Week 4 Discussions Week 4 Discussion Question 1 What is break-even analysis and how does it work with cost–volume–profit analysis? As a manager‚ what decisions would you make to achieve a lower break-even point? The CVP analysis is the level of activity at which total revenues equal total costs (both fixed and variable). A break-even analysis is the process of finding the break-even point. The cost-value-profit is the study of how specific costs respond to changes in the level of business
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DISCUSSION The findings show that the day of the week effect exists in Malaysian market as they demonstrate negative mean return on Monday and high mean return on Friday. There are no existing theories which explain the day of the week effect in stock market. It is difficult to give an exact explanation why these kinds of patterns exist in security returns. However‚ some of the assumptions can be used in explaining this scenario. First of all‚ Monday depicts negative return due to its high volatility
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Many legacy systems require normalization. Identify at least two factors that should be considered in order to produce an optimal normalized set of tables when performing normalization. Include in your discussion a detailed example on how each factor would eliminate data redundancy. Normalization is the process of organizing data in a database. This includes creating tables and establishing relationships between those tables according to rules designed both to protect the data and to make the database
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Applying Leadership Principles Discussion 4: Effective methods for leadership planning and goal setting: Effective leadership can be defined in many ways‚ and I believe it all varies on the job itself and the requirements that job would process. An efficient leader encompasses the exemplary ability to multi-task as well as guide the group with focus and direction. The leader must be able to set examples and more importantly‚ goals for the group as well as each individual and have a clear-cut plan
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Chemistry 1061: Principles of Chemistry I Gas Laws Gas Laws: Pressure‚ Volume‚ and Temperature Introduction Pressure‚ volume‚ and temperature are properties of gases that reveal their relationships when any one of them is varied. Changing the temperature of a gas may change its volume or pressure‚ but how? What are the mathematical relationships between these properties? Are there limits to them? Scientists have discovered through the study of properties of gases that there is indeed a theoretical
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BUS 475 Week One Discussion Questions DQ #1: Select a small business that you may want to start. What is strategic management and planning? Why would a strategic plan be important to the success of this business? How are the four functions of management relative to creating and implementing a strategic plan? I want to start an e-commerce sales business. The strategic management and planning guidelines for this kind of business include the following: Planning - As an owner‚ I will analyze
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The Future of Nokia – Case Discussion This case discusses the challenges faced by Nokia in the global handset market as it looks to regain significant market share it has been losing since the new millennium. Once the worldwide leader in the global handset industry‚ Nokia now must find new ways to reinvent itself and its products. Between 1995 and 1999‚ sales for Nokia tripled while profits nearly did the same. In 1998 they sold over 40 million phones‚ making Nokia the number one mobile phone
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Introduction to Project Management – Week 3 Discussion Questions – Leonardo Trigos Evaluate the claim of the authors Article “Matching the project manager’s leadership style to project type” that the project manager’s leadership style influences project success. Identify and briefly evaluate one of the leadership traits possessed by some project managers that the authors state as unimportant and possibly detrimental to the success of a project. The Article (Muller‚ 2007) tries to test two
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contrast at least two financial ratios that support the rating agency’s claims. Speculate on how the ratios are likely to change considering the economic environment in which it operates. Support your position. The two companies that I choose for this discussion are the American Express‚ Inc. and the General Electric Company. Both of them received negative rating from the Thomson Reuters Stockreport + and both of them is under the -2 category. As I research on the ratios that these rating companies might
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Week Two Discussion Questions Priscilla Hanna ETH/316 June 27‚ 2012 Dr. Charles Parker Consider the community in which you live. What is your responsibility within your own community? Explain and provide examples of what you consider your responsibilities. Our individual responsibilities to the community include reducing our own impact on the environment. This may include recycling‚ reducing solid waste‚ or conserving water. I live in Camp Pendleton
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