1. Female labor force participation (LFP) tends to be markedly lower in the MENA region when compared to other world regions. Some scholars have claimed that this phenomenon can be traced to the traditional culture and/or the dominant religion (i.e., Islam) in the region. Others attribute the outcome to the presence large natural resource rents.
   (a)   What is the theoretical argument why natural resource rents may reduce female LFP? Who has present empirical evidence in favor of this hypothesis?
   (b)   Some scholars have argued that rather reducing female LFP, natural resource rents may actually be associated with higher female LFP rates. What are the theoretical arguments and the empirical evidence in favor of this hypothesis?
2. There are many studies that suggest an association between low female LFP some religious affiliations and cultural backgrounds, which may explain the situation in the MENA region. What sort of empirical evidence do these studies produce to support these claims?

In a 2012 Washington Post article entitled "Is College Too Easy? As Study Time Falls, Debate Rises," Daniel de Vise reports that "over the past half-century, the amount of time college students actually study, has dwindled from 24 hours a week to about 15... "No standard deviation is given, but let's assume that standard deviation is 2.5 hours.

1.) Suppose a college student is selected at random. Use the empirical rule to estimate how likely it is that this student studied between 10 and 17.5 hours per week.

2.) Suppose a college student is selected at random. Use the empirical rule to estimate how likely it is that this student studied between 17.5 and 20 hours per week.

3.) Suppose a college student is selected at random. Use the empirical rule to estimate how likely it is that this student studies more than 20 hours per week.

A group of Brigham Young University- Idaho Students collected data of the speed of vehicles traveling through a construction zone on a state highway, where the posted construction speed limit was 25 mph. The recorded speed for 14 randomly selected vehicles is given below.

20, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 34, 36, 38, 39, 40, 40

a. determine the sample standard deviation of the speeds

b. comment on the appropriateness of using the Empirical Rule to make any general comments about the drivers speed.

c. Use the empirical rule to estimate the percentage of speeds that are between 26 and 38 mph.

d. determine the actuall percentage of drivers whose speeds are between 26 and 38 mph.

e. Use the Empirical Rule to estimate the percentage of speeds that are greater than 26 mph (so they exceed the posted speed limit)

f. determine the actual percentage of drivers whose speeds are 26 mph or higher.

{Exercise 3.29 (Algorithmic)}

The results of a national survey showed that on average, adults sleep 6.9 hours per night. Suppose that the standard deviation is 1 hours.

Round your answers to the nearest whole number.

1. Use Chebyshev's theorem to calculate the percentage of individuals who sleep between 4.9 and 8.9 hours.
   At least %
   
2. Use Chebyshev's theorem to calculate the percentage of individuals who sleep between 3.9 and 9.9 hours.
   At least %
   
3. Assume that the number of hours of sleep follows a bell-shaped distribution. Use the empirical rule to calculate the percentage of individuals who sleep between 4.9 and 8.9 hours per day.
   %
   
   How does this result compare to the value that you obtained using Chebyshev's theorem in part (a)?
   SelectThe empirical rule produces a larger percentage than Chebyshev's theoremChebyshev's theorem produces a larger percentage than the empirical ruleBoth methods produce the same percentage

1. Draw a class diagram for a real estate firm that lists property for sale. The following describes the organization:

• The firm has a number of sales offices in several states; location is an attribute of sales office.
• Each sales office is assigned one or more employees. Attributes of employee include employeeID and employeeName. An employee must be assigned to only one sales office.
• For each sales office, there is always one employee assigned to manage that office. An employee may manage only the sales office to which he or she is assigned.
• The firm lists property for sale. Attributes of property include propertyName and location.
• Each unit of property must be listed with one (and only one) of the sales offices.
• A sales office may have any number of properties listed, or may have no properties listed.
• Each unit of property has one or more owners. Attributes of owner are ownerName and address. An owner may own one or more units of property. For each property that an owner owns, an attribute called percentOwned indicates what percentage of the property is owned by the owner.

2. Consider a database schema with a relation EMP whose attributes are as shown below, with types specified for multivalued attributes. (Oracle database for writing SQL)

EMP= (ename, ChildrenSet multiset(Children), SkillSet multiset(Skills))

Children = (name, birthday)

Skills = (type, ExamSet setof(Exams))

Exams = (year, city)

1. Define the above schema in SQL, with appropriate types for each attribute.
2. Using the above schema, write the following queries in SQL.
   1. Find the names of all employees who have a child born on or after January 1, 2000.
   2. Find those employees who took an examination for the skill type “typing” in the city “Dayton”.
   3. List all skill types in the relation EMP.

1. The regression equation below describes a multivariable linear regression model for average salary among faculty who received initial K Award funding in 2000-2003 (Jagsi, et al, JAMA, June 13, 2012—Vol 307, No. 22, Table 3) Average Salary = 166 094 + 13,399*Male + 48,205*(Full Professor) + 17,007*(Associate Professor) + 60,379*(Surgical Specialties) – 10,190*(Hospital-based Specialties) – 1,317*(Specialties for Children, Women and Families) + 393*(Number of Publications – 30) +31,232*(Leadership position) – 361*(Percent Research Time) +19,070*(Moderate Paying Specialty) + 51,204*(High-paying Specialty) + 100,734*(Extremely High-paying Specialty)

A. What is the predicted salary of a male associate professor in hospital-based, moderate paying specialty, non-leadership position, with 31 publications and 50 percent research time?

B. What is the predicted salary of a female associate professor in hospital-based, moderate paying specialty, non-leadership position, with 31 publications and 50 percent research time?

C. What is the interpretation of the slope for gender in the model?

D. What is the predicted salary of a male assistant professor in medical, moderate paying specialty, non-leadership position, with 10 publications and 60 percent research time?

E. What is the interpretation of the intercept? Does it make sense?

How does our Health Care Organization establish and update patient management protocols?

update your own comments on "Trade-off between risk and Return"

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The accounting profit before tax of Jameson Ltd for the year ended 30 June 2018 was $320,000. It included the following revenue and expense items:

The draft statement of financial position as at 30 June 2018 included the following assets and liabilities:

Additional information:

a) All plant was purchased on 1 July 2015. The tax depreciation rate for plant is 20%. The plant sold on 30 June 2018 cost $66,667.

b) A tax deduction for development expenditure of 125% of the $120,000 spent during the year is available under income tax legislation. The profit before tax reflects the amount of development costs amortised in the current period.

c) Assume all depreciation rates are on a straight line basis.

d) Rent is assessed for tax when received in cash.

e) Actual amounts paid for insurance are allowed as a tax deduction.

f) No deduction is allowed for taxation purposes in relation to entertainment, fines and penalties.

g) Legal fees of $4,200 are capital in nature and non-deductible for tax purposes.

h) For tax purposes, restructuring costs are deductible only when paid.

i) The company pays tax in quarterly instalments. The following payments were made during the year ended 30 June 2018:

j) Except for the quarterly instalments above, no journal entries related to tax have been recorded for the year ended 2018. Assume the tax balances at 30 June 2017 are correct.

k) The tax rate is 30%.

  
Required:

1. Calculate the taxable income and current tax liability using an appropriate worksheet for the year ended 30 June 2018 (show all workings).

2. Prepare the deferred tax worksheet to calculate the deferred tax asset and liability balances and adjustments for the year ended 30 June 2018. Include all accounts and net balances where appropriate.

3. Prepare the journal entries to recognise the current tax liability, deferred tax assets and liabilities at 30 June 2018 calculated in 1. and 2.

The accounting profit before tax of Jameson Ltd for the year ended 30 June 2018 was $320,000. It included the following revenue and expense items:

The draft statement of financial position as at 30 June 2018 included the following assets and liabilities:

Additional information:

a) All plant was purchased on 1 July 2015. The tax depreciation rate for plant is 20%. The plant sold on 30 June 2018 cost $66,667.

b) A tax deduction for development expenditure of 125% of the $120,000 spent during the year is available under income tax legislation. The profit before tax reflects the amount of development costs amortised in the current period.

c) Assume all depreciation rates are on a straight line basis.

d) Rent is assessed for tax when received in cash.

e) Actual amounts paid for insurance are allowed as a tax deduction.

f) No deduction is allowed for taxation purposes in relation to entertainment, fines and penalties.

g) Legal fees of $4,200 are capital in nature and non-deductible for tax purposes.

h) For tax purposes, restructuring costs are deductible only when paid.

i) The company pays tax in quarterly instalments. The following payments were made during the year ended 30 June 2018:

j) Except for the quarterly instalments above, no journal entries related to tax have been recorded for the year ended 2018. Assume the tax balances at 30 June 2017 are correct.

k) The tax rate is 30%.

  
Required:

1. Calculate the taxable income and current tax liability using an appropriate worksheet for the year ended 30 June 2018 (show all workings).

2. Prepare the deferred tax worksheet to calculate the deferred tax asset and liability balances and adjustments for the year ended 30 June 2018. Include all accounts and net balances where appropriate.

3. Prepare the journal entries to recognise the current tax liability, deferred tax assets and liabilities at 30 June 2018 calculated in 1. and 2.