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Create an inferential statistics (hypothesis) test using the research question and two variables your learning team developed for the Week 2 Business Research Project Part 1 assignment. Include:
The research question
Mock data for the independent and dependent variables
Determine the appropriate statistical tool to test the hypothesis based on the research question.
Conduct a hypothesis test with a 95% confidence level, using the statistical tool.
Write an interpretation of no more than 350-words of the results and provide your findings.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
Submit both the spreadsheet and the paper to the Assignment Files tab.

Background
HD, Inc. has experienced significant change since 2010. It has divested assets, restructured its domestic manufacturing plants, and implemented more flexible labor agreements. The company has expanded its international presence to meet global demand for their products (Deinlein, 2015).
The topic of quality has been a major influence in recent HD, Inc. history. When they originally began making motorcycles, their level of quality was known to be high. However, they were bought by ABC Company in the 1960s and were quickly overtaken by issues of poor quality. When the company went public in 1981, new ownership and investment in new technologies led to higher quality motorcycles (Ulama, 2015). The company has an ultra-strong branding image and built positive relationships with customers. Many have labeled the HD brand as “legendary”. These encouraging relationships and images of a high-quality motorcycle have helped lead to significant increases in sales and revenue (Trendafilov, 2015).
Organizational Identity
HD, Inc. is an American company that specializes in designing, manufacturing and selling heavyweight motorcycles. HD’s motorcycle and related-parts segment account for 93.6% of company revenue (Ulama, 2015).
Business Problem
As the company began selling motorcycles overseas, it relied more on foreign manufacturers of parts and components. Manufacturer start-ups were slower than expected, and the delay in deliveries caused slowdowns in inventory being shipped to dealerships. Manufacturing quality levels and control methods were not up to par with domestic plants. As a result, there have been more defective parts, more unit recalls, and higher variable costs. Qualitatively, there has been a drop in perceived quality and reliability from HD customers (Phillips, 2014). The result is that HD, Inc. sales have plummeted. Motorcycle sales are essentially unchanged from 2014. Shipments have slipped from forecasted amounts of seven to nine percent to three point five percent and five point five percent respectively. Sales and profits are up 30% due to increases in shipments to dealers for future sales and higher profit margins (Ulama, 2015).
Team’s Role
The team’s role is to use exploratory research techniques to investigate and identify qualitative and quantitative measures of quality for HD, Inc. and determine their relationships with sales.
Identifying One Independent and Dependent Variable based on the Business
A dependent variable in HD Inc. is the data sales quarterly reported. One of the independent variables in the company is the quality of motorcycles. Being an abstract, independent variable it is to be operationalized to measure by utilizing four types of inspection: Pre-Production, during production, final production, and container loading inspection (Anjoran, 2010). Using these four types of inspection will help and improve to identify the area of opportunities.
Two Variables based on the Research Question
The question examined is whether or not there is a difference in sales based on a decrease in quality for HD Inc. The dependent variable is numeric, and the independent variable is the attribute. The study will show if the decrease of purchase is due to normal variation or statistical influence. If the decrease of purchase is due to normal variation something common caused the reason for the decrease. If the decrease is due to statistical influence, then facts will support the outcome.
Hypothesis Statement
There is a difference in quality from the dependent variables based on production from the independent variables. HD Inc. sales suffered because of the poor quality supplies purchased to construct their motorcycles. The dependent variable suggests that quality affected the sales because the company’s sales fell 18 percent to 41,000 in the 1970’s (Gross, 2012). The hypothesis can conclude that the reason why HD Inc. sales plunged was because of the cheaply made supplies for the motorcycles during the early 1960’s and 1970’s.
Conclusion
HD Inc. specializes in the manufacturing of motorcycles. Our team conducted an investigation as to why the sales tumbled in specific years. The independent and dependent variables indicated that quality affected their sales in the late 1960’s and early 1970’s. The hypothesis confirmed that quality affected the sales of HD Inc. because there was a difference in quality from dependent variables and this was based on the production of the independent variables discussed.

Please be reminded that in order to get the full points for the questions, you need to provide the correct answers, with relevant working (calculation(s) and explanation(s) etc.).   Please read the Case Study – Assessment Rubric which had been re-posted to Modules > Weekly Lessons on Canvas for Week Four (Week of September 14) before you work on this case study.  Your case report (including the answers to the questions and the summary of the case background) should be well-typed using MS Office 2013 – Word and should be submitted to the corresponding tab under Assignments on Canvas by the deadline. All your work must be submitted in a single MS Word file. Up to 25% of the case study possible points (i.e. 40 points) will be deducted if you submit your work otherwise. An embedded Excel file in your MS Word file will be considered the same as a separate Excel file submitted. So, if you embed an Excel file in your MS Word file, the same penalty will be given. All the answers as well as the case background summary, except the formulas, must be in your own words. Copy and paste sentence(s)/paragraph(s) from any source, except your own source, is totally unacceptable. Answers submitted in such a way will be subject to heavy penalty.

For this case study, please study the Minicase of Chapter 4 on Page 123 of the textbook (can be accessed from the eBook tab on McGraw-Hill Connect) and the answers to the questions of the minicase (already posted to Modules > Weekly Lessons on Canvas for Week Four (Week of September 14).

The minicase is a VERY CLOSE example for this Case Study 1. Please print the minicase from eBook on McGraw-Hill Connect and its solution from Modues > Weekly Lessons on Canvas and study them well before you work on this case study.

Requirements: You have to provide  (i) a brief summary (must be 350 words or more) (10 points) of the case background description (in your own words) of this case study in the next two pages and  (ii) the answer (in your own words) to each attached question.   You should write up the summary before you work on the answer to any of the questions in this case study.

For the summary, I expect you to write in your own words summarizing what are presented in the case study. I want to make sure that you understand everything in this case study and what you are asked to do about it. Only when you understand what are presented and what you are asked to do, then you can do well. Right?

I do not require you to mention anything about your findings (that is, your answers to the questions) in your summary. You are not expected to add anything new (such as your opinions, explanations etc.) to your summary. I just want to see whether you understand the case study and whether you understand the requirements or not. Therefore, you are expected to restate or summarize in your own words (350 words or more) the background description of this case study including what you are asked to do about it only. In your summary, you need to cover the information contained in the paragraph above the income statement and balance sheet, what information you see in the income statement and balance sheet (please do not copy and paste the income statement and balance sheet from the case study to your summary), the information contained in the short paragraph below them, the information contained in the questions and what you are asked to do by the questions. Thank you!

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Richmond Coffee, Inc. was founded by Gail McCornell and his wife in 2010 in Richmond, Indiana. Due to the lack of the related expertise, the company has not been using much financial planning for its investment needs. Therefore, RC is currently undergoing some hard times resulted in some severe cash flow problems. In addition to losing sales, RC is also falling short of profit to pay salaries to the founders. So, there is an urgent need for the company to prepare a financial plan for the next year to cope with the anticipated investment requirements.

Richmond Coffee, Inc. 2015 Income Statement Sales  $6,854,000  Cost of goods sold  5,231,000 Other expenses  472,000 Depreciation  186,000 EBIT   $965,000  Interest  124,800 Taxable income   $840,200  Taxes (40%)  336,080 Net income  504,120 Dividends $201,648 Add to retained earnings 302,472

Richmond Coffee, Inc. 2015 Balance Sheet Assets  Liabilities and Equity Current assets   Current liabilities       Cash $282,000       Accounts payable $265,000      Accounts receivable 342,000      Notes payable 168,000     Inventory 650,000          Total current liabilities  $433,000           Total current assets  $1,274,000     Long-term debt $2,080,000 Fixed assets        Net plant and equipment  $2,854,000 Shareholder equity        Common stock $450,000        Retained earnings 1,165,000            Total equity  $1,615,000    Total assets  $4,128,000 Total liabilities and equity $4,128,000

RC is looking forward to a growth rate of 14 percent in 2016 (i.e. its sales is expected to increase by 14%). The firm has decided to hire you as a financial consultant to fix all the cash flow problems for them.   1. You are expected to calculate the internal growth rate and sustainable growth rate for RC, and explain to the founders what these numbers mean. (20 points) 2. RC is currently operating at full (100%) capacity. Gail McCornell, one of the founders of the company, would like you to advise them on what amount of external financing will be needed (EFN) for 2016 and whether RC’s sales can rise at this particular rate of growth?

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Please be reminded to include the necessary assumptions, pro forma income statement and pro forma balance sheet in your answer in addition to other workings. (50 points) 3. RC’s fixed assets can only be acquired in multiples of $1,500,000 (i.e. adding a new product line will call for an additional investment of $1,500,000 in new equipment) once RC has reached its full operating capacity. Gail is eager to know what the new external financing needed (EFN) should be as the firm is now already operating at its full capacity. In addition, he also asks you to estimate the new level of capacity utilization of the fixed assets for RD in next year when the new production line has been implemented. Please be reminded to include the new pro forma income statement and pro forma balance sheet in your answer in addition to other workings. (50 points)   4. Gail is interested in knowing as well how the firm’s ROE will change from 2015 to 2016 according to the projected growth rate (subject to the condition that the firm can only acquire the required fixed assets in multiples of $1,500,000, the owners are not going to put in more capital and the firm’s payout ratio remains at the 2015 level). You are expected to do a Du Pont analysis comparison between the two years. For the Du Pont analysis, you must include both the calculations and the explanations. (30  points)

Important Reminder “If you choose to turn in a late case study, you will lose 25% of the points for each day pastdue for that case study. Penalty will be given immediately after the deadline. As I need to return the case studies and post the answers to the case studies, no case study will be accepted for grading after 4 days past-due” – 4-day penalty rule. It is your own responsibility to make sure that you do turn in the case studies and submit the right case study files when you turn them in. You are required to save frequently at least one backup copy of your case studies before you submit them. Past-due submission because of computer crash, misplacing of your memory stick (jump drive) or failing to submit the correct file by the deadline will be penalized according to the above-mentioned 4-day penalty rule.    After you have made your submission of the individual case studies, you should see a short message immediately under Assignments telling whether you have submitted your work successfully or not. It is your responsibility to make sure that you have turned in your work files successfully before you leave the Assignments webpage. If you fail to do so, your subsequent submission will be subject to the 4-day penalty rule mentioned above.

 

 

MINICASE

Please answer the following questions giving all details:

1. The Coat Counter Inc. makes coats and slacks. The two resources required are wool cloth and labor. The company has 200 square yards of wool and 300 hours of labor available. Each coat requires 5 square yards of wool and 10 hours of labor, whereas each pair of slacks requires 6 square yards of wool and 4 hours of labor. The profit for a coat is $15, and the profit for a pair of slacks is $10. The company wants to determine the number of coats and pairs of slacks to make so that profit will be maximized.

a. Formulate a linear programming model for this problem.

b. Solve this model by hand using the Corner Points graphical method.

2. Solve the following linear programming model graphically.In addition, write the problem in standard form and do a constraint analysis for the optimal solution.

Maximize 14x + 20y

Subject to  

x + 2y < 20                   

x + y < 15                                       

x > 8  

x, y ≥ 0

3. Copperfield Mining Company owns two mines, each of which produces three grades of ore— high, medium, and low. The company has a contract to supply a smelting company with at least 150 tons of high-grade ore, 120 tons of medium-grade ore, and 150 tons of low-grade ore. Each mine produces a certain amount of each type of ore during each hour that it operates. Mine 1 produces 6.5 tons of high-grade ore, 3.2 tons of medium-grade ore, and 4.8 tons of low grade ore per hour. Mine 2 produces 3.2, 4.0, and 9.8 tons, respectively, of high-, medium-, and low-grade ore per hour. It costs Copperfield $400 per hour to operate mine 1, and it costs $280 per hour to operate mine 2. The company wants to determine the number of hours it needs to operate each mine so that its contractualobligations can be met at the lowest cost.

Formulate a linear programming model for this problem.

Note: Do NOT solve the model after formulating.

4. Determine whether the following linear programming problem is infeasible, unbounded, or has multiple optimal solutions. Draw a graph and explain your conclusion.

Maximize 80x + 60y

Subject to  

-3x + 4y < 60                                       

2x + 3y > 60    

2x + y > 40                   

x, y ≥ 0

The United States is subject to global security concerns. At the same time, a lingering recession and financial markets rescue package reduces the government’s tax revenues and forces the government to increase its spending on unemployment benefits, welfare, housing assistance, food stamps, and other need-based programs. Because of the increased spending and reduced revenues, the nation falls into a projected deficit of nearly XXX in 2015 (This is the first piece of the information you need to find).

The President is committed to keeping his campaign promises in order to avoid future crisis over the US’s financial standing. He must raise taxes, cut spending, or a combination of both to stay within his new guideline of a deficit below $1100B. The President turns to you, his trusted economic advisor, for help. (Note: While some events in this scenario reflect actual events, others are hypothetical for the purposes of this exercise. Budget figures in the simulation are actual White House figures of 2012, including spending and revenues of 2012.)

Given the information you watch and read in Activities 7.1-4, use that background to answer the following questions for discussion. Since the simulation is using 2012 numbers, start off with actual numbers just to inject a sense of reality into this discussion. Research this information from a reliable source and begin your analysis with what you found. Detail your choices for cuts and spending, paying close attention to what you read in the Bowles and Montgomery articles. Finally, analyze the effect your choices will have on the economy.

Research a company that has been in the news due to ethical problems.  Evaluate the ethical dilemma under two ethical frameworks.  Analyze what part whistleblowers played in the exposure to the company.  Discuss how employment-at-will affected the employees and the company.  Evaluate whether the company used marketing or public relations successfully when trying to repair the damage caused by the reported lapse in ethics.

Reflect on the class discussions and the articles that you have read during the class and use the information, and other academic sources to write a 2500- 3000 word essay critiquing the company, its operations, and the ethical dilemma it caused. Must be APA formatted with references.

Essay 1 to 2 pages.  Explain your career goals and why you want to be a “Family Nurse Practitioner”.  Be sure to include “Family Nurse Practitioner” in the body of the essay.

APA format

Instructions: Complete the following pre-lab activity prior to attending lab. You need to print and complete this document and turn it in by the beginning of lab on Thursday.

This week we will be using microscopes and professionally prepared/stained slides to identify the various stages of the cell cycle in onion root tip cells. We will differentiate between interphase (not specifically G₁, S, and G₂), prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase/cytokinesis (lumped together). Our research questions are as follows:

Q₁: Do onion cells spend the same proportions of time in interphase and mitosis as reported in the Integrating Concepts of Biology textbook for a “typical eukaryotic cell cycle” (See Table 3.5 in ICB)?

Q₂: Does each stage of mitosis (i.e. prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase/cytokinesis) require the same amount of time to complete?

It is important for you to understand that you will be using a slide that was prepared by taking a thin slice through an onion root tip (example image on right). All the cells were stained, and therefore killed, at the same time regardless of what stage of the cell cycle they were in. We will operate under the assumption that each cell divides whenever it is ready, and is therefore independent of what the cells around it are doing. Therefore, we can consider the cells seen in the slide to be a representative sample of all cells in the root tip. Under this assumption, we can estimate the proportion of time that cells in an onion root tip spend in a particular stage, based on the relative proportions of cells displaying any given stage at the moment the slide was prepared. For example, let’s assume that the cell cycle takes 24 hours (as it does Table 3.5 in ICB) and you are going to identify the stage of cell cycle for 24 cells on the slide. If 8 cells were in some stage of mitosis while 16 were in interphase, you might conclude that onion root tip cells spend 8 out of 24 hours undergoing mitosis, and 16 out of 24 hours in interphase.

Read the Chi-Square Test document so you understand how we can analyze data to answer the research questions listed above. Then, complete the questions below.

1. Write at least two hypotheses (at least one per research question) that provides a tentative answer to each question above. Make sure the hypotheses have the necessary characteristics of being testable and falsifiable.

 

 

2. Write a predictive statement (i.e. and if…then…statement) for each of your hypotheses from Question 1. These should be testable and should utilize information that you obtained from Table 3.5 in ICB, so that you can make a reasonably educated prediction.

 

 

 

 

3. Describe an experimental design (e.g. a plan for the collection of empirical observations) that could be used to test each of your hypotheses.

 

 

 

 

 

4. Identify the independent and dependent variables, and potential controls, for your experimental design.

 

 

 

 

5. What values would you use for your expected values in a Chi-Squared Test of your experimental data collected according to question 3?
6. Use a Chi-Square table to compare your values with expected values based on an assumption that cells spend equal time at each stage listed in the table below (this is probably a bad assumption, but will serve our purposes here). Is your distribution of virtual data significantly different than the expected distribution (i.e. equal time in each stage)? **Hint: If I expected an equal number of emails to arrive on each day of the week, and I got a total of 70 emails during the entire week, I should expect 10 emails to arrive each day. (If only I were so lucky to have that few emails each day!!)

	Interphase	Prophase	Metaphase	Anaphase	Telophase
Observed (o)
Expected (e)
Deviation (o-e)
Deviation2 (d2)
(d2)/e
X2= ∑(o – e)2/ e =
Degrees of Freedom=
X2 critical value=

Post-lab 4: DNA Fingerprinting II

Use your group’s gel electrophoresis data to draw conclusions about which suspects can or cannot be eliminated from the criminal investigation. Create a CSI Forensics Lab report that could be presented to detectives working the case. This report should present the relevant information in a clear and concise manner, written for a reasonably education layperson (e.g. they took a GE Bio class a decade ago) to understand. Break the report down into three main sections, each addressing one of the points listed below. Have fun with it!!

1. What evidence did you observe and what evidence did you utilize?
2. What analysis did you perform, on what gene, using what methods?
3. A broad overview of methods is preferred…remember, for a layperson to understand. What mistakes or problems did you have during the procedure or analysis?
4. These are incredibly important to include, and will not affect your grade negatively.

 

 

 

 

5. What were the results?
6. Include a photo of your gel, complete with labels and a key for the detectives to be able to understand what is displayed. If you had to use another groups gel to see discernable results, include a picture of that gel too. Include a description of the different genotypes for all suspects, and specifically any genotypes that matched the crime scene DNA sample.

 

Remember to be clear and concise. Use a maximum of two pages, double-spaced, 12 pt. font. Each group member must produce a unique, individual report, even though the gel image will be the same!

 

 

Scenario: The President of the United States has been elected on the promise of fiscal responsibility. By law he cannot reduce the net interest paid on the debt. The President’s budget is projected to leave the country with a $1100B deficit.

The United States is subject to global security concerns. At the same time, a lingering recession and financial markets rescue package reduces the government’s tax revenues and forces the government to increase its spending on unemployment benefits, welfare, housing assistance, food stamps, and other need-based programs. Because of the increased spending and reduced revenues, the nation falls into a projected deficit of nearly XXX in 2015 (This is the first piece of the information you need to find).

The President is committed to keeping his campaign promises in order to avoid future crisis over the US’s financial standing. He must raise taxes, cut spending, or a combination of both to stay within his new guideline of a deficit below $1100B. The President turns to you, his trusted economic advisor, for help. (Note: While some events in this scenario reflect actual events, others are hypothetical for the purposes of this exercise. Budget figures in the simulation are actual White House figures of 2012, including spending and revenues of 2012.)

Given the information you watch and read in Activities 7.1-4, use that background to answer the following questions for discussion. Since the simulation is using 2012 numbers, start off with actual numbers just to inject a sense of reality into this discussion. Research this information from a reliable source and begin your analysis with what you found. Detail your choices for cuts and spending, paying close attention to what you read in the Bowles and Montgomery articles. Finally, analyze the effect your choices will have on the economy.

hroughout this course, you have explored the ABC Model of Crisis Intervention. Each aspect of the model has been discussed in length so that you have a good understanding of how to use this model. You have learned to ask appropriate questions, create rapport, convey empathy, consider ethical concerns, identify and break down all aspects of the problem, and problem-solve with a client to develop effective new coping strategies.

Click to see the ABC Model of Crisis Intervention.

For this Assignment, you will pick one of the case studies provided and using the ABC Model of Crisis Intervention, write a six-page paper on how you as a crisis intervention worker will help the person who comes into your office with a crisis. Remember you can refer to the text on page 60 as your guide for discussing your intervention with the client.

Be sure to address the following in your written assignment as you apply the ABC Model of Crisis Intervention to the case study:

1. Developing rapport and trust
2. Identifying and breaking down the problem
   1. Precipitating event
   2. Perception of the event
   3. Subjective distress
   4. Impairment in functioning
3. Identifying and explaining any ethical concerns
4. Identifying any other conditions that are of concern
5. Providing therapeutic interventions
6. Making suggestions for coping

Be sure to use specific information from the text to support your answers. When referencing the text, APA formatting must be used. Information regarding APA formatting can be found in the Writing Center and should be reviewed thoroughly. APA formatting dictates how your paper should appear on each page.

Your Assignment should include:

• An introduction and a conclusion
• An APA-formatted title page
• A body length of a minimum of 6 pages (minimum of 8 pages including title page and reference page)
• An APA-formatted reference page with in-text citations

In addition, make sure you:

• Use standard margins: 1″ on all sides
• Use standard 12-point font size
• Use standard double-spacing
• Use left-aligned text; do not right-justify

Your final paper must be your original work; plagiarism will not be tolerated. Be sure to review the Syllabus in terms of what constitutes plagiarism.

Case study

 Mr. Jones: The Fragile Adult

John is concerned about his neighbor Mr. Jones. He reports that he no longer sees Mr. Jones out

in his yard. He knows that there is the son who comes in daily to check on Mr. Jones but for some

reason, John feels something is not right. John admits that due to his concern he has tried to visit

with Mr. Jones when the son is not there but is no longer asked to come into the house. This is

very strange behavior according to John because he and Mr. Jones used to meet in the morning

for coffee at a little restaurant in the neighborhood. Mr. Jones has not been at the restaurant for

over two months. The last time John did see Mr. Jones, he thought he saw a bruise on his face.

 

John is here today in hopes that a Crisis Worker will make a home visit to see what is go