, which of the following statements is (are) correct?
(x) Unemployment usually rises during the recession phase of the business cycle.
(y) Although the unemployment rate falls during an expansionary phase of the business cycle, an unemployment rate of zero is not obtainable.
(z) In 2011, the unemployment rate in the United States was above 8 percent for the entire year. Historical experience suggests that this rate is above the natural rate of unemployment, so that suggests real GDP growth was likely low during 2011.
A. (x), (y) and (z)
B. (x) and (y) only
C. (x) and (z) only
D. (y) and (z) only
E. (x) only

Which of the following statements is (are) correct?
(x) The model of aggregate demand and aggregate supply explains the relationship between real GDP and
the price level.
(y) The aggregate demand curve slopes downward because higher prices cause real wealth to increase,
interest rates to decrease, and consumption to increase.
(z) The effect of an increase in the price level is represented by a movement upward along the aggregate
demand curve and the quantity demanded decreases as a result.
A. (x), (y) and (z)
B. (x) and (y) only
C. (x) and (z) only
D. (y) and (z) only
E. (x) only

According to the wealth effect and the exchange-rate effect, an increase in the price level causes
A. the value of money holdings to decrease and net exports to decrease, respectively.
B. the value of money holdings to increase and net exports to increase, respectively.
C. the value of money holdings to decrease and net exports to increase, respectively.
D. the value of money holdings to increase and net exports to decrease, respectively.
E. None of the above

Other things being equal, which of the following could decrease the average cost of
producing automobiles in the United States?
A. An increase in wages paid to automobile workers.
B. A decrease in the average product of automobile workers.
C. An increase in the price of steel.
D. An increase in the price of automobiles.
E. An increase in the average product of automobile workers.

The law of diminishing marginal returns implies that
A. the marginal product of labor in a factory will increase continually as more workers
are hired in the short run.
B. the average product of labor in a factory will increase at first and then decrease in
the short run as more workers are hired.
C. the average product of labor will continually increase in a factory in the short run as
more workers are hired.
D. the average cost of production will increase at first and then decrease in a factory in
the short run as more is produced per day.

Number of workers
Per week
Output
(Yards of fabric per week)
1 20
2 30
3 37
4 42
5 45
6 47

If the factory is currently employing 4 workers, then which of the following is true?
A. The marginal product of a fifth worker is 3 yards of fabric per week.
B. The marginal product of a fifth worker is 9 yards of fabric per week.
C. The marginal product of a fifth worker is zero.
D. The average product of labor would be 3 yards of fabric when a fifth worker is hired.

If the factory employs 5 workers then which of the following statements is true?
A. The average product of workers is 9 yards of fabric per week.
B. The average product of workers is 15 yards of fabric per week.
C. The marginal product of workers is 9 yards of fabric per week.
D. The marginal product of workers is zero.

Write a paper describing in detail your business interests or career plans and how constitutional law applies to them. Build on what you discussed in your introduction on the first discussion board. Describe in detail what kind of business you want to own/operate or what occupational field you want to work in. Then describe at least three ways in which constitutional law applies to your business/field. For example, suppose your business needs property for its operations. You could explain how the constitutional law concept of eminent domain applies here and how it would effect your business. Think about some of the cases we’ve read and how they apply. One eminent domain case is Kelo v. New London. What type of business would qualify for eminent domain? Would yours? Why or why not? (think about the similarities and differences between your business venture and the business involved in Kelo. What type of business venture would you be involved in? Would it be interstate or intrastate commerce? Which level of government would have some power to regulate your business or industry, based on the commerce distinction? Why? These are some suggested areas to look at; feel free to add/substitute others. If you plan to hire employees, you should look think about the Court’s rulings that relate to racial and gender discrimination. For many students, federalism and commerce will be really important.

I would like to run a an international business buying cars from the United States and ship it to Senegal and sell it. I have to include 3 cases that deal with commerce with commerce and relate it to this

Chapter 12 in Critical thinking: Tools for taking charge of your learning and your life (3rd ed.). King, G., Pan, J., & Roberts, M. E. (2017). How the Chinese government fabricates social media posts for strategic distraction, not engaged argument. The American Political Science Review, 111(3), 484-501.

Klausen, J. (2015). Tweeting the Jihad: Social media networks of Western foreign fighters in Syria and Iraq. Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, 38(1), 1-22. Retrieved from http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1057610X.2014.974948?scroll=top&needAccess=true

Murphy, D. M., & White, J. F. (2007). Propaganda: Can a word decide a war? Parameters, 37(3), 15.

Directions: The required readings this week include historical and contemporary examples of media bias and propaganda from a range of times, cultures, and countries (the United States, China, Iraq, Rwanda, etc.). Using these required readings, address the following prompts and questions: Compare and contrast the propaganda and bias emerging from jihadist fighters (Klausen, 2015) and the Chinese state (King, Pan, & Roberts, 2017). What similarities do you detect? Differences? How can propaganda and bias be used to further different aims? Describe two historical examples of propaganda from Murphy and White (2007) that show how governments use propaganda and the media to achieve their ends? What suggestions do Murphy and White (2007) offer in terms of how the U.S. government should use information? What criticisms or critiques do you have of their approach?

DUROT is a producer of specialized, patented, industrial-strength sanitizing equipment used by hospitals/healthcare centers, nursing homes, long term care centers and assisted living facilities throughout the United States. Due to the recent pandemic, the company is seeing a significant surge in its demand nationwide. The company anticipates the domestic regional demand for 2021 to be as follows: South – 1.8 million units; Midwest – 1.2 million units; East – 1.1 million units; West – 1 million units

Senior management of DUROT is designing their supply chain network and have identified four potential plant locations – Philadelphia, Jacksonville, Saint Louis and Los Angeles. Each location can have a capacity of either 2 million or 4 million units depending on the size of the plant.

The annual fixed costs for the 4 potential locations, and the production and shipping costs to each regional market from these plants are as follows

The objective here is to minimize the total network cost including fixed cost and production and shipping costs. The management is interested in finding out which plants should be opened and at what capacity - Small (2 million) or Large (4 million).

Prepare an excel sheet with solver, that include the objective function, decision variables and all the constraints.

Dell is considering replacing one of its material handling systems. The old system was purchased 7 years ago for $130,000 and was depreciated as MACRS-GDS 5-year property since the system is used in the manufacture of electronic components. It has an annual O&M cost of $48,000, a remaining operational life of 8 years, and an estimated salvage value of $6,000 at that time. A new system can be purchased for $175,000. It will be worth $50,000 in 8 years, and it will have annual O&M costs of only $17,000 per year due to new technology. If the new system is purchased, the old system will be traded in for $55,000, even though the old system can be sold for only $45,000 on the open market. Leasing a new system will cost $31,000 per year, payable at the beginning of the year, plus operating costs of $15,000 per year payable at year-end. If the new system is leased, the existing material handling system will be sold for its market value of $45,000. Use an 8-year planning horizon, an annual worth analysis, a tax rate of 40 percent, and an after-tax MARR of 9 percent to decide which material handling system to recommend: keep existing, trade in existing and purchase new, or sell existing and lease.

a. Use the cash flow approach (insider’s viewpoint approach). (11.2.2)

b. Use the cash flow approach (insider’s viewpoint approach), except note that a Section 1031 like-kind property exchange is to be used. The equipment replaced will continue to be replaced by like-kind investments in the United States indefinitely. Recall that a Section 1031 like-kind property exchange does not apply to leases. (11.4)

The number of infants who die before their first birthday is much higher in the United States than in other countries, and for African-Americans the rate is nearly twice as high as for white Americans. Even well-educated African American women have birth outcomes worse than white women who haven’t finished high school. Why?

We meet Andrea Jackson, a successful lawyer, executive, and mother. When Andrea was pregnant with her first child, she, like so many others, did her best to ensure a healthy baby; she ate right, exercised, abstained from alcohol and smoking, and received good prenatal care. Yet 2.5 months before her due date, she went into labor unexpectedly. Her newborn weighed less than 3 pounds. Andrea and her husband were devastated. How could this have happened?

We know that, in general, health follows wealth; on average, the higher on the socioeconomic ladder you are, the lower your risk of cancer, heart disease, diabetes, infant death, and preterm deliveries. For highly educated African American women like Andrea, the advantages of income and status do make a difference in health, but something else is still in play: racism.

There are several issues to consider about this case:

How may have Andrea’s race and culture played a role in her having a low-birth-weight baby?

Are there any culture-specific protective factors that may have helped Andrea cope with the racism she has faced?

PLEASE ANSWER WITH ABT 300-500 WORDS. THANK YOU!!!

Another medical student named Emily is also studying the population of pregnant women in the United States, and is also interested in the duration of their pregnancies (in days). Emily will compute a 95% confidence interval. Like Sheena, Emily knows that the population standard deviation equals 16 days. Emily takes a random sample of 20 pregnant women (this is a different random sample than Sheena's!). The sample mean duration among the 20 pregnancies in Emily's sample equals 278. Emily's 95% confidence interval equals ( A, B ). What is the value of B? Round off to the second decimal place.

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Question 71 pts

Suppose Emily decided that the error margin of her 95% confidence interval was too large and wanted an error margin of 1.7 days while maintaining a 95% confidence level. She should take another random sample of size n = _________. (Remember to always round sample sizes up to the next integer.)

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Question 81 pts

If Emily had used the same data to compute a 99% confidence interval (instead of a 95% confidence interval), it would have been _________.

Group of answer choices

the same width

wider

thinner

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Question 91 pts

For both Sheena’s hypothesis test and Emily's confidence interval, what is statement is true?

Group of answer choices

Since the sample size is large, they are NOT required to assume the population is normally distributed.

Since the sample size is large, they ARE required to assume the population is normally distributed.

Since the sample size is small, they are NOT required to assume the population is normally distributed.

Since the sample size is small, they ARE required to assume the population is normally distributed.

Michael Rowan owns Michael’s Motor Cars in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Michael’s motor car business is rather unique. The company is involved in selling used cars, but in a very original and new way. Over the years Michael has developed a new type of customer service. No longer must buyers go from car lot to car lot searching for their “dream car.” Michael’s Motor Cars serves as your personal car shopper. His clientele is limited to very upscale buyers, and he sells only the finest quality automobiles. Through the Internet, Michael’s customers come to him from all over the United States. However, the majority of his customers reside in the northeast region, and this allows for easier delivery and communication with his customers. Whether it’s a 2005 BMW or a 1960 Alfa Romeo, Michael has been able to deliver with little or no complications or rejections. And, typically, the clients will receive their car for less than the Kelly Blue Book value. They are nothing less than high-quality automobiles that Michael has hand-chosen and made flawless through the restoration and detailing performed on each vehicle prior to delivery. With only limited inventory and relatively low overhead, Michael is able to keep his operating costs quite low. One essential part of the automotive retail business is maintaining a strong customer referral base. Michael closely guards his very high reputation, and this allows him to maintain a network of referral clients.
Question 1. What elements of the Macroenvironment Michael’s Motor Cars faces?
Question 2. What opportunities will Michael’s Motor Cars get

Since 911, heightened airline security has increased frustrations for both airline employees and passengers. Passengers have to abide by the ever more rules that airline employees must enforce. For instance, on a flight from Europe to the United States, a simple passenger request escalated quickly. “John Murphy asked a flight attendant about a sign telling passengers not to venture beyond the curtain separating the economy class from the rest of the plane.”, the New York Times reported. “He wanted to stretch his legs and visit his wife seated on the opposite aisle., using the passageway behind the gallery in the plane’s midsection. But when he questioned a flight attendant, on the policy and began recording their conversation using his cell phone, the situation quickly escalated. The flight attendant grabbed his phone, and nearby federal air marshalls intervened.”

The marshalls held him against the wall with his hands behind his back. Murphy said, “ I wasn’t violent. I didn’t use four-letter words. All I did was ask this guy, about the sign on the curtain and they flipped out.”. Afterwards, Murphy wandered about his rights and the rules., such as being restricted to particular cabins and not just bathrooms, as well as the right to video/audio record flight crew. A spokesperson of the Federal Aviation Administration responded that there is no rule limiting passengers movement on planes, but no person may assault, threaten, intimidate, or interfere with a crew member in the performance of the crew member's duties..”

1. Identify as many problems as possible

2. What are some ways to deal with these problems?

3. Analyze and discuss.

4. Decision Criteria and Alternatives.

5. What are your future recommendations?