1. In order to investigate the hypothesis that greater prestige leads to higher costs of attendance at higher educational institutions, a researcher randomly sampled national universities and liberal arts colleges from the U.S. News and World Reportrankings. Based on the data collected, they estimated a model that sought to explain costs as a function of a number of institutional characteristics, with the following results (standard errors in parentheses):

   Cost= 7,502 + 3,818Reputation– 0.21Size+ 8,391Dpriv

                          (1,277)                 (0.13)      (2,386)

   R^2= .72 N = 92

whereCostis tuition and fees in dollars, Reputation is the index used in U.S. News and WorldReport(based on a survey of university presidents and chief academic officers), which ranges from 1 (“marginal”) to 5 (“distinguished”), Sizei s the number of undergraduate students, and Dprivis a dummy variable for being a private institution.

Provide a clear interpretation of the estimated coefficient on Dpriv; your answer should clearly reflect the fact that Dprivis a dummy variable.

As part of their ongoing marketing effort, FuninSun Co. collects a variety of statistics about their children. The database includes the following data:

1. Child’s academic category: {pre-K, K, grade 1-3, grade 4-5}                                       
2. Child’s dismissal time.                 
3. Child’s year of birth.                                                                                                               
4. Child’s favored snack {fruits, cereals, crackers}                                                             
5. Child’s household annual salary. (in USD)                                                                       
6. Child’s weight and height on the enrollment day, approximated to 1 decimal.   
7. Child’s type of enrollment: {8am to 3pm, 8am to 5pm}                                              
8. Child’s Preferred room temperature (in F^°).                                                                    
9. 2^nd language that the child would learn {Spanish, Chinese}         
10. Child’s BMI category: {underweight, normal weight, overweight, obese}             

For each of the questions, indicate with an “X” if the measurement is Qualitative, Quantitative Discrete or Quantitative Continuous.

Charles and Joan Thompson file a joint return. In 2017 they had taxable income of $92,370 and paid tax of $14,571. Charles is an advertising executive, and Joan is a college professor. During the fall 2018 semester, Joan is planning to take a leave of absence without pay. The Thompsons expect their taxable income to drop to $70,000 in 2018. They expect their 2018 tax liability will be $8,022, which will be the approximate amount of their withholding. Joan anticipates that she will work on academic research during the fall semester.

During September, Joan decides to perform consulting services for some local businesses. Charles and Joan had not anticipated this development. Joan is paid a total of $35,000 during October, November, and December for her work.

What estimated tax payments are Charles and Joan required to make, if any, for tax year 2018? Do you anticipate that the Thompsons will be required to pay an underpayment penalty when they file their 2018 tax return? Explain your answer.

The individual assignment aims to give you an understanding of real-life auditing issues and an appreciation of the link between theory and practice. It further aims to foster your research, critical analysis and communication skills. Your essay should cover the following: The WorldCom collapse in the USA raised several issues with regard to Auditor Independence. a) discuss three audit issues (such as independence, due diligence and valuation) that arose during the WorldCom collapse b) critically discuss the relevance (if any) of the developments following WorldCom (for example the Sarbanes-Oxley Act) to Australian Auditors.Students must reference at least 8 academic journals (and 2 or more newspaper or professional accounting magazine articles), applicable audit standard(s). Students should also identify any other standards or references to the Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants, which should have enabled the auditor(s) to identify and address the problems in the WorldCom Audit. Less than 10 references will be considered insufficient.

Research the U.S. Tax Code to determine the manner in which deferred compensation is taxed. Conclude whether the treatment is reasonable. Provide support for your conclusions.
Provide one example of the tax treatment of deferred compensation. Discuss whether the taxation of this income harms taxpayers in general.
Propose an alternative to the taxation of deferred compensation that would be fair to all taxpayers and support the financial needs of the federal government. Indicate substantive ways in which your recommendation would achieve fairness to taxpayers and the United States Treasury.
Research recent IRS audit activities related to deferred compensation to determine the most frequent types of deferred compensation that would most likely trigger an IRS audit. Propose a strategy that you would use to defend a client facing an IRS challenge on deferred compensation.
Use at least three (3) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Here are the salaries for a sample of professors in a mathematics department at a large midwestern university for the academic years 2014–2015 and 2015–2016.

(a)

Construct a scatterplot with the 2015–2016 salaries on the vertical axis and the 2014–2015 salaries on the horizontal axis.

(b)

Comment on the form, direction, and strength of the relationship in your scatterplot.

The form of the scatterplot is  ---Select--- nonlinear linear , the direction is  ---Select--- negative positive , and the strength is  ---Select--- weak strong .

(c)

What proportion of the variation in 2015–2016 salaries is explained by 2014–2015 salaries? (Round your answer to four decimal places.)

A Community Center was interested in the effect of their program on summer loss. Summer loss is the decrease in academic knowledge from the summer to the Fall of the new year. To test their program, they drew a random sample of 20 students from the program. The students were assessed before and after the 6 week program on a 36 item assessment. Difference scores were calculated for the 20 students and are summarized below. (These scores were calculated by subtracting the pretest from the post test score.) Difference Scores on Assessment Pre-Post Program (N=20) 2 -6 0 0 6 2 6 6 3 6 6 3 3 3 3 0 2 1 3 1

At .01 significance level, do the results support the effectiveness of the program slowing summer loss?

Create a 90 % confidence interval. How does the confidence interval support your decision?

Write a two to three page reflection paper summarizing what you learned about marketing in this class. Your paper should include the following:

• Write a brief summary of the topics that were covered in this class. What types of online activities were conducted (marketing simulation, hands-on, role-playing, debates, discussions, etc.)? What steps did you take to participate in these activities? What academic skills did this assignment require you to demonstrate?
• What was your level of participation in class? What were your strengths in completing these activities? What were your challenges? How will you overcome these types of challenges in the future?
• Identify at least one thing that you have learned that you will take with you from this course.
• Identify the chapter or activity that had the greatest impact on your view of marketing. Why/ how was this important to you? Include how your view of marketing has changed.

Pick ANY biome and ecosystem and create a 500-700-word essay addressing the following:

1. Refer to the infographic provided and chose a biome to describe with an example ecosystem.
2. Provide one example of a keystone species found in the biome/ecosystem. Why is this keystone species important to the biome/ecosystem? What defines it as a keystone species?
3. Provide an example of an invasive species found in the biome/ecosystem. What are some of the negative impacts this invasive species has on the ecosystem? What is being done to mitigate impacts?
4. Provide one example of an endangered species found in the biome/ecosystem. Briefly discuss the causes of the decline in the species and what is being done to help.   

Please include at least three academic sources and make sure all sources are cited in your essay.

PLEASE MEET THE WORD COUNT OR PLEASE DO NOT RESPOND // IT DOES NOT MATTER THE BIOME YOU CAN PICK WHAT EVER ONE IS EASIEST FOR YOU