Find the magnitude of the vector sum r of the vector displacements c and d whose components in meters along three perpendicular directions are cx= 7.8, cy= -3.8, cz= -6.4; dx= 4.7, dy= -2.1, dz= 3.7;
In: Physics
Work through the National Budget Simulation ( SEE LINK BELLOW) . in an effort to achieve a budget deficit of $1100B dollars. Scenario: The President of the United States has been elected on the promise of fiscal responsibility. By law he cannot reduce the net interest paid on the debt. The President's budget is projected to leave the country with a $1100B deficit. The United States is subject to global security concerns. At the same time, a lingering recession and financial markets rescue package reduces the government's tax revenues and forces the government to increase its spending on unemployment benefits, welfare, housing assistance, food stamps, and other need-based programs. Because of the increased spending and reduced revenues, the nation falls into a projected deficit of nearly XXX in 2015 (This is the first piece of the information you need to find). The President is committed to keeping his campaign promises in order to avoid future crisis over the US's financial standing. He must raise taxes, cut spending, or a combination of both to stay within his new guideline of a deficit below $1100B. The President turns to you, his trusted economic advisor, for help. (Note: While some events in this scenario reflect actual events, others are hypothetical for the purposes of this exercise. Budget figures in the simulation are actual White House figures of 2012, including spending and revenues of 2012.) Given the information you watch and read in the preceding Module 7 activities, use that background to answer the following questions for discussion. Since the simulation is using 2012 numbers, start off with actual numbers just to inject a sense of reality into this discussion. Research this information from a reliable source and begin your analysis with what you found. Detail your choices for cuts and spending, paying close attention to what you read in the Bowles and Montgomery articles. Finally, analyze the effect your choices will have on the economy.
LINK:
https://archive.econedlink.org/national-budget-simulator.php
In: Economics
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Kingsport Containers Company makes a single product that is subject to wide seasonal variations in demand. The company uses a job-order costing system and computes predetermined overhead rates on a quarterly basis using the number of units to be produced as the allocation base. Its estimated costs, by quarter, for the coming year are given below: |
| Quarter | ||||||||
| First | Second | Third | Fourth | |||||
| Direct materials | $ | 240,000 | $ | 120,000 | $ | 60,000 | $ | 180,000 |
| Direct labor | 120,000 | 60,000 | 30,000 | 90,000 | ||||
| Manufacturing overhead | 240,000 | 216,000 | 204,000 | ? | ||||
| Total manufacturing costs (a) | $ | 600,000 | $ | 396,000 | $ | 294,000 | $ | ? |
| Number of units to be produced (b) | 160,000 | 80,000 | 40,000 | 120,000 | ||||
| Estimated unit product cost (a ÷ b) | $ | 3.75 | $ | 4.95 | $ | 7.35 | $ | ? |
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Management finds the variation in quarterly unit product costs to be confusing and difficult to work with. It has been suggested that the problem lies with manufacturing overhead because it is the largest element of total manufacturing cost. Accordingly, you have been asked to find a more appropriate way of assigning manufacturing overhead cost to units of product. |
| Required: | |
| 1-a. |
Using the high-low method, estimate the fixed manufacturing overhead cost per quarter and the variable manufacturing overhead cost per unit. (Round the "Variable manufacturing overhead per unit" to 2 decimal places.) |
| 1-b. |
Compute the total manufacturing cost and unit product cost for the fourth quarter. (Round the "Unit product cost" to 2 decimal places.) |
| 3. |
Estimate the total manufacturing overhead cost for the year and an annual predetermined overhead rate. (Round the "Predetermined overhead rate" to 2 decimal places.) |
In: Accounting
A transverse harmonic wave travels on a rope according to the following expression:
y(x,t) = 0.12sin(2.1x + 17.5t)
The mass density of the rope is μ = 0.114 kg/m. x and y are measured in meters and t in seconds.
What is the amplitude of the wave? ___m
What is the frequency of oscillation of the wave?____ Hz
What is the wavelength of the wave?___m
What is the speed of the wave? _____m/s
What is the tension in the rope? ____N
At x = 3.8 m and t = 0.44 s, what is the velocity of the rope? (watch your sign)___m/s
At x = 3.8 m and t = 0.44 s, what is the acceleration of the rope? (watch your sign) _____m/s^2
What is the average speed of the rope during one complete oscillation of the rope? ______m/s
PLEASE HELP
In: Physics
Two different pain reliever drugs, “Drug A” and “Drug B,” are developed to relieve arthritis pain. A clinical study recruits 15 individuals with arthritis. The individuals are given each drug on different days and the number of hours of pain relief for each drug is recorded. This data is in the “arthritis.csv” data file. a) State the appropriate hypotheses to test if there is a difference in the hours of pain relief for Drug A versus Drug B, using “Drug A” as sample 1. b) Use RStudio and report a 93% confidence interval for the difference. Based on this confidence interval, what conclusion can be reached with respect to the hypotheses in a)?
Data
| DrugA |
DrugB |
|
9.3 |
12.1 |
| 6.5 | 6 |
| 8.8 | 9.3 |
| 8.9 | 9 |
| 13 | 12 |
| 12.4 | 13.5 |
| 3.8 | 4.5 |
| 6 | 6.6 |
| 4 | 4 |
| 3.8 | 5.5 |
| 7.2 | 5.2 |
In: Statistics and Probability
1.) The file cats.csv contains a data set consisting of the body weight (in kilograms) and heart weight (in grams) for 12 cats. Test at the 5% significance level that a positive linear relationship exists between the body weight of cat and their mean heart weight. Provides all parts of the test including hypotheses, test statistic, p-value, decision, and interpretation.
2.) The file cats.csv contains a data set consisting of the body weight (in kilograms) and heart weight (in grams) for 12 cats. Construct and interpret a 90% confidence interval for β1
cats.csv file is
| bwt | hwt |
| 2.6 | 9.8 |
| 3.8 | 16.3 |
| 3.7 | 16.2 |
| 3.4 | 16.3 |
| 2 | 7.7 |
| 3.8 | 13.3 |
| 2.5 | 10.5 |
| 2.1 | 8.7 |
| 2.1 | 7.3 |
| 3.1 | 13.7 |
| 3.6 | 14.4 |
| 3.2 | 13.4 |
In: Math
What are the various major government spending programs? Please list them and describe them—please take me through each one, one by one: roughly how much money is spent each year by each program? Why must spending in each program RISE over time? Independent of the emergency spending this year, roughly how much does government spending rise every year? all are in USA
In: Economics
Question 3
Oak Tree Ltd. Inventory records for a particular development program show the following at October 31, 2016:
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Oct 1 |
Beginning inventory |
5 units @ |
$150 = |
$750 |
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15 |
Purchase |
11 units @ |
160 = |
1,760 |
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26 |
Purchase |
5 units @ |
170 = |
850 |
At October 31, 10 units of these programs are on hand. Oak Tree Ltd. uses the perpetual inventory system.
end.
First-in, first out cost
of goods sold? What causes the difference in cost of goods sold?
In: Accounting
Financial Statements of a Manufacturing Firm
The following events took place for Salsa Inc. during June 2016, the first month of operations as a producer of road bikes:
Purchased $302,900 of materials.
Used $260,500 of direct materials in production.
Incurred $224,000 of direct labor wages.
Applied factory overhead at a rate of 75% of direct labor cost.
Transferred $626,400 of work in process to finished goods.
Sold goods with a cost of $605,800.
Sold goods for $1,084,400.
Incurred $260,500 of selling expenses.
Incurred $96,900 of administrative expenses.
a. Prepare the June income statement for Salsa. Assume that Salsa uses the perpetual inventory method.
| Salsa Inc. | ||
| Income Statement | ||
| For the Month Ended June 30, 2016 | ||
| $ | ||
| $ | ||
| $ | ||
| $ | ||
b. Determine the inventory balances at the end of the first month of operations.
| Materials inventory, June 30 | $ |
| Work in process inventory, June 30 | $ |
| Finished goods inventory, June 30 | $ |
In: Accounting
Question 2:
A senior manager was frustrated with the budgeting process and made the following comment:
“The whole budgeting process is a waste of time. I would rather my managers and finance staff focus on improving the business than spend time putting together detailed budgeting schedules”.
Discuss the statement above, developing an argument for and against spending time putting together detailed budgeting schedules rather than improving the business. Which of these two arguments is most compelling to you? Provide a justification for your answer, drawing on unit materials and primary sources to support your conclusion.
In: Accounting