Vitamin B12 deficiency affects about one-quarter of the U.S. population and is more common in the elderly. This deficiency is often undetected and can lead to devastating and irreversible complications. Should vitamin B12 be added to municipal drinking water? Why or why not?
In: Chemistry
1.You find a quarter in the vending machine at work. Now you have to check the vending machine every day now. This is an example of ___.
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operant conditioning with positive reenforcement |
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| b. |
classical conditioning with positive reenforcemenet |
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| c. |
operant conditioning with negative reenforcement |
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| d. |
classical conditioning with negative reenforcement |
2.
Every time you answer a question correctly in class, I praise you. This is an example of which learning theory?
| a. |
classical conditioning |
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| b. |
observational learning |
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| c. |
operant conditioning with negative reenforcement |
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| d. |
operant conditioning with positive reenforcement |
3.
You have a fish tank that contains hundreds of small fish. You feed them the same time everyday by sprinkling the food on the surface of the water. The fish naturally come to the top to feed. One day, not feeding time, you simply check on the fish. As you are standing near the tank, the fish come to the top as though they are feeding. You could say that the fish ___.
| a. |
are hungry |
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| b. |
are blind |
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| c. |
are conditioned |
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| d. |
want you to pet them |
4.
You are late for work and you are driving at least 100 miles per hour on the interstate. You are stopped by a State Trooper, and receive a speeding ticket. This is an example of ___.
| a. |
classical conditioning |
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| b. |
operant condition with a positive reenforcement |
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| c. |
operant conditioning with a negative reenforcement |
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| d. |
operant conditioning with punishment |
5.
You go to the circus and see the tiger show. When the trainer cracks his whip, the tiger jumps through the hoop. This is an example of ___.
| a. |
operant conditioning with a positive reenforcement |
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| b. |
operant conditioning with negative reenforcement |
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| c. |
operant conditioning with punishment |
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| d. |
none of the above |
6.
Most mornings, Randy listens to his favorite song as he gets ready for work, including putting in his contacts. One afternoon, Randy hears his favorite song playing, and his eyes start watering.... something that usually happens only when he puts his contacts in. This is an example of classical conditioning. What is the unconditioned stimulus?
| a. |
eye watering |
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| b. |
the contacts |
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| c. |
the song |
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| d. |
getting ready for work |
In: Psychology
n the last quarter of 2007, a group of 64 mutual funds had a mean return of 2.5% with a standard deviation of 4.6%. Consider the Normal model N(0.025,0.046) for the returns of these mutual funds. a) What value represents the 40th percentile of these returns? b) What value represents the 99th percentile? c) What's the IQR, or interquartile range, of the quarterly returns for this group of funds? (Please show work)
In: Statistics and Probability
Assume a Spanish affiliate repatriates as dividends one quarter of the after tax profits it earns( i.e dividend payout ratio = 25%). If the income tax rate in Spain is 30% and there is a withholding tax of 15% what is the effect on the parent company’s US tax bill if the Spanish affiliate had pre-tax profit equal to $1000,000 ? Assume the US tax rate is 35%.
Select the right answer:
a. $12,500 additional taxes paid
b. $12,500 tax credit received
c. $13,750 additional taxes owed
d. $13,750 tax credit received
Note: Please answer the right one because i have found the wrong answer on this one from different people.
In: Finance
Demand for a product is 3200 TL units per quarter. Each order has a fixed cost of 2500 TL. Annual holding cost per product is 80 TL.
Calculate: a) number of products that the company should order
b) average inventory
c) number of orders per year
d) expected time between orders
e) total relevant cost
In: Operations Management
Q1.ABC Company has projected sales and production in units for the second quarter of 2017 as follows
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Particular |
April |
May |
June |
| sales | 35,000 | 25,000 | 30,000 |
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Production |
30,000 | 25,000 | 40,000 |
Cash production costs are budgeted at SR 7 per unit produced. Of these production costs, 30% are paid in the month in which they are incurred and the balance in the following month. Selling and administrative expenses (all paid in cash) amount to SR 70,000 per month. The accounts payable balance on March 31 totals $100,000, all of which will be paid in April.
Assume that all units will be sold on account for SR 20 each. Cash collections from sales are budgeted at 70% in the month of sale, 20% in the month following the month of sale and the remaining 10% in the second month following the month of sale. Accounts receivable on March 31 totaled SR 300,000 (SR50, 000 from February's sales and the remainder from March.)
Required
A. Prepare a schedule for each month showing budgeted cash disbursements for ABC Company.
B. Prepare a schedule for each month showing budgeted cash receipts for ABC Company.
In: Accounting
The following are Jake’s Tools production costs for the quarter ended September 30th:
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Direct materials |
$ |
150,000 |
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Direct labor |
$ |
175,000 |
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Factory overhead |
$ |
225,000 |
What amount of costs should be traced to specific products in the process?
Group of answer choices
- $225,000
- $175,000
- $150,000
- $325,000
Charlie Company has variable costs of $80 per unit, total fixed costs of $200,000, and a break-even point of 5,000 units. If the variable cost per unit decreases by $8, how many units must Charlie Company sell to break even?
Group of answer choices
- 2,778 units
- 4,167 units
- 2,500 units
- 6,250 units
In: Accounting
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Here are some important figures from the budget of Nashville Nougats, Inc., for the second quarter of 2015: |
| April | May | June | |||||||
| Credit sales | $ | 317,000 | $ | 297,000 | $ | 357,000 | |||
| Credit purchases | 125,000 | 148,000 | 173,000 | ||||||
| Cash disbursements | |||||||||
| Wages, taxes, and expenses | 43,700 | 11,200 | 62,700 | ||||||
| Interest | 10,700 | 10,700 | 10,700 | ||||||
| Equipment purchases | 77,000 | 144,000 | 0 | ||||||
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The company predicts that 5 percent of its credit sales will never be collected, 25 percent of its sales will be collected in the month of the sale, and the remaining 70 percent will be collected in the following month. Credit purchases will be paid in the month following the purchase. |
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In March 2015, credit sales were $187,000 and credit purchases were $127,000. Using this information, complete the following cash budget: (Do not round intermediate calculations. Leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required.) |
| April | May | June | |||||
| Beginning cash balance | $ | 120,000 | $ | $ | |||
| Cash receipts | |||||||
| Cash collections from credit sales | |||||||
| Total cash available | $ | $ | $ | ||||
| Cash disbursements | |||||||
| Purchases | $ | $ | $ | ||||
| Wages, taxes, and expenses | |||||||
| Interest | |||||||
| Equipment purchases | |||||||
| Total cash disbursements | $ | $ | $ | ||||
| Ending cash balance | $ | $ | $ | ||||
In: Finance
William George is the marketing manager at Crunchy Cookie Company. Each quarter, he is responsible for submitting a sales forecast to be used in the formulation of the company’s master budget. George consistently understates the sales forecast because, as he puts it, “I am reprimanded if actual sales are less than I’ve projected, and I look like a hero if actual sales exceed my projections.”
b. What measures might be taken by the company to discourage the manipulation of sales forecasts?
In: Accounting
Question 2
For the second quarter of the following year Cloaks Company has
projected sales and production in units as follows:
Jan Feb Mar
Sales 58,000 60,000 65,000
Production 62,000 57,000 58,000
Cash-related production costs are budgeted at $8 per unit produced.
Of these production costs, 40% are paid in the month in which they
are incurred and the balance in the next month. $190,000 per month
will account for Selling and administrative expenses. On January 31
the accounts payable balance totals $230,000, which will be paid in
February.
All units are sold on account for $12 each. Cash collections from
sales are budgeted at 60% in the month of sale, 20% in the month
following the month of sale, and the remaining 20% in the second
month following the month of sale. On January 1 accounts receivable
totaled $650,000 ($120,000 from November’s sales and the remaining
from December).
Required:
1. Prepare a schedule for each month showing budgeted cash
disbursements for Cloaks Company.
2. Prepare a schedule for each month showing budgeted cash receipts
for Cloaks Company.
In: Accounting