The patient came to your exercise sessions 80% of the time during the 8 week period. Since she only needed to comply by 70%, she was granted the lap band surgery. After 12 weeks, she has lost 50 pounds and has eliminated her insulin and cholesterol medications but is still on the hypertension meds. Her knees also are starting to feel better. You meet with this person post-surgery for an exercise assessment and the post surgery program. This time, she is very resistant to your exercise advice. In fact, she has no interest in participating in your exercise program anymore.

Was this behavior expected? Why or why not?.

3. Consider the following data:

1. (a) Draw a scatter plot where x-axis represents years of experience and y-axis represents salary. You may draw it by hand or using Excel.

2. (b) Obtain the least square estimates αˆ and βˆ. How do you interpret βˆ?

3. (c) Obtain SST, SSE and SSR. Using them, calculate the coeffi- cient of determination.

The selling prices (in $) for the deluxe and standard model Ryobi wood sanders are shown for a sample of eight retail stores. Does the data suggest the difference in average selling price of these Ryobi models is more than $10 at α=0.01?

For the hypothesis stated above (in terms of Deluxe - Standard):

Questions 1
What is the test statistic? ______

Questions 2
What is the conclusion? (Choose TISETC or TINSETC) µDeluxe - µStandard (Choose >,<, =)______

Questions 3
What is the p-value? Fill in only one of the following statements.

If the Z table is appropriate, p-value =______

If the t table is appropriate, ______< p-value <______

Dertermine which of the two following cash flows is preferable, using a MARR of 12%. You can use any method you prefer and may assume repeatability is an acceptable assumption. Option A requires an initial investment of $35000 and produces for five years an annual return of $9400. The salvage value at five years is expected to be $5000. Option B requires an initial investment of $50000 and produces an annual return for seven years of 10300. The salvage value at seven years is expected to be $10700. please show the solution not in excel and draw the cash flow

Dertermine which of the two following cash flows is preferable, using a MARR of 12%. You can use any method you prefer and may assume repeatability is an acceptable assumption. Option A requires an initial investment of $35000 and produces for five years an annual return of $9400. The salvage value at five years is expected to be $5000. Option B requires an initial investment of $50000 and produces an annual return for seven years of 10300. The salvage value at seven years is expected to be $10700. please show the solution not in excel and draw the cash flow

1. A researcher is studying all children in the United States. The researcher surveys 100 children from each of the 50 states. Explain what the sample is in this example and what the population is in this example.
2. Without doing any calculations, if the population mean of age is 8 years old for children in the United States, what is the expected mean of the sampling distribution based on the Central Limit Theorem?
3. Identify and describe two probability sampling techniques and two nonprobability sampling techniques.
4. Why is probability sampling often more desirable than nonprobability sampling?
5. Why is sampling important in the research process?

Question 6

You purchase a machine for $200,000 which belongs in a 30% CCA class. What is the present value of the CCA tax shield on the machine if it is sold at the end of the fifth year for $24,000, your tax rate is 34%, and the appropriate discount rate is 10%?

Select one or more:

a. $66,623

b. $40,143

c. $86,994

d. $45,227

e. $46,202

Question 7

A financial lease is usually a shorter-term lease in which the lessor is responsible for insurance, taxes, and upkeep.

Select one:

True

False

Question 8

Given a tax rate of 15% for income up to $50,000, a tax rate of 25% for income between $50,001 and $75,000, and a tax rate of 34% for income between $75,001 and $100,000, and a tax rate of 39% for income above $100,001, if ABC Inc. reports taxable income of $175,000. How large is this firm's tax bill?

Select one:

a. $61,250

b. $48,750

c. $91,125

d. $51,500

e. $55,000

Question 9

Eight months ago, Turner purchased 100 shares of Delta Frames stock at a price of $46.25 a share. Delta pays a quarterly dividend of $2.10 a share. Today, Turner sold all of his shares for $49 per share. What is Turner's total capital gain on this investment?

Select one:

a. $355

b. $275

c. $155

d. $200

e. $180

Question 10

Watson's Automotive has a $375,000 bond issue outstanding that is selling at 85 percent of face value. Watson's also has 21,000 shares of common stock outstanding with a market price of $21 a share. What is the weight of the debt as it relates to the firm's weighted average cost of capital?

Select one:

a. 48 percent

b. 44 percent

c. 42 percent

d. 40 percent

e. 41 percent

A company manufactures a unique type of component (STC) used in injection molding of medium-sized medical devices. By the start of week 6, a hundred STC must be ready to deliver. Each STC requires two sub-component A and four sub-component B. The lead time of STC is one week, and there are ten units on-hand. Sub-component A has a lead time of two weeks, and there is in-hand thirty units. Last, there are fifty units of Sub-component B, which has a lead time of one week. If at the beginning of week 6, one hundred STC is required, in what week should an order for sub-component B and sub-component A be released?

International Business

Question 1.

Rank the seven elements of value creation in the short term (1-2 years), middle term (3 -5 years) and long term (5+ years). Describe why you have ranked the top two elements in each term.