The exact point in time at which an individual transitions from one developmental phase to another (for example, middle childhood to adolescence) is often assigned somewhat arbitrarily. In fact, even developmental scientists/authors don't always agree on "where" the lines between these artificial constructs fall. If you were given the task to defend why a particular child had moved solidly into adolescence, what would be the 3 most important non-physical areas of development you would examine to make the decision (i.e., some specific cognitive or psychosocial characteristic/skill)? In addition, describe how you would expect an adolescent to function differently in each of these 3 characteristics/skills you have selected.
In: Psychology
The following represent elements of the tax formula for individual taxpayers: A. Income from any source B. Itemized deductions C. Deductions for AGI D. Exclusions from gross income E. Standard deduction amount Which of the above are subtracted from AGI in the computation of taxable income?
1) B,D, and E
2) B,C, and E
3) B or E
4) C and E or B and C
In: Accounting
The driving time for an individual from his home to his work is
uniformly distributed between 300 to 540 seconds.
| a. | Determine the first line of the probability density function. |
| b. | What is the probability that the driving time will be less than or equal to 405 seconds? |
| c. | What is the expected driving time? |
| d. | What is the variance for this distribution? |
| e. | What is the standard deviation for this distribution? |
In: Statistics and Probability
1. The exact point in time at which an individual transitions from one developmental phase to another (for example, middle childhood to adolescence) is often assigned somewhat arbitrarily. In fact, even developmental scientists/authors don't always agree on "where" the lines between these artificial constructs fall. If you were given the task to defend why a particular child had moved solidly into adolescence, what would be the 3 most important non-physical areas of development you would examine to make the decision (i.e., some specific cognitive or psychosocial characteristic/skill)? In addition, describe how you would expect an adolescent to function differently in each of these 3 characteristics/skills you have selected.
2. Based on what we have learned about adolescent brain maturation and psychosocial development, are there circumstances under which you think an adolescent should be eligible for the death penalty? Support your opinion with your rationale and theoretical support. If so, at what age? What other factors, if any, should enter into such a decision? If you disagree provide theoretical evidence in regards to childhood development which supports your stance.
In: Psychology
Case Study:
Papaya Partners is a distributor of papayas. They purchase papayas from individual growers and package them in 10-pound cartons for delivery to their various customers, generally supermarkets. Last month, they budgeted to sell $500,000 worth of cartons at a price of $25 each. Actual sales met a budget of $500,000 at $25 per carton.
Management has received cost information based on actual performance and needs to understand the drivers of the overall variance from the budget. They have asked you, as an analyst in their management accounting department, to calculate and explain the variances. The following data has been provided:
| Budget | |
|---|---|
| Cost of fruit @ 10 pounds per carton | $ 200,000 |
| Cost of packaging @ 1 pound per carton | $ 10,000 |
| Labor costs @ .5 hours per carton | $ 90,000 |
| Total Cost | $ 300,000 |
| Actual | |
| Cost of fruit @ 10 pounds per carton | $ 244,200 |
| Cost of packaging @ .55 pound per carton | $ 11,000 |
| Labor costs @ .75 hours per carton | $ 150,000 |
| Gross Profit | $ 405,200 |
| Unfavorable variance | $105,200.00 |
Specifically, management needs to know the:
In: Accounting
Case Study:
Papaya Partners is a distributor of papayas. They purchase papayas from individual growers and package them in 10-pound cartons for delivery to their various customers, generally supermarkets. Last month, they budgeted to sell $500,000 worth of cartons at a price of $25 each. Actual sales met a budget of $500,000 at $25 per carton.
Management has received cost information based on actual performance and needs to understand the drivers of the overall variance from the budget. They have asked you, as an analyst in their management accounting department, to calculate and explain the variances. The following data has been provided:
| Budget | |
|---|---|
| Cost of fruit @ 10 pounds per carton | $ 200,000 |
| Cost of packaging @ 1 pound per carton | $ 10,000 |
| Labor costs @ .5 hours per carton | $ 90,000 |
| Total Cost | $ 300,000 |
| Actual | |
| Cost of fruit @ 10 pounds per carton | $ 244,200 |
| Cost of packaging @ .55 pound per carton | $ 11,000 |
| Labor costs @ .75 hours per carton | $ 150,000 |
| Gross Profit | $ 405,200 |
| Unfavorable variance | $105,200.00 |
Please calculate and explain:
In: Accounting
Describe what happens in an XX and XY individual from fetal life all the way to elderly age in terms of their reproductive physiology. Note commonalities and differences between XX and XY. Include sex differentiation, germ cell formation/maturation, hormones (origins and targets), and phenotypic changes.Include charts and/or flow diagrams
In: Anatomy and Physiology
In: Math
1. List the 4 phases of the business cycle.
Which phase are we in right now?
What evidence do you have to support your theory?
Describe who is in the labor force.
Who is not included in the labor force. In the past 20 years or so, the baby boom generation has been retiring. It is estimated that 10,000 turn 65 years old every day in the US. In addition, record numbers of workers gave up looking for jobs in the 2008-09 recession. How do these demographic and cultural changes affect the unemployment rate?
In: Economics
The distribution of weights for 12 month old baby girls in the US is approximately normal with mean u = 21 pounds and standard deviation of 2.2 pounds.
a) if a 12 month old girl weighs 23.2 pounds, approximately what weight percentile is she in?
b) if a 12 month old girl is in the 16th percentile in weight, estimate her weight.
c) Estimate the weight of t 12 month old girl who is in the 25th percentile by weight.
d) Estimate the weight of a 12 month old girl who is in the 75th percentile by weight.
In: Math