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1) The Bay of Fundy-Passamaquoddy area near the border between Maine and New Brunswick/Nova Scotia in...

1) The Bay of Fundy-Passamaquoddy area near the border between Maine and New Brunswick/Nova Scotia in Canada, is another prime site for tidal power. The basin area is 700km2 and the average tidal range is 10.8 meters. Calculate the theoretical maximum power generating capability and the estimated realistic power available from this site. (SHOW your WORK)

2) A client wants you to design a roof-mounted solar water heater to supplement the energy input to their radiant floor heating system. They would like to have an indirect solar collection system similar to the one shown in Figure 11.16 of your textbook. The south-facing solar collector has a stated efficiency of 41%, and will be used to INDIRECTLY heat water in a supplemental storage tank that has a capacity of 150 Liters (~ 40 gallons). The circulating pump will operate at the rate of 20 x 10-6 m3/sec. On a typical summer day, there are 5.6 hours of direct sunshine, which creates a 15.5°C temperature rise in the solar collector fluid for that whole time period. Assume the collector fluid is water (heat capacity of 4.184 J/g-°C). What will be the increase in temperature of the water in the storage tank?

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Thirty-two small communities in Connecticut (population near 10,000 each) gave an average of x = 138.5...

Thirty-two small communities in Connecticut (population near 10,000 each) gave an average of x = 138.5 reported cases of larceny per year. Assume that σ is known to be 43.7 cases per year.

(a) Find a 90% confidence interval for the population mean annual number of reported larceny cases in such communities. What is the margin of error? (Round your answers to one decimal place.)

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(b) Find a 95% confidence interval for the population mean annual number of reported larceny cases in such communities. What is the margin of error? (Round your answers to one decimal place.)

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(c) Find a 99% confidence interval for the population mean annual number of reported larceny cases in such communities. What is the margin of error? (Round your answers to one decimal place.)

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Thirty-two small communities in Connecticut (population near 10,000 each) gave an average of x = 138.5...

Thirty-two small communities in Connecticut (population near 10,000 each) gave an average of x = 138.5 reported cases of larceny per year. Assume that σ is known to be 44.5 cases per year.

(a) Find a 90% confidence interval for the population mean annual number of reported larceny cases in such communities. What is the margin of error? (Round your answers to one decimal place.)

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upper limit    
margin of error    


(b) Find a 95% confidence interval for the population mean annual number of reported larceny cases in such communities. What is the margin of error? (Round your answers to one decimal place.)

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upper limit    
margin of error    


(c) Find a 99% confidence interval for the population mean annual number of reported larceny cases in such communities. What is the margin of error? (Round your answers to one decimal place.)

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margin of error    


(d) Compare the margins of error for parts (a) through (c). As the confidence levels increase, do the margins of error increase?

As the confidence level increases, the margin of error decreases.

As the confidence level increases, the margin of error increases.    

As the confidence level increases, the margin of error remains the same.


(e) Compare the lengths of the confidence intervals for parts (a) through (c). As the confidence levels increase, do the confidence intervals increase in length?

As the confidence level increases, the confidence interval decreases in length.

As the confidence level increases, the confidence interval remains the same length.    

As the confidence level increases, the confidence interval increases in length.

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Fairfield Homes is developing two parcels near Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. In order to test different advertising...

Fairfield Homes is developing two parcels near Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. In order to test different advertising approaches, it uses different media to reach potential buyers. The mean annual family income for 13 people making inquiries at the first development is $151,000, with a standard deviation of $41,000. A corresponding sample of 28 people at the second development had a mean of $183,000, with a standard deviation of $28,000. Assume the population standard deviations are the same. At the 0.10 significance level, can Fairfield conclude that the population means are different?

  1. State the decision rule for 0.10 significance level: H0: μ1 = μ2; H1:μ1μ2. (Negative values should be indicated by a minus sign.Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

  2. Compute the value of the test statistic. (Negative value should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

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Thirty-one small communities in Connecticut (population near 10,000 each) gave an average of x(with a dash...

Thirty-one small communities in Connecticut (population near 10,000 each) gave an average of x(with a dash above it) = 138.5 reported cases of larceny per year. Assume that σ is known to be 42.7 cases per year.

(a) Find a 90% confidence interval for the population mean annual number of reported larceny cases in such communities. What is the margin of error? (Round your answers to one decimal place.)

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upper limit    

margin of error  


(b) Find a 95% confidence interval for the population mean annual number of reported larceny cases in such communities. What is the margin of error? (Round your answers to one decimal place.)

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(c) Find a 99% confidence interval for the population mean annual number of reported larceny cases in such communities. What is the margin of error? (Round your answers to one decimal place.)

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Thirty-five small communities in Connecticut (population near 10,000 each) gave an average of x = 138.5...

Thirty-five small communities in Connecticut (population near 10,000 each) gave an average of x = 138.5 reported cases of larceny per year. Assume that σ is known to be 41.1 cases per year.

(a) Find a 90% confidence interval for the population mean annual number of reported larceny cases in such communities. What is the margin of error? (Round your answers to one decimal place.)

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Problem 07-8AA Merchandising: Preparation of a complete master budget LO P4 Near the end of 2019,...

Problem 07-8AA Merchandising: Preparation of a complete master budget LO P4

Near the end of 2019, the management of Dimsdale Sports Co., a merchandising company, prepared the following estimated balance sheet for December 31, 2019.

DIMSDALE SPORTS COMPANY
Estimated Balance Sheet
December 31, 2019
Assets
Cash $ 37,000
Accounts receivable 520,000
Inventory 100,000
Total current assets $ 657,000
Equipment 636,000
Less: Accumulated depreciation 79,500
Equipment, net 556,500
Total assets $ 1,213,500
Liabilities and Equity
Accounts payable $ 360,000
Bank loan payable 11,000
Taxes payable (due 3/15/2020) 91,000
Total liabilities $ 462,000
Common stock 470,500
Retained earnings 281,000
Total stockholders’ equity 751,500
Total liabilities and equity $ 1,213,500


To prepare a master budget for January, February, and March of 2020, management gathers the following information.

  1. The company’s single product is purchased for $20 per unit and resold for $57 per unit. The expected inventory level of 5,000 units on December 31, 2019, is more than management’s desired level, which is 20% of the next month’s expected sales (in units). Expected sales are January, 6,500 units; February, 9,250 units; March, 11,500 units; and April, 10,500 units.
  2. Cash sales and credit sales represent 25% and 75%, respectively, of total sales. Of the credit sales, 57% is collected in the first month after the month of sale and 43% in the second month after the month of sale. For the December 31, 2019, accounts receivable balance, $125,000 is collected in January 2020 and the remaining $395,000 is collected in February 2020.
  3. Merchandise purchases are paid for as follows: 20% in the first month after the month of purchase and 80% in the second month after the month of purchase. For the December 31, 2019, accounts payable balance, $65,000 is paid in January 2020 and the remaining $295,000 is paid in February 2020.
  4. Sales commissions equal to 20% of sales are paid each month. Sales salaries (excluding commissions) are $60,000 per year.
  5. General and administrative salaries are $144,000 per year. Maintenance expense equals $2,000 per month and is paid in cash.
  6. Equipment reported in the December 31, 2019, balance sheet was purchased in January 2019. It is being depreciated over eight years under the straight-line method with no salvage value. The following amounts for new equipment purchases are planned in the coming quarter: January, $38,400; February, $91,200; and March, $24,000. This equipment will be depreciated under the straight-line method over eight years with no salvage value. A full month’s depreciation is taken for the month in which equipment is purchased.
  7. The company plans to buy land at the end of March at a cost of $180,000, which will be paid with cash on the last day of the month.
  8. The company has a working arrangement with its bank to obtain additional loans as needed. The interest rate is 12% per year, and interest is paid at each month-end based on the beginning balance. Partial or full payments on these loans can be made on the last day of the month. The company has agreed to maintain a minimum ending cash balance of $42,000 at the end of each month.
  9. The income tax rate for the company is 43%. Income taxes on the first quarter’s income will not be paid until April 15.

Required:
Prepare a master budget for each of the first three months of 2020; include the following component budgets.

6. Monthly cash budgets.
7. Budgeted income statement for the entire first quarter (not for each month).
8. Budgeted balance sheet as of March 31, 2020.

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Low concentrations of EDTA near the detection limit gave the following dimensionless instrument readings: 175, 104,...

Low concentrations of EDTA near the detection limit gave the following dimensionless instrument readings: 175, 104, 164, 193, 131, 189, 155, 133, 151, and 176. Ten blanks had a mean reading of 50.0. The slope of the calibration curve is 1.75 x 10^-9 M^-1.

1. Estimate the signal detection limit for EDTA. (with correct sig figs)

2. What is the concentration detection limit? (with correct sig figs)

3. What is the lower limit of quantification? (with correct sig figs)

In: Chemistry

Thirty small communities in Connecticut (population near 10,000 each) gave an average of x-bar = 138.5...

Thirty small communities in Connecticut (population near 10,000 each) gave an average of x-bar = 138.5 reported cases of larceny per year. Assume that σ is known to be 44.5 cases per year.

(a) Find a 90% confidence interval for the population mean annual number of reported larceny cases in such communities. What is the margin of error? (Round your answers to one decimal place.)

lower limit    
upper limit    
margin of error    


(b) Find a 95% confidence interval for the population mean annual number of reported larceny cases in such communities. What is the margin of error? (Round your answers to one decimal place.)

lower limit    
upper limit    
margin of error    


(c) Find a 99% confidence interval for the population mean annual number of reported larceny cases in such communities. What is the margin of error? (Round your answers to one decimal place.)

lower limit    
upper limit    
margin of error    


(d) Compare the margins of error for parts (a) through (c). As the confidence levels increase, do the margins of error increase?

As the confidence level increases, the margin of error decreases.

As the confidence level increases, the margin of error remains the same.     

As the confidence level increases, the margin of error increases.


(e) Compare the lengths of the confidence intervals for parts (a) through (c). As the confidence levels increase, do the confidence intervals increase in length?

As the confidence level increases, the confidence interval remains the same length.

As the confidence level increases, the confidence interval increases in length.     

As the confidence level increases, the confidence interval decreases in length.

In: Statistics and Probability

Fairfield Homes is developing two parcels near Pigeon Fork, Tennessee. They would like to test whether...

Fairfield Homes is developing two parcels near Pigeon Fork, Tennessee. They would like to test whether the mean family income is different at the two parcels. The mean family income for a sample 17 families at the first development is $159,000 with a sample standard deviation of $42,000. A sample of 24 families at the second development had a mean family income of $177,000 with a sample standard deviation of $30,000. The population standard deviations are unknown but assumed to be equal.

(1)

State the decision rule at the .10 significance level for H0: μ1 = μ2; H1: μ1μ2. (Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your answers to 3 decimal places.)

  
  Reject H0 if t < ? or t > ?
(2)

Compute the value of the test statistic. (Negative amount should be indicated by a minus sign. Carry at least 3 decimals in your intermediate calculations.  Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

  
  Value of the test statistic:   
(3) At the .10 significance level, can Fairfield conclude that the population means are different?
  
Do not reject or Reject H0 ? Fairfield (can or cannot) conclude that the population means are different.

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