Describe the primary difference between consequentialist and non-consequentialist approaches to ethics.

Choose one of the major theories associated with consequentialism: what objections might be made to this theory?

Choose one of the major theories associated with non-consequentialism: what objections might be made to this theory?

During the Global Financial Crisis in 2008 the Federal Reserve targeted both non-borrowed reserves as well as borrowed reserves when it comes to stimulating the economy. In your opinion, is it better to target non-borrowed reserves or borrowed reserves when it comes to monetary policy?    

Answers should be substantive and include consideration of relevant accounting concepts.

What are the trade-offs in financing a company by owner versus non-owner financing? If non-owner financing is less costly, why don’t we see companies financed entirely with borrowed money?

For these discussion questions:

Define Type I and Type II error and explain their importance in statistical research (5 points).

Discuss the use of directional and non-directional hypotheses. How do we make the decision to use directional or non-directional tests? (5 points)

Thermodynamics:

What is the significance of:

a reduced pressure and reduced temperature of 1, and;

a compressibility factor (Z) of 1?

At room temperature, what pressure is needed in order to say that nitrogen is non-ideal if you define non-ideal as 5% error from the ideal gas law?

Profitability Index

Per the strict observance of the rules of Profitability Index, this project would be accepted because it meets the definition of >1. But as your pointed out, there are other considerations to factor into this decision. Most business decisions have a basis in financial support - or reason for undertaking a project. But there are non-quantitative reasons for undertaking or not undertaking a project...

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What are some non-financial reasons for undertaking a project that has a Profitability Index of less than 1?

Also, what are some non-financial reasons for not undertaking a project that has a Profitability Index of greater than 1?

Health insurers and the federal government are both putting pressure on hospitals to shorten the average length of stay (LOS) of their patients. In 2003, the average LOS for non-heart patients was 4.6 days. A random sample of 20 hospitals in one state had a mean LOS for non-heart patients in 2008 of 3.8 days and a standard deviation of 1.2 days. Calculate a 95 percent confidence interval for the population mean LOS for non-heart patients in these hospitals in 2008. 41) ______

A) [3.24, 4.36] B) [3.27, 4.33] C) [3.34, 4.26] D) [3.38, 4.22]