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A manager at a furniture production plant created an incentive plan for her carpenters in order...

A manager at a furniture production plant created an incentive plan for her carpenters in order to decrease the number of defects in the furniture production. She wants to check if the incentive plan worked. The manager selected 9 carpenters at random, recorded their annual defects before and after the incentive and came up with the following:

Salesperson Before After
Adrian Gilbert 29 17
Nikki Edwards 33 23
Abigail Gage 38 19
Marc Phillips 25 15
Orla Dille 26 32
Mary Bennett 38 18
Agnessa Presley 32 35
Radu Shippy 39 24
Josh Presley 35 24

Notice, that a positive outcome of an incentive plan is confirmed with a positive mean of the differences (difference equals before minus after).

Given that the null hypothesis and the alternative hypothesis are:

  H0: μd ≤ 0
  H1: μd > 0

and using a 0.1 significance level, answer the following:

a) State the decision rule.
Reject H0 in favour of H1 if the computed value of the statistic is between -1.86 and 1.86.
Reject H0 in favour of H1 if the computed value of the statistic is greater than 1.397.
Reject H0 in favour of H1 if the computed value of the statistic is less than 1.397.
Reject H0 in favour of H1 if the computed value of the statistic is between -1.397 and 1.397.
Reject H0 in favour of H1 if the computed value of the statistic is greater than 1.86.
None of the above.


b) Compute the mean of the difference.
For full marks your answer should be accurate to at least two decimal places.

Mean: 0



c) What is the value of the test statistic?
For full marks your answer should be accurate to at least two decimal places.

Test statistic: 0


d) What is your decision regarding H0?
There is sufficient evidence, at the given significance level, to reject H0 and accept H1.
There is insufficient evidence, at the given significance level, to reject H0 and so H0 will be accepted or at least not rejected
There is insufficient evidence to make it clear as to whether we should reject or not reject the null hypothesis

In: Statistics and Probability

Question 4 options: To determine if Reiki is an effective method for treating pain, a pilot...

Question 4 options:

To determine if Reiki is an effective method for treating pain, a pilot study was carried out where a certified second-degree Reiki therapist provided treatment on volunteers. Pain was measured using a visual analogue scale (VAS) immediately before and after the Reiki treatment (Olson & Hanson, 1997). The data is in is in following table:

Table: Pain Measures Before and After Reiki Treatment

VAS before

VAS after

6

3

2

1

2

0

9

1

3

0

3

2

4

1

5

2

2

2

3

0

5

1

1

0

6

4

6

1

4

4

4

1

7

6

2

1

4

3

8

8

Does the data show that Reiki treatment reduces pain? Test at the 5% level.

(i) Let μ1= mean VAS before Reiki treatment. Let μ2 = mean VAS after Reiki treatment. Which of the following statements correctly defines the null hypothesis HO?

A. μ1μ2 > 0 (μd> 0)

B. μ1 – μ2< 0 (μd< 0)

C. μ1μ2 = 0 (μd= 0)

D. μ1 + μ2= 0

Enter letter corresponding to correct answer

(ii)   Let μ1= mean VAS before Reiki treatment. Let μ2 = mean VAS after Reiki treatment. Which of the following statements correctly defines the null hypothesis HO?

A. μ1μ2 < 0 (μd< 0)

B. μ1 – μ2> 0 (μd> 0)

C. μ1μ2 = 0 (μd= 0)

D. μ1 + μ2= 0

Enter letter corresponding to correct answer

(iii) Enter the level of significance α used for this test:

Enter in decimal form. Examples of correctly entered answers: 0.01    0.02    0.05    0.10

(iv)  Determine sample mean of differences  x¯d

Enter in decimal form to nearest hundredth (no spaces) Examples of correctly entered answers:

0.01 3.37 -11.47    21.00

(v) Determine sample standard deviation of differences sd

Enter in decimal form to nearest ten-thousandth. Examples of correctly entered answers:

0.0001    0.0200     3.5607      -0.0074

(vi) Calculate and enter test statistic

Enter value in decimal form rounded to nearest ten-thousandth, with appropriate sign (no spaces). Examples of correctly entered answers:

–2.0104      –0.3070        +1.6000        +11.0019

(vii) Determine degrees of freedom for the sample of differences dfd:

Enter value in integer form. Examples of correctly entered answers:

2    5    9    23    77

(viii) Using tables, calculator, or spreadsheet: Determine and enter p-value corresponding to test statistic.

Enter value in decimal form rounded to nearest ten-thousandth. Examples of correctly entered answers:

0.0001     0.0021     0.0305     0.6004      0.8143    1.0000

(ix) Comparing p-value and α value, which is the correct decision to make for this hypothesis test?

A. Accept Ho

B. Fail to reject Ho

C. Reject Ho

D. Accept HA

Enter letter corresponding to correct answer.

(x) Select the statement that most correctly interprets the result of this test:

A. The result is statistically significant at .05 level of significance. Sufficient evidence exists to support the claim that the Reiki treatment reduces pain.

B. The result is statistically significant at .05 level of significance. There is not enough evidence to support the claim that the Reiki treatment reduces pain.

C. The result is not statistically significant at .05 level of significance. There is not enough evidence to support the claim that the Reiki treatment reduces pain.

D. The result is not statistically significant at .05 level of significance. Sufficient evidence exists to support the claim that the Reiki treatment reduces pain.

Enter letter corresponding to most correct answer

In: Statistics and Probability

Crane Company issues $5040000, 7%, 5-year bonds dated January 1, 2020 on January 1, 2020. The...

Crane Company issues $5040000, 7%, 5-year bonds dated January 1, 2020 on January 1, 2020. The bonds pay interest semiannually on June 30 and December 31. The bonds are issued to yield 6%. What are the proceeds from the bond issue?

ff 3.0% 3.5% 6% 7%
Present value of a single sum for 5 periods

0.86261

0.84197 0.74726 0.71299
Present value of a single sum for 10 periods 0.74409 0.70892 0.55839 0.50835
Present value of an annuity for 5 periods 4.57971 4.51505 4.21236 4.10020
Present value of an annuity for 10 periods 8.53020 8.31661 7.36009 7.02358



$5040000
$5254941
$5253441
$5252626

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The following is the Stockholders Equity section of Walmart at December 31, 2020: 12/31/2020 12/31/2021 Common...

The following is the Stockholders Equity section of Walmart at December 31, 2020: 12/31/2020 12/31/2021
Common stock, $10 par value, (700,000 shares issued and outstanding) $7,000,000
Additional paid-in-capital CS $4,000,000
Retained Earnings $5,600,000
The following transactions occurred during 2021:
100,000 shares of common stock were purchased for the treasury at $24 per share
Preferred stock was issued for land. The asking price of the land was $3,500,000.
The value of the land was $3,400,000.
40,000 shares of treasury stock were sold at $28 per share
40,000 shares of treasury stock were sold at $21 per share
The remaining 20,000 shares of treasury stock were sold at $17 per share
Journalize the 5 transactions above and fill in the stockholders equity section at December 31, 2021

In: Accounting

China and its economic growth Economic growth, a phenomena, all the countries wants to go, never...

China and its economic growth
Economic growth, a phenomena, all the countries wants to go, never the less China a highly populated country. China expects its economy to grow around 8 percent in 2010 from a year earlier, Setting the 8-percent target, mainly "aims at ensuring the quality of economic growth, focusing on transformation of economic development pattern and adjustment of economic structure," says the report.
The increase of consumer price index, a main gauge of the country's inflation, will be held around 3 percent, it says.
Although the development environment this year may be better than 2009, China "will still face a complicated situation," reads the report.
The year of 2010 will be a "crucial but complicated" year for China's economic development as the country will continue fighting against the global financial crisis while maintaining a stable and comparatively fast economic growth and the accelerating transformation of growth pattern, according to the report.
As the first country emerging from the global economic downturn, China's gross domestic product (GDP) rose 8.7 percent in 2009 from a year earlier, above the 8-percent target the government set at the beginning of last year.
China's quarterly economic growth accelerated as the government's economic stimulus package started to pay off. The national economy rose 6.2 percent in the first quarter last year, 7.9 percent in the second quarter, 9.1 percent in the third and 10.7 percent in the fourth.
China to keep yuan 'basically stable'

China will keep the exchange rate of its currency yuan "basically stable" at an "appropriate and balanced" level, according to a government work report to be delivered by Premier Wen Jiabao at the parliament's annual session Friday.
The country will also continue to improve the mechanism for setting the yuan exchange rate, it says.
China to continue 'proactive fiscal policy, moderately easy monetary policy'
China will continue to implement a proactive fiscal policy and a moderately easy monetary policy in 2010, says a government work report to be delivered by Premier Wen Jiabao at the parliament's annual session Friday, Chinese growth vulnerable to changes in other economies mainly because of their reliance on exports.
"We need to maintain continuity and stability in our policies while constantly making them better-targeted and more flexible as circumstances and conditions change," reads the report, distributed to the media before the opening of the Third Session of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC).
The report says China will not only "maintain sufficient policy intensity and consolidate the momentum of the economic turnaround," but also need to accelerate economic restructuring and make substantive progress in transforming the pattern of economic development.
In addition, China also needs to manage inflation expectations well and keep the overall level of prices stable, the report says.

Q5. The case talks about keeping the monetary policy easy to help the economy. What do you understand by easy monetary policy? How easy monetary policy can help countries out of crisis and boost the economy?

Q5 : China is using flexible Fiscal policy to move out of economic downturn. If an economy is down, how it balance between AD and AS and its effects? What Fiscal measures need to use to boost to bring the balance in AD and AS.?

Important: - Each answer should have minimum 100 words, if data or table used to support your answer, must give proper reference

In: Economics

Q3. 5 kg of water at T = 20° C and P = 7 bar is...

Q3. 5 kg of water at T = 20° C and P = 7 bar is isobarically heated such that ΔU = 5000 kJ. (i) Find the initial and final volumes (in m3 ). (ii) Find Q and W (in kJ). (iii) Show the initial and final states on p-υ and T-υ diagrams (not to scale), denoting by arrows the direction of the process. Label the ‘f’ (saturated liquid) and ‘g’ (saturated vapor) points. Also, indicate the values of υf and υg on the x-axis of both the p-υ and T-υ diagrams.

Q4. Water inside a closed, rigid tank is cooled from its critical point to a final pressure of 10 MPa. (i) Sketch the process on p-υ and T-υ diagrams. Label the saturated liquid and saturated vapor states. (ii) Find the quality of the water after cooling. (iii) Calculate the heat transfer in kJ/kg.

Q5. Water of mass 1 kg contained in a piston-cylinder configuration is initially in a saturated liquid state (state A) at 10 bar. The water undergoes the following thermodynamic cycle: AB -> The water is heated isobarically until the water is in a saturated vapor state. BC -> The system is then cooled isochorically until the pressure is 1 bar. CD -> The system is further cooled isobarically until υD= υA. DA -> The system is finally heated isochorically back to state A. (i) Sketch this cycle on p-υ and T-υ diagrams (not to scale), using arrows to indicate the direction of each process. (ii) For each of the four states A to D, write down p, T and υ. (iii) For each of the four processes, evaluate the work and heat transfer (in kJ). (iv) What is the thermal efficiency of this power cycle?

Q6 (Bonus). Water of mass 2 kg in a closed, rigid tank is initially in the form of a twophase liquid-vapor mixture. The initial temperature is 50° C. The mixture is heated until the tank contains only saturated vapor at 110° C. (i) Find the initial pressure, in kPa. (ii) Find the work for the process, in kJ. (ii) Find the heat transfer for the process, in kJ.

In: Mechanical Engineering

The following transactions were completed by Winklevoss Inc., whose fiscal year is the calendar year: 2016...

The following transactions were completed by Winklevoss Inc., whose fiscal year is the calendar year:

2016
July 1 Issued $71,100,000 of 20-year, 12% callable bonds dated July 1, 2016, at a market (effective) rate of 14%, receiving cash of $61,621,133. Interest is payable semiannually on December 31 and June 30.
Oct. 1 Borrowed $250,000 by issuing a six-year, 5% installment note to Nicks Bank. The note requires annual payments of $49,254, with the first payment occurring on September 30, 2017.
Dec. 31 Accrued $3,125 of interest on the installment note. The interest is payable on the date of the next installment note payment.
31 Paid the semiannual interest on the bonds. The bond discount amortization of $236,972 is combined with the semiannual interest payment.
31 Closed the interest expense account.
2017
June 30 Paid the semiannual interest on the bonds. The bond discount amortization of $236,972 is combined with the semiannual interest payment.
Sept. 30 Paid the annual payment on the note, which consisted of interest of $12,500 and principal of $36,754.
Dec. 31 Accrued $2,666 of interest on the installment note. The interest is payable on the date of the next installment note payment.
31 Paid the semiannual interest on the bonds. The bond discount amortization of $236,972 is combined with the semiannual interest payment.
31 Closed the interest expense account.
2018
June 30 Recorded the redemption of the bonds, which were called at 98. The balance in the bond discount account is $8,530,979 after payment of interest and amortization of discount have been recorded. (Record the redemption only.)
Sept. 30 Paid the second annual payment on the note, which consisted of interest of $10,662 and principal of $38,592.

Required:

1. Journalize the entries to record the foregoing transactions. Round all amounts to the nearest dollar. Be sure to include the year in the date for the entries. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles.
2. Indicate the amount of the interest expense in (a) 2016 and (b) 2017.
3. Determine the carrying amount of the bonds as of December 31, 2017.

In: Accounting

The following transactions were completed by Winklevoss Inc., whose fiscal year is the calendar year: 2016...

The following transactions were completed by Winklevoss Inc., whose fiscal year is the calendar year:

2016
July 1 Issued $71,100,000 of 20-year, 12% callable bonds dated July 1, 2016, at a market (effective) rate of 14%, receiving cash of $61,621,133. Interest is payable semiannually on December 31 and June 30.
Oct. 1 Borrowed $250,000 by issuing a six-year, 5% installment note to Nicks Bank. The note requires annual payments of $49,254, with the first payment occurring on September 30, 2017.
Dec. 31 Accrued $3,125 of interest on the installment note. The interest is payable on the date of the next installment note payment.
31 Paid the semiannual interest on the bonds. The bond discount amortization of $236,972 is combined with the semiannual interest payment.
31 Closed the interest expense account.
2017
June 30 Paid the semiannual interest on the bonds. The bond discount amortization of $236,972 is combined with the semiannual interest payment.
Sept. 30 Paid the annual payment on the note, which consisted of interest of $12,500 and principal of $36,754.
Dec. 31 Accrued $2,666 of interest on the installment note. The interest is payable on the date of the next installment note payment.
31 Paid the semiannual interest on the bonds. The bond discount amortization of $236,972 is combined with the semiannual interest payment.
31 Closed the interest expense account.
2018
June 30 Recorded the redemption of the bonds, which were called at 98. The balance in the bond discount account is $8,530,979 after payment of interest and amortization of discount have been recorded. (Record the redemption only.)
Sept. 30 Paid the second annual payment on the note, which consisted of interest of $10,662 and principal of $38,592.

Required:

1. Journalize the entries to record the foregoing transactions. Round all amounts to the nearest dollar. Be sure to include the year in the date for the entries. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles.
2. Indicate the amount of the interest expense in (a) 2016 and (b) 2017.
3. Determine the carrying amount of the bonds as of December 31, 2017.

In: Accounting

Entries for Bonds Payable, including bond redemption The following transactions were completed by Winklevoss Inc., whose...

Entries for Bonds Payable, including bond redemption
The following transactions were completed by Winklevoss Inc., whose fiscal year is the calendar year:
Year 1
July 1. Issued $1,410,000 of five-year, 11% callable bonds dated July 1, Year 1, at a market (effective) rate of 12%, receiving cash of $1,358,112. Interest is payable semiannually on December 31 and June 30.
Dec. 31. Paid the semiannual interest on the bonds. The bond discount amortization of $5,189 is combined with the semiannual interest payment.
Dec. 31. Closed the interest expense account.
Year 2
June 30. Paid the semiannual interest on the bonds. The bond discount amortization of $5,189 is combined with the semiannual interest payment.
Dec. 31. Paid the semiannual interest on the bonds. The bond discount amortization of $5,189 is combined with the semiannual interest payment.
Dec. 31. Closed the interest expense account.
Year 3
June 30. Recorded the redemption of the bonds, which were called at 98. The balance in the bond discount account is $31,132 after payment of interest and amortization of discount have been recorded. (Record the redemption only.)
Required:
1. Journalize the entries to record the foregoing transactions. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank or enter "0". When required, round your answers to the nearest dollar.
Date Account Debit Credit
Year 1
July 1
Cash
Discount on bonds payable
Bonds payable
Dec. 31-Bond
Interest expense
Discount on bonds payable
Cash
Dec. 31-Closing
Income summary
Interest expense
Year 2
June 30
Interest expense
Discount on bonds payable
Cash
Dec. 31-Bond
Interest expense
Discount on bonds payable
Cash
Dec. 31-Closing
Income summary
Interest expense
Year 3
June 30
Bonds payable
Loss on redemption of bonds
Discount on bonds payable
Cash
2. Indicate the amount of the interest expense in (a) Year 1 and (b) Year 2.
a. Year 1 $

b. Year 2 $
3. Determine the carrying amount of the bonds as of December 31, Year 2.
$

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The following transactions were completed by Winklevoss Inc., whose fiscal year is the calendar year: Year...

The following transactions were completed by Winklevoss Inc., whose fiscal year is the calendar year:

Year 1
July 1. Issued $2,470,000 of five-year, 6% callable bonds dated July 1, Year 1, at a market (effective) rate of 8%, receiving cash of $2,269,661. Interest is payable semiannually on December 31 and June 30.
Dec. 31. Paid the semiannual interest on the bonds. The bond discount amortization of $20,034 is combined with the semiannual interest payment.
Dec. 31. Closed the interest expense account.
Year 2
June 30. Paid the semiannual interest on the bonds. The bond discount amortization of $20,034 is combined with the semiannual interest payment.
Dec. 31. Paid the semiannual interest on the bonds. The bond discount amortization of $20,034 is combined with the semiannual interest payment.
Dec. 31. Closed the interest expense account.
Year 3
June 30. Recorded the redemption of the bonds, which were called at 98. The balance in the bond discount account is $120,203 after payment of interest and amortization of discount have been recorded. (Record the redemption only.)

1. Journalize the entries to record the foregoing transactions. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank or enter "0". When required, round your answers to the nearest dollar.

Date Account Debit Credit
Year 1
July 1 Cash
Discount on bonds payable
Bonds payable
Dec. 31-Bond Interest expense
Discount on bonds payable
Cash
Dec. 31-Closing Income summary
Interest expense
Year 2
June 30 Interest expense
Discount on bonds payable
Cash
Dec. 31-Bond Interest expense
Discount on bonds payable
Cash
Dec. 31-Closing Income summary
Interest expense
Year 3
June 30 Bonds payable
Loss on redemption of bonds
Discount on bonds payable
Cash

2. Indicate the amount of the interest expense in (a) Year 1 and (b) Year 2.

a. Year 1   $

b. Year 2   $

3. Determine the carrying amount of the bonds as of December 31, Year 2.
$

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