At a computer-consulting firm, the number of new clients that they have obtained each month has ranged from 0 to 6. the number of new clients has the probability distribution that is shown below. determine the expected number of new clients per month. # of clients probability 0 0.05 1 0.10 2 0.15 3 0.35 4 0.20 5 0.10 6 0.05

Suppose a firm faces a fixed price of output, 푝푝= 1200. the firm hires workers from a union at a daily wage, 푤푤, to produce output according to the production function 푞푞= 2퐸퐸12. there are 225 workers in the union. any union worker who does not work for this firm is guaranteed to find nonunion employment at a wage of $96 per day. a. what is the firm’s labor demand function? b. if the firm is allowed to choose 푤푤, but then the union decides how many workers to provide (up to 225) at that wage, what wage will the firm set? how many workers will the union provide? what is the firm’s output and profit? what is the total income of the 225 union workers? c. now suppose that the union sets the wage, but the firm decides how many workers to hire at that wage (up to 225). what wage will the union set to maximize the total income of all 225 workers? how many workers will the firm hire? what is the firm’s output and profit? what is the total income of the 225 union workers? [hint: to maximize total income of union, take the first order condition with respect to w and set equal to 0.]

Which resource management task includes activating local resource requirements, if available? a. track and report b. mobilize c. order and acquire d. reimburse and restock

People-focused workplace (connect, perform) organizations are undergoing changes in response to more people-driven workforces. use your knowledge of bossless workplaces to identify each of he following characteristics as either a challenge or benefit to this new style of workplace. resource allocation decision making training costs