Part I – Our behaviors are influenced by society because we are parts of the society in which we live. For most of us, we are born, we grow up, and live our lives in a society. The norms and beliefs that are prevalent in society are parts of culture.

Please educate us about the role of “independence” and “interdependence” in your society and/or cultural psychology.

a)     How does your society view independence and interdependence?

b)     What is the relationship of independence to interdependence (and vice versa)?

If you’re looking for definitions in the textbook, remember that the textbook is rooted in western psychology originating from western European beliefs and traditions. Unless your family and society are rooted in western European traditions, for this assignment, please speak of your society’s psychology and/or cultural philosophy. Let’s learn from each other’s psychologies!

Part II - Describe an experience or encounter you have had with the stigma attached to mental disorders* or unusual behavior. Then explain how the situation was addressed. Please explain also how you acted within that situation and how your actions are related to social influence. If you were not satisfied with how things happened, explain how you would address that situation in the future.

*Please note that you are not being asked to diagnose someone; only registered professionals have the credentials to do that. Thus, if the situation you are describing involves a condition that has been diagnosed by a mental health professional then you can mention that the condition was “diagnosed”. Otherwise, if you are relating a story about someone who behaved in an ‘unusual’ manner, then simply state that the behavior seemed abnormal. The point of this discussion is about the stigma and not necessarily about whether a diagnosis was conducted. An official diagnosis, or lack thereof, is important only to provide context to the condition and to any related effects.

Quiz Company sells its product for $10 per unit. Variable costs are $6 per unit and fixed costs are $15,000 per week. During the third week of July, Quiz Company sold 5,000 units.

1. Determine the number of units Quiz Company must sell to earn operating income of $8,000.

2. Determine the sales revenue (in dollars) Quiz Company must generate to break even.

3. Determine the sales revenue (in dollars) Quiz Company must generate to earn operating income of $8,000.

4. Determine the margin of safety in units for the week.

5. Determine the margin of safety in dollars for the week.

6. Suppose Quiz Company increased spending for advertising by $2,500 per week. As a result, sales in the fourth week increased by $5,000 compared to the third (current) week.

Determine the operating income earned in the fourth week.

Note: Give your answer using dollar signs and commas but no decimal points (cents).

Example: $12,345

1. An asset turnover ratio of 1.87 for a company indicates that:

a.the company has $1.87 of long-term debt for each dollar of operating revenue earned.

b.the company is generating $1.87 of sales revenue for each dollar of long-term operating assets invested.

c.the company is generating $1.87 of net income for each dollar of retained earnings.

d.the company has $1.87 of current assets for each dollar of fixed assets invested.

2. The following information is available for Amanda Co. for the current year.

Calculate the company's earnings per share.

a.$2.60

b.$1.40

c.$1.10

d.$2.00

3. On July 1, George Co. issued $3,000,000 of 10-year, 8% bonds at par. Interest on the bonds is payable semiannually on December 31 and June 30. As a result of this transaction, net assets of the company:

a.is not effected.

b.decrease by $120,000.

c.increase by $3,000,000.

d.decrease by $240,000.

Consider a proposed project in which an initial investment of $10 million would produce an annual financial benefit of $3 million. The project is intended to improve water quality and increase the efficiency of the water delivery system in the region.The financial benefits relate to two factors:

. There would be less leakage in the pipes used to transport water to the city from the reservoir.
. The proposed treatment program would be more efficient.

The life of the project is expected to be 100 years. Two-thirds of investment is related to replacing the pipes to eliminate the leakage, while the rest is related to upgrading the treatment facility. The project would be financed either by selling bonds or borrowing money from a local bank; either way, the annual interest rate would be about 4–5%. A hearing has been scheduled for the project, and several speakers have been asked to present their viewpoints. What is the main point that you expect each of the following people to make at the hearing?
a. A banker whose bank has made many loans to the city to finance a variety of projects. (The banker is known to prefer projects whose financial benefits are sufficient to cover the financial costs of the investment.)
b. An environmental advocate who recently wrote an article entitled ‘‘Discounting Is Unethical—We Must Not Overlook Benefits to Future Generations.’’
c. A doctor who believes that the new water treatment system will lead to a measurable improvement in health for the region.
d. A farmer whose crops depend upon a reliable supply of water
e. A politician who is in the midst of an election campaign; his slogan is ‘‘It’s high time for low taxes.’’
f. His opponent, whose slogan is ‘‘Build now for our children and for their children.’’
g. A civil engineer at the local university who recently completed a study of the water supply system. (Among the results of the study was a finding that two major leaks caused 80% of the loss of water; these leaks could be fixed for less than $5 million, and the rest of the system should continue in reasonable condition for another 20–30 years.)

h. The chair of a citizen’s advisory committee that advises the mayor on all major infrastructure projects that involve use of taxes to cover operations or investment. (This group used the federally recommended discount rate of 7% to determine that the benefits of $3 million per year over the life of the project would have a present value of more than $40 million.)

i. Finally, since you are related to the mayor and you are known to be an excellent student with an interest in infrastructure, you have been asked to listen to all of the previous speakers and summarize what you feel should be done.

I JUST NEED THE ANSWER, THX.

Three different companies each purchased trucks on January 1, 2018, for $80,000. Each truck was expected to last four years or 250,000 miles. Salvage value was estimated to be $4,000. All three trucks were driven 78,000 miles in 2018, 55,000 miles in 2019, 50,000 miles in 2020, and 70,000 miles in 2021. Each of the three companies earned $69,000 of cash revenue during each of the four years. Company A uses straight-line depreciation, company B uses double-declining-balance depreciation, and company C uses units-of-production depreciation.
Answer each of the following questions. Ignore the effects of income taxes.

a-1. Calculate the net income for 2018? (Round "Per Unit Cost" to 3 decimal places.)

a-2. Which company will report the highest amount of net income for 2018?

b-1. Calculate the net income for 2021? (Round "Per Unit Cost" to 3 decimal places.)

b-2. Which company will report the lowest amount of net income for 2021?

c-1. Calculate the book value on the December 31, 2020, balance sheet? (Round "Per Unit Cost" to 3 decimal places.)

c-2. Which company will report the highest book value on the December 31, 2020, balance sheet?

d-1. Calculate the retained earnings on the December 31, 2021, balance sheet?

d-2. Which company will report the highest amount of retained earnings on the December 31, 2021, balance sheet?

E.Which company will report the lowest amount of cash flow from operating activities on the 2020 statement of cash flows?

On January 1, 2014, Plum Company made an open-market purchase of 30,000 shares of Spivey Company com-mon stock for $122,000. At that time, Spivey Company had common stock ($2 par) of $600,000 and retainedearnings of $240,000. On July 1, 2014, an additional 210,000 shares were purchased on the open market by PlumCompany at a cost of $789,600 or $3.76 a share. On November 1, 2014, 3,000 of the shares purchased on Janu-ary 1, 2014, were sold on the open market for $21,000. Assume that any excess of implied value over book valueacquired relates to subsidiary goodwill.During 2014, Plum Company earned $22,000 (excluding any gain or loss on the sale of the shares). PlumCompany received income statements from Spivey Company reporting the following results.

                                                                                       Spivey company income

January 1 2014 to June 30 2014                            $ 60,000

January 1 2014 to October 31 2014                      96,0000

For the year ended December 31 2014                  130,000

Neither company declared dividends during the year. Plum Company’s retained earnings were $460,000 onJanuary 1, 2014.

A.Prepare the book entries Plum Company would make during 2014 to account for its investment in SpiveyCompany, assuming(1)The use of the cost method.(2)The use of either the complete or the partial equity method

.B.Prepare in general journal form the eliminating entries for a consolidated statements workpaper onDecember 31, 2014, assuming(1)The use of the cost method.(2)The use of either the complete or the partial equity method

.C.Compute controlling interest in consolidated net income for 2014.

After examining these data for all the jurisdictions, someone notes that certain areas have an unusually high “percent of 18-64 yr-olds with no high school diploma.” Based on this finding, this individual concludes that the high percentages are due to the rising population of immigrants in those areas. Further, the individual argues that any estimates of the associated “percent of low-income working families” in those areas should be recalculated after removing this sub-population from the data set, as they are causing the area to “look bad”. In addition to thinking critically, use the key rules about linear regression and extrapolation to write a statistically appropriate and socially responsible response to the individual’s conclusion and argument.

After examining these data for all the jurisdictions, someone notes that certain areas have an unusually high “percent of 18-64 yr-olds with no high school diploma.” Based on this finding, this individual concludes that the high percentages are due to the rising population of immigrants in those areas. Further, the individual argues that any estimates of the associated “percent of low-income working families” in those areas should be recalculated after removing this sub-population from the data set, as they are causing the area to “look bad”. In addition to thinking critically, use the key rules about linear regression and extrapolation to write a statistically appropriate and socially responsible response to the individual’s conclusion and argument.