You’re a plant manager for a large company that manufactures food products, including yogurt, cereal, and granola bars (among others). Within this company, there are several factories spread across the United States and each produces one or two types of these products. You oversee many employees, but one, in particular, has caught your eye as a star performer. You decide you’d like to discuss her future with the company.

Explain how you would have this developmental conversation with the employees. What main areas should you cover? For each area, what should you be ready to discuss and what should the employee be ready to discuss?

1. a) Explain Einstein’s theories of special relativity and general relativity.

b) Include at least one piece of evidence in support of each theory.

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Assume that you design a new affine cipher, where you encrypt three letters at a time, where your alphabet is

{'A':0, 'B':1, 'C':2, 'D':3, 'E':4, 'F':5, 'G':6, 'H':7, 'I':8, 'J':9, 'K':10, 'L':11, 'M':12, 'N':13, 'O':14, 'P':15, 'Q':16, 'R':17, 'S':18, 'T':19, 'U':20, 'V':21, 'W':22, 'X':23, 'Y':24, 'Z':25,     ' ':26, '.':27, ',': 28, '!': 29, '?':30}.

In other words, you group your plaintext message in trigrams (i.e., three-character words) and encrypt each trigram of the plaintext separately using this affine cipher. For example, if the first three letters of a plaintext is “THE” then it will be encoded as follows

THE -> 19×31×31 + 7×31 + 4 = 18480.

If the number of letters in the plaintext is not a multiple of three, you pad it with the letter “X” at the end. Determine the modulus and the size of the key space.

A developer that specializes in compact urban amusement parks has formulated the following list of activities necessary to release a contract for the preparation of a new site. Times are given in weeks.

                                                                                                                               Estimated                                                                                 Immediate            Activity Time

Activity           Description                                                     Predecessors         (weeks)            

A                     Preliminary architectural design                               _                      14

B                     Community impact hearings                                      A                     2

C                     Line up potential financiers                                       A                     12

D                     Permit application                                                      A                       5  

E                      Negotiate com’ity impact details                             B                      6

F                      Final Design                                                                  B                      8

G                     Loan approval                                                             C, F                   3

H                     Permit hearings                                                          D                       2

I                       Permit granting                                                          H                       8

J                      Negotiate contract                                                      G, I                    6

K                     Release contract                                                         E, J                      3

Which activities are on the critical path

MURPHY WAREHOUSE COMPANY: Sustainable Logistics Richard Murphy Jr., the CEO of Murphy Warehouse Company, has spent a great deal of time analyzing sustainable ways to conserve resources, reduce costs, improve the well-being of his employees, and promote his company as an environmentally responsible logistics provider. Murphy also realizes that the benefits of sustainable projects must be weighed against the costs and payback periods of these investments. . • Richard Murphy Jr. is the CEO of Murphy Warehouse Company, a family-run company that began over 100 years ago. • He has responsibility to maintain the financial viability of the company that is now in its fourth generation of family ownership. • One of his biggest challenges is to understand how the company should adapt to a changing business environment while conserving the company’s financial resources and protecting the core business model that has sustained it for so long. • One major force in the current business environment is the sustainability movement, which focuses on the responsible use of natural resources. • Richard Murphy, you are trying to find the opportunities to adopt sustainable practices that also make financial sense to Murphy Warehouse Company. • He has successfully implemented several sustainable projects in his company • He is now faced with deciding to invest over a half million dollars in a stormwater project that presents an unusually long payback period. It is a complicated decision that involves high expense, multiple tangible and intangible variables, and a fair amount of risk that something might go wrong. What do you do? • One of Murphy’s biggest challenges is to understand how the company should adapt to a changing business environment, while conserving the company’s financial resources and protecting the core business model that has sustained it for so long. • A major force in the current business environment is sustainable (green) practices, which focuses on the responsible use of natural resources. • The case depicts Richard Murphy trying to find new opportunities to adopt sustainable practices that also make financial sense to MWC. One of the main goals of the case is to move away from the mindset that green practices are primarily for businesses who are willing to sacrifice sound financial decision making models to pursue ethical and moral imperatives to “do the right thing” for society and the environment. The case strives to show how sustainable practices can be part of running a business that can tout its environmental achievements while maximizing long-term profits. The case provides financial details on the conversion of lawn to prairie so you need to calculate a payback period that shows this project made financial sense 2 The lawn to prairie conversion also introduces several intangible and less quantifiable important benefits, including the reduction in the urban heat island effect, the attractive natural buffers between MWC and adjacent properties, and the attraction of wildlife to the area. Murphy has also gained a great deal of positive publicity for his prairie conversion project by sharing his experience at professional society meetings, local universities, and print media publications. Other projects at MWC that are described in the case provide further evidence that sustainable investments and profitability can go hand in hand. • The purchase of dock blankets • Upgrade in the lighting systems • Painting the ceilings white These are examples where green initiatives and disciplined financial decision making can be complementary. The decision point of the case-when Murphy is evaluating the feasibility of the stormwater project You need to evaluate the pros and cons of the stormwater project, considering both tangible and intangible factors. The payback period should be calculated, using the numbers provided in the case. Your team needs to discuss whether the significantly longer payback period can be justified (compared to traditional business practice and to previous projects at MWC). You need to show that sustainability is part of the “continuous improvement” management philosophy. You can see that the case demonstrates this by mentioning Richard Murphy’s explorations of new energy technologies in solar, wind, and geothermal. He seeks partnerships with local utilities and researches government incentive programs that enhance the financial returns for businesses that adopt green practices. Making sustainability part of on-going company culture and management practice is promoted by the USGBC, LEED, and ISO 14000 organizations, as described in the case. The case also mentions several times that sustainability practice is a necessary part of being a player in the competitive marketplace in terms of attracting clients and building positive public relations.

Can you please Recommend what steps should the CEO take?

Considering the topic of police-involved shootings (justified or unjustified), police misconduct and the social justice movement, compare and contrast the use of force, excessive force, and excessive use of force.

Explain the importance of the force factor and the use of force continuum.

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BIOCHEMISTRY: Independent mutations in 4 different gene types are required for the cell to become cancerous. Assume that a hypothetical intestinal stem cell divides every 4 days. The general DNA replication error is 10^-8 per nucleotide per replication, average gene length is 8000 nucleotides, and the person average lifespan is 70 years. If we assume that mutations in both alleles of 4 specific genes are required for the cell to become cancerous, what is an average random chance for that intestinal stem cell to acquire these specific mutations during its lifetime? After calculating this number, think how it compares to the lifetime chances of a person getting cancer, and why these numbers do not seem to match (remember that human body has 10^13 cells).

Growth Rate 4%

Required Return 11%

Year 1 Rent 20,000

Years Stable Rent 3

Years Growing Rent 7

Year Sold 10

Sale Price in 10 Years 325,000

Ask Price Today 200,000cash flows

Determine cash flows period 0-10

Given the ∆G° changes below, determine ∆G° for 2 A + B + D → 2 F

A + B → C ∆G° = -35 kJ

A + D → E + F ∆G° = 20 kJ

F → C + E ∆G° = 15 kJ

XXY Corp.’s has a target debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30, an equity beta of 1.10, has a marginal tax rate of 21%, and its debtholders require a return of 6%. Assuming that the current risk-free rate of interest is 2% and the expected return on the market portfolio is 12%, What is XXY Corp’s WACC? Enter your answer as a percent; do not include the % sign. Round your final answer to two decimals.

1 The main legal sources of contract law.

2. The elements of a valid offer.

3.  Ways an offer will be terminated.

4.  Requirements for a valid restrictive covenant.

Conch Republic Electronics

Conch Republic Electronics is a midsized electronics manufacturer located in Key West, Florida. The company president is Shelley Couts, who inherited the company. When it was founded over 70 years ago, the company originally repaired radios and other household appliances. Over the years, the company expanded into manufacturing and is now a reputable manufacturer of various electronic items. Jay McCanless, a recent MBA graduate, has been hired by the company’s finance department.

One of the major revenue-producing items manufactured by Conch Republic is a personal digital assistant (PDA). Conch Republic currently has one PDA model on the market, and sales have been excellent. The PDA is a unique item in that it comes in a variety of tropical colors and is preprogrammed to play Jimmy Buffett music. However, as with any electronic item, technology changes rapidly, and the current PDA has limited features in comparison with newer models. Conch Republic spent $750,000 to develop a prototype for a new PDA that has all the features of the existing PDA but adds new features such as cell phone capability. The company has spent a further $200,000 for a marketing study to determine the expected sales figures for the new PDA.

Conch Republic can manufacture the new PDA for $155 each in variable costs. Fixed costs for the operation are estimated to run $4.7 million per year. The estimated sales volume is 74,000, 95,000, 125,000, 105,000, and 80,000 per each year for the next five years, respectively. The unit price of the new PDA will be $360. The necessary equipment can be purchased for $21.5 million and will be depreciated on a seven-year MACRS schedule. It is believed the value of the equipment in five years will be $4.1 million.

As previously stated, Conch Republic currently manufactures a PDA. Production of the existing model is expected to be terminated in two years. If Conch Republic does not introduce the new PDA, sales will be 80,000 units and 60,000 units for the next two years, respectively. The price of the existing PDA is $290 per unit, with variable costs of $120 each and fixed costs of $1,800,000 per year. If Conch Republic does introduce the new PDA, sales of the existing PDA will fall by 15,000 units per year, and the price of the existing units will have to be lowered to $255 each. Net working capital for the PDAs will be 20 percent of sales and will occur with the timing of the cash flows for the year; for example, there is no initial outlay for NWC, but changes in NWC will first occur in year 1 with the first year’s sales. Conch Republic has a 35 percent corporate tax rate and a 12 percent required return.

Shelly has asked Jay to prepare a report that answers the following questions.

Questions

1.            What is the payback period of the project?

2.            What is the profitability index of the project?

3.            What is the IRR of the project?

4.            What is the NPV of the project?

Explain the symbiotic relationship between search engines, webmasters, and users.

topic: Ballustic Pendulum Lab.
why does the total momentum before the collision include only the momentum of the ball? why is the momentum of the pendulum included?

WRX Corp. has an equity beta of 1.20, a market value debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, debt that is rated AAA, and a tax rate of 21%. Compute WRX Corp’s weighed average cost of capital (WACC) assuming that the current risk-free rate is 5%, the expected return on the market portfolio is 12%, and the current market price of 7.5% AAA bonds, with par values of $1000 maturing in 12 years is $1200. Assume that the bond makes annual coupon payments. Enter your answer as a percent; do not include the % sign. Round your final answer to two decimals.