7) Select all of the following that are functions of the accessory glands of the male reproductive system. (2 points)

A) Spermatocyte creation

-B) Supplying nutrients for gamete motility

-C) Moving fluids along the reproductive tract

D) Buffer production

E) Hormone secretion for fertility regulation

5) Where would the most mature sperm cells be found? (1 point)

A) In the seminiferous tubules

B) In the testes

C) In the ejaculatory duct—

D) In the seminal vesicles

E) In the bulbourethral gland

11) Which of the following statements concerning oogenesis is true? (1 point)

A) Oogenesis begins after birth

B) Ova develop from stem cells called oogenesis

C) An ovum completes its last mitosis after it is fertilized

D) About half the oogonia complete mitosis between birth and puberty

E) By the time of their birth, girls have already lost about 80 percent of their oocytes

12) Select all of the following that are true of the vagina. (1 point)

A) Loses its inner lining during menses

B) Has a cervix for connection to the uterus

C) Holds sperm before their movement to the uterus

D) Is the lower region of the birth canal

E) Assists in urine movement via the urethra

You’re working for the DOJ as an economist in the Economic Analysis Group (EAG) group. You’ve been asked by Nancy Rose, the chief economist at the DOJ and airline-industry expert, to review the American Airlines – US Airways merger. Given the recent consolidation in the airline industry prior to this proposed merger, she along with other regulators are very concerned about the approval of further mergers.

1. American and US Air have claimed that there will be substantial variable costs savings when they merge (as is often the case with proposed mergers).   Suppose in a representative market, there are 4 firms: American, US Air, Southwest, and Delta. Further, suppose that demand is of a constant elasticity form, Q=p^-E.
   1. What is a reasonable value for E based on academic or government research?
   2. Suppose further that the marginal costs for American, US Air and Delta equal $5, and marginal costs for Southwest equal $4, while fixed costs are zero. Take your value you suggest for E above, and calculate the Cournot equilibrium before any merger takes place.   What are the equilibrium quantities and market price?
   3. Suppose the proposed merger is permitted, what happens to equilibrium quantities and the market price? Does this seem like a reasonable prediction? Why or why not?
   4. What would costs need to fall to for the merged entity to do no harm to consumers?

Given your modeling efforts, what would you recommend regarding the unconditional approval of the merger? Are there conditions under which you would let the firms merge? Think big in terms of requests to both airlines and airports that would make you comfortable with the merger being ap

3) Ego Manufacturing produces a pesticide chemical and uses process costing. There are three processing departments—Mixing, Refining, and Packaging. On January 1, the Refining Department had 2,000 gallons of partially processed product in production. During January, 33,000 gallons were transferred in from the Mixing Department, and 29,000 gallons were completed and transferred out. At the end of the month, there were 6,000 gallons of partially processed product remaining in the Refining Department. See additional details below.

Refining Department, beginning balance at January 1

Quantity:                                                                  2,000 units (partially processed)

Cost:                                                                          $15,600 of costs transferred in

                                                                                    $4,500 of materials cost

                                                                                    $1,000 of conversion cost

                                                                                    21,100 total account balance

Costs added during January

Cost of units transferred in                               $222,400

Direct materials cost                                            $93,750

Conversion cost                                                    $48,000

Refining Department, ending balance at January 31

Quantity:                                                                  6,000 units (partially processed)

Percent complete for materials cost:              90%

Percent complete for conversion cost:           75%

What was the cost per equivalent unit with respect to transferred-in costs, direct materials cost, and conversion costs for the Refining Department in the month of January? (Use the weighted-average method, and round your calculations to the nearest cent.)

INFO: How is a production cost report prepared using the FIFO method?

1.    Prior period costs are not merged with current period costs.

2.    Equivalent units of production must be calculated for units in beginning inventory completed in the current period, units started and completed in the current period, and units started and still in process at the end of the current period.

Ann works full-time as a crossing guard at an elementary school. She is a married 34 year-old G1P0, 32 weeks pregnant woman and reported to her OB this morning that she has been experiencing some “spotting”. She has just been told by her OB that she as PLACENTA PREVIA and has been sent home on bedrest.
• What is Placenta Previa?

• How may this diagnosis affect the rest of her pregnancy? Her home life/ emotional/ financial/ sexual needs?

• Ann should notify her doctor if she experiences what symptom/sign?

• How will this affect the delivery of her baby?

• What concerns might you have about her delivery?

• What will her postpartum recovery be like afterwards?

• As her postpartum nurse, describe your plan of care for her including any medications/ labs/ nursing diagnoses that you feel may be relevant.

Jackie notices everyone wearing Converse sneakers on the first day of school. Ever the fashionista, this will likely affect:

Multiple Choice

• Jackie's income, as she now needs to buy Converse and will have less to spend on other goods.

• Jackie's preferences for shoes, since she feels as though she needs them now.

• Jackie's expectations of future prices, since the price of Converse will likely go up because they're getting so popular.

• the prices of related goods, since other shoes will be less popular and cost less now.

1. The CSI Company is considering selling its School of Business to Harvard University. The proposed deal would require Harvard to pay CSI $30,000 and $25,000 at the end of years 1 and 2, and to also make yearly payments (at the end of the year) of $15,000 in years 3 thru 9. Harvard would make a final payment to CSI for $10,000 at the end of year 10. If the discount rate is 12% what is the present value of this series of payments?

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have determined that children under 2 years old who sleep with the lights on have a 33% chance of becoming myopic before they are 16. Children who sleep in darkness have a 22% probability of becoming myopic. A survey indicates that 26% of children under 2 sleep with some light on. Find the probability that a random child under 2 will become myopic before reaching 16 years old.

Imagine that you are considering going to graduate school for economics. The program under consideration lasts for one year. The program is costly, and the value to you of its credentials is greater if you are not all that skilled and would have struggled to get a good job without the extra degree. On the other hand, if you do turn out to be very skilled in economics, you would get a good job without the degree in addition to saving on the cost of tuition. Unfortunately, you don’t know for sure yet whether or not you’re especially skilled in economics. More concretely, if you enter the program and you aren’t all that skilled, you get a total payoff of $40,000. If you enter the program and you are quite skilled, you get a total payoff of $80,000. If you don’t enter the program and you aren’t all that skilled, you get a total payoff of $5,000. If you don’t enter the program and you are quite skilled, you get a total payoff of $150,000. “Total payoff” means returns in the labor market and, when applicable, this is net of tuition costs.

(a) Give two additional pieces of information someone who had taken ECON400 would likely need in order to advise you on your course of action. Now suppose that you know, from your strong undergraduate performance, that the true probability you are skilled is 0.7. You can take an assessment before the graduate program that will determine, with complete certainty, whether or not you are skilled.

(b) What is the most that you would pay to take the assessment described above? Why?

A recent 10-year study conducted by a research team at the Great Falls Medical School was conducted to assess how age, systolic blood pressure, and smoking relate to the risk of strokes. Assume that the following data are from a portion of this study. Risk is interpreted as the probability (times 100) that the patient will have a stroke over the next 10-year period. For the smoking variable, define a dummy variable with 1 indicating a smoker and 0 indicating a nonsmoker.