You recently read an article in your school newspaper about Professor Rodney Taylor, one of your favorite professors in the religious studies department. According the article, he and the university have been negotiating an early retirement package and are reached a stumbling block. Under the agreement, Professor Taylor is to receive a lump-sum payment equal to one year's salary in exchange for his retirement and the release of any and all rights associated with his tenure status. While recognizing that the payment would be subject to income tax, Taylor contends that the amount is not earned income and thus should not be subject to the FICA tax. The university negotiators say that they are not aware of any authority that supports Taylor's view. In fact, they have learned that other universities in the state system have been withholding amounts for FICA for years in situations involving early retirement buyout packages for high-level administrators. The university's position is that lacking the authority to not withhold for FICA and given the precedent set in similar early retirement packages at other universities, they are obligated to withhold FICA from the payment. You want to come to the aid of Professor Taylor. Obviously, if the payments are considered wages subject to the FICA tax, the value of the offer to Professor Taylor will be significantly reduced. Can you find any authority for his position? Evaluate the position of the university and of the professor. Do the following: (1) Give your opinion. In it, show authorities, citing law, regulations, interpretations and decisions applicable. (2) Enumerate and explain every step you take in reaching your result. These are extremely important - just as important as the conclusion itself.

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he activities described by the following table are given for the Howard Corporation in​ Kansas:

Activity   Time (in weeks)   Immediate Predecessor(s)   Activity   Time (in weeks)   Immediate Predecessor(s)   Activity   Time (in weeks)   Immediate Predecessor(s)
A 10 - D 6 B G 6 E, F
B 6 A E 10   B H 6 D
C 3 A F 10 C I 2 G, H

b) The activities on the critical path are A-B-E-G-I

​c) what is the total project completion time for Howard Corporation in weeks?

​(Enter your response as a whole number.​)

​​​​​​Hewlitt Corporation established an early retirement program as part of its corporate restructuring. At the close of the voluntary sign-up period, 68 employees had elected early retirement. As a result of these early retirements, the company incurs the following obligations over the next eight years:

The cash requirements (in thousands of dollars) are due at the beginning of each year.

The corporate treasurer must determine how much money must be set aside today to meet the eight yearly financial obligations as they come due. The financing plan for the retirement program includes investments in government bonds as well as savings. The investments in government bonds are limited to three choices:

The government bonds have a par value of $1000, which means that even with different prices each bond pays $1000 at maturity. The rates shown are based on the par value. For purposes of planning, the treasurer assumed that any funds not invested in bonds will be placed in savings and earn interest at an annual rate of 4%.

a. write an LP to minimize the funds that Hewlitt must invest today in order that they can meet their yearly obligations.

b. what is the minimum amount of funds needed, and how much is invested in bond 1, bond 2, bond 3, and how much is put in savings each year.

which of the following is a net sugar source for a deciduous angiosperm tree?

A. new leaves in early spring

B. fruits in summer

C. roots in early spring

D. roots in early autumn

Which type of mutant would be most likely to produce a bushier phenotype?

A. strigolactone underproducer
B. auxin overproducer
C. cytokinin underproducer
D. strigolactone overproducer
E. gibberellin overproducer

Which of the following observations provides the strongest evidence against root pressure being the principal mechanism of water transport in the xylem?

A) Not all soils have high concentrations of ions.
B) Root pressure requires movement of water into the xylem from surrounding cells in the roots.
C) Over long distances, the force of root pressure is not enough to overcome the force of gravity.
D) There is no water potential gradient between roots and shoots.

During the night time, due to lack of transpiration, the water potential within the vascular cylinder ____________.

A. lowers due to accumulation of minerals

B. increases due to accumulation of minerals

C. lowers due to loss of minerals

D. increases due to loss of minerals

Mammalian eyes sense light because the photoreceptor cells have molecules called opsins, which change structure when exposed to light. Which of the following plant molecules would be analogous to mammalian opsins in their light-sensing ability?

A. auxin and phytochrome

B. auxin and Pfr

C. Pfr and phytochrome

D. cytokinins and phototropins

I need to know the reasons for the answers to these questions. Thank you in advance!

Lucky Traders is a subsidiary of United Traders, a US based trading company with a 31
December year end, and it is involved in the buying and selling of electronic accessories. Most of
the inventories that Lucky Traders sells are imported from the parent company that is based in
America.
Given the nature of the business, Mr. Luckiness expresses his concern on the fact that the
company is trading with companies that are not local companies. The company has been
experiencing losses, because of this; Mr. Luckiness is concerned that the company’s functional
currency is US Dollars as the invoices that they receive are quoted in US Dollars.
The consultant company for Lucky Traders have recommended that the company should enter a
Foreword Exchange contract to hedge for the risk of the exchange rate.
On 1 December 2019 Lucky Traders entered into the contract with Take A Little an American
based company to supply to them 15 000 boxes of accessories when the exchange rate was $ 1:
NAD14.00 and each of the box worth US$ 1 589. The stock was shipped FOB on the 10th
December 2019 when the exchange rate was $1: NAD13.00.
Due to the delay in the customs and clearance of the orders stock only arrived at the premises of
Lucky Traders on 15 December 2019 when the exchange rate was $1:NAD16.00 the debt was
not settled as at 31 December 2019 and the final payment was only made on the 31 January
2020. When the exchange rate was $1: NAD 17.50 at 31 December 2019
The company entered the FEC contract with Capelex Bank to fix the rate on the 31 January 2020
at $1:NAD15.50. Due to the outbreak of Covid-19 US Dollar has strengthen and Namibian dollar
has declined and the rate moved to $1: NAD 18.00.

The Forward Exchange Contract had the rates below:
Date $:NAD
01/12/19 -
31/12/19 1:17.00
31/01/2020 1:21.00

Required:


2.3 Calculate total loss/gain made foreign exchange on the transaction above for the
year ended 31 December 2019

2.4 Prepare the journal entry on 31 January when the transaction was fully settled.

Cigarette butts, the most littered items in the world, are posing an intractable trash problem for regulators and tobacco companies:  Throwing them on the ground is a firmly entrenched habit for many smokers.  According to the World Health Organization, the filters in cigarette butts are the biggest source of litter world-wide, including in the U.S.  The filters in the butts are made from cellulose acetate, a form of plastic that takes years to break down once discarded.  Studies show that butts often wash from sidewalks into drains and then waterways, where they can be toxic to fish.  In response, tobacco companies are testing biodegradable filters.

They are also turning to psychologists to understand why smokers litter.  Ultimately, companies hope to discover whether their behavior can be changed because it the practice of littering butts portrays smoking in a bad light.  About 65% of cigarettes smoked in the U.S. are littered (that is, tossed on the ground), according to Keep America Beautiful, a nonprofit whose cigarette litter prevention program is funded by the tobacco industry.  “That whole habit is so ingrained it becomes part of the ritual of taking the cigarette out of the pack, lighting it, smoking it, putting it on the ground,” said Christopher Proctor, chief scientific officer at British American Tobacco PLC, whose cigarette brands include Kent, Newport and Camel.  Psychologists believe that the small size of butts means littering seems of little consequence to smokers.

Assume that the psychologists have approached you, a marketing research expert, to help them conduct research that will determine if this is the case (that is, if smokers regard tossing butts as not littering).  They have come up with two possible research plans:

(A)    The first is a short online survey conducted with a panel of volunteer respondents who are smokers.

(B)    The second is a series of quick focus groups conducted with smokers recruited from offices, factories and public transportation hubs.

Only one plan can be undertaken.  Which of the two approaches do you recommend?  Explain why (1) you recommend the approach you do and (2) why it is superior to the other approach.  Assume the cost of using either approach is not relevant to your decision.  Begin your answer with either A or B.

Which molecule would you expect to be a free radical?

identify the intermolecular forces present in each of these substances h2o ch3cl ch4 co

How is malonyl Co-A involved in regulating fatty acid synthesis and beta oxidation?

What was the legal issue in Kalamazoo Spice Extraction Co. case and the final decision?