Attracted by the possible returns from a portfolio of movies, hedge funds have invested in the movie industry by financially backing individual films and/or studios. the hedge fund star ventures is currently conducting some research involving movies involving adam sandler, an american actor, screenwriter, and film producer. as a first step, star ventures would like to cluster adam sandler movies based on their gross box office returns and movie critic ratings. using the data in the file sandler, apply k-means clustering with k = 3 to characterize three different types of adam sandler movies. base the clusters on the variables rating and box office. rating corresponds to movie ratings provided by critics (a higher score represents a movie receiving better reviews). box office represents the gross box office earnings in 2015 dollars. use the resulting clusters to characterize adam sandler movies. refer to the appendix for instructions on how to perform k-means clustering method using the analytic solver platform.

Which certificate is the lowest level certification that a personal finance manager requires to sell mutual funds, trusts, and variable annuities? a. series 2 b. series 6 c. series 5 d. series 7 e. series 8

Alandlord rented an art studio to an artist. under the terms of the signed, written, two-year lease, the artist agreed to pay the landlord $1,000 per month and to assume responsibility for all necessary repairs. after the first year of the lease, the artist assigned the balance of his lease to a sculptor. the landlord approved the sculptor as a tenant and accepted two rent payments from her, and then the landlord sold the building to an investor. the sculptor had made two payments to the investor when an electrical fire broke out in the studio, injuring the sculptor. the fire was caused by faulty wiring. the landlord was aware that there was a dangerous wiring problem when he leased the property to the artist. but when the landlord discovered how costly repairs would be, he decided it would be more profitable to sell the property than to repair it. the problem was not easily discoverable by anyone other than an expert electrician, and the landlord did not tell the artist, the sculptor, or the investor about the problem. the sculptor sues to recover damages for her injuries. from whom can the sculptor recover?

If a hotel has 100 rooms, and each room takes 25 minutes to clean, how many housekeepers working 8-hour shifts does the hotel need at 50 percent occupancy?