Assignment Scenario:

The Vice President of Human Resources for the international position you pretended to apply for in the International Job Search experiential exercise is trying to determine the appropriate compensation for the job. Based on the key components of an international compensation program mentioned in your textbook, you are being asked to develop a compensation package for the position you pretended to apply for. Explain the rationale for your design. Your recommendations must include numerical data, percentages, etc. based on the text and research, and must include your response to the following instructions:

1. a) Identify and describe the compensation approach you believe is best for the position you have applied for? (Going Rate Approach or the Balance Sheet Approach) b) Keeping the international firm’s location in mind, detail the advantages and disadvantages of this approach as they relate to the position you applied for.

1. a) How much of a base salary will you propose for the position? b) What percentage of base salary will the inducement comprise?  Be specific – express the computations in percentage (%) and in the currency amounts (Pesos, Euros, Etc.) from the region for which you have applied.

University of Richmond Professor Erik Craft analyzed the states’ pricing of vanity plates. He found that in California, where vanity plates cost an average of $28.75, the elasticity of demand was 0.52. In Massachusetts, where vanity plates cost $50, the elasticity of demand was 3.52.

1.) Assuming vanity plates have zero production cost and his estimates are correct, was each state collecting the maximum revenue it could from vanity plates? Explain your reasoning.

a.)Neither state is maximizing revenue. Maximum revenue is collected when elasticity is 1.

b.)Massachusetts is maximizing revenue but California is not because revenue is only maximized when elasicity is greater than 1.

d.)Neither state is maximizing revenue. Maximum revenue is collected when elasticity is zero.

2.) What recommendation would you have for each state to maximize revenue?

I would recommend that Massachusetts

b.) Lower its price

c.) not change its price

and California ___

a.) raise its price

c.) not change its price

Can anyone help please? These are the only options.

(about solid state physics, optical communication)
The main principle of optical communication is the concept of total reflection. I wonder if the total reflection is based on particle property of light, or wave property of it.

The total reflection is the concept of refraction and reflection. I know that refraction and reflection of light are all properties that correspond to the particle and wave of light.(I mean, Particle property of light can explain refraction and reflection, and Wave property of light too.)
So.. Is it right if total reflection is using(based on) both particle and wave properties of light???

In the field of economics, there are few men who cast a bigger shadow than Milton Friedman. One of his (among many) central ideas is the Friedman Doctrine which states that corporations have no social responsibility (as long as they play by the rules) beyond profit maximization. This approach is often criticized by those that believe corporations should be good "corporate citizens".  

You will research the life and career of Milton Friedman providing an overview of his life and main economic theories paying particular close attention to the finer points of the Friedman doctrine. The paper should focus on these main ideas and use at least 3 outside resources:

1. What was Friedman's educational background?

2. What school of thought is he associated with?

3. What are some concepts attributed to him (Friedman doctrine must be explained in detail)?

4. What is your personal position on the responsibility of corporations to society?

5. Can a company be socially responsible and maximize profits (give examples!)?

A distance runner tears a tendon and cannot continue to be competitive. The now former runner wants to switch over to weight training and ultimately become competitive in that area. Do they have a chance? Explain your answer based on what you know about the three types of muscle tissue and how they operate.

Your friend Brett is starting a landscaping business. He says he isn't worried about creating a legal form of ownership until several months after the business is started. "Besides, I can hire a lawyer if something comes up." What would you tell Brett? Explain.

Suppose that your local government, threatened by bankruptcy, decides to tax the interest income on its own bonds as part of an effort to rectify its budgetary woes. If bondholders care about their after-tax returns, what would you expect to happen to the prices of local municipal bonds? To their yields? Explain

Consider a government spending program you have read about in the news or research one online. In a well-composed post, explain the opportunity cost of that government decision. What was the next best alternative in your opinion? Describe how “scarcity” factors into the decision process. (Remember that all things are scarce.)

Please explain what diplomatic bargaining may mean and provide an example in international relations demonstrating this negotiation process by doing some research or finding an article about diplomacy between two or more countries. In addition, please apply Hans Morgenthau’s 9 Rules of Diplomatic Strategy to your analysis.

Your friend Mark is quite worried about the recent volatility in equity markets due to the current health pandemic and is thinking about investing in the bond market. He contacts you to seek your advice on bond markets. You have undertaken some research and find the following information regarding yield on different bonds. (i) 1.8% current one-year bond

(ii) 1.9% expected one-year bond rate in 24 months’ time

(iii) 1.93% three-year bond rate

a) Using the pure expectations theory advise your friend on the yield he should expect on a one-year bond in 12 months’ time.

b) Identify and explain to your friend two assumptions of the pure expectations theory that are challenged by the segmented markets approach to interest rate determination.

c) Your friend has heard that inflation is anticipated to rise significantly over the next few years. Explain to him what effect would this expected rise in inflation have on the slope of a normal yield curve? Also, what effect, if any, this change in inflation will have on the value of his bond investments?