Business Analysis Help for College and University Students

What is the best developed procedure for doing market wage surveys?

I am seeking some information on a best approach to perform a salary survey on a group of employees working for a county. A methodologic approach is what is needed.

Exporting to France and Sweden: equilibrium prices and quantities, price discrimination

Please see the attachment for full problem. A company exports goods to France and Sweden. These markets exhibit different demand schedules and price elasticities. The exporter decides to segment the markets and engage in price discrimination. Using the information in the table below, determine the equilibrium prices and qu ...continues

Research Risks and ethical considerations when working with human subjects.

Sometimes, research with new pharmaceutical products may be risky to human subjects. It's big business - look what Viagra did for Pfizer stock. And, as patents expire, companies need new designer drugs to maintain profit margins. What tradeoffs do you see between full disclosure of all research risks and preventing potential sub ...continues

CPM: What would be considered the Critical Path?

In any project, what would be considered the Critical Path? The Critical Path does not mean technical criticality (as in risk), it means zero float. Critical Path Method (CPM). Explain Discrete, Apportioned, and Level of Effort as the kind of work one produces. What are some techniques used in workplaces for loading / le ...continues

Decision Making and Performance Reviews

You have been working for the internet matchmaking company, People, people who need people.com . In recent months the company has been forced to downsize. This downsizing has resulted in numerous layoffs. In order to select the employees who would be laid off management reviewed past performance appraisals and selected those ind ...continues

Facility Location & Minimized Costs (Integer Model) already solved.

The solution for optimal location (binary variables) and total minimized costs (using excel solver) is attached. I believe it is correct - please confirm. I need to write a 'technical section' as part of my answer. However I am having trouble writing the response. NEEDED:TO BE EXPRESSED IN MANAGEMENT LANGUAGE & MATHEM ...continues

Portfolio Investments

According to portfolio theory, people should hold more than one asset (or investment) in their portfolios. The idea is that if some investments do poorly, other investments in the portfolio can compensate for the poor investments. Some experts claim, however, that not all people in a society follow this prescription. In other wo ...continues

Add-On Business - note correction in expected demand per Quarter

Needed - recommendations supported by well laid out/labelled spreadsheet. The highlights of the case are in the attached Word file. Also attached are 2 excel files SOLELY as examples of the preferred layout format for the spreadsheet. They are not part of the case under consideration. Though I've requested a full response ...continues

Hedging Risk: LeMonde Fixed Price Insurance contract in television marketing deal

See attached files. Fixed Price Insurance contract - how does it affect the decision to enter into the television marketing deal. Attachments Word - Requirements (short) Excel - Response Example Template

Capital lease vs operating lease- capital lease vs buying an asset

Please provide a separate indept answer to each of the two questions below. A. Under what circumstances is a capital lease a better alternative to an operating lease? B. Under what circumstances is a capital lease a better alternative than buying an asset?