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What are the similarities and differences between how people communicate in American culture versus communication in...

What are the similarities and differences between how people communicate in American culture versus communication in Fiji? Discuss how you will avoid the major challenges you may encounter when communicating with people from that culture.

In: Operations Management

Derthick states on page 63, “At least when I was growing up, textbooks in American government...

Derthick states on page 63, “At least when I was growing up, textbooks in American government routinely portrayed Congress as being highly sensitive to the interests of state and local governments. What has happened to change this?

In: Psychology

Company X is an American manufacturing company getting ready to start selling its products in Mexico....

Company X is an American manufacturing company getting ready to start selling its products in Mexico. You are the manager of a team tasked with assessing the potential risks to the company as it gets ready to expand to another country.

Create a 8- to 10-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation you will deliver to the Board of Directors discussing the risks the company could face.

Address the following points in your presentation:

Explain what risks the company could face in entering the market in Mexico.

Explain how these risks might be different than those risks faced in staying in just the American market.

Analyze how the company can manage these risks.

Include detailed speaker note for each slide except the title and reference slides.

In: Economics

Is the U.S. Constitution an Inherently progressive document?

Is the U.S. Constitution an Inherently progressive document?

Chapters 1 - 3 should have provided you a grounding by which to answer the above question. You read about the ideals that lead to the American Revolution, the crafting of the U.S. Constitution, and the complexities of federalism, so now please read the following exchange (Links to an external site.1*) with Erwin Chemerinsky, a constitutional law professor at UC Berkeley. I also suggest you listen to this podcast on The Ezra Klein Show titled The Constitution is a Progressive Document (Links to an external site.2**).

* https://www.vox.com/2018/12/18/18127273/american-constitution-erwin-chemerinsky-we-the-people

** https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/vox/the-ezra-klein-show/e/63233142

In: Economics

Choose the response that best describes how the basis of purchased property is determined.


 Question 20 of 75.

 Choose the response that best describes how the basis of purchased property is determined.

  •  The lower of fair market value (FMV) or the adjusted basis for the seller.

  •  The adjusted basis of the property in the hands of the seller.

  •  The fair market value (FMV) of similar property.

  •  The purchase price of the property plus certain costs incurred at the time of purchase.

 Question 30 of 75.

 Which statement about education credits is FALSE?

  • A student may qualify for the lifetime learning credit if they have a felony drug conviction. 

  • Only four-year colleges are eligible institutions for the American Opportunity Credit. 

  • A taxpayer can claim the American Opportunity Credit for only four tax years. 

  • A taxpayer enrolled as a part-time student is eligible for the lifetime learning credit.


In: Accounting

The value of a call option can never exceed...(please explain) a. zero. b. the difference between...

The value of a call option can never exceed...(please explain)

a. zero.

b. the difference between the underlying stock price and the option’s exercise price.

c. the option's exercise price.

d. the underlying stock price.

Compared to a European option, the value of an otherwise identical American option is...(please explain)

a. sometimes less, and never greater.

b. always equal to the value of the European option.

c.sometimes greater, and never less.

d. always greater.

e. always less.

It is never rational to exercise an American ____ option on a ___________ stock prior to its expiration date.(please explain)

a. call ... dividend-paying

b. put ... non-dividend-paying

c. call ... non-dividend-paying

d. put ... dividend-paying

In: Finance

Each person in random samples of 250 male and 250 female working American adults was asked...

Each person in random samples of 250 male and 250 female working American adults was asked how long, in minutes, they typically spend on their lunch break. The males averaged 39.6 minutes with a standard deviation of 24.3 minutes. The females averaged 37.3 minutes with a standard deviation of 24.0 minutes. Is there convincing evidence that the mean lunch break times for male and female working American adults differ?

(a) State the null and alternative hypotheses to be tested. (

b) Test the relevant hypotheses using α = .05. (Be sure to check all necessary conditions and clearly state your test statistic, P-value, and formal decision.) Hint: You will use df=498.

(c) Write a conclusion statement communicating your findings in a sentence

In: Statistics and Probability

An American put option to sell a Swiss franc for dollars has a strike price of...

An American put option to sell a Swiss franc for dollars has a strike price of $0.75 and a time to maturity of one year. The volatility of the Swiss franc is 20%, the dollar interest rate is 4%, the Swiss franc interest rate is 2%, and the current exchange rate is 0.78. Use a three-time-step tree to value the option.

  1. Please fill in the value for the blank cells in the tree diagram below. Yellow (top cells) for stock price, green (middle cells) for European put option premium , and blue (bottom cells) for American put option premium .

1.10291

0

0.98263

0.87547

0

0.87547

0.0134

0

0.78000

0.0134

0.78

0

0.02716

0.69494

0.69494

0.61915

0.05506

0.13085

0.55163

0.19837

In: Finance

In 2015–2016 39.8% of American adults, ages 20 years and over were obese and another 31.8%...

In 2015–2016

39.8% of American adults, ages 20 years and over were obese and another 31.8% were overweight.
18.5% of American adolescents, ages 12-19 years were obese

Using proper essay format, research and describe the physiological (biological) effects of obesity on the human body.

Please mention some of the causes of the disorder such as genes, hormones, intestinal bacteria, existing medical conditions and behaviors.

(Please be specific and give the name of genes, bacteria, hormones and other factors involved in obesity.)

Use at least one (reputable) scientific source (list websites).Your references need to be specific.

I need to trace your references back to the original articles you cite in your information paragraph.

In: Anatomy and Physiology

During the American Revolution, the revolutionary organization that exchanged information throughout the colonial resistance was a....

During the American Revolution, the revolutionary organization that exchanged information throughout the colonial resistance was

a. Sons of Liberty

b.The Loyalists

C. Committee of Correspondence

d.Articles of Confederation

e.The League of Resistance

During the American Revolution, the Loyalists were supporters of

a.Virginia

b.The colonial resistance

c.Great Britain

d.France

e.South Carolina backcountry farmers

The person most associated with the “Bill for Establishing Religious Freedom,” that was adopted in 1786 after much controversy, was:

a.Thomas Jefferson

b.Adam Smith

c.Benjamin Rush

D. James Otis

E. John Adams

Thoughts on Government (1776) was an influential publication calling for “balanced governments” in the new United States. The Massachusetts author of this important work was

a.Thomas Jefferson

b.Adam Smith

c.Benjamin Rush

d.James Otis

In: Psychology