An advantage of a centralized organization is that it:

a. tends to have a uniform customer approach across the front lines.

b. typically has a high level of employee morale.

c. gives decision-making power to employees at all levels of the organization.

d. is highly responsive to customer needs.

At the significance level of 0.05, are the drug concentrations in Group A and Group B different? Using the most appropriate t test.

1. Choose one example of the existing power station or distribution genaration system.

1. Draw a complete block diagram of the station [6M]
2. Give a brief summary of the station [6M]

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b)As a technician who worked at the plant you named in (a), discuss TWO (2) ethical issues that you may encounter at your workplace. Then, suggest an appropriate action to overcome the issues

1. What role did Steve Jobs' marketing skills play in his success? Did he plan to create disruptive or sustaining innovations?
2. Pick one product he created and describe how his segmentation, targeting, and positioning strategies were different than his competitors.
3. Although his ultimate target market was the consumer, how important was his interaction in the business market to his success.
4. How would the world be different today without the innovative impact of Steve Jobs' work?

What is the essence of the theory of consumer behavior to a business manager? Explain With two examples

what do business students such as you need to do to ensure their continued success (and employability) as the operations mangement with the adoption of advanced robotics ? (e.g. To facilitate the success of auto-manufacturers as 3D technology advances, managers must … The skills managers need to thrive in this new environment are …).

On January 1, 2018, Luplow Corp issued 5-year bonds with a total face value of $6,000,000 and a stated/contract interest rate of 3%. Interest on the bonds is paid annually on December 31 of each year of the bond’s life. The bonds are issued to provide an effective (market) interest rate of 3.5%

The cash proceeds from issuing the bonds on 1/1/18 is

The amount of interest expense recognized in Luplow’s 2019 income statement is

The bonds carrying value (book value) reported in Luplow’s year-end 12/31/20 balance sheet

The amount of interest expense recognized in Luplow’s 2021 income statement is

What is the total interest expense recognized over the entire life of the bonds?

Your firm needs new equipment that costs $80,000 and requires $20,000 in maintenance for each year of its three year life. After three years, the salvage value will be zero. The machine falls into the Class 10 equipment category (CCA rate 30%). Assume a tax rate of 34% and a discount rate of 10%. Compute the depreciation tax shield for year 3. *Note: A CCA table is required for this question. PVCCATS does not apply.

Assume you are a woman working at Floridian Resorts and you have observed that you are paid $20,000 less per year than two men in your area who are doing the exact same job and all of you have the same identical degree. You actually have 5 more years work experience than the two men in your area. You have mentioned this to your male boss, but he seemed reluctant to address your concerns. After 3 months, he calls you to inform you that you are receiving a 15% raise, which is very nice ... however, you will still be earning about $5,000 less than the two men on the team. It's well known that most organizations in the area, including Floridian Resorts, are experiencing dramatic budget cuts. Although you are appreciative of the raise, you are still discouraged that you are still not paid equally. What recourse do you have?

The Neal Company wants to estimate next year's return on equity (ROE) under different financial leverage ratios. Neal's total capital is $18 million, it currently uses only common equity, it has no future plans to use preferred stock in its capital structure, and its federal-plus-state tax rate is 40%. The CFO has estimated next year's EBIT for three possible states of the world: $4.6 million with a 0.2 probability, $2.4 million with a 0.5 probability, and $0.4 million with a 0.3 probability. Calculate Neal's expected ROE, standard deviation, and coefficient of variation for each of the following debt-to-capital ratios. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to two decimal places at the end of the calculations.

How are the environment and environmental issues gendered? Provide examples of how a history of colonialism contributes to the ongoing environmental issues facing many countries today and how that contributes to environmental issues being gendered.

3. What is the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) and provide the equation when long-term debt and common equity are used to obtain capital funds? Please describe each component and how you measure each? How does a higher beta affect WACC and why? How does a drop in the bond market effect WACC and why? What is the WACC for a public utility given the following information: beta: 0.8, expected rate of return on the S&P 500: 12.4%, risk-free rate (T-bill yield): 4%, yield to maturity on long-term bonds: 7.2%, required rate of return on preferred stock: 7.5%, common equity ratio: 60%, debt ratio: 30%, preferred stock ratio: 10% and an effective corporate tax rate: 30%.

Question 1: Car Dealership Scenario. Complete parts A – D based on the database specifications listed below.

Database Specification

• Car Dealerships have a unique business id number, dealership name, city, state, and a unique website URL. The business id is a number in the range from 1000-9999.
• Salespersons have a first name, last name, age, gender, and a unique employee id number. The employee number is in the range 100-999.
• Customers have a first name, last name, city, state, gender, age, and a unique taxpayer id number. The taxpayer id number is 9 digits.
• Cars have a make, model, year, suggested price, and a unique vehicle id number. A car can have (possibly multiple) colors that should be modeled as an attribute. Note: the make of a car is the manufacturer (e.g., Ford, Honda, BMW) and the model is the name of the model (e.g. Civic, Accord, CRX).
• Salespersons work for dealerships. In order to be in the database, a salesperson must work for a dealership. However, a dealership may exist in the database without any salespersons. Dealerships have many salespersons who work for them, and a salesperson may work for many different dealerships. The database should record the start date when a salesperson began working for a dealership.
• Dealerships own cars. A dealership may own many cars, or they may be completely out of inventory and own zero cars. A car can only be owned by one dealership, and must be owned by a dealership in order to be in the database. The database should record the date that the dealership acquired the car and the price that the dealership paid for the car.
• Salespersons sell cars to customers. Even if a salesperson has not sold any cars to customers they should still be stored in the database. However, the database should only store information about customers who have purchased a car from a salesperson. Information about cars owned by dealerships should be stored in the database regardless of whether they have been sold or not. A salesperson may sell a particular car to only one customer. Similarly, a customer may purchase a particular car from only one salesperson. However, a customer may purchase more than one car from the same salesperson. When a salesperson sells a car to a customer, the sales price and date should be recorded in the database.

Parts A - D

1. Based on the database specification given above, draw an ER diagram for the database. Include entities, attributes, relationships, cardinality, and participation constraints. The ER diagram should accurately reflect the specifications.  Clearly state any assumptions.

2. Map your ER diagram to relations. Make sure to represent the relations, attributes, primary keys, and foreign keys.

3. Implement your database. Based on your ER and relation diagrams, create tables, specify primary and foreign keys, and include any other necessary integrity constraints such as checks. Turn in a list of the SQL DDL commands (e.g., create table commands) that you used to create your database.

4. Populate your database with data. You may do this either by writing SQL insert statements to load data, or by using the data entry or import features of MySQL Workbench. You need to create enough and appropriate data to illustrate that your database works for the queries below. At a minimum, load at least three records for each table. However, you may need to load more records to illustrate that particular queries work correctly.

5. Write and run SQL queries in MySQL Workbench for each of the queries listed below using your database with the data loaded. In your report, for each query, restate the query in English, then list the SQL query you wrote for it, and finally, list the output from the database in response to the query.

Queries: Write and run SQL queries for the following questions. Use the minimum number of tables required for each query.

1. List the first and last names of customers over 40 years old who purchased a Ford car.
2. List the first and last names of salespersons who have NEVER sold a Ford car.
3. List the total value (suggested price) of all cars owned by the dealership named ‘SILS Car Deals’.
4. Find the average sales price (actual sales price, not suggested price) of a 2008 Honda Civic.
5. List the dealership name and the total number of cars that each dealership owns.
6. List the average age of customers who have purchased a car from salesperson ‘Homer Simpson’.
7. List the last name, employee id number, and the overall number of cars sold by each salesperson who has sold at least one Honda Civic.
8. List the names of salespersons who have worked for all the car dealerships.