Compute and Interpret Liquidity, Solvency and Coverage Ratios
Selected balance sheet and income statement information from Verizon Communications follows.

(a) Compute the current ratio for each year and discuss any trend in liquidity. (Round your answers to two decimal places.)
2005 current ratio = Answer

2004 current ratio = Answer

What additional information about the numbers used to compute this ratio might be useful in helping you assess liquidity? (Select all that apply)
Answeryesno The maturity schedule of current liabilities
Answeryesno The average stock price for the industry
Answeryesno The average current ratio for the industry
Answeryesno The amount of current assets that is concentrated in relatively illiquid inventories

(b) Compute times interest earned, total liabilities-to-equity, and net cash from operating activities to total debt ratios for each year. (Round your answers to two decimal places.)
2005 times interest earned = Answer
2004 times interest earned = Answer

2005 total liabilities-to-equity = Answer
2004 total liabilities-to-equity = Answer

2005 net operating cash flow to total debt = Answer
2004 net operating cash flow to total debt = Answer

Which of the following best describes the extent of Verizon's financial leverage and the company's ability to meet interest obligations?

Verizon's times interest earned ratio has decreased, total liabilities-to-equity has increased, and net operating cash flow to total debt ratio has remained the same, which suggests the company will meet its obligations.

Verizon's times interest earned ratio has increased, total liabilities-to-equity has increased, and net operating cash flow to total debt ratio has decreased, which suggests the company will not meet its obligations.

Verizon's times interest earned ratio has increased, total liabilities-to-equity has decreased, and net operating cash flow to total debt ratio has remained the same, which suggests the company will meet its obligations.

Verizon's times interest earned ratio has increased, total liabilities-to-equity has decreased, and net operating cash flow to total debt ratio has decreased, which suggests the company will not meet its obligations.

(c)Verizon's capital expenditures are expected to increase substantially as it seeks to respond to competitive pressures to upgrade the quality of its communications infrastructure. Which of the following best describes Verizon's liquidity and solvency in light of this strategic direction?

The company's profitability and operating cash flow are fairly strong, both are particularly high in relation to the company's liabilities and interest costs. The capital expenditures can be made with no borrowing or additional equity.

The company's profitability and operating cash flow are fairly weak, both are very low in relation to the company's liabilities and interest costs. The company is on the verge of bankruptcy.

The company's profitability and operating cash flow are fairly weak, both are very low in relation to the company's liabilities and interest costs. The company cannot fund any capital expenditures.

The company's profitability and operating cash flow are fairly strong, neither is particularly high in relation to the company's liabilities and interest costs. The capital expenditures may have to be funded with higher-cost equity.

Whitehill Publishing, a publisher of academic textbooks, has made an offer to acquire Yellowtape, a publisher of children’s books. The management teams at both companies have tentatively agreed upon a transaction value of Rs 56 per share for Yellowtape but are presently negotiating alternative methods of payment. Data used for the analysis of the transaction is given below

Once the merger is completed, Mr. Bhatia, the CEO of Whitehill Publishing, plans for Whitehall to take on all of Yellotape’s assets and liabilities and the combined company will continue to operate under the Whitehill Publishing name. Mr. Bhatia estimates that cost reduction synergies as a result of the merger will total approximately Rs 180 million.

1. Briefly define the form of integration and type of merger in this transaction.

2. If the deal is completed as a cash transaction, the amount of the gain for Yellowtape’s shareholders.

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3. If the deal is completed as a stock transaction with an exchange ratio of 0.7, the amount of the gain for Whitehall’s shareholders.

1. Researchers believe that the action theory has implication merits in terms of improving academic achievements. An intervention has been designed based on the action theory and implemented on 8 students in an attempt to enhance their grade in Experimental Psychology class. Before the intervention, the experimenter used a set of 20 questions randomly selected from GRE Psychology Subjective question bank to assess students’ understanding of fundamental concepts in psychology. The grade is based on a 0-20 scale, a higher number indicating a higher grade and better academic achievement. After 6-week intervention, the experimenter tested the same group of students with the same 20 questions to assess the grade change (if any). (12 pts)

The grades are below:

Be sure to include the following parts:

1. State the null and alternative hypothesis. (1 pts)
2. Report df and critical values. (1 pts)
3. Calculate the value of your test statistic from the data. (6 pts)
4. Evaluate your hypotheses and make statistical decision. (2 pts)
5. Interpret the results and answer the research question - Does this intervention improve students’ grade in Experimental Psychology class? (2 pts)

It is thought that communication mode influences academic, speech, language, and auditory outcomes. To investigate differences in speech production, (GF-Post), the participants were divided into three groups: (1) Those with CIs using listening and spoken language, (2) Those with CIs using total communication, and (3) Those without CIs using total communication.

A) What inferential test should the researchers use to test for differences in speech production at the end of the study?

B)Name the independent and dependent variables and their scales of measurement. Include justification.

Below are summary statistics. Complete the table, parts B and D of the ABCD process, conclude the analysis, and draw warranted conclusions.

C)Do the results require the use of post-hoc tests? Why or why not?

If the results of the analysis of variance require the use of post-hoc tests, employ Fisher’s LSD to determine which groups differ

1. A psychologist is interested in the relationship between intelligence and academic motivation. She recruits eight participants for a study. Each participant completes an intelligence test and a measure of academic motivation. Scores for the eight participants are in the table below. Use intelligence scores to predict motivation scores with regression analysis by hand.

1. Calculate the slope coefficient.

2. Calculate the intercept.

3. Write out the prediction equation and write one sentence interpreting the slope.

4. Calculate the standard error of the estimate.

5. Use the regression equation to predict a motivation score and then calculate its 95% confidence interval when intelligence is 50. Is this an appropriate prediction to make? Briefly explain why or why not.

6. Use the regression equation to predict a motivation score and then calculate its 95% confidence interval when intelligence is 65. Is this an appropriate prediction to make? Briefly explain why or why not.

7. Does the regression model significantly predict motivation scores? (H₀: β = 0; H₁: β ≠ 0, α = .05) Provide the test statistic, appropriate degrees of freedom, and whether p is greater than or less than α. (Note: there are two ways that you can use to test model significance.)

The Assignment:

Using the ‘Week 4 | Part 4’ section of your Academic Success and Professional Development Plan Template presented in the Resources, conduct an analysis of the elements of the research article you identified. Be sure to include the following:

Clearly identify the topic of interest you have selected.

Provide an accurate and complete APA formatted citation of the article you selected, along with link or search details.

Clearly identify and describe in detail a professional practice use of the theories/concepts presented in the article.

Provide a clear and accurate analysis of the article using the Research Analysis Matrix section of the template.

Write a 1-paragraph justification that clearly and accurately explains in detail whether you would recommend the use of this article to inform professional practice. Note: You can use the CARP method as presented in the Resources for this week on evaluating resources.

Write a 2- to 3-paragraph summary that you will add to your Academic Success and Professional Development Plan that includes the following:

Clearly and accurately describe in detail your approach to identifying and analyzing peer-reviewed research.

Clearly identify and accurately describe in detail at least two strategies that you would use that you found to be effective in finding peer-reviewed research.

Provide a complete, detailed, and specific synthesis of at least one resource you intend to use in the future to find peer-reviewed research.

Integrate at least one outside resource and 2-3 course specific resources to fully support your summary.

1. Use PubMed or another abstract database to find an academic journal article on a health topic of interest to you. Read the article to find the answers to these questions: (a) What was the main study question? (b) Who participated in the study, where did it take place, and when was it conducted? (c) What study design was used? and (d) What was the answer to the main study question?

2. Find a recent news story from the popular press about a newly released health research report. Look up and read the scientific article on which the news report was based. Was the news story accurate? Did it leave out any critical information?

3. Do you identify with a particular ethnic group? Do you know of any health conditions that you are at special risk for because of your ethnic background? Are these conditions genetic? Are they related to health behaviors?

4. What are some of the conditions related to poverty that increase the risk of infectious diseases? Noncommunicable disease? Neuropsychiatric disorders? Injuries?

1. Use PubMed or another abstract database to find an academic journal article on a health topic of interest to you. Read the article to find the answers to these questions:

(a) What was the main study question?

(b) Who participated in the study, where did it take place, and when was it conducted?

(c) What study design was used?

(d) What was the answer to the main study question?

2. Find a recent news story from the popular press about a newly released health research report. Look up and read the scientific article on which the news report was based. Was the news story accurate? Did it leave out any critical information?

3. Do you identify with a particular ethnic group? Do you know of any health conditions that you are at special risk for because of your ethnic background? Are these conditions genetic? Are they related to health behaviors?

4. What are some of the conditions related to poverty that increase the risk of infectious diseases? Noncommunicable disease? Neuropsychiatric disorders? Injuries?

1. Use PubMed or another abstract database to find an academic journal article on a health topic of interest to you. Read the article to find the answers to these questions:

(a) What was the main study question?

(b) Who participated in the study, where did it take place, and when was it conducted?

(c) What study design was used?

(d) What was the answer to the main study question?

2. Find a recent news story from the popular press about a newly released health research report. Look up and read the scientific article on which the news report was based. Was the news story accurate? Did it leave out any critical information?

3. Do you identify with a particular ethnic group? Do you know of any health conditions that you are at special risk for because of your ethnic background? Are these conditions genetic? Are they related to health behaviors?

4. What are some of the conditions related to poverty that increase the risk of infectious diseases? Noncommunicable disease? Neuropsychiatric disorders? Injuries?

You are asked to investigate the impact of diabetes on elementary school students’ academic performance. You decide to test whether the mean standardized test performance of students with diabetes is worse than the test performance of the school as a whole. The school has 235 students and the average test score for the school is set at 100 and has a standard deviation of 25. You are given data from 10 diabetic students who have an average score of 80. Please use a significance of 0.01.

a. Identify the assumed sample distribution, the formula for the test statistic, the significance level, the test distribution, and the null & alternative hypotheses

b. Calculate and report the test statistic, the input values for the test statistic, and the p value that results from the test. Also calculate the statistical power.

c. Decide whether you will reject or fail to reject the null hypothesis. Interpret that decision in the context of the problem. Evaluate the statistical power.