According to the Department of Energy (DOE), 99 U.S. reactors have generated 805 billion kilowatt hours of electricity in 2016. That is 20% of the U.S. energy generated that year and enough to power 73 million homes. How many tonnes (metric tons) of natural uranium have the U.S. needed that year? In your calculations, ignore the energy gained from the fissioning of Pu239 produced from the fertile U238 (i.e., assume all the energy generated from the fissile U235). Also ignore the efficiency of heat to electricity conversion (about 30%). Recall that the percentage of U235 in natural uranium is 0.7%. (Hint: first determine how many atoms of U235 must have undergone fission to produce the above mentioned energy given that each fission generates 200 MeV, then convert that into mass)

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FACTS: Eligo Gaitan borrowed the funds to buy real property in Downers Grove, Illinois, and signed a note payable to Encore Credit Corp. Encore indorsed the note in blank. Later, when Gaitan defaulted on the payments, an action to foreclose on the property was filed in an Illinois state court by U.S. Bank, N.A. The note was in the bank’s possession, but there was no evidence that the note has been transferred or negotiated to the bank.

ISSUE: Can U.S. Bank enforce payment of the note? Why? Or Why Not?
[U.S. Bank National Associate v. Gaitan, 2013 TL App (2d) 120102-U, 2013 WL 160378 (2013)]

DECISION: Two to three sentences answering the case questions.

LEGAL REASONS: 2-3 paragraphs in detail to support your DECISION.

Topic: You are an employee of an U.S. firm that produces personal computers in China and then exports them to the United States and other countries for sale. The personal computers were originally produced in China to take advantage of relatively low labor costs and a skilled workforce. Other possible locations considered at that time were India and Mexico. The U.S. government decides to impose punitive 100 percent ad valorem tariffs on imports of computers from China to punish the country for administrative trade barriers that restrict U.S. exports to China. How should your firm respond? What does this tell you about the use of targeted trade barriers?

Whose interests should be the paramount concern of government trade policy - the interests of producers (businesses and their employees) or those of consumers?

300-400 words

-Demand increases due to increasing interest in a superfood.

-Heat wave hurt production – further adding to the price hikes. In some cases, supermarket prices for avocado prices doubled in less than six months last year.

-consumer prices could skyrocket further if a much-discussed import tax is applied to goods coming into the U.S. from Mexico.

According to following conditions above,

1. Describe how the avocado market is impacted in this report. Which curves (i.e., supply and/or demand) are shifting and what is causing them to shift?

2. What is an import tax? If an import tax is imposed by the U.S. on Mexican goods, what impact will it have on the market price and quantity of avocados? Will it impact other markets? How might the import tax affect the revenue of avocado farmers in the U.S.? Explain.

How do international trade policies impact your life? Consider the following examples:

·         What consumer benefits do you experience as a result of international trade policies? (For example, consider the availability of a wide range of low-cost, high-quality goods and services which are produced in other countries, such as cell phones and flat-screen televisions.)

·         As a voter, describe your concerns regarding international trade, such as the politics of free trade versus protection. Do you think tariffs or quotas should be imposed on imported goods to provide U.S. producers an “even playing field”?

·         Finally, as an employee, describe your concerns regarding the loss of U.S. jobs, since international trade spurs job offshoring, and it also provides freer access to U.S. markets by foreign producers.

Define and differentiate the differences between a cash flow hedge and a fair value hedge, including when (in or under which particular or specific circumstances) a U.S.-based firm would consider using one hedge vs. the other type of hedge. Be specific. Summarize the differences that exist, if any, between the US GAAP and IFRS on the accounting for derivatives designated as hedges at the current date you are answering this question. Prepare an example of a U.S.-based firm managing an exposed foreign currency net liability position including the journal entries required from the date the U.S. firm purchases goods on account from a foreign-based supplier until the date the purchase is settled, including all journal entries required over a 3-month period of time.

Compare your sample estimate to the current mean gas in the U.S.

• What is the mean price of gasoline in the U.S.? You might try reading the graph on this GasBuddy website.
• Set up a null and alternative hypothesis to see if your sample for Dayton is enough to prove that the population mean price in Dayton is different than the mean price in the U.S. Test the hypotheses. Show your work.
• Using a significance level of 0.05, what is your conclusion?

You will need to show all your work, step-by-step, and write a final summary of the results and what you learned by doing this activity.

The mean price of gas in US is 2.22

The mean in Dayton is 2.217 SD is .070711 n is 30

The mean in Ohio is 2.21 SD is .0707 n is 5

Dividends received from a domestic corporation are totally sourced to the U.S. if:

a.         the corporation earns at least 80% of its gross income over the immediately preceding three tax years from the active conduct of a U.S. trade or business.

b.         the corporation earns at least 25% of its gross income over the immediately preceding three tax years from the active conduct of a U.S. trade or business.

c.         the corporation earns no more than 80% of its gross income over the immediately preceding three tax years from the active conduct of a foreign trade or business.

d.         the corporation earns no more than 25% of its gross income over the immediately preceding three tax years from the active conduct of a foreign trade or business.

e.         In all of the above cases.

Select an area of the world upon which to focus your attention. For each major country of your selected area (like Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Japan, China, India, Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, South Korea, Russia, Germany, France, Italy, United Kingdom, Ireland, Spain, France, Switzerland, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Saudi Arabia, Israel—I know I missed some), identify the currency in use in the country, show what the foreign currency is now selling for versus the U.S. dollar, and explain whether it has weakened or strengthened against the U.S. dollar for the current period and from 5 years ago. Finally, discuss why the currency has strengthened or weakened versus the U.S. dollar during these time periods.