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| Cindy | Lou | |
| Comparative advantage of internet installations | 13/19 (.684) | 21/25 (.84) |
| Comparative advantage of phone installations | 19/13 (1.461) | 25/21 (1.19) |
The comparative advantage is achieved when a company has lower opportunity cost.. For example, for Cindy, 13 phone installations is equal to 19 internet installations so opportunity cost of internet installation is 13/19 installations. Similarily we calculated for others.
Cindy has comparative advantage in internet installations and Lou has comparative advantage in phone installations.
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problem 2 only, no work necessary 2. Usage for a particular part at Acme Manufacturing over...
problem 2 only, no work necessary
2. Usage for a particular part at Acme Manufacturing over the last 5 weeks has been 21, 13, 19. 16, and 20 units, respectively. Assuming a stationary usage pattern, forecast the usage for week 6 using both the naïve method and the 3-week moving average. Based on the MAE (mean absolute error) criteria for forecast accuracy, which forecast would you choose for week 6.
7. (a) (15 pts.) With Figure 1 below showing shifts A and B, fill in the blank Table 1 showing the computation of the...
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Make sure that each question has a set of hypotheses, work showing how you got your...
Make sure that each question has a set of hypotheses, work
showing how you got your calculated F or chi square value, and your
decision.
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human res Lou Barlow, a divisional manager for Sage Company, has an opportunity to manufacture and...
human res
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Lou Barlow, a divisional manager for Sage Company, has an opportunity to manufacture and sell one...
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Older people often have a hard time finding work. AARP reported on the number of weeks...
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problem 2 only, no work necessary
2. Usage for a particular part at Acme Manufacturing over the last 5 weeks has been 21, 13, 19. 16, and 20 units, respectively. Assuming a stationary usage pattern, forecast the usage for week 6 using both the naïve method and the 3-week moving average. Based on the MAE (mean absolute error) criteria for forecast accuracy, which forecast would you choose for week 6.
7. (a) (15 pts.) With Figure 1 below showing shifts A and B, fill in the blank Table 1 showing the computation of the fraction of Bin Hours in each shift for the different time groups. VI V IV Group 1 A 9-12 13-16 17-20 21-24 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday B B Thursday Friday Saturday Figure 1 Table 1 Computation of Fraction of Bin Hours in Each Shift Days Total in Shift A Fraction in Each Shift B Fraction in...
Make sure that each question has a set of hypotheses, work
showing how you got your calculated F or chi square value, and your
decision.
4. Sally Smith believes that she has been passed over for promotion because of her gender. She has requested the Human Resources Department of her company to investigate. They have taken a random sample of personnel who have applied for promotion over the last two years and classified them by gender and whether or not...
Lou Barlow, a divisional manager for Sage Company, has an opportunity to manufacture and sell one of two new products for a five year period. His annual pay raises are determined by his division's return on investment (ROI), which has exceeded 21% each of the last three years. He has computed the cost and revenue estimates for each product as follows: Product A Product $ 270, eee $ 480,000 Initial investment: Cost of equipment (zero salvage value) Annual revenues and...
human res
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Lou Barlow, a divisional manager for Sage Company, has an opportunity to manufacture and sell one of two new products for a five-year period. His annual pay raises are determined by his division's return on investment (ROI), which has exceeded 25% each of the last three years. He has computed the cost and revenue estimates for each product as follows: Product A Product B $340,000 $540,000 Initial investment: Cost of equipment (zero salvage value) Annual revenues and costs: Sales revenues...
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