Many regions in North and South Carolina and Georgia have experienced rapid population growth over the last 10 years. It is expected that the growth will continue over the next 10 years. This has motivated many of the large grocery store chains to build new stores in the region. The Kelley’s Super Grocery Stores Inc. chain is no exception. The director of planning for Kelley’s Super Grocery Stores wants to study adding more stores in this region. He believes there are two main factors that indicate the amount families spend on groceries. The first is their income and the other is the number of people in the family. The director gathered the following sample information.

Food and income are reported in thousands of dollars per year, and the variable size refers to the number of people in the household.

1. a-2. Do you see any problem with multicollinearity?

1. b-1. Determine the regression equation. (Round your answer to 3 decimal places.)

The regression equation is:  

Food=_________+_________Income+________size.  

1. b-2. How much does an additional family member add to the amount spent on food? (Round your answer to the nearest dollar amount.)

Another member of the family adds__________to the food bill.

1. c-1. What is the value of R²? (Round your answer to 3 decimal places.)

R2________

1. c-2. Complete the ANOVA (Leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required. Round SS, MS to 4 decimal places and F to 2 decimal places.)

Source DF SS MS F p-value

Regression

Error

Total

1. c-3. State the decision rule for 0.05 significance level. H₀: = β₁ = β₂ = 0; H₁: Not all β_i's = 0. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

H0 is rejected if F>______

1. c-4. Can we reject H₀: = β₁ = β₂ = 0?

______H0. At least one of the regression coefficients is ______

1. d-1. Complete the table given below. (Leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required. Round Coefficient, SE Coefficient, P to 4 decimal places and T to 2 decimal places.)

1. d-2. Would you consider deleting either of the independent variables?

5. State true or false.

From the graph the residuals appear normally distributed.

• True

• False

6. Choose the right option from the following graph.

• There is a homoscedasticity problem.

• There is no homoscedasticity problem.

Bob the Farmer grows vegetables at his farm in South Dakota. He grows his vegetables for sale to food companies. On November 1, he sells his vegetables to Granny’s Pie Company for $65,000, inclusive of 13% VAT. Granny’s Pie Company uses his vegetables to produce savory meat and vegetable pies (they’re huge in the UK). After the production of the pies is complete, Granny’s Pie Company sells the pies to Winn Dixie Grocery Stores for $140,000, inclusive of 13% VAT. Winn Dixie Grocery Stores subsequently sell all of the pies to consumers for $200,000, inclusive of 13% VAT. Assume that meat and vegetable pies are not subject to VAT exemptions (the government has deemed them not essential).

a) How much VAT is remitted to the government in total?

b) How much VAT is remitted to the government at each stage in the production process, and by whom? 4 points Advanced Taxation Spring 2020 c) How much net tax burden is economically borne by each participant in the production process/supply chain?

Bob the Farmer grows vegetables at his farm in South Dakota. He grows his vegetables for sale to food companies. On November 1, he sells his vegetables to Granny’s Pie Company for $65,000, inclusive of 13% VAT. Granny’s Pie Company uses his vegetables to produce savory meat and vegetable pies (they’re huge in the UK). After the production of the pies is complete, Granny’s Pie Company sells the pies to Winn Dixie Grocery Stores for $140,000, inclusive of 13% VAT. Winn Dixie Grocery Stores subsequently sell all of the pies to consumers for $200,000, inclusive of 13% VAT. Assume that meat and vegetable pies are not subject to VAT exemptions (the government has deemed them not essential).

a) How much VAT is remitted to the government in total?

b) How much VAT is remitted to the government at each stage in the production process, and by whom? 4 points Advanced Taxation Spring 2020 c) How much net tax burden is economically borne by each participant in the production process/supply chain?

Using South University Online Library or the Internet, research on a sexually transmitted disease (STD) policy of the state you reside in. Once you identify an STD policy from the state you reside in, visit your state health department or browse your state's website and search for the STD policy you selected.

Next, write a research paper describing this public health policy analysis and background. The final paper should include the following:

A title page

An introduction of policy analysis in two to three paragraphs discussing the following:

Overview

Purpose

A bodyHealth policy background (one page):

The state's role in the policy-making process

The purpose of public health policy

Public health policy analysis five-step process discussing the following:

A problem statement (in the form of a question) (two paragraphs)

Background of a policy analysis provides factual information needed to understand the problem. Include economic issues of policy as well as regulatory policy (two pages).

The landscape section of a policy analysis identifies key stakeholders and describes the factors that are needed to analyze the problem. Write the landscape section on policy analysis. Include balance of patient rights versus protecting the population. Include any influence from government insurance programs. Your response should be of at least three pages

Options (three or four) to address the policy problem. Your response should be of at least three pages.

Recommendations section should clearly identify three options. Which of the three options is favored and why is it is preferred over the other ones. Your response should be of at least one page.

A conclusionYour conclusion (one page) should address the following main points:

Your recommendation and the reasoning behind it.

Summarize your findings.

Explain the barriers to implementing policy analysis process and how they could be overcome.

Your paper should be a minimum of 12- to 13-pages in a Microsoft Word document. You need a minimum of six scholarly sources for both in-text citations and citations on the reference page.

1. Assume that the mosquito population across the southeast United States begins carrying the Zika virus. South Carolina legislators are concerned about the impact on pregnant women. A screening test (Test X) is required for all women of child-bearing age during annual appointments with their Ob/Gyn. The projected population to be screened in year 2020 is 100,000. State legislators want to know how many people will potentially need specialized medical care due to a positive test.

You have the 2018 testing data from Brazil that tells you the sensitivity of test X is 80.0% and the specificity is 99.5%. The estimated prevalence of Zika virus is 1.5 per 10,000 women of child-bearing age. Answer the following questions legislators may present at a hearing.

NOTE: For this and the next problem, write the terminology related to the question when it is not provided (e.g., if you are calculating a sensitivity, explicitly state that this is the sensitivity). Please show all your work.

1. Set-up the 2×2 table with the data given above. (9 points)

An Australia mining company, QMC is thinking about opening a new gold mine in South Africa. The mine is expected to produce 100,000 ounces of gold per year for 5 years. The current price of gold is US$1700 per ounce and the company will hedge its sales at this price for the 5-year period. The mine is expected to cost A$ 100,000,000 to set up and extraction costs are expected to be US$1350 per ounce for the life of the mine. The appropriate discount rate is 0.15. The current exchange rate is US$ 0.73 /A$. Profits are taxed at 30%. In order to decide the viability of this project, QMC needs to know the NPV. Calculate the NPV to the nearest dollar.

Ethical Issues

Using the South University Online Library, write a 3 to 5-page paper in a Microsoft Word document on an ethical issue of your choice. The topic should relate to an ethical issue facing public health professionals today on either a management or a clinical level or both. Your paper should include the following questions:

Describe the ethical issue involved and discuss the history of this issue, including any pertinent policies or precedents.

Discuss the major stakeholders involved in the issue and their respective roles.

Discuss and apply at least one of the major ethical theories and the ethical decision-making process to the issue.

Define the factors involved that can influence the issue or final decision.

Discuss the impact of a diverse population on the ethical issue.

Discuss the impact of a diverse staff on the issue.

Your final paper should adhere to the following guidelines:

The paper should be 3 to 5 pages long.

The paper must have a title page.

The paper must use proper APA style for citing sources and references.

The paper must have a minimum of five current references. Note that primary peer-reviewed references are preferred.

Submission Details:

Support your responses with examples.

Cite any sources in APA format.

Name your document SU_HSC3000_W3_Project_LastName_FirstInitial.doc.

Submit your document to the Submissions Area by the due date assigned.

HRE Mining Limited’s (HRE) is considering a major gold exploration project in South Sudan. Costs of financing have been declining recently causing the finance department to consider sourcing capital through debt and equity issues. The company’s bonds will mature in six years with a total face value of $100 million, paying a half yearly coupon rate of 10% per annum. The yield on the bonds is 15% per annum. The market value for the company’s preference share is $4.75 per unit while the ordinary share is currently worth $1.85 per unit. The preference share pays a dividend of $0.4 per share. The beta coefficient for the ordinary share is 1.4. No issue costs will be incurred by the company. The market risk premium is estimated to be 12% per annum and the risk-free rate is 4% per annum. The company is subject to a 30% corporate tax rate and intends to issue 200,000 preference shares and 5,000,000 ordinary shares. HRE’s current balance sheet shows the following information for bonds and shares: $ Million Preference shares 3 Ordinary shares 15 Bonds 100 a. Outline the necessary steps required to estimate the company’s weighted average cost of capital . b. Calculate the after-tax cost of each of the company’s current financing sources (7.5 marks). c. Using the information provided, calculate the market values for the financing sources for HRE (7.5 marks). d. Using the information from b.) and c.) calculate HRE’s after-tax weighted average cost of capital . e. The company’s finance department has confirmed that the proposed project will generate an IRR of 15% per year. Discuss whether or not the project should be undertaken .

Jeb is the owner of a small-scale chocolate factory operated in South Burnaby area. Jeb sells a variety of chocolate products via Sam Foods (a food distributor) to local food retailers in the Burnaby area.

Jeb recently added a new line of premium Hazelnut chocolates to his existing Milk chocolate product line. After some initial research, Jeb is planning to sell a pack of Hazelnut chocolates to Sam Foods at an introductory price of $12 a pack (for the first year of its launch). During the first six months after the launch, Jeb sold 2400 packs of Hazelnut chocolates to Sam Foods.

[1] Jeb’s target is to make a 28% gross mark-up (on Jeb’s selling price) on all new products that he sells to Sam Foods. If Jeb is to make this profit target %, what is the maximum cost Jeb should incur in manufacturing a pack of Hazelnut chocolates.

[2] Calculate Jeb’s gross margin % for a Hazelnut chocolate pack. Is there a difference between the margin and the mark up %? Why? Explain.  

[3] Sam Foods makes profits by adding a 25% margin to the price he pays to Jeb. Local food retailers usually mark-up chocolate products by 32% in setting retail prices. Considering the above, calculate the final price paid by the end consumers for a pack of Hazelnut chocolates. Show your work clearly.

Jeb noticed Hazelnut chocolates were cannibalizing 40% of their regular Milk chocolate packs purchased by Sam Foods during this same period. Jeb sells regular Milk chocolates to Sam Foods at $10 a pack with a 35% margin. The cost structure of milk chocolates is the same the Hazelnut chocolates.

Jeb is interested to calculate his breakeven sales volume for the Hazelnut chocolate product line. 65% of the total cost of the Hazelnut chocolates (answer to Q1) were variable costs. The fixed costs to set up and launch Hazelnut chocolates were $15,000.  

[4] What is Jeb’s break-even volume for Hazelnut chocolates? What is Jeb’s profit or loss from Hazelnut chocolates based on his current level of sales (six months)?

[5] Using the DIKW model, should jeb continue sell Hazelnut chocolates at the expenses of his milk chocolate product line? What is your advice to Jeb?