Ajob evaluation plan based on the point system uses the following factors: a) education: maximum weight 100 points; four grades. b) effort: maximum weight 100 points; four grades. c) responsibility: maximum weight 100 points; four grades. a floor sweeper is rated as 150 points, and this position carries an hourly rate of $6.50. a class 3 milling machine operator is rated as 320 points, which results in a money rate of $10.00 per hour. what grade of experience would be given to a drill press operator with a $8.50 per hour rate and point ratings of grade 2 education, grade 1 effort, and grade 2 responsibility?

Alocal club is selling christmas trees and deciding how many to stock for the month of december. if demand is normally distributed with a mean of 100 and standard deviation of 20, trees have no salvage value at the end of the month, trees cost $20, and trees sell for $50 what is the service level?

You are an employee of an u. s. firm that produces personal computers in thailand and then exports them to the united states and other countries for sale. the personal computers were originally produced in thailand to take advantage of relatively low labor costs and a skilled workforce. other possible locations considered at that time were malaysia and hong kong. the u. s. government decides to impose punitive 100% ad valorem tariffs on imports of computers from thailand to punish the country for administrative trade barriers that restrict u. s. exports to thailand. how do you think your firm should respond? what does this tell you about the use of targeted trade barriers?

Beagle autos is known for its affordable and reliable brand of consumer vehicles. because its shareholders expect to see an improved rate of growth in the coming years, beagle's executives have decided to diversify the company's range of products so that at least 40 percent of the firm's revenue is generated by new business units. however, the company's resources, capabilities, and competencies are limited to producing other forms of motorized vehicles, such as motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles (atvs). which type of corporate diversification strategy should beagle pursue?