Answer the following questions (minimum 3 sentences for each question):

• Describe a time where you had to manage a number of projects at once.
• Next, discuss how you chose to assign your resources in order to complete them all (ie portfolio management).
• Lastly, respond to at least one classmate and share your thoughts on their portfolio management.

What are some reasons why and why Wikipedia should not be considered a scholarly source?

In 500-600 words: Describe how a teacher could use screening and assessment tools to develop individualized curriculum for children in their care and improve their overall abilities to care for infants and Toddlers? Why is it important to use details in observations? What are creative ways to use results from observations with children and in the classroom

Describe how each sociological perspective explains deviance.

For this bad news message, I want you to use the AIM planning process, the FAIR test, and the components of Bad News Messages as described in Chapter 11, particularly pages 336 to 345

Case study:

You are the manager for Macy’s Department Store and you manage 25 part-time employees. Many are retired individuals who are working to supplement their social security payments. It is difficult sometimes to hire and keep part-time employees because the pay is minimum wage and the hours you actually need people--- change.   Retirees have been very useful because they are available at all times and usually a good work ethic. Sara Smith is 66 years old, she has a Bachelor’s degree in Business and is working for you. She has shown up on time, works hard, and is very friendly. These qualities are great but upper management has complained to you about Sara. She is slow, they have seen her talk on her cell phone frequently, and she spends too much time talking to customers so other customers get frustrated when they need questions answered or to check out their items. You must tell Sara that she needs to be faster in her work, to limit her phone calls and to quit talking so much to the customers.

• Write out an agenda of a meeting you will have with Sara
• Read the components carefully to make sure you cover all of the points
• Write out how you will begin the negative review, how you will encourage Sara to be a better employee
• Make sure that this is professionally presented—ie, headings, numbers, bullets to explain your ideas

The Phone Company has the following costs of producing and selling a cell phone when it produces and sells 100,000 cell phones per month: Per unit manufacturing cost Direct materials $60.00 Direct labor 10.00 Variable manufacturing overhead cost 35.00 Fixed manufacturing overhead cost 20.00 Per unit selling cost Variable 25.00 Fixed 10.00 Note that ‘100,000’ is the denominator used to calculate fixed costs per unit. Total fixed costs do not change regardless of production/sales level. The selling price of a cell phone is $250, unless otherwise stated in the questions below. Each situation below is independent of the other situations. That is, when you answer one question, assume that the situations described in other questions have not occurred. When you are considering opportunities for increased sales, assume that Phone Company has enough manufacturing capacity to make these sales without incurring additional fixed costs (i.e., it has excess capacity). S

The Phone Company has received an offer by a contract supplier to make and ship the Phone Company’s cell phone (100,000 units) directly to the Phone Company’s customers. The Phone Company will continue to do some product design and marketing but will no longer manufacture the phones itself. If the Phone Company accepts this offer, its variable manufacturing costs would be $0 and its fixed manufacturing cost would be reduced by 75% of its current level. In addition, its variable selling cost would decrease by one-third and its fixed selling cost would not change. How much per cell phone could the Phone Company pay the contract supplier if it wants to maintain its present level of operating income?

Martin, Barry, and Sims each have $4,000 to contribute toward an office supply business that they would like to start up. They are aware that there will be stiff competition in the business district where they will be opening. The three of them want to begin the business with as little hassle as possible and with minimal overhead costs. On the other hand, they do not want to do so in a way that subjects them to unnecessary taxes or makes them more liable than they have to be for potential lawsuits based on torts or contracts. Please prepare a PowerPoint presentation discussing what the advantages and disadvantages would be to organize as a: 1) partnership, 2) corporation, and 3) limited liability company. Make a recommendation and explain why you reached your conclusions. As to the liability issue, would it make a difference whether the potential suits were based on tort or contract issues? Explaining why you reached your conclusion is just as important as the conclusions themselves.

Chemical Equilibrium gives us a snapshot of the possible interactions of potential chemical interaction of reacted or of partially reacted components of chemical. Many of our problems were hypothetical or postulated results, which (if known) give us insight into possibilities – discuss how knowing this helps us to know which reactions are most important and how this relates to utilization of fuel in combustion or assessing hypothetical pollutants at a snap shot in time.

Discuss motivational theories that impact buying behavior?

CASE STUDY SITUATION You are the vice president of development for BULLET, the second largest discount retailer in the nation. The senior VP has asked you to analyze a new sales venture and determine how to build a clientele foe the new venture and for traditional BULLET stores. There are close to 2000 BULLET stores across the country, most anchoring strip malls or outdoor shopping centers. BULLET stores feature typical grocery store items along with pharmacies, apparel, home décor, books, toys, electronics, seasonal items and health and beauty sections. BULLET’S biggest competitor is BOX MART, the leading discount retailer. BULLET does not come close to the number of store locations nor the revenue that BOX MART produces each year. Aside from similar store layouts and product offerings, there are notable differences between the two discount retailers. Although product offerings are similar, BULLET has a much different image than BOX MART. BULLET is perceived to be better organized, with a more streamlined store layout. They are also more in touch with fashion trends and home décor. BULLET also markets higher quality house brands in all departments, most notably in its food and beverage departments. BULLET offers a wide variety of fresh, ready-to-eat meals that beat BOX MART’S offerings in customer ratings each year. Executives at BULLET have decided to test market a concept for a BULLET branded convenience store. The BULLET convenience store will be located away form BULLET stores and will offer fuel and the loyal BULLET customer, and also new clientele who does not usually shop at BULLET stores. They are also hoping to attract the BOX MART customer. YOUR CHALLENGE The senior VP wants you to determine how a BULLET C-store can feel like a BULLET store, rather than a typical convenience store. You are to suggest techniques tha can expose BULLET C-store customers to BULLET retail store products, ideally resulting in a larger clientele for BULLET retail stores. In addition, you need to plan the product mix the BULLET C-stores; what typical convenience store products should be sold and what other products should be sold to keep up with BULLET’S well-regarded image? Are there store services that should be offered or not?

Friedel-Crafts Alkylation is a special type of EAS reaction. The reaction involves the use of highly caustic and dangerous chemicals. Why are these conditions necessary? What conditions would be required if these chemicals were not used?

Asks the user "How many parrots do you own?"

        2: Reads in that many single word names (one for each parrots) from the user and stores the names in an array.

        3: After the user has finished entering names, the program should display the list of all the parrots the user entered.

        4: then display the parrots  in alphabetical order for part 3. Note: string objects can be compared with the “<” operator, which will determine if a given string is alphabetically less than another string.

You may assume the user will own at most 50 parrots.

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1.“Balancing Home and Work.”Write one APA bibliographical entry and one example of an in-text citation.

Following is the payoff table for the Pittsburgh Development Corporation (PDC) Condominium Project. Amounts are in millions of dollars.

Suppose PDC is optimistic about the potential for the luxury high-rise condominium complex and that this optimism leads to an initial subjective probability assessment of 0.8 that demand will be strong (S₁) and a corresponding probability of 0.2 that demand will be weak (S₂). Assume the decision alternative to build the large condominium complex was found to be optimal using the expected value approach. Also, a sensitivity analysis was conducted for the payoffs associated with this decision alternative. It was found that the large complex remained optimal as long as the payoff for the strong demand was greater than or equal to $17.5 million and as long as the payoff for the weak demand was greater than or equal to -$19 million.

1. Consider the medium complex decision. How much could the payoff under strong demand increase and still keep decision alternative d₃ the optimal solution? If required, round your answer to one decimal place.
   
   The payoff for the medium complex under strong demand remains less than or equal to $ ??? million, the large complex remains the best decision.
   
2. Consider the small complex decision. How much could the payoff under strong demand increase and still keep decision alternative d₃ the optimal solution? If required, round your answer to one decimal place.
   
   The payoff for the small complex under strong demand remains less than or equal to $ ??? million, the large complex remains the best decision.