1.Return to Example 2.1. Let q = 7 units. Plot all combinations of the two factors that will support production of the 7 units. Limit the first factor to 1 = z1 = 40. Repeat this for q = 9 units. What explains the shape of your curves?

2. construction of cost function

Return to the setting of Example 2.6, where technology is specified by q = vz1z2. Now, however, assume the factor prices are P1 = 2 and P2 = 32.

(a) Initially assume no upper bound on either factor. What is the firm’s cost curve, and what is the corresponding marginal cost curve?

(b) Suppose the market price is 16 per unit. Can you determine the firm’s optimal quantity? What is the source of the difficulty?

(c) Now assume for the rest of the problem that the first factor cannot exceed an upper bound of 25, i.e., 0 = z1 = 25. Determine the firm’s cost curve.

(d) Suppose output sells for a price of 64 per unit. Determine the firm’s optimal plan (output and associated factors). Do this two ways, by focusing directly on profit as in Example 2.2, and then by focusing on revenue less cost as in Example 2.7

(e) Consider specific output levels of q ? {5, 15, 30}. For each of these output levels solve numerically for the firm’s cost (Excel is recommended), and verify your answer with the above determined cost curve. What shadow prices emerge from your solution? How do you interpret them?

(f) Suppose the first factor is fixed at _z1 = 12. Determine the associated short run cost curve. What is the fixed cost?

Hello, I am looking for someone to write an article on USA Patriot Act 2001. It needs to be at least 500 words. Sana Osman English 20 November 2008 USA Patriot Act 2001 The USA Patriot Act is an acronym to “Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001” (Gross and Aolin 177). The USA Patriot Act 2001 was a result of terrorist attacks which hit America on September 11, 2001. This Act was signed by President George W. Bush on October 26, 2001. The rationale of making this Act was to prevent and punish terrorist activities around the world. It has provisions to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to use investigatory tools to search emails and telephone communications and reduces the restrictions on foreign intelligence within the United States.

Along with these provisions the USA Patriot Act also offers many more like, it expands the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to regulate financial transactions. It also gives law enforcement and immigration authorities enhanced power to deport and detain immigrants suspected of terrorist activities. It also redefines the word terrorism to include domestic terrorism, which increases the number of terrorist activities to which the Act’s law enforcement powers and be used.

Though the Act had been widely supported by both the Republicans and the Democrats, and was passed by a huge majority in both houses of the Congress, it received a lot of criticism for weakening the protection of civil liberties.

Since its birth in October 2001, the Act has gone through several legal changes and the federal courts have ruled that many of the provisions in the Act are unconstitutional and affect the civil rights of people. Many bills were proposed to amend and make changes to the Act, a few of which were the Protecting the rights if Individuals Act, the Security and Freedom Ensured Act. However, none of these bills were passed.

The USA Patriot Act was finally reauthorized by two bills, the Terrorism Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2005 and the USA PATRIOT Act Additional Reauthorizing Amendments Act of 2006.

The Terrorism Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2005 created new provisions related to death penalty for terrorists, new measure to fight the financing of terrorism, new powers for the Secret Services, and many other changes.

The USA Patriot Act Additional Reauthorizing Amendments Act of 2006, made amendments to the first reauthorization Act and was passed in February 2006. The reauthorization Act amendment the law, which was considered unlawful, in an attempt to make it lawful. The reauthorization Act provided legal rights of a recipient to challenge the validity of the National Security Letter and for judicial review. Changes were also made to the roving wiretap provisions of the USA Patriot Act. Sections 213, 212 and 207 were also modified. The definition of terrorism was further enhanced and included, receiving military-type training from a foreign terrorist organization and narcoterrorism.

With all the changes and amendments made to the USA Patriot Act of 2001, by the reauthorization Acts in 2005 and 2006, the civil right of the people are in a better position than they were without the changes. The courts have accepted these changes made to the USA Patriot Act, which they thought were unlawful and affected the civil rights of the people.

Works Cited

Gross, Oren and Fionnuala N Aolin.

Imagine that you work for a finance industry-based organization. Your organization is looking to submit its database design documentation to an evaluation team in order to meet Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance. You have been assigned to assist in preparing the documentation of the organization’s sales database. You are asked to propose a data dictionary that can be used to document the following:

• Employee (EmpNumber, EmpFirstName, EmpLastName, CommissionRate, YrlySalary, DepartmentID, JobID)
• Invoice (InvNumber, InvDate, EmpNumber, InvAmount, CustomerID)
• InvoiceLine (InvLineNumber, InvNumber, ProductNumber, Quantity)
• Product (ProductNumber, ProductDescription, ProductCost)
• Department (DepartmentID, DepartmentDescription)
• Job (JobID, JobDescription)
• Customer (CustomerID, CustomerName, CustomerAddress, CustomerPhone)

Write a three to four (3-4) page paper in which you:

1. Create a data dictionary that includes the following:
   1. A description of the content for each field
   2. The data type of each field
   3. The format the data will be stored as in the field
   4. The range of value for the field
   5. A label, as required, if the attribute is a primary key or foreign key

Note:An example is shown in Table 7.3 in chapter 7 of the textbook.

1. Imagine that you are asked to identify the number of days that exist between the first invoice and last invoice for each month and complete the following:
   1. Construct a query that will show the number of days that exist between the first invoice and last invoice, for each month, for each employee, using the DATEDIFF function. Be sure to provide the SQL script that will carry out this function.
   2. Construct a query to show the expected payment date if invoices are due within 30 days of transaction.
   3. Construct a query that will show distinct area codes of the customers.
2. Create a plan of the necessary activities that would be required to implement a valid database design process by including the following:
   1. Steps in the conceptual design stage
   2. Steps in DBMS selection stage
   3. Steps in logical design stage
   4. Steps in physical design stage
   5. Task details of each activity within each stage

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

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Hello, I am looking for someone to write an essay on Refugees in America. It needs to be at least 3750 words.

Many of those who are offered asylum by the US apply from abroad. They are the ones referred to as refugees. Loescher and Milner (2009) define refugees as people who flee their country due to persecution, violence or war. A refugee is one person who has a well-founded fear derived from persecution because of race, religion and religious activities, nationality, membership in a particular social group or political opinion. Their view remains contradicting to those wanting to prosecute them. In most cases, they cannot coming back home simply because they are afraid and timid to do so. According to Daley (2009), ethnic, war, tribal and religious violence have been known to be among the leading causes of refugees fleeing their native countries. Refugees differ from normal immigrants in that they do not have a choice or will to go back to their countries. There is a limitation for refugee admissions to the United States set by the American President. Additionally, there exist a much smaller percentage of refugees who apply form within and are granted asylum. They are referred to as ‘asylees. They may be granted asylum on a permanent or temporary basis.

Each year, America receives and welcomes refugees. It does not matter whether the refugees come from Nepal, Sudan, Iraq, Burma or Somalia. All refugees share a similar journey. Many refugees can spend months and even years in substandard camps. Less than 1% of refugees are able to flee their camps and get a chance to live in America, Sweden, Australia, or Canada or any other country that resettles refugees. It the responsibilities of the US department of state, Migration and Refugees and Bureau of Population to oversee the American support of refugees overseas and abroad, as well as the selection and transportation of the refugees to the Unites States, and their assignment to a local settled community for resettlement.

The US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants forms one of