A promoter is ______.

Which of the following statements best describes the promoter of a protein-coding gene?

Test 1: Blind spot determination

1. Take a piece of paper or index card and make an “X” and a large dot about 3 inches apart. Hold it at arm’s length from your face (the X should be on the left, the ● on the right)
2. Close your left eye.
3. Focus your right eye on the “X”
4. Slowly move the card toward your eye until the ● disappears, at this point stop moving the card and hold steady.
5. Measure the distance from the card to your eye. Answer the following questions:

What is the distance?

What is the blind spot?

Test 2: Near point accommodation

We are able to focus (or accommodate) light onto our retina due to the lens. Muscle fibers attached to the lens move it forward and backward within the eye causing the elastic fibers in the lens to stretch and contract. As we age, the elasticity of the lens decreases, and it becomes harder to focus on close objects.

1. Hold a pencil or pen tip at arm’s length in front of one eye. Close your other eye.
2. Slowly move the pin toward your eye, until the pin seems distorted/blurry. At this point, stop moving the pencil or pen.
3. Measure the distance from the pin to your eye. Record the distance:
4. Repeat the same procedure for your other eye. Record the distance:
5. Answer the following questions:

Is the near point accommodation the same for both eyes? Why do you think this is? How would near point accommodation change if you were near-sighted? Far-sighted?

A small industrial contractor purchased a warehouse building for storing equipment and materials that are not immediately needed at construction job sites. The cost of the building was $100,000 and the contractor has just made an agreement with the seller to finance the purchase over a 5-year period. The agreement state that monthly payments will be made based on a 30-year amortization, but the balance owed at the end of year 5 must be paid in a lump-sum "balloon" payment. What is the size of the balloon payment, if the interest rate on the loan is 6% per year? Compound monthly

A highway construction company is under contract to build a new roadway through a scenic area and two rural towns in Colorado. The road is expected to cost $18,000,000, with annual upkeep estimated at $150,000 per year. Additional income from tourist (Benefits) of $900,000 per year is estimated. The road is expected to have a useful commercial life of 20 years. Determine if the highway should be constructed at a discount rate of 6% per year, applying the Conventional B/C method . Remember to state your decision (Build or don’t build).

The state of Georgia is considering the construction of a high-speed rail system to alleviate traffic congestion, especially across the Atlanta Metropolis at a cost of $45 billion. Some of the funding will come from the Deutsche Bank financial institution, while most of it will be through the issuance of state bonds, with the rest financed by private investors who will own shares in the rail system. Explain how financial intermediation is necessary to make this project a reality. Why couldn’t the state use the tax revenues it collects during the current year to pay for it?

A highway construction company is under contract to build a new roadway through a scenic area and two rural towns in Colorado. The road is expected to cost $18,000,000, with annual upkeep estimated at $150,000 per year. Additional income from tourist (Benefits) of $900,000 per year is estimated. The road is expected to have a useful commercial life of 20 years. Determine if the highway should be constructed at a discount rate of 6% per year, applying the Conventional B/C method . Remember to state your decision (Build or don’t build).

Q2. XYZ company is considering building a new office building.  XYZ already owns a plot of land worth $2M and has paid an architectural firm $300k for building designs.  Construction cost for the building is $1M.  Projected rent income from the building is $400k/year and interest expense will be $300k/year.  After three years XYZ expects to sell the building and land for $2.5M.  If XYZ has a required rate of return of 10%, what is the NPV and IRR of building the office building?

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For this question, you are a construction partner in a managing firm in Kuala Lumpar. The skyscraper you are working in has 12 air conditioners that use 30 amps and operate 33% during the year. You will be installing 3 new, compatible air conditioners that are the same size for identical installation spaces in each unit. Each new unit will use 25 amps operating 40% during the year. If both units function at 135 volts each, what will the difference in 30-day energy cost be if the price for electricity is $0.15kWhr from the mandate?

Exercise #

1. Analyze an actual project recently built in your area. Identify the major activities that occurred in each of the project phases and who accomplished them. Develop a flowchart or network diagram and present it to your class.

2. Class members should each examine a different local project and determine the following: • Project cost per square foot • Economic Life • Design-construction time • Income in dollars per square foot • Compare the viability of different project types at different interest rates.

What are some key things to consider when preparing to conduct a topographic survey?

With the understanding that a higher resolution of data is going to generally cost more money, what is one suggestion you have to reduce the amount of time required to perform your proposed survey?

How many data points are necessary to provide an acceptable topographic survey? How might this vary based on the phase of the project (e.g., preliminary planning, construction drawings, final as-built drawings)?

What is one possible use of a topographic survey?