Integer Linear Programming-Problems :Business Decision Analysis

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Answer all the problems question NO PLAGIARISM.

Step 1:

For the problems where I have provided the LP model, you still need to program into LINGO and get the output.

Step 2:

A quick note for LINGO:

If you want to have binary values (0 or 1), then you would use @BIN( variable_name);
If you want to have integer values, then you would use @GIN( variable_name);

Step 3:

Instructions

These problems focus on finding solutions to numerical problems. With that in mind, most problem sets will include a number of problems. For each problem, you will need to provide more than a simple numerical response. Your solutions should thoroughly address the issue and present your findings in a meaningful format, similar to those developed within the chapters and as part of the review exercises solutions. Any Excel spreadsheet models developed to solve the problems should be included with your submission. Part value may be assigned for incorrect responses.

Copy paste (or use screenshots of) :

The model you input to LINGO

The LINGO output

Sensitivity results from LINGO

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Required Content
Textbook

Anderson, D.R., Sweeney, D.J., Williams, T.A., Camm, J.D., Cochran, J.J., Fry, M., & Ohlmann, J. (2015). Quantitative methods for business. (13th ed.). Mason, Ohio: Cengage Learning.

LINGO:

You can download LINGO from here: http://www.lindo.com/index.php/ls-downloads/try-lingo

LINGO 17 User Manual: https://www.lindo.com/doc/online_help/lingo17_0/index.html?title_page2.htm

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Complete the sentences on the role of government in promoting economic growth by dragging and dropping the relevant items into the bin provided. please give one answer per question.

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Complete the sentences on the role of government in promoting economic growth by dragging and dropping the relevant items into the bin provided. please give one answer per question.

In The Final Section Of Study Reports, There Is A Section On Implications And Recommendations. Describe The Difference Between These Terms. Provide Examples From One Of The Studies That You Critiqued.

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In the final section of study reports, there is a section on implications and recommendations. Describe the difference between these terms. Provide examples from one of the studies that you critiqued.
Running head: QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS 1

QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS 2

Quantitative Analysis

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Quantitative Analysis

There is no point in collecting data and leaving it in the form in which it is collected. Data has to be analyzed so that meaning is generated from the data while at the same time a pattern is established with regards to the same. Data interpretation and analysis is a very critical concept in quantitative data as it involves the evaluation of the data that have been collected with the overall goal of ensuring that there has been the establishment of facts as well as figures represented by any given research (Zhang & Sternberg, 2009). An experimental method plan as envisaged by the author basically follows the approach where there is an analysis of the basic facts as well as data that have been presented in a given research context. In analysis of the components of the experimental method plan, the researcher needs to identify the experimental design that they intend to apply. With the pre-experimental designs, the researcher will study a single group and as such provide an intervention in the event that there is need during the experiment (Zhang & Sternberg, 2009). The designs does not in any way have a control group to compare with the group that is being used for the experiment.

Looking at an experimental approach plan, there is need for the researcher to define the participants in their studies. In the event that the researcher has not clearly defined their participants, they will not be in an effective position of providing effective explanation during the interpretation as well as analysis of the data. In analysis of the participants, the researcher should define the scope that they are to use for validation of their research while at the same time provide a framework upon which the facilitation of the research is to take place (Creswell, 2014).

The researcher additionally should evaluate whether they are going to use random sampling or non-random sampling. This is very crucial as there are various mathematical models that are likely to help the researcher in reaching various conclusions based on the variables that they are researching.

Another critical components of an experimental plan is the instruments as well as the materials that the researcher intends to use for facilitation of the researcher. With this the researcher will get to understand the various protocols that they are supposed to use in ensuring that their research is appropriate and gets to meet some of the basic objectives upon which the research has been established.

Variables is another crucial component of an experimental method plan. The researcher should identify the independent variables as well as the dependent ones and thereafter establish the relationship that subsists between these variables. This is likely to help the researcher in the event that he wants to establish the kind of relationship that exists between these two variables. The dependent variables usually provides response to variables that are presumed to be caused or influenced by an independent treatment (Zhang & Sternberg, 2009).

There are various threats to internal validity which shall be identified as follows by the researcher

History refers to the specific events that occur between the first and the second measurement. Another threat to validity is maturation. This is the process within various subjects that act as the function of passage of time. For instance in the event that a project lasts for two years, the participants in the project could improve their performance regardless of their treatment (Creswell, 2014). Testing is another threat to internal validity. This involves the effect of taking tests on the outcomes of taking the second test. Statistical regression is one of the factors that are seen to be affecting the validity. This is the regression to a given mean. This threat is usually caused based on a selection of various subjects based on the extreme scores or given characteristics.

Quite a number of nuances are involved in the interpretation of results from a given empirical study. The last 50% of this century has seen a disintegration in the apparent authenticity of science as a fair-minded methods for discovering truth. Numerous exploration themes are the subject of exceptionally politicized debate; in reality, the objectivity of the whole train of brain science has been raised doubt about. This article analyzes endeavors to utilize science to think about science: particularly, predisposition in the understanding and utilization of observational research discoveries. I look at hypothesis and research on a scope of intellectual and motivational instruments for inclination (Zhang & Sternberg, 2009). Curiously, not all inclinations are normatively banished; one-sided translations are solid under a few conditions, inasmuch as those conditions are made unequivocal. I think about an assortment of possibly restorative instruments, assess prospects for aggregate levelheadedness, and look at inquisitorial and ill-disposed models of science (Sycara-Cyranski, et al., 1990). The very choice to think about specific subjects is adequate to provoke a few spectators to derive that the agent is one-sided. Not rarely, government authorities have criticized or endeavored to boycott whole points of research (Creswell, 2014). An infamous case includes government endeavors to ruin early examinations archiving that some analyzed heavy drinkers can take part in maintained “controlled drinking”— drinking at lessened and less dangerous levels.

Conclusion

The objective of any given research especially one involving instrumentation of data is always to find the truth about something. A researcher should therefore be objective enough to ensure that they can handle objectively any given research topic.

Reference

Creswell, J. W. (2014). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches. Thousand Oaks, California: SAGE Publications.

Sycara-Cyranski, K., United States., & Workshop on Innovative Approaches to Planning, Scheduling, and Control. (1990). Innovative approaches to planning, scheduling, and control: Proceedings of a workshop held at San Diego, California, November 5-8, 1990. San Mateo, CA: Morgan Kaufmann Publishers.

Zhang, D. L.-F., & Sternberg, D. R. (2009). Perspectives on the Nature of Intellectual Styles. New York: Springer Publishing Company.

Practicum – SOAP Note

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Select a pediatric patient who you examined during the last 4 weeks. With this patient in mind, address the following in a SOAP Note:

Subjective: What details did the patient or parent provide regarding the personal and medical history? Include any discrepancies between the details provided by the child and details provided by the parent, as well as possible reasons for these discrepancies.
Objective: What observations did you make during the physical assessment? Include pertinent positive and negative physical exam findings. Describe whether the patient presented with any growth and development or psychosocial issues.
Assessment: What were your differential diagnoses? Provide a minimum of three possible diagnoses. List them from highest priority to lowest priority. What was your primary diagnosis and why?
Plan: What was your plan for diagnostics and primary diagnosis? What was your plan for treatment and management? Include pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatments, alternative therapies, and follow-up parameters, as well as a rationale for this treatment and management plan.
Reflection notes: What was your “aha” moment? What would you do differently in a similar patient evaluation?

In next-generation hr, what is the common question that is asked of senior hr professionals when addressing the current state of hr in a company?

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In next-generation hr, what is the common question that is asked of senior hr professionals when addressing the current state of hr in a company?

• Reflect on the comments made by Dr. Mauk in this week’s media presentation on the value of qualitative research in nursing.

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To prepare:
• Reflect on the comments made by Dr. Mauk in this week’s media presentation on the value of qualitative research in nursing.
• Locate the journal Qualitative Health Research in the Sage Premier database in the Walden Library.
• From this journal, select an article of interest to you that was published within the last 3 years.
• Review the information on different qualitative research designs in Chapter 21 of your course text.
• Determine what qualitative research design was used in your selected article and evaluate whether it was the best choice.
• Consider ethical issues involved in the study and how the researchers addressed them.
• Think about how using a quantitative design would have affected the type of data gathered.

Why do marketing professionals care about and participate in supply chain decisions?

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Why do marketing professionals care about and participate in supply chain decisions? Do you think small business owners are at a disadvantage if they lack the marketing research resources that large companies have? Why, or why not?

HI i need help with the following 3 different assignments. for part 1 i dont know how to upload an excel sheet. but once someone takes the assignment…

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HI i need help with the following 3 different assignments. for part 1 i dont know how to upload an excel sheet. but once someone takes the assignment I can upload it? or email it to you. I will not use your work as my own but will give me an idea what to do.

ACCT495 Capstone Project Winter 2018 Part 1 Adjusting entries & Statements

Year-end Adjustment Data for Roxy and Harley Corp is as follows:

1.              $300,000 in sales on account had not been recorded but were shipped FOB Shipping Point on December 31. The cost of this inventory was $140,000. Roxy and Harley uses a perpetual inventory system.

2.              Employees are allowed to carry over up to 10 days of earned vacation days per year up to 40 days. Employees earn an average of $190 per day. A total of 1,000 earned vacation days will be carried over to 2017. It is probable that the employees will take the vacation days.

3.              Income tax expense is 30% of income before income tax.

4.              You discover that a product sale was made and recorded in December for $100,000; the product had not yet been shipped. The cost of the product was $58,000.

5.              The Prepaid Expense account balance includes the $120,000 cost of a two year insurance policy purchased on April 1, 2016.

6.              Depreciation & Amortization expense for the year is $250,000

7.              Interest expense accrued on its long-term liabilities is $82,620.

8.              A dividend of $147,000 was declared on December 16, to be paid on January 15, 2017

9.              It is estimated that 5% of accounts receivable will be uncollectable.

INSTRUCTIONS:

A.    Correct the trial balance by putting the accounts in the typical account number order

B.   Record the adjusting journal entries

C.   Compute the adjusted trial balance amounts

D.   Prepare in good form: 

a.    Income Statement

b.    Balance Sheet

c.    Retained Earnings Statement

E.    Compute the following ratios: Current Ratio, Profit Margin on Sales,       Debt to Assets, Earnings per Share, and Book Value per share

F.    Record Closing Entries

ACCT495 Final Project – Part 2 Winter 2018

A.    Long-Term Asset Acquisition

Roxy and Harley (R & H) is considering a significant equipment replacement. R & H would like to replace some of their equipment before December 31, 2017. The equipment originally cost $850,000 and the equipment’s accumulated depreciation balance at the end of 2016 is will be $790,000. At this point the equipment is depreciated to its salvage value.

Your long-term asset accountant, Joe, tells you about four equipment options as follows:

1.     construct new equipment and sell the old equipment,

2.     exchange the old equipment for new equipment that is more efficient,

3.     purchase new equipment that is more efficient and sell the old equipment, or

4.     overhaul the old equipment. 

The estimated life of any new equipment is 7 years.

R & H would like you to analyze the four options to determine the financial impact of each decision and any non-financial considerations that may result from each decision. Additional information about each option is presented below:

Option 1: Construct the new equipment in-house and sell the old equipment for cash at a fair value of $60,000. R & H  would take out a one-year construction loan for $900,000 at the time construction begins at a short-term borrowing rate of 10% for the construction Anticipated actual expenditures for constructing the equipment are $980,000, and on a weighted-average basis the expenditures are approximately $625,000. The bulk of the $980,000 will be financed with the construction loan, and the balance will be financed through accounts payable. The interest on the short-term note is due and payable by year-end. (Note: Construction is assumed to be completed at year-end of 2017.)

Option 2: Exchange the equipment for a similar piece of equipment with a fair value of $995,000. The fair value of the old equipment is $60,000. R & H can borrow $850,000 on a one-year, 10% note. the balance will be funded with an accounts payable arrangement with the supplier. (Assume the exchange has commercial substance.)

Option 3: Purchase the new equipment by giving a non-interest-bearing note with five payments of $199,000 to the supplier (starting on the first day of note’s term and each year thereafter) and selling the old equipment for $60,000 cash. The first $199,000 payment would be made in late December 2016. The prevailing interest rate for obligations of this nature is 10%.

Option 4: Overhaul the existing equipment. The following expenses are anticipated under this approach: (1) The normal annual cost for lubrication and replacement of minor parts to maintain the integrity of the exterior body would be $55,000. (2) The cost of re-wiring interior components in an overhaul would be $250,000. (3) Replacing old worn components would cost $148,000 with associated labor costs of $310,000 for installation. The overhaul is estimated to extend the useful life of the equipment another four years. (The present equipment’s original useful life was eight years, starting January 1, 2008.) The costs will be financed at the end of 2017 through a one-year loan for at 10%.

Instructions

(a)           Prepare journal entries in general journal form for each of the four options.

(b)            Write a brief memo on how each option affects the financial statements. Include your journal entry(ies) in the body of your memo for each option. Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of each option.

(c) Since you are now in the process of analyzing the quantitative effects of this decision, you decide to also consider whether the acquisition of any new equipment will cause any employees to lose jobs. Also you wonder if there are other non-financial and/or ethical considerations you should include in your analysis. Write a memo describing other qualitative or subjective issues that you think R & H should consider in their analysis.

(d) At the next management team meeting, Roxy & Harley express some concern that any new equipment acquired to replace the old equipment may become obsolete within the next three to six years. Roxy & Harley want to know how the accounting rules for impairments would apply to any new equipment. Research the accounting literature (e.g., access the FASB Codification), to determine the official guidance for information on impairments including the timing and calculation of the amount. Be sure you describe the reasons for recording impairments and how recording any impairment actually can benefit the financial statements.

(e)   You seem to remember that asset impairments could be used to “manage earnings.” Search the Internet and accounting journals for recent stories in the business press about asset impairments and earnings management. Prepare a memo explaining how earnings might be managed through asset impairments

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(f) What if you found out that the Research and Development account included current year costs of $380,000 and R& D Equipment with a cost of $200,000 and an estimated useful life of 10 years.  Describe how that would impact the financial statements (do not revise the financial statements) and prepare the necessaryjournal entries assuming the financial statements have not been issued yet

Winter, 2018 Roxy & Harley Part 3 Group Assignment

In addition, Roxy & Harley have heard there have been several recent accounting changes as document in the FASB Codification. Your group will be assigned one of the accounting topics below on which to report the following:

         dl.) The main provisions of the new pronouncements

         d2.) How the accounting treatment of the new pronouncement differs from before

         d3.) The effective date(s) of the new pronouncement

         d4.) How the accounting treatment compares with IFRS

The Topics are:

         1. Extraordinary & Unusual Items

         2. Income Taxes

         3. Business Combinations

         4. Leases

         5. Recognition & Measurements of Financial Instruments

         6. Earnings Per Share

         7. Hedge Accounting

Debate Ethical Dilemma/Emerging Markets Based on your reading Is Democracy Good for Development” pg. 27-8. “What drives economic development?

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Debate Ethical Dilemma/Emerging Markets

Based on your reading Is Democracy Good for Development” pg. 27-8. “What drives economic development? research and debate with your fellow peers your opinions of the subject. 

Discuss the pros and cons of democracy.

Answer the question what drives economic development ?

a) Identify and explain four different types of waste (you must use the type of waste from lecture slides ) you might expect to find in the core operations activities of each of your selected organisations (real or imaginary ones

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OP240 (2017-18): Coursework Assignment 2
Task Sheet
Issue Date Mon. 5th Feb. Submission Deadline Fri. 23rd Mar. (11:59pm)

Format This is an individual assignment. The word limit is 1,200 words, and the assignment must be submitted as a ‘Word’ document to ‘Turnitin’.

Instruction This assignment requires you to compare and contrast TWO types of organisation (ONE from the manufacturing sector, and ONE from the service-sector),

· It is selected ‘Cars/Other Vehicles’ (manufacturer) and ‘School/College’ (service-sector organisation).

The Task Your task is to write a report on how you envisage that ‘Lean’ principles could be applied in your two selected organisations. Specifically, you are required to:

a) Identify and explain four different types of waste (you must use the type of waste from lecture slides ) you might expect to find in the core operations activities of each of your selected organisations (real or imaginary ones). You should provide some evidence, or a sound rationale for the types of waste identified.

(30% of marks)

· IMPORTANT: You must provide more evidence than explanation.

b) Explain how the application of ‘Lean’ principles could practically help your selected organisations reduce or eliminate four types of waste which identified in part (a). You should address each organisation separately, at this stage.

(50% of marks)

c) Taking the parts (a) and (b) into account, identify and explore the similarities and differences between your selected organisations in their ‘Lean’ implementation programmes.

(20% of marks)

Weighting This assignment represents one-half of the coursework component of the module. It, therefore, counts towards 25% of the overall mark for the module.

Criteria You will be assessed largely on your ability to relate and discuss the application of ‘Lean’ principles to the real-life context of your two selected organisations. A report, which primarily focuses on describing ‘Lean’ theory and principles, but which fails to address the use of ‘Lean’ techniques in practice, would therefore not be sufficient to achieve a high mark.

Guidance The materials relating to the teaching sessions in Theme 3 – ‘Improvement & Development’ (lectured during February) encompass much of the learning required to undertake this assignment. However, some additional reading on the application of ‘Lean’ principles in real life organisations or case-study examples is also advised.

Learning Outcomes Being Assessed
Subject Specific:

1. Demonstrate the ability to understand the role of operations management in the ongoing challenge of achieving customer satisfaction, competitive advantage and profitability.

· Select and apply appropriate operations and process management tools and techniques to the analysis and evaluation of business problems, with a view to improving performance.

Cognitive:

1. Apply a range of structured qualitative techniques in the analysis and evaluation of common problems within the core, value-adding functions of a business.

1. Demonstrate the ability to think critically about a subject, and the ability to interpret qualitative data in context, in order to support business planning and decision processes.

1. Work in an organised and effective way on business issues, the nature of which may be unfamiliar, and which require the selection and use of appropriate tools and techniques, plus some initiative in how they are tackled.

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