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Define the profit function of the private insurer in the line of health insurance. That is,...

Define the profit function of the private insurer in the line of health insurance. That is, what are the revenues and costs of the insurance firm? Based on your definition, analyze the effects of the following exogenous changes on the insurer's profit: a.) an increase in insurance rate; b.) an increase in the insurer's share price in the stock market; c.) a general increase in health care expenditures; d.) an increase in population size; e.) an increase in the country's unemployment rate; f.) a shift of the payment system from fee-for-service to capitation.

In: Economics

SL is faced with a decline in demand due to the downsizing of its major customer....

SL is faced with a decline in demand due to the downsizing of its major customer. LR, the company's controller, is considering a number of changes which may affect the company's profitability.

Explain how SL's break-even point would change if:
-The selling price per unit decrease.
-Fixed costs increased throughout the entire range of activity.
-Sales people were now compensated on 75% commission and 25% salary and opposed to 75% salary and 25% commission as they were prior.

In: Accounting

1) Annie says "you can't run a linear system on a finite planet indefinitely." Another way...

1) Annie says "you can't run a linear system on a finite planet indefinitely." Another way to say this is you can't have unlimited economic growth with limited resources. What does this mean and what does it mean for the future?

2) What changes are needed to ensure that our way of life supports rather than undermines the planet's biological systems on which we depend? (Use in your response 2 of the following terms, externalizing costs, dioxins, perceived, or planned obsolescence.)

In: Economics

Discuss some of the factors, including local and federal politics that inhibited the early war against...

Discuss some of the factors, including local and federal politics that inhibited the early war against AIDS.

a. What would have happened if CDC had more support to investigate the initial outbreak?

b. What changes in policy and medicine have improved the life span of HIV positive individuals?

c. Have the factors you identified in 4b, changed more than just the lifespan? Identify at least one way in which these factors have impacted Public health work to end HIV.

In: Nursing

In roughly 3 pages, reflect upon the reasons WHY the sugar is in existence to begin...

In roughly 3 pages, reflect upon the reasons WHY the sugar is in existence to begin with, explain your thoughts/feelings about this. Do you foresee any changes in the future? Explain. Take a stance, for or against sugar and/or forms of sugar in our food. 
A fairly solid reason explanation of WHY you feel this way. Make clear your personal feelings/beliefs about the use of sugar. Clarify your position by citing reasons and give examples. Include at least four references.

In: Anatomy and Physiology

A space station shaped like a giant wheel has a radius of 1.00 x 102 m...

A space station shaped like a giant wheel has a radius of 1.00 x 102 m and a moment of inertia of 5.00 x 108 kgm2. A crew of 150 lives on the rim, and the station is rotating so that the crew experiences an apparent acceleration of 1.0g. When 120 people move to the center of the station for a union meeting, the angular speed changes. What apparent acceleration is experienced by the mangers remaining at the rim? Assume the average mass of a crew member is 65.0 kg.

Please show ALL work

In: Physics

A company produces and sells two products – A and B. During January 2020 A were...

A company produces and sells two products – A and B. During January 2020 A were sold at the
amount of $19,200 and its variable expenses were $6,336. B were sold at the amount of $32,800
and its variable expenses were $11,344. Fixed expenses were $32,280.
Compute
1. Break-even point for the company in total sales dollars. Show your calculation

2. If the sales mix shifts toward A without changes in total sales, what is the company’s break-
even point? Explain.

In: Accounting

1. Explain how 2 determinants of health influence hygiene practices. (2 marks) 2.The nurse is instructed...

1. Explain how 2 determinants of health influence hygiene practices.

2.The nurse is instructed to wash a patient’s arms and legs from distal to proximal. What does this mean and what is the rationale for this?

3. When providing perineal care for a female why do we wash from front to back?

4. Why should people with diabetes or peripheral vascular disease not soak their feet for long periods of time?

5. Describe 3 age related changes that will impact a person’s hygiene.

In: Nursing

Global crisis such as the COVID19 pandemic may prompt the introduction of new regulations or the...

Global crisis such as the COVID19 pandemic may prompt the introduction of new regulations

or the revision of existing ones to ensure financial system stability and soundness during and

after such crisis. Discuss the effects of the COVID19 pandemic on financial regulations and

regulatory changes. Discuss the implications of global regulatory response to the

COVID19 pandemic to the financial services firms. Propose a risk management

framework for any of the sub-sectors of the financial services sector with the aim of ensuring

the sub-sector’s resilience during and after the COVID19 pandemic

In: Finance

Which of the following is incorrect? Select one: A. Your relative valuation could be right at...

Which of the following is incorrect?

Select one:

A. Your relative valuation could be right at the same time when the stock is truly overvalued.

B. Studies have found that PE ratio is more sensitive to changes in expected growth in low interest rate environment.

C. A potential problem for sector-specific multiples (e.g., EV/subscribers) is that it is hard to define the relationship between the EV and the number of subscribers.

D. Market may respond to earnings surprises less significantly in a low interest rate environment.

In: Finance