potential new product to be marketed under PJT’s best-known brand ‘Dreddo Dan’s Snacks’. The new product development project referred to was internally known as Project Orlando (no one could remember why). The project had been running officially for almost 3 years but had hitherto been seen as something of a long shot. Recent technical breakthroughs by the project team now made the project look far more promising and it had been given priority development status by the company’s board. Even so‚ it was not
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Software development for any fair-sized project will inevitably include a number of tasks that have complexities that are difficult to judge because of the complexity of software systems. Hardware Cost Estimation Devices Specification Cost Samsung Series 3 NP350E4C-S04PH OS: Win8 64bit Single L‚ CPU: Intel Core 3210M‚ 4GB DDR3 RAM‚ AMD HD 7670M GDDR3 2GB‚ HDD 750GB‚ 14’0 ANTI-REF SCREEN P36‚000 Logitech Wireless Combo MK220 Keyboard K220 2 AAA Batt‚ Mouse M150 2 AA Batt‚ USB Receiver P1‚000 Software Cost
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and cost of goods sold 1. Specific Identification 2. First-in‚ first-out 3. Last-in‚ first-out 4. Weighted average Goods in Transit: If goods are shipped FOB shipping point‚ then the purchaser is responsible for paying freight charges and the seller will not include the merchandise in their inventory. Steps to apply LCM to individual items of inventory: 1. List the number of units of each product 2. List the cost of each item 3. List the market price of each item 4. Compute total cost and total market
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6 Bones and Skeletal • Human skeleton is initially made up of cartilages and fibrous membranes as early supports – These are replaced by bone as we grow – The cartilages found in adults are in places where flexible skeletal tissue is needed Skeletal Cartilages • Contain no _______ ________ or ______‚ and consist mainly of water • Dense irregular connective tissue girdle of perichondrium (around the cartilage) contains blood vessels for nutrient delivery to cartilage – Nutrients
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SYNOPSIS: This video case talks about new technologies that allow for instant meetings around the globe called telepresence. How these technologies can be used to eliminate barriers that are location and distance. Large companies like CISCO who has locations all over the place can interact simultaneously with all the other branches around the world all in the same meeting. Talks about how this telepresence can make efficiency and productivity go up in the business world. It is an advantage that
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Monopoly is a type of competition that doesn’t really have any competitors because it is firms that are regulated by the government. The MTA is a good example‚ because you cannot compete with that they are single sellers that have these businesses. 3. Oligopoly has a few competitors but it is difficult to enter into the business because they are a few major sellers‚ the products they offer are for example phone service‚ cable TV‚ Airlines‚ etc. These companies do not have many competitors because
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13. In June an investor purchased 300 shares of Oracle (an information technology company) stock at $20 per share. In August she purchased an additional 400 shares at $25 per share. In November she purchased an additional 400 shares‚ but the stock declined to $23 per share. What is the weighted mean price per share?(10%) ANS: $22.91‚ found by 14. The Bookstall‚ Inc.‚ is a specialty bookstore concentrating on used books sold via the Internet. Paperbacks are $1.00 each‚ and hardcover books are
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Another name for operant conditioning is instrumental learning‚ introduced by Edward L. Thorndike 1913. Thorndike began studying “animal thinking”. Cat experiment: cat would perform a specific response‚ such as pulling a wire or a lever and was rewarded food after each escape. “law of effect” behavior is influenced by its consequences First book published‚ the behaviour of organisms 1938. Skinner demonstrated that organisms tend to repeat those responses that are followed by favourable consequences
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Attitude: How one feels about something in general (I have a positive attitude towards basketball). Balance theory: the theory that people try to maintain balance among their beliefs‚ cognitions‚ and sentiments. Cognitive dissonance theory: the theory that inconsistencies between a person’s thoughts‚ sentiments‚ and actions create an aversive emotional state (dissonance) that leads to efforts to restore consistency. Effort justification: the tendency to reduce dissonance by finding reasons for
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Q3) What changes is Mr. Whitacre making to the culture of GM? Before Mr. Whitacre became CEO of GM‚ the culture of managing at GM is basically bureaucratic. This means every decision that has to be made must pass through the different departments to committee that causes a big mess and also delays for decision making. Mr. Whitacre mentioned in an interview the problems of managing in GM before he took over is that the company is too bureaucratic‚ not focused‚ matrix managed which means an employee
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