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Press ReleaseA press release on Facebook's IPO published on May 17, 2012:Facebook today announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 421,233,615 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $38 per share.The shares are expected to begin trading on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on May 18, 2012, under the symbol "FB." Facebook is offering 180,000,000 shares of Class A common stock and selling stockholders are offering 241,233,615 shares of Class A common stock. Closing of the offering is expected to occur on May 22, 2012, subject to customary closing conditions.In addition, Facebook and the selling stockholders have granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to 63,185,042 additional shares of Class A common stock to cover over-allotments, if any.User Growth.png) Regions.png)
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For each of the following statements, select Yes if, from the information provided, it can be shown that the statement is true. Otherwise, select No.
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All of the following are important characteristics of a physician dealing with a type 2 diabetes patient EXCEPT
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During the Summer Fitness Challenge, 27 individuals entered the contest to lose weight. Each contestant was categorized by weight group into 3 groups. Each fitness trainer, 9 in total, was assigned to one contestant from each weight group. The number of kilograms lost by the end of the 8-week session is recorded in the table below.The final score for the contest was computed as a weighted mean of the kilograms lost for client 1, client 2, and client 3, using the same weights for each fitness trainer..png) For each of the following statements, select Yes if the statement is true based on the information provided; otherwise select No.
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All figures are in millions (M) except for EPS which is in $/share. EPS stands for Earnings Per Share. Market Capitalization is defined as stock price (measured in $/share) multiplied by shares outstanding."Earnings" when used in the expression EPS (earnings per share) and P/E (price-to-earnings ratio) refer to the metric net income (not shown).Capitalization metrics such as market capitalization value and enterprise value are as of January 30, 2008. Other metrics are as of December 2007.EBITDA is a financial metric for profitability and is defined as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization..png) For each of the following, select Yes if the statement is true based on the information provided; otherwise select No.
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The table lists 12-pack prices for Aquaphino Water sold in 39 US UDS Stores ("Up and Down the Street" stores) across 5 major cities on May 25, 2012. Store types are categorized as Grocers, Gas Stations, or C-Store (convenience store)..png) For each of the following statements, select Yes if the statement is true based solely on the information reported for the Accounts on this day. Otherwise, select No.
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The Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures the average prices of goods and services purchased by consumers. In the United States, the CPI-U calculates the CPI for all urban consumers.The CPI-U is calculated based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, fuels, transportation fares, charges for doctors and dentists' services, drugs, and other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day living. All taxes directly associated with the purchase and use of items (such as, in the United States, sales taxes) are included in the index. An increase in CPI-U by a certain fractional amount means an increase by that fractional amount in overall prices within the relevant category.For analyzing general price trends in the economy, seasonally adjusted prices are usually preferred over unadjusted prices because adjusting eliminates the effect of changes that normally occur at the same time and in about the same magnitude every year—such as price movements resulting from climatic conditions, production cycles, model changeovers, and holidays. For each of the following, select Yes if the statement is inferable from the given information. Otherwise select No.Percent Changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US City Average
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.png) The table present gives ad revenue figures for US media publications and their parent company. For each periodical, the table gives 2005 and 2006 ad revenue. For 2006, it offers more detail for each publication, with the metrics shown.CPM stands for Cost per Mil. It's an industry metric that describes the advertising cost charged to advertisers for every 1000 in impressions reached. Each reader looking at one page of a magazine counts as an impression so CPM = Ad Revenue / (Readership * Pages) / 1000. Magazines charge advertisers at the CPM rate, which varies based on the demographics of a magazine's readership.Each column of the table can be sorted in ascending order by clicking on the word "Select" above the table and choosing, from the drop-down menu, the heading of the column on which you want the table to be sorted.Consider each of the following statements about the ad revenue figures. For each statement, indicate whether the statement is true or false, based on the information provided in the table.
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.png) The graph shows the estimated number of users for 3 hyper-growth internet startups in 5 selected years, each launched in the same year. Companies X, Y and Z are all subsidiaries within Holding Company A. The number of users across all of Holding Company A's web properties was 1 billion in Year 1 and 2.8 billion in Year 9.From each drop-down menu, select the option that creates the most accurate statement based on the information provided.A) The increase in the estimated number of users in Company Z from Year 1 to 9 accounts for approximately% of the increase in the estimated number of users across all of Holding Company A's web properties.B) In Year 9, the estimated number of users cumulatively across Companies X, Y, and Z wasof the estimated users across all of Holding Company A's web properties.
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The following appeared in a memorandum from the director of marketing for a pharmaceutical company:"According to a survey of 5,000 urban residents, the prevalence of stress headaches increases with educational level, so that stress headaches occur most often among people with graduate-school degrees. It is well established that, nationally, higher educational levels usually correspond with higher levels of income. Therefore, in marketing our new pain remedy, Omnilixir, we should send free samples primarily to graduate students and to people with graduate degrees, and we should concentrate on advertising in professional journals rather than in general interest magazines."Discuss how well reasoned you find this argument. In your discussion be sure to analyze the line of reasoning and the use of evidence in the argument. For example, you may need to consider what questionable assumptions underlie the thinking and what alternative explanations or counterexamples might weaken the conclusion. You can also discuss what sort of evidence would strengthen or refute the argument, what changes in the argument would make it more logically sound, and what, if anything, would help you better evaluate its conclusion.
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The following appeared in a letter to the editor of a River City newspaper:"The Clio Development Group should not be permitted to build a multilevel parking garage on Dock Street since most of the buildings on the block would have to be demolished. Because these buildings were erected decades ago, they have historic significance and must therefore be preserved as economic assets in the effort to revitalize a restored riverfront area. Recall how Lakesburg has benefited from business increases in its historic downtown center. Moreover, there is plenty of vacant land for a parking lot elsewhere in River City."Discuss how well reasoned you find this argument. In your discussion be sure to analyze the line of reasoning and the use of evidence in the argument. For example, you may need to consider what questionable assumptions underlie the thinking and what alternative explanations or counterexamples might weaken the conclusion. You can also discuss what sort of evidence would strengthen or refute the argument, what changes in the argument would make it more logically sound, and what, if anything, would help you better evaluate its conclusion.
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The following appeared in a letter to the editor of a River City newspaper:"The Clio Development Group's plan for a multilevel parking garage on Dock Street should be approved in order to strengthen the economy of the surrounding area. Although most of the buildings on the block would have to be demolished, they are among the oldest in the city and thus of little current economic value. Those who oppose the project should realize that historic preservation cannot be the only consideration: even Athens or Jerusalem will knock down old buildings to put up new ones that improve the local economy."Discuss how well reasoned you find this argument. In your discussion be sure to analyze the line of reasoning and the use of evidence in the argument. For example, you may need to consider what questionable assumptions underlie the thinking and what alternative explanations or counterexamples might weaken the conclusion. You can also discuss what sort of evidence would strengthen or refute the argument, what changes in the argument would make it more logically sound, and what, if anything, would help you better evaluate its conclusion.
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The following appeared in a memorandum from the owner of Carlo's Clothing to the staff:"Since Disc Depot, the music store on the next block, began a new radio advertising campaign last year, its business has grown dramatically, as evidenced by the large increase in foot traffic into the store. While the Disc Depot's owners have apparently become wealthy enough to retire, profits at Carlo's Clothing have remained stagnant for the past three years. In order to boost our sales and profits, we should therefore switch from newspaper advertising to frequent radio advertisements like those for Disc Depot."Discuss how well reasoned you find this argument. In your discussion be sure to analyze the line of reasoning and the use of evidence in the argument. For example, you may need to consider what questionable assumptions underlie the thinking and what alternative explanations or counterexamples might weaken the conclusion. You can also discuss what sort of evidence would strengthen or refute the argument, what changes in the argument would make it more logically sound, and what, if anything, would help you better evaluate its conclusion.
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The following appeared in a memorandum from the president of Aurora, a company that sells organic milk (milk produced without the use of chemical additives):"Sales of organic food products in this country have tripled over the past five years. If Aurora is to profit from this continuing trend, we must diversify and start selling products such as organic orange juice and organic eggs in addition to our regular product line. With the recent increase of articles in health magazines questioning the safety of milk and other food products, customers are even more likely to buy our line of organic products. And to help ensure our successful expansion, we should hire the founder of a chain of health-food stores to serve as our vice president of marketing."Discuss how well reasoned you find this argument. In your discussion be sure to analyze the line of reasoning and the use of evidence in the argument. For example, you may need to consider what questionable assumptions underlie the thinking and what alternative explanations or counterexamples might weaken the conclusion. You can also discuss what sort of evidence would strengthen or refute the argument, what changes in the argument would make it more logically sound, and what, if anything, would help you better evaluate its conclusion.
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The following appeared in a memorandum from the human resources department of Diversified Manufacturing:"Managers at our central office report that their employees tend to be most productive in the days immediately preceding a vacation. To help counteract our declining market share, we could increase the productivity of our professional staff members, who currently receive four weeks paid vacation a year, by limiting them to a maximum of one week's continuous vacation time. They will thus take more vacation breaks during a year and give us more days of maximum productivity."Discuss how well reasoned you find this argument. In your discussion be sure to analyze the line of reasoning and the use of evidence in the argument. For example, you may need to consider what questionable assumptions underlie the thinking and what alternative explanations or counterexamples might weaken the conclusion. You can also discuss what sort of evidence would strengthen or refute the argument, what changes in the argument would make it more logically sound, and what, if anything, would help you better evaluate its conclusion.
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The following appeared as part of a business plan by the Capital Idea investment firm:"In recent years the worldwide demand for fish has grown, and improvements in fishing technology have made larger catches and thus increased supply possible: for example, last year's tuna catch was 9 percent greater than the previous year's. To capitalize on these trends, we should therefore invest in the new tartfish processing plant on Tartfish Island, where increasing revenues from tourism indicate a strong local economy."Discuss how well reasoned you find this argument. In your discussion be sure to analyze the line of reasoning and the use of evidence in the argument. For example, you may need to consider what questionable assumptions underlie the thinking and what alternative explanations or counterexamples might weaken the conclusion. You can also discuss what sort of evidence would strengthen or refute the argument, what changes in the argument would make it more logically sound, and what, if anything, would help you better evaluate its conclusion.
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The following appeared as part of an article in a trade magazine:"During a recent trial period in which government inspections at selected meat-processing plants were more frequent, the amount of bacteria in samples of processed chicken decreased by 50 percent on average from the previous year's level. If the government were to institute more frequent inspections, the incidence of stomach and intestinal infections throughout the country could thus be cut in half. In the meantime, consumers of Excel Meats should be safe from infection because Excel's main processing plant has shown more improvement in eliminating bacterial contamination than any other plant cited in the government report."Discuss how well reasoned you find this argument. In your discussion be sure to analyze the line of reasoning and the use of evidence in the argument. For example, you may need to consider what questionable assumptions underlie the thinking and what alternative explanations or counterexamples might weaken the conclusion. You can also discuss what sort of evidence would strengthen or refute the argument, what changes in the argument would make it more logically sound, and what, if anything, would help you better evaluate its conclusion.
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The Ultra 700i is a new racecar. The ultra consumes gasoline at a rate of P kilometers per liter (P km/L) when its steady state driving speed is at Q kilometers per hour (Q km/h).
In terms of the variables P and Q, select the expression that represents the number of liters of gasoline used in 1 hour of driving at steady state speed, and select the expression that represents the number of liters of gasoline used in a 40 km drive at steady state speed Q. Make only two selections, one in each column.
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Vendor: In Country X, there are several prominent C/N/S fabric manufacturers. Each of these fabric manufacturers develops fabrics in unique combinations in order to product differentiate. The combinations vary in percentages but usually include varying ratios of cotton, nylon, and spandex (C/N/S).
We can therefore be able to determine, on the basis of compositional analysis, where the next piece of clothing that we buy from our supplier originally came from. Once we figure that out, we can cut out the supplier and source directly from the original manufacturer.
Indicate two different statements as follows: one statement identifies an assumption required by the antique expert's argument and the other identifies a possible fact that, if true, would provide significant logical support for the required assumption.
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from CFOThe costs we have incurred to develop a smartphone application for our company's Qoop product has far exceeded the costs to develop our web platform and the mobile-friendly version of our website. The returns, thus far, do not even come close to recouping our initial investment. We should cap next year's marketing budget for Qoop at $100K. If user adoption for Qoop does not increase to a level that would result in conversion in sales that would, in 2-3 years, result in a modest profit, we should stop the project, cut our losses, and focus on developing another product.
from CMOOur innovative application still hasn't gained attention from media. As with all types of product launches these days, we need to get the word out fast and get this product to go viral. I recommend a marketing budget closer to $400K. This will allow us to use some big name celebrities to help us get the word out on television, in magazines, and even through social networks like Facebook and Twitter. Once we get over the hump, further expense will be neglible as marketing will be largely free and will occur through word of mouth. Without strong celebrity promotion from the very beginning, the product launch will fizzle away and die unspectacularly - we'll never recoup our largest product development cost. For anything to go viral, it must have a cool factor, be funny, and be useful. A big name celebrity can help us get over that hump.
from CEOQoop helps complement our existing product offering. While Qoop expenses have been our largest product development cost, the cost should also be shared among the low costs of our other products. In addition, no product should be looked at as a standalone product. It's more important for us to grow our market share and gain competitive advantage in our industry. To do this, we have to launch more products and start generating a portfolio of products to match our big competitors. We should be marketing all of our products alongside Qoop and not just pigeonhole ourselves to promoting just one product whenever we access the TV or social media marketing channels.
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