...Accounting & Finance: Weeks 1-3 Class | Tutor | Classroom | Campus Map | AF A1 | Iwona Winiarska-Pringle | Adam Smith 1101 | D8 | AF A2 | Aneta Keska | Adam Smith 1102 | D8 | AF A3 | Keith Delves | Adam Smith 717 | D8 | AF A4 | Damien Kerr | 25 Bute Gardens, room 130 | D17 | AF A5 | Joyce Laird | Sir Alexander Stone 206 | D5 | AF A6 | Duncan Minett Westwood | Sir Alexander Stone 403 | D5 | AF A7 | James McCallum | Sir Alexander Stone 404 | D5 | AF A8 | Rachel Elmslie | 11 University Gardens, room 201 | D15 | AF A9 | Vasiliki Papaionnou | 2 University Gardens, room 208 | D15 | AF A10 | Iain Gallacher | 3 University Gardens, room 202 | D15 | AF A11 | Gerry McLellan | 4 University Gardens, room 101 | D15 | AF A12 | Carol Irvine | 7 University Gardens, room 101 | D15 | AF B1 | Iwona Winiarska-Pringle | Adam Smith 1101 | D8 | AF B2 | Aneta Keska | Adam Smith 1102 | D8 | AF B3 | Keith Delves | Adam Smith 717 | D8 | AF B4 | Damien Kerr | 25 Bute Gardens, room 130 | D17 | AF B5 | Joyce Laird | Sir Alexander Stone 206 | D5 | AF B6 | Duncan Minett Westwood | Sir Alexander Stone 403 | D5 | AF B7 | James McCallum | Sir Alexander Stone 404 | D5 | AF B8 | Rachel Elmslie | 11 University Gardens, room 201 | D15 | AF B9 | Vasiliki Papaionnou | 2 University Gardens, room 208 | D15 | AF B10 | Iain Gallacher | 3 University Gardens, room 202 | D15 | AF B11 | Gerry McLellan | 4 University Gardens, room 101 | D15 | AF B12 | Justin O’Hagan...
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...M3_Assignment 1: LASA 2: The Apportionment Problem Argosy University General Education Mathematics | MAT109 A05 November 8, 2014 Abstract This essay determine how 100 congressional seats should be divided among the 10 states of the union. The number of seats in a state should (in any fair distribution) be proportional to its ratio in the population. Therefore rounding according to some (acceptable) rule should be applied. Below you will see the table showing the Hamilton method of apportionment to determine the number of seats each state would receive. Hamilton Method (Named for Alexander Hamilton) Implementing this method is a three-step procedure. 1) Calculate each state's representation and round each one down. 2) Calculate the number of seats to be assigned. 3) Assign the seats to those with the largest fractional parts. Using the numbers I calculated from applying the Hamilton method, I determine the average constituency for each state by the state with the largest critical divisor and that state was allocated the remaining seats. Absolute Unfairness of an Apportionment The absolute unfairness of an apportionment is the absolute value of the difference between the smallest and largest average constituency state A and the average constituency of state B. This concept is also used when deciding which investments are most productive or detrimental. As you can see below the breakdown of the unfairness of an Apportionment. Population/representative=consistency...
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...Table of Contents 1.0. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2 2.0. BUSINESS MISSION VISSION AND STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES 5 2.1. Company Mission and Vision 5 2.2. Goals 5 2.3. Core competence/sustainable competitive advantage 6 3.0. ANALYSIS OF THE BUSINESS INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT 7 3.1. Micro Environment (C3SPM ) 7 3.2. Macro Environment (SLEPT) 12 4.0. KEY CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS 15 5.0. SWOT 17 6.0. BASIC STRATEGIC THRUST 23 6.1. Proposal 1: Innovation 25 6.2. Proposal 2: Differentiation 26 6.3. Proposal 3: Focus 27 6.4. Proposal 4: Synergy 28 6.5. Proposal 5: Branding 29 7.0. MARKETING GOALS 30 7.1. BMW 3 Series Sales 30 7.2. BMW 3 Series Life Cycle 30 8.0. PRODUCT-MARKET INVESTMENT STRATEGIES 31 8.1. Ansoff’s Product- Market growth strategies 31 8.2. Target market selected and why? 31 9.0. STRATEGIC MARKET MIX (Medium Term 3-5years) 32 9.1. Product 32 9.2. Price 33 9.3. Place 34 9.4. Promotion 36 10.0. SALES FORCAST AND FINANCIAL PROJECTIONS 37 11.0. GANTH CHART 39 12.0. REFRENCE 39 13.0. APENDIX 40 1.0. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report takes its starting point in the evaluation of the BMW Group through a strategic Market analysis of its best selling model the BMW 3 Series. The outlook obtained from the evaluation is used to create a strategic market plan for the BMW 3 Series. The analysis was divided into two parts: External and internal. The external analysis started with outlining the macro environment which was described...
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...BUS 599 December 16, 2012 BMW Group is considered one of the most successful companies in the world, primarily manufacturing its automobiles in its three brands: BMW, Mini, and the Rolls Royce. The company continues to be a world class performer in luxury automobiles. BMW’s success is attributed to its long-term thinking and responsible actions, establishing a strategy of ecological and social sustainability throughout the value chain, comprehensive product responsibility and a clear commitment to resource conservation. Analyze the company’s mission and vision statements against the performance of the organization. Then, evaluate how well the company lives out its mission and vision statement. Provide support from the organization’s performance in your evaluation. BMW’s mission statement is: “To be the most successful premium manufacturer in the industry.” The mission statement is mainly designed just as to help the organization to move on a better path. Mission statement is a short-term goal and objective. It is being designed in order clear the actual motto of the business. With this, the business would arrive at hopeful moves so as to make it realized. Mission statement is formed for the sake of stating the fundamental reason behind the establishment of the business. It appears to be the best possible move just as to make people aware about existence of the business. It is a must from the part of the company to get acquainted with...
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...of Quality (QFD) Table of Contents 1 Introduction 3 2 Abbreviations 3 3 House of Quality Summary 3 4 System Analysis 4 4.1 Voice of Costumer (Costumer requirements). Assumptions 4 4.3 Engineering hypothesis of the analysis. 5 4.4 AUDI S4 Sedan (2012) 5 4.4.1 Data Inputs (Importance) 6 4.4.2 Result Analysis. 7 4.5 BMW M3 Sedan (2012) 10 4.5.1 Data Inputs (Importance) 11 4.4.2 Result Analysis. 12 4.6 Mercedes Benz CLS63 AMG Sedan 15 4.6.1 Data Inputs (Importance) 16 4.6.2 Result Analysis. 17 5 Conclusion 19 6 References 20 Table of Figures Figure 1 - House of Quality Process Summary 5 Figure 2 - Audi S4 2012 6 Figure 3 - AUDI S4 HOQ 7 Figure 4 - BMW M3 2012 11 Figure 5 - BMW M3 HOQ 12 Figure 6 - Mercedes Benz CLS63 AMG 16 Figure 7 - Mercedes Benz CLS63 AMG 2012 HOQ 16 1 Introduction The objective of this project is to understand what user trade-offs were selected and prioritized when each of the three systems were being developed. The Systems to be analyzed will be: • 2012 Audi S4 Sedan • 2012 BMW M3 Sedan • 2012 CLS63 AMG Sedan In order to understand this relationship, a reverse engineering concept will be done using the QFD-HOQ model on all three of the above systems. Traditional Enginnering concepts will be utilized during the system analysis making design considerations (i.e. speed vs. weight vs. acceleration) all of these systems. It will be according...
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...LIST OF NONCONFORMING MOTOR VEHICLES THAT ARE ELIGIBLE FOR IMPORTATION (BY OR THROUGH A REGISTERED IMPORTER) as of October 1, 2011 Under 49 U.S.C. § 30112(a), a person may not permanently import into the United States a motor vehicle manufactured after the date that an applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standard (FMVSS) takes effect unless the vehicle complies with the standard and is so certified by its original manufacturer. This prohibition applies to both new and used motor vehicles, but does not apply to motor vehicles that are at least 25 years old (based on the date that the vehicle was manufactured). Under one of the exceptions to this prohibition, found in 49 U.S.C. § 30141, a motor vehicle that was not originally manufactured to comply with all applicable FMVSS can be lawfully imported into the United States, provided it is determined eligible for importation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), and is imported by a registered importer, or by a person who has a contract with a registered importer to bring the vehicle into compliance with all applicable FMVSS following importation. Import eligibility decisions can be made either on the initiative of the Administrator of NHTSA or on the petition of a manufacturer or registered importer. One basis for determining a motor vehicle eligible for importation is that it 1) is substantially similar to a motor vehicle of the same model year that was manufactured for sale in the United States and certified...
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...CARS 2009 BMW 328 i - $32,777 Dealer: Vista BMW/VW 866-383-5614 Mileage: 23,327 Body Style: Convertible Exterior Color: Monaco Blue Metallic Interior Color: Gray Stock #: B50174 VIN: WBAWR33569P460869 2009 BMW 328 i - $32,995 Dealer: Lauderdale BMW of Ft. Lauderdale Call: 877-370-4558 bout This 328 Mileage: 17,843 Body Style: Convertible Exterior Color: Monaco Blue Metallic Interior Color: Cream Stock #: P461124 VIN: WBAWR33559P461124 OFF LEASE 1-888-294-8218 2009 28,999 USED Mileage: 24,313 Stock No: 40950 Exterior: Alpine White VIN: WBAWR335X9P460843 Transmission: Automatic Engine: Gas I6 3.0L/183 Interior: Cream Beige Dealership: Offlease Only Palm Beach Lauderdale BMW of Pembroke Pines 888-357-5096 2009 BMW 328 i - $31,995 mileage: 15,154 Body Style: Convertible Exterior Color: Black Sapphire Metal... Interior Color: Cream Stock #: P027217A VIN: WBAWL13599PX27217 Fuel: Gasoline Engine: 3.0L I6 24V MPFI DOHC Transmission: 6-Speed Automatic Drivetrain: RWD Doors: 2 Wheelbase: 109" 2009 BMW 328 i * Price$29,500 * Mileage19,359 mi. * Body styleConvertible * Ext. ColorWhite * Int. Color * Engine3.0L I6 24V MPFI DOHC * FuelGasoline * Stock#PM0337 * VINWBAWR33519P154971 | Features:Convertible Hardtop, 10 Speakers, AM/FM Radio, Anti-Theft AM/FM Stereo Cd/Mp3 Player, CD Player, Mp3 Decoder, Air Conditioning, Automatic Temperature Control, Front Dual Zone A/C, Rear Air Conditioning, Rear Window Defroster...
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...BUS249 Essentials of Finance I Assignment #1 Question #1. You need to borrow money in order to buy a BMW M3 sports car. You have gone to several institutions and have been quoted the following rates: a. An EAR of 10%. b. 9.2% compounded continuously. c. 9.8% compounded every 6 months. d. 10.7% compounded each 2 years. e. 2.35% effective each quarter. Which rate do you choose? Question #2 A bank offers a lending rate of 10% p.a. compounded quarterly. What figure would they quote if they wished to express this rate: a. On a p.a. basis compounded monthly? b. On a p.a. basis compounded continuously? c. As an effective half year rate? d. As an EAR? Question #3 Some time ago you borrowed $1000 at an EAR of 8%. It is now time to pay back the loan with interest. The total payment amounts to $2500. How long ago did you make the original loan? Question #4 You wish to borrow $20,000 from the bank. The applicable rate is 8% p.a. compounded quarterly. You will repay by making a total of 4 cash repayments. The payments will be in exactly one, two, three and four years’ time. The second payment will be twice the amount of the first payment. The third payment will be twice the second payment, and the fourth payment will be twice the third payment. Calculate the amounts of the four payments. Question #5 You want to borrow $10,000. You can either pay back $10,920 in one year, $11,405 in 18 months, or $11,462 in 21 months. Which option should you choose? ...
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...Mercedes and BMW have been competing head-to-head for market share in the luxury-car market for more than four decades. Back in 1959, BMW (Bayerische Motoren Werke) almost went bankrupt and nearly sold out to Daimler-Benz, the maker of Mercedes-Benz cars. BMW was able to recover to the point that in 1992 it passed Mercedes in worldwide sales. Among the reasons for BMWs success was its ability to sell models that were more luxurious than previous models but still focused on consumer quality and environmental responsibility. In particular, BMW targeted its sales pitch to the younger market, whereas Mercedes retained a more mature customer base. In response to BMWs success, Mercedes has been trying to change their image by launching several products in an effort to attract younger buyers who are interested in sporty, performance-oriented cars. BMW, influenced by Mercedes, is pushing for more refinement and comfort. In fact, one automotive expert says that Mercedes wants to become BMW, and vice versa. However, according to one recent automotive expert, the focus is still on luxury and comfort for Mercedes while BMW focuses on performance and driving dynamics. Even though each company produces many different models, two relatively comparable coupe automobiles are the BMW 3 Series Coupe 335i and the Mercedes CLK350 Coupe. In a recent year, the national U.S. market price for the BMW 3 Series Coupe 335i was $39,368 and for the Mercedes CLK350 Coupe was $44,520. Gas mileage for both...
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...Mercedes Goes After Younger Buyers. Mercedes and BMW have been competing head to head for market share in the luxury-car market for more than three decades. back in 1959,BMW almost went bankrupt and nearly sold out to Daimler –Benz, the maker of Mercedes –Benz cars. BMW was able to recover to the point that in 1992 it passed Mercedes in worldwide sales. Among the reasons for BMW;s success was its ability to sell models that were more luxurious than previous model but still focused on consumer quality and environmental responsibility. In particular, BMW targeted its sales pitch to the younger market, whereas Mercedes retained a more mature customer base. In response to BMW’s success, Mercedes has been trying to change their image by launching several products in an effort to attract younger buyers who are interested in sporty, performance-oriented cars. BMW, influenced by Mercedes , is pushing for more refinement and comfort. According to expert , the focus is still luxury and comfort for Mercedes while BMW focuses on performance and driving dynamics. Even though each company produces many different models, two relatively comparable coupe automobiles are the BMW 330ci and Mercedes CLK320. Mercedes is concerned that dealer price of the CLK 320 is not consistent and that even though the average price is $43,215, the price is actually normally distributed with a standard deviation of $2,981. Whereas BMW’s price also normally distributed with average price $34,990 and standard...
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...Question #1. You need to borrow money in order to buy a BMW M3 sports car. You have gone to several institutions and have been quoted the following rates: a. An EAR of 10%. b. 9.2% compounded continuously. c. 9.8% compounded every 6 months. d. 10.7% compounded each 2 years. e. 2.35% effective each quarter. Which rate do you choose? Question #2 A bank offers a lending rate of 10% p.a. compounded quarterly. What figure would they quote if they wished to express this rate: a. On a p.a. basis compounded monthly? b. On a p.a. basis compounded continuously? c. As an effective half year rate? d. As an EAR? Question #3 Some time ago you borrowed $1000 at an EAR of 8%. It is now time to pay back the loan with interest. The total payment amounts to $2500. How long ago did you make the original loan? Question #4 You wish to borrow $20,000 from the bank. The applicable rate is 8% p.a. compounded quarterly. You will repay by making a total of 4 cash repayments. The payments will be in exactly one, two, three and four years’ time. The second payment will be twice the amount of the first payment. The third payment will be twice the second payment, and the fourth payment will be twice the third payment. Calculate the amounts of the four payments. Question #5 You want to borrow $10,000. You can either pay back $10,920 in one year, $11,405 in 18 months, or $11,462 in 21 months. Which option should you choose? Question #6 The...
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...On Tuesday, June 13, Blythe City Council approved the recommendation set forth by Chief Jeffrey Wade of the Blythe Police Department, for the acquisition of a 2000 Dodge Peacekeeper armored rescue truck, from the Glendale California Police Department. Through the 1033 program, a federal government policy regulated by the Secretary of Defense, underfunded law enforcement agencies that are unable to obtain supplies and equipment to fulfill their duties are inclined to receive a transfer of excess military equipage at no cost to the agency. Valued at $65,100, staff report made available at the council meeting said, due to budget concerns, purchasing a new Peacekeeper was fiscally impossible. Having already received issued patrol rifles through this program, Chief Wade said, Sgt. Joshua Coe of Blythe PD, worked tirelessly to make sure the City was able to receive at a time where the nation is persistently seeing an uprise in violence. Orating this report at last week’s City Council meeting, Wade said, “According to the FBI, violent crime and “active shooter” situations are on the rise all across the United States. The question is not “if,”we will have an active shooter situation in Blythe, but rather “when?” Wade said the vehicle will be used to rescue injured citizens and officers when an active threat is present, which will also provide officers with a safe cover. Before procuring this vehicle, the City never had an armored rescue truck, although, Coe said, Blythe, and the...
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...Engineer-to-Engineer Note EE-218 a Technical notes on using Analog Devices DSPs, processors and development tools Contact our technical support at dsp.support@analog.com and at dsptools.support@analog.com Or visit our on-line resources http://www.analog.com/ee-notes and http://www.analog.com/processors Writing Efficient Floating-Point FFTs for ADSP-TS201 TigerSHARC® Processors Contributed by Boris Lerner Rev 2 – March 4, 2004 Introduction So, you want to write efficient code for the ADSP-TS201 TigerSHARC® processor? Or, maybe, you have come across the optimized example floating-point FFT for this processor and would like to understand how it works and what the author had in mind when writing it. This application note tries to answer both questions by going through that FFT example and all its levels of optimization in detail. This example can be followed in developing other algorithms and code optimized for the ADSPTS201S processor. Generally, most algorithms have several levels of optimization, all of which are discussed in detail in this note. The first and most straightforward level of optimization is paralleling of instructions, as the processor architecture will allow. This is simple and boring. The second level of optimization is loop unrolling and software pipelining to achieve maximum parallelism and to avoid pipeline stalls. Although more complex than the simple parallelism of level one, this can be done in prescribed steps without good understanding...
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...QUESTION 1 (20 Marks) (a) (i) continuous (a2) (ii) discrete (a2) (iii) continuous (a2) (b) (i) (m2, a1) (ii) arrange the data in ascending order 18, 18, 24, 27, 35, 36, 45, 47, 51, 61, 63, 81, 82, 87, 90 (a2) Median is 47 (a1) (iii) x | | (A) | x2 (B) | 24 | 27 | 729 | 576 | 47 | -4 | 16 | 2209 | 90 | 39 | 1521 | 8100 | 61 | 10 | 100 | 3721 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 2601 | 87 | 36 | 1296 | 7569 | 36 | -15 | 225 | 1296 | 35 | -16 | 256 | 1225 | 18 | -33 | 1089 | 324 | 81 | 30 | 900 | 6561 | 82 | 31 | 961 | 6724 | 18 | -33 | 1089 | 324 | 45 | -6 | 36 | 2025 | 63 | 12 | 144 | 3969 | 27 | -24 | 576 | 729 | 765 | - | 8938 | 47953 | (column A 2 marks, m1, a1 ) OR (column B 2 marks, m1, a1) (iv) range = 90 – 18 = 72 (a1) (v) (m2, a1) QUESTION 2 (15 Marks) (a) Index (Feb) = (m1, a1) Index (March) = (a1) Index (April) = (a1) Index (May) = (a1) (b) (i) Size | 2011 | 2012 | | | | | | Price P | Quantity | Price pn | Quantity | | | | | Large | 0.60 | 500 | 0.75 | 600 | 300 | 360 | 375 | 450 | Medium | 0.55 | 700 | 0.60 | 1000 | 385 | 550 | 420 | 600 | Small | 0.40 | 300 | 0.45 | 500 | 120 | 200 | 135 | 225 | | | | Total | 805 | 1110 | 930 | 1275 | (last 4 columns, 1 mark each) (a1) (a1) (ii) Size | Weighting | Po | Pn | Index Relative | Large | 25 | 0.60 | 0.75 | 125 | Medium | 15 | 0.55 | 0.60 |...
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...Objective: a) To determine the coefficient of discharge for a Venturi meter. b) To investigate the variation of piezometer (or static) head along the length of the Venturi meter. Theory: A venturi is a short tube with a constricted throat used to determine fluid pressure and velocities by measurement of differential pressures generated at the throat as fluid transverses the tube. It was by this method the venturi meter was develop by a scientist known as Clemens Herschel. [pic] Venturi meters can pass 25 – 50% more flow than an orifice meter. In a Venturi meter setup, a short, smaller diameter pipe is substituted into an existing flow line. In the Venturi Tube the fluid flow-rate is measured by reducing the cross sectional flow area in the flow path, generating a pressure difference. After the constricted area, the fluid is passes through a pressure recovery exit section, where up to 80% of the differential pressure generated at the constricted area, is recovered. By Bernoulli’s principle the smaller cross-sectional area results in faster flow and therefore lower pressure. The Venturi meter measures the pressure drop between this constricted section of pipe and the non-constricted section. [pic] The discharge coefficient for the Venturi meter is generally higher than that used for the orifice, usually ranging from .94 to .99. Due to simplicity and dependability, the Venturi tube flow-meter is often used in applications where higher turndown ratios...
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