At the beginning of 2019, Robotics Inc. acquired a manufacturing facility for $13.0 million. $10.0 million of the purchase price was allocated to the building. Depreciation for 2019 and 2020 was calculated using the straight-line method, a 20-year useful life, and a $2.0 million residual value. In 2021, the estimates of useful life and residual value were changed to 15 total years and $600,000, respectively. What is depreciation on the building for 2021?

According to the United States government figures, an unemployed person is one who

Group of answer choices

a. Has given up looking for a job.

b. Only works part time.

c. Cannot be a member of the labor force.

d. Works at jobs below his or her skills or abilities.

e. Is actively seeking a job.

Consider the following statement: Countries with liberal gun laws, like the United States, experience more mass shootings. Therefore, liberal gun laws cause mass shootings. What statistical fallacy best fits this statement?

(A) Berkson’s Paradox. (B) Base Rate Fallacy. (C) Overgeneralization. (D) Correlation implies causation.

A travel agent wants to estimate the proportion of vacationers who plan to travel outside the United States in the next 12 months. A random sample of 130 vacationers revealed that 40 had plans for foreign travel in that time frame. Construct a 95% confidence interval estimate of the population proportion. Make a statement about this in context of the problem

What concerns should the United States have with the potential of illegal aliens bringing diseases such as TB, hepatitis, and other public health concerns across the border with them? What steps do you think our government could take to address this problem and what agencies would you consider using to assist you?

When was the last time our country’s money supply was contracted and why? How are financial institutions able to determine the dollar amount in loans they can lend out to the public on any given business day? Can you explain how the Federal Reserve has been attempting to control price levels in the United States?

The United States spends far more than other countries on healthcare. Interestingly, when queried in opinion polls, the American public believes that we should actually spend more, not less, on healthcare. How would one evaluate whether this spending is worthwhile? What reasons might there be for being concerned about the validity of such assessments?