Mikes Pizza Parlor chains operates restaurants located in a five state area. The most successful locations for Mike’s Pizza Parlor are near college campuses. The managers believe that quarterly sales for these restaurants are related positively to the size of the student population. In other words, restaurants located near campuses with a large population tend to generate more sales than those located near campuses with smaller populations. Using regression analysis, what is the dependent and independent variable to use? Explain. Then, provide a separate example on your own.

Prob 1 Using a standard deck of cards, calculate the following probabilties. (denote your answers in decimals) a) drawing

a) red queen

b) drawing two red queens

c) drawing a diamond or a king

d) drawing a red card or a black card

e) Are queens and kings mutually exclusive?

Assume that the decrease in the saving rate occurred because of a new government policy that compelled people to save less. Let’s think about whether people are made better off by this policy. We often take GDP per capita as a guide to living standards. But for this question, it is important to think about consumption per capita, which is the share of output not saved. To do this, we need to distinguish between the short and the long run effects. What happens in the short-term? Are people better or worse off in the short term? By short-term here, we refer to the exact period in which the change in policy is implemented.

What happens in the long-term? Are people better or worse off in the long-term? By longterm here, we refer to new steady state. You may want to use the equation that you have obtained for C ∗ to justify your answer.

A Minnesota school district has a novel idea about a factor influencing school attendance: they think the more the school cafeteria serves “junkie” kid preferred food, the more they want to come to school. To test this, they take a sample of eight school days and measure the % of saturated fat in the school lunch and the % school attendance. The students are told in advance what the school lunch will be.

Evaluate the data and then explain if serving tasty, yet lousy, food is related to attendance.   
                        % Saturated Fat
                        in School Lunch           % Attendance

13.3                             35

24.9                             80

  9.0                             10

34.5                             75

36.1                             85

22.1                             75

22.7                             70

24.5                             80

1.State your null formally and in lay terms for a simple regression

2. Calculate r and the regression line (y = a + bx) and reject/accept at a=.05.

3. Explain your findings in lay terms using r-square, r, b

4. Calculate a 95% confidence interval for the slope and explain in layterms.

5. Calculate a 95% confidence interval for Y when X is “25” and explain in layterms.

Given the viral life cycle pictured, identify 3 stages of the cycle which you might target with a therapeutic molecule in order to both (i) prevent or inhibit spread of the virus, and (ii) avoid affecting human cells. Explain your choice in detail in all cases.

a) Discuss the impact of the carious labor market measures employed in Europe to regulate the labor market. Which is likely to be the most successful and why? Explain your rationalization and reason in detail. b) How have the histories of the different nations and regions discussed here shaped their capitalist systems?

2. Describe in detail how Service Orientated Architecture (SOA) or Web Orientated Architecture (WOA) concepts would specifically be relevant to enabling a number of the key foundation services within the My Health Record (myHR). Please note: Your answer should specifically address myHR services rather than discuss about SOA/WOA technology in general.

During World War II, an Allied soldier named Robert Radford spent several years in a large German prisoner-of-war (POW) camp. At times more than 50,000 prisoners were held in the camp, with some freedom to move about within the compound. Radford later wrote an account of his experiences. He described how an economy developed in the camp, in which prisoners traded food, clothing, and other items. Services such as barbering also were exchanged. Lacking paper money, the prisoners began to use cigarettes (provided monthly by the Red Cross) as money. Prices were quoted, and payments made, using cigarettes.
(a) In Radford’s POW camp, explain how cigarettes fulfilled the three main functions of money
(b) Briefly discuss why a non-smoking prisoner would have been willing to accept cigarettes in exchange for a good or service in Radford’s camp. (2 ma

Please write an essay using your own words about the following prompt (500 words): In an evolution vs. creationism debate, you have been asked to be the expert witness for the scientific perspective that states that evolution of life on Earth is a fact, and is central to understanding modern biology. Detail your presentation, be sure to address at least 5 major points creationists will put forth to try and say that evolution is “just a theory”.

Red Corporation is owned entirely by Alex and Betty (who are unrelated unless otherwise stated). Alex owns 60 shares of Red Corporation’s common stock (bought in one transaction for $600). Betty owns 40 shares of Red Corporation’s common stock (with an adjusted basis of $30 per share). The stock’s FMV is $20 per share. Red Corporation’s E&P is $500. Red Corporation uses the accrual method of accounting. What are the results to the parties from the alternative transactions in each of the following situations? Provide the amount and character of shareholder income or loss and the impact on Red Corporation’s E&P.

1. Alex sells 10 Red Corporation shares to Betty for $200. Alternatively, what should Alex do if $50 of Red’s shares have a $10 per share basis and the other 10 shares have a $20 per share basis? Are there any circumstances in which this sale could be a redemption?
2. Alex sells 30 shares back to Red Corporation for $600.
3. Alex sells 20 shares back to Red Corporation for $400.
4. What would result to Betty if Red redeems 10 of Betty’s shares for $200? What is the minimum number of shares that Betty must have redeemed to ensure sale or exchange treatment?