Case study: Danté
After months of searching for a weekend job, Danté, who is Black, finally got an interview with the owner of a busy car wash and gas station. The owner seemed reluctant to hire him, but Danté managed to win him over. The owner gave him the job, saying that he would be working on a weekend shift with seven other young men, all students from the local area. The shift manager would train him on the car wash equipment.
On Danté's first day, the shift manager gave him only a few minutes of instruction on the equipment. Dante watched what the other men were doing, but when he asked questions, they were not very helpful.
Over the next few weekends, Danté concentrated on his work but because of certain events, he increasingly began to stay by himself. A few co-workers invited him to join their little group for lunch or breaks, but others consistently cracked ethnic and racial jokes, often within hearing of the shift manager. One day Danté overheard the manager say that Black people were responsible for increased violence in the community. This statement encouraged some co-workers, who had previously eaten lunch with Danté, to tell a couple of jokes about Black people. When they glanced at him as they told their jokes, he got up and walked away.
One busy Saturday afternoon, a whole section of the car wash equipment broke down because someone had allowed the system to become overheated. Danté had worked on that section until his break, when a co-worker took over. The system had broken down at some point after that.
The shift manager was furious and accused Danté of negligence. Danté replied that he believed the system was fine when he left for his break. Although Danté insisted that the equipment failure was not his fault, the shift manager fired him. Danté believed he was discriminated against because he is Black, while his co-workers and managers are White.
Group discussion questions:
1) Did the shift manager have a good reason for firing Danté? Why?
2) What factors would a human rights tribunal take into consideration?
3)The owner promised Danté he would be trained on the equipment by the shift manager. Yet the manager only gave him a few minutes of instruction. Why?

Assume that you are serving the role of an administrator at a hospital who is writing a memo to your governing board about an ethical or legal issue of your choice that impacts your hospital or the broader health care industry as a whole. Some examples of ethical or legal issues that may be affecting your hospital include current laws and regulations surrounding: surrogacy, right to die/end of life care, patient abuse, abortion, sterilization, human genetics, assisted suicide, patients consent or rights to autonomy, or any other legal or ethical issue that we have gone over this semester and you believe should be explored in further detail. Example: "I'm writing to discuss the way our hospital handles confidential patient information and the potential legal liability, both at an individual and corporate level, a breach of sensitive protected health information may have on our organization." If there are more facts that are relevant to your discussion, please include them as necessary. For example, if you are discussing right to die legislation, it would be important to note whether you are in Oregon or Michigan or Oklahoma, as each state has different methods of treating end of life rights of patients.

Your memo should lay out the context/background of the issue and why you feel that it is important to discuss with the governing body. Your memo should further give an opinion as what moral, legal or ethical duties or rights the hospital may have in relation to the topic you choose, and under what instances the hospital employees or the hospital itself may be found criminally or civilly liable for a breach of such duties related to the issue you choose.

Finally, provide a proposed solution/resolution or method to properly handle the issue you raise, and discuss how the hospital can properly implement such solution/resolution or method into its corporate structure. Be sure to include analysis of what sort of impact your proposed resolution of the issue would have on your hospital or the health care industry as a whole, i.e. patient safety, limitation of liability, improve patient care, improve patient autonomy or rights.

I look for well-organized, well thought-out papers. It does not need to have "legalese", but please ensure that all legal terms that are chosen to be used are being used properly. You will not be graded on having perfect grammar, but it never hurts to do so. Please be sure to use adequate citations. I do not care what form of citation you use so long as I can clearly identify and track the authorities you cite. Your syllabus states the paper should be between approximately 1500 words. This is approximately 3 pages single spaced.

Hypothetical patient invented by writer.

***Please show your work with excel formulas****

Billingham Packaging is considering expanding its production capacity by purchasing a new machine, the XC-750. The cost of the XC-750 is $2.78 million. Unfortunately, installing this machine will take several months and will partially disrupt production. The firm has just completed a $46,000 feasibility study to analyze the decision to buy the XC-750, resulting in the following estimates:

• Marketing: Once the XC-750 is operational next year, the extra capacity is expected to generate $10.10 million per year in additional sales, which will continue for the ten-year life of the machine.

• Operations: The disruption caused by the installation will decrease sales by $4.98 million this year. As with Billingham's existing products, the cost of goods for the products produced by the XC-750 is expected to be 70% of their sale price. The increased production will also require increased inventory on hand of $1.12 million during the life of the project, including year 0 and depleted in year 10.

• Human Resources: The expansion will require additional sales and administrative personnel at a cost of $1.94 million per year.

• Accounting: The XC-750 will be depreciated via the straight-line method over the ten-year life of the machine. The firm expects receivables from the new sales to be 15% of revenues and payables to be 11% of the cost of goods sold. Billingham's marginal corporate tax rate is 35%.

a. Determine the incremental earnings from the purchase of the XC-750. (year 0, year 1-10)

b. Determine the free cash flow from the purchase of the XC-750.(year 0, year 1-10)

c. If the appropriate cost of capital for the expansion is 10.1% , compute the NPV of the purchase.

d. While the expected new sales will be $10.10 million per year from the expansion, estimates range from$8.15 million to $12.05 million. What is the NPV in the worst case? In the best case?

e. What is the break-even level of new sales from the expansion? If the firm believes that sales will not increase, but costs would be reduced by purchasing the new machine, what is the break-even level for the cost of goods sold?

f. Billingham could instead purchase the XC-900, which offers even greater capacity. The cost of the XC-900 is $3.94 million. The extra capacity would not be useful in the first two years of operation, but would allow for additional sales in years 3-10. What level of additional sales (above the $10.10 million expected for the XC-750) per year in those years would justify purchasing the larger machine?

The Jarrad Corporation's management team is getting ready to prepare its master budget for one it...

The Jarrad Corporation's management team is getting ready to prepare its master budget for one its product lines for the year 2019. The company produces caramel lollipops which are basically cooked down sugar on a stick, a diabetics nightmare along with many other sweet treats.

Budgeted sales of the lollipops for each quarter of 2019 are as follows:

1st Quarter-12,500 cases

2nd Quarter-14,000 cases

3rd Quarter-25,500 cases

4th Quarter-34,900 cases

There are 100 lollipops in a case and each sells for $200. Jarrad is budgeting a 5% sales price increase effective July 1,2019

The 4th Quarter 2018 sales have been budgeted at 32,000 cases and Jarrad wants to have an ending inventory carried over into 2019 of 2,000 cases.

At the end of 2019 they desire an ending inventory of 2,250 cases. Each quarter an additional 10% of that quarter's sales is to be produced as an ending inventoy to be carried over into the following quarter.

Materials:

Sugar costs the company $3.20 per lb. (16 ounces) Each lolllipop is 2 ounces of sugar which is melted down into caramel. The caramel is coated in 2 ounces of Belgian chocolate which costs the company $.28 per ounce. Each lollipop stick costs $.03

Direct Labor and Machine Hours:

The production of these lollipops is a highly automated one requring only 45 minutes to produce one case of lollipops. Of this 45 minutes, 30 minutes are automated and 15 minutes requires human interaction. The cost of running the machines during the year based on 4,500 hours is $8.75 per hour. Budget these hours evenly over the four quarters of 2019. The direct labor rate per hour is $11. The budgeted cost of operating the machinery is included in the manufacturing overhead budget for the year.

Cases of lollipops produced in 2019:

1st Quarter $1,175,000 ,  2nd Quarter $1,415,000 , 3rd Quarter $2,665,000 , 4th Quarter $3,460,000

Total production of lollipops in 2019 : $ 8,715,000

Budget cost of the sugar which is required to produce the total number of lollipop to be produced in 2019: $3,486,000.

Budget cost of the chocolate which is required to produce the total number of lollipop in 2019: $305,025

Budget cost of the lollipop sticks which are required to produce the lollipops in 2019: $261,450

-How many budgeted direct labor hous will be required to produce the total number of cases of lollipops for 2019? ................................. hours

-What is the budgeted direct labor cost for 2019? $..................................

THIS IS NOT MEANT TO BE A SAMPLE TEST. EXAM QUESTIONS MAY NOT BE SIMILAR TO THOSE IN THIS REVIEW.

1. Read the values of the variable VOL in the dataset IQandBrainSize and find the proportion of sample values within 1, 2 and 3 sample standard deviations from the mean.

2. Nucryst Pharmaceutical, Inc. announced the results of its first human trial of NPI 32101, a topical form of its skin ointment. A total of 225 patients diagnosed with skin irritations were randomly divided into three groups as part of a double-blind, placebo-controlled study to test the effectiveness of the new topical cream. The first group received a 0.5% cream, the second group received a 1.0% cream, and the third group received a placebo. Groups were treated twice daily for a 6-week period.

1. Is this an observational study?

2. What are the treatments?

3. What does it mean for this study to be double-blind?

4. What is the control group for this study?

5. Identify the experimental units.

3. You have in R a data set dat consisting of persons’ names. Issue R commands to obtain a sample of size 100 from this population consisting of all the names other than “Aron”.

4. Consider a random sample of coins and record the year stamped on each. Would you expect the distribution of numbers to be symmetric or skewed? Why?

5.  A sample consists of seven points. Explain how to add one more item to the sample so that the median doesn’t change.

6. A uniform distribution takes values between 1 and 4. Draw the density. Show the scales on both axes.

7. Find the 90th percentile of a normal distribution with mean 23 and standard deviation 7.

8. You roll 4 dice. What is the probability of getting at least one 6?

9. These are the distributions of blood types in the US and Ireland. Choose one person in each country independently. What is the probability that they have the same blood type?

10. You toss two balanced coins independently. Let A be the event head on the first toss and let B be the event both tosses have the same outcome. Compute P(A), P(B), P(B|A). Are A, B independent?

11. A data set has Q1 = 54.5 and Q3 = 200. What values will be considered outliers?

12. When should relative frequencies be used when comparing two data sets? Why?

13. Describe the circumstances in which a bar graph is preferable to a pie chart. When is a pie chart preferred over a bar graph?

Which of the following is NOT a mode of transmission for Zika virus?

Question 51 options:

Several strains of ________ cause genital warts and possibly cervical cancer.

Question 53 options:

Strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae with a capsule are pathogenic, because they

Question 54 options:

A person with dormant tuberculosis has clinical symptoms of disease.

Question 55 options:

Which of the following is NOT a symptom of acute hepatitis?

Question 56 options:

Gradual, minor changes to influenza surface proteins resulting in slightly different influenza strains each year is known as…

Question 57 options:

Bacterial obligate intracellular pathogens cannot be cultured (grown) on agar.

Question 58 options:

Which of the following is NOT a staphylococcal disease?

Question 59 options:

Which of the diseases listed below is NOT caused by Streptococcus pyogenes?

Question 60 options:

Which statement is FALSE concerning Herpes Simplex Viruses 1 & 2?

Question 61 options:

Which of the following are characteristics of HIV/AIDS disease progression?

Question 62 options:

Hepatitis A is most commonly transmitted through...

Question 63 options:

Which disease is caused by a virus?

Question 64 options:

The most severe and fatal form of anthrax is

Question 65 options:

1. The branching structure at the end of each neuron is the _____.

Group of answer choices

dendrite

synergy

axon

myelin sheath

Question 2. The function of the myelin sheath is to:

Group of answer choices

provide a barrier between the brain and the body.

get rid of the neurons a person does not need.

help neural impulses flow quickly.

allow the skull bones to close.

Question 3. Newborn reflexes typically:

Group of answer choices

disappear as the cortex matures.

develop months after birth.

are under conscious control.

have no useful function.

Question 4 .A mother of a newborn tells her doctor, "When something touches my baby's cheek, she turns towards it and begins to suck." Her doctor should respond by saying:

Group of answer choices

"This is normal. It's called the sucking reflex."

"This is abnormal. Go get medical help."

"This is great! Your baby will be intellectually advanced."

"This is normal. It's called the rooting reflex."

Question 5 Which is a possible advantage of breast-feeding?

Group of answer choices

This activity makes new mothers slim.

Breast-feeding helps promote mother–baby bonding time.

This activity decreases babies' immunities to disease.

Breast-feeding can lead to reduced myelin formation.

Question 6. Visual capacities:

Group of answer choices

worsen throughout childhood.

improve in many ways during the first year of life, but babies also lose sensitivity to visual differences they don't need.

improve throughout childhood.

have no relationship to later social preferences.

Question 7. When does depth perception or fear of heights fully develop?

Group of answer choices

at different ages, depending on a baby's scores on intelligence tests

at around the time babies become mobile

at birth

at 1 month of age

Question 8. Which is the correct sequence of motor milestones?

Group of answer choices

lift head; pivot upper body; sit

lift head; sit; pivot upper body

sit; pivot upper body; lift head

pivot upper body; life head; sit

Question 9. Which is the correct order for language acquisition?

Group of answer choices

cooing; babbling; holophrases; telegraphic speech

telegraphic speech; cooing; holophrases; babbling

holophrases; cooing; babbling; telegraphic speech

babbling; cooing; telegraphic speech; holophrases

Question 10. Harlow's findings with motherless monkeys showed that physical contact (or love) is:

Group of answer choices

less important than food.

an overrated human need.

not really that important.

a basic need.

Question 11. A baby's temperament is:

Group of answer choices

due to poor mothering.

based on the environment.

biological or inborn.

due to poor feeding.

10. Grammar and Mechanics - Review

In order to succeed in your job search, you need to present polished résumés and cover messages that use correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Practice correct use of grammar and mechanics with the following exercises.

In the following sentences, select the correct word to fill in the blank.

Significant time and effort (was or were?) spent on perfecting her cover letter.

Everybody (are or is?) asked to make a scannable résumé to submit to the human resources manager.

The members of the Professional Committee (is or are?) disagreeing on how to allocate funds.

Each of the female candidates described (her or their?) experience in a well-written cover message.

1. Choose the sentence that is punctuated correctly.

A. Traditional job-search techniques, such as those described in your job handout, continue to be critical in landing jobs.

B. Traditional job-search techniques, such as those described in your job handout continue to be critical in landing jobs.

C: Traditional job-search techniques such as those described in your job handout continue to be critical in landing jobs.

2. Choose the sentence that is punctuated correctly.

A. When customizing your résumé, make sure to include keywords that describe your skills, traits tasks and job titles associated with your targeted job.

B. When customizing your résumé, make sure to include keywords that describe your skills traits tasks and job titles associated with your targeted job.

C. When customizing your résumé, make sure to include keywords that describe your skills, traits, tasks, and job titles associated with your targeted job.

3. Choose the sentence that is punctuated correctly.

A. It is always important to stress reader benefits in the body of your cover letter, describe your strong points in relation to the needs of the employer.

B. It is always important to stress reader benefits in the body of your cover letter describe your strong points in relation to the needs of the employer.

C. It is always important to stress reader benefits in the body of your cover letter; describe your strong points in relation to the needs of the employer.

In the following sentences, select the correct word to fill in the blank.

Make sure to selector (emphasize or empasize) reader benefits when writing a résumé or cover letter.

Make sure to highlight any professional (development/ developmant?) you have obtained over your career.

4. Choose the sentence that uses the correct word.

A. I would like to express my interest in this position formally.

B. I would like to express my interest in this position formerly.

Anything that can be used for the payment of goods and services is defined as

A) finance.

B) commerce.

C) money.

D) a medium.

E) value.

Accounting refers to the process of

A) recording, measuring, and interpreting financial information.

B) producing goods and services.

C) forecasting income and expenses for a set period of time.

D) moving money through an organization on a daily basis.

E) developing promotional plans.

Google can use web searches done through its search engine to learn about customer interests. This underlies the ________ aspect of digital communication.

A) control

B) addressability

C) connectivity

D) accessibility

E) interactivity

Before introducing a new product, a prototype is created at the ________ stage.

A) idea development

B) product commercialization

C) test marketing

D) product development

E) idea generation

Through ________, marketers ascertain the need for new goods and services.

A) selling activities

B) grading activities

Network Press, a printing business, posts an advertisement inviting applicants to pursue a role as a graphic designer. The company specifies that the job will involve illustrating content by designing aesthetically tasteful layouts. This is an example of a job

A) appraisal.

B) description.

C) enquiry.

D) analysis.

E) specification

C) marketing research

D) promotions

E) campaigns

Brandon works as an electrician, going into people's homes and offices to set up and repair electrical systems. When he sees a dangerous condition, he reports it to the home or business owner immediately and begins working to fix the situation. He wears safety goggles and gloves while he is working, and he has a comprehensive insurance plan with income protection in the event that he becomes unable to work. Brandon's actions are most related to Maslow's ________ needs.

A) security

B) social

C) physiological

D) self-actualization

E) esteem

A consumer electronics company is deciding what new products to manufacture and for what group of customers. Once that information has been decided, it will have to determine what processes it needs to make these products, as well as the facilities it needs to produce them. These decisions comprise ________ planning.

A) enterprise resource

B) human resource

C) succession

D) material-requirements

E) operations

________ is the division of labor into small, specific tasks and the assignment of employees to do a single task.

A) Specialization

B) Job rotation

C) Accountability

D) Outsourcing

E) Centralization

Hiring people to carry out the work of an organization is known as

A) factoring.

B) bartering.

C) staffing.

D) controlling.

E) directing

Certificates of deposit (CDs) are accounts with funds that usually cannot be withdrawn without advance notice and/or have limits on the number of withdrawals per period.

Group of answer choices

True

False

You are Susan Dean, a 35 year old woman who has always been interested in owning your own business. You graduated from Gorham HS, attended SMCC, eventually transferring to USM where you earned a bachelor’s degree in Business with a major in Marketing. Eventually you went to graduate school and earned a Master’s of Business Administration (MBA). For the last 10 years you have worked as a marketing specialist/management specialist with Yum! Brands, Inc. where you helped management open several Taco Bells and Pizza Huts in southern Maine. In addition, you evaluated several underperforming stores that had to be closed. After contacting several major corporations you find that McDonalds is the only major brand looking to open another store in the town of Gorham near the USM campus. There is a Burger King in the area. You in fact actually worked at McDonalds when you were a youngster. You have decided that you would like to open a McDonald’s franchise in this area near USM. Your grandparents have left you with a significant amount of money for which you are grateful. You would like to use this towards your new business adventure. But you will need to finance the remaining balance. You apply for a business loan to a local bank. The bank requires you to submit a detailed business plan. This business plan will include projections for operating costs, revenue stream, profits, human resource needs, your business strategy, etc. There are multiple topics that have to be analyzed and for which projections have to be made. Because of this you will have to conduct a survey(s) in the Gorham region to assess multiple demographic, supply/demand issues, and other topics.

Discussion Question/Directions:

You are Susan Dean. You need to discuss issues for which you think a statistical study would be helpful (in obtaining the information needed for your business plan). his could be demographic information, assessing the desire for a McDonald’s in the region, traffic studies, household make up, what the projected demand would be, etc. There are hundreds of topics to zero in on. What topics do you think are important to know before you invest your money into such an important undertaking? What type of statistical study should be done? What types of data will you need to collect? How will you collect your data? How much do you think it will cost to gather your information?