Question 2:

Suppose the demand curve for laptops is:

P_d = 52 - 4 * Q, where Q is the quantity demanded.

The supply curve is:

P_s = 11 + 5 * Q, Laptop production, considering the materials used, the wastes created, transportation, and packing results in 8 euro of external costs per laptop.

Solve for the

(1). equilibrium price (P_m) and quantity (Q_m) in the unregulated laptop market. Pm =? & Qm =?

(3). What is total social welfare (W_m) in the unregulated laptop market? Solve for consumer surplus (CS_m), producer surplus (PS_m), and the externality damage (ED_m).

CS_m = ?

PS_m = ?

ED_m = ?

W_m = ?

(4). If the correct Pigouvian tax is instituted, what will be the equilibrium price (P_t) and quantity (Q_t) in the laptop market?

Q_t = ?

P_t = ?

(5). What is total social welfare (W_t) in the laptop market with the correct Pigouvian tax? Solve for consumer surplus (CS_t), producer surplus (PS_t), the externality damage (ED_t), and the tax revenues (TR).

CSt = ?

PS_t = ?

ED_t = ?

TR = ?

W_t = ?

2. To create a portfolio with a duration of 4 years using a 5 year zero coupon bond and a 2 year 6% annual coupon bond with a yield to maturity of 8%, one would have to invest______ of the portfolio value in the zero coupon bond.

C++ EXERCISES

(a) Given int a = 5, b = 2, c = 4, and d = 5; determine the value of the expression:

d % b * c > 5 || c % b * d < 7.   

(b) Which repetition statement is preferred for user data input and its validation?             

(c) Write a for statement to populate an array, double val[NUMCOUNT], for the following case: Use a counter named double count that has an initial value of 16.2, a final value of 0.4, and a decrement of 0.2 and populate the val[] array with the value of count.

What is the size, NUMCOUNT, of the array val[]?

TwoNumbersAddTo 1. write a class called TwoNumbersAddTo with a main method 2. the program asks for a number (lets call it "goal"). 3. then the program reads at most 20 integers (i.e. any number of integers from 0 to 20) 4. the program stops reading when user enters 0 or user has entered 20 numbers. 5. program prints all the pairs that add up to goal. 6. Notice that if goal is 5, for example, 1 + 4 and 4 + 1 are the same pair. Your program should report only one. 7. The pairs should be printed such that the first number is in the same order in which it was entered. For example: % java TwoNumbersAddTo enter goal: 5 enter at most 20 integers, end with 0: 1 2 3 4 5 0 1 + 4 = 5 2 + 3 = 5 % java TwoNumbersAddTo enter goal: 5 enter at most 20 integers, end with 0: 4 3 2 1 0 4 + 1 = 5 3 + 2 = 5

Mr. D works full-time as a systems analyst for a consulting firm. In addition, he sells plants that he raises himself in a greenhouse attached to his residence. During the past 5 years, the results from raising and selling the plants have been as follows: Year Net Profit (Loss) from Scenario 1:

2. Please create a scenario (Scenario 2) where the cumulative profits in years 1-4 are still $300 but the taxpayer would be in a better position regarding year 5 losses.

In this exercise, we examine one of the conditions of the Alternating Series Test. Consider the alternating series

1−1+1/2−1/4+1/3−1/9+1/4−1/16+⋯,

where the terms are selected alternately from the sequences {1/n} and {−1/n^2}.

1. Explain why the nth term of the given series converges to 0 as n goes to infinity.

2. Rewrite the given series by grouping terms in the following manner:

   (1−1)+(1/2−1/4)+(1/3−1/9)+(1/4−1/16)+⋯.

   Use this regrouping to determine if the series converges or diverges.

3. Explain why the condition that the sequence {an}{an} decreases to a limit of 0 is included in the Alternating Series Test.

11.          In the Porter model a substitute for the products of Ozarka water (which I define as in the bottled water industry) would be:

1. Perrier Water    2. Movies           3. Generic water    

4. Hot dogs    5. Diet Coke

12.          Modern societies have evolved ethics against murder to be able to:

                1. Have different ethical values       2. Exclude more People    

                3. Build large scale societies

                                4. Grow without morals                     5. Have 14 major principles

13.          Ethical decision making is:

                1. Always a clear choice          2. Not a problem for new employees

                3. Often a tough choice among shades of gray

                4. not done often in America                           5. a step in MBO

14.          The most appropriate structure for a large consulting firm with many varied types of client projects is:

1. simple               2. centralized       3. Decentralized

                4. matrix               5. Functional

15.          A long term effort to infuse an organization with a sense of purpose and values is

                1. strategy             2. control               3. Leadership        

`               4. Profitability       5. TQM

16.          Divisional organizational structure is usually

                1. centralized        2. Functional         3. Matrix

                4. Decentralized   5. Bad for control diversification

17.          A model that gives a growth   view of the business is the __________ model

                1. Porter                2. Generic             3. Grand Strategy

                4. Financial            5. Miles and Snow

18.          Raw Materials, transportation, and parts are elements of the

                1. Business Model    2. The Financial Ratios    3. GE strategic planning

                                4. Grand Strategies                              5. The supply chain

19.          The stability category is part of the

                1. Business Model               2. The Financial Ratios        3.Porter’s Model

                                4. Grand Strategies                              5. The supply chain

20.          You are most likely to see Synergy in a company using

1 Unrelated Growth            2. Simple structure              3. question marks             

                4. Horizontal Growth         5. A Quick Ratio above 1

Extract errors from the following codes & then obtain weather they are Syntax
Error or Run Time Error? [15 pts]
a) [2 pts]
1 Dim number1 As Integer
2 Dim number2 As Integer
3 Dim result As Integer
4
5 number1 = (4 * 6 ^ 4) / (10 Mod 4 – 2)
6 number2 = (16 \ 3) ^ 2 * 6 + 1
7 result = number1 - number2

Line# / Error Description /Error Type (Syntax or Runtime) /Correction

b) [4pts]
1 Dim number1 As Double
2 Dim number2 Double
3 Dim result As Char
4
5 number1 = (4 ^ 2)
6 number2 = (16 \ 2)
7 result = number1 \ number2

Line# /Error Description /Error Type (Syntax or Runtime) /Correction

Question 1

1. Pain in a joint Blank 1 (Blank 2 - root word, Blank 3 - suffix)

2.00000 points

Question 2

1. With reference to something within a muscle : Blank 1 Blank 2 – prefix,(Blank 3 - root word, Blank 4 - suffix)

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Question 3

1. Refers to “beneath the skin : Blank 1 Blank 2 – prefix,(Blank 3 - root word, Blank 4 - suffix)

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Question 4

1. The process of viewing the esophagus, stomach and duodenum : Blank 1 (Blank 2 – root word,(Blank 3 - root word, Blank 4 - root word, Blank 5 - process of viewing)

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Question 5

1. Pertaining to (being) against seizures: Blank 1 (Blank 2 – prefix,(Blank 3 - root word, Blank 4 - suffix)

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Question 6

1. Inflammation of meninges : Blank 1 Blank 2 - root word, Blank 3 - suffix)

2.00000 points

Question 7

1. Inflammation of many nerves : Blank 1 ( Blank 2-prefix, Blank 3 - root word, Blank 4 - suffix)

2.00000 points

Question 8

1. Heart specialist : Blank 1 (Blank 2 - root word, Blank 3 - suffix)

2.00000 points

Question 9

1. Taking place within veins : Blank 1 Blank 2 – prefix,(Blank 3 - root word, Blank 4 - suffix)

2.00000 points

Question 10

1. Fat cell : Blank 1 Blank 2 - root word, Blank 3 - suffix)

2.00000 points

state all null and alternative hypotheses and use the appropriate test statistic. Please use Minitab, show step by step. Finally, draw your conclusions based on the Minitab output.

The intake of high doses of beta-carotene in food substances has been associated in some observational studies with a decreased incidence of cancer. A clinical trial is being planned to compare the incidence of cancer in a group of humans receiving beta-carotene. Now there are four commercially available beta-carotene capsules available on the market, 1) Solatene (30-mg capsules), 2) Roche (60-mg capsules), 3) BASF30 (30-mg capsules), 4) BASF60 (60-mg capsules). To test the efficacy of the four types of capsules, a small study was conducted by measuring the blood plasma beta-carotene concentration in 23 volunteers after one week. Analyze the results of this study to determine if there is a difference in plasma beta-carotene concentrations (mg/L). Use file BETACAR 2. Solatene is capsule 1, Roche is capsule 2, BASF (30-mg) is capsule 3, and BSAF (60-mg) is capsule 4 in the spreadsheet.