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Why are the most abundant elements found in our bodies not the most abundant elements found...

Why are the most abundant elements found in our bodies not the most abundant elements found in Earth's crust? (e.g., What characteristics of the most abundant elements in our bodies make them suitable for life?)

How do the structures of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins (structural and enzymatic), and nucleic acids relate to their functions? Include in your discussion a brief description of the structure of each type of molecule.

In: Biology

Identify the level of measurement (nominal, ordinal, interval or ratio) that is most appropriate: a.) Ratings...

Identify the level of measurement (nominal, ordinal, interval or ratio) that is most appropriate:

a.) Ratings in Zagat’s Guide for Boston eateries __________________________________

b.) Altitudes above sea level of Himalayan peaks _________________________________________

c.) Temperature readings in Celsius of arboreal canopies __________________________

d.) Types of nucleic acids found in genetic material _____________________________________

e.) Years that assassinations of world leaders occurred   ________________________________

f.) Temperature readings in Fahrenheit of nuclear reactor cores _______________________________

In: Statistics and Probability

About soap synthesis. Liquid plant contain mostly unsaturated fatty acids chains while semisolid animal fats contains...

About soap synthesis. Liquid plant contain mostly unsaturated fatty acids chains while semisolid animal fats contains mostly saturated fatty acid chains. Explain how this relates to any differences that obseved in appereance or texture if soaps made from different trygliceride sources?
Tryglicerid sources was extravirgin olive oil, corn oil,andcoconut oil.
Please explain clearly.

In: Chemistry

In which of the three major macromolecules would you find hydrocarbons? Which functional groups would you...

In which of the three major macromolecules would you find hydrocarbons?

Which functional groups would you find in different types of macromolecules? (Hydroxyl, Carbonyl, Carboxyl, Amino, Sulfhydryl, Phosphate, and Methyl groups)

How does carbon organization vary in fructose compared to glucose monosaccharides? What type of reaction forms the glycosidic linkage in a disaccharide like sucrose?

Please give explanations thank you!

In: Biology

which of the following statements about the charge distribution on the amino acid glutamate is incorrect...

which of the following statements about the charge distribution on the amino acid glutamate is incorrect ?

glutamate has three different ionizable groups

at a very low pH, the most abundant form of glutamate will have net charge of +1

at a very high pH the most abundant form of glutamate will have a net charge of -2

at a pH of aprox. 3.2 glutamate will not contain any charged groups

all of the above are correct

In: Chemistry

Mutations are _________. changes in the composition of a DNA molecule changes in genes that ultimately...

  1. Mutations are _________.
  • changes in the composition of a DNA molecule
  • changes in genes that ultimately cause genetic diversity
  • the source of new alleles
  • chemical changes in the genetic material
  • all of the above
  1. Using a translation table, transcribe and translate the following DNA template strand:

DNA template               TACGCATTGGAAAGCATC   

Messenger RNA _______________________________

Amino acid sequence ________________________________

3. Briefly describe the role of the following RNA molecules in translation.

mRNA, tRNA, rRNA

In: Biology

Can you find any mutation, name the domains, if the proteins are conserved, and the amino...

Can you find any mutation, name the domains, if the proteins are conserved, and the amino acid sequences and in which organelle will you find the genetic material that encodes your genes.

>Pseudo-nitzschia multiseries (the homolog of the osteroccus tauri)

ATGTCTCAATCTGTATCAGAACGGACTCGAATTAAAAGTGACCGTTACGAATCTGGTGTAATCCCTTACG

CTAAAATGGGTTACTGGGATGCTTCATACACAGTAAAAACTACTGATGTTCTTGCTTTATTCCGTATCAC

ACCACAACCAGGCGTAGATCCTGTTGAAGCTGCTGCTGCAGTAGCTGGTGAATCTTCAACAGCAACTTGG

ACAGTTGTATGGACTGATTTATTAACAGCTTGTGATCGTTACCGAGCTAAAGCTTACCGTGTAGATCCAG

TTCCAAATACATCTGATGTTTTCTTTGCTTTCATCGCATACGAATGTGATTTATTCGAAGAAGGTTCTTT

ATCTAACTTAACAGCATCTATTATTGGTAACGTATTCGGTTTCAAAGCTGTATCAGCTTTACGTTTAGAA

GACATGCGTATTCCTCACTCATACTTAAAAACATTCCAAGGTCCTGCAACAGGTATCGTTGTAGAACGTG

AACGTTTAAATAAATATGGTGCTCCTTTATTAGGTGCTACAGTAAAACCAAAATTAGGTTTATCTGGTAA

AAACTACGGTCGTGTAGTATTCGAAGGTTTAAAAGGTGGTTTAGACTTCTTAAAAGATGATGAGAACATT

AACTCTCAACCATTCATGCGTTGGAGAGAGCGTTTCTTAAACTGTATGGAAGGTATTAACCGTGCATCTG

CTGCTACAGGAGAAGTAAAAGGTTCTTACTTAAACGTTACAGCTGCTACTATGGAAGAAGTAATCAAACG

TTGTGAGTACGCTAAAGAAGTAGGTTCTGTTATCGTTATGATCGATTTAGTTATGGGTTATACAGCTATT

CAATCTGCTGCTTACTGGGCTCGTGAAAACGATATGCTTTTACACTTACACCGTGCTGGTAACTCTACAT

ATGCACGTCAAAAAAACCATGGTATTAACTTCCGTGTAATTTGTAAATGGATGCGTATGTCTGGTGTAGA

TCATATCCACGCTGGAACAGTTGTAGGTAAATTAGAAGGTGATCCTTTAATGATTAAAGGTTTCTACGAT

ACTTTACGTTTAACTCATTTAGAAGTTAATTTACCATACGGTATTTTCTTCGAAATGCCTTGGGCTAGTT

TACGTCGTTGTATGCCAGTAGCATCTGGTGGTATTCACTGTGGTCAAATGCACCAATTAATTCACTACTT

AGGTGATGACGTAGTATTACAATTCGGTGGTGGTACAATTGGTCACCCTGATGGTATCCAAGCCGGTGCT

ACAGCTAACCGTGTTGCTTTAGAAGCAATGGTATTAGCTCGTAACGAAGGTGCTGATTTCTTCAGTAACG

AAGTTGGTCCTCAAATCTTACGTAATGCTGCTAAAACATGTGGTCCATTACAAACTGCATTAGATTTATG

GAAAGATATTAGTTTTAACTACACATCTACAGATACAGCTGATTTCGCTGTAACACCAACTGCAAACGTA

TAA

In: Biology

The results for July for Brahms & Sons follow:   Actual (based on actual sales of 66,000...

The results for July for Brahms & Sons follow:  

Actual (based on actual sales of 66,000 units) Master Budget (based on budgeted sales 64,000 units)
Sales revenue $ 510,000 $ 544,000
Less
Variable costs
Direct material 66,000 54,400
Direct labor 82,000 96,000
Variable overhead 89,000 96,000
Marketing 15,800 16,000
Administrative 14,200 16,000
Total variable costs $ 267,000 $ 278,400
Contribution margin $ 243,000 $ 265,600
Less
Fixed costs
Manufacturing 111,000 106,000
Marketing 24,100 16,000
Administrative 84,500 83,000
Total fixed costs $ 219,600 $ 205,000
Operating profits $ 23,400 $ 60,600

Required:

Prepare a profit variance analysis for Brahms & Sons. ( Do not round intermediate calculations. Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, or "U" for unfavorable. If there is no effect, do not select either option.)

actual (66000 units) Manufacturing variance Marketing & admin variance Sales price variance Flexible budget (units) Sales activity variance Master budget (64000 units)
Sales Revenue 510000 -51000 /u 561000 ? 544000
variable costs
manufacruing
Direct materials 66000 ? ? ? 54400
Direct Labor 82000 ? ? ? 96000
Overhead 89000 ? ? ? 96000
Marketing 15800 ? ? ? 16000
Admin 14200 ? ? ? 16000
Contribution Margin 243000 ? ? ? ? ? 265600
Fixed Costs
Manufacturing 111000 ? ? ? 106000
Marketing 24100 ? ? ? 16000
Admin 84500 ? ? ? 83000
operating profit 23400 ? ? ? ? ? 60600

In: Accounting

Richard, barry and Andrew decided to enter into a partnership agreement as from 1st July 2018,...

Richard, barry and Andrew decided to enter into a partnership agreement as from 1st July 2018, some of the provisions of which were as follows.

  1. Richard to contribute $24000 cash, inventory the fair value of which was $51000, plant and machinery $94320, accounts receivable totalling $15240
  2. Barry to contribute $45000 cash and act as manager for the business at an annual salary of $38400 to be allocated to him at the end of each year.
  3. Andrew to contribute $19800 cash, land $144000, premises $288000, furniture and fittings $48600, and motor vehicles $37800. A mortgage of $216000 secured over the premises was outstanding and the partnership agreed to assume the mortgage.
  4. Profits or losses of the firm to be divided between or borne by Richard, barry and Andrew in the proportion of 2:1:3 respectively.
  5. Interest to be allowed at 8% p.a. on the capital contribution by the partners. Interest at 10% p.a. to be charged on partners’ drawings.
  6. During the year ended 30 June 2019, the income of the partnership totaled $144960, and the expenses (excluding interest on capital and drawings and Barry’s salary) amounted to $51600.
  7. Richard withdrew $14400 on 1 October 2018 and $9600 on 1 January 2019; Barrie withdrew $4800 only on 1 April 2019; Andrew withdrew $12000 on 30 June 2019.

Required

Prepare general journal entries necessary to open the records of the partnership.

Prepare the balance sheet of the partnership immediately after formation.

Prepare a Profit Distribution account for the year ended 30 June 2019.

In: Accounting

QUESTION 1 Which of the following substances is most acidic? Cow’s milk - pH 6.6 Apple...

QUESTION 1

Which of the following substances is most acidic?

Cow’s milk - pH 6.6

Apple juice - pH 3.0

Tomato juice - pH 4.5

Distilled water - pH 7.0

2 points   

QUESTION 2

A buffer is a substance that converts:

Alkaline solutions to neutral solutions.

Acidic solutions to alkaline solutions.

Strong bases or acids to weak bases or acids.

Acidic solutions to neutral solutions.

QUESTION 3

How does a solution of pH 7 compare to a solution of pH 10?

pH 7 has more OH- ions

pH 7 is more basic

pH 7 has a higher pH

pH 7 has more H+ ions

2 points   

QUESTION 4

According to the Arrhenius Theory of acids and bases, a base is:

A substance that decrease the amount of hydroxide ions present.

A substance that increases the amount of hydroxide ions present when it is dissolved in water.

A substance that increase the amount of hydrogen ions present.

A substance that increases the amount of hydrogen ions present when it is dissolved in water.

QUESTION 5

Which of the following are true regarding acid-base titrations?

They are used to determine the concentration of an unknown acid or base.

The acid or the base must be a standard solution with a known concentration

The standard solution is titrated into the chemical with the unknown concentration.

All of the above are true regarding acid-base titrations.

2 points   

QUESTION 6

Which of the following is not an example of a neutralization reaction?

HCl + NaOH NaCl +H2O

2 NaOH + H2CO3 Na2CO3 +2 H2O

H2SO4 + 2 NH4OH (NH4)2SO4 + 2 H2O

2 AgNO3 + Zn 2Ag +Zn(NO3)2

QUESTION 7

Which acid base theory defines an acid as a proton donor and a base as a proton acceptor?

Arrhenius Theory

Bronsted-Lowery Theory

Conjugate Pairs Theory

Lewis Theory

2 points   

QUESTION 8

The Arrhenius Theory states that acid-base reactions create a solution composed of a water and a salt. This is because mixing an acidic and basic solution together yields:

A neutral solution

A solution with a pH at or near 7

Both A and B are correct

QUESTION 9

Which of the following correctly defines a standard solution?

A solution which always has the same molecular geometry.

A solution in which the concentration is precisely known.

A solution in which the volume is precisely known.

A solution which always has different levels of solutes and solvents.

2 points   

QUESTION 10

Acids naturally present in food are generally safe to eat because they are usually:

Concentrated

Dilute

Weak

Strong

None of the above are correct

In: Chemistry