Question 1 of 20

The percentage of sales method is based on which of the following assumptions?

A. a. All balance sheet accounts are tied directly to sales.

B. b. Most balance sheet accounts are tied directly to sales.

C. c. The current level of total assets is optimal for the current sales level.

D. d. Answers a and c above.

E. e. Answers b and c above.

Question 2 of 20

The percentage of sales method produces accurate results unless which of the following conditions is (are) present?

A. a. Fixed assets are “lumpy.”

B. b. Strong economies of scale are present.

C. c. Excess capacity exists because of a temporary recession.

D. d. Answers a, b, and c all make the percentage of sales method inaccurate.

E. e. Answers a and c make the percentage of sales method inaccurate, but, as the text explains, the assumption of increasing economies of scale is built into the percentage of sales method.

Question 3 of 20

Which of the following statements is correct?

A. a. One of the key steps in the development of pro forma financial statements is to identify those assets and liabilities which increase spontaneously with net income.

B. b. The first, and most critical, step in constructing a set of pro forma financial statements is establishing the sales forecast.

C. c. Pro forma financial statements as discussed in the text are used primarily to assess a firm’s historical performance.

D. d. The capital intensity ratio reflects how rapidly a firm turns over its assets and is the reciprocal of the fixed assets turnover ratio.

E. e. The percentage of sales method produces accurate results when fixed assets are lumpy and when economies of scale are present

Question 4 of 20

Considering each action independently and holding other things constant, which of the following actions would reduce a firm’s need for additional capital?

A. a. An increase in the dividend payout ratio.

B. b. A decrease in the profit margin.

C. c. A decrease in the days sales outstanding.

D. d. An increase in expected sales growth.

E. e. A decrease in the accrual accounts (accrued wages and taxes).

Question 5 of 20

Which of the following statements is correct?

A. a. Since accounts payable and accruals must eventually be paid, as these accounts increase, AFN also increases.

B. b. Suppose a firm is operating its fixed assets below 100 percent capacity but is at 100 percent with respect to current assets. If sales grow, the firm can offset the needed increase in current assets with its idle fixed assets capacity.

C. c. If a firm retains all of its earnings, then it will not need any additional funds to support sales growth.

D. d. Additional funds needed are typically raised from some combination of notes payable, long-term bonds, and common stock. These accounts are nonspontaneous in that they require an explicit financing decision to increase them.

E. e. All of the statements above are false.

Question 6 of 20

Which of the following statements is correct?

A. a. Any forecast of financial requirements involves determining how much money the firm will need and is obtained by adding together increases in assets and spontaneous liabilities and subtracting operating income.

B. b. The percentage of sales method of forecasting financial needs requires only a forecast of the firm’s balance sheet. Although a forecasted income statement helps clarify the need, it is not essential to the percentage of sales method.

C. c. Because dividends are paid after taxes from retained earnings, dividends are not included in the percentage of sales method of forecasting.

D. d. Financing feedbacks describe the fact that interest must be paid on the debt used to help finance AFN and dividends must be paid on the shares issued to raise the equity part of the AFN. These payments would lower the net income and retained earnings shown in the projected financial statements.

E. e. All of the statements above are false.

Question 7 of 20

Which of the following statements is correct?

A. a. Inherent in the AFN formula is the assumption that each asset item must increase in direct proportion to sales increases and that spontaneous liability accounts also grow at the same rate as sales.

B. b. If a firm has positive growth in its assets, but has no increase in retained earnings, AFN for the firm must be positive.

C. c. Using the AFN formula, if a firm increases its dividend payout ratio in anticipation of higher earnings, but sales actually decrease, the firm will automatically experience an increase in additional funds needed.

D. d. Higher sales usually require higher asset levels. Some of the increase in assets can be supported by spontaneous increases in accounts payable and accruals, and by increases in certain current asset accounts and retained earnings.

E. e. Dividend policy does not affect requirements for external capital under the AFN formula method.

Question 8 of 20

Jill’s Wigs Inc. had the following balance sheet last year:

Cash 800 Accounts Payable 350

Accounts Receivable 450 Accrued Wages 150

Inventories 950 Notes Payable 2,000

Fixed Assets 34,000 Mortgage 26,500

Common Stock 3,200

Retained earnings 4,000

Total Assets 36,200 Total liabilites and equity 36,200

Jill has just invented a non-slip wig for men which she expects will cause sales to double from $10,000 to $20,000, increasing net income to $1,000. She feels that she can handle the increase without adding any fixed assets. (1) Will Jill need any outside capital if she pays no dividends? (2) If so, how much?

A. a. No; zero

B. b. Yes; $7,700

C. c. Yes; $1,700

D. d. Yes; $700

E. e. No; there will be a $700 surplus.

Question 9 of 20

Brown & Sons recently reported sales of $100 million, and net income equal to $5 million. The company has $70 million in total assets. Over the next year, the company is forecasting a 20 percent increase in sales. Since the company is at full capacity, its assets must increase in proportion to sales. The company also estimates that if sales increase 20 percent, spontaneous liabilities will increase by $2 million. If the company’s sales increase, its profit margin will remain at its current level. The company’s dividend payout ratio is 40 percent. Based on the formula, how much additional capital must the company raise in order to support the 20 percent increase in sales?

A. a. $ 2.0 million

B. b. $ 6.0 million

C. c. $ 8.4 million

D. d. $ 9.6 million

E. e. $14.0 million

Question 10 of 20

Splash Bottling’s December 31st balance sheet is given below:

Cash 10 Accounts payable 15

Accounts Receivable 25 Notes payable 20

Inventories 40 Accrued wages and taxes 15

Net fixed assets 75 Long-term debt 30

Common equity 70

Total assets 150 Total liabilities and equity 150

Sales during the past year were $100, and they are expected to rise by 50 percent to $150 during next year. Also, during last year fixed assets were being utilized to only 85 percent of capacity, so Splash could have supported $100 of sales with fixed assets that were only 85 percent of last year’s actual fixed assets. Assume that Splash’s profit margin will remain constant at 5 percent and that the company will continue to pay out 60 percent of its earnings as dividends. To the nearest whole dollar, what amount of nonspontaneous, additional funds (AFN) will be needed during the next year?

A. a. $57

B. b. $51

C. c. $36

D. d. $40

E. e. $48

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Question 11 of 20

Which of the following would reduce the additional funds required if all other things are held constant?

A. a. An increase in the dividend payout ratio.

B. b. A decrease in the profit margin.

C. c. An increase in the capital intensity ratio.

D. d. An increase in the expected sales growth rate.

E. e. A decrease in the firm’s tax rate.

Question 12 of 20

Which of the following statements is correct?

A. a. Suppose economies of scale exist in a firm’s use of assets. Under this condition, the firm should use the regression method of forecasting asset requirements rather than the percent of sales method.

B. b. If a firm must acquire assets in lumpy units, it can avoid errors in forecasts of its need for funds by using the linear regression method of forecasting asset requirements because all the points will lie on the regression line.

C. c. If economies of scale in the use of assets exist, then the AFN formula rather than the percent of sales method should be used to forecast additional funds requirements.

D. d. Notes payable to banks are included in the AFN formula, along with a projection of retained earnings.

E. e. One problem with the AFN formula is that it does not take account of the firm’s dividend policy.

Question 13 of 20

Elvis Inc. has the following balance sheet:

Current assets $5,000 Accounts payable $1,000

Notes payable 1,000

Net fixed assets 5,000 Long-term debt 4,000

Common equity 4,000

Total assets $10,000 Total liabilities and equity $10,000

Business has been slow; therefore, fixed assets are vastly underutilized. Management believes it can triple sales next year with the introduction of a new product. No new fixed assets will be required, and management expects that there will be no earnings retained next year. What is next year’s additional financing requirement?

A. a. $3,500

B. b. $4,600

C. c. $5,900

D. d. $8,000

E. e. $10,000

Question 14 of 20

The 2007 balance sheet for Laura Inc. is shown below (in millions of dollars):

Cash $ 3.0 Accounts payable $ 2.0

Accounts receivable 3.0 Notes payable 1.5

Inventory 5.0

Current Assets $11.0 Current liabilities $ 3.5

Fixed assets 3.0 Long-term debt 3.0

Common equity 7.5

Total assets $14.0 Total liabilities and equity $14.0

In 2007, sales were $60 million. In 2008, management believes that sales will increase by 30 percent to a total of $78 million. The profit margin is expected to be 6 percent, and the retention ratio is targeted at 40 percent. No excess capacity exists. What is the additional financing requirement (in millions) for 2008 using the formula method?

A. a. $1.73

B. b. $6.67

C. c. $18.2

D. d. -$6.67

E. e. -$1.73

Question 15 of 20

The 2007 balance sheet for Laura Inc. is shown below (in millions of dollars):

Cash $ 3.0 Accounts payable $ 2.0

Accounts receivable 3.0 Notes payable 1.5

Inventory 5.0

Current Assets $11.0 Current liabilities $ 3.5

Fixed assets 3.0 Long-term debt 3.0

Common equity 7.5

Total assets $14.0 Total liabilities and equity $14.0

In 2007, sales were $60 million. In 2008, management believes that sales will increase by 30 percent to a total of $78 million. The profit margin is expected to be 6 percent, and the retention ratio is targeted at 40 percent. No excess capacity exists. How much can sales grow above the 2007 level of $60 million without requiring any additional funds?

A. a. 10.34%

B. b. 13.64%

C. c. 14.83%

D. d. 15.63%

E. e. 19.17%

Question 16 of 20

Smith Machines Inc. has a net income this year of $500 on sales of $2,000 and is operating its fixed assets at full capacity. Management expects sales to increase by 50 percent next year and is forecasting a dividend payout ratio of 30 percent. The profit margin is not expected to change. If spontaneous liabilities are $500 this year and no excess funds are expected next year, what are Smith’s total assets this year?

A. a. $ 1,250

B. b. $1,550

C. c. $2,750

D. d. $3,425

E. e. $3,574

Question 17 of 20

Bill Inc.’s 2007 financial statements are shown below:

Bill Inc. Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2007

Cash $ 90,000 Accounts payable $ 180,000

Receivables 180,000 Notes payable 78,000

Inventory 360,000 Accruals 90,000

Total current assets $630,000 Total current liabilities $ 348,000

Common stock 900,000

Net fixed assets 720,000 Retained earnings 102,000

Total assets $1,350,000 Total liabilities and equity $1,350,000

Bill Inc. Income Statement for December 31, 2007

Sales $1,800,000

Operating costs 1,639,860

EBIT $ 160,140

Interest 10,140

EBT $ 150,000

Taxes (40%) 60,000

Net income $90,000

Dividends (60%) $ 54,000

Addition to retained earnings $ 36,000

Suppose that in 2008, sales increase by 20 percent over 2007 sales. Construct the pro forma financial statements using the percent of sales method. Assume the firm operated at full capacity in 2007. How much additional capital will be required?

A. e. $263,921

B. b. $95,288

C. c. $100,251

D. d. $172,313

E. e. $263,921

Question 18 of 20

Bill Inc. Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2007

Cash $ 90,000 Accounts payable $ 180,000

Receivables 180,000 Notes payable 78,000

Inventory 360,000 Accruals 90,000

Total current assets $ 630,000 Total current liabilities $ 348,000

Common stock 900,000

Net fixed assets 720,000 Retained earnings 102,000

Total assets $1,350,000 Total liabilities and equity $1,350,000

Bill Inc. Income Statement for December 31, 2007

Sales $1,800,000

Operating costs 1,639,860

EBIT $ 160,140

Interest 10,140

EBT $ 150,000

Taxes (40%) 60,000

Net income $ 90,000

Dividends (60%) $ 54,000

Addition to retained earnings $ 36,000

Suppose that in 2008, sales increase by 20 percent over 2007 sales. Assume that fixed assets are only being operated at 95 percent of capacity. Construct the proforma financial statements using the percent of sales method. How much additional capital will be required?

A. a. $73,218

B. b. $85,201

C. c. $91,873

D. d. $100,800

E. e. $129,113

Question 19 of 20

Your company’s sales were $2,000 last year, and they are forecasted to rise by 100 percent during the coming year. Here is the latest balance sheet:

Cash $ 100 Accounts payable $200

Receivables 300 Notes payable 200

Inventory 800 Accruals 20

Total current assets $1,200 Total current liabilities $420

Long-term debt 780

Common stock 400

Net Fixed Assets 800 Retained earnings 400

Total assets $2,000 Total liabilities and equity $2,000

Fixed assets were used to only 80 percent of capacity last year, and year-end inventory holdings were $100 greater than were needed to support the $2,000 of sales. The other current assets (cash and receivables) were at their proper levels. All assets would be a constant percentage of sales if excess capacity did not exist; that is, all assets would increase at the same rate as sales if no excess capacity existed. The company’s after-tax profit margin will be 3 percent, and its payout ratio will be 80 percent. If all additional funds needed (AFN) are raised as notes payable and financing feedbacks are ignored, what will the current ratio be at the end of the coming year?

A. a. 1.17

B. b. 1.93

C. c. 2.19

D. d. 2.50

E. e. 2.73 (Not sure)

Question 20 of 20

The Bouchard Company’s sales are forecasted to increase from $500 in 2007 to $ 1,000 in 2008. Here is the December 31, 2007, balance sheet:

Cash $ 50 Accounts payable $25

Receivables 100 Notes payable 75

Inventory 100 Accruals 25

Total current assets $250 Total current liabilities $125

Long-term debt 200

Common stock 50

Net Fixed Assets 250 Retained earnings 125

Total assets $500 Total liabilities and equity $500

Bouchard’s fixed assets were used to only 50 percent of capacity during 2007, but its current assets were at their proper levels. All assets except fixed assets should be a constant percentage of sales, and fixed assets would also increase at the same rate if the current excess capacity did not exist. Bouchard’s after-tax profit margin is forecasted to be 8 percent, and its payout ratio will be 40 percent. What is Bouchard’s additional funds needed (AFN) for the coming year?

A. a. $102

B. b. $152

C. c. $197

D. d. $167

E. e. $183

This assignment will give you the  opportunity to choose a case study, and then write about the ethical  implications and the impact of the events that are described. Each case  study includes a set of questions that you should answer. You can choose  either Case Study 9.1: Unprofessional Conduct, or Case Study 8.4:Have  Gun Will Travel.

You will be graded on the following criteria:

Write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:

1. Analyze the questions associated with your chosen case study and discuss them using concepts you learned in this course.
2. Explain your rationale for each of your answers to your chosen case study.
3. Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
   1. Typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
   2. Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the  student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date.  The cover page is not included in the required page length.
   3. Cite your textbook as a reference.
   4. Include a reference page. Citations and references must follow APA  format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Determine the considerations for and process of ethical business  decision making to balance corporate and social responsibilities and  address moral, economic, and legal concerns.
• Analyze selected business situations using the predominant ethical  theories, such as utilitarian, Kantian, and virtue ethics to guide  ethical business decision making.
• Determine the implications and impact of various civil liberty laws  in the workplace, such as hiring, promotion, discipline, discharge, and  wage discrimination.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in business ethics.
• Write clearly and concisely about business ethics using proper writing mechanics.

Choose one (1) of the following case studies for Assignment 2:

Case 9.1: Unprofessional Conduct?
Located on page 342 of your textbook

1. Do you believe the Board of Education violated her right to privacy? Were they justified in firing her? Explain two to three (2-3) major reasons why or why not.
2. Was Pettit’s behavior unprofessional or immoral? Do you believe she was unfit to teach? Provide a rationale for your position.
3. If teachers have good performance inside the classroom, should they  also be held to a higher moral standard outside the classroom? Explain  why or why not.
4. Analyze five (5) behaviors you believe would show unprofessional or immoral conduct for a teacher.

Case 8.4: Have Gun, Will Travel…to Work
Located on page 312 of your textbook

1. Do you have not only a legal, but a moral right to own a gun? Do you  believe that you have either a moral or a legal right to park a car  with a loaded gun in a privately owned parking lot, regardless of what  the lot’s owner wants?
2. In your view, do employees have either a moral or a legal right to  park cars with guns in them in the company parking lot? What do you  believe should be the property rights and safety concerns of employers?
3. Do you think state legislatures are right to get involved, or should the matter be left to companies and employees to settle?
4. Because the workplace is the company’s private property, the company  could choose to allow employees to bring guns not only into the parking  lot, but also into the workplace itself. Are there ever circumstances  in which doing so might be reasonable? Or would the presence of guns  automatically violate the rights of other employees to be guaranteed a  safe working environment?

1. Which action would a hospital administrator take to meet the cultural and linguistic needs of Spanish-speaking community members?
a. Hire health care professionals from different Spanish-speaking countries.
b. Ensure that all health care workers speak Spanish.
c. Ensure that all signage is posted in Spanish as well as English.
d. Ensure health services are in varying locations.
2. On which criterion would the Human Resources manager focus when identifying interpreters to support the care of patients with limited English proficiency?
a. Be of the same ethnic background of the patients
b. Availability of family members
c. Proficient in health language terminology
d. Be on 24-hour call
3. a. Ensure grievances are resolved
b. Plan and implement culturally and linguistically appropriate services
c. Plan for culturally appropriate continuing education for the staff
d. Develop partnerships with community members
4. During an assessment, the nurse asks the patient to describe her current health status. In what context will the patient most likely explain her health?
a. Diagnosis
b. Personal experience
c. Cost
d. Impact on family
5. The nurse desires to become more culturally competent when providing care to patients from
non-English-speaking cultures. Which action would the nurse take to achieve this self-
expectation?
a. Attend a festival from a different culture.
b. Find a seminar on cultural competence.
c. Talk to people from different cultures.
d. Commit to a time-consuming journey.

6. The staff development educator is analyzing ways to incorporate cultural competency concepts in continuing education programs. How will the educator explain the concept of cultural competency to staff?
a. Philosophy
b. Condition
c. Theory
d. Fad
7. A patient from a non-English-speaking culture comes into the health clinic seeking care. The
nurse is unable to determine the patient’s primary language. What should the nurse do?
a. Ask for help to determine the patient’s€primary language.
b. Encourage the patient to seek care elsewhere.
c. Notify Security.
d. Contact a homeless shelter.
8. The nurse is planning care to address health care needs for a non-English-speaking patient
and family. What would the nurse use as a guide for this care?
a. Nursing textbook
b. Standardized care plan
c. Checklist
d. Care map
9. A patient’s parish priest arrives to the care area to visit the patient and provide communion.
What impact does the priest’s visit have on the patient’s health?
a. Reinforces distinctiveness
b. Reinforces acculturation
c. Offers support and provides positive expectation
d. Reinforce assimilation
10. An older patient tells the nurse about being born in a different country and having visited the
home country many times throughout the years. The nurse realizes that the patient is explaining which aspect of culture?
a. Acculturation
b. Religious preference
c. Socialization
d. Heritage consistency
11. A group of nurses talking are overheard using jargon that is consistent with the nursing
profession. Which behavior are the nurses demonstrating?
a. Heritage consistency
b. Ethnicity
c. Acculturation
d. Socialization
12. A seminal event in the boomer generation that can still elicit comments today is the
question:
a. “Do you remember Pearl Harbor?”
b. “Where were you when John F. Kennedy was shot?”€
c. “What were you doing on September 11, 2001?”
d. “How did the Challenger tragedy affect you?”
13. A patient from a different culture tells the nurse about eating specific foods during
pregnancy and after childbirth to ensure a healthy mother and infant. Which cultural
phenomena does this behavior exemplify?
a. Environmental control
b. Social organization
c. Time orientation
d. Biological variation
14. Why does the nurse stop and think before implementing touch when providing care to a
patient from a different culture?
a. Impacts time orientation
b. Influences environmental control
c. Influences the patient’s personal space
d. Alters social organization
15. Prior to caring for a Native American patient, the nurse reviews the diseases that are more
prevalent in this culture. What is the nurse taking into consideration when caring for this
patient?
a. Biological variation
b. Environmental control
c. Social organization pattern
d. Component of heritage consistency
16. The nurse learns that a patient from a different culture does not know the names of the
people who are candidates running in the next general election. What assumption can be
made about this assessment finding?
a. The patient cannot read.
b. The patient is heritage consistent.
c. The patient is hard of hearing.
d. The patient does not have a high school education.
17. While completing demographics for a new admission, the nurse notes that there are separate
categories for race and Hispanic origin. What influenced this change to occur in demographic data reporting?
a. Better differentiates categories within the African-American group
b. The number of people identified as non-White was increasing out of proportion to the
population.
c. Identifies which health plans the patient is eligible to enroll in
d. Federal guidelines written in 1997 separated race and Hispanic origin as two separate
concepts.
18. While shifts in the population profile are occurring, what is an important consideration to
address in health care?
a. Cultural health needs of varying groups must be considered.
b. Health care needs to be streamlined for consistent care delivery.
c. More physicians need to be trained to deliver health care.
d. Health care providers need to be younger to care for an aging population.
19. Between the 2000 Census and 2010 Census, what is the most notable statistic about the
total United States population?
a. The population age shift moved towards 18 years and younger.
b. The Asian population increased to become the second-largest minority group in the United States.
c. The U.S. population was over 308 million in 2010.
d. The population shift went from a White majority to White minority status.
20. According to the 2010 Census, 40.3 million people are aged 65 and over. What are the
long-term implications for the health of this group?
a. Providing health care that is focused on gerontological needs
b. Developing medications to prolong life at any cost
c. Providing health insurance for all age groups
d. Developing systems to provide health care only to those older citizens who remain healthy
21. Which criterion limits access to health care?
a. Employment opportunities
b. No public transportation
c. Transition programs for newly arrived legal residents
d. Advocacy groups for immigrants
22. Why would a patient who has a higher income generally have better health outcomes?
a. Have better access to health care
b. Have better job skills
c. Can afford private transportation
d. Can afford private insurance
23. A patient tells the nurse that she lives in Section 8 housing. The nurse realizes that
eligibility for this program is determined by:
a. Employment history
b. Family size
c. Geographic address
d. Low-income guidelines
24. Which definition of health would the nurse most likely use when assessing a patient’s thinking about health?
a. Having a harmonious, balanced relationship with nature
b. Not having any discernible illness or disease
c. Being in a state of physical, mental, and social well-being
d. The ability to get up and go to work each day
25. Which statement exemplifies how a nursing student views health?
a. Must share the client’s views of health and illness
b. Forces clients to accept the medical definitions of health
c. Entered the health care profession with a culturally based concept of health
d. Accepts the prevailing definition of health and applies it to individual clients
26. A group of health care providers are attempting to define health. What can occur during this
discussion?
a. Terms and meanings may be challenged
b. Categories of health will be listed
c. Ambiguity will be resolved
d. Achieves a full acceptance by all parties
27. For many people, health and illness are opposites which can make them view health as
which of the following:
a. A state of physical fitness
b. Freedom from evil that causes illness
c. A state of emotional ambiguity
d. The reward for a productive life
28. Why would health care providers refer to Healthy People 2020 when providing patient care?
a. It is mandated legislation that will result in a healthier population by 2020.
b. It supports health policies that provide monetary incentives to states who reach the
benchmark goals.
c. It serves as a monitoring system that evaluates the health of all citizens.
d. It provides a plan to continue to improve the health of everyone in the United States.
29. A patient has a family history of cardiac disease and has maintained lifestyle changes as a
preventive measure. Within the overall perspective of perceived susceptibility, what is this
patient demonstrating?
a. Perceived benefits
b. Perceived seriousness
c. Taking action
d. Changing modifying factors
30. The nurse determines that a patient is in the onset stage of an illness. What did the nurse
observe in the patient?
a. The first symptoms of a given problem are experienced.
b. There is a gradual resumption of normal roles and activities.
c. The sick role becomes that of being a patient.
d. The disease is identified and socially sanctioned.
31. Which action do most people take when experiencing a mild illness?
a. Rely on self-treatment or do nothing.
b. Ingest herbs specific to how they are feeling.
c. Consult a local faith healer.
d. Immediately seek medical attention.
32. How would the nurse explain alternative medical traditions to a patient?
a. For use in concert with other aspects of health care
b. Outside of the realm of a person’s cultural heritage medical tradition
c. An essential component of a cultural heritage medical tradition
d. Traditional methods of health care
33. Which actions would the nurse categorize as traditional mental health maintenance?
a. Wearing head covering in the cold to preserve head warmth
b. Avoiding physically demanding hobbies
c. Using medications to preserve chemical balance in the brain
d. Activities to concentrate and stimulate the mind
34. While assessing a patient from the Jewish culture, the nurse learns that the patient believes
that an illness is being caused by another soul. What is this health belief considered?
a. Dybbuk
b. Kayn aynhoreh
c. Szatan
d. Aberglobin
35. During an assessment, a patient tells the nurse, “An onion a day keeps everyone away.”€ How does this philosophy protect health?
a. Recognizes the special antibiotic properties contained within onions
b. Affirms the belief in the power of onions to prevent disease
c. Protects the person from coming in contact with those who might be ill
d. Advertises that onions have special healing abilities
36. Which patient statement reflects a spiritual belief that defines illness?
a. “It is a necessary part of my religious culture.”
b. “I am being punished for breaking a religious code.”
c. “I failed to wear special amulets to ward it off.”
d. “I am sick because I violated dietary practices.”
37. What is an advantage of using complementary medicine for treatment of an illness?
a. Complementary medicine is never used with allopathic medicine.
b. Complementary medicine replaces allopathic medicine as a primary form of treatment.
c. Complementary medicine lessens a patient’s discomfort with allopathic treatments.
d. Complementary medicine can be used with allopathic medicine.
38. Why would the nurse assess a patient’s religion when completing the health history process?
a. Religion plays a role in the perception of health and illness
b. Helps explain recreational habits
c. Provides information about the patient’s geographic location
d. Explains nutritional preferences
39. Which action would the nurse take when assessing the impact of religion, culture, and
ethnicity on a patient’s illness?
a. Recognize that certain ethnic groups practice the same religion.
b. Recognize that all members of an ethnic group will follow the same dietary practices.
c. Recognize that religious preferences may differ between members of an ethnic group.
d. Recognize that certain ethnic groups always practice the same cultural rituals.
40. The nurse overhears a patient ask a family member to bring the Lourdes water to the
hospital. The nurse recalls that this water is believed to cure which health problem?
a. Being bedridden
b. Blindness
c. Bodily ills
d. Deafness
41. A family member tells a patient with terminal cancer not to worry since special prayers have
been said in church. To which saint is prayed for help with cancer?
a. St. Peregrine
b. St. Odilia
c. St. Francis de Sales
d. St. Raymond Nonnatus
42. What would be alternative treatment modalities used during an illness?
a. Strict adherence to the prescribed medical regimen
b. Willingness to seek a second medical opinion
c. Refusal to allow any medical treatment to be performed
d. Consultation of a healer outside the medical establishment
43. A patient follows the teachings of Christian Science and will not take any medications, but
for which health problem will medications be used by members of this religion?
a. Chemotherapy to treat cancer
b. Immunizations to comply with civil law
c. Antibiotics
d. Narcotics for pain relief
44. Which type of healing is most appropriate for a person who is possessed by external evil?
a. Deliverance
b. Physical healing
c. Inner healing
d. Spiritual healing
45. Why is understanding family heritage important?
a. New traditions can be discovered to be incorporated into daily life.
b. It provides answers to questions regarding why family members behaved as they did.
c. Knowing the methods of socialization that were passed down among families can explain social behaviors today.
d. Health practices can be altered as a result of understanding heritage.
46. Why is it important to examine individual familial health/health practices?
a. Rejects those health traditions if they differ from those of the same ethnocultural group
b. Identifies what healing practices need to be used when one is ill
c. Helps a person become sensitized to understand the role that ethnocultural and religious heritage has played within a family
d. Generalizes to all members of the same ethnocultural group the various health practices that are done
47. What is the value of sharing family health practices among people?
a. Encourages feelings of nostalgia for past times with family
b. Supports the rejection of all types of family health practices
c. Recognizes autonomy for the efficacy of the health practices
d. Provides an awareness of the differences between various groups
48. Which health protection action would the nurse assess in a patient who is of Black American
Baptist heritage?
a. Eating fresh lemons
b. Wearing camphor around the neck in the winter
c. Taking a daily shot of whiskey
d. Drinking blackstrap molasses
49. Which health restoration practice for a cold would the nurse assess in a patient of English
Catholic heritage?
a. Drinking honey and vinegar
b. Rubbing the chest with Vicks
c. Gargling with water and vinegar
d. Drinking brandy with warm milk
50. A patient of Swedish-American Protestant descent wants a specific health protection intervention to maintain throat health. Which action will the patient most likely request?
a. Gargling with salt and taking honey with milk
b. Having the throat blessed on St. Blaise Day
c. Ingesting baking soda
d. Staying in a steamy bathroom when the throat is sore
51. Which action would a patient from Italian-American Catholic heritage perform to protect
health?
a. Never washing hair before going outdoors
b. Keeping a kitchen warm
c. Drinking water with meals
d. Taking regular vitamin tonics
52. What is an assumption about socialization into the health care culture?
a. Interventions for health events must follow a prescribed protocol.
b. The more technological the intervention, the greater benefit it yields.
c. Effective treatment can only be done by educated and licensed professionals.
d. Alternative complementary treatments have validity.
53. How does the U.S. health care expenditure per person compare to other nations?
a. Expenditures rank lower than those of other nations.
b. Expenditures are equal with other nations.
c. Expenditures are a fraction of the gross domestic product.
d. Expenditures exceed those of other nations.
54. What impact did social and health policy have on the health care system in the latter part of
the twentieth century?
a. Exploding health care costs and the challenges to reform and control them
b. The majority of health care being paid for through government subsidies
c. Affordable health care for all citizens
d. Health care costs decreasing as a result of social and health policy
55. What would be a reason why a person with sickle cell disease does not receive adequate care
and pain control during a crisis?
a. Physicians are not familiar with the trajectory of a pain crisis.
b. There may be subtle racism exhibited toward those with sickle cell disease.
c. The person isn’t aware that appropriate care for a pain crisis exists.
d. The person may not explain their symptoms appropriately.
56. What would be a barrier to health care for a person who lives in a rural area?
a. Transportation
b. Education
c. Insurance
d. Technology
57. How would the nurse practicing cultural care define health?
a. Experience of well-being and integrity of the mind and body
b. Absence of illness and disease
c. Balance of the person both within and in the outside world
d. Use of science and technology to cure diseases
58. During a health history, the patient describes health restoration activities that are synonymous with cultural care. Which activity would the patient practice to restore health?
a. Participate in human experimentation
b. Complete recommended diagnostic tests
c. Agree to radical treatments
d. Use herbal preparations
59. Which is a characteristic of health insurance usage by the American Indian and Alaska
Native population?
a. Less than among the general population
b. Dependent on federal monies
c. Subsidized by tribal income
d. Greater than among the general population
60. The nurse practitioner desires to provide health care to American Indians. In what part of the
United States would the nurse find the largest concentration of American Indians to provide
care?
a. West
b. North
c. South
d. East
61. What might a patient from the American Indian culture use to prevent disease?
a. Wear certain objects or charms as a preventive measure
b. Perform specific daily rituals against disease
c. Deny that disease or illness can harm a person
d. Accept that disease is a part of life
62. Which American Indian tribe associates illness with evil spirits?
a. Sioux
b. Passamaquoddy
c. Hopi
d. Cherokee
63. Which action is considered to be a traditional practice among American Indians to maintain
their harmony with nature?
a. Eating ritual foods
b. Lunar cycle agriculture
c. Purification
d. Divination
64. In which American Indian tribe are meditation and herbs used to create a trance to provide
the vision of the evil that causes an illness?
a. Cherokee
b. Sioux
c. Navajo
d. Hopi
65. A patient that is of the American Indian culture is waiting to be seen in a non-Indian Health
Service facility. What concern might this patient have about receiving health care through
this route?
a. Conflict between his or her perception of the illness and what the physician diagnoses
b. Easier to receive medical care through emergency departments rather than private physicians
c. Receive better health care from mainstream medical services
d. Concern that medical insurance won’t cover all the medical costs
66. In which cities do the largest number of naturalized Asian citizens reside?
a. Washington, D.C.
b. New York
c. Houston
d. Chicago
67. What is the birthplace for the largest percentage of Asians who became naturalized in 2010?
a. India
b. Philippines
c. People’s Republic of China
d. Vietnam
68. What does Chinese medicine teach about health?
a. It is the way to ultimate reality.
b. It is based in Confucian philosophy.
c. It is the prevention of illness.
d. It is a state of spiritual and physical harmony with nature.
69. Which action would a United States health care provider need to take to understand the
Chinese philosophy of health and illness?
a. Live according to the Buddhist precepts.
b. Follow the Confucian way of life.
c. Understand the Chinese culture.
d. Examine Taoist religion and philosophy.
70. Which is a concept of holism in traditional Chinese medicine?
a. Integration of the body with the external environment
b. Energy fields that create health or disease
c. Local pathology as separate from the body
d. Harmonic balance that creates illness
71. Why does the Chinese physician focus on palpating a patient’s pulse?
a. It can help to refine a diagnosis.
b. It indicates a specific treatment.
c. It is considered the storehouse of the blood.
d. It determines the time of death.
72. While assessing the health history of a patient who is an Asian/Pacific Islander, what will the
nurse identify as a leading cause of death for people from this culture?
a. Alzheimer’s disease
b. Influenza and pneumonia
c. Malignant neoplasms
d. Chronic lower respiratory diseases
73. What is the geographic origin of the majority of African Americans?
a. West coast of Africa
b. African interior
c. Southern coast of Africa
d. East coast of Africa
74. What is a traditional Black belief regarding health?
a. The mind, body, and spirit are not separated
b. Health represents energy forces
c. Represents a process rather than a state
d. Believed to be influenced by ancestors
75. Which is considered a traditional Black belief about illness?
a. A separation of body, mind, and spirit
b. A state of disharmony
c. An alteration in the energy force
d. Evil ancestral influence on the person
76. Which health maintenance practice would a patient from the Black culture use to keep the
system’s “open”?
a. Participate in rooting and prayer
b. Have massages
c. Take laxatives
d. Wear amulets
77. Which is a preparation used in the spring of each year by individuals of the Black culture to
protect health?
a. Drinking blackstrap molasses
b. Wearing asafetida around the neck
c. Rubbing a sulfur and molasses preparation on the back
d. Drinking cod liver oil weekly
78. How would a patient from the Black culture treat poison ivy?
a. Sprinkling crushed bluestone powder on the affected area
b. Placing a mixture of garlic, onions, and parsley on the site
c. Placing clay in a dark leaf over the affected area
d. Rubbing Vicks Vaporub on the area
79. During the examination of a patient from the Black culture, how will the nurse recognize
pallor?
a. Slow blood return
b. Palpate the skin
c. Check the sclera
d. Absence of underlying red tones
80. What is important for the nurse to know about high school graduation and college attendance
for Hispanics?
a. The total percentage of Hispanic people who graduated from high school in 2010 was
62.9%.
b. Graduation from college is expected in the Hispanic population.
c. More Hispanics are applying to college than ever before in the history of the United
States.
d. Hispanics who graduate from high school are more likely to be naturalized.
81. What can be surmised regarding the combination of employment patterns and income levels
of Hispanics living in the United States?
a. Capable of remaining above the poverty line
b. Remain at the middle of the economic spectrum for employment
c. More likely to live in poverty than non-Hispanic whites
d. Remain at the lowest level for economic benefits
82. What will a patient from the Mexican culture explain to the nurse as the cause of an illness?
a. Punishment from an ancestor
b. An imbalance within the body
c. Warning from God to live a better life
d. Inevitable with no method to prevent it from occurring
83. A patient from the Mexican culture tells the nurse that an illness has been caused by mal ojo
or bad eye. How did this health problem occur?
a. Excessive admiration from someone else
b. Having a spell caused by black magic
c. Being touched improperly by a health care provider
d. Lying about the amount of food one has eaten
84. Which method will a patient of the Hispanic culture use to counteract illness caused by an
imbalance?
a. Refrain from discussing the illness with family members.
b. Eat foods that are opposite of the imbalance.
c. Seek appropriate medical care from the local healer.
d. Dress appropriately.
85. Which is a dilemma encountered by health care providers when trying to accommodate a
patient of the Mexican culture’s desire to maintain hot and cold
food preferences?
a. Ensuring that all medications are taken with specific foods
b. Avoiding all foods that contain certain spices
c. Obtaining the unusual foods native to a Mexican patient’s diet
d. Understanding which foods the patient considers hot and cold
86. What would the nurse infer about the incidence of lung cancer being lower among Hispanic
women versus that of the general population?
a. Hispanic women are less likely to smoke.
b. Hispanic women are healthier than the general population.
c. Hispanic women have better preventive health practices.
d. Hispanic women are not genetically predisposed to lung cancer.
87. In 2010, which cities in the United States had both the largest number of White alone and
multiple-race White populations?
a. Houston
b. Chicago
c. Los Angeles
d. San Diego
88.What would a patient of Italian descent tell the nurse is the cause of a less severe illness?
a. The evil eye
b. Curses
c. Anxiety
d. Failure to pray
89. Which action would a patient of German descent use to protect health?
a. Always wearing a hat to protect the head
b. Dressing properly for the season
c. Eating garlic with lunch and dinner
d. Drinking orange juice every day
90. What will the nurse assess as an important component of healing for a patient of Italian
descent?
a. Wearing black when a family member is ill
b. Use of garlic and olive oil in tonics
c. Religious faith in God
d. Eating pasta at every meal
91. For what would a patient of Polish descent tell the nurse that paregoric is used?
a. Diarrhea
b. Gas
c. Indigestion
d. Cramps
92. What would the nurse consider about the incidence of cancer when assessing a White
patient?
a. Is significantly lower than other races
b. Is lower than among the overall population
c. Is equal with other races in incidence
d. Is slightly higher than for the overall population
93. When comparing the leading causes of death for all persons, which problem ranks higher for
the White population?
a. Alzheimer’s disease
b. Influenza and pneumonia
c. Diseases of the heart
d. Septicemia
94. Which action would the nurse take to improve cultural care?
a. Expect everyone to embrace the process
b. Confront biases and stereotypes
c. Learn a foreign language
d. Study different cultures
95. The nurse is developing the ability to hears when caring for a patient from a different
culture. What is this nurse doing?
a. Understanding the patient and the patient’s culture
b. Listening to the patient talk in the native language
c. Observing patient-family interactions
d. Identifying cultural inconsistencies
96. What action would a nurse take to learn more about the different cultures represented in the
community?
a. Walk through the community.
b. Prepare a guide sheet with a list of herbs.
c. Recognize hot-cold imbalances.
d. Recognize folk diseases.
97. What is identified as an issue with using an interpreter when communicating with a non-
English-speaking patient?
a. Age of the interpreter
b. Fee for service
c. Different dialects
d. An interpreter interprets€
98. A health clinic in a socioeconomically depressed area that provides care to Hispanic patients
is being closed. Which action should the nurse take to support the patients?
a. Investigate the misappropriation of funds
b. Urge for increased funding
c. Create a list of comparable resources outside the community
d. Write directions to the nearest hospital in the patients native
language
99. The nurse is on the journey to learn cultural competence and sees an open highway
ahead. Which action should the nurse take at this time?
a. Cruise along, but not too fast
b. Stop
c. Go faster
d. Expect clear sailing ahead
100. Two nurses are overheard talking about their experiences with cultural competency.
Which experience would be considered an unexpected positive event?
a. Learning a foreign language
b. Role of a healer within a culture
c. Deep love of life and people
d. Being an advocate for funding

PROJ 592 Project Cost and Schedule Control – DeVry

PROJ 592 Week 3 Quiz (Version 1)

1. Question : (TCO B) Three-point estimate: The SuperFlyer Corporation is developing a revolutionary flying disc. The new toy can fly straight over a great distance, which is exciting by itself. However, this disc will also return to the owner in response to their voice! Because this is an advance over anything that this company has done before, estimating the amount and cost of the hi-tech materials are difficult. The project manager recommends using a range estimating process to develop an estimate. The values below are submitted by the project team. Current estimates for cost of material are as follows:
3. Question : (TCO B) You have been requested to provide a contingency estimate for a project involving the manufacturing of a new television. You are provided with the following component and labor estimates, together with the type of estimate:………………………..
4. Question : (TCO A) We are now in week 3 and have only discussed the plan. It is as if we will never get to work and make this project happen. Why are we taking so much time to develop the project plan, and how does that fit with monitoring and control? For full credit you must provide specific reasons and justifications, not just generalities.
5. Question : (TCO A) An environmental consulting firm has been hired to clean up contaminated groundwater beneath the site of a former chemical factory. The clean-up design process consists of evaluating several  alternatives, preparing a conceptual design for the most appropriate alternative, evaluating the conceptual design by performing a small scale pilot test on site, and, based on the results of the pilot test, preparing a final design. Installation of the clean-up system will be performed by subcontractors under the supervision of the consultant. 

PROJ 592 Week 3 Quiz (Version 2)

1. Question : (TCO B) Three-point estimate: The SuperFlyer Corporation is developing a revolutionary flying disc. The new toy can fly straight over a great distance, which is exciting by itself. However, this disc will also return to the owner in response to their voice! Because this is an advance over anything that this company has done before, estimating the amount and cost of the hi-tech materials are difficult. The project manager recommends using a range estimating process to develop an estimate. The values below are submitted by the project team. Current estimates for cost of material are as follows:
2. Question : (TCO A) Single-project budgeting must fit into the overall budgeting process of the organization and the company as a whole. As a project manager for one of your company’s projects, you have been asked to provide a brief description of the top-down approach to the budgeting process. Explain the three basic steps in the top-down budgeting approach by identifying the organizational level (Upper Management, Functional Management, and Project Management) and type of budget prepared at each step. For each type of budget, explain why it is used at its level.
3. Question : (TCO B) You have been requested to provide a contingency estimate for a project involving the manufacturing of a new television. You are provided with the following component and labor estimates, together with the type of estimate:………………
4. Question : (TCO A) We have discussed the project plan and are taking considerable time developing processes for creating it. This seems to be in conflict with the description of the course, which is Monitoring and Control. Why are we taking so much time to develop the project plan, and how does it fit with monitoring and control? For full credit you must provide specific reasons and justifications and not just generalities.
5. Question : (TCO A) A consumer electronics firm is planning an expansion into Milwaukee. Generally, the firm prefers to remodel large existing tenant spaces to suit their needs. After a site is selected from several…………….

PROJ 592 Week 3 Quiz (Version 3)

1. Question : (TCO B) Three-point estimate: The SuperFlyer Corporation is developing a revolutionary flying disc. The new toy can fly straight over a great distance, which is exciting by itself. However, this disc will also return to the owner in response to their voice! Because this is an advance over anything that this company has done before, estimating the amount and cost of the hi-tech materials are difficult. The project manager recommends using a range estimating process to develop an estimate. The values below are submitted by the project team. Current estimates for cost of material are as follows:
2. Question : (TCO A) Your manager has asked you as a project manager, “How does the Bottom-Up budgeting process work? I hear the terms bottom up and top down.” Explain the 4 basic steps in the bottom-up budgeting approach by identifying the organizational level (Upper Management, Functional Management, and Project Management) and type of budget prepared at each step. For each type of budget, explain why it is used at this level.
3. Question : (TCO B) You have been requested to provide a contingency estimate for a project involving the manufacturing of a new television. You are provided with the following component and labor estimates, together with the type of estimate:
4. Question : (TCO A) Our company has a limited time to complete our project to develop a new product. We have been assigned as the project manager and are in the process of developing a project plan. The executives are impatient with us and are “encouraging” us to move on and get started on the “actual work.” Why are we taking so much time to develop the project plan, and how does that fit with monitoring and control? For full credit you must provide specific reasons and justifications, not just generalities.
5. Question : (TCO A) An environmental consulting firm has been hired to clean up contaminated groundwater beneath the site of a former chemical factory. The clean-up design process consists of evaluating several alternatives, preparing a conceptual design for the most appropriate alternative, evaluating the conceptual design by performing a small scale pilot test on site, and, based on the results of the pilot test, preparing a final design………….

PROJ 592 Week 6 (Version 1)

1. Question : (TCO B) Crashing Problem Using the network below and the additional information provided, find: (a) The crash cost per day per activity? (b) Which activities should be crashed to meet a project deadline of 12 days at minimum cost? (c) What is the extra cost to crash the project? Activity Normal Time Crash Time Normal Cost Crash Cost A 5 3 $300 $600 B 3 2 $250 $450 C 6 4 $400 $500 D 5 3 $150 $400
2. Question : (TCO F) We have discussed at length the Earned Value Management process. I am sure all of you have used the traditional process of assessing projects where we compare actual dollars spent to the amount we had planned to spend. This was quick and easy, but it has its shortcomings, and the Earned Value Management process is said to be better. (a) Why is this traditional approach different from using earned value when assessing project performance? (b) Describe the EVM process used to determine how far our project is ahead of or behind schedule.
3. Question : (TCO E) The following information is extracted from a project to develop a state of the art alternative power energy storage device:
Activity Duration Predecessors Resources A 4 days — 1 Research Engineer B 3 days A 1 Marketing Specialist C 5 days A 1 Design Engineer D 3 days A 1 Design Engineer E 3 days B 1 Prototype Builder F 2 days D 1 Test Engineer The Owner has stipulated that in order to provide continuity throughout the project, the same individual must handle all activities under his or her discipline. Activities on this project cannot be split. (a) Identify any resource conflicts in the above project. State the activities involved, the time frame of the conflict(s), which resources(s) are involved, and the quantity required. (b) Given the owner’s stipulation regarding project continuity, and the need to minimize project duration, how can this conflict be resolved? What will be the effect on the project duration?
4. Question : (TCO F) The following data were obtained from an Information Systems project to upgrade and expand a Local Area Network: Activity Duration Predecessors Task Budget A 3 Days — $4,920 B 6 Days — $7,680 C 3 Days A $15,140 D 2 Days B $4,980 E 3 Days B $5,630 F 2 Days C, D $2,270 At the end of Day 7, the status of the project is as follows: Activity % Complete Actual Cost
A 100% $4,200 B 100% $8,740 C 100% $18,250 D 55% $2,600 E 10% $560 F 0% $0 (a) Calculate the Cost and Schedule Variances and Indexes for tasks A, B, C, D, and E. (b) As project manager, write a brief summary of the status of the project at this time
5. Question : (TCO E) We have all been associated with projects with resource problems. As a project manager, you will be responsible for resolving these problems. Remember, resources are human and otherwise. If you can name it, it may be a resource. (a) When there are not enough resources available to fill all the needs in the project plan, what are some specific remedies a project manager can take to complete the project. How does each of these affect the project plan and performance? (b) Describe 5 of the many benefits to resource leveling.

PROJ 592 Week 6 (Version 2)

1. Question : (TCO B) Crashing Problem Using the network below and the additional information provided, find: (a) The crash cost per day per activity. (b) Which activities should be crashed to meet a project deadline of 12 days at minimum cost? (c) What is the extra cost to crash the project? Activity Normal Time Crash Time Normal Cost Crash Cost A 5 3 $300 $350 B 3 2 $250 $325 C 6 4 $400 $700 D 5 3 $150 $200
2. Question : (TCO F) We have discussed at length the Earned Value Management process. I am sure all of you have used the traditional process of assessing projects where we compare actual dollars spent to the amount we had planned to spend. This was quick and easy, but it has its shortcomings, and the Earned Value Management process is said to be better. (a) Why is this traditional approach different from using earned value when assessing project performance? (b) What are some of the basic requirements for the project plan in order for EVM to be able to work?
3. Question : (TCO E) The following information is extracted from a project to develop a state of the art alternative power energy storage device: Activity Duration Predecessors Resources A 4 days — 1 Research Engineer B 3 days A 1 Test Engineer C 5 days A 1 Design Engineer D 2 days A 1 Marketing Specialist E 3 days B 1 Prototype Builder F 4 days D 1 Test Engineer The Owner has stipulated that in order to provide continuity throughout the project, the same individual must handle all activities under his or her discipline. Activities on this project cannot be split. (a) Identify any resource conflicts in the above project. State the activities involved, the time frame of the conflict(s), which resources(s) are involved, and the quantity required. (b) Given the owner’s stipulation regarding project continuity and the need to minimize project duration, how can this conflict be resolved? What will be the effect on the project duration?
4. Question : (TCO F) The following data were obtained from an Information Systems project to upgrade and expand a Local Area Network: Activity Duration Predecessors Task Budget A 3 Days — $4,920 B 6 Days — $7,680 C 3 Days A $15,140 D 2 Days B $4,980 E 3 Days B $5,630 F 2 Days C, D $2,270 At the end of Day 7, the status of the project is as follows: Activity % Complete Actual Cost A 100% $4,200 B 100% $8,740 C 100% $18,250 D 55% $2,600 E 10% $560 F 0% $0 (a) Calculate the Cost and Schedule Variances and Indexes for tasks A, B, C, D, and E. (b) As project manager, write a brief summary of the status of the project at this time
5. Question : (TCO E) We have discussed resource allocation and resource leveling and the purpose and benefits of each. We have all been associated with projects with resource issues. As project managers, we are responsible for resolving these issues. Remember, resources are human, capital, monetary, and otherwise. If you can name it, it may be a resource. (a) Define resource allocation and resource leveling and describe the difference between them. (b) When there are not enough resources available to fill all the needs in the project plan, what are some specific remedies a project manager can take to complete the project? How does each of these affect the project plan and performance?

PROJ 592 Week 6 (Version 3)

1. Question : (TCO B) Crashing Problem Using the network below and the additional information provided, find: (a) The crash cost per day per activity. (b) Which activities should be crashed to meet a project deadline of 12 days at minimum cost? (c) What is the extra cost to crash the project?
Activity Normal Time Crash Time Normal Cost Crash Cost A 5 3 $300 $350 B 3 2 $250 $325 C 6 4 $400 $700 D 5 3 $150 $200
2. Question : (TCO F) We have discussed at length the Earned Value Management process. I am sure all of you have used the traditional process of assessing projects where we compare actual dollars spent to the amount we had planned to spend. This was quick and easy, but it has its shortcomings, and the Earned Value Management process is said to be better. (a) Why is this traditional approach different from using earned value when assessing project performance? (b) What are some of the basic requirements for the project plan in order for EVM to be able to work?
3. Question : (TCO E) The following information is extracted from a project to develop a state of the art alternative power energy storage device: Activity Duration Predecessors Resources A 4 days — 1 Research Engineer B 3 days A 1 Marketing Specialist C 5 days A 1 Design Engineer D 3 days A 1 Design Engineer E 3 days B 1 Prototype Builder F 2 days D 1 Test Engineer The Owner has stipulated that in order to provide continuity throughout the project, the same individual must handle all activities under his or her discipline. Activities on this project cannot be split. (a) Identify any resource conflicts in the above project. State the activities involved, the time frame of the conflict(s), which resources(s) are involved, and the quantity required. (b) Given the owner’s stipulation regarding project continuity, and the need to minimize project duration, how can this conflict be resolved? What will be the effect on the project duration?
4. Question : (TCO F) The following data were obtained from an Information Systems project to upgrade and expand a Local Area Network: Activity Duration Predecessors Task Budget A 3 Days — $4,920 B 6 Days — $7,680 C 3 Days A $15,140 D 2 Days B $4,980 E 3 Days B $5,630 F 2 Days C, D $2,270 At the end of Day 7, the status of the project is as follows:
Activity % Complete Actual Cost A 100% $4,200 B 100% $8,740 C 100% $18,250 D 55% $2,600 E 10% $560 F 0% $0 (a) Calculate the Cost and Schedule Variances and Indexes for tasks A, B, C, D, and E. (b) As project manager, write a brief summary of the status of the project at this time
5. Question : (TCO E) We have discussed resource allocation and resource leveling and the purpose and benefits of each. We have all been associated with projects with resource issues. As project managers, we are responsible for resolving these issues. Remember, resources are human, capital, monetary, and otherwise. If you can name it, it may be a resource. (a) Define resource allocation and resource leveling and describe the difference between them. (b) Describe 5 of the many benefits to resource leveling. Format your answer in sections in accordance with the parts of the question above.

Question 1.According to research by Prudence Carter, student achievement by marginalized ethnic groups correlates to whether or not they feel a part of __________________________.

Question 2.Which of the following is NOT one of the Millennium Goals concerning equitable education practices?

Question 3.Which public educator is responsible for the creation and current success of the multi-approach education system of the Harlem Children’s Zone?

Question 4.What term refers to cultural rather than biological difference?

Question 5.According to the text, children raised by gay parents are more likely to ___________________ than other children.

Question 6.What is one of the primary factors informing a child’s access to quality education?

Question 7.Which of the following disciplines are women less likely to study, leading to education-related economic inequality?

Question 8.When were Jim Crow segregation laws imposed in the United States?

Question 9.Functionalist theorist Emile Durkheim believed that students should develop a set of _______________ values in order to positively contribute to society.

Question 10.Which country was the first to legalize gay marriage?

Question 11.What accounts for women earning less than men, according to conflict theorists?

Question 12.Feminist theorists suggest that gender issues run __________________ across racial divides and categories

Question 13.Which Constitutional amendment granted women the right to vote?

Question 14.What contributed to the expansion of higher education beyond the upper middle classes?

Question 15.What school of thought used scientific tools to label immigrants inferior?

Question 16.Racial categories are fixed.

Question 17.Which constitutional amendment granted African and African American residents the right to citizenship?

Question 18.Social forces can cause internalized homophobia.

Question 19.According to the text, the color-blind ideology ________________ discussions of racial inequality.

Question 20.Which of the following states is NOT at the top of equitable education funding?

Question 21.ALL BUT ONE of the following is a positive impact ongoing immigration has afforded the United States, according to the text

Question 22.Which of the sociological perspectives argues that funding does not always directly correlate to student success?

Question 23.What type of consequence is racial inequality in the quest for power, according to the conflict perspective?

Question 24.In an effort to reduce out-of-field teaching in public schools, the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 mandated that ______________ classes be taught by highly qualified teachers.

Question 25.Why did California pass a number of anti-immigration acts against Asians during the 19th and 20th centuries?

Question 26.Unintended institutional discrimination is formed by racism.

Question 27.Which of the following was NOT listed as a structural effort to disenfranchise non-white people in a burgeoning United States?

Question 28.In addition to childbearing responsibilities and subsequent time off from work, ALL BUT ONE of the following is a challenge women face on the job:

Question 29.According to a 2011 U.S. Department of Education policy brief, what percent increase in school budgets would profoundly affect, if not eradicate, educational inequality in U.S. schools?

Question 30.The No Child Left Behind Act has been criticized for ALL BUT ONE of the following: