According to the EEOC lawsuit, a 64-year-old, qualified applicant was referred by a staffing agency for a vacant position with United Precision. During the interview with United Precision, the company's plant superintendent then asked the applicant his age and date of high school graduation, which the applicant reluctantly supplied. The superintendent also asked for and received the applicant's driver's license and twice commented about how good he looked for his age. United Precision rejected the applicant for the position, claiming the superintendent believed the applicant lacked the commitment to work long-term. When the staffing agency sent an email reassuring the superintendent the applicant intended to work for at least another 10 years, the superintendent did not respond.

Such alleged conduct violates the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA), which protects individuals who are 40 years of age or older from employment discrimination based on age. The EEOC filed suit (Case No. 2:20-cv-10930 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan) after first attempting to reach a pre-litigation settlement through its voluntary conciliation process.

The EEOC is seeking injunctive relief prohibiting the employer from discriminating against applicants based on age, as well as monetary relief, including backpay and liquidated damages, and other relief for the applicant.

"Refusing to hire an applicant because of age is a textbook violation of the ADEA," said Dale Price, trial attorney for the Detroit Field Office. "The EEOC is pursuing this matter because federal law provides specific protections to members of our workforce who are age 40 or older."

The Detroit Field Office is part of the Indianapolis District Office, which oversees Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, and parts of Ohio. The EEOC is responsible for enforcing federal laws prohibiting employment dis­crim­ination.

Summarize the issue(s) presented in the case, identify the relevant EEO laws, and explain why the court ruled as it did. How could the company have prevented this lawsuit in the first place?

relate Decision Concept to those below;
1. Democratic
2. Authoritative
3. Authoritarian

Derek and Meagan Jacoby recently graduated from State University and Derek accepted a job in business consulting while Meagan accepted a job in computer programming. Meagan inherited $75,000 from her grandfather who recently passed away. The couple is debating whether they should buy or rent a home. They located a rental home that meets their needs. The monthly rent is $2,250. They also found a three-bedroom home that would cost $475,000 to purchase. The Jacobys could use Meagan’s inheritance for a down payment on the home. Thus, they would need to borrow $400,000 to acquire the home. They have the option of paying 2 discount points to receive a fixed interest rate of 4.50 percent on the loan or paying no points and receiving a fixed interest rate of 5.75 percent for a 30-year fixed loan.

Though anything could happen, the couple expects to live in the home for no more than five years before relocating to a different region of the country. Derek and Meagan don’t have any school-related debt, so they will save the $75,000 if they don’t purchase a home. Also, consider the following information:

• The couple’s marginal tax rate is 24 percent.
• Regardless of whether they buy or rent, the couple will itemize their deductions.
• If they buy, the Jacobys would purchase and move into the home on January 1, 2018.
• If they buy the home, the property taxes for the year are $3,600.
• Disregard loan-related fees not mentioned above.
• If the couple does not buy a home, they will put their money into their savings account where they earn 5 percent annual interest.
• Assume that all unstated costs are equal between the buy and rent option.

Required: Help the Jacobys with their decisions by answering the following questions: (Leave no answer blank. Enter zero if applicable.)

a. If the Jacobys decide to rent the home, what is their after-tax cost of the rental for the first year? (include income from the savings account in your analysis.)

b. What is the approximate break-even point in years for paying the points to receive a reduced interest rate? (To simplify this computation, assume the Jacobys will make interest-only payments, and ignore the time value of money.) (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answer to 1 decimal place.)

c. What is the after-tax cost (in interest and property taxes) of living in the home for 2018? Assume that the Jacobys' interest rate is 5.75 percent, they do not pay discount points, they make interest-only payments for the first year, and the value of the home does not change during the year.

d. Assume that on March 1, 2018, the Jacobys sold their home for $525,000, so that Derek and Meagan could accept job opportunities in a different state. The Jacobys used the sale proceeds to (1) pay off the $400,000 principal of the mortgage, (2) pay a $10,000 commission to their real estate broker, and (3) make a down payment on a new home in the different state. However, the new home cost only $300,000. Assume they make interest-only payments on the loan.

Required:

1. d1. What gain or loss do the Jacobys realize and recognize on the sale of their home?
2. d2. What amount of taxes must they pay on the gain, if any?

There are different methods you could use for accounting for inventories. In a period where the raw material or merchandise inventory prices are INCREASING, which method would be most appropriate in order to minimize your taxable income

The subsoil at the site consists of a 10 m thick
homogeneous layer of dense sand having the following properties:

Dry unit weight = 16 kN/m3,
Gs = 2.68,
angle of friction = 35 degrees

The natural ground water table lies at 2 m below the ground surface.

Determine the change in shear strength
at 10 m depth (kPa).

Computer dynamics is a microcomputer software development company that has a 300-computer network. The company is located in three adjacent five-story buildings in an office park with about 100 computers in each building. The LANs in each building are similar, but one building has the data center in the second floor. There are no other office locations. Please refer to the network architecture components in Figure 6-1 of the textbook, and identify the key network architecture components in the design of the enterprise network. Refer to Chapter 6 and discuss how you would go about designing the physical network. You may assume that the campus does not need WAN connectivity.

Dear All,

This week; you are going to Design a "Real World" scenario Network as specified above.

Please start with a blue print design using "Visio" software Try first to think about the "Hardware-Devices" such as Wired Switches, Routers, Cables and Wireless Access Points, Wireless Repeaters (Extenders). See and estimate the number of users for your network, and put no more than 15 users/Access points for the Wireless connection, and select the wired switches to have X number of ports so that the over-ll wired users would be efficiently covered.

1. Without SBA loans, what can the small business owner do for finances? Give examples.

2. What can the employer do during the lockdown to keep employees' attention and interest? Give examples.

3. How is the small business going to re-enter the market? Give examples.

4. What are some strategies you might suggest to stay in business? give examples

Note: all 4 questions require Example.

Thank you

Chapter 9, Problem 6 please walk through the steps. My subject is (Organizational Management)

A restaurant wants to forecast its weekly sales. Historical data (in dollars) for 15 weeks are shown below and can be found on worksheet C9P6 in the OM6 Data Workbook at OM6 Online. (Note: You may copy the data from the worksheet to the appropriate Excel template.)
a.   Plot the data and provide insights about the time series.
b.   What is the forecast for week 16, using a two- period moving average?
c.   What is the forecast for week 16, using a three- period moving average?
d.   Compute MSE for the two- and three-period moving average models and compare your results.
e.   Find the best number of periods for the moving average model based on MSE.

47) In the context of the training needs-assessment model, which of the following statements is true about operations analysis?

Multiple Choice

• It requires careful examination of the work to be performed after training.

• It defines training needs in terms of the difference between desired performance and actual performance.

• It provides information that transcends particular jobs, even divisions, of an organization.

• It provides information such as diagnostic ratings of employees by customers.

44) In the context of effective teams, which of the following teams best represents the characteristic of conditions?

Multiple Choice

• A team in which members have ready access to resources and information

• A team that collectively believes that it can succeed

• A team in which leaders promote and share ground rules

• A team that has psychological safety granted by leaders

36) In the context of absenteeism, identify a true statement about measures.

Multiple Choice

• They include methodologies used to identify the causes of absenteeism.

• They refer to formulas.

• They focus on specific numbers.

• They refer to surveys and interviews with employees and supervisors.

31) Identify a true statement about big data.

Multiple Choice

• It is the collection and analysis of the digital history created when people surf the Internet.

• It excludes tests and measures of aptitudes, behaviors, and competencies that employers compile about applicants.

• It is similar to the traditional approaches to analytics in terms of volume, velocity, and variety.

• It rarely provides insights into users who seek to gain competitive advantage in the marketplace.

30) Luke is a manager at a foundry. To improve safety in the workplace, he introduces new behaviors for employees. These new practices forbid employees from being within 20 feet of an active furnace. In the context of organizational safety and health programs, Luke's introduction of new safety behaviors for employees is characteristic of _____.

Multiple Choice

• engineering controls

• management controls

• wellness programs

• employee assistance programs

24) The managers at Star Holdings decide to assess the management potential of certain employees in the organization. They gather the employees in a group and ask them to hold a 30-minute discussion about a certain production procedure used by the organization. The managers observe the employees and rate them on their communication skills and problem-solving abilities. In the context of assessment methods, this is an example of a(n) _____.

Multiple Choice

• group ideation discussion

• situational-judgment test

• in-basket test

• leaderless group discussion

1. An array has an index of [5] at the starting address of 200. It has 3 words per memory cell, determine loc[3],loc[4] and NE. (3 Marks: 1 mark for each)

2. A 2-D array defined as A[10 , 5] requires 4 words of storage space for each element. Calculate the address of A[4,3] given the base address as 250

• If the array is stored in Row-major form
• If the array is stored in Column-major form

3. Write a method for the following using the data structure Linked List.

void append(Node list1, Node list2)

       If the list1 is {22, 33, 44, 55} and list2 is {66, 77, 88, 99} then append(list1, list2) will change list1 to {22, 33, 44, 55, 66, 77, 88, 99}.   (5 Marks: 1mark for each correct step)

4. Write a method for the following using the data structure Linked List.

int sum(Node list)

     If the list is {25, 45, 65, 85} then sum(list) will return 220.    (5 Marks: 1mark for each correct step)

5. Trace the following code showing the contents of the Linked List L after each call

      L.add(50);

      L.add(60);

      L.addFirst(10);

      L.addLast(100);

      L.set(1, 20);

      L.remove(1);

      L.remove(2);

      L.removeFirst();

      L.removeLast();    (10 Marks: 1 mark for each correct answer)

      L.addFirst(10);

6. Compare and contrast the following data structures.

Array and Linked List

Please complete it in C++

Part 2: Queue

1. Create a New Project and give your project a name, say Lab6b.

2. Download the given source files StackArr.h, StackArr.cpp, QueueArr.h and QueueArr.cpp from Canvas and save them to your Lab6b folder. Also import them to your project.

3. Add a source file to your project, called QueueMain.cpp and implement your program according to the following:
   1. prompt the user to input a string;
   2. change each uppercase letter to lowercase;
   3. place each letter both in a queue and onto a stack;
   4. verify whether the input string is a palindrome (i.e. a set of letters or numbers that is the same whether read from left to right or right to left).

The following shows a number of program's sample input / output sessions.

Input a string: aibohphobia

aibohphobia is a palindrome

Input a string: level

level is a palindrome

Input a string: desmond

desmond is not a palindrome

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////StackArr.h

#ifndef STACKARR_H
#define STACKARR_H

class StackArr {
private:
   int maxTop;
   int stackTop;
   char *values;

public:
   StackArr(int);
   ~StackArr();
   bool isEmpty() const;
   bool isFull() const;
   char top() const;
   void push(const char& x);
   char pop();
   void displayStack() const;
};

#endif
#pragma once
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////StackArr.cpp

#include "StackArr.h"
#include <string>
#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

StackArr::StackArr(int size) {
   maxTop = size;
   values = new char[size];
   stackTop = -1;
}

StackArr::~StackArr() {
   delete[] values;
}

bool StackArr::isEmpty() const {

   return stackTop == -1;
}

bool StackArr::isFull() const {
   return stackTop == maxTop;
}

void StackArr::push(const char& x) {
   if (isFull())
       cout << "Error! The stack is full!" << endl;
   else
       values[++stackTop] = x;
}

char StackArr::pop() {
   if (isEmpty()) {
       cout << "Error! The stack is empty!" << endl;
       return -1;
   }
   else
       return values[stackTop--];
}

char StackArr::top() const {
   if (isEmpty()) {
       cout << "Error! The stack is empty!" << endl;
       return -1;
   }
   else
       return values[stackTop];
}

void StackArr::displayStack() const {
   cout << "Top -->";
   for (int i = stackTop; i >= 0; i--)
       cout << "\t|\t" << values[i] << "\t|" << endl;
   cout << "\t|---------------|" << endl << endl;
  
}

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////QueueArr.h

#ifndef QUEUEARR_H
#define QUEUEARR_H

class QueueArr {

private:
   int front;
   int back;
   int counter;
   int maxSize;
   char* values;

public:
   QueueArr(int);
   ~QueueArr();

   bool isEmpty() const;
   bool isFull() const;
   bool enqueue(char x);
   char dequeue();
   void displayQueue() const;
};

#endif
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////QueueArr.cpp

#include "QueueArr.h"
#include <string>
#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

QueueArr::QueueArr(int size) {

   values = new char[size];
   maxSize = size;
   front = 0;
   back = -1;
   counter = 0;
}

QueueArr::~QueueArr() {
   delete[] values;
}

bool QueueArr::isEmpty() const {
  
   if (counter)
       return false;
   else
       return true;
}

bool QueueArr::isFull() const {
   if (counter < maxSize)
       return false;
   else
       return true;
}

bool QueueArr::enqueue(char x) {
   if (isFull()) {
       cout << "Error! The queue is full." << endl;
       return false;
   }
   else {
       back = (back + 1) % maxSize;
       values[back] = x;
       counter++;
       return true;
   }
}

char QueueArr::dequeue() {
   char x = -1;
   if (isEmpty()) {
       cout << "Error! The queue is empty." << endl;
       return -1;
   }
   else {
       x = values[front];
       front = (front + 1) % maxSize;
       counter--;
       return x;
   }
}

void QueueArr::displayQueue() const {
   cout << "Front -->";
   for (int i = 0; i < counter; i++) {
       if (i == 0)
           cout << "\t";
       else
           cout << "\t\t";
       cout << values[(front + i) % maxSize];
       if (i != counter - 1)
           cout << endl;
       else
           cout << "\t<--Back" << endl;
   }
   cout << endl;
}

Subject :Business research

Read the extract below and answer the questions that follow.

ChemLee Manufacturing is a chemical manufacturing firm that produces and supplies various chemical substances. ChemLee manufacturing employs 300 employees. However, the labour turnover rate experience by ChemLee manufacturing has escalated substantially ovet the years. This has compromised ChemLee's ability to ensure efficient service delivery to its clients.

As a consultant, you have been assigned to investigate the causes of labour turnover for ChemLee manufacturing. You are also required to develop suitable strategies and resolutions for ChemLee manufacturing.

1.1 develop an appropriate title for the study.
Read, understand and supply Section 1: Introduction to business research. (3)

1.2 discuss the various steps in the research process that you would undertake. Read, understand and supply Section 1: introduction to business research (14)

1.3 Explain which research paradigm would be the most appropriate.
Substantiate your answer. Read, understand and supply Section 1: Introduction to business research. (6)

1.4 Discuss the most suitable research strategies to be used. Justify your answer. (6)
Additional research is required. Read, understand and supply Section 3: research
designed

1.5 Provide two questions you include on the research instrument. (4)
Additional research is required. Read, understand and supply Section:5 data collection

1.6 Discuss the three possible data collection methods that could be used for the study. (12)

1. Describe the impact of internalization in the (BSG Game) simulation?

13-14. How would you prioritize and delegate the tasks of the new key decisions-makers in Dubai?

1. Is it important to have a manufacturing strategy to be successful in the simulation, and if so, why / how? If you have implemented a manufacturing strategy, what conditions were the reason(s) for your thinking? Just need bullet points.