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1.1 Identify and discuss four important pieces of legislation about local government that were passed in the dawn of the democratic dispensation in South Africa . 1.2 The various levels of government cannot exist in isolation – they are widely influenced by the environments that exist all around them. Identify and discuss any 4 external environments for the local government. 1.3 Examine the main functions of the Municipal Demarcation Board. 1.4 Briefly outline the 3 categories of municipalities.

JAVA

Implement a class Robot that simulates a robot wandering on an infinite plane. The robot is located at a point with integer coordinates and faces north, east, south, or west. Supply methods: public void turnLeft() public void turnRight() public void move() public Point getLocation() public String getDirection() The turnLeft and turnRight methods change the direction but not the location. The move method moves the robot by one unit in the direction it is facing. The getDirection method returns a string "N", "E", "S", or "W".

A 21500 kg jet airplane is flying through some high winds. At some point in time, the airplane is pointing due north, while the wind is blowing from the north and east. If the force on the plane from the jet engines is 35500 N due north, and the force from the wind is 14700 N in a direction 75.0° south of west, what will be the magnitude and direction of the plane's acceleration at that moment? Enter the direction of the acceleration as an angle measured from due west (positive for clockwise, negative for counterclockwise).

GTA Construction Corporation constructed two buildings near the San Andreas fault line. The probability that either of these buildings will experience an earthquake is 4.6 percent. However, if one building experiences an earthquake, the probability that the second building will experience an earthquake is 57 percent. What is the probability (in percent) that both buildings will experience earthquake damage?

IMB Computing creates motherboards for cellphones at their campuses in Seattle and San Diego. The company is worried about computer hackers and hired a consultant to evaluate their risk. The consultant estimated that the San Diego campus has a 12.1 percent chance of being hacked. The consultant also noted that the Seattle location has a 24.4 percent chance of digital hacking. IMB would asks the consultant, what is the probability (in percent) that both campuses will suffer hacking related crime in any given year?

Hishiba Company assembles hard drives and has plants in both the South and the North, spaced about 3,000 miles apart and connected by light rail. Hishiba is worried about local rain causing flooding at their plants. The probability that in any given year a flood will damage the North plant 5.1 percent. The probability that in any given year a flood will damage the South plant is 13 percent. What is the probability (in percent) that at least one of the plants will be damaged by flood in any given year?

A motivational speaker is interested in the demographics of their shows’ attendees. A random sample of 1051 adults who attended their last show was taken and the gender and US Census region in which they lived were recorded and summarized in the table below:

(a) Suppose the speaker is going to ignore gender and is interested in whether people attending the events are equally likely to be from the four regions of the USA. What is the appropriate hypothesis test the researcher could use?

i. Chi Squared Test for Independence

ii. Chi Squared Test for goodness of fit (where we know the contents of the box)

iii. Two Sample Z test for difference in proportions

iv. One Sample Z test for proportions

(b) Calculate the test statistic, degrees of freedom (if relevant), and p value for the test of whether people attending the events are equally likely to be from the four regions of the USA.

(c) Suppose the speaker is also interested in whether Gender and US Census region are independent. What would be the appropriate expected count under the null of independence for the cell: Females and South?

1. The table below show data that has been collected from different fields from various farms in a certain valley. The table contains the grams of Raspberries tested and the amount of their Vitamin C content in mg. Find a linear model that express Vitamin C content as a function of the weight of the Raspberries.

Round your answers to 3 decimal places

y=______ x+_____

2. An unknown metal has been found and the following experimental results have been tabulated in the table below. The table contains the grams of the unknown metal and the volume in milliliters of water displacement. Find a linear model that express mass as a function of the volume.

Round your answers to 3 decimal places

Volume =_______x+__________where x is the grams of the unknown metal

Q5) Prepare a mix design (Use ACI Method of Mix Design) which will be used for a pier located at the South Carolina. South Carolina is hot and humid with daytime temperatures averaging between 30–34 °C in most of the state and overnight lows averaging 21–23 °C on the coast and from 19–23 °C inland. Winter temperatures are much less uniform in South Carolina. Coastal areas of the state have very mild winters with high temperatures approaching an average of 16 °C and overnight lows in the 5-8 °C. Inland, the average January overnight low is around 2 °C in Columbia and just below freezing in the Upstate. While precipitation is abundant the entire year in almost the entire state, the coast tends to have a slightly wetter summer, while inland March tends to be the wettest month. Pier will be constructed during winter season. The specified strength is 29 MPa at 28 days and it is required that no more than 2 test result in 400 will fall below the specified strength. The sieve analysis result of used aggregate is given in Table.

BS Sieve   Mass Retained (gr)
10.0 mm   0
5.00 mm   8
2.36 mm   27
1.18 mm   43
600 μm   51
300 μm   90
150 μm   39
< 150 μm   10

For the other properties of fine aggregate, a specified amount of sand particles were taken from stockpile to determine the physical properties. 490 gr of saturated surface dry aggregate was prepared for this test. Mass of container was filled with water and weighted as 1437 gr. Then sand particles were added to the container which were initially filled by water and weighted as 1605 gr and after 24 hours the samples were taken from oven and weighted as 480 gr.

For Coarse aggregate: SSD bulk specific gravity: 2.75, absorption capacity = 1.5 %, total moisture: 2.5 %, Dry-rodded unit weight: 1500 kg/m3.
Cement: Type V, Sp.Gravity:3.1. For 0.34 m3 of concrete the cement content should not be exceeded 110 kg.

Please read the Management in Action case “Norwegian Air Shuttle Aspires to Become the Cheapest Global Airline” at the end of Chapter 4 “Global Management” available in your textbook Management: A Practical Approach 7^th edition by Kinicki, A., & Williams, B., and answer the following questions:

Assignment Question(s):

1. What are the biggest challenges Norwegian experienced in trying to expand its airline across the globe?
2. To what extent did you observe examples of ethnocentric, polycentric, or geocentric attitudes in this case? Provide examples to support your conclusions.

3. Use Table 4.4 (Given below) to identify cultural differences that are likely to arise between Norwegian employees working in Denmark and Sweden and Thailand. How might these differences affect interpersonal interactions, and what can the company do to reduce any unintended conflict from these differences?

4. What are the most important lessons to be learned about global management from this case? Discuss

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Choice is a retail company that sells specialized gardening products. The company is considering opening a new store on October 1, Year1. As budget coordinator, you have been asked to prepare a master budget for the first 3 months of the company’s operation. You have gathered the following information:

October sales are estimated to be $280000 of which 60 percent will be cash and the remainder will be on credit. The company expects all sales to increase at the rate of 25 percent per month for November and December. Sales in January Year 2 are expected to be $250000.

The company expects to collect 100 percent of the accounts receivable generated by credit sales in the month following the sale.

Prepare a sales budget and a schedule of cash receipts using these facts and your excel template. Check your answers here before moving to the next part, by completing the cells requested in the chart below.

The cost of goods sold is 80 percent of sales. The company desires to maintain a minimum ending inventory equal to 30 percent of the next month’s cost of goods sold. (Ending inventory for December is based on budgeted January Year2 sales.)

Assume that all inventory purchases are made on account (on credit). The company pays 20 percent of accounts payable in the month of purchase and the remaining amount in the following month.

In excel, prepare an inventory purchases budget and a cash payments budget for inventory purchases. Use the check figures below before you continue.

Budgeted selling and administrative expenses per month follow.

Salary expense (fixed): $ 21500

Sales commissions:  3 percent of Sales

Supplies expense:   1 percent of Sales

Utilities (fixed): $2300              

Depreciation on store equipment (fixed)*:   You compute    

Rent (fixed) $ 8000          

Miscellaneous (fixed): $ 1250      

*The capital expenditures budget indicates that the company will spend $450000 on October 1 for store fixtures, which are expected to have a $48000 residual value and a 48 month useful life.

Utilities and sales commissions are paid the month after they are incurred; all other expenses are paid in the month in which they are incurred.

In excel, prepare the selling and administrative expenses budget and the cash payments budget for selling and administrative expenses. Check the key figures below.

Choice issued stock for 300000 on October 5. A dividend of $40000 was paid on December 15.

The company borrows and repays funds in increments of $1,000 on the last day of the month. The company also pays its vendors on the last day of the month. It pays interest of 1percent per month in cash on the last day of the month. To be prudent, the company desires to maintain a $10000 cash cushion.   

Prepare a cash budget on your excel template. Check key figure below.

ncome statement

Input expenses as negatives. Use a minus sign in front of the number.

Balance Sheet

Enter any contra-assets as negative numbers. Use a minus sign.

FloorMate Carpet Company manufactures carpets. Fiber is placed in process in the Spinning Department, where it is spun into yarn. The output of the Spinning Department is transferred to the Tufting Department, where carpet backing is added at the beginning of the process and the process is completed. On October 1, FloorMate Carpet Company had the following inventories:

Departmental accounts are maintained for factory overhead, and both have zero balances on October 1. Manufacturing operations for October are summarized as follows: