what role plays the National Practitioner Data Bank in patient safety.

How is abortion regulated, why is abortion so controversial in the United Satates and how is it in another countries.

Last year, 292 million music CDs were purchased by 112 million households in the United states.On the average, how many CDs were purchased in each household

• Explain the importance of international institutions to business decision-makers and their firms
• Outline the United Nations as an institution and its relevance to international business

Please respond in 200-250 words

What are the short-term and long-term impacts of BREXIT. Should a firm relocate from the United Kingdom to another country?  

Use examples where appropriate. (broad question)

Bad Bad Benny: A True Story (Identifying Controls for a System) In the early 20th century, there was an ambitious young man named Arthur who started working at a company in Chicago as a mailroom clerk. He was a hard worker and very smart, eventually ending up as the president of the company, the James H. Rhodes Company. The firm produced steel wool and harvested sea sponges in Tarpon Springs, Florida for household and industrial use. The company was very successful, and Arthur decided that the best way to assure the continued success of the company was to hire trusted family members for key management positions—because you can always count on your family. Arthur decided to hire his brother Benny to be his Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and placed other members of the family in key management positions. He also started his eldest son, Arthur Junior (an accountant by training) in a management training program, hoping that he would eventually succeed him as president. As the company moved into the 1920s, Benny was a model employee; he worked long hours, never took vacations, and made sure that he personally managed all aspects of the cash function. For example, he handled the entire purchasing process—from issuing purchase orders through the disbursement of cash to pay bills. He also handled the cash side of the revenue process by collecting cash payments, preparing the daily bank deposits, and reconciling the monthly bank statement. The end of the 1920s saw the United States entering its worst Depression since the beginning of the Industrial Age. Because of this, Arthur and other managers did not get raises, and, in fact, took pay cuts to keep the company going and avoid layoffs. Arthur and other top management officials made ‘‘lifestyle’’ adjustments as well—for example, reducing the number of their household servants and keeping their old cars, rather than purchasing new ones. Benny, however, was able to build a new house on the shore of Lake Michigan and purchased a new car. He dressed impeccably and seemed impervious to the economic downturn. His family continued to enjoy the theater, new cars, and nice clothes. Arthur’s wife became suspicious of Benny’s good fortune in the face of others’ hardships, so she and Arthur hired an accountant to review the books. External audits were not yet required for publicly held companies, and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had not yet been formed (that would happen in 1933–1934). Jim the accountant was eventually able to determine that Benny had diverted company funds to himself by setting up false vendors and having checks mailed to himself. He also diverted some of the cash payments received from customers and was able to hide it by handling the bank deposits and the reconciliation of the company’s bank accounts. Eventually, Jim determined that Benny had embezzled about $500,000 (in 1930 dollars). If we assume annual compounding of 5% for 72 years, the value in today’s dollars would be about $17.61 million! Arthur was furious and sent Benny away. Arthur sold most of his personal stock holdings in the company to repay Benny’s embezzlement, which caused him to lose his controlling interest in the company and eventually was voted out of office by the Board of Directors. Jim, the accountant, wrote a paper about his experience with Benny (now referred to as ‘‘Bad Bad Benny’’ by the family). Jim’s paper contributed to the increasing call for required annual external audits for publicly held companies. Arthur eventually reestablished himself as a successful stockbroker and financial planner. Benny disappeared and was never heard from again.

1. Identify the five control weaknesses in Revenue and Purchase process.

2. Identify the five General controls Arthur should have implemented in the company.

3. From Chapter 13, identify the five internal control activities Arthur should have considered (or implemented) to thwart Benny’s bad behavior.

Sub-Saharan region of Africa to encompass a total of forty-seven countries. Many of these countries south of the Sahara have been in state failure, either partial or complete collapse of state authority. This has led to an inability to provide for economic development and a source of security. These failed states have governments with little political authority or ability to impose the rule of law, and are usually associated with widespread crime, conflict, or devastating humanitarian crises. Africa's problems are myriad and intricate; the rulers in Sub-Saharan Africa have struggled to develop autonomous and cohesive states during the post colonial era giving rise to the fact that almost half of the world’s failing states are located here. Discuss the validity of these statements.

100.0 mL of 0.500 M lead(II) nitrate (Pb(NO3)2, 331 g/mol) and 100.0 mL of 0.500 M sodium sulfate (Na2SO4, 142 g/mol) are mixed together.

(I) Write the overall balanced equation. Include the states of each species.

(II) Write the overall (or total) ionic equation for the reaction. Identify any spectator ions. Include states of each species.

(III) Write the net ionic equation. Include states of each species.

(IV) Determine the limiting reactant and the theoretical yield of the non-aqueous product.

(V) Suppose this reaction was carried out in the laboratory. 0.005g of the non-aqueous product was collected. What was the percent yield?

1. The returns on shares of Valley Transporter are predicted under the following various economic conditions:
Recession -0.13
Normal +0.08
Boom +0.25
If each economy state has the same probability of occurring (33.33%), what is the variance of the stock?


Place your answer in decimal form using four decimal places.

2. The return on shares of the Orange Company are predicted under the following states of nature. The states of nature are all equally likely, and because there are a total of three states, each state has a 33.333% chance of occurring.

Recession -0.11
Normal +0.07
Boom +0.25

What is the standard deviation of Orange?

* Place your answer in decimal form, for example as say .0675 and not 6.75.