Business Law and Corporate Ethics

A local pharmacy orders 15 copies of a monthly magazine. Depending on the cover

A local pharmacy orders 15 copies of a monthly magazine. Depending on the cover story, demand for the magazine varies. Historical records suggest that the probability distribution…

A local political group is divided on how to present their candidate. The debate

A local political group is divided on how to present their candidate. The debate is getting heated. Finally, the head of the group focuses the team on defending their idea based o…

A local restaurant has recorded the demand for bottled water in each of the last

A local restaurant has recorded the demand for bottled water in each of the last 15 months of business. Use the recorded demand data below to develop three-period and four-period …

A local restaurant has recorded the demand for bottled water in each of the last

A local restaurant has recorded the demand for bottled water in each of the last 15 months of business. Use the recorded demand data below to develop three-period and four-period …

A local retailer of party supplies purchases special paper cups from a local dis

A local retailer of party supplies purchases special paper cups from a local distributor for $10/case and sells them to customers for $16.99 per case.   Traditionally they have pu…

A local service station is open 7 days per week, 365 days per year. Sales of 10W

A local service station is open 7 days per week, 365 days per year. Sales of 10W40 grade premium oil average 25 cans per day. Inventory holding costs are $0.90 per can per year. O…

A local tavern has contracted with 4 companies to distribute three of their brew

A local tavern has contracted with 4 companies to distribute three of their brews, a Milk Stout, IPA, and Wheat. Each company has requested the maximum amount of the three beers (…

A local television station plans to drop four Friday evening programs at the of

A local television station plans to drop four Friday evening programs at the of the season. Steve Botuchis, the station manager, developed a list of six potential replacement prog…

A local university is considering changes to its class structure in an effort to

A local university is considering changes to its class structure in an effort to increase professor productivity. The old schedule had each professor teaching 5 classes per week, …

A local university is considering changes to its class structure in an effort to

A local university is considering changes to its class structure in an effort to increase professor productivity. The old schedule had each professor teaching 5 classes per week, …

A location analysis for Cook Controls, a small manufacturer of parts for high-te

A location analysis for Cook Controls, a small manufacturer of parts for high-technology cable systems, has been narrowed down to four locations. Cook will need to train assembler…

A location analysis for Temponi Controls, a small manufacturer of parts for high

A location analysis for Temponi Controls, a small manufacturer of parts for high-technology cable systems, has been narrowed down to 4 locations. Temponi will need to train assemb…

A lot can get lost in translation in written communication. You and a project te

A lot can get lost in translation in written communication. You and a project team member haven't been on the same page since the project started. Unfortunately this is a person y…

A lottery researcher collecting data for an article on his state lottery system,

A lottery researcher collecting data for an article on his state lottery system, has found the 200 digits most recently selected to be distributed as shown below. Based on this in…

A lumber company is making boards that are 2714.0 millimeters tall. If the board

A lumber company is making boards that are 2714.0 millimeters tall. If the boards are too long they must be trimmed, and if the boards are too short they cannot be used. A sample …

A lumber retailer is evaluating five possible locations to build a new store. As

A lumber retailer is evaluating five possible locations to build a new store. As the retailer carries different types of lumber, a selling unit is understood as a composite unit o…

A luxury car import company, Collector’s Choice Inc. (CCI), has an old warehouse

A luxury car import company, Collector’s Choice Inc. (CCI), has an old warehouse where it temporarily stores expensive sports cars and automotive parts that arrive from Europe. Th…

A machine costing $209,800 with a four-year life and an estimated $17,000 salvag

A machine costing $209,800 with a four-year life and an estimated $17,000 salvage value is installed in Luther Company's factory on January 1. The factory manager estimates the ma…

A machine costing $209,800 with a four-year life and an estimated $17,000 salvag

A machine costing $209,800 with a four-year life and an estimated $17,000 salvage value is installed in Luther Company's factory on January 1. The factory manager estimates the ma…

A machine fills 750 ml bottles of whiskey with a measured amount of whiskey. The

A machine fills 750 ml bottles of whiskey with a measured amount of whiskey. The volume of whiskey in each bottle has a normal distribution with a known mean and standard deviatio…

A machine shop owner is attempting to decide whether to purchase a new drill pre

A machine shop owner is attempting to decide whether to purchase a new drill press, a lathe, or a grinder. The return from each will be determined by whether the company succeeds …

A machine shop uses 2500 brackets during the course of a year, and this usage is

A machine shop uses 2500 brackets during the course of a year, and this usage is constant throughout the year. These brackets are purchased from a supplier for OMR 15 each, and th…

A machine that is used in an industrial process to make a certain product has an

A machine that is used in an industrial process to make a certain product has an initial cost of $50,000 and it is expected to have a zero salvage value. The maximum capacity of t…

A mail-order house uses 15,320 boxes a year. Carrying costs are 60 cents per box

A mail-order house uses 15,320 boxes a year. Carrying costs are 60 cents per box a year, and ordering costs are $96. The following price schedule applies, ? Number of Boxe 111 . P…

A mail-order house uses 15,710 boxes a year. Carrying costs are 60 cents per box

A mail-order house uses 15,710 boxes a year. Carrying costs are 60 cents per box a year, and ordering costs are $96. The following price schedule applies. A mail-order house uses …

A maintenance group aims to improve the effectiveness of its repair work. The gr

A maintenance group aims to improve the effectiveness of its repair work. The group therefore monitors the number of maintenance requests that require a second visit to complete t…

A maintenance plan for a machine will be prepared. This machine can be in n diff

A maintenance plan for a machine will be prepared. This machine can be in n different states where i = 1,2, ..., n. When the machine is in any i state, there is operational cost t…

A major concern of executive compensation involves: timing of the bonus. the amo

A major concern of executive compensation involves: timing of the bonus. the amount of compensation. the lack of perquisites. lack of objective market data. 4 points    QUESTION 1…

A major distributor of hard liquor has a product range of about 125 products. Th

A major distributor of hard liquor has a product range of about 125 products. The company reports high level of bad debts, inventory is badly managed, stock outs occur constantly,…

A major distributor of hard liquor has a product range of about 125 products. Th

A major distributor of hard liquor has a product range of about 125 products. The company reports high level of bad debts, inventory is badly managed, stock outs occur constantly,…

A major firm recently converted from a fully integrated vertical marketing syste

A major firm recently converted from a fully integrated vertical marketing system to business format franchising. In setting price, store hours, and personnel policies, it is impo…

A major home improvement company makes tools and accessories for use by experien

A major home improvement company makes tools and accessories for use by experienced and new homeowners. This company would like to provide low-cost products, using simple material…

A major principle guiding the design of the Constitution is separation of powers

A major principle guiding the design of the Constitution is separation of powers. Which of the following is part of the separation of powers principle? Including the Bill of Right…

A major purpose of the marketing plan is to set the company on a specific course

A major purpose of the marketing plan is to set the company on a specific course in marketing. Marketing planning is the systematic process of assessing marketing opportunities an…

A major research facility in Canada must maintain tight security 24 hours a day

A major research facility in Canada must maintain tight security 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. Fulltime security personnel work 8 hour shifts that start every four hours throu…

A major responsibility of HR departments is to align __________. Question 2 opti

A major responsibility of HR departments is to align __________. Question 2 options: the HR strategic plan with the business strategic plan the HR strategic plan with the compensa…

A major television manufacturer has determined that its 19-inch color tv picture

A major television manufacturer has determined that its 19-inch color tv picture tubes have a mean service life that can be modeled by a normal distribution with a mean of six yea…

A major television manufacturer has determined that its 40-inch LED televisions

A major television manufacturer has determined that its 40-inch LED televisions have a mean service life that can be modeled by a normal distribution with a mean of six years and …

A major utility company in Cleveland has what is commonly called \"fragmented\"

A major utility company in Cleveland has what is commonly called "fragmented" project management, where each department maintains project managers through staff positions. The pro…

A make decision means the organization will produce the good or provide the serv

A make decision means the organization will produce the good or provide the service internally. A buy decision means the good or service will be procured from a supplier. Later, w…

A maker of baby foods has found a high correlation between the aggregate company

A maker of baby foods has found a high correlation between the aggregate company sales (in $100,000) and the number of births nationally the preceding year. Suppose that the sales…

A male and a female with equivalent qualifications apply for the job of a fittin

A male and a female with equivalent qualifications apply for the job of a fitting room attendant at Helga’s Secret, a women’s clothing store that sells only women’s lingerie and i…

A male patient is speaking loudly at a waiting room chair, apparently thinking h

A male patient is speaking loudly at a waiting room chair, apparently thinking he is talking to someone sitting next to him. In reality, however, he’s talking to an empty chair. H…

A man was hired to drive a bus transporting persons with physical and mental dis

A man was hired to drive a bus transporting persons with physical and mental disabilities. The hiring was conditional on the successful completion of a criminal background check. …

A management information system (MIS) provides information that is needed to man

A management information system (MIS) provides information that is needed to manage organizations efficiently and effectively. Management information systems are not only computer…

A management meeting for 12 section managers is due to be held on Tuesday, 24 No

A management meeting for 12 section managers is due to be held on Tuesday, 24 November commencing at 9.30 am and finishing at 4.00 pm. The CEO of the company will attend. The meet…

A management meeting for 12 section managers is due to be held on Tuesday, 24 No

A management meeting for 12 section managers is due to be held on Tuesday, 24 November commencing at 9.30 am and finishing at 4.00 pm. The CEO of the company will attend. You have…

A manager at Strateline Manufacturing must choose between two shipping alternati

A manager at Strateline Manufacturing must choose between two shipping alternatives: two-day freight and five-day freight. Using five-day freight would cost $138 less than using t…

A manager at Strateline Manufacturing must choose between two shipping alternati

A manager at Strateline Manufacturing must choose between two shipping alternatives: two-day freight and five-day freight. Using five-day freight would cost $140 less than using t…

A manager at a canning company wants to monitor the number of orange juice cans

A manager at a canning company wants to monitor the number of orange juice cans it produces each day that are beyond the company's upper specification limit in diameter. The manag…