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In the Pandora case, a higher ad-load leads listeners to reduce their ad-supported listening time. Some listeners leave, some listen less, and some become subscribers. But we lack some numbers on the magnitudes of these effects. So, assume that at the status quo, a 5% increase in ad-load does not change ad-revenue.  True/False: Increasing ad-load by 5% will increase profits.

Q1) [30 points total] (please be VERY NEAT and organized on your paper work) (show all work) Consider the following system: Find the gain for a proportional controller (D(s)=K) to ensure the steady-state error is ess is equal to 0.2 in response to a unit ramp reference input. [5 points] Using the gain obtained from part (a), we observe from the open loop Bode plot that the phase margin (PM) is about 14o at a crossover frequency of ωc = 3 rad/s.Suppose that the desired maximum overshoot is that Mp is equal to 0.2 in response to a unit step reference input. Using a phase buffer of 15o, how much extra phase do you need to add to the system? [6 points]Compute the values of α and τD for a lead compensator

TJMax Enterprises  has the following information for year ending December 31, 2024:        –    Net income for the year of $45,000,000    –    60,000 shares of $50 par value, 8% preferred stock outstanding     –    2,000,000 shares of no par common stock outstanding on January 1 and 4,000,000 shares of no par common stock outstanding on December 31             TJMax’ Earnings per Share for the year ending December 31, 2024 was (rounded):          

UBER Technologies earned $900 million of pretax accounting income for the year 2024. For the same period, UBER reported taxable income of $765 million. The company’s income tax rate is 25%. What is Income Tax Payable for the year 2024 (rounded, in millions)?    

For the following questions about family terms, consider the following scenario: ‘You are talking with your boss about your family and your boss’s family.’ Choose the correct word that matches each context:

Manners (30 points)

Situation: You decided to do a little sightseeing in Tokyo and get lost in the subway station. You are alone and discover that your cell phone is out of battery. Write out a dialogue you may have with a helpful person in which you go through the problem solving steps to recognize the problem, explain the problem, negotiate a solution, and conclude the encounter, in Japanese. 

How would you politely say, “Is your husband at home?”

What are the two things you need to be careful to do when you are hanging up a work phone call?

A student is emailing his teacher to ask to change an appointment. State 4 things, in English, that is wrong about this email:   件名（けんめい）: 約束（やくそく）について   アンドレアソンさんへ、 先生（せんせい）、田中（たなか）です。   先生（せんせい）との約束（やくそく）が来週（らいしゅう）の水曜日（すいようび）の十一時（じゅういちじ）にあるのですが、実(じつ)はその日（ひ）に友達（ともだち）のいとこがユタに来（き）て、ソルトレークシティーの観光（かんこう）に行（い）くことになってしまい、その日（ひ）にお会（あ）いすることが出来（でき）なくなってしまいました。   なので、面会(めんかい)の日(ひ)を金曜日（きんようび）の五時（ごじ）にかえてください。   よろしくお願(ねが)いします。   田中（たなか）