Which term in the Van Deemter equation is affected by the following changes and would plate height increase or decrease? Explain your reasoning.
(a) Changing the mobile phase from a gas to a supercritical fluid
(b) Changing the stationary phase thickness in a wall coated open tubular GC column from 5µm to 0.5µm.
In: Chemistry
Explain qualitatively how DG changes in each of the following reactions as the partial pressure of O2 is increased:
(a) 2CO(g) + O2 (g) ® 2CO2(g)
(b) 2H2O2 (l) ® 2H2O(l) + O2(g)
( c) 2KClO3(s) ® 2KCl(s) + 3O2(g)
In: Chemistry
Why is it important to understand the tax law changes that may affect withholding amounts?
It is critical that you are able to explain the reasons for the change in the outcome and to help taxpayers make adjustments accordingly.
It is critical to explain the withholding tables and exactly how they are computed.
Taxpayers always ask for your help with completing their Forms W-4.
To verify employers are withholding the correct amount of federal tax.
In: Accounting
Actuary and trustee reports indicate the following changes in the PBO and plan assets of White Inc. during 2017:
| Prior service cost at January 1, 2017 from plan amendment at the beginning of 2014 [Amortization: $4,000 per year] | $68,000 |
| Net Gain - AOCI at January 1, 2017 | $40,000 |
| Average remaining service life of the active employee group | 15 years |
| Actuary's discount rate | 5% |
| Gain - from changes in actuarial assumptions | $5,000 |
| 2017 Pension Expense | $33,500 |
| PBO | Plan Assets | ||
| Beginning of 2017 | $240,000 | Beginning of 2017 | $250,000 |
| Service Cost | $41,000 | Return on plan assets, 8%, [ 9% expected] | $20,000 |
| Cash contributions | $35,000 |
Required:
A. Prepare the appropriate journal entries to record the expense and the cash contribution to plan assets.
B. Prepare the appropriate journal entries to record any 2017 gains and losses.
C. Where would you find the pension on White Inc.'s balance sheet at the beginning of 2017? What amount would you look for?
In: Accounting
Web crawlers need to estimate the frequency of changes to Web sites to maintain a current index for Web searches. Assume that the changes to a Web site follow a Poisson process with a mean of 3.5 days.
a) (6 pts) What is the probability that the next change occurs in less than 2.0 days?
b) (6 pts) What is the probability that the time until the next change is greater 7.0 days?
c) (6 pts) What is the time of the next change that is exceeded with probability 90%?
d) (7 pts) What is the probability that the next change occurs in less than 10.0 days, given that it has not yet occurred after 3.0 days?
In: Statistics and Probability
Explain how each of the following changes the money supply and the AD. a. b. c. the Fed buys bonds: Money supply ______________________ and AD shifts __________________. the Fed raises the discount rate: Money supply ______________________ and AD shifts __________________. the Fed raises the reserve requirement: Money supply ______________________ and AD shifts __________________.
In: Economics
Actuary and trustee reports indicate the following changes in the PBO and plan assets of White Inc. during 2016:
| Prior service cost at January 1, 2016 from plan amendment at the beginning of 2013 [Amortization: $4,000 per year] | $68,000 |
| Net Gain - AOCI at January 1, 2016 | $40,000 |
| Average remaining service life of the active employee group | 15 years |
| Actuary's discount rate | 5% |
| Gain - from changes in actuarial assumptions | $5,000 |
| 2016 Pension Expense | $33,500 |
| PBO | Plan Assets | ||
| Beginning of 2016 | $240,000 | Beginning of 2016 | $250,000 |
| Service cost | $41,000 | Return on plan assets, 8%, [ 9% expected] | $20,000 |
| Cash contributions | $35,000 |
Required:
A. Prepare the appropriate journal entries to record the expense and the cash contribution to plan assets.
B. Prepare the appropriate journal entries to record any 2016 gains and losses.
C. Where would you find the pension on White Inc.'s balance sheet at the beginning of 2016? What amount would you look for?
In: Accounting
Question: Think about the elements of marketing environment. What are the changes occuring in the macro and micro environment of Coach Co.? How is the market for luxury handbags and leather accessories changing? What key factors determine the success of makers of fine ladies handbags and leather accessories including Coach?
In: Operations Management
Compare the strategic changes implemented at LEGO (by Jørgen Vig Knudstorp) and Pringle of Scotland (by Kim Winser) to highlight similarities/differences. Critically analyze the strategic change in each case: were there any lessons one of the CEOs could have learned from the other’s strategic change process? This question is focused on Lecture 10 (Strategic Change); you can incorporate other MGMT205 ideas as appropriate to deepen your analysis if you wish. Maximum 3 tables/figures.
In: Economics
Which of the following is TRUE concerning the impact of interest rate changes on stock prices?
Group of answer choices
As interest rates rise, stock prices rise because companies earn more profits on invested funds.
As interest rates rise, stock prices generally are unaffected because companies earn more profits on invested funds but pay lower interest costs on borrowed funds.
As interest rates fall, stock prices fall because companies earn lower returns on invested funds.
As interest rates fall, stock prices rise because investors will sell interest-bearing securities and buy stocks, driving their prices up.
In: Finance