need help with a part of lab

lab is called projectile launcher lab

need help with the following

  • Draw a diagram of the setup showing all appropriate measurements and labels using proper format
  • Indicate the calculated and measured ranges on the figure
  • Include launch velocity and final velocity of the projectile on the diagram
  • Include the written description of the steps to your solution here.
  • Calculate the percentage error for your experiment
  • What may be the cause of this error?
  • What is the optimal launch angle to obtain the longest range?
  • Explain one practical application of projectiles (no wartime applications please)

data collected is

The students measured the time it took their plug to fly up and then back down. The average time for 4 of the plugs was 1.72 seconds. You can use that number in your calculations. As per the instructions, you should be able to now do the calculations to come up with the range of any given angle. You can choose the angle you want to launch the plug at… 30°-80° increasing by 5’s. the height of the launcher for the angle of 40° is 1.02 m.)

(you can choose any angle for this)

Purpose:

To determine the target location of a projectile launched from a specific height and angle.

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San Jose State University Social Worker and Social Service Agencies Reflection Paper

Reflection journal of each training area

For each training area, students are expected to submit a reflection journal. There are a total of 8 submissions and due dates of each reflection paper are indicated in the table above.

The reflection journal is designed to offer you an opportunity to reflect on your training experiences. Each reflection journal is 3-page long and should include professional reflection (2-page long) and personal reflection (1-page long). For professional reflection, you need to provide a brief description of values, skills, and knowledge, and perspectives from the trainings and write about your experience, thoughts and feelings related to any of the following topics that are covered:

  • NASW code of ethics and ethical situation(s) and decision-making steps you took
  • Diversity and cultural competency including School of Social Work transcultural perspective
  • Different roles and functions of social worker and social service agencies
  • Engagement with clients: Using interview skills
  • Other professional issues (e.g., self-care, addressing self-disclosure and other boundary issues, working under supervisor, confidentiality, etc.)
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World Literature 2111 Comparing Gilgamesh and the Odyssey

For this assignment, you’ll explore the topic below, comparing and contrasting Gilgamesh and the Odyssey, and write a 6-10 paragraph essay arguing for and supporting your conclusions. This assignment will build your writing and analysis skills.

researching other secondary sources is not required for this assignment.

The topic will be over the following

  • Both Gilgamesh and the Odyssey have central female characters, both mortal ones and goddesses. Discuss how the two epics deal with such subjects as
    • what power women have;
    • how central the women are to the events in the epics;
    • to what extend the goddesses exhibit characteristics similar to mortal women;
    • whether women are portrayed as having flaws or traits that are unique to females.

From Gilgamesh, focus on Siduri and possibly Ishtar, Ninsun, or Shamash; for Homer, you have many options, including Penelope, Athena, Anticleia, Circe, Calypso, and Nausicaa. One of the passages you should quote (all or in part) and analyze is the following:

When the gods created man they allotted to him death, but life they retained in their own keeping. As for you, Gilgamesh, fill your belly with good things; day and night, night and day, dance and be merry, feast and rejoice. Let your clothes be fresh, bathe yourself in water, cherish the little child that holds your hand, and make your wife happy in your embrace; for this too is the lot of man (25).

write an essay presenting your argument. Include quotations from the texts as well as additional details that illustrate and enhance the points you are making. Use the following as an outline of what to include:

  1. Explain the general topic and relevant themes (e.g. heroes, women) and any relevant terms for that topic (suggested 1-2 paragraphs).
  2. Apply that topic to both Gilgamesh and to the Odyssey (suggested 4-6 paragraphs). Give specific examples and quotes from the texts to illustrate your points. Use in-text citations for the quotations.
  3. Your final page should be your Works Cited page, in MLA format. It should include the literary texts, as well as any content pages from the course material to which you may have referred. You’ll be graded on your ability to explain and analyze your topic thoughtfully through your writing, as well as on your language, organization, and MLA formatting.
  4. Criteria on which you will be graded:
    • Your compare/contrast arguments are thoughtful
    • Your essay is well-organized
    • Your analysis is specific and original
    • Your use of language is clear and effective
    • Your quotations and Works Cited are correctly formatted in MLA style
    • Demonstrates mastery of skill in the objective and critical understanding of the topic
    • Clear sense of order and completeness; clear central idea that relates to the topic and is sharply observed
    • Well-developed with many specific details; points are logically developed
    • Vivid vocabulary; effective transitions; sophisticated sentences; no major errors and few minor errors.
    • Each body paragraph contains at least one quotation from the required sources. Sources are documented correctly using MLA style in in-text citations and on the Works Cited page.
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MGT 2210- HW Business Analytics 2

Homework – Business Analytics 2

Due Thursday by 11:59pm Points 5 Submitting a file upload File Types doc, docx, and csv Available Feb 25 at 12pm – Mar 4 at 11:59pm 8 day

Download homework files here:

BA_Homework_2.pdf

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The assignment is due on Mar 4 (Thursday) midnight 11:59pm. Submit the Word document (which includes 3 screenshots, 2 text R commands, and the calculation of impurity and prediction accuracy) and the CSV file (which includes the row indices for the random sample of the training data set) through the “Assignments” page on Canvas. Name the World document as LastFirst‐BA2.docx or LastFirst1‐LastFirst2‐BA2.docx, and leave the name of the CSV file as ind.csv (which will make it easier for us to import into R). If you work in a two‐person team, only one submission is needed. Please make sure to include both team members’ names and GT accounts in the Word file.

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Ricardo WAVE Engine Modeling Project

1. Please use SI Units

2. Justify your selection to the SOC. Include graphs comparing results of relevant parameters to justify your choice of the optimal SOC. Please note that there is no “exact” solution to this problem, there will be some leniency to the SOC (+/-2°).

3. Include graphs comparing the results between the varying engine speeds. (ie. Engine speed Vs. Torque, Engine Speed vs. Power, ect.) Look at the class resources to find examples of relevant graphs to include in the report.

4. Include results with analysis to document the effects of changing combustion duration

The following questions should be answered in the body of your report

1. For the varying of combustion duration explain the performance gets worse at extremely short durations. Is this a realistic scenario?

2. If combustion duration is fixed, what are some indicators that the best performance has been achieved?

3. What are some limitations of the 1D model? What would be the limitations of using a 1D model like this when comparing to real engine results?

4. What is the value of using a 1D engine model? Are there examples you can think of where such a model is useful?

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Setting up a VSO Account

I am unable to create an account. I have a Microsoft account already.

SCRUM Project, Part 1: Setting up a VSO Account

Prior to beginning work on this assignment, watch the Getting Started With Visual Studio Online (VSO) Using SCRUM (Links to an external site.) video. This will provide you with step-by-step instructions for completing this assignment.

In this course, you will be asked to create and manage a software development project of your choice using the SCRUM agile method. This project will involve a series of activities over Weeks 1-5, and will culminate in a final evaluation and applicability of Agile methods to organizational practices in Week 6.

We will use an online SCRUM tool for this purpose. This tool is the free Microsoft Visual Studio Online (VSO) (Links to an external site.).
The details and requirements of the course-wide project will be given in Week 2.

For this first week, start by creating your own VSO account to get familiar with the tool. You will use this account throughout the course. You can refer to the video, resources, and references in the weekly lecture for how to create an account on Visual Studio Online and how to create your very first project.

Once you have created your VSO account, take a screenshot of your URL and upload it to the assignment basket. In addition, add your instructor as a team member to your project

The assignment:

  • Must be 300-500 words (1-2 pages) in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center (Links to an external site.).
  • Must include a separate title page with the following:
    • Title of paper
    • Student’s name
    • Course name and number
    • Instructor’s name
    • Date submitted
  • Must describe the steps you took to create your VSO account
  • Must include a screenshot of your first VSO project
  • Must explain your approach to this assignment and the decisions you made
  • Must include a reflection on this learning experience and lessons learned
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Financial Management Project

Questions – Financial Management:

Provide your work in detail and explain in “your own words”. Make sure to provide examples for each

of the questions below.

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Part 1

Please calculate the payback period, IRR, MIRR, NPV, and PI for the following two mutually

exclusive projects. The required rate of return is 15% and the target payback is 4 years. Explain

which project is preferable under each of the four capital budgeting methods mentioned above:

Table 1

Cash flows for two mutually exclusive projects

Year | Investment A | Investment B

0 | -$5,000,000 | -5,000,000

1 | $1,500,000 | $1,250,000

2 | $1,500,000 | $1,250,000

3 | $1,500,000 | $1,250,000

4 | $1,500,000 | $1,250,000

5 | $1,500,000 | $1,250,000

6 |$1,500,000 |$1,250,000

7 |$2,000,000 |$1,250,000

8 | 0 |$1,600,000

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Part 2

Please study the following capital budgeting project and then provide explanations for the

questions outlined below:

You have been hired as a consultant for Pristine Urban-Tech Zither, Inc. (PUTZ), manufacturers

of fine zithers. The market for zithers is growing quickly. The company bought some land three

years ago for $2.1 million in anticipation of using it as a toxic waste dump site but has recently

hired another company to handle all toxic materials. Based on a recent appraisal, the company

believes it could sell the land for $2.3 million on an after-tax basis. In four years, the land could

be sold for $2.4 million after taxes. The company also hired a marketing firm to analyze the

zither market, at a cost of $125,000. An excerpt of the marketing report is as follows:

The zither industry will have a rapid expansion in the next four years. With the brand name

recognition that PUTZ brings to bear, we feel that the company will be able to sell 3,600, 4,300,

5,200, and 3,900 units each year for the next four years, respectively. Again, capitalizing on the

name recognition of PUTZ, we feel that a premium price of $750 can be charged for each zither.

Because zithers appear to be a fad, we feel at the end of the four-year period, sales should be

discontinued. PUTZ believes that fixed costs for the project will be $415,000 per year, and

variable costs are 15 percent of sales. The equipment necessary for production will cost $3.5

million and will be depreciated according to a three-year MACRS schedule. At the end of the

project, the equipment can be scrapped for $350,000. Net working capital of $125,000 will be

required immediately. PUTZ has a 38% tax rate, and the required rate of return on the project is

13%.

Now please provide a detailed explanation for the following:

● Explain how you determine the initial cash flows

● Discuss the notion of sunk costs and identify the sunk cost in this project

● Verify how you determine the annual operating cash flows

● Explain how you determine the terminal cash flows at the end of the project’s life

● Calculate the NPV and IRR of the project and decide if the project is acceptable

● If the company that is implementing this project is a publicly traded company, explain and

justify how this project will impact the market price of the company’s stock

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Instructions:

-Word document

-Font: Times New Roman

-At least 6 peer-reviewed sources (include DOI in reference page). You can utilize peer-reviewed sources for definitions.

-In-text citations for each peer-reviewed source.

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C Programming Question

I have trouble with C program coding. Hopefully, someone can help me online.It is about the unit and mdadm_mount, mdadm_unmount. I attached with the rubric and if u can help me please contact me.

here is the file that I have done so far:

#include <stdio.h>

#include <string.h>

#include <assert.h>

#include “mdadm.h”

#include “jbod.h”

uint32_t encode_operation(jbod_cmd_t cmd, int disk_num, int block_num)

{

//construct op

int op;

op = cmd << 26|disk_num << 22|block_num;

return op;

}

int mdadm_mount(void) {

return -1;

}

int mdadm_unmount(void) {

return -1;

}

void translate_address(uint32_t linear_addr, int*disk_num,

int *block_num,

int *offset)

{

*disk_num = linear_addr / JBOD_DISK_SIZE;

*block_num =

*offset =

}

int seat(int disk_num, int block_num)

{

encode_operation(JBOD_SEEK_TO_DISK, disk_num, 0);

encode_operation(JBOD_SEEK_TO_BLOCK, 0, block_num);

}

int mdadm_read(uint32_t addr, uint32_t len, uint8_t *buf) {

int disk_num, block_num, offset;

translate_address(addr, &disk_num…);

seek(…);

op = encode_operation(JBOD_READ_BLOCK,0,0);

uint8_t buf[…];

jbod_operation(op,buf);

return len;

}

and this is the tester file:

here is the tester file:

#include <stdio.h>

#include <stdint.h>

#include <stdlib.h>

#include <stdbool.h>

#include <unistd.h>

#include <errno.h>

#include <string.h>

#include <sys/types.h>

#include <sys/stat.h>

#include <fcntl.h>

#include <err.h>

#include <assert.h>

#include “jbod.h”

#include “mdadm.h”

#include “util.h”

#include “tester.h”

/* Test functions. */

int test_mount_unmount();

int test_read_before_mount();

int test_read_invalid_parameters();

int test_read_within_block();

int test_read_across_blocks();

int test_read_three_blocks();

int test_read_across_disks();

/* Utility functions. */

char *stringify(uint8_t buf[], int length);

int main(int argc, char *argv[])

{

int score = 0;

score += test_mount_unmount();

score += test_read_before_mount();

score += test_read_invalid_parameters();

score += test_read_within_block();

score += test_read_across_blocks();

score += test_read_three_blocks();

score += test_read_across_disks();

printf(“Total score: %d/%dn”, score, 10);

return 0;

}

int test_mount_unmount() {

printf(“running %s: “, __func__);

int rc = mdadm_mount();

if (rc != 1) {

printf(“failed: mount should succeed on an unmounted system but it failed.n”);

return 0;

}

rc = mdadm_mount();

if (rc == 1) {

printf(“failed: mount should fail on an already mounted system but it succeeded.n”);

return 0;

}

if (rc != -1) {

printf(“failed: mount should return -1 on failure but returned %dn”, rc);

return 0;

}

rc = mdadm_unmount();

if (rc != 1) {

printf(“failed: unmount should succeed on a mounted system but it failed.n”);

return 0;

}

rc = mdadm_unmount();

if (rc == 1) {

printf(“failed: unmount should fail on an already unmounted system but it succeeded.n”);

return 0;

}

if (rc != -1) {

printf(“failed: unmount should return -1 on failure but returned %dn”, rc);

return 0;

}

printf(“passedn”);

return 3;

}

#define SIZE 16

int test_read_before_mount() {

printf(“running %s: “, __func__);

uint8_t buf[SIZE];

if (mdadm_read(0, SIZE, buf) != -1) {

printf(“failed: read should fail on an umounted system but it did not.n”);

return 0;

}

printf(“passedn”);

return 1;

}

int test_read_invalid_parameters() {

printf(“running %s: “, __func__);

mdadm_mount();

bool success = false;

uint8_t buf1[SIZE];

uint32_t addr = 0x1fffffff;

if (mdadm_read(addr, SIZE, buf1) != -1) {

printf(“failed: read should fail on an out-of-bound linear address but it did not.n”);

goto out;

}

addr = 1048570;

if (mdadm_read(addr, SIZE, buf1) != -1) {

printf(“failed: read should fail if it goes beyond the end of the linear address space but it did not.n”);

goto out;

}

uint8_t buf2[2048];

if (mdadm_read(0, sizeof(buf2), buf2) != -1) {

printf(“failed: read should fail on larger than 1024-byte I/O sizes but it did not.n”);

goto out;

}

if (mdadm_read(0, SIZE, NULL) != -1) {

printf(“failed: read should fail when passed a NULL pointer and non-zero length but it did not.n”);

goto out;

}

if (mdadm_read(0, 0, NULL) != 0) {

printf(“failed: 0-length read should succeed with a NULL pointer but it did not.n”);

goto out;

}

success = true;

out:

mdadm_unmount();

if (!success)

return 0;

printf(“passedn”);

return 1;

}

/*

* This test reads the first 16 bytes of the linear address, which corresponds

* to the first 16 bytes of the 0th block of the 0th disk.

*/

int test_read_within_block() {

printf(“running %s: “, __func__);

mdadm_mount();

/* Set the contents of JBOD drives to a specific pattern. */

jbod_initialize_drives_contents();

bool success = false;

uint8_t out[SIZE];

if (mdadm_read(0, SIZE, out) != SIZE) {

printf(“failed: read failedn”);

return 0;

}

uint8_t expected[SIZE] = {

0xaa, 0xaa, 0xaa, 0xaa,

0xaa, 0xaa, 0xaa, 0xaa,

0xaa, 0xaa, 0xaa, 0xaa,

0xaa, 0xaa, 0xaa, 0xaa,

};

if (memcmp(out, expected, SIZE) != 0) {

char *out_s = stringify(out, SIZE);

char *expected_s = stringify(expected, SIZE);

printf(“failed:n got: %sn expected: %sn”, out_s, expected_s);

free(out_s);

free(expected_s);

goto out;

}

success = true;

out:

mdadm_unmount();

if (!success)

return 0;

printf(“passedn”);

return 1;

}

/*

* This test reads 16 bytes starting at the linear address 248, which

* corresponds to the last 8 bytes of the 0th block and first 8 bytes of the 1st

* block, both on the 0th disk.

*/

int test_read_across_blocks() {

printf(“running %s: “, __func__);

mdadm_mount();

/* Set the contents of JBOD drives to a specific pattern. */

jbod_initialize_drives_contents();

bool success = false;

uint8_t out[SIZE];

if (mdadm_read(248, SIZE, out) != SIZE) {

printf(“failed: read failedn”);

goto out;

}

uint8_t expected[SIZE] = {

0xaa, 0xaa, 0xaa, 0xaa,

0xaa, 0xaa, 0xaa, 0xaa,

0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb,

0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb,

};

if (memcmp(out, expected, SIZE) != 0) {

char *out_s = stringify(out, SIZE);

char *expected_s = stringify(expected, SIZE);

printf(“failed:n got: %sn expected: %sn”, out_s, expected_s);

free(out_s);

free(expected_s);

goto out;

}

success = true;

out:

mdadm_unmount();

if (!success)

return 0;

printf(“passedn”);

return 1;

}

/*

* This test reads 258 bytes starting at the linear address 255, which

* corresponds to the last byte of the 0th block, all bytes of the 1st block,

* and the first byte of the 2nd block, where all blocks are the 0th disk.

*/

#define TEST3_SIZE 258

int test_read_three_blocks() {

printf(“running %s: “, __func__);

mdadm_mount();

/* Set the contents of JBOD drives to a specific pattern. */

jbod_initialize_drives_contents();

bool success = false;

uint8_t out[TEST3_SIZE];

if (mdadm_read(255, TEST3_SIZE, out) != TEST3_SIZE) {

printf(“failed: read failedn”);

goto out;

}

uint8_t expected[TEST3_SIZE] = {

0xaa, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb,

0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb,

0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb,

0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb,

0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb,

0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb,

0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb,

0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb,

0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb,

0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb,

0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb,

0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb,

0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb,

0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb,

0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb,

0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb, 0xbb,

0xbb, 0xcc,

};

if (memcmp(out, expected, TEST3_SIZE) != 0) {

char *out_s = stringify(out, TEST3_SIZE);

char *expected_s = stringify(expected, TEST3_SIZE);

printf(“failed:n got:n%sn expected:n%sn”, out_s, expected_s);

free(out_s);

free(expected_s);

goto out;

}

success = true;

out:

mdadm_unmount();

if (!success)

return 0;

printf(“passedn”);

return 1;

}

/*

* This test reads 16 bytes starting at the linear address 983032, which

* corresponds to the last 8 bytes of disk 14 and first 8 bytes on disk 15.

*/

int test_read_across_disks() {

printf(“running %s: “, __func__);

int rc = mdadm_mount();

if (rc != 1) {

printf(“failed: mount should succeed on an unmounted system but it failed.n”);

return 0;

}

/* Set the contents of JBOD drives to a specific pattern. */

jbod_initialize_drives_contents();

bool success = false;

uint8_t out[SIZE];

if (mdadm_read(983032, SIZE, out) != SIZE) {

printf(“failed: read failedn”);

goto out;

}

uint8_t expected[SIZE] = {

0xee, 0xee, 0xee, 0xee,

0xee, 0xee, 0xee, 0xee,

0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff,

0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff,

};

if (memcmp(out, expected, SIZE) != 0) {

char *out_s = stringify(out, SIZE);

char *expected_s = stringify(expected, SIZE);

printf(“failed:n got:n%sn expected:n%sn”, out_s, expected_s);

free(out_s);

free(expected_s);

goto out;

}

success = true;

out:

mdadm_unmount();

if (!success)

return 0;

printf(“passedn”);

return 2;

}

char *stringify(uint8_t buf[], int length) {

char *p = (char *)malloc(length * 6);

for (int i = 0, n = 0; i < length; ++i) {

if (i && i % 16 == 0)

n += sprintf(p + n, “n”);

n += sprintf(p + n, “0x%02x “, buf[i]);

}

return p;

}

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Read the following short articles then answer the questions on answer sheet about basic economic knowledge

  • Minimum wage is an example of a price _____floor____________. (5 points)
  • If I increased the price of my handmade jewelry and my total revenue decreased I would realize that the demand for my jewelry is _______________________.( elastic, inelastic, or unit elastic) (5 points ).

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For Questions 3 ,4,5, and 6 ( 20 points each)

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For each article below : Use the Answer sheet

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Write the number of the graph that best describes what happened.

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Fill in only the appropriate boxes in each chart for each article and be sure and indicate if it is an increase or a decrease.

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3. Men’s Business Suits

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Men’s Wearhouse and Jos. A. Bank

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Thanks to a staggering number of American men working from home as a result of coronavirus, suit purveyors Men’s Wearhouse and Jos. A. Bank plan to close up to 500 stores over time, as revealed by their parent company, Tailored Brands, in July 2020.

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4. Christmas Decor

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After disinfectants and protective items in the spring, building materials this summer as well as Mason jars and appliances this fall, Christmas decorations are the latest victims of a shortage during a pandemic. Sales of holiday decor and Christmas ornaments underperformed in 2019, the Columbus store Elm & Iron and many other stores ordered less merchandise than usual in 2020 also some orders never arrived because of factory closings due to Covid.

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“Most of ours is almost gone,” said Shell Sindle, who works in production and development for the store, which which has locations in Clintonville and Easton.

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Stores are experiencing an explosion in demand for Christmas decor this season as more Ohioans stay home for the holidays and seek to add some seasonal spice to their homesteads. The unexpectedly high demand for decorations and ornaments means that many stores are seeing their supply quickly depleted.

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5. Junk Food

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A new study has taken a look at the effect legalizing cannabis in the US has on the sale of junk food like cookies, ice cream, and chips.

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Previous studies have looked at the direct effects of cannabis on health, but this is the first study of its kind to look into – and find – a causal relationship between legal cannabis and junk food sales. Though recreational drugs all come with their downsides, it’s often been found that cannabis is far safer than the world’s favorite drug, alcohol, which is associated with 2.8 million deaths each year.

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With the legalization of cannabis across many states in the US being fairly recent, the opportunity to study other knock-on effects, such as how the drug affects driving performance (spoiler alert: It’s not famed for giving you superhuman reflexes) and workplace fatalities, is just beginning.

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A team from Georgia State University decided to look at the effect of legalization on junk food consumption, publishing their findings in Economics & Human Biology. It may sound a little frivolous, until you consider that some 42 percent of the US population are considered obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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The researchers took retail scanner data on purchases of high-calorie food, using differences in timing of the introduction of recreational cannabis use laws across different states in order to measure the effects of legalization on sales. You will likely not be shocked to find that legalization of cannabis was linked to an increase in sales of junk food.

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“In [Recreational Marijuana Legalization] RML states monthly sales of junk food increased by 3.2 percent and 4.5 percent when measured by volume,” the team wrote in their study. “Specifically, in counties located in RML states, monthly sales of high-calorie food increased by 3.1 percent for ice cream, 4.1 for cookies, and 5.3 percent for chips.”

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Despite stoner stereotypes, the team notes that there is actually very little formal causal evidence to support the link between cannabis and food consumption, though pretty much every weed user will likely anecdotally confirm they have at some point gotten the “munchies”.

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“Our research appears to be the first that causally links cannabis consumption to junk food consumption,” the team wrote. “Our findings may be particularly relevant from a policymaking perspective, at a time when more states are considering legalizing marijuana consumption while battling an obesity epidemic and when different countries have already fully legalized or are considering legalizing consumption.”

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Though increased junk food consumption is by no means a good thing for health, there are other factors to be weighed up by policymakers, such as the finding by the same authors that legalization of cannabis was associated with a 12.4 percent drop in alcohol sales. Nevertheless, the research highlights that there may be unpredictable consequences for legalization.

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“You think marijuana does no harm — that’s pretty much the consensus today,” co-author Alberto Chong told The Academic Times. “But there are unintended consequences, and one of them is the fact that you really get very hungry and you start eating crap.”

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6. Coffee

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World’s Biggest Coffee Crop Is Wilting in a Relentless Dry Spell

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(Bloomberg) — Coffee traders are just starting to come to grips with the extent of Brazil’s weather woes as prospects for this year’s harvest shrivel in the hot and dry conditions.

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The smooth-tasting arabica beans that Brazil ships to buyers including Starbucks Corp. saw little reprieve in November, with rainfall missing estimates and prices paid to local farmers approaching record levels, according to the nation’s top growing cooperative Cooxupe.

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“Rains have been awful, well below the average,” Cooxupe Commercial Director Lucio Dias said in an interview, adding the impact may extend into the 2022 season. “The situation is very concerning.”

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While Brazilian output was already expected to fall after this year’s record and as arabica trees enter the lower-yielding half of a biennial cycle, the dryness may exacerbate declines. A supply squeeze in the world’s top producer may continue into late next year.

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Answer correctly

    • Use the data shown in the table to conduct a design of experiment (DOE) in Microsoft Excel to determine the nature and magnitude of the effects of the three variables on mortgage approval times. Identify the key drivers of this process.
    • Determine the graphical display tool (Interaction Effects Chart, Scatter Chart, et cetera) that you would use to present the results of the DOE you conducted in Question 1. Provide a rationale for your response.
    • Assess the data sampling method:
      • Determine if the sample size is sufficient.
        • Identify circumstances under which would it have been appropriate to select a larger sample. Determine whether a sample of five mortgages is adequate to access the relative magnitudes of the effects of the variables.
        • Recommend a sample size for future study and discuss what analysis can be made with a larger sample size. (Hint: Look back at Chapters 2, 3, 5, and 6 for discussion of sampling.)
    • Provide other variable responses that might be of interest to measure and study. (Hint: If you were getting a mortgage or a loan, what are the two most important measures of the process you would have to go through?)
    • Propose one overall recommendation to the financial services company based on the DOE that could help reduce mortgage approval times.
    • Use Basic Search: Strayer University Online Library to identify at least two quality references to support your discussion. Note: Wikipedia and other websites do not qualify as academic resources.
    • A PowerPoint presentation with at least 10 content slides that include the answers to questions 1 through 5.
    • A reference slide and cover slide with the title of the assignment, your name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date.
      • Note: The cover and reference slides are not included in the required number of slides.
    • Formatting of the slides should be consistent and easy to read.
    • Develop recommendations to improve business processes using statistical tools and analysis.

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Read the following case study:

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A major financial services company wishes to better understand its mortgage approval process. In particular, the company is interested in learning about the effects of good versus fair credit history, the size of the mortgage (less than $500,000 versus greater than $500,000), and the region of the United States (western versus eastern) on the time it takes to get a mortgage approved. The database of mortgages approved in the last year is accessed, and a random sample of five approved mortgages is chosen for each of the eight combinations of the three variables. The data are shown in the table.

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Mortgage Approval Time Study

Credit History

Mortgage Size

Region

Approval Times (days)

Approval Times (days)

Approval Times (days)

Approval Times (days)

Approval Times (days)

Good

<$500,000

Western

59

50

64

62

47

Fair

<$500,000

Western

81

58

69

65

74

Good

>$500,000

Western

38

52

58

60

65

Fair

>$500,000

Western

146

159

133

143

129

Good

<$500,000

Eastern

28

26

38

41

21

Fair

<$500,000

Eastern

42

53

40

50

64

Good

>$500,000

Eastern

49

31

49

42

38

Fair

>$500,000

Eastern

106

115

126

118

138

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First, conduct an analysis using the following steps:

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Second, create a PowerPoint presentation to communicate the data analysis you completed. Your submission must meet these requirements:

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This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards. For assistance and information, please refer to the Strayer Writing Standards link in the left-hand menu of your course. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

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The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:

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