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Distinguishing Deductive and Inductive Reasoning Some of the following passages are best viewed as attempted deductive...

Distinguishing Deductive and Inductive Reasoning

Some of the following passages are best viewed as attempted deductive arguments, and others are best viewed as offering inductive support. For each, first identify the conclusion of the argument. Next, indicate whether the argument is best understood as deductive or inductive, and explain reasons for your choice.


Kawolski will not play for the Tigers this year, and if you won’t play for the Tigers, he will take a pay cut. Therefore, he will be taking a pay cut.

Manny is older than Rosie, and Rosie is older than Trisha. Therefore, Manny is older than Trisha.

Brenda is going to the office with Desi, so she will not be going to the office by herself.

Every restaurant the Montreaux family has opened in the last six years has made a profit, and they have a new one opening in a few weeks. I am sure this new restaurant will be profitable too.

If you are regularly late to work, you’re more likely to be written up, and the more likely you are to be written up, the more likely you are to be laid off first. So if you are regularly late to work, you are more likely to be laid off first.

Most people who seek a career in the theater are extroverts. Tom is seeking a career in the theater, so he is probably an extrovert.

After the meeting, only two of the nine board members said that they would vote yes on Measure R next week. Since a yes vote from a majority of members is needed, I think it is safe to say the measure will not pass.

Since there are more members of the U.S. House of Representatives than there are days in the year, some members must have birthdays on the same date.

Some cats are mouse haters, and no mouse hater is afraid of the dark, so some cats are not afraid of the dark.

All club members are eligible to vote, since all club members are residents and all residents are eligible to vote.

In: Psychology

Exercise 4 On January 1, 2017, Park Rapids Lumber Company issued $80 million in 20-year, 10%...

Exercise 4

On January 1, 2017, Park Rapids Lumber Company issued $80 million in 20-year, 10% bonds payable. Interest is payable semiannually on June 30th and December 31st. Bond discounts and premiums are amortized straight-line at each interest payment date.

a. Record the journal entry when the bonds were issued on January 1, 2017, make the necessary the journal entry to record the payment of bond interest on June 30, 2017, under each of the following assumptions:

1. The bonds were issued at 98. Round your answers to the nearest dollar.

2. The bonds were issued at 101. Round your answers to the nearest dollar.

b. Compute the net bond liability at December 31, 2017, under assumptions 1 and 2 above. Round to the nearest dollar.

c. Under which of the above assumptions, 1 or 2 would the investor’s effective rate of interest be higher? Explain.

Exercise 5

Speed World Cycles sells high-performance motorcycles and Motocross racers. One of Speed World’s most popular models is the Kazomma 900 dirt bike. During the current year, Speed World purchased eight of these cycles at the following costs:

Purchase Date                               Units Purchased      Unit Cost   Total Cost

July 1                                                                 2                  $4,950          $9,900

July 22                                                              3                    5,000           15,000

August 3                                                  3                        5,100           15,300

                                                                  ------                         ------------

                                                                      8                                             $40,200

On July 28, Speed World sold four Kazomma 900 dirt bikes to the Vince Wilson racing team. The remaining four bikes remained in inventory at September 30, the end of Speed World’s fiscal year.

Assume that Speed World uses a perpetual inventory system.

a. Compute the cost of goods sold relating to the sale on July 28 and the ending inventory of Kazomma 900 dirt bikes at September 30, using the following cost flow assumptions:

1. Average cost

2. FIFO

3. LIFO

Show the number of units and the unit costs of each layer comprising the cost of goods sold and ending inventory.

b. Using the cost figures computed in part a. answer the following questions:

1. Which of the three cost flow assumptions will result in Speed World Cycles reporting the highest net income for the current year? Would this always be the case? Explain.

2. Which of the three cost flow assumptions will minimize the income taxes owed by Speed World Cycles for the year? Would you expect this usually to be the case? Explain.

3. May Speed World Cycles use the cost flow assumption that results in the highest net income for the current year in its financial statements, but use the cost flow assumption that minimizes taxable income for the current year in its income tax return? Explain.

In: Accounting

5. Which category of inventory holding costs would be much higher than average for rapidly changing...

5. Which category of inventory holding costs would be much higher than average for rapidly changing industries such as pesonal computers and cell phones?

a Obsolescence

b. Warehouse Leasing

c. Labor handling

 

6. High stock-out costs relative to holding costs should lead to recommendations for larger orders

a. Yes b. No

 

7. I dhe oruantity (ize) doubles, what happensto the mumber of onders placed per year? (hint: # of orders)T-Demand EOQ)

a. Declines by more than 50%

b, Declines by 50%

c. Increases by 50%

d. Does not change .

 

8. Instead of following the EOQ prescription of 150 pieces/order, a company orders 200 pieces at a time. This action would typically result in:

a. Higher total ordering cost, but lower total holding cost

b. Lower total ordering cost, but higher total holding cost

c. Lower total ordering cost and lower total holding cost

d. Higher total ordering cost and higher total holding cost

 

In: Other

  In activity-based costing, the activity rate for an activity cost pool is computed by dividing...

 

In activity-based costing, the activity rate for an activity cost pool is computed by dividing the total overhead cost in the activity cost pool by:
 
Multiple Choice
  • the total activity for the activity cost pool.
  • the direct labor-hours required by the product.
  • the machine-hours required by the product.
  • the total direct labor-hours for the activity cost pool.

In: Accounting

Doaktown Products manufactures fishing equipment for recreational uses. The Miramichi plant produces the company’s two versions...

Doaktown Products manufactures fishing equipment for recreational uses. The Miramichi plant produces the company’s two versions of a special reel used for river fishing. The two models are the M-008, a basic reel, and the M-123, a new and improved version. Cost accountants at company headquarters have prepared costs for the two reels for the most recent period. The plant manager is concerned. The cost report does not coincide with her intuition about the relative costs of the two models. She has asked you to review the cost accounting and help her prepare a response to headquarters.

Manufacturing overhead is currently assigned to products based on their direct labor costs. For the most recent month, manufacturing overhead was $344,800. During that time, the company produced 14,800 units of the M-008 and 2,700 units of the M-123. The direct costs of production were as follows.

M-008 M-123 Total
Direct materials $ 118,400 $ 108,000 $ 226,400
Direct labor 118,400 54,000 172,400

Management determined that overhead costs are caused by three cost drivers. These drivers and their costs for last year were as follows.

Activity Level
Cost Driver Costs M-008 M-123 Total
Number of machine-hours $ 179,800 8,000 2,000 10,000
Number of production runs 70,000 20 20 40
Number of inspections 95,000 25 25 50
Total overhead $ 344,800

Required:

a. How much overhead will be assigned to each product if these three cost drivers are used to allocate overhead? What is the total cost per unit produced for each product?

M-008

Total overhead?

Total unit cost- ?

M-123

Total overhead- ?

Total unit cost- ?

b. How much of the overhead will be assigned to each product if direct labor cost is used to allocate overhead? What is the total cost per unit produced for each product?

M-008

Total overhead- ?

Total unit cost- ?

M-123

Total overhead- ?

Total unit cost- ?

In: Accounting

1) With static materials, What happens when you bring each charged plastic strip near the paper...

1) With static materials, What happens when you bring each charged plastic strip near the paper pieces? Why does this happen?

2)Draw a free body diagram of the forces acting on the piece of paper.

In: Physics

Near the harbour the sea got polluted cause by industrial waste, gives a few examples of...

Near the harbour the sea got polluted cause by industrial waste, gives a few examples of prevention for sea pollution cause by industrial waste and elaborate on it, and how can it still happen even though rules and regulation are implemented

In: Civil Engineering

If you were conducting the wire/compass experiment (Part A) near the equator instead of in Oregon,...

If you were conducting the wire/compass experiment (Part A) near the equator instead of in Oregon, would it be necessary to use more or less wire current to cause the compass needle to deflect? (This is related to the dip angle) Explain why.

In: Physics

A survey of a sample of 26 hotels in New Orleans found that the average hotel...

A survey of a sample of 26 hotels in New Orleans found that the average hotel room rate s $88.42 with a standard deviation of $5.62 and another survey of 25 hotels in the Phoenix area found that the average room rate is $80.61. Assume with a standard deviation of $4.83. At α =  0.05, can it be concluded that there is a significant difference in the rates?
Source: USA TODAY.
Make sure to state Ho, H1 and where the claim is
State the value of the test statistic
Calculate the p-value
Make a decision to reject Ho or fail to reject Ho
State your conclusion in words in the context of the claim
You may use your TI 84 but make sure to state the name of the test you used.
When using calculator and when it comes to choose Yes or No for pooled, keep it at the default No.
Here is what pooled means: If we assume that population variances are equal we select YES and if we assume that population variances are not equal, we select No. By default, use No unless if it is specified otherwise.

In: Statistics and Probability

Because of staffing decisions, managers of the Gibson-Marimont Hotel are interested in the variability in the...

Because of staffing decisions, managers of the Gibson-Marimont Hotel are interested in the variability in the number of rooms occupied per day during a particular season of the year. A sample of 24 days of operation shows a sample mean of 299 rooms occupied per day and a sample standard deviation of 32 rooms.

What is the point estimate of the population variance?

Provide a 90% confidence interval estimate of the population variance (to 1 decimal).
( ___,____ )

Provide a 90% confidence interval estimate of the population standard deviation (to 1 decimal).

(____,_____)

In: Statistics and Probability