Economics Journal Alcohol and Alcoholism Essay It is generally assumed that alcohol consumption tends to make drinkers more impulsive. However, a recent study in the journal Alcohol and Alcoholism may contradict this assumption. The study took a random sample of 76 male undergraduate students and divided them into three groups. One group remained sober; the…

The HR department is trying to fill a vacant position for a job with a small talent pool. Valid applications arrive every week or so, and the applicants all seem to bring different levels of expertise. For each applicant, the HR manager gathers information by trying to verify various claims on resumes, but some doubt…

Trucks at a single platform weigh-bridge arrive according to Poisson probability distribution. The time required to weigh the truck follows an exponential probability distribution. The mean arrival rate is 12 trucks per day, and the mean service rate is 18 trucks per day. Determine the following: 1. What is the probability that no trucks are…

Forecasting Discussion – Forecasting provides very useful projections Forecasting provides very useful projections for established products and services, but newly introduced products and services have wildly different success results. Name and discuss at least one product and one service that exploded with exponential increase in demand shortly after their introduction. What about products and services…

1. Selection of Countries for a Global Business and Strategies for Participation “Instead of selecting country-markets on the basis of stand-alone attractiveness, managers need to consider how participation in a particular country will contribute to globalization benefits and the global competitive position of the business.” Being a serious global player means much more than simply…

Motor Vehicle Industry Economic Brief  SU Motor Vehicle Industry Economic Brief   In the workplace, we are often asked to create “briefs.” A brief provides a snapshot, or short, written summary, of a situation or event that has occurred. It is generally just a few pages long and may include additional visuals like a graph,…

Federal Reserve Discussion – How does the Federal Reserve accomplish   By law the Federal Reserve is required to monitor unemployment and inflation. Respond to the following components:   How does the Federal Reserve accomplish these goals? What are the pros and cons of using contractionary and expansionary monetary policy tools under the following scenarios:…

Moralists and Money Discussion Prior to beginning work on this discussion, read Alejandro Chafuen’s article, Moralists and Money: From Gold to Bitcoin (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site., and respond to the following components:   Define money and describe its functions. Is money a root of all evil? Why or why not?…

Continue the theme of comparing the US system to other countries. I also would like to have more of a discussion going than we have had in previous weeks.   Country Comparison   Pick any two countries and compare the key attributes of their social security programs. Which country do you think will have the…

Economic Scenarios Questions Suppose that the economy is at full employment (our economy has reached its potential GDP or the maximum that we can normally produce). Now suppose that the Federal Government decides to decrease taxes. If we compare the long run price and GDP levels to the price and GDP levels that existed before…