Business Law
Discussions
1)Please respond to the following:
Intellectual property refers to the rights of intangible property (IP) such as copyright, trademark, patents, and trade secrets. Explain the rights and responsibilities a company has in protecting its IP and the employees' responsibilities in protecting IP. Provide at least two (2) suggestions to enhance a company’s protection of intellectual property.
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Suppose you have a friend (Jack) who has been involved in a dispute with a landlord. Jack wants to discuss the case with you to determine the rights that are available to renters. He believes the tenant has no duties to the landlord. Write an email to your friend Jack explaining in laymen’s terms some of the duties each party has, based on the specifics discussed in Chapter 29. Be sure to maintain a friendly and knowledgeable tone throughout.
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Anticipate what business law may look like 20 years from now and give your opinion on what you believe students will need to know in order to be successful in the field. Provide a rationale for your response.
Critical Thinking
Discussions
1)“Ethics and Trust in Critical Thinking Decisions” Please respond to the following:
Imagine you are seeking information on a new car that you are thinking of buying. Determine the level of trust that you would place in information provided by the following: a salesman at the car lot, the dealer’s Website, social media (i.e. Facebook), an associate from work, and finally a close friend. Discuss the key factors involved in assessing the amount of trust that you put into each.
If you were in a position to persuade another person, explain whether or not you would slant information in such a way as to make your point seem more credible if you sincerely believed that your position was correct. Discuss the primary ethical dilemmas that this scenario could cause for both you and the person whom you are trying to persuade.
2) “The Value of Critical Thinking” Please respond to the following:
Give your opinion on whether being an effective critical thinker makes decision making easier or more challenging. Justify your response.
Consider the following statement: “The major difference between a successful person and one that is not successful is that the successful person, over time, tends to make better decisions than the less successful person.” Discuss whether or not you believe this statement to be true. Explain the fundamental ways in which effectively applying critical thinking concepts has helped you to become more successful.
3) “Reflection” Please respond to the following:
Reflect on what you have learned in this class. Describe the significant ways in which you would be able to utilize critical thinking in your personal and professional life.
Discuss at least two (2) key concepts that you felt were most impactful to you this term and the manner in which you might use these concepts in the future.
you must a watch Episodes 1 and 2 of the Frontline Series Money, Power and Wall Street. You will be required to write a 3-paragraph essay summarizing the main themes - and relating them to Chapters 8, 9 and 11. The link to the series is below. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/money-power-wall-street/ part 2 #2 is to watch Episodes 3 and 4 of the Frontline Series Money, Power and Wall Street. You will be required to write a 3-paragraph essay summarizing the main themes - and relating them to Chapters 8, 9 and11. The link to the series is below. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/money-power-wall-street/ please use all the mispen text i sent you in past do not copy and paste this is same person that accused me of plagiarism
Watch the documentary below.
Write a summary of the documentary answering these questions:
1. What is the documentary about (the who, what, where, when, why)?
2. What did you learn?
3. How can you connect this film to social change?
Here is the link: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/inside-assads-syria/
The DMC short-run average cost function in 2012 was (AC = 3 + 4Q) a. Give the short-run total cost function b. Derive the marginal cost function c. If the current price is $3, is the firm making profit or loss? Briefly explain.
machine shop leases grind at for sharpening their machine cutting tools. A decision must he made to how many grinder s to lease. The cost to lease grinder is $50 per day, the grinding time require by a machine operator to sharpen his sharpen an operator being away an exponential distribution, with an average of one minute. The machine operators arrive tools according from his machine to the grinder is 10 center the machine shop i open 8 hours/day every 20 seconds. The estimate cost ule a) What is the average number of customers waiting to be served on a given day if the machine shop lease 1,2 and 3 b) s the optimal number of grinders to be left by the machine shop for the minimum total cost?
Question 3: (30 points) service Co A machine shop leases grinder for sharpening their machine cutting tools. A decision must he made as to how many grinder s to lease. The cost to lease grinder is $50 per day. The grinding time require by a machine operator to sharpen his cutting tool has an exponential distribution, with an average of one minute. The machine operators arrive to sharpen their tools according to a Poisson process at a mean rate of one every 20 seconds. The estimate cost of an operator being away from his machine to the grinder is 10 cents per minute. The machine shop is open 8 hours/day waits cost a) What is the average number of customers waiting to be served on a given day if the machine shop lease 1, 2 and 3 grinders? b) What is the optimal number of grinders to be left by the machine shop for the minimum total cost? 20seasnds
What is the benefit of using a global strategy?
| Greater ability to match the needs of each market. | ||
| Ensures obtaining the maximum benefits from economies of scale. | ||
| Greater ability to hire locals to do key advertising and related activities. | ||
| Allows each market to adapt to the local conditions. |
Please answer questions 1-3 and fill out both charts columns (Different and % Change) as well as the (percentage). I can’t award credit if all questions and charts are not completed. INSTRUCTIONS: 1] Use the balance sheet and apply the comparative analysis to determine the difference and % change. 2] Use the income statement and apply the common size to determine the % change. 3] Please provide the interpretation on both statements’ analysis. . ..
Kristen takes two exams in her Public Finance course. Her overall grade for the course is the minimum of her scores on these two exams. She would like to spend no more than 2400 minutes studying for the two exams and she wants to maximize her overall course grade. If she spends m1 minutes studying for the first exam, her score on this exam will be m1. For each point in the second exam, she needs 10 minutes studying. (1) Write down a utility function that represents her preference. (2) Write down the “budget equation”. (3) Derive her optimal choice, i.e., how much time to study for each exam, the resulting exam scores and her overall grade. . ..
Please include graphs and / examples wherever necessary
1) How does demand inelasticity affect farm prices and farmers’ incomes? How does this issue compare between U.S. agricultural production and primary commodity production in developing countries
2) Define each of the following terms and explain how each affects demand for medical care: (1) physician sovereignty, (2) third-party payment, (3) defensive medicine, and (4) attitudes of patients
3) Explain in detail all the public assistance programs.
4) Explain how social security taxes are regressive.
5) What are the some goods in which you think the United States has an absolute advantage in production? What about low-wage countries such as Thailand and Pakistan? What about tropical countries like Costa Rica and Cuba?
Why do many economists expect income convergence between developed and developing countries, and what factors would look for an explanation of why this has occurred for only limited number of countries and in such a limited degree so far?
differentiate between demand and quantity demanded? Four factors which affect the supply of goods in a market? Attached
Consider the following production technologies: f (l, k) =a·l+b·k f (l, k) =l^a·k^b f (l, k) = l^ (1/2) +k^ (1/2) For each of the production functions, a Calculate the elasticity of substitution. b Solve the cost minimization problems. c Find the input demands. d What is the interpretation of the LaGrange multiplier? (only need to answer once) e When is does each function have increasing, decreasing or constant returns to scale? f Compute Cl and Ck and explain what they represent. . ..
According to the law of supply, assuming other factors are held constant: A. as the supply for milk increases, the price of milk will also increase. B. as the price of milk increases, the quantity of milk supplied will decrease. C. as the price of milk decreases, the quantity of milk supplied will decrease.