this is a research question about the economics of almond in california

What does the future look like for Almond production in the state of California given the drought condition in the state?

As a pollster, you randomly called 725 voters to know their positions on a California State’s ballot proposition. Only 80% of the voters agreed to answer your questions. Of those who answered you, 264 voters favored the proposition.   

(a)[2] Explain why this situation should not be considered as the finite population case.

(b)[2] Check if the sampling distribution of the sample proportion can be approximately Normal.

(c)[3] Construct the 92% CI for the favor proportion π. Sketch the CI. State if π can be 0.50.

(d)[3] Construct the 96% CI for the favor proportion π. Sketch the CI. State if π can be 0.45. Hint: Use 5 decimal places. Use some Excel lookups for values and probabilities.

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Briefly explain and write the pseudocode to delete an element from the red-black tree. Include all cases for full credit.

Monetary Policy

FOMC Press Release - 10/30/19

Watch the following video of Federal Reserve Chairman, Jerome Powell, presenting the findings of the last Federal Open Market Committee Meeting on October 30, 2019. You can click on the FOMC Press Conference Video, October 30, 2019, and watch about the first 10 minutes of the overall press conference in the Videos section of the Federal Reserve website.

Federal Reserve Videos (Links to an external site.)

1. What type of monetary policy are they using and why (expansionary or contractionary)? Explain.
2. What economic factors are they trying to mitigate with this policy?
3. How will the change implemented by the FOMC (Federal Open Market Committee) likely affect the macroeconomy according to the Chair?
4. Using the aggregate supply and aggregate demand model, explain the predicted impact of this monetary policy on Aggregate Demand, price level, Real GDP, and unemployment.
5. Include a correct graph (AS/AD) for this monetary policy.

The National Assessment for Educational Progress (NAEP) is a U.S. government organization that assesses the performance of students and schools at all levels across the United States. The following table presents the percentage of eighth-grade students who were found to be proficient in mathematics, and the percentage who were found to be proficient in reading in each of the ten most populous states.

a. Identify the explanatory variable (x) and the response variable (y).

Explanatory variable:

Response variable

b. Use your calculator to find the correlation coefficient ?. Based on the correlation coefficient, what can you say about the association between proficiency in reading and proficiency math?

? =

c. State the least squares regression line ?̂. (Use your calculator)

d. Within the context of the problem give an interpretation of the intercept of ?̂.

e. Find the best predicted percentage proficiency in Math for a student who has a proficiency of 70 percent in Reading.

The National Assessment for Educational Progress (NAEP) is a U.S. government organization that assesses the performance of students and schools at all levels across the United States. The following table presents the percentage of eighth-grade students who were found to be proficient in mathematics, and the percentage who were found to be proficient in reading in each of the ten most populous states.

a. Identify the explanatory variable (x) and the response variable (y). Explanatory variable: Response variable:

b. Use your calculator to find the correlation coefficient ?. Based on the correlation coefficient, what can you say about the association between proficiency in reading and proficiency math? ? =

c. State the least squares regression line ?̂. (Use your calculator) d. Within the context of the problem give an interpretation of the intercept of ?̂.

e. Find the best predicted percentage proficiency in Math for a student who has a proficiency of 70 percent in Reading.

1. What information do users of accounting reports need?Discuss.

1. Why do we need so manystatements?

The balance sheet gives the company’s status at the end of a chosen accounting period. It includes the results of all the operations that took place during this period. Why do we need to have an income statement and statement of retained earnings, which simply expand upon the retained earnings account? If we wanted detail, couldn’t we just include it as part of the retained earnings section of the balance sheet?

2. Dividends, you have learned, are a distribution of income, not an expense. What is the difference? Why can’t the corporation list them as an expense, since dividends are just another amount of money paid out tosomebody?
3. Read the following case and answer the questions thatfollow:

GeoPetro is independent oil and natural gas company with headquarters in San Francisco, California. It recently received an audit opinion that expressed a going concern paragraph. The following is an excerpt from GeoPetro’s 2012 report:

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company has incurred recurring net losses that have resulted in an accumulated deficit of $49.7 million as of December 31, 2012. Also, the Company has limited cash and working capital to fund its future operations. These factors raise substantial doubt about the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans regarding those matters are also described in Note 2. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of theseuncertainties.

Required:

1. What is the general purpose of an auditors’report?
2. What is a going concern? Define it in your words, don’t quote thebook.
3. Are losses, restructuring, and the disposal of segments necessarily precursors to the demise of thecompany?
4. What, in your words, are the auditors saying about these particularcompanies?

4. All businesses are subject to various types of legal proceedings. Merck & Co. Inc., a global health care company that manufacturers prescription medicines, has been a defendant in a number of product liability lawsuits. In the notes to Merck’s 2012 financial statements, the company states: “There are various other pending legal proceedings involving the Company, principally product liability and intellectual property lawsuits. While it is not feasible to predict the outcome of such proceedings, in the opinion of the Company, either the likelihood of loss is remote or any reasonably possible loss associated with the resolution of such proceedings is not expected to be material to the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows either individually or in theaggregate.”

Required:

Explain in your own words what Merck means by this statement. In particular, include what they mean by “material” and “remote.” Who is in the best position to determine the outcome of a lawsuit?

Two pith balls hang side by side close to each other without touching as shown in the figure below. They are both neutral to begin with.

1. A plastic rod is rubbed with wool. Describe as negative, positive or neutral the total (net) charge of a system consisting of the rod and the cloth. Explain your reasoning.

2. A student touches sphere A briefly with the rod and then removes it. What is the charge state of A? Same as the rod or opposite charge of the rod?

3. Then he brings the rod close to sphere A but does not touch it. What will happen to A? Explain your reasoning.

4. Now sphere B is brought very close to A but does not touch it. What will happen to the spheres? Explain your reasoning.

Explore the FASB Codification section related to inventory (§330). Explain how inventory might be treated within a particular industry, and justify why this methodology is appropriate. Participate in follow-up discussion by challenging or defending the methods as explained by your classmates. Your initial post should be 250-500 words and should demonstrate solid academic writing skills.