This week several large companies announced self imposed restrictions on gun sales in response to the recent school shooting in Florida. Both Dick’s Sporting Goods and Walmart placed restrictions on the sale of “assault style riffles” and additional age restrictions as well. Other companies have since followed suit, despite the fact that the United States Congress has thus far failed to respond with legislation.

Do you feel that Dick’s Sporting Goods and Walmart responded in an ethically and socially responsible manner, especially in light of their various stakeholders?

The following table displays the results from a Harris Interactive Poll of 2276 randomly selected adults in the United States. The responses are separated by the individual’s generation (age group).

Generation

Do you feel that self- Millennials | Generation X | Baby Boomers | Matures

driving vehicles are Yes | 167    | 210    | 262 | 141

the future of driving?     No | 311 | 427   | 443      | 315

Is a person’s feeling regarding self-driving vehicles being the future of driving independent of their generation (age group) at the 0.05 level of significance?

According to Nielsen Media Research, the average number of hours of TV viewing by adults (18 and over) per week in the United States is 36.07 hours. Suppose the standard deviation is 9.7 hours and a random sample of 45 adults is taken.

a. What is the probability that the sample average is more than 38 hours?

b.  Suppose the population standard deviation is unknown. If 71% of all sample means are greater than 35 hours and the population mean is still 36.07 hours, what is the value of the population standard deviation?

Statements To Which To Respond

1. The railroad industry played a significant role in the development and growth of many cities and geographic regions during the 19th century and it remains a strong and important part of the transportation system.
2. The motor carrier is probably the most visible segment of the transportation system in the United States, but in many ways the motor carrier is also the most significant element of the freight transport industry.  
3. The motor carrier industry played a significant role in the 20th century, and continues today in the 21st century, in the development and growth of many cities and geographic regions

For Amazon 2018, If Congress voted to eliminate corporate taxes, what would be the effect on your company's income statement and balance sheet? Defend your response. Calculate the income tax rate for your chosen company. What effect will an increase in income of $2,000,000 have on your company? What are the effects on the balance sheet and income statement? Justify your response. How much did your company pay in foreign taxes last year? What percentage of its income is United States vs. foreign?

One aspect of international trade that has seen quite a bit of coverage since the election of Donald Trump is that of tariffs. While the use of tariffs as a means of engaging in economic and geopolitical policy is certainly not new, the Trump Administration has opted to use them in a manner much different than what Americans are accustomed to seeing.

Your assignment is to read this article from the Washington Post and in 250-500 words explain how you feel American auto manufacturers will respond to the continued use of tariffs on Chinese imports into the United States.

1- After reviewing and understanding the functions of the Federal Reserve, would you agree that many countries have a very similar set up as to the control of the money supply of that country? How are the Bank of Japan, Bank of England and The US Federal Reserve similar?

2- What are the various ways in which the central bank “FED” on behalf of the government intervenes to resolve an economic crisis? What are the advantages and disadvantages of this interference? What is your opinion regarding the quantitative easing conducting now in by the FED in The United States upon Covid 19?

Large Sample Proportion Problem.  Surveys were conducted in multiple countries and respondents were asked if they felt political news was reported fairly. The data for the United States is that out of 1,000 sampled, 470 indicated yes, they felt political news was reported fairly. Suppose we want to determine if the proportion for the U.S. is below .50.

What is the standard error for this hypothesis test?

Group of answer choices

Cannot be determined from the information given.

SQRT((.5*.5)/1000)

SQRT((.47*.53)/1000

.4991/SQRT(1,000)

1. What role did consumer demand play in the development and adoption of artificial refrigeration in the United States?
2. Be able to discuss some of the important changes in American brewing over the course of the nineteenth century (1800s CE).
3. How did underground beer storage work, and when did brewers rely most heavily on this method?
4. What were some of the important challenges and limitations of underground storage?
5. How did icehouses help to solve the problem of beer storage for brewers?
6. How did the rise of railroads help to create big brewing?

Given the domestic market for Kiwi fruit,

illustrate the change in either supply or demand of the following scenarios.

Explain what caused determinant caused the shift and the resulting change to equilibrium price and quantity:

a. A storm wipes out the local Kiwi fruit industry.

b. New Zealand doubles the Kiwi fruit sent to this country.

c. The surgeon general declares Kiwi fruit to be cancerous.

d. The disposable income of Americans rises by 6%.

e. The United States imposes a 25% tariff on New Zealand Kiwi fruit.