Ethical Issues

3-28. CVP Analysis

Mark Ting desperately wants his proposed new product, DNA-diamond, to be accepted by top management. DNA-diamond is a piece of jewelry that contains the DNA of a boy- or girlfriend, spouse, or other loved one. Top management will not approve this product in view of its high break-even point.

Mark knows that if he can reduce the fixed costs in his proposal, then the break-even point will be reduced to a level that top management finds acceptable. Working with a friend in the company’s finance department, Mark finds ways to credibly misstate the estimated fixed costs of producing DNA-diamonds below those that any objective person would estimate.

Mark knows that if the product is successful (and he is certain that it will be), then top management will not find out about the understatement of fixed costs. Mark believes that this product, once it is successful, will benefit the shareholders and employees of the company.

Required:

Are Mark’s actions ethical? Explain.

Unit 3 DB: Supply & Demand (ECO201 Macroeconomics)

Please review the following article found in Investopedia, Kramer, L. (April 29th, 2021). How does the law of supply and demand affect prices? Investopedia.

Most goods respond to the relationship between price, supply, and demand. What happens when price controls are put in place such as for gasoline in the 1970s? Why?

When does the Fed reduce interest rates and why? When does the Fed increase interest rates and why?

Tropical Cyclones

Discuss either 1) any tropical activity currently present anywhere in the world, either the Atlantic, Pacific, or Indian oceans or 2) any monsoonal or seasonal disturbances occurring at tropical latitudes.  If you find that there is little or no tropical activity this week, discuss tropical activity that has occurred within the last six months.

Instructions

Post must be 250 words or more and include references APA format.

Project brief

Based upon the lesson this week and other online research you do to discuss your answer this week, explain in detail why designers should develop a project brief when planning a project.

Your initial post should answer the following questions

• What are the advantages and disadvantages of this document?
• What types of questions should be included in a project brief?

Note

, be at least 250 words and you must cite at least 2 sources (APA):

Negotiation

This assignment is to be submitted as a Microsoft Word document.

1. Define negotiation as it applies to patient education.
2. Explain how the change in the patient’s status through the years has affected patient education.
3. List the pros and cons of negotiation.
4. Describe the general conditions that would be included in a patient contract.
5. Discuss old age and the baby boomer.
6. List several generational, religious, and cultural differences between the 30-year-old health care professional and the elderly patient.
7. Explain some of the barriers to patient education of the elderly and discuss their special needs.
8. List ways to best approach patient education of the elderly.
9. Discuss some cultural and religious beliefs about death that you have encountered.
10. Explain why it is important to discuss death and dying with the elderly patient and what the impact is on all involved.
11. Explain how to teach a patient with a life-threatening illness.

Note

Write a short (50-100-word) paragraph response for each question.

BlackBerry mobile apps

BlackBerry is the oldest but not necessarily the most mature. Over the past few years BlackBerry has been struggling to keep its dominance in the mobile device world, and in doing so has changed the hardware and development platforms in which applications can be created. This has created fragmentation of the BlackBerry platform, and has caused new mobile developers a great deal of grief when researching what languages and tools to use when creating a native BlackBerry application.

• Why is one of the largest disadvantages of targeting a lower OS version the lack of features from future versions?
• When it comes to devices, why are screen resolutions often one of the most frustrating issues in regards to mobile app development?
• Why are apps aimed at state government or education great fits for BlackBerry mobile apps?

Note

300 words and additional Scholarly source