What role should religion play in government? As you develop your argument, think about the following questions: What do supporters of religion in government (accommodationists) value? How do they view the world? What about those who believe in the separation of church and state (separationists)? Why do they disagree so strongly with the accommodationists? Why might separationists who also happen to be religious believe in the separation of church and state? How can we rectify the fact that America is a religious nation, but one in which religion plays a limited role in government? Do we need to?

Constructing and Interpreting Confidence Intervals. In Exercises 13–16, use the given sample data and confidence level. In each case, (a) find the best point estimate of the population proportion p; (b) identify the value of the margin of error E; (c) construct the confidence interval; (d) write a statement that correctly interprets the confidence interval.

Medical Malpractice In a study of 1228 randomly selected medical malpractice lawsuits, it was found that 856 of them were dropped or dismissed (based on data from the Physicians Insurers Association of America). Construct a 95% confidence interval for the proportion of medical malpractice lawsuits that are dropped or dismissed.

1. What assertions does the article make about globalization and this “new world”?

2. According to Freidman what are our advantages and what needs to happen to ensure we get our act together to successfully compete and thrive in this new world?

3. What does Freidman suggest elected leaders need to do? In your opinion what do you think should be the role of corporate leadership?

4. What do you think - should we completely dismiss the idea of made in America?

https://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/29/opinion/sunday/friedman-made-in-the-world.html

the relationship between nominal exchange rate and relative prices .from the annual observations from 2000 to 2014, the following regression result were obtained , where Y =exchange rate of the Nigeria naira to the America dollar (#/$) and X=ratio of the US consumer price index to the Nigerian consumer price index ; that is X represent the relative prices in the two countries Y estimate =6.682- 4.318X. r=0.528, SE =(1.22) (1.333). interprete this regression. How would you interpret r^2. does the negative value of X make economic sense. what is underlying economic theory.

Build a table showing the three companies and the three ratios and conduct an analysis of comparison.

1. Based on your interpretation of the ratios, which companies seem to be doing better and why?
2. Are your findings and interpretations consistent with how you viewed the company prior to your research? If not, what is different and why?
3. What unanswered questions do the ratios not address and how might you go about addressing these questions?

Imagine that you are working as manager of the Information Technology Department, ASCS College, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Write a business letter (Alternative block format) to Sales Manager, Dell Company situated at the following address

Dell Computer Corporation,
One Dell Way Round Rock,
Texas 78682,
United States of America.

Requesting them to send the price quotation of 100 workstations with the following configuration.

Precision T3630;Tower Workstation; Intel Xeon E-2174G, 4 Core HT, 8MB Cache, 3.8Ghz, 4.7GHz; Windows 10 Pro 64bit English.

1. . Describe the experiences a young woman might face as she discusses sexuality with her parents, listens to a sex-education session in her high school, has her first experience with sexual intercourse, makes decisions about contraception, and tries to make a decision about an unwanted pregnancy.

2. How are gender roles relevant in

   • (a)

     the initiation of sexual relationships,

   • (b)

     sexual activity,

   • (c)

     sexual disorders, and

   • (d)

     decisions about contraception and abortion?

3. Describe attitudes about sexuality in the current era. Does the sexual double standard still hold true in North America in the 21st century?

Argumentative essay : Construct your argumentation based on each statement below:

People of all genders, races, ethnicity, religions and sexual orientation have become: leaders, professional athletes, celebrities, wealthy and famous. In the 50 years since the end of the civil rights movement has there been significant change in achieving full civil rights and equality in america? How are things better today and why are things worse today? Provide detailed examples explaining why and why not. (For argumentation you may use how freedom amendments were undermined by Jim crow and segregation)

Cross Border Alliances Collaborative agreements with foreign companies in the form of strategic alliances or joint ventures are widely used as a means of entering foreign markets. They are also used as a means of acquiring resources and capabilities by learning from foreign partners. They are used to put together powerful combinations of complementary resources and capabilities by accessing those resources and capabilities of a foreign partner.

The Case Study below provides an example of a strategic alliance that Walgreens participated in with Alliance Boots. What was this partnership designed to achieve and why would it make sense for a company like Walgreens?

Case:

Read the case below and answer the questions that follow. Walgreens pharmacy began in 1901 as a single store on the South Side of Chicago, and grew to become the largest chain of pharmacy retailers in America. Walgreens was an early pioneer of the “self-service” pharmacy and found success by moving quickly to build a vast domestic network of stores after the Second World War. This growth-focused strategy served Walgreens well up until the beginning of the 21st century, by which time it had nearly saturated the U.S. market. By 2014, 75 percent of Americans lived within five miles of a Walgreens. The company was also facing threats to its core business model. Walgreens relies heavily on pharmacy sales, which generally are paid for by someone other than the patient, usually the government or an insurance company. As the government and insurers started to make a more sustained effort to cut costs, Walgreens’s core profit center was at risk. To mitigate these threats, Walgreens looked to enter foreign markets.

Walgreens found an ideal international partner in Alliance Boots. Based in the UK, Alliance Boots had a global footprint with 3,300 stores across 10 countries. A partnership with Alliance Boots had several strategic advantages, allowing Walgreens to gain swift entry into foreign markets as well as complementary assets and expertise. First, it gave Walgreens access to new markets beyond the saturated United States for its retail pharmacies. Second, it provided Walgreens with a new revenue stream in wholesale drugs. Alliance Boots held a vast European distribution network for wholesale drug sales; Walgreens could leverage that network and expertise to build a similar model in the United States. Finally, a merger with Alliance Boots would strengthen Walgreens’s existing business by increasing the company’s market position and therefore bargaining power with drug companies. In light of these advantages, Walgreens moved quickly to partner with and later acquire Alliance Boots and merged both companies in 2014 to become Walgreens Boots Alliance. Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. is now one of the world’s largest drug purchasers, able to negotiate from a strong position with drug companies and other suppliers to realize economies of scale in its current businesses.

The market has thus far responded favorably to the merger. Walgreens Boots Alliance’s stock has more than doubled in value since the first news of the partnership in 2012. However, the company is still struggling to integrate and faces new risks such as currency fluctuation in its new combined position. Yet as the pharmaceutical industry continues to consolidate, Walgreens is in an undoubtedly stronger position to continue to grow in the future thanks to its strategic international acquisition.

Note: Developed with Katherine Coster.

Sources: Company 10-K Form, 2015, investor.walgreensbootsalliance.com/secfiling.cfm?filingID=1140361-15-38791&CIK=1618921; L. Capron and W. Mitchell, “When to Change a Winning Strategy,” Harvard Business Review, July 25, 2012, hbr.org/2012/07/when-to-change-a-winning-strat; T. Martin and R. Dezember, “Walgreen Spends $6.7 Billion on Alliance Boots Stake,” The Wall Street Journal, June 20, 2012.

1. What was the partnership with Alliance Boots designed to achieve and why would it make sense for a company like Walgreens?

2.. What are some of the challenges that Walgreens is now facing with the merged entity?

Which of the following serve as examples of strong separation of duties within the context of the acquisition/payment process?

Question 6 options:

Missouri Can Corporation (MCC) manufactures and sells a variety of can types, such as soft drink cans, oil cans and many others. MCC has adopted a functional organization structure that includes departments for accounting, marketing, manufacturing, human resources and information systems. Which of the following appropriately pairs a document with one of MCC's business processes?

Question 14 options:

Which of the following statements best explains the relationship between the acquisition/payment process and the sales/collection process?

Question 15 options:

Consider the following statements as you answer the question:

i. Felix, a cash receipts clerk, applied Allison's payment to the invoices indicated on her remittance advice.
ii. In purchasing books, Allison filled out a form on a bookstore's web site.
iii. The bookstore's web site verified Allison's credit limit.
iv. William, a warehouse worker, prepared Allison's books for shipment.

Which of these statements most clearly relates to the third step in the sales/collection process?

Question 19 options:

Which of the following exemplifies the role and purpose of the sales/collection process?

Question 35 options:

Accounting information systems have five generic elements. Which of the following pairs includes two examples of the same element within the context of the acquisition/payment process?

Question 50 options: