Which of the following scenarios illustrates a case of ethnocentrism? a. Chad, a fisherman from Alaska, has tried using nets manufactured in Japan and Russia, but finds his American-made nets perform slightly better.
b. Nelson, a civil engineer from New York, comes off as pushy and rude when he visits engineering firms in Nordic Europe.
c. Orlando, an architect from Missouri, is fascinated by the culture he encounters when his company sends him to Scandinavia.
d. Liam, a millwright from Kentucky, ignores input from engineers at his tractor companyâs Japanese subsidiary because he believes Americans build the best tractors.
e. T. J., a television producer from California, goes out of his way to share ideas and methods with other producers from India, South Korea, and Hollywood.

Thomas kratzer is the purchasing manager for the headquarters of a large insurance company chain with a central inventory operation. thomas's fastest-moving inventory item has a demand of 6,000 units per year. the cost of each unit is $100, and the inventory carrying cost is $10 per unit per year. the average ordering cost is $30 per order. it takes about 5 days for an order to arrive, and the demand for 1 week is 120 units. (this is a corporate operation, and the are 250 working days per year.)a) what is the eoq? b) what is the average inventory if the eoq is used? c) what is the optimal number of orders per year? d) what is the optimal number of days in between any two orders? e) what is the annual cost of ordering and holding inventory? f) what is the total annual inventory cost, including cost of the 6,000 units?

Paddock pools constructed a swimming pool and deck for the jensens' home. paddock installed the wrong trim on the pool. it would cost $2800 to change the trim-one-fifth of the total cost of the pool. the jensens refuse to pay anything for the pool. the paddock's best defense is: (a) duress (b) substanial performance (c)mistake (d) failure of conditions

What historical context does wiesel convey using the allusion of a fiery sky? he compares the sky to hell. the fires from air raids during world war ii the cremation of jews in the concentration camps the outbreak of forest fires from bombs in world war ii