You would like to setup a website to sell towels, linens, pottery, and tableware from Portugal and are examining services for hosting small business internet storefronts. Your website should be able to take secure credit card payments and calculate shipping costs and taxes. Initially, you would like to display photos and descriptions of 40 products. Visit Yahoo! Small Business, GoDaddy, and iPage and compare the range of e-commerce hosting services they offer to small businesses, their capabilities and their costs.

Examine the tools they provide for creating an e-commerce site.

Compare these services and decide which you would use if you were actually establishing a web store.

Write a brief report indicating your choice and explaining the strengths and weaknesses of each service.

Problem 6-20 CVP Applications: Break-Even Analysis; Cost Structure; Target Sales [LO6-1, LO6-3, LO6-4, LO6-5, LO6-6, LO6-8]

Northwood Company manufactures basketballs. The company has a ball that sells for $25. At present, the ball is manufactured in a small plant that relies heavily on direct labor workers. Thus, variable expenses are high, totaling $15.00 per ball, of which 60% is direct labor cost.

Last year, the company sold 30,500 of these balls, with the following results:

Required:

1. Compute (a) last year's CM ratio and the break-even point in balls, and (b) the degree of operating leverage at last year’s sales level.

2. Due to an increase in labor rates, the company estimates that next year's variable expenses will increase by $3.00 per ball. If this change takes place and the selling price per ball remains constant at $25.00, what will be next year's CM ratio and the break-even point in balls?

3. Refer to the data in (2) above. If the expected change in variable expenses takes place, how many balls will have to be sold next year to earn the same net operating income, $98,000, as last year?

4. Refer again to the data in (2) above. The president feels that the company must raise the selling price of its basketballs. If Northwood Company wants to maintain the same CM ratio as last year (as computed in requirement 1a), what selling price per ball must it charge next year to cover the increased labor costs?

5. Refer to the original data. The company is discussing the construction of a new, automated manufacturing plant. The new plant would slash variable expenses per ball by 40.00%, but it would cause fixed expenses per year to double. If the new plant is built, what would be the company’s new CM ratio and new break-even point in balls?

6. Refer to the data in (5) above.

a. If the new plant is built, how many balls will have to be sold next year to earn the same net operating income, $98,000, as last year?

b. Assume the new plant is built and that next year the company manufactures and sells 30,500 balls (the same number as sold last year). Prepare a contribution format income statement and compute the degree of operating leverage.

8. You are tasked with trying to restore the biodiversity in a national park. How might your understanding of keystone species affect your management plans?

9. Earth can support more people who are vegetarians than people who regularly consume meat. Why do you think this is?

10. If only 10% of the energy available in a plant is turned into body tissue of a cow, what happens to the other 90%?

11. Which do you think would be a more stable ecosystem: one where each species has only one connection to another species, or one where each species has five connections to other species? Explain your answer.

12. Which community would support the greatest diversity of species—a community composed of species with broad ecological niches or a community composed of species with narrow, specialized ecological niches? Explain your answer.

Look over Samantha's Handout of Information you were provided above. Similar to how you wrote about your goals for your own Diet Analysis, use Samantha's information to answer these questions.

• Do you think that Samantha's diet is sufficient enough to satisfy her hunger?
• Suggest FOUR changes in her diet (focus on food groups, nutrients, and other specific categories)
• Explain how she can make each change (i.e., decrease X, increase Y, etc. and by eating specifically which types of foods - please give examples
• What will happen if she stays on the current path and doesn't make the particular change you suggest?

Again, be specific. Do not just say food X has more nutrients - explain which nutrients exactly (in other words, for example, type of carb, type of fat, type of vitamins and/or minerals, etc., etc.). Explain the health effects of each change as you discuss, do not list overall health benefits in a sentence at the end of the suggested three changes.

Remember to use food examples and explain changes rather than saying "she needs to eat healthier, eat better, watch his weight," etc.).  

iProfile / Intake Compared to DRI / Basic View Samantha
Start date: Tue Nov 27 2018 End date: Tue Nov 27 2018
Nutrient My DRI My Intakes
Kilocalories 2592 kcal 2780 kcal
107.2%
Calories from Fat 648 - 907 kcal 714 kcal within recommended range
Fat, Total 72 - 101 g 79 g within recommended range
Saturated Fat < 28.8 g 29.7 g above recommended range
Trans Fatty Acid minimize 0.0 g within recommended range
Monounsaturated Fat not determined 10.4 g n/a
Polyunsaturated Fat not determined 6.1 g n/a
PFA 18:2, Linoleic 16.0 g 5.3 g
33.4%
PFA 18:3, Linolenic 1.6 g 0.5 g
31.3%
Cholesterol not determined 134 mg n/a
Carbohydrate 292 - 421 g 452 g above recommended range
Sugar, Total not determined 292 g n/a
Dietary Fiber, Total 38 g 11 g
28.1%
Soluble Fiber not determined 0 g n/a
Insoluble Fiber not determined 0 g n/a
Protein 65 - 194 g 70 g within recommended range
Protein Based on Body
Weight
64 g 70 g
108.9%
Moisture 3300 g 249 g
7.5%
Vitamin A (RAE) 900 μg 740 μg
82.2%
Vitamin D (ug) 15 μg 7 μg
47.8%
Vitamin E (Alpha-
Tocopherol)
15 mg 2 mg
16.1%
Vitamin K 75 μg 11 μg
14.6%
Thiamin 1.2 mg 1.7 mg
145.0%
Riboflavin 1.3 mg 2.2 mg
166.9%
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Nutrient My DRI My Intakes
Niacin 16 mg 24 mg
152.7%
Pantothenic Acid 5.0 mg 2.3 mg
46.2%
Pyridoxine (Vitamin B6) 1.3 mg 2.4 mg
183.8%
Folate (DFE) 400 μg 1405 μg
351.2%
Cobalamin (Vitamin B12) 2.4 μg 7.2 μg
299.2%
Vitamin C 75 mg 28 mg
37.2%
Sodium 1500 - 2300 mg 3269 mg above recommended range
Potassium 4700 mg 1157 mg
24.6%
Calcium 1300 mg 734 mg
56.5%
Magnesium 410 mg 123 mg
30.1%
Iron 11 mg 19 mg
172.7%
Zinc 11 mg 18 mg
159.6%
Alcohol not determined 0 g n/a
Caffeine not determined 347 mg n/a

iProfile / Intake Spreadsheet Samantha
Start date: Tue Nov 27 2018 End date: Tue Nov 27 2018
Item Name Quantity Weight Kilocalories
(kcal)
Calories
from Fat
(kcal)
SNICKERS Candy Bar 1 items 52.7 g 250.0 108.0
STARBUCKS FRAPPUCCINO Bottled Coffee
Drink, Coffee
9.5 fl.oz 280.6 g 200.0 27.0
STARBUCKS FRAPPUCCINO Bottled Coffee
Drink, Coffee
9.5 fl.oz 280.6 g 200.0 27.0
MOUNTAIN DEW Soda 12 fl.oz 354.5 g 170.0 0.0
PIZZA HUT Pizza, Ultimate Cheese Lover's,
Pan, Medium, 12 inch
3 slcs 276.0 g 810.0 351.0
GENERAL MILLS LUCKY CHARMS Cereal 3 cups 108.0 g 440.0 36.0
Milk, Whole 3.3% 8 fl.oz 244.0 g 148.8 71.4
French Fries, Fried in Vegetable Oil, Fast
Food
2.5 oz 70.9 g 221.1 93.9
MOUNTAIN DEW Soda 24 fl.oz 709.0 g 340.0 0.0
Totals 2780 714
Item Name Fat, Total
(g)
Saturated
Fat (g)
Trans Fatty
Acid (g)
Monounsatu
rated Fat (g)
SNICKERS Candy Bar 12.0 4.5 0.0 4.15
STARBUCKS FRAPPUCCINO Bottled Coffee
Drink, Coffee
3.0 2.0 0.0 -
STARBUCKS FRAPPUCCINO Bottled Coffee
Drink, Coffee
3.0 2.0 0.0 -
MOUNTAIN DEW Soda 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
PIZZA HUT Pizza, Ultimate Cheese Lover's,
Pan, Medium, 12 inch
39.0 15.0 0.0 -
GENERAL MILLS LUCKY CHARMS Cereal 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Milk, Whole 3.3% 7.9 4.55 - 1.98
French Fries, Fried in Vegetable Oil, Fast
Food
10.4 1.65 0.04 4.23
MOUNTAIN DEW Soda 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
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Totals 79 29.7 0.0 10.4
Item Name Polyunsatur
ated Fat (g)
PFA 18:2,
Linoleic (g)
PFA 18:3,
Linolenic (g)
Cholesterol
(mg)
SNICKERS Candy Bar 1.76 1.56 0.02 5.0
STARBUCKS FRAPPUCCINO Bottled Coffee
Drink, Coffee
- - - 15.0
STARBUCKS FRAPPUCCINO Bottled Coffee
Drink, Coffee
- - - 15.0
MOUNTAIN DEW Soda 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
PIZZA HUT Pizza, Ultimate Cheese Lover's,
Pan, Medium, 12 inch
- - - 75.0
GENERAL MILLS LUCKY CHARMS Cereal 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Milk, Whole 3.3% 0.47 0.29 0.18 24.4
French Fries, Fried in Vegetable Oil, Fast
Food
3.82 3.5 0.3 0.0
MOUNTAIN DEW Soda 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Totals 6.1 5.3 0.5 134
Item Name Carbohydrat
e (g)
Sugar, Total
(g)
Dietary
Fiber, Total
(g)
Soluble
Fiber (g)
SNICKERS Candy Bar 33.0 27.0 1.0 -
STARBUCKS FRAPPUCCINO Bottled Coffee
Drink, Coffee
37.0 32.0 0.0 0.0
STARBUCKS FRAPPUCCINO Bottled Coffee
Drink, Coffee
37.0 32.0 0.0 0.0
MOUNTAIN DEW Soda 46.0 46.0 0.0 0.0
PIZZA HUT Pizza, Ultimate Cheese Lover's,
Pan, Medium, 12 inch
78.0 6.0 3.0 -
GENERAL MILLS LUCKY CHARMS Cereal 88.0 44.0 4.0 -
Milk, Whole 3.3% 11.7 12.3 0.0 0.0
French Fries, Fried in Vegetable Oil, Fast
Food
29.4 0.2 2.7 -
MOUNTAIN DEW Soda 92.0 92.0 0.0 0.0
Totals 452 292 11 0
Item Name Insoluble Protein (g) Moisture (g) Vitamin A
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Fiber (g) (RAE) (μg)
SNICKERS Candy Bar - 4.0 3.3 24.2
STARBUCKS FRAPPUCCINO Bottled Coffee
Drink, Coffee
0.0 6.0 - 0.0
STARBUCKS FRAPPUCCINO Bottled Coffee
Drink, Coffee
0.0 6.0 - 0.0
MOUNTAIN DEW Soda 0.0 0.0 - 0.0
PIZZA HUT Pizza, Ultimate Cheese Lover's,
Pan, Medium, 12 inch
- 36.0 - -
GENERAL MILLS LUCKY CHARMS Cereal - 8.0 3.4 603.7
Milk, Whole 3.3% 0.0 7.7 215.0 112.2
French Fries, Fried in Vegetable Oil, Fast
Food
- 2.4 27.3 0.0
MOUNTAIN DEW Soda 0.0 0.0 - 0.0
Totals 0 70 249 740
Item Name Vitamin D
(ug) (μg)
Vitamin E
(Alpha-
Tocopherol)
(mg)
Vitamin K
(μg)
Thiamin
(mg)
SNICKERS Candy Bar 0.0 0.8 1.0 0.03
STARBUCKS FRAPPUCCINO Bottled Coffee
Drink, Coffee
- - - -
STARBUCKS FRAPPUCCINO Bottled Coffee
Drink, Coffee
- - - -
MOUNTAIN DEW Soda - - - -
PIZZA HUT Pizza, Ultimate Cheese Lover's,
Pan, Medium, 12 inch
- - - -
GENERAL MILLS LUCKY CHARMS Cereal 4.0 0.3 1.3 1.48
Milk, Whole 3.3% 3.2 0.2 0.7 0.11
French Fries, Fried in Vegetable Oil, Fast
Food
0.0 1.2 7.9 0.12
MOUNTAIN DEW Soda - - - -
Totals 7 2 11 1.7
Item Name Riboflavin
(mg)
Niacin (mg) Pantothenic
Acid (mg)
Pyridoxine
(Vitamin B6)
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(mg)
SNICKERS Candy Bar 0.06 2.1 0.31 0.05
STARBUCKS FRAPPUCCINO Bottled Coffee
Drink, Coffee
- - - -
STARBUCKS FRAPPUCCINO Bottled Coffee
Drink, Coffee
- - - -
MOUNTAIN DEW Soda - - - -
PIZZA HUT Pizza, Ultimate Cheese Lover's,
Pan, Medium, 12 inch
- - - -
GENERAL MILLS LUCKY CHARMS Cereal 1.68 20.0 0.68 2.0
Milk, Whole 3.3% 0.41 0.2 0.91 0.08
French Fries, Fried in Vegetable Oil, Fast
Food
0.02 2.1 0.41 0.26
MOUNTAIN DEW Soda - - - -
Totals 2.2 24 2.3 2.4
Item Name Folate
(DFE) (μg)
Cobalamin
(Vitamin
B12) (μg)
Vitamin C
(mg)
Sodium
(mg)
SNICKERS Candy Bar 18.2 0.09 0.6 120.0
STARBUCKS FRAPPUCCINO Bottled Coffee
Drink, Coffee
- - 0.0 100.0
STARBUCKS FRAPPUCCINO Bottled Coffee
Drink, Coffee
- - 0.0 100.0
MOUNTAIN DEW Soda - - 0.0 65.0
PIZZA HUT Pizza, Ultimate Cheese Lover's,
Pan, Medium, 12 inch
- - - 1740.0
GENERAL MILLS LUCKY CHARMS Cereal 1353.2 6.0 24.0 760.0
Milk, Whole 3.3% 12.2 1.09 0.0 104.9
French Fries, Fried in Vegetable Oil, Fast
Food
21.3 0.0 3.3 148.8
MOUNTAIN DEW Soda - - 0.0 130.0
Totals 1405 7.2 28 3269
Item Name Potassium
(mg)
Calcium
(mg)
Magnesium
(mg)
Iron (mg)
SNICKERS Candy Bar 189.6 40.0 42.3 0.4
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STARBUCKS FRAPPUCCINO Bottled Coffee
Drink, Coffee
20.0 3.0 - 0.0
STARBUCKS FRAPPUCCINO Bottled Coffee
Drink, Coffee
20.0 3.0 - 0.0
MOUNTAIN DEW Soda 5.0 0.0 - 0.0
PIZZA HUT Pizza, Ultimate Cheese Lover's,
Pan, Medium, 12 inch
- - - -
GENERAL MILLS LUCKY CHARMS Cereal 180.0 400.0 32.0 18.0
Milk, Whole 3.3% 322.1 275.7 24.4 0.1
French Fries, Fried in Vegetable Oil, Fast
Food
410.4 12.8 24.8 0.6
MOUNTAIN DEW Soda 10.0 0.0 - 0.0
Totals 1157 734 123 19
Item Name Zinc (mg) Alcohol (g) Caffeine
(mg)
SNICKERS Candy Bar 1.3 0.0 4.7
STARBUCKS FRAPPUCCINO Bottled Coffee
Drink, Coffee
- 0.0 90.0
STARBUCKS FRAPPUCCINO Bottled Coffee
Drink, Coffee
- 0.0 90.0
MOUNTAIN DEW Soda - 0.0 54.0
PIZZA HUT Pizza, Ultimate Cheese Lover's,
Pan, Medium, 12 inch
- 0.0 0.0
GENERAL MILLS LUCKY CHARMS Cereal 15.0 0.0 0.0
Milk, Whole 3.3% 0.9 0.0 0.0
French Fries, Fried in Vegetable Oil, Fast
Food
0.3 0.0 0.0
MOUNTAIN DEW Soda - 0.0 108.0
Totals 18 0 347

What determines the taste of cheddar cheese? Experimenters assessed the concentration of lactic acid, acetic acid, and hydrogen sulfide in randomly chosen pieces of cheddar cheese that were also rated for taste by a panel of food tasters (the higher the score, the tastier). Data from the study are shown in the provided table, “Acetic” and are actually log‑transformed concentrations.

Using the software of your choice, make a scatterplot for each of the three explanatory variables with taste on the y‑axis and find the appropriate correlation coefficient.

Find the correlation coefficient for Taste and Acetic. (Enter your answer rounded to three decimal places).

Find the correlation coefficient for Taste and H2S . (Enter your answer rounded to three decimal places)

Find the correlation coefficient for Taste and Lactic. (Enter your answer rounded to three decimal places).

Friction Experiment

Procedure:

1. On the pulley place 50 grams weight on the block which is 0.05kg
2. Attach the wood block using a string and hanger
3. Place the hanger on the other side of the pulley

Use additional weight and put them on the hanger in order to achieve a constant velocity

Data A:

Procedure:

1. Place 50 grams on top of the wood block and 50 grams on the hanger and observe acceleration. Use additional weight if necessary
2. Record the time for the motion
3. Calculate experimental acceleration
4. Calculate theoretical acceleration
5. Compare using percent error formula
6. Repeat one more time

Formulas A:

• M1= Mw+n*50 (n is an integer, start with n=1, go to n=4)
• N=M1 g
• Fnet= M2 g
• Mu= Fnet/N

Data B:

Formulas B:

• A(experiment)= 2d/t^2
• Average mu= 0.25 --> mu=0.25 for equation below
• A(theory)= (M2 g- mu M1 g)/(M1+M2)

Question: I'm looking for the formulas worked out for both data tables

ex: plugging in what numbers into what equation to get answers from both data tables?

Use the following balance sheets and income statement to answer this question

Calculate the firm’s free-cash-flow (FCF) for Tully during 2019 and carefully interpret the meaning of free cash flow that you calculated to the firm's investors.

Question 1

An office will increase salary to its top 8% employees on the basis of a performance score the office created for each employee. The performance score is approximately normal with mean 82.5 and standard deviation 9.25.

How high must an employee score in order to qualify for increase in the salary?

Group of answer choices

87.50

85.75

95.50

82.50

Question 2

The performance score of employees in an office is approximately normal with mean 82.5 and standard deviation 9.25.

What is the third quartile (Q3) of the performance score of the employees?

(Hints: Recall that the third quartile is a score with 75% data values below it and 25% data values above it)

Group of answer choices

9.25

88.74

82.50

76.26

Question 3

Running times for 400 meters are Normally distributed for young men between 18 and 30 years of age with a mean of 93 seconds and a standard deviation of 16 seconds. How fast does a man have to run to be in the top 5% of runners (quickest runner)?

Group of answer choices

119.32 seconds

66.68 seconds

109.32 seconds

93.68 seconds

Question 4

The typical college freshman spends an average (mean) of 150 minutes per day with a standard deviation of 50 minutes on social media. The distribution of time on social media is known to be Normal.

What is the probability that students will spend between 140 minutes and 200 minutes on social media?

Group of answer choices

0.22

0.82

0.62

0.42

Question 5

A company produces packets of soap powder labeled “Giant Size 32 Ounces.” The actual weight of soap powder in such a box has a Normal distribution with a mean of 33 oz and a standard deviation of 0.7 oz. The company says a box of soap is considered underweight if it weighs less than 32 oz.

What is the probability that a box of soap is underweight (i.e., weigh less than 32 oz)?

Group of answer choices

0.7066

0.0766

0.7

0.5066

Thunder Bay Entertainment Inc. has two separate divisions: DVD rental and sporting goods. The beta of the entire company is 1.25. The beta of the DVD rentals division is 0.8 and the beta of the sporting goods division is 1.5. The risk-free rate is 4 percent and the market risk premium is 7.5 percent. Which of the following independent projects should the company undertake?