when you need the components of the question above to grow a certain bacteria, and the bacteria grow in closed tubed in a closed dark, non-shaking incubator that is set at 54C, which definition correctly applies to these bacteria:

a. photo-heterotroph

b. halophile autotroph

c. heterotrophic thermophile

d. aerobic psychrophile

e. alkaliphilic acidophile

1. Heterotroph – Yes, the bacteria need glucose but the overall answer is NO because of the fact that there is no light
2. Autotroph: NO, because it needs glucose, so the overall answer is NO

The answer say like this, but I can't understand about glucose. It is because of the non-shaking incubator?

QUESTION 4

KAM Ltd (KAM) is a private company in the electronics industry. The company has grown steadily since its incorporation in 1997 and is seeking public listing in the next financial year.

KAM prepared its financial statements under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).

You work in the finance department of KAM and are currently working on the financial statements for the year ended 30 April 2020.

In order to gain maximum interest from the market when shares are offered for public trading, the Directors of KAM are keen to present financial statements showing high profitability.

They are aware that market analysts will look favourably on a higher than average return on capital employed (ROCE) for the electronics industry.

The standard formula to calculate gearing by analysis is:

Profit before interest and tax Equity + Long term liabilities

When reviewing the financial statement the following matters come to light: Part (a)

On 1 May 2019, KAM issued redeemable preference shares for £10 million. The preference shares carry a fixed dividend of 5%.

The dividend of £500,000 has been paid on 30 April 2020 and this amount has been deducted from reserves.

The directors are pleased as the amount paid has not affected the profit for the year.

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REQUIRED:

1. Explain the correct treatment of the bond under IFRS, identifying any necessary adjustments to the profit for the year ending 30 April 2020.

Maximum word count 200

2. Explain whether the return on capital employed for KAM will change as a result of the adjustments calculated in (a) (i).

Maximum word count: 100

Part (b)

On 1 May 2019, KAM granted 100 share options to all of its employees within its development team on the condition that they remain in its employment for the next four years.

At the grant date, there were 150 employees in the development team and the fair value of each option on the grant date was £52.

During the year ended 30 April 2019, the estimate of the total employee departure was assessed as 10% of the original 150 employees.

During the year ended 30 April 2020, the estimate of total employee departures was reassessed to 8% of the original 150 employees.

The share based payment was correctly accounted in the financial statements for the year ended 30 April 2019. The directors of KAM have stated that they do not wish to make any adjustment for the year ended 30 April 2020, as the impact of the options won’t be felt for another 2 years.

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REQUIRED:

1. Compute any necessary adjustments to profit before interest and tax for the year ended 30 April 2020 as well as the balance within equity on that date.

2. Provide a brief explanation for the treatment of this type of share based payment in accordance with IFRS 2: Share based payment.

Word count: 200

3. Explain whether the return on capital employed for KAM Plc. will increase or decrease as a result of adjustments calculated in (a) (i).

Word count 100

Having made the adjustments as well as providing explanations for these amendments for the share-based payments, you receive an email from the Managing Director asking:

“Can the estimates for total expected departures be increased, so lessening the impact of profit?”

REQUIRED:

Construct a brief reply to the Managing Director’s email discussing whether this would be permitted under IFRS.

*C++*

/*

This program reads a movie rating from 1 to 10 from the

user and prints a corresponding word for the rating.

Programmer: Your name here

Date:       Current date here

*/

#include

#include

using namespace std;

int main()

{

      int rating; // user entered rating

      cout << "Enter your movie rating (an integer from 1 to 10): ";

      cin >> rating;

      cout << "\nThe movie was ";

      // Select the appropriate word for the number

      switch (rating)

      {

            case 1 : cout << "Horrible (:<)!";

            case 5 : cout << "So So!";

            case 10: cout << "Fabulous!";

      }

      cout << "\n\n";

      return 0;

}

1. Run your program and enter the number 1 for the movie rating. What does the program output and why?

Fix the program so that inputs of 1, 5 and 10 work properly.

2. Change the case values to characters, ‘1’, ‘5’ and ‘10’. What happens when the program is run and why?

Change the program back by removing the quotes.

5. Have the inputs 4, 5 and 6 all give the So So message. Do this without adding another cout statement!
6. Add cases for the other values, 2, 3, 7, 8 and 9. Use your own ratings for these. Test your program.
7. . Run your program with an input of 12. What happens and why?
8. Add a case that catches all illegal values and prints an appropriate message. It should print: The movie was not rated properly!
9. The statement:     cout << "\nThe movie was ";
10. was placed before the switch statement. For what cases does this statement execute?
11. How does this placement of the statement save you typing time?

Best Buy ranks number 72 on the Fortune 500; it is the largest consumer electronics retailer in the world. Best known for its discounted high-quality products, customer centered approach, sustainable outreach, and extensive recycling program. Best Buy is listed as a “socially responsible” company. It was founded by Richard Schulze in 1966. Since then the company has undergone many changes.

College students, who wanted higher-end electronics, were the first customers they targeted. In 2000, when sales growth slowed, Best Buy acquired Geek Squad, a repair service. This acquisition led to their Concept 5 stores, where products are sold, and customers taught how to use them. This improved service turnaround time and increased customer satisfaction. By 2009, the company became the primary online and brick-and-mortar provider of consumer electronics.

             Best Buy views itself as a customer-centered organization. The company uses www.BestBuy.com to learn more about its customer needs and preferences. Customers can use that website to rate every product purchased. In 2007, the Company published its first Corporate Social Responsibility Report (SR) as result of the customers concern for sustainability. Electronic waste was filling landfills, and their customers wanted to see this problem addressed. In response to their concerns, Best Buy implemented a wide-scale electronics recycling program.   In 2009 Best Buy set a goal to reduce carbon emissions by 45%; by the end of 2016 they had reached nearly 47%.

             Today Best Buy employs a Chief Ethics Office and maintains a blog for company employees; it covers ethical lapses and related issues. Employees can visit the website and read about the company policy regarding ethically questionable behaviors and learn tips on how to best defend themselves from crossing ethical boundaries. Hubert Joly was appointed CEO in 2012 after a scandal forced out CEO, Brian Dunn and Chairman, Richard Schulz.

Under Joly, Best Buy, once again, became a growth company. He implemented its “Renew Blue” strategy, adding new product lines and services and emphasizing both in-store and online customer opportunities. Its Geek Squad division began an in-store, online, and home advisory program. He expanded into both Canadian and Mexican markets. Operations in China and Europe were closed to reduce costs, and he closed some domestic stores, under his lean management mandate.

             To improve customer service, the “Geek Squad hours were expanded to provide 24-hour service on site, at home, or through the Internet. The tech experts make about 4 million home calls a year. Walmart and Amazon their biggest competitors do not offer comparable at-home services. In March 2017, “Renew Blue” was officially closed by Joly and pronounced a success.

             In 2017, Joly announced the company will implement “Best Buy 2020 - Building the New Blue.” Best Buy began a try-before-you-buy program which allows the customer to rent gadgets such as audio equipment, fitness trackers, smartwatches, and cameras. If the customer decides to keep the product, 20% of the rental fee is deducted and applied to the final cost of the product.

             Best Buy will continue demonstrating new technology solutions, contracts and services and sustainability . The company plans to enhance their smart home areas in all stores, roll out its Best Buy Smart Home Powered by Vivint home automation and security offering to 450 stores, which will add 1,500 dedicated smart home employees. The “Geek Squad” expanded services will include “Smart Home ‘Total Tech Services, which will service every electronic product in your home no matter where the product was purchased and create a totally integrated technology system for your home.

Another service Best Buy will provide is the Smart Home Senior Care Services,” which is considered an “untapped white space opportunity.” The electronic “Assured Living” system will allow millennials /caregivers to look in on their aging parents while permitting the seniors to live independently. Mr. Joly envisions rolling out a broader business of sensor-based senior services, sold through health-and-wellness departments in Best Buy’s more than 1,000 stores.   With an aging population in the U.S., there will be 70 million people who will be seniors in 2027. Best Buy sees this growth opportunity and will use the Smart Home Business and its ability to get into people’s home as a trusted adviser.

Question:

How does Best Buy deal with ethically questionable behaviors, in short essay form

A firm announced that it will pay a $0.10 dividend per share to holders of record as of Wednesday, July 29, 2020. Holding all else constant, the stock price will be lower by $0.10 per share at the opening of trading on

1. A) Monday, July 27, 2020

2. B) Tuesday, July 28, 2020.

3. C) Wednesday, July 29, 2020.

4. D) Thursday, July 20, 2020

5. E) The stock price will not be lower on any of the above days.

Workers are compensated by firms with “benefits” in addition to wages and salaries. The most prominent benefit offered by many firms is health insurance. Suppose that in 2000, workers at one steel plant were paid $35 per hour and in addition received health benefits at the rate of $7 per hour. Also suppose that by 2010 workers at that plant were paid $36.75 per hour but received $31.5 in health insurance benefits.

a. By what percentage did total compensation (wages plus benefits) change at this plant from 2000 to 2010?

total compensation increased or decreased(choose one) by _______ percent

What was the approximate average annual percentage change in total compensation?

b. By what percentage did wages change at this plant from 2000 to 2010?

wages increased or decresed (choose one) by ________ percent

What was the approximate average annual percentage change in wages?

c. If workers value a dollar of health benefits as much as they value a dollar of wages, by what total percentage will they feel that their incomes have risen over this time period?

What if they only consider wages when calculating their incomes?

incomes increased or decreased (choose one) by _____ percent

d. Is it possible for workers to feel as though their wages are stagnating even if total compensation is rising?

Annual and Average Returns for Stocks, Bonds, and T-Bills, 1950 to 2015.

You have a portfolio with an asset allocation of 50 percent stocks, 26 percent long-term Treasury bonds, and 24 percent T-bills. Use these weights and the returns given in the above table to compute the return of the portfolio in the year 2010 and each year since. Then compute the average annual return and standard deviation of the portfolio. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

A buffer solution contains 0.242 M NH₄Br and 0.356 M NH₃ (ammonia). Determine the pH change when 0.103 mol HNO₃ is added to 1.00 L of the buffer.

pH after addition − pH before addition = pH change =