The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) assesses the health and nutritional status of adults and children in the United States using data from interviews and direct physical examinations. From 1999 to 2002, 712 men between the ages of 20 and 29 were examined. The mean body weight in this sample was 183.0 pounds. The margin of error associated with this estimate for 95% confidence was plus or minus 3 pounds. What is the probability (expressed as a percent) that the true population mean weight of men between the ages of 20 and 29 is between 180 and 186 pounds?

explain the concept of a food web and what happens if one species disappears; explain what factors contribute to changes in the size of populations; explain what biodiversity is and why it changes (either at the geologic time scale or human-caused changes); explain what potential changes will occur to the climate engine with increased greenhouse gases in the atmosphere;

After the death of Lennie Pope, his will was read. It contained the following provisions:

• $150,000 in cash goes to decedent’s brother, Ned Pope.
• Residence and other personal property go to his sister, Sue Pope.
• Proceeds from the sale of Ford stock go to uncle, Harwood Pope.
• $380,000 goes into a charitable remainder trust.
• All other estate assets are to be liquidated with the cash going to Victoria Jones.

a. Prepare journal entries for the following transactions that subsequently occur:

(1) Discovered the following assets (at fair value):

(2) Collected life insurance policy.

(3) Collected dividends of $5,600.

(4) Discovered debts of $79,000.

(5) Conveyed title to the residence to Sue Pope along with the decedent’s personal effects.

(6) Discovered title to land valued at $23,000.

(7) Discovered additional debts of $45,000. Paid all of the debts totaling $124,000.

(8) Paid funeral expenses of $39,000.

(9) Conveyed cash of $150,000 to Ned Pope.

(10) Sold the shares of Ford for $93,000.

(11) Paid administrative expenses of $24,000.

(12) Made the appropriate payment to Harwood Pope.

b. Prepare a charge and discharge statement.

Chapter 12 Personality -Identifying Defense Mechanisms in Everyday Life

Rationale This activity is designed to get you to explore in more detail Freud's theory of personality formation, and in particular, his defense mechanisms. We briefly discussed Freud in our online lecture on Personality. Many students experience challenges when trying to keep Freud’s defense mechanisms straight. This activity presents various scenarios and requires students to identify the defense mechanisms being used.

Instructions: Each of the following scenarios illustrates one of Freud’s defense mechanisms from the list below. Read each case and identify the defense mechanism. It is possible some scenarios have more than one answer, in this case you need only indicate one choice.

           Displacement     Projection           Rationalization   Reaction Formation

           Regression         Repression           Sublimation        Denial

G.        Emmanuel’s mother has been very busy taking on extra projects at work. She frequently works late or brings the projects home to complete at night. Despite the fact that he is 8 years old, Emmanuel has been sucking his thumb and wetting the bed. What defense is Emmanuel using?

H.        Georgia was extremely close to her grandfather. He died unexpectedly last year and though Georgia attended all the funeral services, she does not remember any of events that took place for those three days. What defense is Georgia using?

What you have to do:

Your task for this activity will be to compare and contrast the locomotor strategies of the following three hominin species: Ardipithecus ramidus, Australopithecus afarensis and Homo erectus. You will accomplish this by answering the following questions.

Use the following resource for Ardipithecus. https://milnepublishing.geneseo.edu/the-history-of-our-tribe-hominini/chapter/ardipithecus-ramidus-ardipithecus-kadabba/ (Click)

Use the following resource for Australopithecus https://milnepublishing.geneseo.edu/the-history-of-our-tribe-hominini/chapter/australopithecus-afarensis/ (Click)

Use the following resource for Homo erectus https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2004/11/humans-were-born-to-run-fossil-study-suggests/ (Click)

Before you begin make sure view all relevant reading material so that you can give me informed opinions.

1. Which hominin had the best arboreal capabilities? Make sure you explain your answer by talking about only one feature that backs up your claim. Choose only one feature from the lower extremities (Legs and feet).

2. Which hominin was the first to have feet that are effective for habitual bipedalism? Briefly explain what makes their feet more effective for bipedalism when compared to previous hominins.

3. Which hominin had the best anatomy for running on two legs? Briefly explain how you would know and tell me about two specific skeletal features that suggest that your chosen species was running on two legs.

4. Lastly, I would like you to give a short summary of the notable evolutionary changes in locomotor strategy (the way that you move around) that you notice occur over time as seen from the perspective of Ardipithecus ramidus, Australopithecus afarensis and Homo erectus.

The following is an extract from the statement of financial position of
Verona Co at 30 September 2004:
R
Ordinary shares of 25 cents each 250,000
Reserves 350,000
7% preference shares of R1 each 250,000
15% long-dated bonds 150,000
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Total long-term funds 1,000,000
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The ordinary shares are currently quoted at R1.25 each, the bonds
trading at R85 per R100 nominal and the preference shares at 65 cents
each. The ordinary dividend of 10 cents has just been paid, and the
expected growth rate in the dividend is 10%. Corporation tax is at the
rate of 30%.

Required:
Calculate the weighted average cost of capital for Verona Co.

The paper “Cigarette Tar Yields in Relation to Mortality from Lung Cancer in the Cancer Prevention Study II Prospective Cohort “ (British Medical Journal [2004]: 72-79) included the accompanying data on the tar level of cigarettes smoked for a sample of male smokers who subsequently died of lung cancer.

Assume it is reasonable to regard the sample as representative of male smokers who die of lung cancer. Is there convincing evidence that the proportion of male smoker long cancer death is not the same for the four given tar level categories?

Researchers for the University of Maryland Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering used stochastic dynamic programming to determine optimal load estimates for electric power (Journal of Energy Engineering, Apr. 2004). One objective was to determine the probability that a supplier of electric power would reach or exceed a specific net profit goal for varied load estimates. All load estimates in the study yielded a probability of .90. Consider two different suppliers of electric power (Supplier A and Supplier B) acting independently.

a. What is the probability that both suppliers reach their net profit goal?

b. What is the probability that either Supplier A or Supplier B reaches its net profit goal?

The management of Dandin Company is considering two choices for the best of investment portfolio that is either (1) a combination of financial assets A and B or (2) a combination of financial assets A and C. The planned investment is 50 per cent for each asset component in each portfolio.

The following are the estimated returns for all the three types of financial assets:

Table 1: Expected Return (%) of Financial Assets
Year A B C
2003 12 16 12
2004 14 14 14
2005 16 12 16

1)Calculate the expected return for each portfolio.
2)Calculate the standard deviation for each portfolio.
3)Choose the portfolio that Dandin Company should invest.

1. What is the current price of a bond issued by Dundee International which pays a semiannual coupon rate of 6 8/9%? The bond matures in 5 years and the required return on investments of similar risk is 6.5%.
2. Maxine Corp has a 5 1/8% coupon bond outstanding in 2004. The bond matures on April 1 in the maturity year. Suppose an investor bought this bond on April 1, 1999 and assume that interest is paid annually on April Calculate the yield-to-maturity assuming the investor buys the bond at 105, as quoted in the financial press.
3. Determine the expected inflation rate if the nominal rate of return is 10% and the real rate of return is 7%.