Mckinley, a large consulting firm in the uk, has a consulting staff consisting of 400 consultants at the rank of "associate." on average, a consultant remains at the associate level for 2 years. after this time, 30% of the consultants are promoted to the rank of "engagement manager"; the other 70% have to leave the company. in order to maintain the consulting staff at an average level of 400 associates, how many new consultants does mckinley have to hire each year at the associate level? (hint: apply little's law - identify avg. inventory, flow time - avg. time spend in system by an individual unit. question asks for how many/yr? )

At april 1, 2019, the food and drug administration is in the process of investigating allegations of false marketing claims by hulkly muscle supplements. the fda has not yet proposed a penalty assessment. hulkly’s fiscal year ends on december 31, 2018. the company’s financial statements are issued in april 2019. required: for each of the following scenarios, determine the appropriate way to report the situation. 1. management feels an assessment is reasonably possible, and if an assessment is made an unfavorable settlement of $13 million is reasonably possible. 2. management feels an assessment is reasonably possible, and if an assessment is made an unfavorable settlement of $13 million is probable. 3. management feels an assessment is probable, and if an assessment is made an unfavorable settlement of $13 million is reasonably possible. 4. management feels an assessment is probable, and if an assessment is made an unfavorable settlement of $13 million is probable.