Year       Cauliflower         Broccoli                   Carrots

               P      Q                     P          Q                 P               Q

2013       $2     100             $1.50     25                $0.10         450

2014       $3      120             $1.50    50                 $0.20         550

2013 is the base year. The BLS quantity number is 100 cauliflower   50 broccoli    500 carrots

In the text box below SHOW ALL WORK for questions 1 & 2 and underline answers for both years, CPI and Inflation Levels and GDP Deflator and Inflation Levels. Answer Question 3 by using what you have learned about the differences in the two methods.

1)Find the basket costs for 2013 and 2014; calculate the Consumer Price index for each year; calculate the rate of inflation from 2013 to 2014. Underline your answers for the Consumer Price Index and the rate of inflation.   

2)Find the Nominal GDP and Real GDP for 2013 and 2014; Calculate the GDP Deflator for 2013 and 2014; find the rate of inflation from 2013 to 2014. Underline your answers for GDP Deflators and the inflation rate.

3) Are your inflation rates the same in each approach? Why or why not? Use the ABCD method to help you in the analysis.

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Year       Cauliflower         Broccoli                   Carrots

               P      Q                     P          Q                 P               Q

2013       $2     100             $1.50     25                $0.10         450

2014       $3      120             $1.50    50                 $0.20         550

2013 is the base year. The BLS quantity number is 100 cauliflower   50 broccoli    500 carrots

In the text box below SHOW ALL WORK for questions 1 & 2 and underline answers for both years, CPI and Inflation Levels and GDP Deflator and Inflation Levels. Answer Question 3 by using what you have learned about the differences in the two methods.

1)Find the basket costs for 2013 and 2014; calculate the Consumer Price index for each year; calculate the rate of inflation from 2013 to 2014. Underline your answers for the Consumer Price Index and the rate of inflation.   

2)Find the Nominal GDP and Real GDP for 2013 and 2014; Calculate the GDP Deflator for 2013 and 2014; find the rate of inflation from 2013 to 2014. Underline your answers for GDP Deflators and the inflation rate.

3) Are your inflation rates the same in each approach? Why or why not? Use the ABCD method to help you in the analysis.

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Use the following information for the problem.

_________________________________________________________________________________

      Year                MACRS Depreciation Allowances for 3-year Property Class

      ________________________________________________________________________________

1 33.33%
2 44.44%
3 14.82%
4 7.41%
_____________________________________________________________________________________

Your company just bought a new distillation unit for $100,000. Such equipment has a 3-year MACRS classification.
a) What is the book value of the distillation unit at the end of year 3? Use the $100,000 cost of the unit and the MACRS table above to find the book value.
b) If the distillation unit will be sold in 3 years for $60,000, what is the after-tax cash flow (i.e., after-tax salvage value) from the sale? The tax rate is 25 percent.
c) The distillation unit is used in a project that has a three-year life. The project is expected to generate the following operating cash flows. The initial investment required for the project consists only of the cost of purchasing the distillation unit. It does not require net working capital. It has no other cash flows besides the operating cash flows and the cash flow from selling the equipment at the end of the project in (b). If the required rate of return on the project is 15 percent, what is the net present value of the project? Should it be accepted? Why?

                        _______________________________________________

                       Year                Operating cash flow (OCF)

                        _______________________________________________

                           1                               $40,000
                           2                               50,000
                           3                               70,000

                        _________________________________________________

This is for a java program.

Payroll System Using Inheritance and Polymorphism

1. Implement an interface called EmployeeInfo with the following constant variables:

FACULTY_MONTHLY_SALARY = 6000.00

STAFF_MONTHLY_HOURS_WORKED = 160

2. Implement an abstract class Employee with the following requirements:

Attributes

last name (String)

first name (String)

ID number (String)

Sex - M or F

Birth date - Use the Calendar Java class to create a date object

Default argument constructor and argument constructors.

Public methods

toString - returning a string with the following format:
ID Employee number :_________
Employee name: __________
Birth date: _______

mutators and accessors

abstract method monthlyEarning that returns the monthly earning.

3. Implement a class called Staff extending from the class Employee with the following requirements:

Attribute

Hourly rate

Default argument and argument contructors

Public methods

get and set

The method monthlyEarning returns monthly salary (hourly rate times 160)

toString - returning a string with the following format:
ID Employee number :_________
Employee name: __________
Birth date: _______
Full Time
Monthly Salary: _________

Implelment a class Education with the following requirements:

Attributes

Degree (MS or PhD )

Major (Engineering, Chemistry, English, etc ... )

Research (number of researches)

Default argument and argument constructors.

Public methods

get and set

Implement a class Faculty extending from the class Employee with the following requirements:

Attributes

Level (Use enum Java)
"AS": assistant professor
"AO": associate professor
"FU": professor

Education object

Default argument and argument constructor

Public methods

mutators and accessors

The method monthlyEarning returns monthly salary based on the faculty's level.
AS - faculty monthly salary
AO - 1.5 times faculty monthly salary
FU - 2.0 times faculty monthly salary

toString - returning a string with the following format:
ID Employee number :_________
Employee name: __________
Birth date: _______
XXXXX Professor where XXXXX can be Assistant, Associate or Full
Monthly Salary: _________

Implement a class called Partime extending from the class Staff with the following requirements:

Attributes

Hours worked per week

Default argument and argument constructors

Public methods

mutators and accessors

The method monthlyEarning returns monthly salary . The monthly salary is equal to hourly rate times the hours worked in four weeks.

toString - returning a string with the following format:
ID Employee number :_________
Employee name: __________
Birth date: _______
Hours works per month: ______
Monthly Salary: _________

mplement a test driver program that creates a one-dimensional array of class Employee to store the objects Staff, Faculty and Partime.

Using polymorphism, display the following outputs:

a. Employee information using the method toString

Staff

Faculty

Part-time

b. Total monthly salary for all the part-time staff .
c. Total monthly salary for all employees.
d. Display all employee information descending by employee id using interface Comparable
e. Display all employee information ascending by last name using interface Comparer
f. Duplicate a faculty object using clone. Verify the duplication.

Test Data

Staff

Last name: Allen
First name: Paita
ID: 123
Sex: M
Birth date: 2/23/59
Hourly rate: $50.00

Last name: Zapata
First Name: Steven
ID: 456
Sex: F
Birth date: 7/12/64
Hourly rate: $35.00

Last name:Rios
First name:Enrique
ID: 789
Sex: M
Birth date: 6/2/70
Hourly rate: $40.00

Faculty

Last name: Johnson
First name: Anne
ID: 243
Sex: F
Birth date: 4/27/62
Level: Full
Degree: Ph.D
Major: Engineering
Reseach: 3

Last name: Bouris
First name: William
ID: 791
Sex: F
Birth date: 3/14/75
Level: Associate
Degree: Ph.D
Major: English
Reseach: 1

Last name: Andrade
First name: Christopher
ID: 623
Sex: F
Birth date: 5/22/80
Level: Assistant
Degree: MS
Major: Physical Education
Research: 0

Part-time

Last name: Guzman
First name: Augusto
ID: 455
Sex: F
Birth date: 8/10/77
Hourly rate: $35.00
Hours worked per week: 30

Last name: Depirro
First name: Martin
ID: 678
Sex: F
Birth date: 9/15/87
Hourly rate: $30.00
Hours worked per week:15

Last name: Aldaco
First name: Marque
ID: 945
Sex: M
Birth date: 11/24/88
Hourly rate: $20.00
Hours worked per week: 35

Java: Complete the methods marked TODO. Will rate your answer!

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package search;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

/**
* An abstraction over the idea of a search.
*
* @author liberato
*
* @param <T> : generic type.
*/
public abstract class Searcher<T> {
protected final SearchProblem<T> searchProblem;
protected final List<T> visited;
protected List<T> solution;

/**
   * Instantiates a searcher.
   *
   * @param searchProblem
   *            the search problem for which this searcher will find and
   *            validate solutions
   */
public Searcher(SearchProblem<T> searchProblem) {
    this.searchProblem = searchProblem;
    this.visited = new ArrayList<T>();
}

/**
   * Finds and return a solution to the problem, consisting of a list of
   * states.
   * The list should start with the initial state of the underlying problem.
   * Then, it should have one or more additional states. Each state should be
   * a successor of its predecessor. The last state should be a goal state of
   * the underlying problem.
   * If there is no solution, then this method should return an empty list.
   *
   * @return a solution to the problem (or an empty list)
   */
public abstract List<T> findSolution();

/**
   * Checks that a solution is valid.
   * A valid solution consists of a list of states. The list should start with
   * the initial state of the underlying problem. Then, it should have one or
   * more additional states. Each state should be a successor of its
   * predecessor. The last state should be a goal state of the underlying
   * problem.
   *
   * @param solution : solution
   * @return true iff this solution is a valid solution
   * @throws NullPointerException
   *             if solution is null
   */
public final boolean isValidSolution(List<T> solution) {
        // TODO
        return false;
}
}

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package search;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Stack;

/**
* An implementation of a Searcher that performs an iterative search,
* storing the list of next states in a Stack. This results in a
* depth-first search.
*
*/
public class StackBasedDepthFirstSearcher<T> extends Searcher<T> {

/**
   * StackBasedDepthFirstSearcher.
   * @param searchProblem : search problem
   */
public StackBasedDepthFirstSearcher(SearchProblem<T> searchProblem) {
    super(searchProblem);
}

@Override
public List<T> findSolution() {
    // TODO
    return null;
}
}

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package search;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.LinkedList;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Queue;

/**
* An implementation of a Searcher that performs an iterative search,
* storing the list of next states in a Queue. This results in a
* breadth-first search.
*
*/
public class QueueBasedBreadthFirstSearcher<T> extends Searcher<T> {

/**
   * QueueBasedBreadthFirstSearcher.
   * @param searchProblem : search problem
   */
public QueueBasedBreadthFirstSearcher(SearchProblem<T> searchProblem) {
    super(searchProblem);
}

@Override
public List<T> findSolution() {
    // TODO
    return null;
}
}

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package mazes;

import java.util.List;

import search.Solver;

public class MazeDriver {

/**
   * Supproting main method.
   */
public static void main(String[] args) {
    MazeGenerator mg = new MazeGenerator(24, 8, 0);
    Maze m = mg.generateDFS();
    System.out.println(m.toString());
    Solver<Cell> s = new Solver<Cell>(m);
    List<Cell> r = s.solveWithRecursiveDFS();
    for (Cell cell : r) {
      System.out.println(cell);
    }
    System.out.println(r.size());
    // System.out.println("--------");
    // List<Cell> d = s.solveWithIterativeDFS();
    // for (Cell cell : d) {
    //    System.out.println(cell);
    // }
    // System.out.println(d.size());
    // System.out.println("--------");
    // List<Cell> q = s.solveWithBFS();
    // for (Cell cell : q) {
    //    System.out.println(cell);
    // }
    // System.out.println(q.size());
}
}

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package puzzle;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.List;

import search.SearchProblem;
import search.Solver;

/**
* A class to represent an instance of the eight-puzzle.
* The spaces in an 8-puzzle are indexed as follows:
* 0 | 1 | 2
* --+---+---
* 3 | 4 | 5
* --+---+---
* 6 | 7 | 8
* The puzzle contains the eight numbers 1-8, and an empty space.
* If we represent the empty space as 0, then the puzzle is solved
* when the values in the puzzle are as follows:
* 1 | 2 | 3
* --+---+---
* 4 | 5 | 6
* --+---+---
* 7 | 8 | 0
* That is, when the space at index 0 contains value 1, the space
* at index 1 contains value 2, and so on.
* From any given state, you can swap the empty space with a space
* adjacent to it (that is, above, below, left, or right of it,
* without wrapping around).
* For example, if the empty space is at index 2, you may swap
* it with the value at index 1 or 5, but not any other index.
* Only half of all possible puzzle states are solvable! See:
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15_puzzle
* for details.
*

* @author liberato
*
*/
public class EightPuzzle implements SearchProblem<List<Integer>> {

/**
   * Creates a new instance of the 8 puzzle with the given starting values.
   * The values are indexed as described above, and should contain exactly the
   * nine integers from 0 to 8.
   *
   * @param startingValues
   *            the starting values, 0 -- 8
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException
   *             if startingValues is invalid
   */
public EightPuzzle(List<Integer> startingValues) {
}

@Override
public List<Integer> getInitialState() {
    // TODO
    return null;
}

@Override
public List<List<Integer>> getSuccessors(List<Integer> currentState) {
    // TODO
    return null;
}

@Override
public boolean isGoal(List<Integer> state) {
    // TODO
    return false;
}

/**
   * supporting man method.
   */
public static void main(String[] args) {
    EightPuzzle e = new EightPuzzle(Arrays.asList(new Integer[] { 1, 2, 3,
        4, 0, 6, 7, 5, 8 }));

    List<List<Integer>> r = new Solver<List<Integer>>(e).solveWithBFS();
    for (List<Integer> l : r) {
      System.out.println(l);
    }
}
}

Let A be a builder, B a shoemaker, C a house, D a shoe. The builder, then, must get from the shoemaker the latter's work, and must himself give him in return his own. If, then, first there is proportionate equality of goods, and then reciprocal action takes place, the result we mention will be effected. If not, the bargain is not equal, and does not hold; for there is nothing to prevent the work of the one being better than that of the other; they must therefore be equated. (And this is true of the other arts also; for they would have been destroyed if what the patient suffered had not been just what the agent did, and of the same amount and kind.) For it is not two doctors that associate for exchange, but a doctor and a farmer, or in general people who are different and unequal; but these must be equated. This is why all things that are exchanged must be somehow comparable. It is for this end that money has been introduced, and it becomes in a sense an intermediate; for it measures all things, and therefore the excess and the defect-how many shoes are equal to a house or to a given amount of food. The number of shoes exchanged for a house (or for a given amount of food) must therefore correspond to the ratio of builder to shoemaker. For if this be not so, there will be no exchange and no intercourse. And this proportion will not be effected unless the goods are somehow equal. All goods must therefore be measured by some one thing, as we said before. (Aristotle Nicomachean Ethics Book V. What two functions of money is Aristotle describing in this passage? [Select two answers]. Unit of Account, Store of Value, Medium of Exchange, Liquidity. Initially, 20,000 pairs of shoes can buy one house. Additionally, the price of one pair of shoes $50. What is the price of one house? $500,000, $1,000,000, $10,000,000, $5,000,000. Suppose the central bank increases the money supply. After the action by the central bank, the price of a pair of shoes is now $75. What is the price of one house? $1,500,000, $3,000,000, $15,000,000, Not enough information. Based on your answers above, what is the theory that explains the relationship between the price of a pair shoes and the price of a house?

10. Take a look at the variables of group communication: conflict, conformity, and consensus. Is there such a thing as healthy conflict? When is conflict in a team good, and how should a team avoid personal conflict?

17. As the sales manager, you have eight sales associates and one administrative assistant working for you. You have asked your assistant to make the arrangements for you and your sales group to attend a trade show. The day before the event, one of your sales associates becomes ill and will not be able to attend.  
Your assistant asks if he may go with you. Instead of giving an immediate answer, you ask for time to consider his request. Having everyone out of the office at once is not an option. Who will take any sales calls that may come in? Your department's phones must be covered while you are all away. You have decided not to approve his request.

How do you reject a request? What should you say? What type of buffer can you use to soften the blow of the rejection?

16. Your company has sold 80 ready-to-assemble bookcases to customers. You have noticed some disgruntled customers discussing this bookcase on Facebook and Twitter, but they did not mention a specific problem. For two weeks you have been closely monitoring these complaints and finally a customer gives the details you need. This customer says that the instructions for putting the bookcase together were not in the box.

After a trip to the warehouse, you confirm that this is a problem and stop all boxes from going out. You have instruction sheets printed and have them placed in a sealed, marked plastic envelope on the outside of the boxes, before resuming shipments.
Customer service pulls the contact information for all the orders shipped without instructions. How would you handle your response to customers? What would you say?

Write short reflective comments or notes about your learning activities during the week. It is highly recommended that you make these entries on a daily basis. You will be assessed on the completeness of your Learning Journal, and the quality of your self-reflection.

You should date each entry, and use clear titles and sub-headings. These entries should be brief, direct sentences indicating quick comments or notes such as:

* when you completed each step in the Learning Guide during the week,

* any problems or unexpected events that occurred during the week (including problems understanding new or old material), and

* any other noteworthy that might affect your performance in this class.

There is no need to include personal information or details of family events, but be sure to mention the existence of any situations that will positively or negatively affect your ability to focus on the classwork.

2. Vocabulary and R functions

a) What does the symbol x-bar represent?

b) What does the Greek letter mu (μ) represent as it was used in this week's lessons?

c) What is the difference between x-bar and mu?

3. Mean

a) Many people already know how to find the mean (average) of a sample of data by "adding all the numbers and dividing by the number of values in the dataset." Read Chapter 4, and then describe, in your own words, another method of finding the mean by using the sample space (list of possible values) and probabilities (the technique is in the book). Create a list of seven, 2-digit numbers (with no duplicates) and another set of seven probabilities (with no duplicates). The probabilities must add to 1.

Open R, and manually enter those numbers and their corresponding probabilities to calculate the mean using only addition and multiplication (in other words, enter only the numbers, the plus sign, and the * for multiplication, like on the bottom of Yakir, 2011, p. 57). Paste all the R output into your learning journal.

b) Describe in your own words what your calculation is doing and what the answer means.

In the past few days I've become increasingly intrigued by the QHE, mainly thanks to very interesting questions and answers that have appeared here. Unfortunately, I am as of yet very confused by all the (seemingly disparate) stuff I learned.

First, here are some random points that I've been able to gather

I(nteger)QHE occurs due to the presence of Landau levels
IQHE is an embodiment of topological order and the states are characterized by the Chern number that tells us about topologically inequivalent Hamiltonians defined on the Brillouin zone
IQHE requires negligible electron-electron interations and so is dependent on the presence of impurities that shield from Coulomb force
F(ractional)QHE occurs because of formation of anyons. In this case Coulomb interaction can't be neglected but it turns out an effective non-interacting description emerges with particles obeying parastatistics and having fractional charge
FQHE has again something to do with topology, TQFT, Chern-Simons theory, braiding groups and lots of other stuff
FQHE has something to do with hierarchy states

So, here are the questions

Most importantly, do these points make sense? Please correct any mistakes I made and/or fill in other important observations
How do explanations 1. and 2. of IQHE come together? Landau quantization only talks about electron states while topological picture doesn't mention them at all (they should be replaced by global topological states that are stable w.r.t. perturbations)
How do explanations 4., 5. and 6. relate together
Is there any accessible introductory literature into these matters?
Do IQHE and FQHE have anything (besides last three letters) in common so that e.g. IQHE can be treated as a special case? My understanding (based on 3.) is that this is not the case but several points hint into opposite direction. That's also why I ask about both QHE in a single question