and preservation. Develop a high level PR plan that will carry you through the first six months of the company's launch. Keep in mind initial startup tasks that might include reaching out to key stakeholders or customers, or explaining the nature of your company to others.

Software hacking is a global problem that often impacts organizations that hold extensive or sensitive data on customers, employees, or others. Research an example of a company, governmental agency, or organization that has been victimized by hackers.Answer the following questions:

• What company was targeted?
• What data was stolen, lost, or corrupted?
• How was the incident detected?
• What factors led to the vulnerability? How was it exploited by hackers?

Question three

1. Describe the term simulation
2. Explain the advantages and disadvantages of simulation techniques
3. Solve the following transportation problem using any suitable method. The cell entries are unit costs

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placebo: 110, 89, 86, 87, 85, 87, 74, 85 sleeping pill: 99, 84, 94, 87, 87, 106,102, 91 given data above. patients are testing out the new sleeping pill. Subjects' rapid eye movement (REM) was measures before and after they received the sleeping pill. 1)critical t or z value? 2)reject or fail to reject the null hypothesis 3)compute 95% confidence interval around the sample mean 4) compute Cohens d and explain its meaning 5) summarize your results using the correct format

. Knowledge of basic statistical concepts of 10 randomly selected engineers was measured on a scale of 100, before and after a short course in statistical quality control. This resulted in the data tabled below.

Researchers believe that the short course will improve test scores. They will analyze this with a hypothesis test. Give the details of the test

A computer random number generator was used to generate 750 random digits (0,1,...,9). The observed frequences of the digits are given in the table below.

Test the claim that all the outcomes are equally likely using the significance level α=0.05α=0.05.
The expected frequency of each outcome is E=

The test statistic is χ2=

The p-value is

Is there sufficient evidence to warrant the rejection of the claim that all the outcomes are equally likely?
A. No
B. Yes

Please Show work

1) A certain medical machine emits x-rays with a minimum wavelength of 0.025 nm. One day, the machine has an electrical problem and the voltage applied to the x-ray tube decreases to 74% of its normal value. Now what is the minimum x-ray wavelength produced by the machine?

?min = _________ nm

2) What is the maximum x-ray energy this machine (with electrical problems) can produce?

Emax = _________ eV

3) The atomic number of an element is 82. According to the Bohr model, what is the energy of a K? x-ray photon?

E = ___________ eV