Month: July 2018

Research question on minorities

Type of document       Research Paper

3 Pages

Subject area     Sociology

Academic Level          Undergraduate

Style    MLA

Number of references 3

Order description:

Choose a topic and ask any question on a minority/immigrant group. ex: Atlantic Slave Trade, The Civil Rights Movement, Cultural Appropriation, Cultural racism…

 

Week 6 Written Assignment – 911

Type of document       Essay

5 Pages

Subject area       Environmental Issues

Academic Level          Undergraduate

Style    APA

Number of references 5

Order description:

The responses to terrorism events on 911 were unique human-made events that deeply affected the U.S., and the local and state economies were greatly impacted after the events had occurred. Using the Week 6 text (Chapter 31) and multi-media resources available, and your own research, prepare a 5 – 8 page paper that addresses the following:

 

-Identify groups at risk for adverse psychological outcomes associated with the taking place in the impacted location as well as the US population.

-Describe the psychological impact of terrorism-related economic loss.

-Apply the principles of psychological resilience to the terrorism-affected population.

-How did this terrorist event impact vulnerable populations and make an impact upon public policy-making events?

 

Reading – Neria, Y., Sandro, G., & Norris, F. (2009). Mental health and disasters. Cambridge University Press, New York: NY.

 

Chapters 15 – 16, 31

 

 

Week 6 Multimedia

September 11 Part 1 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7c9vYxRgV4&feature=youtu.be)

September 11 Part 2 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eb0873I6vQ&feature=youtu.be)

September 11 Part 3 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMlMDLdCkm0&feature=youtu.be)

September 11 Part 4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJ-JOvL0BY8&feature=youtu.be)

September 11 Part 5 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plzD24qJdM4&feature=youtu.be)

September 11 Part 6 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6VJDD9eet4&feature=youtu.be)

September 11 Part 7 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8anm0S11YA&feature=youtu.be)

Week 6 Discussion – Special Groups: Disabilities and Marginalized Populations

Type of document       Essay

Number of pages/words

1 Page

Subject area       Environmental Issues

Academic Level          Undergraduate

Style    APA

Number of references 3

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Any type of major disaster can have an impact upon responding agencies and emergency workers on the locations where the event has taken place. Based on the readings for this week, it is obvious hurricanes, tornadoes, and other catastrophic events have a psychological impact upon the emergency response workers, the media, and racial/ethnic minorities with low socioeconomic status.

There is a limitless listing of things that one has/can experienced/experience in the advent of a disaster. For example, being shot at, making life and death decisions, children in schools that are injured and generally having to make “the call” regarding the types of decisions that will impact families, children, and professionals.

 

Consider the myriad of factors and responses that are associated with pre, peri, and post disaster exposure amongst marginalized populations? Consider and state for the class what responses would be one of the most helpful for a disabled or other marginalized population?

 

Be sure to include:

-How do sociocultural factors make an impact upon these types of populations?

-What are some of the roles that journalists play during disasters/terrorist events, and what are some of the challenges they face psychologically upon reporting the events as they unfold?

-What are some of the associated risks upon reporting the news, and how do the media have an impact upon those impacted/victims during a disaster/terrorist event?

 

First responders and public agencies are amongst the first to arrive on disaster/terrorist scenes. They often see trauma, death, and structural collapses. What are some of the psychological impacts that first responders and public agencies experience after witnessing such events? What are some of the issues associated with PTSD, and how are public agency and first responder personnel coping with witnessing traumatic events? What additional psychiatric issues and reactions are occurring to the trauma – exposed responders in reaction to disasters?

 

Reading – Neria, Y., Sandro, G., & Norris, F. (2009). Mental health and disasters. Cambridge University Press, New York: NY.

 

Chapters 15 – 16

 

 

Week 6 Multimedia

 

September 11 Part 1 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7c9vYxRgV4&feature=youtu.be)

September 11 Part 2 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eb0873I6vQ&feature=youtu.be)

September 11 Part 3 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMlMDLdCkm0&feature=youtu.be)

September 11 Part 4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJ-JOvL0BY8&feature=youtu.be)

September 11 Part 5 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plzD24qJdM4&feature=youtu.be)

September 11 Part 6 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6VJDD9eet4&feature=youtu.be)

September 11 Part 7 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8anm0S11YA&feature=youtu.be)

Discussion Question from Caring for People God’s Way – Chapter 3 A position addressed in Chapter 3 supported the perspective that cognitive-behavioral models of counseling are “necessary but insufficient for full Christian counseling”, that “change

Type of document       Essay

1 Page

Subject area     Religion and Theology

Academic Level          Undergraduate

Style    Turabian

Number of references 2

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Topic: Discussion Question from Caring for People God’s Way – Chapter 3

A position addressed in Chapter 3 supported the perspective that cognitive-behavioral models of counseling are “necessary but insufficient for full Christian counseling”, that “changed thinking is not enough – a changed heart is also required,” and that a “purely cognitive therapy lacks the Spirit’s fullness and power.” Based on your analysis of Chapter 3, discuss how your developed insights into the nature and work of Jesus and the Spirit of God help you understand how God transforms an individual’s heart.

BUSI 620 Discussion Board 6

 

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Why does an exporter face a foreign exchange risk?  How can the exporter hedge its foreign exchange risk?

 

Do you think the interest on payday loans is too high or just right?  Should Christians charge poor people interest on loans?

 

 

BUSI 620 Module 7 QUESTIONS FOR CRITICAL THINKING 7

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Questions for Critical Thinking 7

Salvatore Chapter 14:

15. Discussion Questions: 12 and 15.

Question 12: What is the rationale behind the minimax regret rule? What re some less formal and precise methods of dealing with ncertainty? When are these useful?

Question 15: How does the adverse selection problem arise in the credit card market? Ho do credit card companies reduce the adverse selection problem that they face? To what complaint does this give rise

2. Problems: spreadsheet problems 1 and 2.

Problem 1: An investor has two investment opportunities., each involving an outlay of $10,000. The present value of possible outcomes and their perspective probabilities are.

Investment I

Investment II

Outcome

(a)   Calculate the expected value of each investment.

 

(b)  Draw a bar chart for each investment.

 

(c)   Calculate the standard deviation of each project.

 

(d)  Determine which of the two investments the investor should choose.

 

Problem 2: Using Table C-1 in the Excel attachment above for the standard normal distribution. (a) that 68.26 percent of the area under the standard normal curve is found within plus or minus 1 standard deviation of the mean, 95.44 percent within+/- 2a, and 99.74 percent within +/- 3a (b)the probability that profit will fall between $500 and $650 for project A in Section 14-2 of the text (with expected value of $500 and standard deviation $ 70.71); (c) the probability that profit for project A will fall between $300 and $650, below $300, and above $650.

 

Note:

 

1. Spreadsheet problem 1: Use table 14-4 as reference.

 

2. Spreadsheet problem 2: Use tables 14-5 and 14-6 as reference.

 

Froeb et al. Chapter 17:

 

4. Individual problems: 17–1 and 17–4.

 

17-1: You are the manager for of global opportunities for a U.S. manufacturer, who is considering expanding to Asia.   Your market research has identified the market potential in Malaysia, Philippines, and Singapore as described as next. The product sells for $10 and has a unit cost of $8.  If you can enter only one market, and the cost of entering the market (regardless of which market you select) is $250,000, should you enter one of these markets? If so, which one? If you enter, what is your expected profit?

Success Level

 

Big

 

Mediocore

 

Failure

 

Mylaysia

 

Philippines

 

Probability

 

17-4: Your company has a customer who is shutting down a production line, and it’s your responsibility to dispose of the extrusion machine.  The company could keep it in inventory for a possible future product and estimates that the reservations value is $250,000.  Your dealings on second hand market lead you to believe that there is a 0.4 chance a random buyer will pay $300,000, a 0.25 chance the buyer will pay $350,000, a 0.1 chance the buyer will pay $400,000, and a 0.25 chance it will not sell. If you must commit to a posted price, what price maximizes profits?

 

Froeb et al. Chapter 19:

 

6. Individual problems: 19–5 and 19–6.

 

19-5: Soft selling occurs when a buyer is skeptical of usefulness of a product and the seller offers to set a price that depends on realized value.  For example, suppose  you’re trying to sell a company a new accounting sysem that will reduce costs by 10%. Instead of naming a price, you offer to give them the product in exchange for 50% of their cost savings.  Describe the information asymmetry, the adverse selection problem, and why soft selling is a successful signal.

 

19-6: You need to hire some new employees to staff your start-up venture.  You know that  potential employees are distributed throughout the population as follows, but you can’t distinguish among them:

 

Employee Value

 

P19-6: Need to consider the adverse selection.

 

Note: 19–6: Consider with and without the adverse selection.Salvatore Chapter 15:

7. Discussion Questions: 7.

Question 7: (a) When can the NPV and the IRR methods of evaluating investment projects provide contradictory results? (b) How can this arise? (c) Which method should  then be used? Why?

 

1. Problems: 8, 10, and spreadsheet problem 1.

 

Problem 8: John Piderit, the general manager f the Western Tool Company, is considering introducing some new tools to the company’s product line. The top management of the firm has identified three types of tools (referred to as projects A, B,and C). The various divisions of the firm have provided the data given in the following table on these three possible projects. The company has a limited apital budget of $2.4 million for the coming year. (a) Which project(s) would the firm undertake if it used the NPV investment criterion? (b) Is theis the correct decision? Why?

 

Problem 10: The MacBurger Company, a chain of fast food restaurants, expects to earn $200 million after tzxes for the current year. The company has a policy of paying out half of its net after-tax income of common stoc. A share of the common stoc of the company currently sells for eight times the current earnings. Mangement and outside analysts expect the growth rate of earnings and dividends for the growth rate of earnings and dividends for the company to be 7.5 percent per year. Calcuate the cost of equity capital to the firm.

 

Spreadsheet Problem 1:

 

The benefits and costs of a investment project (the purchase of a piece of machinery( are those given in the attached table. In Excel, calculate net revenue, or therevenue from the investment minus the costs; the present value coefficient for every year; and the present value of the net value of the net revenue. Add together column G to get the net present value of the project. Should the firm purchase machine?

 

Note: P8: Remember the firm has a limited capital budget of $2.4 million for the coming year.In other words, the firm faces the capital rationing and should use the profitability index as its investment criterion (pp. 654–655).

 

P10: Use the dividend valuation model (pp. 657–658). “A share of the common stock of the company currently sells for eight times current dividends.”

 

Submit this assignment by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Sunday of Module/Week 7.

 

BUSI 620 Module 8 Test 2 (actual quiz)

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1. The fully allocated cost of a product is $45. If the firm wants to use a markup of 30%, then it should change a unit price of
2. An investment opportunity will pay $50 with a 10% probability, $20 with a 40% probability, and will result in a loss of $20 with a 50% probability. What is the expected value of the investment?
3. A firm that is considering one independent project should accept it if
4. A Firm plans to raise $4 million by borrowing at an interest rate of 16% and to raise 1$ million by issuing common stock. The firm’s stock has a beta coefficient of 2, the risk free interest rate is 6%, the average rate of return on stocks is 9%, and the marginal tax rate is 25%. What is the firms composite cost of capital?

 

 

 

5. A market is comprised of five firms and their market shares are 30%, 25%, 20%, and 10%. What is the Herfindahl index for the industry?

 

 

 

6. In game theory, a dominant strategy refers to a choice

 

7. What of the following is a condition required for the practice of price discrimination?

 

8. Investment A has and expected value of 5 and a standard deviation of 2. Investment B has an expected value of 10 and a standard deviation of 5. Using the coefficient of variation approach to comparing these two investments,

 

9. A firm can borrow at an interest rate of 5%. Its marginal tax rate is 40%. What is its cost of debt?

 

10. Which of these deals with asymmetry of information?

 

11. The break-up of AT&T in 1984 separated the production of long distance and local telephone service and sacrificed benefits from.

 

12. Which of the following defines a zero-sum game?

 

13. A monopolist faces a marginal revenue function of MR = 20 – Q. The monopolist’s marginal cost is $15 at all levels of output. How many units of output should the firm produce in order to maximize profits?

 

14. Which of the following is a device that controls imports and generates government revenue

 

15. One difference between the public interest theory and the economic theory of regulation is that the former:

 

16. A strategy that is best regardless of what rival players do is called

 

17. Antilock brakes, airbags and seatbelts increased the number of accidents while simultaneously decreasing the number of fatal accidents. Why does this happen?

 

18. A movie theater that charges a lower price for matinees than for evening showings is engaging in

 

19. The threat of new entrants would be higher under which of the following conditions?

 

20. A firm that uses profits earned in one market to sell a product or service below its average variable cost in another market is engaged in

 

21. An individual is indifferent between a certain payment of $20 and a game that will pay $50 or nothing with equal probabilities. The individual has a certainty equivalent coefficient of

 

22. In repeated games a strategy that involves attacking players that attack you and cooperating with players that cooperate with you is a

 

23. The fully allocated cost of a product is $10. If the price elasticity of demand for the product is -2, then the firm’s optimal markup is

 

24. An individual has a certainty equivalent coefficient equal to 0.4. What is the most this individual would pay to play a game that pays $50 or $30 with equal probability

 

25. If an increase in output by a firm imposes uncompensated cost on other firms, these costs are referred to as

 

26. Which of the following is always illegal in the U.S.?

 

27. Which of the following is a characteristic of both monopolistic competition and perfect competition?

 

28. The restaurant industry has a market structure that comes closest to

 

29. An individual must decide whether or not to pursue a business opportunity. If he does pursue the opportunity, then he will get a $20 profit if the business is successful and a $10 loss if the business fails. Apply the maximum and minimax regret criteria to this decision.

 

30. Identify the Nash equilibrium in the following game

 

31. There are two U.S. locations where your company is currently the only producer of soda. You currently make 40 in each location, but Pepsi is entering the markets. What decision should you make? (The chart applies to each location)

 

32. Prisoners’ dilemma explains why

 

33. An investment opportunity will pay $10 with a 20% probability, $20 with a 40% probability, $30 with a 30% probability, and $40 with a 10% probability. What is the standard deviation of the investment

 

34. Which of the following made monopolization and restraint of trade illegal

 

35. Which of the following is an example of the prisoners’’ dilemma?

 

36. The market demand curve for a perfectly competitive industry is QD- 12-2P. The market supply curve is QS= 3+P. The market will be in equilibrium if

 

37. In a two-player game which of the following Nash equilibrium?

 

38. Suppose that the firms in an oligopolistic market engage in a price war and, as a result, all firms earn lower profits. Game theory would describe this as

 

39. In the short run, a monopolist will shut down if it is producing a level of output where marginal revenue is equal to short-run marginal cost, but price is

 

40. When several independent firms form a temporary network to take advantage of a short-term business opportunity, the result is called a

BUSI 642 Module 2 Discussion Board 1

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Do you believe that managers should be given more autonomy to make personnel decisions such as hiring, appraising, and compensating subordinates, or do you believe that managers should be given less autonomy to make such decisions? Explain and substantiate your reasoning.

 

BUSI 620 Research or Interview Paper

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Research or Interview Paper

Choose 1 of the following 2 options for your Research or Interview Paper. Your paper will be at least 7 double-spaced pages for the main content (not including the cover page and reference page). Your choices include:

A research paper

Steps for writing the research paper:

1. a) Choose a topic in managerial economics.

 

1. b) Submit the topic and the outline of the paper to the instructor anytime for approval.

 

1. c) A minimum of 3 references besides the textbook are required. Liberty University library has excellent resources for your search for journals. http://www.liberty.edu/index.cfm?PID=178

OR

An interview paper

Steps for writing the interview paper:

 

1. a) Choose a topic in managerial economics.

 

1. b) Design at least 5 questions according to the topic.

 

1. c) Submit your questions to the instructor for approval.

 

1. d) Contact a local or non-local company for an interview with a manager or executive.

 

1. e) Conduct the interview for answers to your questions.

 

1. f) The paper must have 3 parts:

The description of the company;

Interview questions and answers; and

Your comments.

All citations must be properly cited in current APA format.

*The research paper is to be done individually, not as a group.

**Do not wait until the last module/week to work on the paper. Do it as early as possible.

***A paper that was written for other courses will not be accepted for grading.

Use the SafeAssign link in the Assignments folder in Module/Week 8 to verify that your paper consists of original material.

Submit this assignment by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Friday of Module/Week 8.

 

BUSI 620 Research or Interview Paper

Description

Research or Interview Paper

Choose 1 of the following 2 options for your Research or Interview Paper. Your paper will be at least 7 double-spaced pages for the main content (not including the cover page and reference page). Your choices include:

 

 

 

A research paper

Steps for writing the research paper:

 

1. a) Choose a topic in managerial economics.

 

1. b) Submit the topic and the outline of the paper to the instructor anytime for approval.

 

1. c) A minimum of 3 references besides the textbook are required. Liberty University library has excellent resources for your search for journals. http://www.liberty.edu/index.cfm?PID=178

 

OR

An interview paper

Steps for writing the interview paper:

 

1. a) Choose a topic in managerial economics.

 

1. b) Design at least 5 questions according to the topic.

 

1. c) Submit your questions to the instructor for approval.

 

1. d) Contact a local or non-local company for an interview with a manager or executive.

 

1. e) Conduct the interview for answers to your questions.

 

1. f) The paper must have 3 parts:

 

The description of the company;

Interview questions and answers; and

Your comments.

 

 

All citations must be properly cited in current APA format.

 

*The research paper is to be done individually, not as a group.

 

**Do not wait until the last module/week to work on the paper. Do it as early as possible.

 

***A paper that was written for other courses will not be accepted for grading.

 

Use the SafeAssign link in the Assignments folder in Module/Week 8 to verify that your paper consists of original material.

 

Submit this assignment by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Friday of Module/Week 8.