Questions
What has contributed to the slowdown in growth during the 20th and 21st centuries? In your...

  1. What has contributed to the slowdown in growth during the 20th and 21st centuries? In your own words, describe both the supply-side arguments (from Gordon) and the demand-side arguments (presented by Friedman).
  2. Why do you think wages have grown at a much slower rate than productivity since the 1970s? How has this trend impacted income inequality in the United States?

In: Economics

In American Government and Politics Today and answer the following questions.   1. What are the differences...

In American Government and Politics Today and answer the following questions.  

1. What are the differences between a representative democracy and a direct democracy?

2. Explain two (2) differences between democracy in fifth century B.C. Athens, Greece and in the United States today.

3. What is the difference between an initiative and a referendum?

4. Why are the principles of both majority rule and minority rights important in a democracy ?

In: Psychology

dont plagerize and explain in your own words 1. How (the primary way) money is created...

dont plagerize and explain in your own words

1. How (the primary way) money is created in the economy. In your explanation you must correctly apply the following terms: actual reserves, required reserves, and excess reserves.

2. Why is the banking system in the United States referred to as a fractional reserve bank system?

3. What is the role of deposit insurance in a fractional reserve system?

In: Economics

2. A. An infeasible linear programming model is caused by the (a) objective function (b) constraints...

2.

A. An infeasible linear programming model is caused by the

(a) objective function (b) constraints (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of the above

(b) Which of the following nations is least active in entrepreneurial activities?

                        (a) China (b) Japan (c) Thailand (d) Canada

c. Name two reasons and clearly explain how they have contributed to the huge number of  

small businesses in the United States:

In: Operations Management

Most aspects of foreign culture, like language, religion, gender roles, and problem-solving strategies, are hard for...

Most aspects of foreign culture, like language, religion, gender roles, and problem-solving strategies, are hard for the casual observer to understand. In what ways do Hollywood movies affect national culture outside the United States? What aspects of U.S. culture do Hollywood films promote around the world? Can you observe any positive effects of Hollywood movies on world cultures?

In: Economics

in 400-500 words,Please describe and compare the financing and organization of the healthcare delivery system in...

in 400-500 words,Please describe and compare the financing and organization of the healthcare delivery system in a country of your choice with that of the healthcare delivery system in the United States. Key points in this discussion includes: A thorough discussion of governments role, financing/funding, who/what is covered, how it is organized, how it is accessed, quality, disparities, cost, integrated, etc.

PLS provide your references

thank you

In: Economics

In Europe and North America women tend to outnumber men. For example, in the United Kingdom, France, and the United States the ratio of women to men exceeds 1.05.

 
 
In Europe and North America women tend to outnumber men. For example, in the United Kingdom, France, and the United States the ratio of women to men exceeds 1.05. In many Third World countries, however, especially in Asia and north Africa, the female:male ratio may be as low as 0.95 (Egypt), 0.94 (Bangladesh, China, and west Asia), 0.93 (India), or even 0.90 (Pakistan). These differences are relevant to an assessment of female inequality across the world.[1-6]
Everywhere about 5% more boys than girls are born. But women are hardier than men and, given similar care, survive better at all ages - including in utero.[7] There are other causes for this preponderance of women - for example, some remaining impact of the deaths of men in the last world war and more cigarette smoking and violent deaths among men. But even taking these into account, women would still outnumber men if given similar care.[7]
Social factors must therefore explain the low female:male ratios in Asian and north African countries. These countries would have millions more women if they showed the female: male ratios of Europe and the United States.[4] Calculated on this basis, China is missing more than 50 million women.
Using European or American ratios may not, however, be appropriate. Because of lower female mortality in Europe and America the female:male ratio rises gradually with age. A lower ratio would therefore be expected in Asia and north Africa partly because of a lower life expectancy and higher fertility rate. There are several ways of adjusting for this. One is to adopt the female:male ratios of sub-Saharan Africa, where there is little female disadvantage in terms of relative mortality but where life expectancy is no higher and fertility rates no lower than those in Asia and north Africa. Using the sub-Saharan ratio of 1.022 yields an estimate of 44 million missing women in China, 37 million in India, and a total of more than 100 million worldwide.[5]
Using population models based on Western demographic experience it is possible to estimate roughly how many women there would be without any female disadvantage in survival, given the actual life expectancy and the fertility rates in these countries. Coale estimates 29 million missing women in China, 23 million in India, and an overall total of 60 million for selected countries.[6] Though lower, these numbers are still enormous.
Why is overall mortality for females higher than that for males in these countries? Consider India, where age specific mortality for females consistently exceeds that for males until the fourth decade. Although the excess mortality at childbearing age may be partly due to maternal mortality, obviously no such explanation is possible for female disadvantage in survival in infancy and childhood. Despite occasional distressing accounts of female infanticide, this could not explain the extra mortality or its age distribution. The comparative neglect of female health and nutrition, especially - but not exclusively - during childhood, would seem the prime suspect. Considerable direct evidence exists of neglect of female children in terms of health care, admission to hospitals, and even feeding.[89]
Even though the position in India has been more extensively studied than that in other countries, similar evidence of relative neglect of the health and nutrition of female children may be found in other countries in Asia and north Africa. In China some evidence suggests that the extent of neglect may have increased sharply in recent years, particularly since compulsory restrictions on the size of families were introduced in some parts of the country in the late 1970s. There are also some new, ominous signs in China, such as a substantial increase in the reported ratio of male to female births - quite out of line with the rest of the world. It could quite possibly indicate "hiding" of newborn female children (to avoid the rigours of compulsory restriction on the size of the family), but it could, no less plausibly, reflect a higher female infant mortality - whether or not induced (with new births and new deaths both going unreported).
What causes the relative neglect of females, and how can it be changed? Possible influences include traditional cultures and values. But some economic links have also emerged, and some connections between economic status and social standing have been identified. For example, the ability to earn an outside income through paid employment seems to enhance the social standing of a woman (which is the case in sub-Saharan Africa). This makes her contribution to the prosperity of the family more visible. Also, being less dependent on others, she has more voice. The higher status of women also affects ideas on the female child|s "due." Secondly, education, especially female literacy, may make a substantial difference. Thirdly, women’s economic rights (for example, land ownership and inheritance) may be important.[10 11] Public policy can influence all of these.
Missing women: social inequality outweighs women’s survival advantage
in Asia and north Africa.
The Indian state of Kerala provides an illuminating exception to the prevailing experience. It has the most developed school education system in India, which dates from the early nineteenth century, with strongly supportive state policies in the "native kingdoms" of Travancore and Cochin.[5] Adult literacy rate is now over 90%. Property inheritance passes through the female line for an influential part of the community (the Nairs). Many women participate in "gainful" economic activities. Kerala also has an extensive health care system, which has been built up through public policy. Even though Kerala is one of the poorer Indian states, life expectancy at birth there now exceeds 73 years for women and 67 years for men.
The female:male ratio of the Kerala population is now around 1.04 - similar to that in Europe and America (and most unlike that in the rest of India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, China, west Asia, and north Africa). It seems that the "missing women" may be rescuable, after all, by public policy.
 

In: Economics

This project is assigned to give you the chance to apply the knowledge that you have...

This project is assigned to give you the chance to apply the knowledge that you have acquired in statistics to our Global Society. The following data has been collected for you and you are going to look at the possible relationships and make some decisions that might impact your life based on the outcomes.

Use the following data in this project. The data represents the Total Number of Alternative-Fueled Vehicles in use in the United States (source:  US Department of Energy:  http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/aer/)

Year

Number of Alternative-Fueled Vehicles in US

2000

394,664

2001

425,457

2002

471,098

2003

533,999

2004

565,492

2005

592,125

2006

634,562

2007

695,766

A.) Construct a scatter diagram of year (x) vs number of Alternative-fueled vehicles in US (y). Do these variables appear to have a relationship? Write 2 or 3 sentences describing the relationship or lack of a relationship. Explain your reasoning. (9 points for graph and 9 points for description of relationship or lack of relationship)

B.)

Description of the relationship of data:_____________________________________

C.) Find the correlation and regression lines for the data above.


r= _______________________ (5 points)

= _______________ x+ _______________ (5 points)

D.) Do the variables have significant correlation? For full credit, you must show each step of the hypothesis test. Use the 0.05 significance.  (18 points total)

E.) In 2008, the price of gas dropped drastically and hit a low average of $1.59 for the nation.  What effect do you think this will have on the alternative-fuel car sales, if any?  Do you think that this would affect the number of alternative-fueled vehicles used in the United States? Do you think that it would follow the same pattern as before 2008? Write 2 or 3 sentences explaining how you think the new vehicles will affect the number of alternative-fueled vehicles in the United States. (18 points)

F.) Use your regression equation to predict the number of alternative-fueled vehicles used in the United States in 2010. Assume that the pattern remains the same after the introduction of the electric-gas vehicles. Show your work. (18 points)

G.) Search online to find some evidence for or against your opinion in part e. Give the information that you found and state the URL to the data. Was your prediction correct or incorrect? Why do you think that happened? Write 2 or 3 sentences summarizing the information that you found and explain why you think that happened. Be sure to answer each question. (18 points)

In: Statistics and Probability

This project is assigned to give you the chance to apply the knowledge that you have...

This project is assigned to give you the chance to apply the knowledge that you have acquired in statistics to our Global Society. The following data has been collected for you and you are going to look at the possible relationships and make some decisions that might impact your life based on the outcomes.

Use the following data in this project. The data represents the Total Number of Alternative-Fueled Vehicles in use in the United States (source:  US Department of Energy:  http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/aer/)

Year

Number of Alternative-Fueled Vehicles in US

2000

394,664

2001

425,457

2002

471,098

2003

533,999

2004

565,492

2005

592,125

2006

634,562

2007

695,766

A.) Construct a scatter diagram of year (x) vs number of Alternative-fueled vehicles in US (y). Do these variables appear to have a relationship? Write 2 or 3 sentences describing the relationship or lack of a relationship. Explain your reasoning. (9 points for graph and 9 points for description of relationship or lack of relationship)

B.)

Description of the relationship of data:_____________________________________

C.) Find the correlation and regression lines for the data above.


r= _______________________ (5 points)

= _______________ x+ _______________ (5 points)

D.) Do the variables have significant correlation? For full credit, you must show each step of the hypothesis test. Use the 0.05 significance.  (18 points total)

E.) In 2008, the price of gas dropped drastically and hit a low average of $1.59 for the nation.  What effect do you think this will have on the alternative-fuel car sales, if any?  Do you think that this would affect the number of alternative-fueled vehicles used in the United States? Do you think that it would follow the same pattern as before 2008? Write 2 or 3 sentences explaining how you think the new vehicles will affect the number of alternative-fueled vehicles in the United States. (18 points)

F.) Use your regression equation to predict the number of alternative-fueled vehicles used in the United States in 2010. Assume that the pattern remains the same after the introduction of the electric-gas vehicles. Show your work. (18 points)

G.) Search online to find some evidence for or against your opinion in part e. Give the information that you found and state the URL to the data. Was your prediction correct or incorrect? Why do you think that happened? Write 2 or 3 sentences summarizing the information that you found and explain why you think that happened. Be sure to answer each question. (18 points)

In: Statistics and Probability

Houston-based Advanced Electronics manufactures audio speakers for desktop computers. The following data relate to the period...

Houston-based Advanced Electronics manufactures audio speakers for desktop computers. The following data relate to the period just ended when the company produced and sold 42,000 speaker sets:

Sales

$

3,444,000

Variable costs

861,000

Fixed costs

2,250,000

Management is considering relocating its manufacturing facilities to northern Mexico to reduce costs. Variable costs are expected to average $18.00 per set; annual fixed costs are anticipated to be $1,986,000. (In the following requirements, ignore income taxes.)


Required:

  1. Calculate the company’s current income and determine the level of dollar sales needed to double that figure, assuming that manufacturing operations remain in the United States.
  2. Determine the break-even point in speaker sets if operations are shifted to Mexico.
  3. Assume that management desires to achieve the Mexican break-even point; however, operations will remain in the United States.
  1. If variable costs remain constant, by how much must fixed costs change?
  2. If fixed costs remain constant, by how much must unit variable cost change?
  1. Determine the impact (increase, decrease, or no effect) of the following operating changes.

Req.1

Calculate the company’s current income and determine the level of dollar sales needed to double that figure, assuming that manufacturing operations remain in the United States. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answers to nearest whole dollar.)

Current income

Required dollar sales

Req. 2

Determine the break-even point in speaker sets if operations are shifted to Mexico. (Do not round intermediate calculationsand round your final answer up to nearest whole number.)

Break-even point

units

Req. 3

Assume that management desires to achieve the Mexican break-even point; however, operations will remain in the United States.

a. If variable costs remain constant, by how much must fixed costs change? (Round your intermediate unit calculations to the nearest whole number and round your final answers to the nearest whole dollar.)

b. If fixed costs remain constant, by how much must unit variable cost change? (Round your intermediate unit calculations to the nearest whole number and round your final answer to 2 decimal places.)

a.

Fixed costs

by

b.

Variable costs

by

per unit

Req. 4

Determine the impact (increase, decrease, or no effect) of the following operating changes.

a.

Effect of an increase in direct material costs on the break-even point.

b.

Effect of an increase in fixed administrative costs on the unit contribution margin.

c.

Effect of an increase in the unit contribution margin on net income.

d.

Effect of a decrease in the number of units sold on the break-even point.

In: Accounting