Cisco Systems uses a differentiation strategy. It offers its customers the latest in routers and switches. Cisco products may cost a bit more, but customers believe they are worth every penny. Cisco Systems will be more effective if it has (a mechanistic or an organic) structure. Which of the following reasons explain this? Check all that apply.

A. Narrower spans of management and centralized decision making offer improved product control.

B. Decentralized decision making allows for greater flexibility in meeting customer needs.

C. Vertical communication flows ensure that decisions are standardized throughout the company.

D. Shorter chains of command and horizontal communication allow for increased innovation.

Henry crouch's law office has traditionally ordered ink refills 7070 units at a time. the firm estimates that carrying cost is 4545% of the $1212 unit cost and that annual demand is about 245245 units per year. the assumptions of the basic eoq model are thought to apply. for what value of ordering cost would its action be optimal? a) for what value of ordering cost would its action be optimal? its action would be optimal given an ordering cost of $nothing per order (round your response to two decimal place

Nellie lumpkin, who suffered from dementia, was admitted to the picayune convalescent center, a nursing home. because of her mental condition, her daughter, beverly mcdaniel, signed the admissions agreement. it included a clause requiring the par- ties to submit any dispute to arbitration. after lumpkin left the center two years later, she filed a suit against picayune to recover damages for mistreatment and malpractice. [covenant health & rehabilitation of picayune, lp v. lumpkin, 23 so.2d 1092 (miss. app. 2009)] (see page 91.) 1. is it ethical for this dispute—involving negligent medical care, not a breach of a commercial contract—to be forced into arbitration? why or why not? discuss whether medical facilities should be able to impose arbitration when there is generally no bargaining over such terms.

After the 2008 recession, the amount of reserves in the us banking system increased. because of federal reserve actions, required reserves increased from $44 billion to $60 billion. however, banks started holding more reserves than required. by january 2009, banks were holding $900 billion in excess reserves. the federal reserve started paying interest on the excess reserves that the banks held. what possible impact will these unused reserves have on the economy?