You have recently started working as a product analyst at a company that manufactures and sells a variety of soft drink products. One of your first jobs is to categorize each of the firm's new products for the upcoming year into the appropriate new product category for a presentation you are putting together for your manager. A new product is one that is new to a company in any way. If a product is functionally different from existing products in the market or is not marketed in its current form or manner by the company, it can be considered a new product. We categorize new products in the following four ways: New-to-the-market products New category entries Product line extensions Revamped products A company's core competencies and strengths influence its strategy toward developing new products. Firms that have a strong research and development (R&D) department will focus on developing new-to-the-market products to beat the competition, while firms that have a strong brand and company image can take advantage of existing products to extend or revamp their current product lines with similar but somehow differentiating attributes. Match the new product with the appropriate new product category. 1. Smartphone app that can scan any beverage and show you the exact nutritional components in detail. 2. Candles that make your home smell like your favorite cola. 3. Selling a more caffeinated version of your traditional cola targeted at younger consumers. 4. A 5-ounce package of your popular cola product that is better for the environment. 5. New beverage that can be made from concentrate for international consumers in a way that has never been done. 6. Selling suntan lotion that has the scent of your favorite cola. 7. New 10-calorie version of the company's cola product that is targeted to male consumers. 8. Diet soda product using a new type of artificial sweetener.
In: Accounting
C++ Program
Write a function that accepts an int array and the array’s size as arguments. The function should create a new array that is one element larger than the argument array. The first element of the new array should be set to 0. Element 0 of the argument array should be copied to element 1 of the new array, element 1 of the argument array should be copied to element 2 of the new array, and so forth. The function should return a pointer to the new array. Take your input data from the file Gradelist.txt. Your program should display: • Display your name. • Display the original array; • Display the size of the original array; • Display the new array that your function generates; • Display the size of the new array
In: Computer Science
import javax.swing.*;
public class MenuFrame extends JFrame {
public MenuFrame() {
setTitle("Menu Frame");
setSize(500, 500);
MenuListenerExample myMenu = new
MenuListenerExample();
setJMenuBar(myMenu);
setLayout(null);
add(myMenu.textArea);
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
MenuFrame frame = new MenuFrame();
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
frame.setVisible(true);
}
}
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
public class MenuListenerExample extends JMenuBar
{
JMenu fileMenu, editMenu, helpMenu;
JMenuItem cut, copy, paste, selectAll;
JTextArea textArea;
public MenuListenerExample() {
cut = new JMenuItem("cut");
copy = new JMenuItem("copy");
paste = new JMenuItem("paste");
selectAll = new JMenuItem("selectAll");
textArea = new JTextArea();
cut.addActionListener(new MenuAction());
copy.addActionListener(new MenuAction());
paste.addActionListener(new MenuAction());
selectAll.addActionListener(new
MenuAction());
fileMenu = new JMenu("File");
editMenu = new JMenu("Edit");
helpMenu = new JMenu("Help");
editMenu.add(cut);
editMenu.add(copy);
editMenu.add(paste);
editMenu.add(selectAll);
add(fileMenu);
add(editMenu);
add(helpMenu);
textArea.setBounds(30, 30, 430, 400);
}
private class MenuAction implements ActionListener
{
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
if (e.getSource() == cut) {
textArea.cut();
}
if (e.getSource() == paste) {
textArea.paste();
}
if (e.getSource() == copy) {
textArea.copy();
}
if (e.getSource() == selectAll) {
textArea.selectAll();
}
}
}
}
modify the above Java program to include the following: - When the
user clicks on the help menu, a drop-down list will appear with an
item called About, then when the user clicks on it, the window will
show some instructions about the functionality of the menu, e.g,
what the edit menu does, etc. - When the user clicks on the File
menu, a drop-down list will appear with one item called Show
Picture, and when the user clicks on it, a picture of your choice
will appear.
In: Computer Science
Purpose: To strengthen and demonstrate your knowledge of the Immune and Lymphatic System and its systemic relationship in the body. The ability to apply this content and think systemically with physiology processes will benefit you as a healthcare student and practitioner.
Criteria for Success: To be successful you will make sure you complete diagrams as instructed in the tasks, including proper values (if required) on the x & y-axis as well as labeling those. You also need to make sure to list or provide explanation where necessary or where it is asked in the tasks. A successful submission would be very clear and easy to read and it would be easy to identify antibodies, immune responses, etc. For submission, you can submit them as a pdf or image from a phone if you are drawing these at home. I also suggest looking at the homework you have completed and the provided examples to help you in completing these tasks.
Case Studies Tasks:
Daniel: Susan and Joe had a wonderful little boy
named Daniel, but he had been having an awful lot of bacterial
infections and he was barely a year old. It seemed that the
antibiotics cleared up one bacterial respiratory infection only to
have another follow shortly. The scary thing was that Daniel had
just fought off a case of pneumonia caused
by Pneumocystis carnii, a fungal infection that was usually found
in people with HIV. Waiting for the test
results of an HIV test for their little boy was one of the worst
experiences ever. Thank goodness it came back negative.
However, it seemed that their troubles were just beginning. After
this last lung infection, the fungal one, and
a negative HIV test, their doctor had ordered a number of other
blood tests, including a genetic test that
Susan didn’t fully understand. Apparently the doctor was worried
about Daniel’s immune system functions.
Susan had also met with a genetic counselor who collected a family
history of any immune disorders. The
details were vague, but Susan’s mother, Helen, knew that one of her
three brothers had died young from an
unexplained lung infection. Unfortunately, Grandma Ruth had passed
away a few years ago, leaving them
with numerous unanswered questions. Susan and Joe had an
appointment with their doctor that afternoon to go over the
results. When they arrived Dr. Dresdner led them into an office
where Ms. Henchey, the genetic counselor, waited. This can’t be
good, thought Susan. The doctor began by explaining that they had
analyzed Daniel’s blood and found that while he had normal levels
of B cells and T cells, his antibody levels were anything but
normal. The levels of
IgG, IgA, and IgE were very low, almost undetectable, and Daniel
had abnormally high levels of IgM and IgD.
It appears that his immune system failed to undergo immunoglobulin
isotype switching due to a CD40 ligand mutation in Daniel's
DNA.
Charlotte: A 60-year-old woman was fit and well until late in the summer she was out tending to her lovely tulip garden when she was stung on the back of her right hand by a pesky wasp. This was nothing new, unfortunately as she had been stung a couple times in the last two weeks. With in minutes after this sting Charlotte fell to the ground and looked as though she was becoming pale/grayish and was gasping for air. After five minutes it was getting worse, but likely a neighbor doctor rushed over and administered an epinephrine shot, which provided support until the ambulance could arrive.
Jessalyn: Jessalyn regularly goes in for blood transfusions. Jessalyn's blood type is O+. Normally her blood transfusions go well and her nurse, Traci, does a great job of double checking the blood type she is receiving. This time Traci is out of town and she gets a nurse who was able to skate through school doing the bare minimum and doesn't really care that much about his job. He doesn't double check the blood type for her transfusion and . . .
In: Biology
E7-5 Analyzing Special-Order Decision, E7-6 Analyzing Make-or-Buy Decision, E7-7 Analyzing Keep-or-Drop Decision, E7-8 Analyzing Sell-or-Process-Further Decision
[The following information applies to the questions
displayed below.]
Morning Sky, Inc. (MSI), manufactures and sells computer games. The
company has several product lines based on the age range of the
target market. MSI sells both individual games as well as packaged
sets. All games are in CD format, and some utilize accessories such
as steering wheels, electronic tablets, and hand controls. To date,
MSI has developed and manufactured all the CDs itself as well as
the accessories and packaging for all of its products.
The gaming market has traditionally been targeted at teenagers and young adults; however, the increasing affordability of computers and the incorporation of computer activities into junior high and elementary school curriculums has led to a significant increase in sales to younger children. MSI has always included games for younger children but now wants to expand its business to capitalize on changes in the industry. The company currently has excess capacity and is investigating several possible ways to improve profitability.
References
Section BreakE7-5 Analyzing Special-Order Decision, E7-6 Analyzing Make-or-Buy Decision, E7-7 Analyzing Keep-or-Drop Decision, E7-8 Analyzing Sell-or-Process-Further Decision
5.
Required information
E7-6 Analyzing Make-or-Buy Decision [LO 7-2, 7-4]
MSI is considering outsourcing the production of the handheld
control module used with some of its products. The company has
received a bid from Monte Legend Co. (MLC) to produce 8,000 units
of the module per year for $18.00 each. The following information
pertains to MSI’s production of the control
modules:
| Direct materials | $ | 9 |
| Direct labor | 6 | |
| Variable manufacturing overhead | 2 | |
| Fixed manufacturing overhead | 5 | |
| Total cost per unit | $ | 22 |
MSI has determined that it could eliminate all variable costs if
the control modules were produced externally, but none of the fixed
overhead is avoidable. At this time, MSI has no specific use in
mind for the space that is currently dedicated to the control
module production.
Required:
1. Compute the difference in cost between making and
buying the control module.
|
2. Should MSI buy the modules from MLC or continue
to make them?
| Make | |
| Buy |
3-a. Suppose that the MSI space currently used for
the modules could be utilized by a new product line that would
generate $40,000 in annual profit. Recompute the difference in cost
between making and buying under this scenario.
|
3-b. Does this change your recommendation to MSI?
no
yes
6.
value:
2.00 points
Required information
E7-7 Analyzing Keep-or-Drop Decision [LO 7-2, 7-5]
MSI is considering eliminating a product from its ToddleTown
Tours collection. This collection is aimed at children one to three
years of age and includes “tours” of a hypothetical town. Two
products, The Pet Store Parade and The Grocery Getaway, have
impressive sales. However, sales for the third CD in the
collection, The Post Office Polka, have lagged the others. Several
other CDs are planned for this collection, but none is ready for
production.
MSI’s information related to the ToddleTown Tours collection
follows:
| Segmented Income Statement for MSI’s | ||||||||||||||||||
| ToddleTown Tours Product Lines | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pet Store Parade | Grocery Getaway | Post Office Polka | Total | |||||||||||||||
| Sales revenue | $ | 100,000 | $ | 95,000 | $ | 29,000 | $ | 224,000 | ||||||||||
| Variable costs | 43,000 | 39,000 | 24,000 | 106,000 | ||||||||||||||
| Contribution margin | $ | 57,000 | $ | 56,000 | $ | 5,000 | $ | 118,000 | ||||||||||
| Less: Direct Fixed costs | 6,800 | 6,100 | 4,700 | 17,600 | ||||||||||||||
| Segment margin | $ | 50,200 | $ | 49,900 | $ | 300 | $ | 100,400 | ||||||||||
| Less: Common fixed costs* | 5,000 | 4,750 | 1,450 | 11,200 | ||||||||||||||
| Net operating income (loss) | $ | 45,200 | $ | 45,150 | $ | (1,150 | ) | $ | 89,200 | |||||||||
*Allocated based on total sales dollars.
MSI has determined that elimination of the Post Office Polka (POP)
program would not impact sales of the other two items. The
remaining fixed overhead currently allocated to the POP product
would be redistributed to the remaining two products.
Required:
1. Calculate the incremental effect on profit if the POP
product is eliminated.
|
2. Should MSI drop the POP product?
| Yes | |
| No |
3-a. Calculate the incremental effect on profit if
the POP product is eliminated. Suppose that $1,000 of the common
fixed costs could be avoided if the POP product line were
eliminated.
|
3-b. Should MSI drop the POP product?
| Yes | |
| No |
In: Accounting
The original demand (Qd = 600 - 100P) and supply (Qs = 50P) and analyze this new intervention, the subsidy. The subsidy works like this: each tomato seller receives a 3-dollar refund for each tomato sold.
• Write down the equation for the new "effective supply" curve.
• Determine the new equilibrium quantity and equilibrium price.
• What is the price that the consumers will pay for their tomatoes? What is the price that the producers will effectively earn for their tomatoes, inclusive of the subsidy?
• Graphically depict the new equilibrium complete with (solved) values for the new price and quantity. (Label the original supply as S1 and the new “effective supply” as S2).
In: Economics
In: Finance
Not everyone pays the same price for the same model of a new car. Prices paid for a particular model of a new car take on a normal distribution. The mean is $17,000 and the standard deviation is $500. Start by drawing a picture of the normal distribution and then labeling this information.
a. What percentage of buyer paid between $16,000 and $18,000 for a new car?
b. What percentage of buyer paid between $17,000 and $18,000 for a new car?
c. What percentage of buyer paid between $16,500and $17,000 for a new car?
d. What percentage of buyer paid between $17,000 and $18,500 for a new car?
In: Statistics and Probability
D&R Corp. has annual revenues of $269,000, an average contribution margin ratio of 32%, and fixed expenses of $112,400.
Required:
Management is considering adding a new product to the company's product line. The new item will have $9 of variable costs per unit. Calculate the selling price that will be required if this product is not to affect the average contribution margin ratio.If the new product adds an additional $32,900 to D&R's fixed expenses, how many units of the new product must be sold at the price calculated in part a to break even on the new product? If 20,100 units of the new product could be sold at a price of $13.8 per unit, and the company's other business did not change, calculate D&R's total operating income and average contribution margin ratio. Management is considering adding a new product to the company's product line. The new item will have $9.00 of variable costs per unit.
2. If the new product adds an additional $32,900 to D&R's fixed expenses, how many units of the new product must be sold at the price calculated in part a to break even on the new product?
Break-even in units
3. If 20,100 units of the new product could be sold at a price of $13.80 per unit, and the company's other business did not change, calculate D&R's total operating income and average contribution margin ratio.
Total operating income
Average contribution margin ratio
In: Accounting
Python:
The file, Program11.txt, on the I: drive contains a
chronological list of the World Series’ winning teams from 1903
through 2018. The first line in the file is the name of the team
that won in 1903, and the last line is the name of the team that
won in 2018. (Note that the World Series was not played in 1904 or
1994. There are no entries in the file indicating this.) Write a
program that reads this file and creates a dictionary in which the
keys are the names of the teams and each key’s associated value is
the number of times the team has won the World Series. The program
should also create a dictionary in which the keys are the years and
each key’s associated value is the name of the team that won that
year. The program should prompt the user for a year in the range of
1903 through 2018. It should then display the name of the team that
won the World Series that year and the number of times that team
has won the World Series.
Allow the user to run the program as many times as possible until a
sentinel value of zero (0) has been entered for the year. No input,
processing, or output should happen in the main function. All work
should be delegated to other functions. The program should have at
least 4 functions (main and developerInfo included). Include the
recommended minimum documentation for each function. See the
program one template for more details. Run your program at least
five times with 1903, 1994, 2009, 2016, and 2018 as the user input
for the year. Copy and paste the outputs to a file.
program11.txt:
Boston Americans
New York Giants
Chicago White Sox
Chicago Cubs
Chicago Cubs
Pittsburg Pirates
Philadelphia Athletics
Philadelphia Athletics
Boston Red Sox
Philadelphia Athletics
Boston Braves
Boston Red Sox
Boston Red Sox
Chicago White Sox
Boston Red Sox
Cincinnati Reds
Cleveland Indians
New York Giants
New York Giants
New York Yankees
Washington Senators
Pittsburgh Pirates
St. Louis Cardinals
New York Yankees
New York Yankees
Philadelphia Athletics
Philadelphia Athletics
St. Louis Cardinals
New York Yankees
New York Giants
St. Louis Cardinals
Detroit Tigers
New York Yankees
New York Yankees
New York Yankees
New York Yankees
Cincinnati Reds
New York Yankees
St. Louis Cardinals
New York Yankees
St. Louis Cardinals
Detroit Tigers
St. Louis Cardinals
New York Yankees
Cleveland Indians
New York Yankees
New York Yankees
New York Yankees
New York Yankees
New York Yankees
New York Giants
Brooklyn Dodgers
New York Yankees
Milwaukee Braves
New York Yankees
Los Angeles Dodgers
Pittsburgh Pirates
New York Yankees
New York Yankees
Los Angeles Dodgers
St. Louis Cardinals
Los Angeles Dodgers
Baltimore Orioles
St. Louis Cardinals
Detroit Tigers
New York Mets
Baltimore Orioles
Pittsburgh Pirates
Oakland Athletics
Oakland Athletics
Oakland Athletics
Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati Reds
New York Yankees
New York Yankees
Pittsburgh Pirates
Philadelphia Phillies
Los Angeles Dodgers
St. Louis Cardinals
Baltimore Orioles
Detroit Tigers
Kansas City Royals
New York Mets
Minnesota Twins
Los Angeles Dodgers
Oakland Athletics
Cincinnati Reds
Minnesota Twins
Toronto Blue Jays
Toronto Blue Jays
Atlanta Braves
New York Yankees
Florida Marlins
New York Yankees
New York Yankees
New York Yankees
Arizona Diamondbacks
Anaheim Angels
Florida Marlins
Boston Red Sox
Chicago White Sox
St. Louis Cardinals
Boston Red Sox
Philadelphia Phillies
New York Yankees
San Francisco Giants
St. Louis Cardinals
San Francisco Giants
Boston Red Sox
San Francisco Giants
Kansas City Royals
Chicago Cubs
Houston Astros
Boston Red Sox
def main():
# Local dictionary variables
year_dict = {}
count_dict = {}
developerInfo()
# Open the file for reading
input_file = open('Program11.txt', 'r')
def showResults(year_dict, count_dict):
# Receive user input
year = int(input('Enter a year in the range 1903-2018: '))
# Print results
if year == 1904 or year == 1994:
print("The world series wasn't played in the year", year)
elif year < 1903 or year > 2018:
print('The data for the year', year, \
'is not included in our database.')
else:
winner = year_dict[year]
wins = count_dict[winner]
print('The team that won the world series in ', \
year, ' is the ', winner, '.', sep='')
print('They have won the world series', wins, 'times.')
# End of showResults
In: Computer Science