A Lean Six Sigma project was initiated to reduce toxic emissions from a production facility. When collecting data in the Measure phase of their project for their baseline measurement, the project team recognized that they needed to standardize the collection of data across three shifts, as their facility runs 24 hr. per day-7 days a week. A way of standardizing the data collection process is best facilitated by which quality improvement tool?

A. Histogram
B. Brainstorming
C. Affinity diagram
D. Check sheet

Which of the following actions is most likely to result in a decrease in the money supply? a. the discount rate on overnight loans is lowered. b. the government sells a new batch of treasury bonds. c. the federal reserve bank buys treasury bonds. d. the required reserve ratio for banks is decreased. 2b2t

The total value of your portfolio is $10,000: $3,000 of it is invested in stock a and the remainder invested in stock b. stock a has a beta of 0.8; stock b has a beta of 1.2. the risk premium on the market portfolio is 8%; the risk-free rate is 2%. additional information on stocks a and b is provided below. return in each state state probability of state stock a stock b excellent 15% 15% 5% normal 50% 9% 7% poor 35% -15% 10% what are each stock’s expected return and the standard deviation? what are the expected return and the standard deviation of your portfolio? what is the beta of your portfolio? using capm, what is the expected return on the portfolio? given your answer above, would you buy, sell, or hold the portfolio?

Emily spent her summer vacation in buenos aires, argentina, where she got plastic surgery for a fraction of what it would cost in the united states. this is an example of: