Chapter 12, Problem 12.85CRP

Case Switzerland: Which of the following time periods will have the largest annual average increase in the percentage of jobs that could be fully automated (based on the provided images attached)? A) 2020-2028 B) 2028-2030 C) 2030-2035 D) 2035-2040 E) 2040-2050

Use the most accurate method to forecast the revenues of licenses, permits, and fees in Years 9, 10, and 11. Use the Year 8 actual figure instead of the forecast figure (Year 8 was $23,210,218). Also, consider three incremental changes in forecasting.

The index of leading economic indicators, compiled and published by the U.S. National Bureau of Economic Research, is composed of 12 time series, such as the average work hours of production in manufacturing, manufacturers’ new orders, and money supply. This index and similar indexes are designed to move up or down before the economy begins to move the same way. Thus, an economist has statistical evidence to forecast future trends.You want to construct a leading indicator for Erie County in upstate New York. The index is to be based on 2000 data. Because of the time and work involved, you decide to use only four time series. As an experiment, you select these four series: unemployment in the county, a composite index of county stock prices, the County Price Index, and retail sales. Here are the figures for 2000 and 2018. The weights you assign are unemployment rate 20%, stock prices 40%, County Price Index 25%, and retail sales 15%. (Round your answers to 1 decimal place.) a. Using…

The ABC Company is involved in the production and selling of consumer goods, particularly beauty products such as bath soap and shampoo and had registered a positive profit growth for the last 10 years. However, the current year seems to be different from those years as the company is expecting a decline in profit; which is estimated to be about 70% below the target. The manager now is in a dilemma … asking himself/herself “What happened, why this decline in profit?” The Manager then asked the company Accountant to give him/her the data on sales and advertising cost for the last 10 years – he/she wants these data to determine whether the company can live without advertising, as advertising cost happens to be substantial. Justify your answer by doing as step-by-step procedure in Correlation Analysis using a 0.05 level of significance. The data are as follows –

Suppose a group of consumers spend 30% of their disposable income on food, 20% on  clothing, and 50% on rent. If over the course of a year the price of food rises 10%, the price of clothing drops 5% and rent rises 15%, what is the average price increase experienced by  these consumers?

Question 3 Shoprite is a busy center for residents in East Legon and its surrounding community. Assume that 2 customers arrive every 12 minutes and 3 customers are served every 15 minutes and that currently, there is only one cashier.   (i).Determine the average waiting time in minutes before service begins.   (ii). Advice the management the proportion of the time that a customer has to wait.     (B). Management perceives that the waiting time computed in (ii) above is not acceptable and is faced with two options. Management can either employ an assistant for the cashier or open a second cash machine. The former, if implemented, will enable 4 requests to be served every 15 minutes and the assistant will receive a monthly salary of GH₵160. The latter, if implemented will improve the arrival rate to 1 customer every 12 minutes. However, it requires an initial capital outlay of GH₵3000 and the cashier who will operate the cash machine will receive a monthly salary of GH₵250. The shop…

Movieflix, an online movie streaming service that offers a wide variety of award-winning TV shows, movies, animes, and documentaries, would like to determine the mathematical trend of memberships in order to project future needs. Year                              2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021Membership (000s)   17      16      16     21     20      20     23      25      24    1. Assuming the COVID-19 pandemic comes to an end in 2021, in your opinion, how will this affect membership? Why? How will this affect your prediction?

3.2 Section Exerc dndode ui uonsanb MalA se prices: The following table presents prices, in thousands of dollars, of single-family homes for some of the largest opolitan areas in the United States for the first quarter 2012 and the first quarter of 2013. Metro Area 2012 2013 Baltimore, MD 218.1 226.5 Boston, MA 311.5 332.2 157.2 159.4 112.5 Chicago, IL Cincinnati, OH 121.0 Cleveland, OH 84.9 101.0 Dallas, TX 148.2 160.4 Denver, CO 226.4 261.2 152.1 122.1 155.1 Houston, TX 163.7 Las Vegas, NV Miami, FL 182.0 219.9 Source: National Realtors Association Send data to Excel Part 1 of 2 (a) Find the population standard deviation for 2012. Round the answer to at least two decimal places. In 2012, the population standard deviation, in thousands of dollars, was Part 2 of 2 (b) Find the population standard deviation for 2013. Round the answer to at least two decimal places. In 2013, the population standard deviation, in thousands of dollars, was

Q. 28 In what respects the whole sale price index differs from the general price index ?