Richard purchases a stock issued by Google, Inc., which uses the funds to buy new machinery for one of its factories. In the language of macroeconomics,

A. Richard and Google are both investing.

B. Richard is investing, Google is saving.

C. Richard is saving, Google is investing.

D. Richard and Google are both saving.

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2. If a production function for a certain good is Y =A F (K, H, L, N) has decreasing returns to scale, and all factors of production are essential producing this good, then output can be doubled if (K, H, L, N stand for the quantities of physical capital, human capital, labor, and natural resource; A stands for technology)

A. all of the inputs double.

B. all inputs but labor double.

C. labor alone doubles.

D. None of the above is correct.

In the history of controller’s functions, a controller was required to periodically issue financial statements.

True

False

When creating a mission statement, which of the following things should a company consider?

A strategic plan must contain the following elements:

The word strategy means the way, or means, by which the company deploys its human and ___________ resources and its physical assets to achieve the business purpose.

Usually, when the supply of loanable funds increases, then interest rates:

Select one:

a. Remain unchanged.

b. Increase.

c. Might increase or decrease.

d. Decrease.

Outward oriented policies have adverse effect on economic growth.

Select one:

a. Fales.

b. True.

Human capital refers to society’s understanding of the best ways to produce goods and services.

Select one:

a. Fales.

b. True.

If country A produces 6,000 units of goods and services using 600 hours of labor, and country B produces 5,000 units of goods and services using 450 units of labor, then productivity is higher in Country B than in Country A.

Select one:

a. True.

b. Fales.

Question text

Productivity refers to the amount of goods and services produced in a certain country.

Select one:

a. Fales.

b. True.

Part A: The MC1R (melanocortin 1 receptor) gene is responsible for normal pigmentation of skin in humans and controls which kind of melanin is made by skin cells, eumelanin and/or pheomelanin. Melanin serves as a cover for the cells so harmful UV rays cannot reach the nucleus and cause mutation, but also protects folate, a type of B vitamin essential in growth and metabolism. However, there are two sides to this story: exposure to sunlight is required to convert calcium to Vitamin D, an important molecule in bone growth and absorption of essential nutrients.

1. At what latitudes would you expect to find human populations with the highest levels of the two melanin pigments in their skin? Why? Predict the diversity of the MC1R gene in these populations (high/low) and why you might expect this pattern.

What are social determinants of health? How do social determinants of health contribute to the development of illness? What is a communicable disease chain? Are there steps that a nurse can take to break a link within the communicable disease chain? Give a specific example.

At least one reference

Readings within your text covering international/global health and the following websites will assist you in answering these questions:

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Global Health website: http://www.cdc.gov/cogh/index.htm

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Global Health website: http://www.globalhealth.gov/index.html

Families USA - Why Global Health Matters—Here and Abroad website: http://www.familiesusa.org/

World Health Organization (WHO) website: http://www.who.int

(WEATHER PREDICTION PROBLEM)
Your task is to predict the probability of precipitation on a given future day. To help you, you have weather statistics from the last five years. Suppose you want to predict if there will be any precipitation on May 19. Should you base your prediction on:

the relative frequency of precipitation on May 19 for the last five years

the relative frequency of precipitation on all days in May during these years

the relative frequency of precipitation on all days during these years?

Assume that the probability is simply estimated as the relative frequency of precipitation for all days you choose to include, and nothing else.Motivate your answer, and discuss the difficulties involved in choosing the model. Would the situation be any different if you had 100 years of weather statistics? Is choosing the model something that necessarily requires human judgement?

Tc-99m is a common radioisotope used in medical imaging. It is a metastable isotope that emits low energy gamma radiation (140 keV) with a half-life of roughly 6 hours. This half-life is extremely long for a metastable state, which makes it useful for studying gamma emission. This particular radioisotope has a biological half-life of roughly 1 day while in a human, and an atomic mass of 1.627 × 10−25 kg/atom.

1. What is the effective half-life of Tc-99m while in a patient? h
2. If a patient is injected with 1.41 nanograms of Tc-99m, what is the initial activity of the Tc-99m immediately after being injected into the patient?         Bq
3. What will be the activity due to the Tc-99m left in the patient’s body after 9.5 hours?             Bq

Exercise 17-17 Direct Method of Service Department Cost Allocation; Bank (LO 17-1)

Tuscaloosa National Bank has two service departments, the Human Resources (HR) Department and the Computing Department. The bank has two other departments that directly service customers, the Deposit Department and the Loan Department. The usage of the two service departments’ output for the year is as follows:

The budgeted costs in the two service departments for the year are as follows:

Required:
Use the direct method to allocate the budgeted costs of the HR and Computing departments to the Deposit and Loan departments. (Do not round intermediate calculations.)

Go to the WCU Library and search the database for the following article. Read the article, and then answer the questions that follow:

Soriano S., Alonso-Magdalena P., Garcıa-Arevalo M., Novials A., & Muhammed S. J. (2012). Rapid insulinotropic action of low doses of Bisphenol-A on mouse and human islets of langerhans: Role of estrogen receptor b. PLoS ONE 7(2): e31109. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0031109

1. What are the causes of type 2 diabetes?
2. What is the relationship between insulin resistance and hyperinsulinemia?
3. What are endocrine disrupters and what are their functions in our body? Provide some examples.
4. How does concentration of glucose effect insulin secretion?
5. Explain how data from article support or refute the hypothesis that endocrine disrupters can change insulin secretion.