10 states comparable in the state size, purchasing power and wealth were selected to investigate the effect of marketing expenditures on sales of televisions. For each state, the marketing expenditure X-thousands of dollars and the sales Y-units sold are shown below:
| Marketing expenditure | sales |
| 4.9 | 27 |
| 8.8 | 42 |
| 2.1 | 16 |
| 7.6 | 35 |
| 4.4 | 33 |
| 3.5 | 28 |
| 7.0 | 40 |
| 10.1 | 43 |
| 5.6 | 35 |
| 3.0 | 21 |
Find the 95 percent confidence interval for predicting the mean sales of all states in which the marketing expenditure is 6.0 (thousand dollars).
Marketing expenditure of 3.7 (thousand dollars) was made in the one of the states. Find an interval which has a 95 percent probability of including that state's sales.
In: Statistics and Probability
Harper, Inc. is incorporated in State 1 but also has offices in States 2, 3, and 4. All four states use the Uniform Division of Income for Tax Purposes Act (UDITPA) three-factor formula for determining the state apportionment percentage. Based on the following financial information, what percentages of Harper’s income should be apportioned to States 1 and 2? Round to the nearest whole percentage. Please show your calculations at how you arrived at your answer.
| Gross Sales | Payroll Expense | Property Costs | ||||
| State 1 | $ | 2,880,000 | $ | 332,800 | $ | 1,000,000 |
| State 2 | $ | 840,000 | $ | 183,200 | $ | 104,000 |
| State 3 | $ | 420,000 | $ | 93,600 | $ | 128,000 |
| State 4 | $ | 1,660,000 | $ | 280,800 | $ | 136,000 |
| Total | $ | 5,800,000 | $ | 890,400 | $ | 1,368,000 |
In: Accounting
Apply workers’ compensation management regulations and concepts to the following workplace scenario: You are a newly hired environmental safety and health professional for a midsized manufacturer of widgets. You currently have three manufacturing facilities in three separate, but geographically close states. Because of unprecedented growth in the widgets market, your company decides to build another factory. One out of the hundreds of indicators the executive staff is looking for is which one of their current states they operate is most employer friendly. In other words, which state treats employers and employees the same when it comes to regulatory requirements? Complete a research paper that compares and contrasts the differences between the Oregon state and two other adjacent states. In your paper, you should
discuss the differences and similarities between workers’ rights in the three different states (e.g., definition of employee, wages paid, weeks of temporary disability, etc.),
· identify and explain the commonalities in the fundamental laws of the workers’ compensation system in the three states, interpret the resources that are available for employers in each state (e.g., monthly courses taught, written guidance, employer rights, etc.),
discuss the types of coverage available to employees in each state, and
argue which state is more employer friendly from an employer’s perspective when it comes to administering a workers’ compensation program.
Be sure to use the tools provided by the U.S. Department of Labor, Division of Federal Employees’ Compensation (DFEC) web page. The webpage is located at https://www.dol.gov/owcp/dfec/regs/compliance/wc.htm. This page provides a link to the workers’ compensation board for each of the 50 states as well as the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and Puerto Rico. In addition to this resource, you should use a minimum of two other sources. All information from these sources must be cited in APA style.
In: Operations Management
What are the nursing diagnosis, goal, intervention/rationale for the following questions please
George Smith, a 55-year-old patient is admitted to the intensive care unit after a thoracotomy approach was used for an esophagectomy to remove an early stage adenocarcinoma of the distal esophagus and gastroesophageal junction. The patient has a history of GERD and Barrett’s esophagus. The patient sought medical treatment for dysphagia with solid foods, feeling that there was a lump in his throat and substernal pain with swallowing and subsequent regurgitation of undigested food and the development of hiccups. The patient has no other medical problems.
Evelyn bean, 52 years of age is admitted to same day surgical unit for an elecive laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The patient present with jundice of the skin and sclera. The patient urine is dark and the patient stated that she as clay- coloured stool. She stated that she has occasional coliky pain the her right upper quadrant of her abdomen radiating to her back. The patient as pre admission testing one week ago and the result are on the patient chart. The record of patient education and an informed written consent are also on the chart.
. The Health Promotion nurse at a state university plans a series of educational programs focusing on female reproductive health issues for incoming ?first-year female students. Because cervical cancer is the third most common female reproductive cancer and affects over 10,000 women annually in the United States, the nurse has planned the first session to focus on cervical cancer screening and prevention
In: Nursing
Countries with a current account deficit will typically have
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A financial and capital account surplus to offset the current account deficit |
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A balance of payment imbalance |
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A lower level of net omissions and errors |
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A higher level of net omissions and errors |
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A financial and capital account deficit What was the result of The Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1933?
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Which one of the following statements is FALSE?
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Generalized system of preferences program was created by industrialized nations to help developing nations improve their competitiveness |
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The World Bank was created to help finance infrastructure projects in developing nations |
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Under the generalized system of preferences program, industrialized nations reduced tariffs for developing nations' goods without expecting the developing nations to do the same |
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) was created to help finance infrastructure projects in developing nations |
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The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) was created for the benefit of oil producing and exporting countries |
Apple Inc. plans to establish a subsidiarity in Taiwan to manufacture glass for iPhones. This practice is referred to as
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Backward vertical diversification |
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Customs union diversification |
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Forward horizontal diversification |
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Forward vertical diversification |
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Backward horizontal diversification |
In: Economics
Consider an economy which consists of three firms, A, B, and C,
consumers, and a government. Firm A is a smart phone factory, while
Firm B is a parts factory. Firm C is a smart phone retailer. In
2020, Firm B produces $250,000 worth of parts, of which $150,000 it
sells to Firm A, and $40,000 to Firm C. In addition Firm B sells
$30,000 worth of parts to the government, and $30,000 worth of
parts it exports. Firm B pays workers $140,000. Firm A produces
smart phones worth $400,000, out of which $250,000 it sells to the
smart phone retailer (Firm C), $80,000 it sells to the government,
and $70,000 worth of smart phones it stores as inventory to be sold
the following year. The smart phone factory (Firm A) uses imported
materials from China worth $25,000. The smart phone factory pays
workers $100,000 and $20,000 in taxes to the government. The smart
phone retailer (Firm C) sells $380,000 worth of smart phones:
$340,000 worth to domestic consumers, and $40,000 to foreign
consumers in the United States. The smart phone retailer pays taxes
$40,000 to the government and $50,000 to the workers for marketing
and sales. Consumers receive $50,000 as dividends from abroad. The
profits of firms A and C are distributed to domestic consumers.
However, firm B is foreign owned.
• (a) Calculate GDP using, the product approach, the expenditure
approach, the income approach. Show your work clearly (Note: you
will not get marks for simply providing the final number).
• (b) Calculate GNP, the current account surplus, and government
savings for this economy.
In: Economics
Choose two or three of the most relevant historical and/or current events during 1950-1960 time period that impacted the U.S. economy. Apply specific models developed throughout the course to demonstrate how these events influenced national output during this time. b) Unemployment and Inflation i. Analyze unemployment and inflation data during the time frame in their relation to output and growth, using macroeconomic principles and models to explain their effect. ii. Apply specific models developed throughout the course to demonstrate how the previously selected historical and/or current events influenced both unemployment and inflation during this time. c) Analyze interest rate fluctuations throughout this time period and their effects on other aspects of the economy. How would these fluctuations affect inflation? Would investments and foreign trade rates increase or decrease? How would the GDP of the American economy be affected? d) Foreign Trade i. Analyze data representing levels of U.S. imports and exports during this time. How do they relate to other economic outcomes such as the GDP, foreign exchange rates, and so on? ii. Apply specific models developed throughout the course to demonstrate how domestic and foreign events (e.g., wars, changes in trade barriers, development abroad) have impacted the level of and changes in imports and exports in the United States. CONCLUSION- Summarize the overall trends and outcomes of this 10-year period by integrating the data, economic models, and historical analysis. b) Defend your agreement or disagreement with the actions taken by the U.S. government during this time based upon your analysis and application of the macroeconomic theories.
In: Economics
1-The length of a complete business cycle-
A-varies from about 1 to 2 years to as long as 5 years.
B-is generally about 3 years.
C-varies greatly in duration and intensity.
2. Even though the United States has an unemployment compensation program that provides income for those out of work, should we still worry about unemployment?
A-Yes, because the unemployment compensation program merely gives the unemployed enough funds for basic needs.
B-Yes, because the unemployment compensation program is not available to workers in the service occupations.
C-No, since the program gives the unemployed only enough funds for basic needs, it will encourage them to find jobs quicker.
D-No, since the unemployment compensation helps keep demand in the economy high, workers will eventually return to their jobs.
3. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) calculates the inflation rate from one year to the next by
A-adding the CPI of the previous year to the CPI of the most recent year, and then dividing by the average of both years.
B-subtracting the CPI of the previous year from the CPI of the most recent year, and then dividing by the CPI of the most recent year.
C-adding the CPI of the previous year to the CPI of the most recent year, and then dividing by 2.
D-subtracting the CPI of the previous year from the CPI of the most recent year, and then dividing by the CPI of the previous year.
4. Who gains from inflation?
A-Borrowers
B-Lenders
C-No one benefits from inflation.
D-Those with the most skill.
In: Economics
Question Bill and Edna had been married two years and had just reached the point where they
had enough savings to start investing. Bill’s uncle Dave told them that he had recently
inherited some very rare railroad bonds from his grandmother’s estate. He wanted
to help Bill and Edna get a start in the world and would sell them 50 of the bonds at
$100 each. The bonds were dated 1873, beautifully engraved, showing a face value of
$1,000 each. Uncle Dave pointed out that “United States of America” was printed
prominently at the top and that the U.S. government had established a sinking fund to
retire the old railroad bonds. A sinking fund is a fund established for the purpose of
repaying the debt. It allows the organization (the U.S. government, in this example)
to set aside money over time to retire the bonds. All Bill and Edna needed to do was
hold on to them until the government contacted them, and they would eventually get
the full $1,000 for each bond. Bill and Edna were overjoyed—until a year later when
they saw the exact same bonds for sale at a coin and stamp shop priced as “collectors’
items” for $9.95 each!
Requirements
1. If a company goes bankrupt, what happens to the bonds it issued and the investors who bought the bonds?
2. When investing in bonds, how can you tell whether the bond issue is a legitimate transaction?
3. Is there a way to determine the relative risk of corporate bonds?
In: Accounting
The price of a share of stock divided by the company's estimated future earnings per share is called the P/E ratio. High P/E ratios usually indicate "growth" stocks, or maybe stocks that are simply overpriced. Low P/E ratios indicate "value" stocks or bargain stocks. A random sample of 51 of the largest companies in the United States gave the following P/E ratios†.
| 11 | 35 | 19 | 13 | 15 | 21 | 40 | 18 | 60 | 72 | 9 | 20 |
| 29 | 53 | 16 | 26 | 21 | 14 | 21 | 27 | 10 | 12 | 47 | 14 |
| 33 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 25 | 23 | 27 | 5 | 16 |
| 8 | 49 | 44 | 20 | 27 | 8 | 19 | 12 | 31 | 67 | 51 | 26 |
| 19 | 18 | 32 |
(a) Use a calculator with mean and sample standard deviation keys to find the sample mean x and sample standard deviation s. (Round your answers to one decimal place.)
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| s = |
(b) Find a 90% confidence interval for the P/E population mean
μ of all large U.S. companies. (Round your answers to one
decimal place.)
| lower limit | |
| upper limit |
(c) Find a 99% confidence interval for the P/E population mean
μ of all large U.S. companies. (Round your answers to one
decimal place.)
| lower limit | |
| upper limit |
In: Statistics and Probability