Problem 5-25A Changes in Fixed and Variable Expenses; Break-Even and Target Profit Analysis [LO5-4, LO5-5, LO5-6] Neptune Company produces toys and other items for use in beach and resort areas. A small, inflatable toy has come onto the market that the company is anxious to produce and sell. The new toy will sell for $2.50 per unit. Enough capacity exists in the company’s plant to produce 30,700 units of the toy each month. Variable expenses to manufacture and sell one unit would be $1.60, and fixed expenses associated with the toy would total $40,945 per month. The company's Marketing Department predicts that demand for the new toy will exceed the 30,700 units that the company is able to produce. Additional manufacturing space can be rented from another company at a fixed expense of $2,047 per month. Variable expenses in the rented facility would total $1.75 per unit, due to somewhat less efficient operations than in the main plant. 1. Compute the monthly break-even point for the new toy in unit sales and in dollar sales. (Round "per unit" to 2 decimal places, intermediate and final answers to the nearest whole number.) 2. How many units must be sold each month to make a monthly profit of $9,600? (Round "per unit" to 2 decimal places, intermediate and final answer to the nearest whole number.) 3. If the sales manager receives a bonus of 15 cents for each unit sold in excess of the break-even point, how many units must be sold each month to earn a return of 22% on the monthly investment in fixed expenses? (Round "per unit" to 2 decimal places, intermediate and final answer to the nearest whole number.)
In: Accounting
Problem 5-29 (Algo) Changes in Cost Structure; Break-Even Analysis; Operating Leverage; Margin of Safety [LO5-4, LO5-5, LO5-7, LO5-8]
Morton Company’s contribution format income statement for last
month is given below:
| Sales (47,000 units × $22 per unit) | $ | 1,034,000 | |
| Variable expenses | 723,800 | ||
| Contribution margin | 310,200 | ||
| Fixed expenses | 248,160 | ||
| Net operating income | $ | 62,040 | |
The industry in which Morton Company operates is quite sensitive to cyclical movements in the economy. Thus, profits vary considerably from year to year according to general economic conditions. The company has a large amount of unused capacity and is studying ways of improving profits.
Required:
1. New equipment has come onto the market that would allow Morton Company to automate a portion of its operations. Variable expenses would be reduced by $6.60 per unit. However, fixed expenses would increase to a total of $558,360 each month. Prepare two contribution format income statements, one showing present operations and one showing how operations would appear if the new equipment is purchased.
2. Refer to the income statements in (1). For the present operations and the proposed new operations, compute (a) the degree of operating leverage, (b) the break-even point in dollar sales, and (c) the margin of safety in dollars and the margin of safety percentage.
3. Refer again to the data in (1). As a manager, what factor would be paramount in your mind in deciding whether to purchase the new equipment? (Assume that enough funds are available to make the purchase.)
4. Refer to the original data. Rather than purchase new equipment, the marketing manager argues that the company’s marketing strategy should be changed. Rather than pay sales commissions, which are currently included in variable expenses, the company would pay salespersons fixed salaries and would invest heavily in advertising. The marketing manager claims this new approach would increase unit sales by 30% without any change in selling price; the company’s new monthly fixed expenses would be $396,022; and its net operating income would increase by 20%. Compute the company's break-even point in dollar sales under the new marketing strategy.
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Advocacy Competency Domains -ARTICLE FOR DISCUSSION
Introduction
As a counselor, you will sometimes be in the role of advocate. An advocate is someone who acts on behalf of someone else, or who empowers someone to become a self-advocate
Advocates can act on behalf of individual clients. They can also advocate for issues within an organization, and sometimes for issues within the public arena.
Advocates often engage with social and political issues. This may be surprising, because most people are drawn to counseling because they want to help individuals. However, it’s important to understand that individuals are affected in powerful ways by social, political, economic, and cultural factors. Members of marginalized groups sometimes are oppressed in both overt and implicit ways. Counselors need to understand societal factors in order to effectively advocate for individuals.
Different kinds of advocacy are appropriate for different situations. Read on to see some different ways that a counselor might choose to advocate for a client.
Advocacy Competency Domains Chart
The Advocacy Competency Domains chart shows ways that a counselor might advocate for a client. There are three broad domains in this advocacy competency chart: client/student, school/community, and public arena.
The diagram is divided into two rows: The top row represents how counselors can work with an individual or group to makes changes. The second row represents how professional counselors act on behalf of clients to deal with the various barriers they are facing. Whether acting with or acting on behalf, the impact may be at the micro or macro level (Erford, 2014).
Let’s see how this chart applies to a specific client.
Applications
This is Jasmine, a 23-year-old graduate student. Jasmine feels pressure to excel in her program, especially because she is the only African American student. Jasmine has always been unhappy with her body. She compares herself unfavorably against her Caucasian mother, a former professional dancer who is petite and blonde.
This past year, Jasmine has lost a good deal of weight, and her body mass index is approaching the official categorization for anorexia. She has heard from various people throughout her life that “black girls don’t get eating disorders.” When she recently met with an elderly male counselor at her college, he was skeptical that an African American woman could be anorexic.
Jasmine is confused—and scared because she’s been feeling faint and is having trouble concentrating on her studies.
This is Stacey, Jasmine’s counselor. Stacey wants to be an advocate for Jasmine. Here are some possible ways she can do this.
Client/Student Empowerment
The Client/Student Empowerment level is about helping clients to contextualize their situations within a societal context and empowering clients to self-advocate. If Stacey were to choose this level of advocacy, she would begin by discussing with Jasmine how gender roles and racial issues have affected her negative self-image. Then she would help Jasmine come up with an action plan to address her eating disorder and her negative self-talk. She would work with Jasmine to find appropriate resources.
Client/Student Advocacy
The Client/Student Advocacy level involves counselors acting on behalf of clients to negotiate issues related to societal factors. If Stacey were to choose this level of advocacy, she would begin by discussing with Jasmine how gender roles, racial issues, and other issues related to social systems have impacted her negative self-image. Additional discussion regarding her social systems would be important as well, including discussions about her family and her academic self-expectations. Then she would help Jasmine come up with an action plan to address her eating disorder and her negative self-talk. She would work with Jasmine to find appropriate resources.
Community Collaboration
The Community Collaboration level involves working with others in a community to make changes that positively impact clients.
If Stacey were to choose this level of advocacy, she might locate groups on Jasmine’s campus that are working to promote change related to eating disorders and form alliances with these groups. She would share her knowledge with these groups, including her understanding of the special needs of women of color with eating disorders.
Systems Advocacy
The Systems Advocacy level is about understanding and smaller systems (like families) and larger systems (like communities) work—and about advocating for change within these communities.
If Stacey were to choose this level of advocacy, she might work with the university counseling department to identify gaps in their ability to help students with eating disorders. She might help them develop a step-by-step plan to improve their treatment. In addition, she might involve Jasmine’s family in her treatment as a way to better understand the situation.
Public Information
The Public Information level involves distributing information and building awareness about issues across disciplines and settings.
If Stacey were to choose this level of advocacy, she might give a presentation on Jasmine’s campus about women of color, body image, and eating disorders. She might also write an editorial for a local paper about these issues or start a blog.
Social/Political Advocacy
The Social/Political advocacy level involves advocating for public policy or possible legislative change.
If Stacey were to choose this level of advocacy, she might join a national women’s organization and get involved with an organizational committee that addresses eating disorders. As a member of this national organization, Stacey might petition the Department of Education to get more actively engaged in the issue of women of color and eating disorders.
As you can see, there are many different ways that a counselor can choose to be an advocate. Keep these methods of advocacy in mind as you develop your own sense of who you want to be as a counselor, and think about the ways that you might see yourself acting as an advocate.
Review the media presentation, "Advocacy Competency Domains," SEE ABOVE
In this discussion, you will present a plan for collaborating with other professionals and advocating on behalf of a client.
For this case, assume that the client has signed a consent for treatment that included permission to consult with other experts on an as-needed basis. Consider and reference your assigned readings when building your plan for how to collaborate and advocate for your client.
Case 1
Parents have contacted you about counseling for their teenager. The family immigrated to the US when their child was two years old. Despite some challenges, they feel their family has made a positive adjustment to a new culture. They contacted you because they are concerned about their teen's poor academic performance, which has plummeted since the beginning of 9th grade. They are also distressed because a beloved grandmother who lived with the family recently passed away; this happened about the same time their teen's grades began to drop. Their teen has also withdrawn from friends and usual social activities and has expressed self-consciousness about being "different." The parents are concerned but are not sure how to proceed. They hope that you can speak to the school counselor because they feel intimidated about going to their teenager's school themselves.
In: Psychology
What is the goal of China's 2011-2020 Anti-Poverty Program
Why do Li and Sicular (2014) believe China's minimum wage has not been effective in reducing inequality and poverty?
What has happened to life expectancy and education levels in China since reforms?
What does the Human Development index measure? How has China's average HDI changed in China since reforms? How does the HDI in China compare to the global average?
What does the Harrod-Domar model say about the relationship between investment and growth? What are the weaknesses of the Harrod-Domar model?
What is the "classical" progression of structural change in a developing economy?
How did the manipulation of prices during China's socialist era distort the pattern of structural change? What does the pattern look like when evaluated at market (2004) prices?
What is the largest sector in China today by share of GDP?
How does China's pattern of structural change differ from the "classical" progression? How is that related to globalization?
Why do some believe there is a housing bubble in China today?
How does the Chinese government explain the rapid expansion of the housing market?
Describe the four stages of the demographic transition.
What is the Total Fertility Rate? The Birth Rate?
In what two ways has China deviated from the standard demographic transition model?
How has China’s TFR compared to other Asian countries?
What was the One Child Policy? How has enforcement changed over time?
What were some major critiques of China’s fertility policy?
What defines a stable equilibrium in the marriage market?
Why would a gender imbalance intensify competition in the marriage market?
What positive economic effects do Wei and Zhang (2011) observe as a result of China's skewed sex ratio?
What is the dependency ratio? How and why will China's dependency ratio be changing in the next few years?
What "marginal" changes were made to reform urban labor markets in the initial phase of reforms?
Who were the xiagang?
What share of the population was employed in the state sector before 1978?
How did the average urban worker get a job during that time?
What is the Lewisian Turning Point (LTP)?
Use the appropriate diagram to explain what happens to wages as demand for industrial labor grows before the LTP and then after the LTP.
Is there strong evidence to support the existence of an LTP in China? What else might explain rising wages?
Why can the returns to education be used as evidence of efficient labor markets?
What is a Mincer equation?
How have rising returns to education affect educational achievement in China?
Why is migration an indication of healthy labor markets?
Why did labor reforms create a need to reform China's social security system?
What was the role of the agricultural collective in during China's Socialist Era?
According to Lin, how did the collectives create a “prisoners’ dilemma?” What effect did this have on agricultural productivity?
What is a dominant strategy? What is a Nash Equilibrium?
Why did China's TVEs grow so quickly?
What are the three "models" of TVEs we discussed in class? How would you characterize each one?
Why did the rapid growth of TVEs end?
What information asymmetry problem complicated TVE privatization?
What mechanism did the gov't design to solve this problem?
What is individual rationality? What is incentive compatibility?
What are non-performing loans? How are they related to SOE reform?
What is “Grasping the large, letting go the small?”
Why was it important to increase SOEs’ marginal retention rates?
What was the Company Law?
What is SASAC and why was it created?
What share of output is accounted for by SOEs today?
What are the four elements that must be changed to turn a socialist enterprise into a “capitalist” one?
What are the theoretical advantages of corporatization? How did it work in practice?
What is the difference between market-based and control-based models of corporate governance? Which model best fits governance in China?
What is was the Anti-Monopoly Law? Why do some believe it has not been enforced effectively?
What is "creative destruction"? Why might the continued prominence of SOEs in China limit the potential for "creative destruction"?
How does China rank globally in terms of exports and total trade?
What is China's total trade as a % of GDP?
Which country was China's biggest trading partner during the Socialist era?
What were the two elements of the “double airlock” system before reforms?
What are special economic zones? Where were they first set up?
What is export processing?
What are tariff vs. non-tariff barriers to trade? What role did they play in reforms?
When did China join the WTO? What reforms were necessary for it to do so?
Why is it important to look at imports as a measure of openness? How have imports in China been changing?
Which "mode" of foreign direct investment (FDI) is most common in China today?
What were the important findings of Hu and Jefferson's (2002) study of FDI in China?
How does China manage its exchange rate today? What type of system is this?
How would a country intervene in foreign exchange markets to defend a fixed exchange rate?
What is the "impossible trinity"? How is it related to China's exchange rate policy?
What is an environmental Kuznets curve?
What are scale, composition, and technique effects? How are they related to the Kuznets curve?
Where (broadly speaking) in China are the major air pollutants concentrated?
What did the World Bank estimate for the economic costs of China's pollution in 2007? Why might this be an underestimate?
What are the main causes of China's degraded water quality? How are these problems made worse by water shortages?
How much of China's surface water is unfit for direct human contact (Grade IV and above)?
What government body is responsible for environmental protection in China today?
What has undermined the effectiveness of China's system of discharge fees for pollution?
Why is China's arable land shrinking?
What is the pollution haven hypothesis?
Do Dean, Lovely, and Huang (2009) find evidence to support this hypothesis "on average?"
Why do Dean, Lovely, and Huang (2009) argue lower pollution taxes is not an effective strategy for attracting FDI?
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Comprehensive Health Assessment Form
Health History (5 pts total)
Biographical data: (1 pts)
No name or initial required
Age: ________ Marital status: ____M _____ S _____Sep. ____Cohab.
Birth date: _____________________ Number of dependents: ___________________
Educational level: ________________________ Gender: _____F _____ M _____Other
Occupation (current or, if retired, past): ______________________________________
Ethnicity/nationality: _____________________
Source of history (who gave you the information and how reliable is that person): _______________________________________________________________________
Present health history: (4 pts)
Current medical conditions/chronic illnesses:
Current medications:
Medication/food/environmental allergies:
Past health history: (10 pts total)
Childhood illnesses: Ask about history of mumps, chickenpox, rubella, ear infections, throat infections, pertussis, and asthma.
Hospitalizations/Surgeries: Include reason for hospitalization, year, and surgical procedures.
Accidents/injuries: Include head injuries with loss of consciousness, fractures, motor vehicle accidents, burns, and severe lacerations.
Major diseases or illnesses: Include heart problems, cancer, seizures, and any significant adult illnesses.
Immunizations (dates if known):
Tetanus _______ Diphtheria ________ Pertussis ________ Mumps ________
Rubella _______ Polio _____________ Hepatitis B ______ Influenza _______
Varicella ______ Other ____________________________________________
Recent travel/military services: Include travel within past year and recent and past military service.
Date of last examinations:
Physical examination _________ Vision ___________ Dental ___________
Family History (Genogram) (10 points)
Mother/Father/Siblings/Grandparents: include age (date of birth, if known), any major health issues, and, if indicated, cause and age at death Present as a genogram.
Review of Systems (12 points total) Be sure to ask about symptoms specifically.
General health status (1 pt): Ask about fatigue, pain, unexplained fever, night sweats, weakness, problems sleeping, and unexplained changes in weight.
Integumentary (1 pt):
Skin: Ask about change in skin color/texture, excessive bruising, itching, skin lesions, sores that do not heal, change in mole. Do you use sun screen? How much sun exposure do you experience?
Hair: Ask about changes in hair texture and recent hair loss.
Nails: Ask about changes in nail color and texture, splitting, and cracking.
HEENT (2 pts):
Head: Ask about headaches, recent head trauma, injury or surgery, history of concussion, dizziness, and loss of consciousness.
Neck: Ask about neck stiffness, neck pain, lymph node enlargement, and swelling or mass in the neck.
Eyes: Ask about change in vision, eye injury, itching, excessive tearing, discharge, pain, floaters, halos around lights, flashing lights, light sensitivity, and difficulty reading. Do you use corrective lenses (glasses or contact lenses)?
Ears: Ask about last hearing test, changes in hearing, ear pain, drainage, vertigo, recurrent ear infections, ringing in ears, excessive wax problems, use of hearing aids.
Nose, Nasopharynx, Sinuses: Ask about nasal discharge, frequent nosebleeds, nasal obstruction, snoring, postnasal drip, sneezing, allergies, use of recreational drugs, change in smell, sinus pain, sinus infections.
Mouth/Oropharynx: Ask about sore throats, mouth sores, bleeding gums, hoarseness, change voice quality, difficulty chewing or swallowing, change in taste, dentures and bridges.
Respiratory (1 pt):
Ask about frequent colds, pain with breathing, cough, coughing up blood, shortness of breath, wheezing, night sweats, last chest x-ray, PPD and results, and history of smoking.
Cardiovascular (1 pt.):
Ask about chest pain, palpitations, shortness of breath, edema, coldness of extremities, color changes in hands and feet, hair loss on legs, leg pain with activity, paresthesia, sores that do not heal, and EKG and results.
Breasts (1 pt.): (Remember men have breasts too)
Ask about breast masses or lumps, pain, nipple discharge, swelling, changes in appearance, cystic breast disease, breast cancer, breast surgery, and reduction/enlargement. Do you perform BSE (when and how)? Date of last clinical breast examination, and mammograms and results.
Gastrointestinal (1 pt.):
Ask about changes in appetite, heartburn, gastroesophageal reflux disease, pain, nausea/vomiting, vomiting blood, jaundice, change in bowel habits, diarrhea, constipation, flatus, last fecal occult blood test and colonoscopy and results.
Genitourinary (1 pt.):
Ask about pain on urination, burning, frequency, urgency, incontinence, hesitancy, changes in urine stream, flank pain, excessive urinary volume, decreased urinary volume, nocturia, and blood in urine.
Female/male reproductive (1 pt.):
Both: Ask about lesions, discharge, pain or masses, change in sex drive, infertility problems, history of STDs, knowledge of STD prevention, safe sex practices, and painful intercourse. Are you current involved in a sexual relationship? If yes, heterosexual, homosexual,, bisexual? Number of sexual partners in the last 3 months. Do you use birth control? If yes, method(s) used.
Female: Ask about menarche, description of cycle, LMP, painful menses, excessive bleeding, irregular menses, bleeding between periods, last Pap test and results, painful intercourse, pregnancies, live births, miscarriages, and abortions.
Male: Ask about prostate or scrotal problems, impotence or sterility, satisfaction with sexual performance, frequency and technique for TSE, and last prostate examination and results.
Musculoskeletal (1 pt.):
Ask about fractures, muscle pain, weakness, joint swelling, joint pain, stiffness, limitations in mobility, back pain, loss of height, and bone density scan and results.
Neurological (1 pt.): Ask about pain, fainting, seizures, changes in cognition, changes in memory, sensory deficits such as numbness, tingling and loss of sensation, problems with gait, balance, and coordination, tremor, and spasm.
Psychosocial Profile (10 pts)
Health practices and beliefs/self-care activities: Ask about type and frequency of exercise, type and frequency of self examination, oral hygiene practice (frequency of brushing/flossing), screening examinations (blood pressure, prostate, breast, glucose, etc.)
Nutritional patterns: Ask about daily intake (24 hour recall) and appetite.
Functional Ability: Ask if able to perform activities of daily living such as dressing, bathing, eating, toileting and instrumental activities of daily living like shopping, driving, cooking.
Sleep/rest patterns: Ask about number of hours of sleep per night, whether sleep is restful, naps, and use of sleep aids.
Personal habits (tobacco, alcohol, caffeine, and drugs): Ask about type, amount, and years used.
Environmental history: Identify environment as urban/rural, type of home (apartment, own home, condo)
Family/social relationships: Ask about significant others, individuals in home
Cultural/religious influences: Identify any cultural and religious influences on health.
Mental Health: Ask about anxiety, depression, irritability, stressful events, and personal coping strategies.
Now answer the question below: (3 pts)
Using the instructions below, identify 1 physical strength, 1 psychosocial/cognitive strength, and 1 weakness in either category. State why you think this to be true.
With the information you collected, you can begin developing an idea of a client’s weakness and strengths. What is a strength? This might be that a person’s nutritional status appears to be excellent. It may be that there is no impairment of mobility. They may have lots of friends with them so be socially active. What is a weakness? This might be that a person does have impaired mobility or perhaps imbalanced nutrition – more than or less than body requirements. It might be that they have a communication issue that you note or perhaps seem to have a depressed mood, seem alone/isolated.
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Health History (5 pts total)
Biographical data: (1 pts)
No name or initial required
Age: ________ Marital status: ____M _____ S _____Sep. ____Cohab.
Birth date: _____________________ Number of dependents: ___________________
Educational level: ________________________ Gender: _____F _____ M _____Other
Occupation (current or, if retired, past): ______________________________________
Ethnicity/nationality: _____________________
Source of history (who gave you the information and how reliable is that person): _______________________________________________________________________
Present health history: (4 pts)
Current medical conditions/chronic illnesses:
Current medications:
Medication/food/environmental allergies:
Past health history: (10 pts total)
Childhood illnesses: Ask about history of mumps, chickenpox, rubella, ear infections, throat infections, pertussis, and asthma.
Hospitalizations/Surgeries: Include reason for hospitalization, year, and surgical procedures.
Accidents/injuries: Include head injuries with loss of consciousness, fractures, motor vehicle accidents, burns, and severe lacerations.
Major diseases or illnesses: Include heart problems, cancer, seizures, and any significant adult illnesses.
Immunizations (dates if known):
Tetanus _______ Diphtheria ________ Pertussis ________ Mumps ________
Rubella _______ Polio _____________ Hepatitis B ______ Influenza _______
Varicella ______ Other ____________________________________________
Recent travel/military services: Include travel within past year and recent and past military service.
Date of last examinations:
Physical examination _________ Vision ___________ Dental ___________
Family History (Genogram) (10 points)
Mother/Father/Siblings/Grandparents: include age (date of birth, if known), any major health issues, and, if indicated, cause and age at death Present as a genogram.
Review of Systems (12 points total) Be sure to ask about symptoms specifically.
General health status (1 pt): Ask about fatigue, pain, unexplained fever, night sweats, weakness, problems sleeping, and unexplained changes in weight.
Integumentary (1 pt):
Skin: Ask about change in skin color/texture, excessive bruising, itching, skin lesions, sores that do not heal, change in mole. Do you use sun screen? How much sun exposure do you experience?
Hair: Ask about changes in hair texture and recent hair loss.
Nails: Ask about changes in nail color and texture, splitting, and cracking.
HEENT (2 pts):
Head: Ask about headaches, recent head trauma, injury or surgery, history of concussion, dizziness, and loss of consciousness.
Neck: Ask about neck stiffness, neck pain, lymph node enlargement, and swelling or mass in the neck.
Eyes: Ask about change in vision, eye injury, itching, excessive tearing, discharge, pain, floaters, halos around lights, flashing lights, light sensitivity, and difficulty reading. Do you use corrective lenses (glasses or contact lenses)?
Ears: Ask about last hearing test, changes in hearing, ear pain, drainage, vertigo, recurrent ear infections, ringing in ears, excessive wax problems, use of hearing aids.
Nose, Nasopharynx, Sinuses: Ask about nasal discharge, frequent nosebleeds, nasal obstruction, snoring, postnasal drip, sneezing, allergies, use of recreational drugs, change in smell, sinus pain, sinus infections.
Mouth/Oropharynx: Ask about sore throats, mouth sores, bleeding gums, hoarseness, change voice quality, difficulty chewing or swallowing, change in taste, dentures and bridges.
Respiratory (1 pt):
Ask about frequent colds, pain with breathing, cough, coughing up blood, shortness of breath, wheezing, night sweats, last chest x-ray, PPD and results, and history of smoking.
Cardiovascular (1 pt.):
Ask about chest pain, palpitations, shortness of breath, edema, coldness of extremities, color changes in hands and feet, hair loss on legs, leg pain with activity, paresthesia, sores that do not heal, and EKG and results.
Breasts (1 pt.): (Remember men have breasts too)
Ask about breast masses or lumps, pain, nipple discharge, swelling, changes in appearance, cystic breast disease, breast cancer, breast surgery, and
reduction/enlargement. Do you perform BSE (when and how)? Date of last clinical breast examination, and mammograms and results.
Gastrointestinal (1 pt.):
Ask about changes in appetite, heartburn, gastroesophageal reflux disease, pain, nausea/vomiting, vomiting blood, jaundice, change in bowel habits, diarrhea, constipation, flatus, last fecal occult blood test and colonoscopy and results.
Genitourinary (1 pt.):
Ask about pain on urination, burning, frequency, urgency, incontinence, hesitancy, changes in urine stream, flank pain, excessive urinary volume, decreased urinary volume, nocturia, and blood in urine.
Female/male reproductive (1 pt.):
Both: Ask about lesions, discharge, pain or masses, change in sex drive, infertility problems, history of STDs, knowledge of STD prevention, safe sex practices, and painful intercourse. Are you current involved in a sexual relationship? If yes, heterosexual, homosexual,, bisexual? Number of sexual partners in the last 3 months. Do you use birth control? If yes, method(s) used.
Female: Ask about menarche, description of cycle, LMP, painful menses, excessive bleeding, irregular menses, bleeding between periods, last Pap test and results, painful intercourse, pregnancies, live births, miscarriages, and abortions.
Male: Ask about prostate or scrotal problems, impotence or sterility, satisfaction with sexual performance, frequency and technique for TSE, and last prostate examination and results.
Musculoskeletal (1 pt.):
Ask about fractures, muscle pain, weakness, joint swelling, joint pain, stiffness, limitations in mobility, back pain, loss of height, and bone density scan and results.
Neurological (1 pt.): Ask about pain, fainting, seizures, changes in cognition, changes in memory, sensory deficits such as numbness, tingling and loss of sensation, problems with gait, balance, and coordination, tremor, and spasm.
Psychosocial Profile (10 pts)
Health practices and beliefs/self-care activities: Ask about type and frequency of exercise, type and frequency of self examination, oral hygiene practice (frequency of brushing/flossing), screening examinations (blood pressure, prostate, breast, glucose, etc.)
Nutritional patterns: Ask about daily intake (24 hour recall) and appetite.
Functional Ability: Ask if able to perform activities of daily living such as dressing, bathing, eating, toileting and instrumental activities of daily living like shopping, driving, cooking.
Sleep/rest patterns: Ask about number of hours of sleep per night, whether sleep is restful, naps, and use of sleep aids.
Personal habits (tobacco, alcohol, caffeine, and drugs): Ask about type, amount, and years used.
Environmental history: Identify environment as urban/rural, type of home (apartment, own home, condo)
Family/social relationships: Ask about significant others, individuals in home
Cultural/religious influences: Identify any cultural and religious influences on health.
Mental Health: Ask about anxiety, depression, irritability, stressful events, and personal coping strategies.
Now answer the question below: (3 pts)
Using the instructions below, identify 1 physical strength, 1 psychosocial/cognitive strength, and 1 weakness in either category. State why you think this to be true.
With the information you collected, you can begin developing an idea of a client’s weakness and strengths. What is a strength? This might be that a person’s nutritional status appears to be excellent. It may be that there is no impairment of mobility. They may have lots of friends with them so be socially active. What is a weakness? This might be that a person does have impaired mobility or perhaps imbalanced nutrition – more than or less than body requirements. It might be that they have a communication issue that you note or perhaps seem to have a depressed mood, seem alone/isolated.
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You've been hired by Water Wonders to write a C++ console application that analyzes lake level data. MichiganHuronLakeLevels.txt. Place the input file in a folder where your development tool can locate it (on Visual Studio, in folder \). The input file may be placed in any folder but a path must be specified to locate it.
MichiganHuronLakeLevels.txt Down below:
Lake Michigan and Lake Huron - Average lake levels - 1860-2015
Year Average level (meters)
1860 177.3351667
1861 177.3318333
1862 177.316
1863 177.1796667
1864 176.9955833
1865 176.90525
1866 176.80575
1867 176.9365833
1868 176.7891667
1869 176.8250833
1870 177.1
1871 177.0769167
1872 176.7318333
1873 176.9188333
1874 177.0413333
1875 176.9683333
1876 177.2855833
1877 177.1971667
1878 177.1183333
1879 176.85325
1880 176.90425
1881 177.0205
1882 177.1250833
1883 177.2096667
1884 177.2734167
1885 177.3208333
1886 177.3893333
1887 177.1890833
1888 176.9931667
1889 176.8393333
1890 176.788
1891 176.6149167
1892 176.564
1893 176.6204167
1894 176.6811667
1895 176.4201667
1896 176.3256667
1897 176.5094167
1898 176.5564167
1898 176.5595
1900 176.5626667
1901 176.64175
1902 176.5305833
1903 176.5748333
1904 176.7460909
1905 176.7561667
1906 176.7635
1907 176.7844167
1908 176.7670909
1909 176.5988333
1910 176.5025
1911 176.3356667
1912 176.4768333
1913 176.67025
1914 176.5297273
1915 176.3535833
1916 176.5715833
1917 176.7980833
1918 176.8866667
1919 176.745
1920 176.625
1921 176.4883333
1922 176.445
1923 176.2641667
1924 176.1866667
1925 175.9191667
1926 175.885
1927 176.1483333
1928 176.4433333
1929 176.8958333
1930 176.6508333
1931 176.1183333
1932 175.9408333
1933 175.8675
1934 175.7666667
1935 175.8908333
1936 175.9391667
1937 175.9225
1938 176.1408333
1939 176.2691667
1940 176.1416667
1941 176.1216667
1942 176.3341667
1943 176.6266667
1944 176.5966667
1945 176.57
1946 176.6016667
1947 176.5666667
1948 176.5308333
1949 176.2108333
1950 176.2608333
1951 176.7358333
1952 177.085
1953 176.9333333
1954 176.8291667
1955 176.7225
1956 176.44
1957 176.2633333
1958 176.0675
1959 176.0058333
1960 176.4775
1961 176.3766667
1962 176.2225
1963 175.9225
1964 175.6825
1965 175.9158333
1966 176.1608333
1967 176.3008333
1968 176.4466667
1969 176.6958333
1970 176.6783333
1971 176.805
1972 176.8883333
1973 177.1233333
1974 177.0933333
1975 176.9733333
1976 176.8991667
1977 176.505
1978 176.5908333
1979 176.7941667
1980 176.8033333
1981 176.6983333
1982 176.5983333
1983 176.8333333
1984 176.895
1985 177.1266667
1986 177.2925
1987 176.97
1988 176.5641667
1989 176.4008333
1990 176.35
1991 176.4691667
1992 176.4791667
1993 176.6958333
1994 176.6783333
1995 176.5275
1996 176.6541667
1997 176.9841667
1998 176.7166667
1999 176.2358333
2000 175.9783333
2001 175.9508333
2002 176.1183333
2003 175.8916667
2004 176.1108333
2005 176.09
2006 176.0158333
2007 175.9433333
2008 176.005
2009 176.2583333
2010 176.1108333
2011 176.0366
2012 175.9158
2013 175.9
2014 176.3016667
2015 176.59
Within the app, attempt to open the input file and output file MichiganHuronLakeLevelsHighAndLow.txt. If the input file didn't open, print an error message. If the output file didn't open, print an error message. Read the input file by scanning past the two header rows. Each detail row in the input file contains two fields (year, lake level). Read one token at a time from the input file. See sample Canvas app Text file input – one token per read. Determine the maximum, minimum, and average lake levels. One technique to accomplish this is to use a max variable that starts very small and a min variable that starts very large. After all lines of the input file have been read, use formatted output manipulators (setw, left/right) to print the following rows:
● Column headers.
● Max values.
● Min values.
● Average value.
And columns:
● A left-justified label.
● A right-justified year.
● A right-justified level.
Then write the same information to output file MichiganHuronLakeLevelsHighAndLow.txt. Insure that your code is commented! Provide a complete header comment and body comments. Define constants for the input and output file names and column widths. Format any real numbers to four decimal places. The output should look like this:
Welcome to Wonder Waters
------------------------
Reading lines from file 'MichiganHuronLakeLevels.txt' ...
Writing lines to file 'MichiganHuronLakeLevelsHighAndLow.txt' ...
Year Level (meters)
Max level: … …
Min level: … …
Average level: …
158 line(s) read from file 'MichiganHuronLakeLevels.txt'.
4 line(s) written to file 'MichiganHuronLakeLevelsHighAndLow.txt'.
End of Wonder Waters
In: Computer Science
You've been hired by Water Wonders to write a C++ console application that analyzes lake level data. Place the input file in a folder where your development tool can locate it (on Visual Studio, in folder <project-name>\<project-name>). The input file may be placed in any folder but a path must be specified to locate it. The input file has 158 lines and looks like this:
Lake Michigan and Lake Huron - Average lake levels - 1860-2015
Year Average level (meters)
1860 177.3351667
1861 177.3318333
…
2014 176.3016667
2015 176.59
Within the app, attempt to open the input file and output file MichiganHuronLakeLevelsHighAndLow.txt. If the input file didn't open, print an error message. If the output file didn't open, print an error message. Read the input file by scanning past the two header rows. Each detail row in the input file contains two fields (year, lake level). Read one token at a time from the input file. See sample Canvas app Text file input – one token per read. Determine the maximum, minimum, and average lake levels. One technique to accomplish this is to use a max variable that starts very small and a min variable that starts very large. After all lines of the input file have been read, use formatted output manipulators (setw, left/right) to print the following rows:
● Column headers.
● Max values.
● Min values.
● Average value.
And columns:
● A left-justified label.
● A right-justified year.
● A right-justified level.
Then write the same information to output file MichiganHuronLakeLevelsHighAndLow.txt. Insure that your code is commented! Provide a complete header comment and body comments. Define constants for the input and output file names and column widths. Format any real numbers to four decimal places.
Lake Michigan and Lake Huron - Average lake levels -
1860-2015
Year Average level (meters)
1860 177.3351667
1861 177.3318333
1862 177.316
1863 177.1796667
1864 176.9955833
1865 176.90525
1866 176.80575
1867 176.9365833
1868 176.7891667
1869 176.8250833
1870 177.1
1871 177.0769167
1872 176.7318333
1873 176.9188333
1874 177.0413333
1875 176.9683333
1876 177.2855833
1877 177.1971667
1878 177.1183333
1879 176.85325
1880 176.90425
1881 177.0205
1882 177.1250833
1883 177.2096667
1884 177.2734167
1885 177.3208333
1886 177.3893333
1887 177.1890833
1888 176.9931667
1889 176.8393333
1890 176.788
1891 176.6149167
1892 176.564
1893 176.6204167
1894 176.6811667
1895 176.4201667
1896 176.3256667
1897 176.5094167
1898 176.5564167
1898 176.5595
1900 176.5626667
1901 176.64175
1902 176.5305833
1903 176.5748333
1904 176.7460909
1905 176.7561667
1906 176.7635
1907 176.7844167
1908 176.7670909
1909 176.5988333
1910 176.5025
1911 176.3356667
1912 176.4768333
1913 176.67025
1914 176.5297273
1915 176.3535833
1916 176.5715833
1917 176.7980833
1918 176.8866667
1919 176.745
1920 176.625
1921 176.4883333
1922 176.445
1923 176.2641667
1924 176.1866667
1925 175.9191667
1926 175.885
1927 176.1483333
1928 176.4433333
1929 176.8958333
1930 176.6508333
1931 176.1183333
1932 175.9408333
1933 175.8675
1934 175.7666667
1935 175.8908333
1936 175.9391667
1937 175.9225
1938 176.1408333
1939 176.2691667
1940 176.1416667
1941 176.1216667
1942 176.3341667
1943 176.6266667
1944 176.5966667
1945 176.57
1946 176.6016667
1947 176.5666667
1948 176.5308333
1949 176.2108333
1950 176.2608333
1951 176.7358333
1952 177.085
1953 176.9333333
1954 176.8291667
1955 176.7225
1956 176.44
1957 176.2633333
1958 176.0675
1959 176.0058333
1960 176.4775
1961 176.3766667
1962 176.2225
1963 175.9225
1964 175.6825
1965 175.9158333
1966 176.1608333
1967 176.3008333
1968 176.4466667
1969 176.6958333
1970 176.6783333
1971 176.805
1972 176.8883333
1973 177.1233333
1974 177.0933333
1975 176.9733333
1976 176.8991667
1977 176.505
1978 176.5908333
1979 176.7941667
1980 176.8033333
1981 176.6983333
1982 176.5983333
1983 176.8333333
1984 176.895
1985 177.1266667
1986 177.2925
1987 176.97
1988 176.5641667
1989 176.4008333
1990 176.35
1991 176.4691667
1992 176.4791667
1993 176.6958333
1994 176.6783333
1995 176.5275
1996 176.6541667
1997 176.9841667
1998 176.7166667
1999 176.2358333
2000 175.9783333
2001 175.9508333
2002 176.1183333
2003 175.8916667
2004 176.1108333
2005 176.09
2006 176.0158333
2007 175.9433333
2008 176.005
2009 176.2583333
2010 176.1108333
2011 176.0366
2012 175.9158
2013 175.9
2014 176.3016667
2015 176.59
In: Computer Science
Problem 4: House Prices
Use the “Fairfax City Home Sales” dataset for parts of this problem.
a) Use StatCrunch to construct an appropriately titled and labeled relative frequency histogram of Fairfax home closing prices stored in the “Price” variable. Copy your histogram into your document.
b) What is the shape of this distribution? Answer this question in one complete sentence.
c) Assuming the population has a similar shape as the sample with population mean $510,000 and population standard deviation $145,000; calculate the probability that in a random sample of size 10, the mean of the sample will be greater than $600,000. You may assume a random sample was taken and the sample came from a big population. However, be sure to check the central limit theorem condition of a large sample size before completing this problem using one complete sentence. If this condition is not met, you cannot complete the problem.
d) Assuming the population has a similar shape as the sample with population mean $510,000 and population standard deviation $145,000; calculate the probability that in a random sample of size 36, the mean of the sample will be greater than $600,000. You may assume a random sample was taken and the sample came from a big population. However, be sure to check the central limit theorem condition of a large sample size before completing this problem using one complete sentence. If this condition is not met, you cannot complete the problem.
Data:
Price Year, Days, TLArea, Acres
369900 1922 44 1870 0.39
373000 1952 0 1242 0.27
375000 1952 8 932 0.15
375000 1950 2 768 0.19
379000 1952 31 816 0.21
380000 1941 53 1092 0.19
385000 1951 5 984 0.27
387700 1953 5 975 0.36
395000 1954 18 957 0.29
395000 1951 12 1105 0.22
399900 1954 29 1206 0.28
399900 1951 6 1226 0.18
400000 1954 31 957 0.27
410000 1949 6 1440 0.2
410000 1954 17 1344 0.23
412500 1954 4 1008 0.25
415000 1953 17 1371 0.28
420000 1954 2 957 0.25
426000 1952 3 1694 0.25
430000 1953 19 975 0.23
434900 1950 5 1128 0.18
435000 1954 32 1252 0.24
440000 1960 3 1161 0.26
440000 1954 2 1036 0.28
440000 1955 12 1645 0.28
440000 1960 5 1746 0.31
441000 1952 133 1062 0.23
442000 1961 4 1414 0.32
443000 1951 26 962 0.2
444900 1955 4 1122 0.19
446500 1953 3 962 0.26
450000 1952 2 1488 0.15
450000 1955 49 1122 0.23
450000 1979 0 1092 0.28
450000 1951 70 962 0.2
450000 1957 23 1300 0.51
451000 1947 12 1325 0.34
455000 1952 7 2267 0.81
455000 1962 4 1050 0.31
460000 1955 5 997 0.3
460000 1954 10 1125 0.17
465000 1954 77 1288 0.46
465900 1947 21 1309 0.19
469000 1963 153 1149 0.27
474000 1959 5 1319 0.32
475000 1955 4 1530 0.28
475000 1953 29 1008 0.2
475000 1955 6 1530 0.28
475000 1956 116 1345 0.5
475000 1956 1 1530 0.28
480000 1960 27 1236 0.27
480000 1959 133 1527 0.24
485000 1955 4 1008 0.24
485000 1956 74 977 0.24
488000 1960 11 1972 0.33
500000 1963 0 2145 0.25
500000 1953 14 1758 0.54
500500 1955 6 1630 0.28
510000 1959 5 1680 0.34
512000 1963 0 1968 0.22
519000 1961 1 1312 0.29
520000 1954 15 1492 0.25
520000 1958 80 1443 0.33
520000 1963 122 1822 0.32
530000 1962 6 1393 0.29
540000 1962 12 1414 0.25
543600 1962 4 1414 0.24
560000 1967 5 1530 0.28
560000 1961 16 1438 0.53
565000 1947 6 1510 0.25
565500 1967 5 1217 0.26
589000 1954 32 2368 0.3
593000 1954 9 2044 0.25
610000 1978 140 2091 0.09
655000 1976 180 2728 0.24
660000 1947 10 2635 0.22
665000 1950 37 2645 0.57
685000 1982 120 2752 0.09
795000 2002 259 3402 0.12
852000 2000 4 3215 0.11
895000 2000 63 3230 0.11
930000 2015 135 3175 0.15
940000 1860 42 3038 0.57
968500 1850 74 3630 0.34
1100000 2004 161 3640 0.19
In: Math
Question 29 options: A researcher is studying the effectiveness of a new “brain training” game for Android phones, which the game’s developer says can improve memory. The game involves watching a series of cartoon animals run across the screen and tapping whenever the same animal appears twice. The researcher designs an experiment in which 20 participants (the memory group) play the game for 1 hour a day for a week. Another 20 participants (the non-memory group) plays a game with similar graphics but no memory demand for 1 hour a day for a week. At the end of the week, both groups complete a standardized memory test on their phone. Participants in the memory group had a mean standardized memory test score of 59.5338 with a standard deviation of 4.1700 and a SS of 330.3959. At the end of the week one of the participants in the non-memory group reports that he lost his phone at a bar over the St. Patrick’s day weekend and all his data are lost. For the remaining participants in the non-memory group, the mean score on the standardized memory task was 57.0333 with a standard deviation of 5.5714 and a SS of 558.7226. Conduct a hypothesis test at the alpha = 0.05 level? Fill in each of the blanks below. What type of test should you use (z-test; one sample t-test; independent samples t-test; or power analysis): Step 1: State the null hypothesis (just the null, no need to state the alternative; for μ1 simply type "mu1"): Step 2: what value defines the boundary of the positive critical region (enter a positive number with 5 decimal places using only the keys "0-9" and "."): Step 3: Calculate and then enter the observed value of the appropriate statistic (enter a number with 5 decimal places using only the keys "0-9" and "."): Step 4: Do you reject the null hypothesis (type yes or no): Finally, write one sentence to interpret the result of the hypothesis test in terms of the original research question (i.e., what does your result mean):
In: Statistics and Probability