The foreign corrupt practices act (fcpa) makes it illegal for us citizens to bribe high-ranking foreign officials to acquire new business. a violation can have a criminal penalty that involves up to five years in prison. if phil were to be found to be in violation of the fcpa, what standard of proof would be needed for a criminal conviction?

Proof beyond a reasonable doubt.

The prosecutor bears the burden of proof and is required to demonstrate the version of their events to this standard. The prosecutor will be required to present evidence that shows beyond any reasonable doubt that the defendant is guilty before they can get a conviction.

a manufacturer of printed circuit boards uses exponential smoothing with trend to forecast monthly demand of its product. at the end of december, the company wishes to forecast sales for january. the estimate of trend through november has been 200 additional boards sold per month. average sales have been around 1000 units per month. the demand for december was 1100 units. the company uses α = 0.20 and β = 0.10. make a forecast including trend for the month of january.