Business Law and Corporate Ethics

Suppose that you and some other students have done lawn care, or been groundskee

Suppose that you and some other students have done lawn care, or been groundskeepers, and you have decided to go out on your own and open a business that offers landscaping servic…

Suppose that you are a collector of antique cars and you need to purchase spare

Suppose that you are a collector of antique cars and you need to purchase spare parts for a 1938 engine. These parts are not made anymore and are scarce. You discover that Beem ha…

Suppose that you are given an optimization problem as: Maximize F(x), where F(x)

Suppose that you are given an optimization problem as: Maximize F(x), where F(x) is a function of the decision variable x. That is, there are no constraints and there is a single …

Suppose that you are putting together a loan application to purchase a home. Bas

Suppose that you are putting together a loan application to purchase a home. Based on your income and assets, you qualify for a mortgage loan, but just barely. How would you addre…

Suppose that you are the administrator at a health care facility. A department m

Suppose that you are the administrator at a health care facility. A department manager comes to you with the idea that the facility should be using social media (such as Facebook,…

Suppose that you are the economic adviser to a local government in Central Ameri

Suppose that you are the economic adviser to a local government in Central America that has to deal with a politically embarrassing shortage of affordable housing that was caused …

Suppose that you are the managing director of MLK Auto Company, which is conside

Suppose that you are the managing director of MLK Auto Company, which is considering expanding its business to China. You wish to produce your auto parts within Chinese borders so…

Suppose that you have a company that produces white goods located in izmir. You

Suppose that you have a company that produces white goods located in izmir. You have to make deliveries to your distribution centers located in the following four cities; Manisa, …

Suppose that you have an option to hire a consultant who has the ability to pred

Suppose that you have an option to hire a consultant who has the ability to predict the future with 100 percent accuracy. Using the consultant's reliable recommendations, you foun…

Suppose that you have been assigned to be the leader (project manager) of a proj

Suppose that you have been assigned to be the leader (project manager) of a project designed to evaluate which new city in Missouri should be the first location for a national res…

Suppose that you have been assigned to be the leader (project manager) of a proj

Suppose that you have been assigned to be the leader (project manager) of a project designed to evaluate which new city in Missouri should be the first location for a national res…

Suppose that you have been assigned to be the leader (project manager) of a proj

Suppose that you have been assigned to be the leader (project manager) of a project designed to evaluate which new city in Missouri should be the first location for a national res…

Suppose that you have calculated the control limits for a x-bar chart to be the

Suppose that you have calculated the control limits for a x-bar chart to be the following: LCL-0.2 and UCL 0.8 The data for the next four samples with three observations each are …

Suppose that you have received an inheritance of $10,000 (!) and wish to invest

Suppose that you have received an inheritance of $10,000 (!) and wish to invest it one or more of 5 different companies. The stock price of each company is the same - $1,000 – and…

Suppose that you have two possible locations to locate warehouses: city A and ci

Suppose that you have two possible locations to locate warehouses: city A and city B. You can locate a warehouse in city A, or city B, or both cities. You have the following infor…

Suppose that you have two possible locations to locate warehouses: city A and ci

Suppose that you have two possible locations to locate warehouses: city A and city B. You can locate a warehouse in city A, or city B, or both cities. You have the following infor…

Suppose that you own the Newton Publishing Inc. (NPI) that sells textbooks in se

Suppose that you own the Newton Publishing Inc. (NPI) that sells textbooks in seven Southern states. The sales region is shown below with states, A through G, and the number of st…

Suppose that you want to investigate the factors that potentially affect a stude

Suppose that you want to investigate the factors that potentially affect a student’s performance in exams using a designed experiment. a. What would you use as a response variable…

Suppose that you were asked to complete steps 3-5 of a CBA (identify the impacts

Suppose that you were asked to complete steps 3-5 of a CBA (identify the impacts and select measurement indicators, predict the impacts quantitatively over the life of the project…

Suppose that you were hired at Career Day to become the marketing director for C

Suppose that you were hired at Career Day to become the marketing director for Campbell Soup’s developing ventures in the Japanese market. You know that there are significant cult…

Suppose that your team has discussed management\'s request. You agree that it ma

Suppose that your team has discussed management's request. You agree that it makes sense to have another organization manage the training portion for this new application. You hav…

Suppose the Economics Department has asked for your help in evaluating the instr

Suppose the Economics Department has asked for your help in evaluating the instructors in the department. What two performance measures would you recommend the department use? For…

Suppose the dollar interest rate and the pound sterling interest rate are the sa

Suppose the dollar interest rate and the pound sterling interest rate are the same, 6 percent per year What is the relation between the current equilibrium dollarfpound exchange r…

Suppose the following is the mathematical model: Max 15x s.t ax ?25 x ?0 With a

Suppose the following is the mathematical model: Max 15x s.t ax?25 x?0 With a = 4, the optimal solution is x = 6.25. If we have a stochastic model with a = 2, a = 3, a = 4, or a =…

Suppose the government wants to reduce the total pollution emitted by three loca

Suppose the government wants to reduce the total pollution emitted by three local firms. Currently, each firm is creating 4 units of pollution in the area, for a total of 12 pollu…

Suppose the inflation rate in Japan is 0.4% and the inflation rate in the U.S. i

Suppose the inflation rate in Japan is 0.4% and the inflation rate in the U.S. is 2%. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT based on the PPP theory? There is a currency d…

Suppose the length of critical path in a project is 50 days. The probability of

Suppose the length of critical path in a project is 50 days. The probability of completing the project within 50 days is: Answer Less than 50% Greater than 50% Equal to 50% Can no…

Suppose the newsvendor model describes a firm’s operations decision. Is it possi

Suppose the newsvendor model describes a firm’s operations decision. Is it possible to have positive stockout probability and positive expected leftover inventory? Choose the best…

Suppose the only foods in the world are as follows Price Limit FoodServing Energ

Suppose the only foods in the world are as follows Price Limit FoodServing Energy Protein Calcium kcal 110 205 160 160 cents/serving) (Serving/da Size 28 g 100 g 2 Large 237 cc Oa…

Suppose the programs for a Lions home game cost $2.00 to print and sell for $5.0

Suppose the programs for a Lions home game cost $2.00 to print and sell for $5.00. Program demand is normally distributed with a mean of 30,000 and a standard deviation of 2000. a…

Suppose the town of Coos Bay on the Oregon Coast is applying for a permit to bui

Suppose the town of Coos Bay on the Oregon Coast is applying for a permit to build an ocean outfall. Ocean outfalls pipe partially treated sewage out to the ocean several miles wh…

Suppose there are two countries of equal size, Northampton and Southampton. Both

Suppose there are two countries of equal size, Northampton and Southampton. Both countries both produce and consume two goods: food and clothes. If both countries used all their r…

Suppose two terrorist groups make similar attacks against similar targets: both

Suppose two terrorist groups make similar attacks against similar targets: both destroy office buildings containing government and military offices, along with civilian offices, a…

Suppose we are interested in estimating the average number of customers in the s

Suppose we are interested in estimating the average number of customers in the supermarket. On average, there are 15 customers entering the supermarket every 5 minutes. And on ave…

Suppose we are thinking about replacing an old computer with a new one. The old

Suppose we are thinking about replacing an old computer with a new one. The old one cost us $1,210,000; the new one will cost $1,470,000. The new machine will be depreciated strai…

Suppose we had a project with only eight activities, as ilustrated in the next t

Suppose we had a project with only eight activities, as ilustrated in the next table. The table also shows our calculated normal activity durations and costs and crashed durations…

Suppose we had a project with only eight activities, as ilustrated in the next t

Suppose we had a project with only eight activities, as ilustrated in the next table. The table also shows our calculated normal activity durations and costs and crashed durations…

Suppose we have resources that have value for users or institutions. For example

Suppose we have resources that have value for users or institutions. For example, in a medical information system, we keep sensitive information about patients. Unrestricted discl…

Suppose we want to arrange the 4 departments within a production facility to min

Suppose we want to arrange the 4 departments within a production facility to minimize the total interdepartmental material handling cost. All departments have the same space requi…

Suppose we want to arrange the 4 departments within a production facility to min

Suppose we want to arrange the 4 departments within a production facility to minimize the total interdepartmental material handling cost. All departments have the same space requi…

Suppose we wish to test the hypothesis that an internship program allows its int

Suppose we wish to test the hypothesis that an internship program allows its interns to earn $2,750 per semester and let us assume that this hypothesis is, in fact, true. Which of…

Suppose you are a farmer, and sign an agreement with a local grocer to sell a la

Suppose you are a farmer, and sign an agreement with a local grocer to sell a large quantity of eggs to him every month. The written contract states that you will sell him “good q…

Suppose you are a firm in the U.S. where you produce and sells 1 million cameras

Suppose you are a firm in the U.S. where you produce and sells 1 million cameras per year. However by producing this quantity of cameras per year, you are operating below your min…

Suppose you are a government official of a small but fast growing emerging econo

Suppose you are a government official of a small but fast growing emerging economy. A company wants to come to your country to start selling a clean fuel that has previously been …

Suppose you are a human resource professional helping to improve the performance

Suppose you are a human resource professional helping to improve the performance management system of a company that sells and services office equipment. The company operates a ca…

Suppose you are a plant manager and one of your team members, John Smiths, is fa

Suppose you are a plant manager and one of your team members, John Smiths, is facing problems controlling his anger. He is experiencing wide swings in emotions due to his bipolar …

Suppose you are a project leader, working for Mitsui OSK Lines or Nippon Yusen (

Suppose you are a project leader, working for Mitsui OSK Lines or Nippon Yusen (choose one), who has been using a waterfall development-based methodology on large and complex proj…

Suppose you are facilitating the build of a new deck for your house. Consider th

Suppose you are facilitating the build of a new deck for your house. Consider the possibility that people change, projects change, and a change in one area can and will affect man…

Suppose you are facilitating the build of a new deck for your house. Consider th

Suppose you are facilitating the build of a new deck for your house. Consider the possibility that people change, projects change, and a change in one area can and will affect man…

Suppose you are hired by a local farming cooperative to develop a SMIS. The coop

Suppose you are hired by a local farming cooperative to develop a SMIS. The cooperative wants to promote eating healthy foods, increase awareness about its weekly farmer’s market,…