Of the parts produced by a particular machine, 1% are defective. If a random sample of 8 parts produced by this machine contains 2 or more defective parts, the machine is shut down for repairs. Find the probability that the machine will be shut down for repairs based on this sampling plan.

Explain fully, with examples, what dollar cost averaging is. What will happen (1) if the price of an investment trends down overtime; (2) trends up; (3) trends down then up; and (4) in real life? Use excel to model and graph the result.

Billy was slipped a poison. This particular poison slows down the Na-K solute pump of neurons. If the solute pump slows down, what will happen to the neurons? Will the neurons become more excitable or less excitable or would it have no effect on depolarization potential?

1. 1. In a galaxy far far away, Luke Skywalker was a Tatooine farmboy who rose from humble beginnings to become one ofthe greatest Jedi the galaxy has ever known. After settling down, Luke Skywalker has been investing in the stockmarket for some time, buying mostly high-quality growth stocks as a way to achieve long-term growth and capitalappreciation. He feels that with the limited time he has to devote to his security holdings, high-quality issues are his bestbet. He has become a bit perplexed lately with the market, disturbed that some of his growth stocks aren’t doing evenas well as many good-grade income shares. He therefore decides to have a chat with his broker, Minch Yoda. During their conversation, it becomes clear that both Yoda and Luke are thinking along the same lines. Yoda pointsout that dividend yields on income shares are indeed way up and that, because of the state of the economy, theoutlook for growth stocks is not particularly bright. He suggests that Luke seriously consider putting some of hismoney into income shares to capture the high dividend yields that are available. After all, as Yoda says, “where thepayoff comes from as how much it amounts to, the bottom line is not so much!” They then talk about a high-yieldpublic utility stock, Galactic Empire Power. Yoda digs up some forecast information about Galactic Empire andpresents it to Luke for his consideration:

2. Year  Expected EPS ($)     Expected Dividend Payout Ratio (%)

   2016	$3.25	40%
   2017	$3.40	40%
   2018	$3.90	45%
   2019	$4.40	45%

   
   2020           $5.00                                   45%                         

   The stock currently trades at $60 per share. Yoda thinks that within five years it should be trading at $75 to $80 a share. Luke realizes that to buy the Galactic Empire stock, he will have to sell his holdings of Han Solo Industries—a highly regarded growth stock that Luke is disenchanted with because of recent substandard performance.

   determine the amount of annual dividends Galactic Empire can be expected to pay over the years 2016 to 2020.

How important are communications and computing technology to the smooth functioning of the foreign exchange market? If the technological advances of the past four decades were eliminated (for example, no PCs or satellite telecommunications) how would the foreign-exchange market be affected?

Find 1 research article related to search engine technology and summarize. (It could also be an article related to agents and search engines or text retrieval if you prefer). The research article should be from a research conference or journal.

1. Which of the following is not considered a barrier to entry:

1. Antitrust laws

2. Better technology

3. Increasing returns to scale

4. The presence of a patent or copyright

2. A positive externality produces:

   1. Additional benefits

   2. Additional costs

   3. Additional quotas

   4. Additional marginal revenue

Describe how advances in technology and the development of new inventions had an impact on the development of 3 different media we have studied including ooh, radio, television, newspapers, magazines, classic direct mail, internet, mobile.

As investor, give recommendation how to examine the value and performance implications of the growing trend of non-technology companies adopting digital technologies

i) valuation

ii) return expected

iiii)fundamental performance

iv) others factors

Hospitals have always competed for patients. Contrast the effects of such competition (in the terms of cost per admission, length of stay, services offered , and the introduction of new technology) in the period of cost-based payment and after the introduction of managed care.