The prevalence of obesity remains high and affects Americans of all ages. Review the following resource: • United States Department of Health and Human Services (2017). 2020 Topics and objectives: Nutrition and weight status (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Retrieved from: https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-objectives/topic/nutrition-and-weight-status Initial Discussion Post: • Identify two (2) contributing factors to childhood obesity. • List three (3) ways the nurse could intervene to promote the nutrition and weight status objectives for Healthy People 2020. • Discuss why these objectives are important for individuals or communities. • Identify two (2) contributing factors to adult obesity.

When someone says that they're "buying American dollars" (USD), what type of asset are they probably buying? They're probably buying:

(a) Short term debt denominated in USD, for example lending to a US bank as a USD deposit.

(b) Long term debt denominated in USD, for example lending to a US company by buying their USD bonds.

(c) Shares denominated in USD, for example buying shares in Coca-Cola which is listed on the NYSE.

(d) Real estate denominated in USD, for example buying an apartment in Chicago.

(e) Commodities with USD, for example buying gold, wheat, or coal.

FiscalNote is a startup founded by a Washington, DC entrepreneur and funded by a Singapore sovereign wealth fund, the Winklevoss twins of Facebook fame, and others. It uses machine learning and data mining techniques to predict for its clients whether legislation in the US Congress and in US state legislatures will pass or not. The company reports 94% accuracy. (Washington Post, November 21, 2014, “Capital Business”) ConsideringjustbillsintroducedintheUSCongress,do a bit of internet research to learn about the numbers of bills introduced and passage rates. Identifythepossibletypes of misclassifications, and comment on the use of overall accuracy as a metric. Include a discussion of other possible metrics and the potential role of propensities.

Megatronics Corporation, a massive retailer of electronic products, is organized in four separate divisions. The four divisional managers are evaluated at year-end, and bonuses are awarded based on ROI. Last year, the company as a whole produced a 13 percent return on its investment.

During the past week, management of the company’s Northeast Division was approached about the possibility of buying a competitor that had decided to redirect its retail activities. (If the competitor is acquired, it will be acquired at its book value.) The data that follow relate to recent performance of the Northeast Division and the competitor:

Management has determined that in order to upgrade the competitor to Megatronics’ standards, an additional $150,000 of invested capital would be needed.

4. Calculate the Northeast Division's ROI after acquisition of competitor but before upgrading.

On January 1, 2017, Doone Corporation acquired 70 percent of the outstanding voting stock of Rockne Company for $546,000 consideration. At the acquisition date, the fair value of the 30 percent noncontrolling interest was $234,000 and Rockne's assets and liabilities had a collective net fair value of $780,000. Doone uses the equity method in its internal records to account for its investment in Rockne. Rockne reports net income of $280,000 in 2018. Since being acquired, Rockne has regularly supplied inventory to Doone at 25 percent more than cost. Sales to Doone amounted to $340,000 in 2017 and $440,000 in 2018. Approximately 40 percent of the inventory purchased during any one year is not used until the following year.

1. What is the noncontrolling interest's share of Rockne's 2018 income?
2. Prepare Doone's 2018 consolidation entries required by the intra-entity inventory transfers.

b.

Prepare entry *G

Prepare entry Tl

Prepare entry G

Jenna Aracel, the owner, invested $180,000 cash, office equipment with a value of $7,000, and $70,000 of drafting equipment to launch the company. The company purchased land worth $55,000 for an office by paying $7,100 cash and signing a long-term note payable for $47,900. The company purchased a portable building with $55,000 cash and moved it onto the land acquired in b. The company paid $4,300 cash for the premium on an 18-month insurance policy. The company completed and delivered a set of plans for a client and collected $7,600 cash. The company purchased $21,000 of additional drafting equipment by paying $9,500 cash and signing a long-term note payable for $11,500. The company completed $16,500 of engineering services for a client. This amount is to be received in 30 days. The company purchased $1,900 of additional office equipment on credit. The company completed engineering services for $26,000 on credit. The company received a bill for rent of equipment that was used on a recently completed job. The $1,449 rent cost must be paid within 30 days. The company collected $7,000 cash in partial payment from the client described in transaction g. The company paid $2,400 cash for wages to a drafting assistant. The company paid $1,900 cash to settle the account payable created in transaction h. The company paid $975 cash for minor maintenance of its drafting equipment. Jenna Aracel withdrew $10,890 cash from the company for personal use. The company paid $1,300 cash for wages to a drafting assistant. The company paid $3,200 cash for advertisements on the Web during June.Required: 1. Prepare general journal entries to record these transactions using the following titles: Cash (101); Accounts Receivable (106); Prepaid Insurance (108); Office Equipment (163); Drafting Equipment (164); Building (170); Land (172); Accounts Payable (201); Notes Payable (250); J. Aracel, Capital (301); J. Aracel, Withdrawals (302); Engineering Fees Earned (402); Wages Expense (601); Equipment Rental Expense (602); Advertising Expense (603); and Repairs Expense (604). 2. Post the journal entries from part 1 to the ledger accounts. 3. Prepare a trial balance as of the end of June.

inbound taxation questions

True / False Questions

1. Service revenue is sourced based on the location in which such services are rendered.
2. Income tax treaties can generally only result in an increase in the amount of U.S. tax due.
3. The purpose of the foreign tax credit is to reduce international double taxation.
4. Under present law, a trust is considered a US person only if a US court has primary supervision over the trust’s administration and US persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust.
5. Fixed or determinable, annual or periodical income from foreign sources is subject to Internal Revenue Code section’s 1441 and 1442.

The global average carbon footprint is 4 metric tons per person. Why do you think the US has a much higher average carbon footprint per person?

The average world temperature has increased by 2 degrees fahrenheit over the last 140 years. Experts predict the average world temperature could increase by another 2-10 degrees fahrenheit by the year 2100. What are 3 possible consequences that could result from this warming?

The US has one of the highest carbon footprints per capita in the world. What are 3 ways the US could reduce carbon emissions?

The current pandemic crisis caused a depreciation of Canadian dollar compared to the US dollar. The exchange rate increased from US$1 = C$1.30 in February to US$1 = C$1.40 in May.

1. a) If you want to explain this increase in the exchange rate with the changes in the Canadian interest rate. What would be your interpretations? Did the Central Bank in Canada cut the interest or increase it? And how that can affect the rise in the exchange rate?

2. b) What is the implication of your answer in (a) for the Canadian bond’s price? Write down the equation for the price of bond and explain how your result in (a) can affect the price of bond?

President Calvin Coolidge once exclaimed that "the business of the United States IS business." When considering life in the US today, one cannot deny the observation. Even education and prison has become a business industry. The business-oriented nature of the US did not happen overnight and goes back to the very origins of the US. Considering this, (a) explain the origins of the original two colonies, Jamestown and Plymouth. Explain how they fulfilled mercantilist objectives on the part of the English Crown. Also, (b) how did African slavery originate from business purposes? Finally, (c) how was the Civil War a result of economic factors regarding industrialization and slavery?