In order to undertake problem solving, the first step must be:. a. the determination of the correct analytical solution procedure
b. the definition of decision variables
c. the identification of a difference between the actual and desired state of affairs
d. None of these are correct

Which of the following statements is correct? a) due to limited liability, unlimited lives, and ease of ownership transfer, the vast majority of u.s. businesses (in terms of number of businesses) are organized as corporationsb) most businesses (by number and total dollar sales) are organized as proprietorships or corporation. however, if the business gets very large, it becomes advantageous to convert to a corporation, primarily because corporations have important tax advantages over proprietorships and partnerships.c) due to legal considerations related to ownership transfers and limited liability, which affect the ability to attract capital, most business (measured by dollar sales) is conducted by corporations in spite of large corporations' less favorable tax treatmentd) large corporations are taxed more favorably than proprietorshipse) corporate stockholders are exposed to unlimited liability

Ajustification for job training programs is that they improve worker productivity. suppose that you are asked to evaluate whether more job training makes workers more productive. however, rather than having data on individual workers, you have access to data on manufacturing firms in ohio. in particu- lar, for each firm, you have information on hours of job training per worker (training) and number of nondefective items produced per worker hour (output). (i) carefully state the ceteris paribus thought experiment underlying this policy question. (ii) does it seem likely that a firm’s decision to train its workers will be independent of worker characteristics? what are some of those measurable and unmeasurable worker characteristics? (iii) name a factor other than worker characteristics that can affect worker productivity. (iv) if you find a positive correlation between output and training, would you have convincingly established that job training makes workers more productive? explain.

Question 1 which of the following tasks use your roommate as a resource? choose all answers which apply. take order wash the mixer’s bowl and mix the dough spoon cookies onto the tray unload the cookies from the oven pack the cookies 1 points question 2 which of the following tasks use the tray(s) as a resource? choose all answers which apply. take order wash the mixer’s bowl and mix the dough bake the cookies cool the cookies accept payment 1 points question 3 determine the task time for the following tasks. fill integer numbers into the blank (e.g., 5 rather than 5.0) wash and mixing the dough: minute(s)/order spoon cookies onto the tray: minute(s)/order set up timer: minute(s)/order bake: minute(s)/order cool the cookies: minute(s)/order pack the cookies: minute(s)/order accept payment: minute(s)/order 2 points question 4 q4: determine the cycle time for the following resources. fill integer numbers into the blank (e.g., 5 rather than 5.0) kristen (you): minute(s) roommate: minute(s) oven: minute(s) 2 points question 5 what is the capacity rate (in orders/hour) of the roommate? 1 points question 6 what is the capacity rate (in orders/hour) of the whole process? 2 points question 7 how long (in minutes) it takes to process the first order?