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The phenomenon of women being more likely than men to live in poverty is called

To increase capacity, a project team must decide between two weaving looms. Both looms have comparable capacity and quality levels, but different costs. The team must evaluate the costs over a five-year study period, with an MARR (an interest rate) of 8% per year. Loom 2: The Jurgens Loom will cost $9,500 now, have operating costs of $1,000 per year, and have a salvage value of $2,500 after 5 years. What is the net present worth of the cash flows for Loom 2?    [loom2] The net present worth of the cash flows for Loom 1 is −$12,470. Which loom should the team select?    [select]

In a capitalist system, what do workers have available to sell?

A Six Sigma project team is working to reduce defects from a manufacturing process. The root cause analysis showed a significant difference between machines at one process step. The team is in the Improve phase and evaluating several ideas. The table below summarizes scores against decision criteria for the ideas.  CRITERIA AND WEIGHT Cost CTQ Impact Ease of Implementation Customer Satisfaction IDEA 3 4 2 1 TOTAL SCORE A 4 5 5 5 (a) B 4 4 3 4 (b) C 2 2 2 2 (c) Scoring: 1 = Worse and 5 = Better What is the total score for idea A?    [sa] What is the total score for idea B?    [sb] What is the total score for idea C?    [sc] Which idea should the team pick?    [select] (enter A, B or C)

A 12-year-old boy presents with right knee pain that is worse after activity.  On exam you note a tender, swollen anterior tibial tuberosity.  Based on this information, what is the most likely diagnosis for this patient?

A “whole-hog” full-scale approach to implementing a solution at multiple sites [what]

How could the Information Revolution affect urbanization?

May present as acute monoarticular arthritis often affecting the wrist or knee; and aspiration of joint fluid reveals calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystals.  This describes:

A local candy maker wants to monitor the weight of its best-selling product: Italian lemoncello almonds. Each hour, 17 bags are selected at random and weighed. Which SPC chart should be used to monitor bag weight? [which]

A publisher wants to reduce the number of accuracy errors in the print edition of a large national newspaper. The project team determined that major changes to the front page of the newspaper was a leading cause of accuracy errors. For its next step, the team should use brainstorming to generate potential solutions.