contribute to this forum by telling us whether you prefer the "mechanistic" view or the "integral" view? Provide evidence from personal experience or from your culture.

(If you think the metaphysical is real, what does that suggest about the ground of ethics?)

Could you please answer this forum Question of Philosophy in 150 words Thanks :)

BUSINESS ANALYSIS

select business that publicly trades on the New York Stock Exchange or NASDAQ

1. the company`s name on its name history if the name changed since the company was originally formed ( consider mergers etc.)
2. company`s trademark(s)

3. location of the company`s home office and whether they have offices located outside the US (if so, identify location(s))

4. description of the company`s general products or serviced

5. the company`s mission statement or business philosophy

6. whether the company is publicly traded and if so, the stock exchange on which the company`s shares are traded

7. the current CEO and summary of his/her business background

8. the identity on one of the company`s primary competitors

9. summary of the company`s corporate ethics policy and the URL to this policy

10. summary of company press release dated July 1, 2017 or later

11. summary of lawsuit in which the company has been involved as a plaintiff or as a defendant

Michael Pettis from Peking University wrote in May 2011:“In most countries households typically consume around 60-70 percent of GDP, and even the countries of East Asia that have followed a growth model similar to that of the Chinese, household consumption typically represents 50-55 percent of GDP. In China, a decade ago household consumption represented about 45 percent of GDP.But the story doesn’t end there. Five years ago household consumption in China declined to around 40 percent of GDP. ... Policymakers pledged to take every step necessary to raise household consumption growth and to help re-balance the economy. A few economists remained skeptical. They argued that Beijing would not be able to raise the consumption level because doing so would require fundamental change to the growth model. .... Even the skeptics were wrong. For the next five years GDP growth continued to surge ahead of household consumption growth until by last year household consumption represented an astonishing 36% of GDP.”

a. Using tools from the Solow model of growth, explain how a decrease in the share of consumption (and a corresponding increase in the share of investment) in GDP affects Chinese growth in the short term. How does it affect the long-run steady-state capital stock per worker and the marginal productivity of capital in this eventual steady state? What might be the implications for consumer welfare (as opposed to the size of the capital stock and the size of the GDP)?

b. What is the logic behind the statement that China can keep investing in new capital “without running into diminishing returns, because it can keep drawing new labor from the countryside?” [Hint: recall the concepts of constant returns to scale in the production function versus diminishing returns to a given factor of production.]

GetMyFood, Inc. has developed an application for cell phones aimed toward consumers who live in more rural areas where there are few delivery options for take-out food.   The app connects local taxi drivers with the larger restaurant food delivery services in nearby areas to extend the range of home meal delivery service.

The company expects to generate revenues of $2000 (figures in thousands) in the first year (2020) with a general costs of services sold of $1200 (figures in thousands.) The company expects to see a sharp increase in the revenues earned after the first year as the new service gains recognition but believes that the life-cycle of the product will be relatively short as market research has shown that the business model will be most successful in areas that are more rural but still relatively close to larger population centers. Given the general demographic trend in population growth, the company believes that their target market will diminish over time as more standard delivery services become available.  

The company estimates the following growth rate for revenue, costs, and SG&A over the next five years:

The have also forecasted the following items for working capital:

Taxes are assumed to be 34% per year. The initial outlay for software development is estimated to be $1000.

You have been hired as a financial consultant to determine the estimated free cash flows to the firm for GetMyFood, Inc.

finchco case for corporate finance,

It was late February 2010, and Harry Finch who was president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Finch Distributing Company (Finchco), was thinking about selling his business. At 65 years of age but in excellent health, he wanted to pursue his dream of buying a yacht and sailing around the world. His interest in selling the company had begun in earnest when in late 2007 Finchco had received a $35.4 million offer1 to purchase the company from one of its U.S. suppliers. Unfortunately, at the onset of the financial crisis, the offer was revoked. Since that time, Finchco had experienced a financial reversal related to the downturn of the economy but Finch felt that the company was turning around and had a potential large contract on the horizon. He wondered whether the time was right to offer his firm for sale.

Daniel and Christian are discussing cases where the retrospective approach cannot be used because it is considered impracticable to do so. Christian says that in cases like this, the change in accounting principle will still be allowed, but Daniel disagrees. Who is correct?

Select one:

a. Daniel, the company will be prohibited from switching accounting principles for this period, which will have to wait until the calculations can be properly completed.

b. Daniel, the company will not be permitted to switch accounting principles, but if they can determine the cumulative effect within the year, then the change will be considered retroactive.

c. Christian, the company will need to prospectively apply the new accounting principle in the earliest period, but they should not disclose why they did not include calculations for the cumulative effect.

d. Christian, the company will need to prospectively apply the new accounting principle in the earliest period, and they will need to disclose why they did not include calculations for the cumulative effect.

1) A networking company in our country is facing losses of millions of Malaysian
Ringgit (MYR) due to the burden of their bad debts from customers who refused to settle
the payment of their bills. Several notices and summon letter had been sent yet the
customers are still ignoring them. Discuss to the company the way to solve this dilemma

2) Siraj company ventures in teakwood furniture business. It has an annual sales of
RM250,000 per year. All sales were made on credit and the credit terms is 2/15 net 30.
Based on previous experience, 60 per cent of the company’s customers will take the
discount and pay on the 15 th day. In the meantime, the other 40 per cent will make
payments on the 30 th day. Assuming that there are 360 days in a year, calculate the total
accounts receivable for Siraj Company.

Assume that Quick Insurance is required to pay the health care costs of an insured individual

with an initial annual amount of $8,000 to be paid today. The individual is also expected to

receive additional payments at the end of the next 18 years from Quick Insurance where each

additional payment increases by 6% each year due to inflation of medical costs (including the

first year, so the end of the 1st year payment will be $8,000 x 1.06). (a) What is the last payment

in year 18? (b) Calculate the present value obligation today, including today’s payment, if the

annual interest rate is 4%? Please show formulas. Do not use Excel. Can use HP 10bll+ calculator.

Assume the average weight of a player in the NFL is normally distributed with a population mean of 245 pounds with a population standard deviation of 46 pounds. Suppose we take a sample of 50 NFL players.

a. What is the probability that a randomly selected player will weigh over 300 pounds?

b. What is the probability that a randomly selected player will weigh under 180 pounds?

c. What is the probability that a randomly selected player will weigh between 190 and 320 pounds?

d. What is the probability that the average weight of players from the sample of 50 will be above 260?

e. What weight defines the lowest 34.09% of the distribution for an individual player?

f. What weight defines the highest 7.93% of the distribution for an individual player?

Biochemistry question - Urine analysis

Match the sample to the correct individual

Urea concentration (mg/dL)

Sample X = 1212

Sample Y=2166

Sample Z= 1539

Individual description

Subject A: Healthy football player consuming 75 g protein/day. Urine was collected over a 24 h period. Weight of the subject is 80 kg.

Subject B: Healthy vegetarian consuming 35 g protein/day. Urine was collected over a 24 h period. Weight of subject is 65 kg.

Subject C: Obese subject undergoing a therapeutic fast. Urine was collected over a 24 h period from day 5 of the fast. Weight of subject is 90 kg.