33.). Compute the maximum gain, maximum loss, and breakeven of the individual options strategies below. In each of the examples shown, determine the maximum profit, maximum loss, and breakeven point. (PLEASE SHOW ALL WORK) (1). An investor buys an RGI DEC 60 call for $4.00 (2). Sell 1 BAC SEPT 70 call at 6.00USD Sell 1 BAC SEPT 70 put at 1.00USD (3). Long 1 XYZ JUL 50 call @ 5.50USD Write 1 XYZ JUL 55 call @ 3.50USD

Research some of the general characteristics of language and the concept of speech acquisition in infants using your textbook, the Internet, and the online library resources before responding to these questions:

Researchers describe language as having six different properties. Describe the six properties. Which two properties do you think are the most important? Explain your answers with reasons.

Jim and Sue just had a baby, and they are interested in learning more about the process of language acquisition. They have heard about the controversy surrounding the view that speech is special. Do you think speech is special or is it processed like other auditory stimuli? Explain your answer with reasons.

Several African languages use clicks as consonants. Jim and Sue, who are English speaking, cannot hear the difference between the different types of clicks and have a difficult time learning one of these languages. If they were to move to Africa when their baby is about one-year old, do you think the baby would be able to hear the difference? Why or why not? Do you think she would hear the difference if they moved to Africa after her tenth birthday? Give reasons for your answers.

Write your initial response in 4–5 paragraphs. Apply APA standards to the citation

In thinking about your reading and the short video below, please summarize in your own words the structure of neurons and how they work in the brain.

Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FR4S1BqdFG4

Please answer in 250 words or less. NO Copy pasted answers.

Based on article below, What internal and external factors impacted the pricing decisions of IKEA in the Russian market?

(word limit: 250)

IKEA is a leading home furnishing company with around 340 stores in 40 countries, selling a range of some 10’000 articles and having more than 150’000 employees. The company was founded in 1943 by Ingvar Kamprad in Småland, a province in Southern Sweden where people are renowned for working hard, being thrifty and innovative, and achieving big results with small means. Today, the IKEA group is controlled by a private foundation and the company is thus not on the stock market. Ingvar Komprad’s innovative idea was to offer home furnishing products of good function and design at prices much lower than competitors by using simple cost-cutting solutions that did not affect the quality of products. This is a prominent philosophy at IKEA, which is now realizing its ambitious plans in Russia. IKEA opened its first store in Moscow, Khimki, in March 2000, followed by one more in Moscow in 2001, one in St Petersburg in 2003, and one in Kazan in March 2004. In 2012, IKEA had 14 stores in Russia and some of them in distant places such as Novosibirsk (2007) and the newest ones in Ufa (2011) and Samara (2012). All Russian operations are controlled as fully owned ventures by the IKEA group. IKEA is characterized by a strong brand based on its vision to create a better everyday life for many people. A set of explicit values is linked to the vision and plays a guiding principle in the strategy development. The values are the foundation of a culture called internally the ‘IKEA Way’, which is an expression of lKEA's history, the product range, the distribution system, the management style, the human resource idea, etc. Brand and cultural values coincide and affect the strategy, organizational processes product development and customer relationship. Thus the key value of cost-consciousness that lies at the heart of IKEA's flat-package concept dictates the necessity of global sourcing, define the customer relationship where 'IKEA does a half and customers do a half' and guides the product design, choice of material and logistics. The value of simplicity is reflected in the fast planning process, behaviours and routine governed by common sense, straightforward relationships with suppliers and customer as well as in the product development process. By linking vision and values, IKEA thus create a firm platform for entering a new market. In each new market lKEA enters it must recreate its company culture from scratch. In Moscow that included the replication of the store design and layout in accordance with the latest version of the existing store and extensive cultural education that was implemented by the team of experienced IKEA people. It was the overall company vision that guided the desire to establish business in Russia; most particularly, the impression that few companies in Russia focused on solving the needs of the many people by offering attractive products at reasonable prices. However, knowledge of the Russian market when IKEA initially decided to open its first store in Moscow was very scarce. No special market research was carried out before setting up the store. IKEA’s basic strategy is to neither adjust the style of products to local needs nor follow the competitors’ products development was central as the cornerstone in preserving the IKEA concept and image: ‘The range is supposed to be IKEA – unique and typical IKEA’. All products are divided into four major categories or styles – Scandinavian, Country, Modern, and Young Swede – which are clearly distinguished in all business areas across the store. One of the reasons why IKEA was successful with its standard product ranges in Russia was the fact that several of these IKEA ranges emphasis the modern style, which is very different from the traditional Russian style but is attractive and fresh for the Russian customers because it symbolizes change. An important factor in the market approach was to identify needs that are not fully recognized and to teach customers what IKEA is about. IKEA's retail proposition is based to a large extent on its Swedish roots and history, which is, in turn, very different from Russian traditions. Therefore, learning as much as possible about the local culture and customer needs was considered essential. For example, lKEA made home visits to customers to talk to people, see how they lived and used their homes and to identify potential needs and wants not fully acknowledged by customer themselves. Understanding local family conditions and furnishing traditions then provided a basis for the effective introduction and marketing of the IKEA concept. As exemplified by a store manager, the main priority for Russians is normal living costs; then comes the car and TV; and afterwards maybe a trip abroad. The idea of changing people's priorities by explaining to them that a beautiful home does not have to cost a fortune and they can afford both the wardrobe and a trip abroad is an essential leitmotif of the marketing campaigns in Russia. The importance of aligning the IKEA concept with the desired image was critical from the very beginning. The intention was to build an image with a low price brand that also guaranteed attractive and modern products of good quality. To achieve this, IKEA has faced many challenges such as: high customs fees; the requirement to purchase more from the local producers; difficulties in finding and developing suppliers in Russia; still low buying-power of Russian customers etc. For IKEA, it was critical to associate the low price with the desired significance. An increased capacity and bigger volumes by the Russian suppliers will allow the company to cut costs and reduce prices in Russia as well as to export the Russian made furniture to its other markets. As a matter of fact, IKEA prices are still very high for many ordinary Russians. For example, even in St Petersburg, the second-largest city, shopping power is, according to different estimate, 30 to 50 per cent lower than in Moscow, where an average purchase value equals that in Stockholm. But for Russian customers low price was very strongly related to unattractive products of poor quality, and one challenge has been to overcome this and explain how it is possible to offer good product at low prices. Therefore, it has also been an ambition to provide the Russian market with the best and most attractive IKEA products. Marketing communications became an important tool in creating the right image of IKEA in Russia. The ways to communicate the image were many: the outdoor product ads (price), image ads in the glossy magazine, TV (though IKEA has used this very restrictively due to high cost), and articles in the newspapers (press coverage has become very broad and quite positive towards the IKEA culture and philosophy). Another very important communication means in Russia is the buzz network or word-of mouth communication that works very effectively. In addition, IKEA had an open and friendly approach towards Russian journalists. This was in sharp contrast to most other large organizations. IKEA was completely open to the journalists and introduced them to the IKEA way and values by organizing press trips to Älmhult in Sweden to learn how the range is created. The result was that the press coverage of IKEA in Russia became much more positive. In the spring of 2009 IKEA thus had 11 stores operating in Russia. Most of these locations were mega mall shopping complex operated by IKEA. The shopping complex at the Tyoplyi Stan site in Moscow for example accommodate around 210,000 square meters of retail space and 240 retail outlets. The mega malls were treated as a separate business, and were an addition to IKEA's core concept. Normally, IKEA does not manage or develop shopping centres but this was considered necessary in Russia due to its lack of an existing structure of large branded stores and external as well as central shopping centres of a Western kind. Previously, many Russians have shopped for furniture as well as other products in outdoor markets or at smaller, local stores. From IKEA’s perspective developing a whole mega mall was part of attracting Russian customers to the stores. As a whole, IKEA has made substantial investments in Russia, and turnover is increasing rapidly. However, a major principle has been that monetary returns are needed to back up further expansion: ‘As soon as we make a profit, I can see at least ten years ahead when we will need all the money that is generated in Russia. So, the day when we will start to take out profit from Russia and use it in other countries is perhaps 15 years away'.

Suppose x has a distribution with μ = 22 and σ = 16.

(a) If a random sample of size n = 33 is drawn, find μ_x, σ_x and P(22 ≤ x ≤ 24). (Round σ_x to two decimal places and the probability to four decimal places.)

μ_x =

σ_x =

P(22 ≤ x ≤ 24) =

(b) If a random sample of size n = 59 is drawn, find μ_x, σ_x and P(22 ≤ x ≤ 24). (Round σ_x to two decimal places and the probability to four decimal places.)

μ_x =

σ_x =

P(22 ≤ x ≤ 24) =

Create and test a Windows Console application that displays the following patterns separately, one after the other. You MUST use nested for loops to generate the patterns, like the example in the PowerPoint slides from this chapter. All asterisks (*) should be displayed by a single statement of the form Console.Write("*"); which causes the asterisks to display side by side. A statement of the form Console.WriteLine(); can be used to move to the next line. A statement of the form Console.Write(" "); can be used to display a space for the last two patterns. There should be no other output statements in the application, other than labeling each pattern. The application's output should look like the following: Remember, use Debug, Start Without Debugging (CTRL-F5) to run your Console application. For Pattern C and Pattern D, you will need TWO loops (one after the other) nested inside your outer loop. The first loop will produce a certain number of spaces. The second loop will produce a certain number of stars. One of these numbers will be the current value of your outer loop's control variable. The other number must be calculated using ALGEBRA. Consider, how many spaces and stars are being output on each row? Always the same amount (here, 10 or MAX_ROWS, if using the same named constant as in the PowerPoint slide code given for Pattern A). So, (# spaces) + (# stars) = MAX_ROWS This equation is easy to solve for the number of spaces needed (assuming your outer loop control variable represents that number of stars per row, as in the PowerPoint slide code given for Pattern A): (# spaces) = MAX_ROWS - (# stars) or (# spaces) = MAX_ROWS - row if you name your variables as in the PowerPoint slide code given for Pattern A. So, you can make your first nested loop start at 1 and count up to (MAX_ROWS - row), outputting a single space on each iteration

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Rearden Metal has earnings per share of $2. It has 10 million shares outstanding and is trading at $20 per share. Rearden Metal is thinking of buying Associated Steel, which has earnings per share of $1.25, 4 million shares outstanding, and a price per share of $15. Rearden Metal will pay for Associated Steel by issuing new shares. There are no expected synergies from the transaction. If Rearden offers an exchange ratio such that, at current pre-announcement share prices for both firms, the offer represents a 20% premium to buy Associated Steel, then the price per share of the Rearden immediately after the announcement will be closest to:

Group of answer choices $15.00 $17.20 $18.60 $19.10

24 . Analysis of an expansion project

Companies invest in expansion projects with the expectation of increasing the earnings of its business.

Consider the case of McFann Co.:

McFann Co. is considering an investment that will have the following sales, variable costs, and fixed operating costs:

This project will require an investment of $20,000 in new equipment. Under the new tax law, the equipment is eligible for 100% bonus deprecation at t = 0, so it will be fully depreciated at the time of purchase. The equipment will have no salvage value at the end of the project’s four-year life. McFann pays a constant tax rate of 25%, and it has a weighted average cost of capital (WACC) of 11%. Determine what the project’s net present value (NPV) would be under the new tax law.

Determine what the project’s net present value (NPV) would be under the new tax law.

$59,532

$68,462

$71,438

$53,579

Now determine what the project’s NPV would be when using straight-line depreciation.     

Using the      depreciation method will result in the highest NPV for the project.

No other firm would take on this project if McFann turns it down. How much should McFann reduce the NPV of this project if it discovered that this project would reduce one of its division’s net after-tax cash flows by $600 for each year of the four-year project?

$1,396

$2,047

$1,582

$1,861

The project will require an initial investment of $20,000, but the project will also be using a company-owned truck that is not currently being used. This truck could be sold for $14,000, after taxes, if the project is rejected. What should McFann do to take this information into account?

The company does not need to do anything with the value of the truck because the truck is a sunk cost.

Increase the amount of the initial investment by $14,000.

Increase the NPV of the project by $14,000.

Suppose you are running a business and thinking to enter the monopoly market. As per your calculation, you can make a profit by keeping your product price 20% less than the monopolist. Explain, how the monopolist might react to stop you to enter the business?Suppose you are running a business and thinking to enter the monopoly market. As per your calculation, you can make a profit by keeping your product price 20% less than the monopolist. Explain, how the monopolist might react to stop you to enter the business?

Finish the calories_burned_functions.py program that we started in class. Take the original calories_burned program and rework it so that it uses two functions/function calls.

Use the following file to get your program started:

"""

''' Women: Calories = ((Age x 0.074) - (Weight x 0.05741) + (Heart Rate x 0.4472) - 20.4022) x Time / 4.184 '''
''' Men: Calories = ((Age x 0.2017) + (Weight x 0.09036) + (Heart Rate x 0.6309) - 55.0969) x Time / 4.184 '''
"""
#Declare Variable names and types

age_years = int(input())
weight_pounds = int(input())
heart_bpm = int(input())
time_minutes = int(input())

#Performing Calculations

calories_woman = ( (age_years * 0.074) - (weight_pounds * 0.05741) + (heart_bpm * 0.4472) - 20.4022 ) * time_minutes / 4.184

calories_man = ( (age_years * 0.2017) + (weight_pounds * 0.09036) + (heart_bpm * 0.6309) - 55.0969 ) * time_minutes / 4.184

#Print and format results in detail

print('Women: {:.2f} calories'.format(calories_woman))
print('Men: {:.2f} calories'.format(calories_man))

"""

#Here are the functions to this program

def calc_calories_woman(years, pounds, heartrate, minutes):
  
return ( (age_years * 0.074) - (weight_pounds * 0.05741) + (heart_bpm * 0.4472) - 20.4022 ) * time_minutes / 4.184

#This is the main part of the program

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------

#Prompt the user at the keyboard for the necessary information

age_years = int(input("Please enter your age: "))
weight_pounds = int(input("Please enter your weight: "))
heart_bpm = int(input("Please enter your heart rate: "))
time_minutes = int(input("Please enter the time: "))

#Calculate the calories

calories_woman = ( (age_years * 0.074) - (weight_pounds * 0.05741) + (heart_bpm * 0.4472) - 20.4022 ) * time_minutes / 4.184

calories_man = ( (age_years * 0.2017) + (weight_pounds * 0.09036) + (heart_bpm * 0.6309) - 55.0969 ) * time_minutes / 4.184

#Print the results

print('Women: {:.2f} calories'.format(calories_woman))
print('Men: {:.2f} calories'.format(calories_man))

A piston contains 410 moles of an ideal monatomic gas that initally has a pressure of 2.89

Throughout history, performers have been revered and reviled. What is the contemporary attitude toward them? Are they seen as different from other people? In what way

Provide a comparison of at least 10 Internet of Things communication protocols. Provide your answer in a table format labelling each comparison parameter with a suitable heading. Use at least 5 parameters for comparison.

1. Identify some criteria that you think Szaky would use in establishing performance standards for TerraCycle. What methods might be used to measure this performance?
   
2. What elements of budgetary control does Szaky use to help his business develop and grow?

QUESTION 1

1. Use the following scenario and data for all questions
   An auto service center provides two types of services, Tire Replacement (T) and Oil Change (O). About 30% of the customers are for Tire Replacement and the other 70% are for Oil Change. All customers are serviced on a first come first served basis. During regular hours, customers arrive at the service center according to the probability distribution in the following table
   
   Two technicians are working at the service center and both of them are skillful enough for both Tire Replacement and Oil Change. Once finishing the job for a customer, a technician will take care of the next customer waiting in line. When both technicians are idle, the one who finished the last job earlier will take care of the next incoming customer. The times taken by the two jobs by any of the technicians follow the probability distributions in the following tables. You are required to simulate the operations of the auto service center for 15 customers.
   
   Before answering the following questions, you may use the following tables to determine the cumulative probability distributions and assign random number intervals for customer arrivals, customer service types, and time needed for both types of services.
   
   
   You may also simulate the operations of this auto service center for the 15 customers using the random numbers given in the following table. The “Start Time” is the time point when the job for the customer starts and the “Finish Time" is the time point when the job for the customer finishes.
   
   
   
   
   For customer arrivals, the random number interval assigned to the Time between Arrivals of 5 minutes is

   		0.0000-0.1499
   		0.1500-0.3999
   		0.4000-0.7999
   		0.8000-0.9999
   		None of the above

1 points   

QUESTION 2

1. For customer arrivals, the random number interval assigned to the Time between Arrivals of 15 minutes is

   		0.0000-0.1499
   		0.1500-0.3999
   		0.4000-0.7999
   		0.8000-0.9999
   		None of the above

1 points   

QUESTION 3

1. For the Customer Service Type, the random number interval assigned to Tire Replacement is

   		0.0000-0.6999
   		0.0000-0.2999
   		0.2999-0.9999
   		0.3000-0.9999
   		None of the above

1 points   

QUESTION 4

1. For the Customer Service Type, the random number interval assigned to Oil Change is

   		0.0000-0.6999
   		0.0000-0.2999
   		0.2999-0.9999
   		0.3000-0.9999
   		None of the above

1 points   

QUESTION 5

1. For the Tire Replacement, the random number interval assigned to Service Time 25 minutes is

   		0.0000-0.1999
   		0.2000-0.4499
   		0.4500-0.8499
   		0.8500-0.9999
   		None of the above

1 points   

QUESTION 6

1. For the Tire Replacement, the random number interval assigned to Service Time 35 minutes is

   		0.0000-0.1999
   		0.2000-0.4499
   		0.4500-0.8499
   		0.8500-0.9999
   		None of the above

1 points   

QUESTION 7

1. For the Oil Change, the random number interval assigned to the Service Time 15 minutes is

   		0.0000-0.2999
   		0.3000-0.6999
   		0.7000-0.8999
   		0.9000-0.9999
   		None of the above