Day: April 24, 2018

Positive Psychology

Movie Discussion and Psychological Analysis (20% of your grade).

Three pages in APA style,
**Traits 1-3 measured
1) Mastery of content knowledge and skills
2) Effective communication skills
3) Critical and reflective thinking skills

? Movie of choice is Jonathan Livingston Seagull

You will be reading the Introduction and Background chapter (Chapter 1), and three more chapter selections in Positive Psychology at the Movies.
? Probably only need to read the applicable chapter regarding JLS. If I get a bid I can afford, I can provide further information from the book but hopefully you have access to it. It’s not much to read.

Then, choose one of the chapters you read, and watch a movie exemplifying the trait mentioned in the chapter.

Write a discussion and psychological analysis of the movie modeled on the Exemplar sections of Positive Psychology at the Movies.
? Will provide more somehow.

Savor the movies in detail, explain how actors or directors or cinematography (or whatever movie elements) are used to embody the virtues and psychological strengths.
? Creative descriptive vocabulary regarding scenery and emotions depicted by the seagull.

Feel free to bring into the discussion references to other movies in your life.
? (No. Just write on Jonathan Livingston Seagull.)

Then, explain how you might apply the trait to your own life, and how the movie informs choices you might make in the future.
? There’s a JLS in all of us

Book:
Niemic, R. M., & Wedding, D. (2014). Positive psychology at the movies: Using films to build virtues and character strengths, 2nd ed. Cambridge, MA: Hogrefe and Huber. ISBN: 978-0889374430.

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Scenario

A Fortune 500 Company has recently hired you as a Human Resource Manager. You are in charge of hiring new sales consultants for the fiber optics division of this organization. Due to the competitive marketplace, sales and revenues are at an all-time low. During your interview, you stated that you could serve as a valuable asset to this company. You noted your long-standing history of selecting the best candidates for sales positions and stated that you could bring the sales division back to its place as the leading resource of your organization. You want to perform well at this job because you have been unemployed for 12 months and need to pay off your consolidated debt in order to avoid bankruptcy.

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Your Role

Your job is to hire a sales manager to sell your latest fiber optics to leading wireless manufacturers of five key companies. This job requires that the sales representative be articulate, sophisticated, and knowledgeable about fiber optics. The job requires travel Monday through Friday in order for the sales representative to work with those in the prospective company. This job also includes spending leisure time after 5:00 P.M. with prospective clients.

Assignment

Required: Read the case summary and accompanying character descriptions, then answer the following question:

• Who would you hire for this position and why?

Please state and explain your decision in a one-page summary. Make sure to include a title page. In your summary, be sure to reference course material (readings, lectures, or concepts from the flash cards)

Grading Rubric:

A trust officer at Wildcat Bank needs to determine how to invest $360,000 in the following collection of bonds to maximize the annual return.

BOND                            ANNUAL RETURN       MATURITY          RISK            TAX FREE

A                                               11%                         LONG              HIGH                YES

B                                               9%                          SHORT            LOW                   YES

C                                              9.5%                        LONG              LOW                   NO

D                                             12%                          SHORT             HIGH                YES

E                                              9%                          SHORT            HIGH                  NO

The officer wants to invest at least 55% of the money in short-term issues and no more than 60% in high-risk issues.

Also, due to the local high tax rates, at least 30% of the investment money should at least be $7,500 while the return collected from high-risk options cannot be more than $6,600.

a) formulate and list the linear programming model for this problem.

b) use the software “LINGO” to slove the above model and report the optimal solution.

c) What is the highest annual return from the above optimal solutions?

d) which constrains are binding? why

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International business

Paper instructions:
A: You are required to select a country (preferably my own Libya ) for this question. Discuss the role and importance and impact of international business on national economies. Provide example of your chosen country’s economy, changing economic variables and international trade pattern (as per the current trends of imports and exports). (Word Limit: 750)

B: Why might firms choose to participate in international business and pursue internationalisation strategies? In a short essay, discuss key motivations for overseas expansion. Classify these motivations as strategic or reactive and provide an example of each.
(Word Limit: 750)

Also you have to fined the import/export rate,tax rate,currency rate,GNP,GDP and inflation.

Important:
Total word limit for this assignment is 1500 words. You should provide citation+reference of all secondary data and information that you have used for this assignment, i.e. books, websites, journals. The approved referencing method  is the Harvard Referencing System.

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This assignment must be submitted no later than 7th August 2014 2359

BUSINESS ECONOMICSASST 2

You are required to type up and submit a Word document file which will include your answers to the above two questions.

In preparing your answers to the assignment, you are required to follow the specific guidelines below: You are to work on this assignment individually without the help of others. Your answer should be grounded in relevant economic theories. The word limit for Question 1 is between a minimum of 800 and a maximum of 1000 words, and for Question 2 a minimum of 400 and a maximum of 500 words. Use Times New Roman or Arial 12 pt with 1.5 spacing between lines. Pages must be numbered. Headings and sub-headings should be clear and visible. The text should flow smoothly, with each section leading naturally and logically to the next one. This assignment is due one day before the end of the course end date. Late submissions will not be accepted. Reference all sources appropriately using the Harvard Referencing system. Note that although you may include direct quotes from various sources of information, your answer should not merely be other people’s work. That is, even if you identify the sources of information that you use, you should not copy too much information directly from other sources. Try to paraphrase as much as possible and include your own thoughts in your answers. Even if you paraphrase you still need to identify the source of information. When you copy directly be sure to identify the pages. Finally, when you include your own thoughts be sure to justify them with supporting references. All assignment answers will be checked for plagiarism using TurnItIn. This assignment comprises 30% of your total course grade. To pass the course you must obtain an overall grade of at least 60%

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Racial discrimination in employment in Canada

Lesson 3 Standard Cost Accounting

EXAMINATION NUMBER: 06164900

Questions 1-20: Select the one best answer to each question.

1. A company uses a two-variance analysis for overhead variances—controllable variances and volume variances.

The volume variance is based on the

A. total overhead application rate.

B. total expenses at various activity levels.

C. variable overhead application rate.

D. fixed overhead application rate.

2. When using a flexible budget, what will occur to fixed costs (on a per unit basis) as production increases?

A. Fixed costs aren’t considered in flexible budgeting.

B. Fixed costs per unit will decrease.

C. Fixed costs per unit will remain unchanged.

D. Fixed costs per unit will increase.

3. The Johns Company budgeted overhead at $117,500 for the period for Department A based on a budgeted volume of 50,000 direct labor hours. At the end of the period, the factory overhead control account for Department A had a balance of $124,000. The actual (and allowed) direct labor hours were 52,000. What was the overapplied (underapplied) overhead for the period?

A. $(1,800) C. $1,800

B. $(6,500) D. $6,500

4. Which of the following terms bestdescribes a characteristic of a system of standard costs?

A. Marginal costing C. Management by exception

B. Contribution approach D. Standardized accounting

5. What standard cost variance represents the difference between actual factory overhead incurred and budgeted factory overhead based on actual hours worked?

A. Volume variance C. Efficiency variance

B. Spending (budget) variance D. Quantity variance

6. When standard costs are used in a process cost accounting system, how are equivalent units involved or used in the cost report at standard?

A. Equivalent units aren’t used.

B. Equivalent units are computed using a special approach.

C. The standard equivalent units are multiplied by the actual cost per unit.

D. The actual equivalent units are multiplied by the standard cost per unit.

7. Information on Armor Company’s overhead costs is as follows:

Actual variable overhead $95,000

Actual fixed overhead $28,000

Standard hours allowed for actual production 30,000

Standard variable overhead rate per direct labor hour $3.25

Standard fixed overhead rate per direct labor hour $0.75

What is Armor Company’s total overhead variance?

A. $2,500 favorable C. $3,000 favorable

B. $2,500 unfavorable D. $3,000 unfavorable

8. The direct labor costs for Boundary Company are as follows:

Standard direct labor hours 35,000

Actual direct labor hours 33,500

Direct labor efficiency variance—favorable $12,000

Direct labor rate variance—favorable $3,075

Total payroll $252,925

What is the company’s standard direct labor rate?

A. $2.63 C. $8.00

B. $3.87 D. $10.50

9. A flexible budget is appropriate for a

Marketing Budget Service Industry

A. No No

B. No Yes

C. Yes No

D. Yes Yes

10. How should an efficiency variance that is material in amountbe treated at the end of an accounting period?

A. Reported as a deferred charge or credit

B. Allocated among work in process inventory, finished goods inventory, and cost of goods sold

C. Charged or credited to cost of goods manufactured

D. Allocated among cost of goods manufactured, finished goods inventory, and cost of goods sold

11. Winny Co. is budgeting sales of 53,000 units of product Tara for October. The manufacture of one unit of Tara requires 4 pounds of chemical Daisy. During October, Winny plans to reduce the inventory of Daisy by 50,000 pounds and increase the finished goods inventory of Tara by 6,000 units. There’s no Tara work-in-process inventory. How many pounds of Daisy is Winny budgeting to purchase in October?

A. 138,000 C. 186,000

B. 162,000 D. 238,000

12. Earl Company’s direct labor costs for the month of January are as follows:

Actual direct labor hours 18,000

Standard direct labor hours 19,000

Direct labor rate variance—unfavorable $2,160

Total payroll $117,000

What was Earl’s direct labor efficiency variance?

A. $1,200 favorable C. $6,380 favorable

B. $1,800 favorable D. $6,400 favorable

13. The data below relate to the month of April for Monroe, Inc., which uses a standard cost system:

Actual total direct labor $54,200

Actual hours used 16,500

Standard hours allowed for good output 16,250

Direct labor rate variance—debit $1,400

Actual total overhead $53,100

Budgeted fixed overhead $12,000

“Normal” activity in hours 16,000

Total overhead application rate per standard direct labor hour $3.25

What was Monroe’s volume variance for April?

A. $187.50 favorable ‘ C. $437.50 favorable

B. $187.50 unfavorable D. $437.50 unfavorable

14. The standard direct material to produce one unit of Product A is four yards of material at $2.50 per yard. During June, 4,200 yards of material costing $10,080 are purchased and used to produce 1,000 units of Product A. What was the material price variance for June?

A. $400 favorable C. $80 unfavorable

B. $420 favorable D. $480 unfavorable

15. Which one of the following standard cost variances would be leastcontrollable by a production supervisor?

A. Overhead volume C. Labor efficiency

B. Overhead controllable D. Material usage

16. The materials price variance, in a standard cost system, is obtained by multiplying the

A. actual price by the difference between actual quantity purchased and standard quantity used.

B. actual quantity by the difference between actual price and the standard price.

C. standard price by the difference between standard quantity purchased and standard quantity used.

D. standard quantity by the difference between actual price and standard price.

17. Flexible budgeting is a reporting system in which the

A. statements included in the budget report vary from period to period.

B. budget standards may be adjusted at will.

C. reporting dates vary according to the levels of activity reported upon.

D. planned level of activity is adjusted to the actual level of activity before the budget comparison report is prepared.

18. If a company uses a predetermined rate for absorbing manufacturing overhead, the volume variance is the

A. underapplied or overapplied variable cost element of overhead.

B. underapplied or overapplied fixed cost element of overhead.

C. difference in budgeted costs and actual costs of fixed overhead items.

D. difference in budgeted costs and actual costs of variable overhead items.

18. Elgin Company’s budgeted fixed factory overhead costs are $50,000 per month, plus a variable factory overhead rate of $4.00 per direct labor hour. The standard direct labor hours allowed for October production were 20,000. An analysis of the factory overhead indicates that in October Elgin had an unfavorable budget (controllable) variance of $1,500 and a favorable volume variance of $500. Elgin uses a two-variance analysis of overhead variances.

What is Elgin’s applied factory overhead for October?

A. $128,000 C. $130,000

B. $129,500 D. $130,500

19. Why might it be misleading to view an unfavorable variance on a performance report as indicative of inferior performance?

A. Actual results are beyond the control of the manager being evaluated.

B. The unfavorable variance may be the result of the company’s having used attainable standards rather than ideal standards.

C. The standard may need to be updated.

D. Variance analysis is for purposes of income determination, not performance evaluation.

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Critique of Knowing the World Ontopologically

You are required to write an essay in which you focus on a specific homeland in the world. The homeland on which you focus may be conceived in terms of a variety of concepts and spaces, such

as: nation, state, territory, region, hemisphere, continent, global, cosmopolis etc… The key is to take as your focus some form of space in the world that has gained specific identity as the

homeland of one or more identifiable groups, whose own identity or identities are understood in relation to this space as a site of belonging. So, you could be examining the relation of homeland

to things like a national group, cultural relations, religious affiliation, property owners, ethnic group, an economic partnership, the human species, and so forth. As with the two previous essays,

choose something in the world that interest you, as something to investigate and learn about. And, topically, this focus should differ from any subjects you have taken up as your focus in either

of the two previous essays you have written in this course.
Your main task in this essay is to critically consider how the relationship of homeland is established between the identifiable social group and the space within which its identity is supposedly

contained. Your goal is to develop an essay in which you critically examine and consider fundamental ways in which we could see how the relationship between identity and territory is

established and, therefore, how the specific homeland that is your focus is built and, consequently, how it can also falter and fail.

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In developing and writing this essay, you are required to draw on questions, problems, and insights developed by Manning in her Ephemeral Territories. The main goal of writing this essay is to

show that you understand the critical questions that Manning is raising about ontopological readings of ourselves in the world, meaning: the connections that we make between human social

identities and the delineations of territory. In writing this essay, you should be aiming to pick out key problems and insights that Manning develops regarding the relations of identity and

territory. And you should be trying to show good understandings of the ways in which these relations are formed in practices that are social, political, and cultural and character, rather than

natural. So, it is expected in this essay that you engage quite directly and significantly with Manning’s book.
In drawing from and engaging the arguments and insights developed by Manning, your essay should focus on and study five forms in which the social identity and territory of the homeland that

interests you are brought together. You should be bringing to bear the questions and insights of Manning on these five practices of ‘homelanding’. These five forms should each be different in

kind from one another and may include such things as: written histories; maps; works of visual art; songs; ceremonies; images; propaganda; government policies and laws; and any other

documents, texts, events, etc. through which the relation of identity to land is performed.

This essay should be composed of six basic components: an introduction; a thesis statement in the introduction; a body of arguments substantiated by textual evidence from and analysis of

Manning’s book and the five different forms/practices of ‘homelanding’ you investigate; a conclusion; textual references; and a bibliography. And you should accomplish the following in each one:

Introduction: In the introduction you should briefly present the topic that you are addressing, indicating what form of homeland you are critically investigating In terms of the relation of social

identity and territory. And you should briefly 11 identify/describe the forms/practices of ‘homelanding’ you are investigating. In this regard, you should explain that you are investigating how

both the social identity and territory of the homeland in question are formed in relation to one another, through specific practices. And, in particular, you should indicate that you are taking up

specific issues developed by Manning, regarding the production of homeland, offering specific textual references to Manning’s book.

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Thesis Statement: Within the introduction, you should also offer an explicit, clear, and unambiguously articulated thesis statement in which you explain exactly how you understand the forms of

‘homelanding’ you are investigating serve to produce the social identity and territory, along with the relation between them, as knowable things. In this regard, you may also take a position

suggesting how it is that the homeland in question may be undone, along with the supposed integrity of both its social identity and territory.

Arguments in Body of Essay: Beyond the introduction, you should build the body of your essay as a series of arguments in which you demonstrate the validity of your thesis statement. You

should present a series of arguments that explicitly show how your thesis is sound, drawing richly on your analysis of both the forms of ‘homelanding’ you are engaging and the learning/knowing

that go on via them and drawing richly on the insights and observations made by Manning. Throughout the body paragraphs of the essay, you should strive to show that your thesis is

appropriate and accurate.

Conclusion: You should write a brief conclusion to your essay, in which you reflect on the significance of your thesis and the analysis that you offer to support it. In this conclusion you should

contemplate the impact of the critical inquiry you develop in this essay with respect to the specific homeland at question in your study. In particular, you should identify problems in how your

knowledge of this homeland may be formed as a result.

Textual References and Bibliography: All references to your sources, whether they are direct quotations, paraphrased representations of the text, or observations or claims about the text,

should be documented with appropriate textual references in the form of footnotes, endnotes, or parenthetical notes. Regardless of the form of notes in which the references are made, each

reference must include page numbers, where available. (Where page numbers are not available, such as on an on–line blog, please reference by paragraph number, counting from the top.) Each

essay should also include at the end a bibliography, listing all sources engaged in this essay. And both the notes and bibliographical entries must be written in either Chicago Style

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