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BSOP 209 Week 8 Final Exam 100% Coreect Answers

 

 

1. (TCO 8) What are the three parts of a wait-line system?

 

2. (TCO 9) What is the objective function of LP?

 

3. (TCO 11 & 12) What are two of the steps in a simplex maximization problem?

 

4. (TCO 10) What will happen if the right-hand side of a constraint is changed?

 

5. (TCO 15 & 16) What are three of the basic steps that both PERT and CPM follow?

 

6. (TCO 16) What is a “dummy activity?”

 

7. (TCO 3, 4, & 5) What is the formula for linear regression? Define each part.

 

8. (TCO 1) What are the four qualitative forecasting approaches that are available to us?

 

9. (TCO 6) Describe the “revenue junction.”

 

10. (TCO 8) What are the three parts of a typical queuing system?

 

11. (TCO 8) When designing a waiting line system, what “qualitative” concerns need to be considered?

 

12. (TCO 8) What is the expected value with perfect information?

1. (TCO 1 &2) What is the forecast for Aug based on a weighted moving average applied to the following past demand data and using the weights: 5, 3, 1.5? (largest weight is for most recent data)
Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul.
30 35 22 27 33 40

 

2. (TCO 3, 4, and 5) The XYZ Paint Shop owns and operates a dozen shops in southern Iowa. Their signature paint is black epoxy. Sales (X, in millions of dollars) is related to Profits (Y, in hundreds of thousands of dollars) by the regression equation Y = 6.321 + 0.65X. What is your forecast of profit for a store with sales of $25 million? $65 million?

 

3. (TCO 6 and 7) A product is currently made in a job shop, where fixed costs are $4,500 per year and variable cost is $10 per unit. The firm sells the product for $70 per unit. What is the break-even point for this operation? What is the profit (or loss) on a demand of 220 units per year?

 

4. (TCO 13, 14) XYZ coating company has reviewed four new processes for improving their coating line. The four processes, labeled A, B, C, and D use different technology and have different capacities. All the processes have the same level of production and the lifetime.
The four states of nature represent four levels of consumer acceptance of the firm’s products. Values in the table are net present value of future profits in millions of dollars.
Forecasts indicate that there is a 0.4 probability of acceptance level 1, 0.3 chance of acceptance level 2, 0.6 chance of acceptance level 3, and 0.5 change of acceptance level 4.
Consumer Acceptance Level (states of nature)
1 2 3 4
Alternative A 35 55 85 165
Alternative B -105 -5 155 225
Alternative c 75 85 75 65
Alternative D 55 55 75 65

Using the criterion of expected monetary value, which production alternative should be chosen?

  

Ashford 6: – Week 5 – Final Paper

 

Evaluation of Corporate Performance
 

The Final Project will involve applying the concepts learned in class to an analysis of a company using data from its annual report. Using the concepts from this course, you will analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the company and write a report either recommending or not recommending purchase of the company stock.
 

Research Tip: The “Mergent” database in the Ashford University Library contains company profiles and financial information for publicly traded companies and their competitors.  To access this database enter the Ashford Library and select “Find Articles and More” in the top menu panel. Next, select “Databases A-Z” and go to section “M” for “Mergent”. For help with using Mergent, use Mergent Online Quick Tips.
 

For help with reading an annual report access this handy guide from Money Chimp.
 

The completed report should include:  An introduction to the company, including background      information.  A complete and thorough financial statement review.  Pro Forma financial statements (Balance Sheet and      Income Statement) for the next fiscal year, assuming a 10 percent growth      rate in sales and Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) for the next year.  Complete ratio analysis for the last fiscal year using      at least two ratios from each of the following categories:  Liquidity  Financial leverage  Asset management  Profitability  Market value  A calculation of Return on Equity (ROE) using the      DuPont system.  Assessment of management performance by calculating      Economic Value Added (EVA).  A synopsis of your findings, including your      recommendations and rationale for whether or not to purchase stock from      this company. 

 This report should be eight to ten pages long (excluding title page and reference pages) using APA 6th edition formatting guidelines. Support your findings and recommendations with evidence from at least five scholarly resources, such as the textbook, industry reports, and articles from the Ashford University library.

Writing the Final Paper

The Final Paper: Must be eight to ten double-spaced pages in length and      formatted according to APA style as outlined in the approved APA style      guide.  Must include a cover page that includes:  Title of paper  Student’s name  Course name and number  Instructor’s name  Date submitted  Must include an introductory paragraph with a succinct      thesis statement.  Must address the topic of the paper with critical      thought.  Must conclude with a restatement of the thesis and a      conclusion paragraph.  Must use at least five scholarly resources from the      Ashford University Library.  Must document all sources in APA style, as outlined in      the approved APA style guide.  Must include a separate reference page, formatted      according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. 

 

Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.

Week 2 Discussion

“Recruitment, Training, and Police Socialization”

Please respond to the following:

• From your perspective, what are the 3-4 most important aspects of the recruitment, training, and socialization process of police officers in order for them to be adequately prepared for the job? Why? How does the recruitment, training, and socialization process adequately prepare police offers for the patrol function, prepare them for the stresses of various shift and beat assignments, and aid in their understanding of the occupational hazards related to their work? Justify your response.

Please no plagirism .