Rank the following based on their importance in growth of productivity (output per worker). if items have roughly the same importance, you may place them in any order amongst themselves. items that do not affect productivity growth should be left unplaced. from most important factor in growth to least important factor in growth.

(1) labor,
(2) technology
(3) human capital
(4) physical capital
(5) convergence.

Find a company that has followed a strong strategic direction- state that generic strategy and the back-up points to support your position.

Aproject currently generates sales of $14 million, variable costs equal 50% of sales, and fixed costs are $2.8 million. the firm’s tax rate is 40%. assume all sales and expenses are cash items. (a). what are the effects on cash flow, if sales increase from $14 million to $15.4 million? (input the amount as positive value. enter your answer in dollars not in (b) what are the effects on cash flow, if variable costs increase to 60% of sales? (input the amount as positive value. enter your answers in dollars not in millions). cash flow (increase or decrease) by $

Industrial engineers who specialize in ergonomics are concerned with designing workspace and devices operated by workers so as to achieve high productivity and comfort. a paper published in this research area reports on a study of preferred height for an experimental keyboard with large forearm-wrist support. a sample of 31 trained typists resulted in an average preferred height of 80.0 cm