Alocal university is considering changes to its class structure in an effort to increase professor productivity. the old schedule had each professor teaching 5 classes per week, with each class meeting an hour per day on monday, wednesday, and friday. each class contained 20 students. the new schedule has each professor teaching only 3 classes, but each class meets daily (mon.-fri.) for an hour. new classes contain 50 students. hint: find out number of students taught per week first and number of teaching hours for the old and new scenarios a. calculate the labor productivity for the initial situation (students/hour). b. calculate the labor productivity for the schedule change (students/hour). c. are there any ethical considerations that should be accounted for? d. suppose that each teacher also is required to have 2 hours of office hours each day he/she taught class. is the schedule change, a productivity increase? show increase in productivity change?

Neon light company of kansas city ships lamps and lighting appliances throughout the country. ms. neon has determined that through the establishment of local collection centers around the country, she can speed up the collection of payments by one and one-half days. furthermore, the cash management department of her bank has indicated to her that she can defer her payments on her accounts by one-half day without affecting suppliers. the bank has a remote disbursement center in florida. a. if neon light company has $2.90 million per day in collections and $1.18 million per day in disbursements, how many dollars will the cash management system free up?

Match the steps for conducting an informational interview with the tasks in each step.

1. list five staple convenience goods that you or your household buys on a regular basis. (you do not need to use complete sentences. 2.5 points) 2. list three impulse convenience goods that you or someone you know has purchased. (you do not need to use complete sentences. 2.5 points) 3. describe a shopping good that you or someone you know purchased. what kind of research did you or that person do before buying the product? (1-5 sentences. 3.0 points) 4. choose an example of a company you could start, and decide which business structure would make the most sense for that type of company (sole proprietorship, partnership, llc, c corporation, s corporation, or nonprofit corporation). explain why this structure would be good for this type of company. give at least 3 reasons. (3-6 sentences. 6.0 points) 5. if you were starting a new business, describe at least three departments to the company that you would need right away. why are these departments so important? (1-5 sentences. 3.0 points) 6. describe a product that you think has saturated its market. what makes you think it has saturated its market? (1-5 sentences. 3.0 points)