A brief explanation is needed for these true/false questions.

a) A method that contains a try-catch-finally structure may also have a “throws” declaration.

b) An arithmetic exception such as division by zero can be avoided by careful programming while an I/O exception such as file not found may occur regardless of the precautions taken by the programmer.

c) Lets assume that you create an object x of the Object class. You can assign any object (objects of other classes) to the object x directly (without explicit type casting).

d) If bounded parameters are employed, this means of restricting the types that can be used as generic type arguments.

e) We can create an object of a class which is extended from an abstract class without implementing its abstract methods, if we are not going to use these abstract methods.

f) Generic type information is available to the JVM at runtime.

Provide a specific example that explains why you believe more states should use a top two primary or maintain a closed primary for their state's direct primary elections.

Do fish have an open or closed circulatory system? How many chambers does a fish heart have? How does blood flow throughout the body of a fish?

The states have a variety of primary election systems and procedures. What are the advantages and disadvantages for open, closed, and mixed primaries and for caucuses? Explain from both the voters’ and the parties’ perspectives.

An evaluation was recently performed on brands and data were collected that classified each brand as being in the technology or financial institutions sector and also reported the brand value. The results in terms of value​ (in millions of​ dollars) are shown in the accompanying data table. Complete parts​ (a) through​ (c).

BRAND VALUES:

Technology: 281, 377, 491, 429, 406, 584, 641, 624

Financial Institutions: 517, 832, 819, 804, 937, 995, 1035, 1094

a.)

Assuming the population variances are​ equal, is there evidence that the mean brand value is different for the technology sector than for the financial institutions​ sector? (Use α=0.05​.)

Determine the hypotheses. Let μ1 be the mean brand value for the technology sector and μ2 be the mean brand value for the financial institutions sector. Choose the correct answer below.

A.) H0: μ1= μ2

H1: μ1≠μ2

B.) H0: μ1≤ μ2

H1: μ1 > μ2

C.) H0: μ1≥ μ2

H1: μ1< μ2

D.) H0: μ1≠μ2

H1: μ1=μ2

-Find the test statistic.

^tSTAT=___

-Choose the correct answer below.

A. Reject H0. There is sufficient evidence that the mean brand value for the technology sector is different from the mean brand value for the financial institutions sector.

B. Reject H0. There is insufficient evidence that the mean brand value for the technology sector is different from the mean brand value for the financial institutions sector.

C. Do not reject H0. There is sufficient evidence that the mean brand value for the technology sector is different from the mean brand value for the financial institutions sector.

D.Do not reject H0. There is insufficient evidence that the mean brand value for the technology sector is different from the mean brand value for the financial institutions sector.

b.)

-Repeat​ (a), assuming that the population variances are not equal.

A.) H0: μ1= μ2

H1: μ1≠μ2

B.) H0: μ1≤ μ2

H1: μ1 > μ2

C.) H0: μ1≥ μ2

H1: μ1< μ2

D.) H0: μ1≠μ2

H1: μ1=μ2

-FInd the test statistic.

^tSTAT=____

-Choose the correct answer below.

A. Reject H0. There is sufficient evidence that the mean brand value for the technology sector is different from the mean brand value for the financial institutions sector.

B. Reject H0. There is insufficient evidence that the mean brand value for the technology sector is different from the mean brand value for the financial institutions sector.

C. Do not reject H0. There is sufficient evidence that the mean brand value for the technology sector is different from the mean brand value for the financial institutions sector.

D.Do not reject H0. There is insufficient evidence that the mean brand value for the technology sector is different from the mean brand value for the financial institutions sector.

c.)

-Compare the results of (a) and (b).

A. The conclusions for parts​ (a) and​ (b) are different. Reject the null hypothesis in​ (b) and do not reject it in​ (a).

B.The conclusions for parts​ (a) and​ (b) both reject the null hypothesis.

C.The conclusions for parts​ (a) and​ (b) both do not reject the null hypothesis.

D. The conclusions for parts​ (a) and​ (b) are different. Reject the null hypothesis in​ (a) and do not reject it in​ (b).

Identify bias in the following article

Supply of nurses falls in Canada for the first time in almost 20 years: report

KELLY GRANTHEALTH REPORTER

HEALTH REPORTER

PUBLISHED JUNE 23, 2015UPDATED MAY 15, 2018

The supply of nurses in Canada has declined for the first time in almost 20 years, according to a new report that has prompted two prominent national nursing organizations to warn that the country needs to do a better job of managing the health-care workforce.

The latest snapshot of the nursing field from the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) found that more nurses left the profession than entered it in 2014 – a 0.3-per-cent decrease from the previous year in the number of people holding active nursing licences across the country.

The supply of registered nurses – by far the most common nursing category – fell 1 percent.

At the same time, the number of nurses actually working in the field continued to climb last year, up 2.2 percent from 2013, in keeping with the stable growth of the past 10 years.

"The sum of all the numbers is a tightening nursing labour market," Karima Velji, president of the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA), said in a statement. "Immediate action is needed to stave off the potentially long-lasting trend of a shrinking [registered nurse] workforce and its consequences for population health."

The CNA is a professional organization that advocates for nurse-friendly public policy.

Andrea Porter-Chapman, CIHI's manager of health workforce information, said it is too early to say whether the dip in supply marks the start of a nursing shortage in Canada or a one-year blip thanks to a regulatory change in Ontario. Either way, health policy-makers will need to watch the trends closely over the next couple of years, she said.

"This is the first shift in almost two decades where we've seen a decline in the supply," Ms. Porter-Chapman said. "But the positive side of this is that our workforce continues to increase. ... I think [the supply issue] is something that our health-care system just needs to be aware of and monitor."

When it comes to nursing in Canada, the term "supply" refers to the number of people holding active licences with the provincial bodies that regulate the profession.

But not all licensed nurses work in nursing. Some hold on to their licences after landing other jobs, going back to school or unofficially retiring.

Last year, the College of Nurses of Ontario, the self-regulating body that oversees the profession in Canada's most populous province, put in place a new rule that effectively bars members from renewing their licences unless they have practised nursing in the province in the past three years. That contributed to an unusually high number of nurses formally exiting the profession in Ontario – 15,836 in one year.

Still, the CIHI report identified some underlying trends that suggest there is more at play.

Across the country, a total of 27,757 nurses let their licences lapse last year, while only 25,397 registered anew with one of the provincial or territorial regulators – a net loss of 2,360.

The supply of nurses dropped in six jurisdictions: Newfoundland and Labrador (down 0.7 percent), Prince Edward Island (down 3.5 percent), New Brunswick (down 0.9 percent), Ontario (down 2.6 percent), British Columbia (down 0.9 percent) and the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, which together saw a decrease of 3.2 percent.

Canada's nursing schools are simply not graduating as many students. "We've seen the growth in the number of [nursing] graduates slow down, so it's just under 1 percent now," Ms. Porter-Chapman said. "This is after five years where the growth was between 6 and 12 percent."

As well, the number of students admitted to entry-level nursing programs actually fell between 2009-2010 and 2010-2011, the most recent year for which CIHI was able to obtain national figures.

"Will the workplace feel it yet? Perhaps not. It might take a year or two to see these changes trickle into work settings," said Linda McGillis Hall, a professor in the faculty of nursing at the University of Toronto. "I think this report will actually bring this issue to the forefront again."

The Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU), an umbrella organization that represents almost 200,000 nurses and nursing students from eight provincial unions, said the decline in supply may already be leading to increased overtime and absenteeism.

The CFNU's latest report found that nurses across the country worked more than 19 million hours of overtime in 2014, 20 percent of it unpaid. Absenteeism was up too.

"The decrease in the nursing supply combined with an ageing workforce and fewer students admitted to [entry-level nursing] programs is a sign that our health-care workforce is in transition," CFNU president Linda Silas said in an e-mailed statement. "To ensure patient safety and a sustainable health-care system, we need a national health human resources plan."

Forecast Seagate Technology’s 2020 balance sheet using the following forecast assumptions, which are expressed as a percentage of revenue unless otherwise indicated.

• Forecast no change in the following balance sheet accounts: Goodwill, Long-term accrued income taxes, Long-term debt, less current portion, Ordinary shares, and Accumulated other comprehensive loss.
• Assume that in 2020, CAPEX will be 5.8% of revenue, and depreciation expense will be 5.4% of Property, equipment and leasehold improvements, gross at the start of the year, which was $9,835 million.
• Assume that in 2020, the company awards $99 million of stock-based compensation which increases Additional paid-in capital by the same amount. Assume that the company routinely includes this form of compensation in operating expenses each year.
• The company has a dividend payout ratio of 35.4% of net income.
• Round all answers to the nearest whole number.
• Use a negative sign for your Accumulated other comprehensive loss and Accumulated deficit answers.

QUESTION 1 A machine that caps soda bottles was purchased April 1, 2020 for $96,000; estimated useful life of 10 years and salvage value of $6,000. It is also estimated that the machine could cap a total of 360,000 bottles over its entire life. Calculate depreciation expense under the following independent assumptions: 1. Straight line depreciation, for the year ended Dec. 31, 2020. 2. Double declining balance depreciation for the year ended Dec. 31, 2020 and 2021. 3. Units of production depreciation for 2020 assuming 34,000 bottles were actually capped between April 1, 2020 and December 31, 2020. Record your answers and calculations below