Multiple choice

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1. Tech, Inc., sells its brand-name computer equipment directly to its franchised retailers. Depending on how existing franchisees do, Tech may limit the number of franchisees in a given area to reduce intrabrand competition. Tech’s restriction on the number of dealers likely is

A) a per se violation of the Sherman Act.

B) exempt from the antitrust laws.

C) subject to continuing review by the appropriate federal agency.

D) subject to the rule of reason.

 

2. Francis owns a small motel in Sugarloaf Key. She notices by means of public advertising that her competitors in Big Pine Key and Ramrod Key have extended by two weeks their “winter season” and thus their winter season higher rates. Francis also notices the “no vacancy” signs at her competitors’ motels. So, Francis decides to extend the winter season at her motel too. Francis has engaged:

A) Illegal horizontal price-fixing by means of an express agreement.

B) Illegal horizontal price-fixing by means of an implied agreement

C) Legal action by means of the doctrine of Conscious Parallelism

D) Legal action since anti-trust law does not apply to small motels, only large ones and hotels.

 

3. General Construction contracts to build a store for Home Stores for $1 million. In mid-project, Home repudiates the contract, and General stops working. General incurred costs of $600,000 and would have made a profit of $100,000. General’s measure of damages likely is

A) $1 million.

B) $700,000.

C) $100,000.

D) nothing.

 

4. The four shareholders of Delta, Inc., want to prevent each other from selling the shares to third parties without first being given the opportunity to buy them. The shareholders can provide for this in

A) a buy-sell agreement that includes a “take-along” clause.

B) a buy-sell agreement that includes a right of first refusal.

C) a key-person clause that specifies who can sell what to whom.

D) none of the above. 

 

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Assignment 3: The Implications of Managed Care on the U.S. Healthcare System
Due Week 10 and worth 300 points

Managed health care emerged in the early 19th century in response to the growing cost of medical services in the United States. It is an ever-evolving approach to combining the financing and delivery of health care that seeks to manage costs, increase access, and ensure or improve quality of care through a variety of methods, including provider network management, utilization management, and quality assurance. 

Write a three to four (3-4) page paper in which you:

  1. Describe the evolution of managed care and the forces that have driven its evolution.
  2. Explain how managed care influences access to and utilization of healthcare services within the current healthcare system.
  3. Evaluate the efficacy of managed care plans in containing healthcare costs. 
  4. Differentiate and compare at least three (3) models of managed care organizations.
  5. Summarize at least one (1) managed care trend (i.e., evolving mixed models, managed Medicaid, managed Medicare) and appraise how this trend will affect managed care’s overall goal of managing costs, increasing access, and ensuring quality in the delivery of healthcare.
  6. Use at least three (3) recent (i.e., last five [5] years), quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources. 

Use at least three (3) recent (i.e., last five [5] years), quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources. 

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

  • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
  • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Evaluate the shifts in multi-provider healthcare systems and its impact on market segments.
  • Assess how changes in the economic and commercial environments have affected the health sector.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in Health Care Operations Management.
  • Write clearly and concisely about Health Care Operations Management using proper writing mechanics. 

HSA 510 Week 4 Assignment 1: Implications of Health Economic Concepts for Health Care

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Assignment 1: Implications of Health Economic Concepts for Health Care

Due Week 4 and worth 200 points

Select at least five (5) economic concepts covered in the first four (4) weeks’ readings, and discuss the primary manner in which these concepts impact the world of health care economics. Some examples of selected concepts are health demand and supply, elasticity, resources, health measures, and costs.

Write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:

  1. Assess the value of health care professionals and decision makers understanding the discipline of health economics.
  2. Defend or critique the importance of considering the complex nature of health and health care when examining the economic principles related to health care delivery.
  3. Analyze the primary potential benefits of learning about health economics related to government involvement in health care economics, financing, and delivery.
  4. Analyze the main potential benefits of learning about health economics related to private sector government involvement in health care economics, financing, and delivery.
  5. Use at least five (5) current references. Three (3) of these references must be from current peer-reviewed sources to support and substantiate your comments and perspectives.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Explain how selected economic principles apply to the health care market and the provisions of health care services.
  • Analyze the factors that are influencing the demand and supply of health care services in the U.S.
  • Assess current economic trends that influence the cost, quality, and access to care.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in health economics.
  • Write clearly and concisely about health economics using proper writing mechanics.

REPLY TO CLASSMATE’S POST

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Whether from a sports team, a religious group, the military, or some other close-knit group, what experience, if any, have you had with role exiting?  To what extent does your experience match the four stages of role exit described by Ebaugh. 

PLEASE EXPLAIN WHETHER YOU AGREE WITH MY CLASSMATE RESPONSE TO THE ABOVE QUESTION AND WHY? (A MININUM OF 125 WORDS) 

                                                             CLASSMATE’S POST

Role exit is really not a term I have thought of prior to this course, however, thinking back after reflecting on the definition of this term, I can think of a few times I have experienced role exit.  “The process of disengaging from a role that is true to one’s self-identity, in order to take up a new role and identity” (sociologydictionary.org).  I was born and raised southern (the bible belt) and with being a southerner I attended a Southern Baptist church, primarily because I was the daughter of a preacher.  When I was younger church was fun (playtime with friends), however, as a teenager, in my mind, the church was a critique panel and everything I did or did not do was told to my dad (it was like an ant dying under a magnifying glass), stage one of Ebaugh’s four-stage model.  As preacher’s kids, we were expected to act and look a certain way all the time.  My role exit was simple- minded at that time and I rebelled and everything that I was told not to do, I wanted to do (typical teenager right?), the second stage.  Once I was out of the house, I completely turned away from any religion (third stage).  Now, I have my faith and it is not dictated by any organized religious sect (final stage).  It is interesting to learn new terms or terms that you really have not put together before.  For me, this role exit term was one of those and I understand what role and exit is, just never really put them into sociology perspective and I am finding this intriguing.  

Sociology of Race and Ethic Relations

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Latinos: the question of Pan-ethnicity 

How new pan-ethnic identities are formed? How Puerto Ricans, Mexicans, Dominicans and other Latino sub-groups develop a new identity that is different to their “national identities”? This is the writing assignment that you are expected to do for this learning unit. You will write a 500 words (OR MORE)  message addressing these questions:

After viewing the video clip:

“Who is a Chicano?”( https://youtu.be/2QBtp5jrl-I),

reading the book chapter 9: (https://archive.org/stream/RichardT.SchaeferRacialAndEthnicGroups14thEditionGlobalEditionPrintReplicaKindleEdition/%5BRichard%20T.%20Schaefer%5D%20Racial%20and%20Ethnic%20Groups%2014th%20Edition%20Global%20Edition%20%5BPrint%20Replica%5D%20Kindle%20Edition#page/n31/mode/2up) and the three short articles:

 

·        “At the Crossroads, Latinos in the New Millennium” by Rubén Martínez

o   http://www.pbs.org/americanfamily/latino1.html

·        “Is There Such a Thing as Latino Identity?” by Otto Santa Ana

o   http://www.pbs.org/americanfamily/latino2.html

·        “What It Means to Be Latino” by Clara Rodríguez

o   http://www.pbs.org/americanfamily/latino3.html

After reading these materials you are expected to answer these questions:

 

What cultural elements seem to “unite” Latinos living in the US? Do Latinos constitute a pan-ethnic group or are they too diverse to be a united group of people? In your posting you need to compare and discuss the views of Rubén Martínez, Otto Santa Ana and Clara Rodríguez. In addition, I would like to hear your opinion about the video clip “Who is a Chicano?.”

Multiple choice

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1. The term “corporate social responsibility” is today best defined in the U.S. by:

Federal statutory incorporation law.

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Rule 10b(5)

Kant’s ethical writings condemning the corporate form of business for being selfish, greedy, and immoral

Current definitions in business of the term which indicate that a company should be socially responsible and thus contribute to charities and civic organizations, but in a prudent and smart manner.

 

2. How would the Sophists best treat the value of social responsibility?

Ignore it since nothing is real anyway.

Adhere to it since God commands it as in the parable of the Good Samaritan.

Use it instrumentally as a tool to empower yourself and your company.

Adhere to it since it is an intrinsic moral truth to help others.

 

 3. Which of the following is a correct statement regarding the definition of the term “social responsibility” in a business context?

A socially responsible business person believes that the formal legal law is inferior to universal moral and ethical principles that can be determined by intuition.

Social responsibility is the branch of philosophy that focuses on morally right and wrong behavior.

Social responsibility is based on current societal views as to how and the extent a business should contribute to charities and civic organizations and be involved in helping the community.

A business cannot adhere to social responsibility principles and the doctrine of ethical egoism since both are always mutually exclusive.

 

 4. Today, critics of the corporation argue for various corporate governance reform proposals to improve the legal, moral, and socially responsible behavior of the corporation. Which of the following is the most convincing argument AGAINST these proposals?

These proposals are inadvisable because corporate managers should never have any duty other than to maximize profits for the shareholders

These proposals are unnecessary because market forces invariably operate to deter any corporate misbehavior

These proposals are unnecessary because existing law already establishes clear standards for what is and is not moral corporate behavior globally

These proposals are inadvisable because they will reduce corporate ability to respond quickly to changing business conditions and therefore will create allocational inefficiency.

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1. You are writing a graduate research paper about the use of computers to address issues in student attention spans. Which source is the most appropriate for further investigation?    

a) an article in Scholastic Parent and Child entitled “She Won’t Sit Still!”, written by a clinical professor of psychiatry, behavioral science, and pediatrics at XXXXX XXXXX University Medical School 

b) a book entitled 10 days to a less distracted child, written by an author who is also a licensed psychologist and whose work has been quoted on television and in multiple magazines 

c) an article in the Journal of Educational Technology & Society entitled “Dealing with the students’ attention problem in computer supported face-to-face lecturing,” written by researchers from the Department of Computer Science, University of Chile 

d) none of the above

 

2. Several forces are extending older workers’ careers. Which of the following is NOT one of them?  

a. The improved health of older people, combined with the decreased physical labor required by many jobs, makes working longer a viable option. 

b. The acute shortage of qualified younger workers has resulted in employers offering increased incentives to older workers to remain on the job. 

c. Age discrimination laws and the outlawing of mandatory retirement ages have limited organizations’ ability to induce older workers to retire. 

d. Many workers fear Social Security will be cut, and they do not have adequate employer-sponsored pensions to cover anticipated costs. 

 

3. Job posting is: 

 a. the process of communicating information about a job vacancy on company bulletin boards and anywhere else the organization communicates with employees. 

 b. advertising jobs in print media that are designed to create a generally favorable impression of the organization. 

 c. posting paid advertisements at career services to attract people who are searching for jobs. 

 d. hiring an executive research firm for managerial or top positions. 

 

4. The first step in the human resource planning process is: 

 a. forecasting. 

 b. goal setting. 

 c. program implementation. 

 d. program evaluation. 

 

 

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o begin, work through the reference list that was created in the Problem Description Assignment in Topic 2. Appraise each resource using the “Rapid Critical Appraisal Checklists” available in the textbook appendix. The specific checklist you use will be determined by the type of evidence within the resource.

Develop a research table to organize and summarize the research studies. Using a summary table allows you to be more concise in your narrative description. Only research studies used to support your intervention are summarized in this table. Refer to the “Evaluation Table Template” available in the textbook appendix or use the “Evaluation Table Template” resource as an adaptable template.

Write a narrative of 750 words  that presents the research support for the project’s problem and proposed solution. Make sure to include:

  1. Description of the search method (i.e., databases, keywords, criteria for inclusion and exclusion, and number of studies that fit your criteria).
  2. Summarization of all of the research studies used as evidence. The essential components of each study need to be described so that readers can evaluate its scientific merit, including study strengths and limitations.
  3. Description of the validity of the internal and external research.

It is essential to make sure that the research support for the proposed solution is sufficient, compelling, relevant and from peer‐reviewed professional journal articles.

Although you will not be submitting the checklist information or the evaluation table you design in Topic 3 with the narrative, the checklist information and evaluation table should be placed in the appendices for the final paper.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required for the individual sections, but is required for the final paper.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

Upon receiving feedback from the instructor, refine Section B for your final submission.

Multiple choice

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1. A government places an order for a particular item of equipment and encumbers $5,500. The item arrives accompanied by an invoice for $5,200. The entries that the government should make should include (but no necessarily be limited to):

a. A debit to expenditures for $5,200, a debit to fund balance for $300, and a credit to reserve for encumbrances for $5500

b. A debit to expenditures for $5200, a credit to encumbrances for $5200, and a credit to accounts payable for $5200

c. A debit to expenditures for $5200, a credit to encumbrances for $5500, and a credit to accounts payable for $5200

d. A debit to expenditures for $5200, a credit to reserve for encumbrances for $5200, and a credit to accounts payable for $5200

 

2. Per GASB Statement No. 34, governments must..

a. Prepare a general fund budget on a cash basis

b. Prepare a general fund budget on a modified accrual basis

c. Prepare a schedule that reconciles any differences between amounts reported on a GAAP basis and a budgetary basis

d. Prepare a schedule that reconciles any differences between the original budget and the amended budget

 

3. The amount that a government has available to spend for a particular purpose in a particular year would be indicated by

a. Encumbrances minus the sum of appropriations, expenditures and net adjustments

b. Reserve for encumbrances plus appropriations minus the sum of expenditures and net adjustments

c. Appropriations plus encumbrances minus the sum of expenditures and net adjustments

d. Appropriations minus the sum of expenditures, encumbrances and net adjustments

 

4. Upon ordering supplies a government should…

a. Debit encumbrances and credit reserve for encumbrances

b. Debit reserve for encumbrances and credit encumbrances

c. Debit expenditures and credit encumbrances

d. Debit expenditures and credit vouchers payable

 

Multiple choice

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1. Home Products Company issues common stock for sale to the public. If Ira buys ten shares of the stock, he has a proportionate interest with regard to

control only.

earnings and net assets only.

control, earnings, and net assets.

none of the above.

 

2. Chavez is a manager of X Corporation. Another company asks for a recommendation about a former employee of X, Burke, who is now applying for a job. The reference is sent to the new potential employer, where it is received and read by the HR director. It is very negative, and truthful in most respects, but inaccurate to some degree about Burke’s attendance record. Burke does not get the job and sues Chavez for the tort of defamation. The likely result of such a lawsuit will be:

Burke will lose since the recommendation was not published to more people at the new potential employer.

Burke will prevail since he has been falsely maligned in part in the reference.

Burke will prevail since Chavez interfered with Burke’s livelihood.

Burke will lose since Chavez typically would be protected by a conditional or qualified privilege assuming that that Chavez did not act with malice or bad faith.

 

3. Gamma Company agrees to sell software to Holly from Gamma’s Web site. To complete the deal, Holly clicks on a button that, with reference to certain stated terms, states, “I agree.” The parties have

a binding contract that does not include the terms.

a binding contract that includes only the terms to which Holly later agrees.

a binding contract that includes the terms.

no contract.

 

4. Jay is seeking to avoid performing a promise to pay Karen $150. Jay is claiming a lack of consideration on Karen’s part. Jay will win if he can show that

before Jay’s promise, Karen had already performed the requested act.

Karen’s only claim of consideration was the relinquishment of a legal right.

Karen’s asserted consideration is only worth $50.

the consideration to be performed by Karen will be performed by a third party.