Brad works in purchasing for a manufacturing firm. He has a meeting with a potential supplier at a nice restaurant. The supplier encourages him to order as much as he wants. At the end of the meal, the supplier insists upon paying. Brad is not sure what he should do. He is afraid that, even if he attempts to be unbiased, this free meal will influence his choice of supplier in the future. However, he also doesn’t want to be rude to the supplier by turning down his offer. What should Brad do?

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.

being suspected of supplying drugs means you are much more likely to be charged. the amount of drugs found on you, and whether you have a criminal record, will be taken into account when a punishment is being decided.

decisions to prosecute are taken by the public prosecution service. the maximum sentences for intent to supply drugs are:

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