Two types of survey questions are open questions and closed questions. An open question allows for any kind of​ response; a closed question allows for only a fixed response. An open question and a closed question with its possible choices are given below. List the advantages and disadvantages of each question.

Open​ question: What can be done to get students to eat healthier​ foods?

Closed​ question: How would you get students to eat healthier​ foods?

1. Mandatory nutrition course

2. Offer only healthy foods in the cafeteria and remove unhealthy foods

3. Offer more healthy foods in the cafeteria and raise the prices on unhealthy foods

What are the advantages of an open​ question? Select all that apply.

A.

An open question allows for new solutions to be introduced.

B.

It is easy to compare the results of surveys with open questions.

C.

It is easy to quantify the responses of open questions.

D.

An open question allows the respondent to go​ in-depth with their answer.

What are the disadvantages of an open​ question? Select all that apply.

A.

It is difficult to quantify the responses of open questions.

B.

An open question limits the possible responses of the respondent.

C.

It is difficult to compare the results of surveys with open questions.

D.

The form of the question may influence the opinion of the respondent.

What are the advantages of a closed​ question? Select all that apply.

A.

It is easy to quantify and compare the results of surveys with closed questions.

B.

Closed questions allow the respondent to go​ in-depth with their answers.

C.

Closed questions allow for new solutions to be introduced.

D.

It is possible to automate the collection of results for closed questions.

What are the disadvantages of a closed​ question? Select all that apply.

A.

The form of the question may influence the opinion of the respondent.

B.

Closed questions allow for new solutions to be introduced.

C.

Closed questions may not provide appropriate alternative responses.

D.

It is difficult to quantify and compare the results of surveys with closed questions.

To solve the following problem, it is recommended to use Excel.

Table 1 provides the GDP components expenditures and the current account balance amount at constant price 2010 (in Million US Dollars)

Table 1.UAE Expenditure, 2017 - 2019 (Million Dollars) at constant Price 2010

Requirements:

1. Complete table 2, based on in table 1 data.

Table 2

2. Complete Table 3 based the following statistics and your results in table 2 (GDP at constant price).

Table 3  United Arab Emirates Economic Variables, 2017– 2019

3. A worldwide recession (-4.5%) is expected during 2020 due to Covid-19. Assuming that the UAE experiences the same slowdown as the average for the world, what would be the UAE GDP in constant prices in the year 2020. (1 Mark)

4. Explain the different inflation rates obtained based on the CPI method and the inflation rates based on the GDP deflator method. (1 Mark)

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5. (Bonus question) Illustrate graphically the GDP fluctuation during the period 2017-2020. (1 Mark)

Healthy People 2010 was established to improve public health by the year 2010, do you think we've reached that goal? Why or why not? Explain your answer.

(1) Shares are attractive to investors because shareholders are not liable for the corporation's actions and debts and because shares are easily transferred.

True or False

(2) Fast Cars Inc. was authorized to issue 50,000 $1.50 preferred shares and 300,000 common shares. During 2020, its first year of operations, the following selected transactions occurred:

Required:
a. Journalize the above transactions.

b. Prepare the equity section of Fast Car’s balance sheet at December 31, 2020. (Amounts to be deducted should be indicated by a minus sign.)

c. Not available in Connect.

Taking the index of export prices, import prices, volume of exports, and productivity in the export sector in a developing nation to be equal to 100 in 1980, in 2010 what would be:

i. The commodity terms of trade of this nation if the index of its export prices rises by 10 percent but the index of its import prices rises by 20 percent.

ii. This nation’s income terms of trade if the index of export volume grows to 130 by 2010.

iii. This nation’s single factoral terms of trade if its productivity index in the export sector rises to 140 by 2010? iv. Is the nation better off in 2010? Explain using your results above.

The data table is too large to be put in the question here is where I collected the data:

Visit the NASDAQ historical prices weblink(https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/GOOG/history/). First, set the date range to be for

1.16.18- 2.15.19. [Do this by clicking on the blue dates after “Time Period”. Next, click the “Apply” button. Next, click the link on the right side of the page that says “Download Data” to save the file to your computer].

Normal distribution Average=1110.68525 Standard Deviation= 65.5518337 Mode= 1095.06006

1. If a person bought 1 share of Google stock within the last year, what is the probability that the stock on that day closed within $50 of the mean for that year? (between 50 below and 50 above the mean)c) If a person bought 1 share of Google stock within the last year, what is the probability that the stock on that day closed at less than the mean for that year?If a person bought 1 share of Google stock within the last year, what is the probability that the stock on that day closed at more than $950?

2. If a person bought 1 share of Google stock within the last year, what is the probability that the stock on that day closed at less than $800 per share. Would this be considered unusal?
3. At what prices would Google have to close in order for it to be considered statistically unusual?
4. What are Quartile 1, Quartile 2, and Quartile 3 in this data set? Use Excel to find these values. This is the only question that you must answer without using anything about the normal distribution.
5. Is the normality assumption that was made at the beginning valid? Why or why not?

QUESTION 20

1. Given the financial statements below for Dragonfly Enterprises, what is the external financing need for a pro forma increase in sales of 19% if the company is operating at 90% capacity? Enter your answer as the nearest whole (e.g., 123), but do not include the $ sign.
   
     

   Dragonfly Enterprises
   Income Statement ($ Million)		2011
   Sales		370
   Cost of Goods Sold		226
   Selling, Gen & Admin Exp		62
   Depreciation		20
   Earnings Before Int & Tax		62
   Interest Expense		12
   Taxable Income		50
   Taxes at 40%		20
   Net Income		30
   Dividends		9
   Addition to Retained Earn.		21
   Balance Sheets as of 12-31
   Assets	2010	2011
   Cash	10	10
   Account Receivable	46	50
   Inventory	43	45
   Total Current Assets	99	105
   Net Fixed Assets	166	195
   Total Assets	265	300
   Liabilities and Owners Equity	2010	2011
   Accounts Payable	26	30
   Notes Payable	0	0
   Total Current Liabilities	26	30
   Long-Term Debt	140	150
   Common Stock	22	22
   Retained Earnings	77	98
   Total Liab. and Owners Eq	265	300

QUESTION 19

1. Given the financial statements below for Dragonfly Enterprises, what is the external financing need for a pro forma increase in sales of 8% if the company is operating at full capacity? Enter your answer as the nearest whole (e.g., 123), but do not include the $ sign.
   
     

   Dragonfly Enterprises
   Income Statement ($ Million)		2011
   Sales		370
   Cost of Goods Sold		226
   Selling, Gen & Admin Exp		62
   Depreciation		20
   Earnings Before Int & Tax		62
   Interest Expense		12
   Taxable Income		50
   Taxes at 40%		20
   Net Income		30
   Dividends		9
   Addition to Retained Earn.		21
   Balance Sheets as of 12-31
   Assets	2010	2011
   Cash	10	10
   Account Receivable	46	50
   Inventory	43	45
   Total Current Assets	99	105
   Net Fixed Assets	166	195
   Total Assets	265	300
   Liabilities and Owners Equity	2010	2011
   Accounts Payable	26	30
   Notes Payable	0	0
   Total Current Liabilities	26	30
   Long-Term Debt	140	150
   Common Stock	22	22
   Retained Earnings	77	98
   Total Liab. and Owners Eq	265	300

The Bureau of Labor and Statistics (BLS) calculates the unemployment rate for the United States. For June of 2020, they published numbers that were close to the following:

Civilian noninstitutional Population = 260 million
Labor Force = 160 million
Employed = 142 million
Unemployed = 18 million
Retired = 60 million

A- Calculate the unemployment rate and the participation rate for June of 2020 in the US using two decimal places (3 points each).

B- The United States have gone into a recession starting in February of 2020. Before then, we were enjoying "full-employment". Thus, we can infer that the Coronavirus increased which type of unemployment? Explain your answer in 2 lines (4 points).

C- How many adults were NOT in the labor force? Who are these people?

Problem 21-12

Please explain how you come to the answers, I'm hoping to learn how to do them. Thank you!!

You have been assigned to examine the financial statements of Picard Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2020, as prepared following IFRS. Picard uses a periodic inventory system. You discover the following situations:

Assume that the trial balance has been prepared, the ending inventory has not yet been recorded, and the books have not been closed for 2020. Assuming also that all amounts are material, prepare journal entries showing the adjustments that are required. Ignore income tax considerations. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when the amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.)

Collective bargaining

1.Involves direct negotiations between labor unions and employers.

2.Takes place when unions compete to see who should represent workers in a given industry.

3.Occurs when employers determine which union should represent their workers.

4.Is the process by which unions decide which company should be the focus of wage negotiations.