An airport needs a modern material handling system for facilitating access to and from a busy maintenance hanger. A second-hand system will cost $75 comma 00075,000. A new system with improved technology can decrease labor hours by 2020% compared to the used system. The new system will cost $150 comma 000150,000 to purchase and install. Both systems have a useful life of five years. The market value of the used system is expected to be $20 comma 00020,000 in five years, and the market value of the new system is anticipated to be $50 comma 00050,000 in five years. Current maintenance activity will require the used system to be operated 8 hours per day for 20 days per month. If labor costs $4040 per hour and the MARR is 11% per month, which system should be recommended?

Who is better at multi-tasking? in business, employees are often asked to perform a complex task when their atten-tion is divided (i.e., multi-tasking). human factors (may 2014) published a study designed to determine whether video game players are better than non–video game play-ers at multi-tasking. each in a sample of 60 college stu-dents was classified as a video game player or a non-player. participants entered a street crossing simulator and were asked to cross a busy street at an unsigned intersec-tion. the simulator was designed to have cars traveling at various high rates of speed in both directions. during the crossing, the students also performed a memory task as a distraction. two variables were measured for each student: (1) a street crossing performance score (measured out of 100 points) and (2) a memory task score (measured out of 20 points). the researchers found no differences in either the street crossing performance or memory task score of video game players and non-gamers. “these results,” say the researchers, “suggest that action video game players [and non-gamers] are equally susceptible to the costs of dividing attention in a complex task”

Which critical success factor improves with reduced cycle time, better quality standards, and improved efficiency when an is is implemented?

Acompany that adapts its product mix to meet the needs of a new market is using which of the following global marketing strategies market development diversification strategy product development undiversified