The type of poverty experienced by people who cannot afford basic necessities such as, food, clothing, and shelter. Select one:
A. Relative poverty B. Absolute poverty C. Lavish poverty D. Financial poverty
Which of the following statements best describe the wage gap between the average earnings of men and women in the United States? Select one:
A. There has never been a wage gap, average earnings for men and women have always been equal. B. The wage gap has been eliminated in recent years. C. Women in the workforce have always earned more than men. D. The wage gap has gotten smaller in recent years, but still exists.
Which approach to sociological analysis suggests that examining inequalities and power differences between groups is essential to understanding U.S. society? Select one:
A. Symbolic interaction B. Conflict C. Functionalism D. Rational-choice theory
The ____ census was the first in U.S. history that allowed people to claim more than one racial category Select one:
A. 1990 B. 1960 C. 2000 D. 1970
When we compare the wealth of Oprah Winfrey to Bill Gates, we are taking a/an _____ approach to measuring poverty. This implies that no matter how rich a society is, there will always be someone at the bottom of the hierarchy. Select one:
A. Firm B. Relative C. Absolute D. Financial
When mass media in the U.S. encourages women to think of their physical appearance as the most important part of their identity it is acting as a: Select one:
a. Patriarchal lens b. Gender bias instrument c. Social exchange agent d. Socialization agent
Based on this ideology, all causes of inequality are related to each other. Thus, inequality women experience because of their gender may be reinforced by their social class or race. Select one:
a. Libertarianism b. Feminism c. Suffage d. Inclusive feminism
Applying the term minority group to women: Select one:
A. Is rejected by sociologist because there are more women than men. B. Is a custom primarily among sociologist in Africa. C. Is done by sociologists because the term has nothing to do with numbers. D. Does not make sense because there are more women than men.
In the 1800s and early 1900s, feminists were called: Select one:
a. Suffragists b. The women who wanted to change the world c. Militants d. The hands that rock the cradle -- and the world
The occupation of highest prestige in the U.S.: Select one:
A. Clergy B. Physician C. Lawyer D. College Professor
In: Economics
Python: How would I write a function that takes a directory and a size in bytes, and returns a list of files in the directory or below that are larger than the size.
For example, I can use this function to look for files larger than 1 Meg below my Home directory.
In: Computer Science
Briefly describe postpartum depression. What are some of the symptoms that distinguish it from a more typical case of baby blues? What would you consider the two effective treatment methods for postpartum depression? Have you ever had experience with someone who has had postpartum depression? Consider some of the cultural barriers that women may face in south texas (i.e., Hispanic culture) when seeking help. Answer should be 350-500 words.
In: Psychology
Foreign currency analysis of Merck & Co. which is s an American multinational pharmaceutical company and one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world.
Explain the business activities and environment of Merck & Co. from the perspective of foreign currency and identify three currencies that Merck & Co. is exposed against. This can be due to its business structure (i.g. location of factories, customers and suppliers, and the currency that the products/services are quoted), and arising from the competition against its rivals. State the rationales of your selection and references.
In: Finance
32. Which of the following are correct concerning the American political economy of the early 19th century? (List the letters of all the correct answers. If none are correct, write “none”.)
(a) Resources were plentiful.
(b) Government taxation and regulation were minimal.
(c) There seemed to be a strong link between effort and results.
In: Economics
A 2-year American put is written on a stock whose current price is $42. You expect that in each year the stock price either goes up by 15% or decreases by 5%. The one-period interest rate is 5%. The option’s exercise price is $45. Will you ever exercise the option early?
In: Finance
1. Select a firm from the list at the bottom of this page.
2. Locate the financial statements for that firm from the Securities Exchange Commission's EDGAR website (www.sec.gov). These should be in the firm's 10-K report.
3. Using the firm's financial statements and footnotes, fill out the data sheet on page 2 of this file. For all but the actual pension return data your dollar amounts should correspond to the fiscal year ending 2016. You will need to collect 6 years of actual pension return data, which should require 3 years of financial statements (2012, 2014, and 2016). Record all numbers, with the exception of percentages, "in millions," e.g, $200 million is recorded as $200.0, $2 billion is recorded as $2,000.0.
4. Answer the questions listed below.
Data
From 2016 financial statements
Company name ________________________________________________________
Total liabilities ($millions) $ ____________
Total assets ($millions) $ ____________
Net operating cash flows ($millions) $ ____________
Income from continuing operations ($millions) $ ____________
Pension plan assumptions
Discount rate ________% Expected asset return ________% Rate of salary increase _______ %
Pension plan disclosures
Projected benefit obligation ($millions) $ ____________
Fair value of pension plan assets ($millions) $ ____________
Accumulated benefit obligation ($millions) $ ____________
Cash contributions to the pension plan during the year ($millions) $ ___________
% of pension assets invested in equities ___________ %
% of pension assets invested in bonds ___________ %
OPEB disclosures
Expected postemployment benefit obligation ($millions) $ ____________
Accumulated postemployment benefit obligation ($millions) $ ____________
Fair value of plan assets ($millions) $ ____________
From 2016 and previous financial statements
Actual percentage return on pension plan assets ($ actual return / $ beginning of year fair value of plan assets)
2016 _____ % 2015 _____ % 2014 _____% 2013 _____ % 2012 _____% 2011_______%
Required questions
1. What dollar amount does your firm report for its defined-benefit pension plan and its OPEB plan on its year-end 2016 balance sheet? Prove this amount by reconciling from the related off-balance sheet footnote accounts.
2. What dollar amount does your firm report for its defined-benefit pension plan and its OPEB plan on its year-ending 2016 income statement?
3. Are your firm's defined-benefit pension plan and/or its OPEB plan material to your firm's financial position and financial performance? Explain using selected data from your firm's financial statements.
4. Are your firm's defined-benefit pension plan and its OPEB plan well-funded or poorly funded as of year-end 2016? Explain.
5. Is your firm's 2016 expected return on plan assets assumption reasonable? Explain.
NOTE: At a minimum compare your firm's expected return on plan assets in 2016 with its average (geometric mean) return over the past 6 years. See details on computing the mean return below.
6. Defined-benefit pension plans and OPEB plans typically generate temporary differences between financial books and tax books. Discuss the significance of your firm's defined-benefit pension plans and OPEB plans to its year-end 2016 deferred tax accounts. Use dollar amounts from the tax footnote.
*Compute average (geometric mean) return
Suppose that in 3 successive years the return on an investment is 5%, 20%, and -4%. The geometric mean, or compound annual rate of return, is computed as:
[(1.05)*(1.20)*0.96)]1/3 -1 = 0.065 = 6.5%
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DANA CORP
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In: Accounting
The Fitzgerald Company maintains a checking account at the Bank
of the North.
The bank provides a bank statement along with canceled checks on
the last day of each month. T
he October 31, 2016, bank statement included the following
information:
Balance, October 1, 2016 $ 32,690
Deposits 86,000
Checks processed -75,200
Service charges -350
NSF checks -1,600
Monthly loan payment deducted
directly by bank from account
(includes $400 in interest)
(3,400)
Balance, October 31, 2016 $38,140
The company's general ledger cash (checking) account had a balance
of $42,544 at the end of October.
Deposits outstanding totaled $4,224, and all checks written by the
company were processed by the bank
except for those totaling $5,620. In addition, a check for $500 for
the purchase of office furniture was
incorrectly recorded by the company as a $50 disbursement. The bank
correctly processed the check
during October.
Required:
1. Prepare a bank reconciliation for the month of October.
2. Prepare the necessary journal entries at the end of October to
adjust the general ledger cash account.
Use the Excel file template provided.
In: Accounting
Delta Wing Aircraft Specifications
(do the necessary assumptions if needed)
Wing Area: 585 m2
Wing Span: 32 m
Taper ratio: 0.019
Leading Edge Sweep angle: 65.57°
Wing loading: 4070 N/m2
Cruise Mach Number: 3
Cruise altitude: 22.5 km
(L/D) cruise = (L/D) max = 9
Calculate the cruising angle of attack?
Write down the cruising drag polar equation?
Using the drag polar found in (b), calculate (CL1/2/CD) max and corresponding Mach number maximizing (CL1/2/CD).
In: Mechanical Engineering
The owner of a luxury motor yacht that sails among the 4000 Greek islands charges $688/person/day if exactly 20 people sign up for the cruise. However, if more than 20 people sign up (up to the maximum capacity of 90) for the cruise, then every fare is reduced by $8 for each additional passenger.
a. Assuming at least 20 people sign up for the cruise, determine
how many passengers will result in the maximum revenue for the
owner of the yacht.
b. What is the maximum revenue?
c. What would be the fare per passenger in this case? (Round your
answer to the nearest dollar.)
In: Math