Answer:
D. Marketing intelligence
Explanation:
Marketing intelligence is the systematic collection and analysis of data about the market its operating or want to enter.
Marketing intelligence can be obtained through making research about the products (what consumer desire, branding type, pricing of the product, comparing competitor products, pricing and branding, e.t.c).
Marketing intelligence is use to for decision making and allows for product innovation or improvement thereby promoting the sales of its products.
Answer: Marketing Intelligence.
Explanation: Marketing Intelligence.
During a routine physical examination on an older female client, a nurse notes that the client is 5 feet, 3/8 inches (1.6 m) tall. The client states, "How is that possible? I was always 5 feet and 1/2? (1.7 m) tall." Which statement is the best response by the nurse?
Correct/Complete Question:
During a routine physical examination on an older female client, a nurse notes that the client is 5 feet, 3/8 inches (1.6 m) tall. The client states, "How is that possible? I was always 5 feet and 1/2? (1.7 m) tall." Which statement is the best response by the nurse?
a. "After age 40, height may show a gradual decrease as a result of spinal compression"
b. "After menopause, the body's bone density declines, resulting in a gradual loss of height."
c. "There may be some slight discrepancy between the measuring tools used."
d. "The posture begins to stoop after middle age."
Answer:
B, "After menopause, the body's density declines, resulting in a gradual loss of height."
Explanation:
The above statement in the answer section is the only response that answers the client's questions. This is because the statement answers properly, the question of why she has lost some inches in height.
Other options do not answer her question because the client records doesn't show spinal compression or any faults in measuring tools before that time.
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Paradigm Media is a company run by a group of new media professionals. The owners of the company do not have any personal liability and file taxes only on their individual tax returns.
Answer:
Limited liability partnership (LLP) / limited liability company (LLC)
Explanation:
Limited liability partnership and limited liability companies work very similarly and their main characteristics are:
they are separate legal entities, this means that their owners are separate from them.since they are separate legal entities, the owners have limited liabilitythey are not taxed directly, they act as pass through entities and their owner's pay income taxesthey both need to be incorporated by the state government as distinct legal entitiesFranklin, John, Henry, and Harry have decided to pool their financial resources and business skills in order to open up and run a coffee shop. They will share any profits or losses that the business generates and will be personally responsible for making good on any debt that their business undertakes.
Answer:
A) Partnership
Explanation:
A partnership is a type of business where two or more people (called partners) come together and form one single company. The main advantages of forming a partnership are:
partnerships are easy to set upsince more than one person is involved, a partnership can gather more capitalthe talents of the partners are sharedthe partnership is not taxed directly, it is a pass through entity where the partners are taxed directlyThe main disadvantage of forming a partnerships is that the partners are personally liable for all the partnership's debts and obligations.
Talbot purchased a laptop for $1,500 and a television for $1,300. The laptop is used solely for business and the television solely for personal entertainment. During the same year, Talbot experienced serious financial difficulty and sold the television for $300 and the laptop for $1,000. What amount, if any, is Talbot entitled to deduct as a loss relating to the sale of the television and laptop?
Answer:
B) $500
Explanation:
Individual taxpayers can only deduct certain losses regarding their property, specially those that are related to their business activity (Talbot used the laptop solely for business purposes). The only other case when an individual can deduct some property loss is when they suffer a theft or an incident like a fire, tornado, flood, etc.
In this case, Talbot paid $1,500 for the laptop and sold it at $1,000, therefore he can deduct a loss of $500 from his gross income.
Final answer:
Talbot can deduct a $500 loss for the business-use laptop, but cannot claim any loss for the personally-used television.
Explanation:
The question posed relates to the deduction of losses on the sale of a laptop and television for personal entertainment. Generally, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) allows individuals to deduct losses related to business assets, but personal losses are non-deductible. Here, Talbot can claim a loss on the laptop, which is used solely for business purposes. The laptop was purchased for $1,500 and sold for $1,000, resulting in a deductible business loss of $500. However, the television, which is a personal use asset, was purchased for $1,300 and sold for $300. This personal loss of $1,000 is not deductible. Therefore, Talbot is entitled to deduct a loss of $500 for the laptop, but cannot claim any loss for the television.
A technological innovation in the production of golf balls increases ______, causing the price to ______ and the ______.
a) supply; fall; quantity demanded to increase.
b) quantity supplied; fall; quantity demanded to increase.
c) supply; rise; demand to decrease.
d) supply; fall; demand to increase.
Answer:
a) supply; fall; quantity demanded to increase.
Explanation:
Technological innovation typically makes production easier and faster so the supply of golf balls would increase. This would lead to an excess of supply over demand and as a result prices would fall. The fall in price would attract consumers and the quantity demanded would rise.
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Final answer:
A technological innovation that reduces production costs increases supply, leading to a lower price and higher quantity demanded for golf balls.
Explanation:
A technological innovation in the production of golf balls would likely lead to an increase in supply. According to economic principles, when there is an improvement in technology that reduces the cost of production, the supply curve shifts to the right, indicating a greater quantity supplied at every price level. This increase in supply, assuming demand remains constant, will cause the equilibrium price to fall, and as a result, the quantity demanded will increase since the goods have become cheaper.
The correct answer to the student's question is therefore:
a) supply; fall; quantity demanded to increase.
To lower the rate of employee attrition within the organization by 5 percent through the use of effective employee retention and motivation techniques." Which of the following is a valid criticism of this objective?
A) It is not stated in a simple fashion.
B) It does not provide a time frame for achieving objectives.
C) It is not related to specific actions.
D) It is not achievable.
E) It does not pinpoint expected results.
Answer:
The correct answer is B
Explanation:
Retention of the employee comprise the various steps which is to be taken in order to retain the employee who wishes to move on. The employee need to find his job challenging and as per the interest at work and stay or retain with the firm or business for the longer period of time.
So, if there is lower in the rate of employee attrition by using the technique of the retention and motivation, the valid and correct criticism for this objective is that it does not provide or offer the time frame for accomplishing the objectives.
Emma and Anna went to the market to buy 25 fruits. Emma bought a few apples which cost $2 each, and Anna bought some oranges which cost $3 each. If their combined total is $60, how many oranges did Anna get? 5 10 15 20 25
Answer:
Emma and Anna went to the market to buy 25 fruits. Emma bought a few apples which cost $2 each, and Anna bought some oranges which cost $3 each. If their combined total is $60, how many oranges did Anna get?
10
Explanation:
if Emma bought 15 apples at 2$ each= 15 X 2= $30
then Anna bought 10 oranges at 3$ each= 10 X 3= $30
$30+$30= $60
On June 1 of the current year, Jack and Angie purchased a rental beach house for $900,000 and rented it right away. Of that amount, $600,000 was for the land value. How much depreciation deduction can Jack and Angie take in the current year? (You may need to refer to the depreciation tables.) a. $5,910 b. $10,909 c. $11,820 d. $17,730
Answer:
a. $5,910
Explanation:
The computation of the deduction amount for depreciation is shown below:
= (Rental beach house - the amount of the land value) × depreciation rate
= ($900,000 - $600,000) × 1.97%
= $300,000 × 1.97%
= $5,910
Refer to the depreciation table and we assume the year would be 1 and the recovery period is 19 years is 1.97%
The fact that some consumers want flavored bottled water and others want it with added minerals provides an opportunity for _____ segmentation.
Answer:
Benefit
Explanation:
Benefit segmentation is dividing or spilt up the market grounded on the perceived advantage or benefit and value consumers perceive, that they will receive from the service or the product.
The person could segment the market grounded on the performance, quality, special features, customer service and other advantages.
Therefore, the fact that the some of the customers want the flavored water bottles and others want to have it with the added minerals, it provides an opportunity for the benefit segmentation.
Blaine bought 4 pairs of pants and 2 shirts at a department store in California. Each pair of pants cost $25.85 and each shirt cost $15.70. Blaine was also charged an additional 6% state sales tax on the total purchase amount. How much change did Blaine receive from $200?
Answer:
$57.11
Explanation:
$25.85 × 4 = $103.40
$15.70 × 2 = $31.40
Total cost of purchase = $134.80
6% tax = 0.06 × $134.80 = $8.09
Total cost of purchase including tax = $142.89
Change received by Blaine = $200 - $142.89 = $57.11
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Your objective is to determine that nonrecurring purchases, initiated by various user organizations, have been properly authorized. If all purchases are made through the purchasing department, to which of the following documents should you vouch purchases?
a. Invoices.
b. eceiving reports.
c. Purchase orders.
d. Purchase requisition
Answer:
D) Purchase requisition
Explanation:
The purchase process starts with the purchase requisition, so if you want to track down if nonrecurring purchases have been properly authorized, you have to vouch purchases to the starting point (the purchase requisition). The purchase process should start only after the purchase requisition has been properly authorized by the user department.
In the context of Frederick W. Taylor's four principles of scientific management, what is a difference between the first principle and the third principle?
The first principle of scientific management emphasizes redesigning the workplace for productivity and wages. The third principle focuses on time and motion studies to improve work efficiency and standardize work.
Explanation:The first principle of Frederick W. Taylor's scientific management is about managing the workplace to increase productivity and wages. It emphasizes redesigning the workplace to achieve the best outcome for both the employer and the employee through training and development. On the other hand, the third principle focuses on time and motion studies to improve work efficiency and standardize work. It aims to reduce wasteful movements and increase productivity through careful study and measurement of different types of operations.
Interpretation of intelligence test scores is based on the assumption that the scores are normally distributed within a population such that:__________.
Answer: According to complete question "more than two-thirds of children will score between 85 and 115".
Explanation:
The solution to this issue is it, even though the Wechsler Ratios of Intellect scores are "standardized" to an average of 100 and a margin of error of 15 based on the standardized system used only to start scoring IQ.
So between 85 and 115 will be 68 that for each cent of the results.
Therefore the result stand between 85-115.
Final answer:
Intelligence scores are assumed to be normally distributed around an average IQ of 100, with the majority of people scoring close to this average. A standard deviation is about 15 points, meaning scores within one standard deviation (85 to 115) are considered average. Extreme scores indicate giftedness (>130) or intellectual disabilities (<70).
Explanation:
Interpretation of intelligence test scores is based on the assumption that the scores are normally distributed within a population. This means that IQ scores form a bell curve, with most individuals scoring around the average (IQ = 100), and fewer individuals scoring significantly higher or lower. The standard deviation is typically 15 points, so approximately 68% of the population scores within one standard deviation of the mean (between 85 and 115). A score of 115 would be considered one standard deviation above the mean, indicating above-average intelligence, while a score of 70, which is two standard deviations below the mean, might indicate an intellectual disability.
Furthermore, only about 2% of the population scores above an IQ of 130, which is often classified as giftedness, and similarly, about 2% of the population scores below 70, formerly known as the threshоld for mental retаrdation but now more respectfully referred to as intellectual disability. The normal distribution of IQ scores ensures that the vast majority of people have average intelligence, supporting the use of IQ tests in identifying extremes of intelligence, such as intellectual disabilities and giftedness.
societies use machinery and energy sources rather then humans and animals for production and __________ societies use the creation, processing, and storage of information for production.
Correct/Complete Question:
Industrial societies use machinery and energy sources rather then humans and animals for production and __________ societies use the creation, processing, and storage of information for production.
Answer:
Post-industrial
Explanation:
There are stages of development of a society and one of those stages is post-industrial society.
Post-industrial societies are societies in which societal production is as a result of creation, processing and storage of information. Simply put, Post-industrial societies are societies in which service provision creates more wealth than manufacturing. This services are done through information creation, processing and storage as written above.
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What do critics say is an important problem related to the north american free trade agreement in mexico?
Answer:
Actually there are 5 problems related to NAFTA according to critics.
1) Mexico's farmers were put out of business, with free trade US exported agricultural products to mexico at low price. which in turns put local farmers out of business.
2) US jobs were lost, labour in mexico is cheap, so many companies moved their operations and factories to mexico for cheap labour. Which makes the US labour unemployed.
3) At US wages were suppressed, as many companies moved to Mexico other companies used this treat to pay labour low wages.
4) Mexico environment was highly affected, because of high competition local farmer used more fertilizers, fungicides and pesticides which affected their environment a lot.
5) Free US access to Mexican trucks, this was highly opposed by US local trucking companies as they will lose their business if mexican trucks were given free access to US. So, this point was rejected in 2008.
The Allegheny Valley Power Company common stock has a beta of 0.80. Assume the current risk-free rate is 6.5% and the expected return on the stock market as a whole is 16%, determine the cost of equity capital for the firm (using the CAPM).
a. 14.1%b. 7.6%c. 6.5%d. 13.0%
Answer:
correct option is a. 14.1%
Explanation:
given data
beta = 0.80
current risk-free rate = 6.5%
expected return = 16%
solution
we get here cost of equity capital that is express as
cost of equity capital = current risk-free rate + beta ( expected return - current risk-free rate ) ...........................1
put here value ans we will get cost of equity capital
cost of equity capital = 6.5% + 0.8 (16% - 6.5% )
solve it we get
cost of equity capital = 14.1%
so correct option is a. 14.1%
Program Evaluation Review Technique (PERT) is a _____ technique because it analyzes a large, complex project as a series of individual tasks.
Answer:
scheduling technique
Explanation:
Project Evaluation Review Technique and Critical Path
Method (CPM) are scheduling techniques used to plan, schedule,
budget and control the many activities associated with projects.
Projects are usually very large, complex, custom products that
consist of many interrelated activities to be performed either
concurrently or sequentially.
A corporation has issued $20,000,000 of 7%, 15 year, $1,000 par, convertible debentures, convertible at a ratio of 32:1. The bond is currently trading at 105, while the company's common stock is at $35. Which statements are TRUE?
Answer:
C) II and III
II For an immediate profit, the common shares should be sold short and the equivalent number of bonds purchased III An arbitrage opportunity exists between the price of the convertible and the price of the commonExplanation:
Currently the stock is trading at $35 and the parity price is $32.81 (= market price of bond / conversion ratio = $1,050 / 32 = $32.81), that means that the stock is trading at a premium to parity THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ARBITRAGE.
You can make a profit if you SELL SHORT 32 shares at $35 per share = $1,120 and immediately buy 1 bond at $1,050. Then convert the bond into 32 common shares and you will make a $70 profit (= $1,120 - $1,050).
In a typical scenario planning exercise,:
a. managers do a "postmortem" to understand what went wrong with a strategy.
b. corporate-level managers set targets for functional-level managers.
c. managers entirely depend on employee feedback.
d. managers try to come up with alternative plans after a business model has failed.
e. managers formulate plans that are based on "what-if" scenarios that are about the fut
Answer:
E) managers formulate plans that are based on "what-if" scenarios that are about the future
Explanation:
When you are carrying on a planning exercise, you must try to simulate possible business scenarios and determine the different possible outcomes for your project.
For example, in scenario 1 you might include very positive variables, e.g. if we have a high selling price, low costs, high demand, low taxes, what will be our net income. In scenario 2, if our sales are not that high, what will happen to our income. In scenario 3, if our costs might be higher than expected or taxes might increase, what will happen. And so on until you cover most of the possibilities.
If a project is profitable and has a positive NPV only with very favorable scenarios, then you should weigh how possible are those favorable scenarios. You should also determine how risky your investment becomes if something changes. Sometimes even a small change can make a project fail.
Martha signs a listing agreement with Broker Patrick. Which of the following would probably not be found in the agreement they signed?
a. Patrick's commission
b. Martha's price
c. Expiration date of the contract
d. Martha's average utilities
Answer:
. Martha's average utilities
Explanation:
As it is mentioned in the information Martha has signed the listing agreement, a listing agreement is an agreement which is signed between the broker and owner.
The significance of listing contract is that the owner allowing the broker to work for the owner as an agent to sell the property. so it must include broker commission, Martha's property price and duration of the contract
Project managers need to recognize the risk of __________, which is the piling up of small changes that by themselves are manageable, but collectively can cause significant project growth. Select one:
a. over allocation
b. critical path
c. triple constraints
d. scope creep
Answer:
The answer to this question is D- Scope creep
Explanation:
Scope creep refers changes in the requirements of a project over a project life cycle. scope creep are uncontrolled growths in projects scope after the projects has begun
scope in project is the part of planning project that involves determining or identifying the specific goals, deliverable, features, functions, deadline and cost. in other words, it refers to the overview of the project and what must be done for the project to be term successful.
Causes of scope creep
poorly defined initial requirements starting the project with cost benefit analysis that are not up-to-date
Which of the following is true about the Grange? 1. It established cooperatives for storing and marketing farm output. 2. It pushed for the railroads to acquire more land in the West. 3. It opposed government regulation of shipping charges. 4. It pushed for the eight-hour day.
Answer:
1) It established cooperatives for storing and marketing farm output.
Explanation:
The Grange or Granger organizations started in 1867 and were organized to help farmers purchase machinery, build grain elevators, and pressure the government into acting against the abuses made by railroad monopolies. They grew and spread extremely rapidly across America, by 1870 they had over 1 million members, and finally were able to lobby the government into making antitrust laws.
How should the davises react to adidas' planned acquisition of reebok? what aspects of new balance's operations strategy should they change?
Answer:
Reduce the suppliers to 2-3 and have long term relationships with them. They should employ an ERP across the functions for better communications
Explanation:
Adidas and Reebok are the two biggest companies in the world that produce sport outfits. Adidas bought over Rebook in 2005 but wanted the new subsidiary to continue to operate under their unique brand name.
However, there are certain aspects of New Balance’s operations strategy they should change which includes the following;
1. The ecosystems of suppliers they have should be trimmed down to three, for better and effective long-term relationships with the sole aim of cost reduction.
2. The should also commence the use of Enterprise resource planning (ERP), a business process management software that will help them maintain better communication across functions and be able to always evaluate pipeline to know the varying requests made by customers.
The Davises should analyze market changes due to Adidas' acquisition of Reebok and adjust New Balance's strategy accordingly, focusing on differentiation, innovation, and possibly mergers.
In responding to Adidas' planned acquisition of Reebok, the Davises should conduct a thorough market analysis to understand the potential impact on their business, New Balance. The strategies New Balance might consider include differentiating their brand, enhancing innovation, or potentially merging with another company to remain competitive. They could also explore new product lines, specifically targeting niches that are underserved by the Adidas-Reebok conglomerate.
Regarding changes to New Balance's operations strategy, the company should reassess its strengths and weakness in light of the merger. Cost reduction and strategic realignment might be necessary, along with the creation of new positions to drive innovation. Predictive analysis of financial statements and market trends could signal which strategies may bring about global value and competitive advantage.
A real estate broker sold property on Friday morning and received a $2,000 deposit in cash. Afraid to carry the money, he quickly deposited it into his own account in a nearby branch of his bank. This is clearly an example of:
judicious caution
conversion
commingling
cohabitation
Answer:
commingling
Explanation:
Commingling is defined as the mixing of the money of broker money with the money of the clients of the broker.
Here in the question it is stated that the money received (i.e the money of the client ) is deposited by the real estate broker in his account.
Now by depositing the money in his bank account he actually mixes the money of the client with his money which is already present in his bank account
After one year of payments, how much has been paid to interest? a. $1,100.42 b. $1,010.16 c. $1,188.34 d. $1,241.18
Answer:
Correct answer is A. $1,100.42
Explanation:
The interest paid in one year using the assumed values are: $500 in simple interest and $508.4 in compound interest
How to calculate interestSimple interest is calculated using:
[tex]I = PRT[/tex]
Where:
P represents the Principal R represents the rateT represents the timeAssume the above parameters are:
P= = $10000, R = 5%, T = 1
The equation becomes
[tex]I = 10000 * 5\% * 1[/tex]
[tex]I = 500[/tex]
So the interest after 1 year of payments is $500
If the interest is a compound interest, then we have:
[tex]I = P(1 + r/n)^{nt} - P[/tex]
Where:
n represents the number of times the interest is compounded.
Assume n is 3.
So, we have:
[tex]I = 10000(1 + 5\%/3)^{3 * 1}- 10000[/tex]
[tex]I = 508.4[/tex]
Hence, the interest paid in one year using the assumed values are: $500 in simple interest and $508.4 in compound interest
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farmer sells $50,000 of apples to individuals who take them home to eat and $75,000 of apples to a company that uses them all to produce cider. How much of the farmers sales will be included as apples in GDP?
Answer:
$50,000
Explanation:
The gross domestic product is the sum of all final goods and services produced in an economy within a given period which is usually a year.
The $50,000 worth of Apples sold to individuals represent final goods. They are included as part of consumption in the calculation of GDP.
The $75,000 sold to firms which are used to produce Apple ciders are intermediate goods. Intermediate goods aren't included in the calculation of GDP.
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Only the farmer's direct sales to individuals, amounting to $50,000, will be counted in GDP, as the apples sold to the company for cider production are considered intermediate goods and will not be counted to prevent double counting.
When calculating Gross Domestic Product (GDP), we only include the final goods and services produced within a country in a given year. This means we exclude intermediate goods to prevent double counting. In the case of the farmer's sales, the $50,000 worth of apples sold directly to consumers for consumption will be included in the GDP. However, the $75,000 worth of apples sold to the company for cider production will not be included as apples in the GDP calculation because they are intermediate goods that will be transformed into a different final good - the cider.
Only the value of the finished cider, as a final good, will be included in the GDP figures once it's sold to the final consumers or businesses. Therefore, for the reported sales of apples, only the initial $50,000 will count towards GDP as part of consumption.
Theo believes that everyone must develop his or her own ethical rules. So whereas he believes that gay marriage should be legal, he understands that other people might feel differently. Theo would be considered to be a(n) _______ relativist.
Answer:
Individual
Explanation:
In the new global environment, relativism has been given equal consideration. Everyone has their own beliefs and thought procedure and they must be respected. Theo is an individual relativist that means that he believes everyone must make their own ethical rules and they should follow those rules. If he feels that gay marriages should be legal at the same time he knows that other people might feel different this is individual relativism.
controls ensure that valuable business data files on either disk or tape are not subject to unauthorized access, change, or destruction while they are in use or in storage.
Answer:
The answer to the following statement is "Data security".
Explanation:
Data security guarantees that sensitive business information files on a disk or record are not prone to unauthorized persons, deletion or degradation during use or storage.
Data security describes the process of securing knowledge over its entire lifecycle from identity theft and data manipulation. Data security requires encryption technology, tokenization, and other techniques that secure data across all networks and applications.Therefore, "Data Security" is the correct answer.
It is usually easier to detect inadequate disclosure fraud that involves______ disclosures than it is to detect disclosure fraud that involves _______ disclosures.
A. fraudulent, irrelevant
B. unintentional; intentional
C. misleading; missing
D. missing; fraudulent
Explanation:
Go with D
The detection of disclosure fraud involving fraudulent disclosures is typically more difficult than that of inadequate disclosure fraud involving missing disclosures. Option D is correct.
What is the significance of fraud disclosures?False statements about the facts are a component of fraud, whether they are made to another party with the intent to deceive or purposefully withheld for the goal of obtaining something that might not have been given otherwise.
Fraud detection stops dishonest people from conducting fictitious financial or other transactions. It is a crucial component of monitoring fraud. Any company's financial stability, as well as its reputation and brand, can be harmed by fraud.
Companies that distort financial information or omit crucial information from public statements commit financial statement and disclosure fraud. Publicly traded businesses notify the general public of significant occurrences through press releases and SEC filings (SEC).
Therefore, option D is correct.
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_____ _____ includes employee behaviors that are directly involved in the transformation
of organizational resources into the goods or services that the organization produces.
Examples include_____ task performance, _____ task performance,
and ______task performance.
Answer:
Task performance
routine
adaptive
creative task
Explanation:
Task performance
This is a performance assessment system that measures the way and manner a specific task was carried out. This can cover observable work-related behavioral pattern or time and accuracy of task
Routine Task performance
This is a performance assessment technique that involves popular attitude to normal demands or routine.
Adaptive Task performance
This deals with employees behavior towards certain, predictable and unusual job.
Creative Task Performance
This is the development of a useful ideas that can be deployed in both routine and adaptive task.