An urn initially contains 2 balls, one of which is red and the other blue. At each stage a ball is randomly selected. If the selected ball is red, then it is replaced with a red ball with probability .7 or with a blue ball with probability .3; if the selected ball is blue, then it is equally likely to be replaced by either a red or blue ball. Tet X, equal 1 if the nth ball selected is red, and let it equal 0 other- ise Is {X,,n> 1} a Markov chain?

While information systems can be used to gain a strategic advantage, they have inherent risks. hershey foods, for example, crippled its halloween sales when its complex is system failed to support its supply and inventory needs during peak production season. this is an example of which specific is risk

From a business perspective, an information system provides a solution to a problem or challenge facing a firm and represents a combination of management, organization, and technology elements. the organization's hierarchy, functional specialties, business processes, culture, and political interest groups are components of which element of information systems?

Turrubiates corporation makes a product that uses a material with the following standards standard quantity 8.0 liters per unit standard price $2.50 per liter standard cost $20.00 per unit the company budgeted for production of 3,800 units in april, but actual production was 3,900 units. the company used 32,000 liters of direct material to produce this output. the company purchased 20,100 liters of the direct material at $2.6 per liter. the direct materials purchases variance is computed when the materials are purchased. the materials quantity variance for april is: