Example 1.8 in Chapter 1 provided data from an experiment to identify the relationship between sales and pricing, coupon, and advertising strategies. Enter the data into a spreadsheet and implement the model in the example within your spreadsheet to estimate the sales for each of the weekly experiments. Compute the average sales for the three stores, and find the differences between the averages and the model estimates for each week. Evans, James R.. Business Analytics (2-downloads) (p. 51). Pearson Education. Kindle Edition.

The returns on the common stock of maynard cosmetic specialties are quite cyclical. in a boom economy, the stock is expected to return 22 percent in comparison to 9 percent in a normal economy and a negative 14 percent in a recessionary period. the probability of a recession is 35 percent while the probability of a boom is 10 percent. what is the standard deviation of the returns on this stock?

1. what must one do to perform the essential managerial task of controlling in achieving organizational goals? a. motivate, coordinate, and energize individuals and groups to work together to achieve organizational goals b. choose appropriate organizational goals and courses of action to best achieve those goals c. establish task and authority relationships that allow people to work together to achieve organizational goals d. establish accurate measuring and monitoring systems to evaluate how well the organization has achieved its goals

When making broccoli cream soup, the broccoli and aromatics should be a. burned. b. simmered. c. puréed. d. sweated.