Unit1 Review_Short Questions & Answers Topic1 1. Why are people who live on coastal beaches so poorly aware or concerned about hazards in those environments? * Most of them‚ including developers‚ real estate people‚ and governmental employees‚ have never experienced a hurricane or major flood. [pp. 1‚ 9] 2. What kind of natural hazards are not normally insurable? * landslides‚ ground settling‚ or swelling soils [p. 8] 3. Why do many coastal communities not educate visitors and new
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Question 1 2 / 2 pts A firm with a Current Ratio of 2.0 is twice as profitable as a firm with a Current Ratio of 1.0. <br> A firm with a Current Ratio of 2.0 is twice as profitable as a firm with a Current Ratio of 1.0. true false Question 2 2 / 2 pts All other factors being equal‚ a company that uses debt financing will have a higher return on equity (ROE) ratio than one that does not.<br> All other factors being equal‚ a company that uses debt financing will have a higher return on equity
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Chapter 4_class exercise True/False 1. The forecasting time horizon and the forecasting techniques used tend to vary over the life cycle of a product. Answer: TRUE 2. A time-series model uses a series of past data points to make the forecast. Answer: TRUE 3. Cycles and random variations are both components of time series. Answer: TRUE 4. One advantage of exponential smoothing is the limited amount of record keeping involved. Answer: TRUE 5. If a forecast is consistently greater
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1. Cash equivalents are short term investments that are converted into cash. Examples include money market funds‚ U.S. Treasury bills‚ and high-grade commercial paper. These items are combined with cash for the purpose of a balance sheet because cash equivalents are so similar to cash that they are combined. The cash equivalents are very safe‚ have a market value‚ and mature in 90 days of the date of acquisition. If they do not meet these requirements‚ they are to be listed as Marketable Securities
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TUTORIAL 4 – DISCRETE DISTRIBUTIONS Question 1 An experiment consists of picking a card at random from a standard deck of cards and replacing it. If this experiment is performed 12 times‚ what is the probability that you get: (a) exactly 2 aces; (b) exactly 3 hearts; (c) more than 1 heart. Solution Let n = 12‚ the no of experiments. (a) Let p = probability of obtaining an ace in an experiment of picking a card at random from a standard deck of cards; and = 4/52 = 1/13
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Short-Answer Responses 1. Based on your readings from Ch. 3 of the textbook and your personal experience‚ would you say that pop culture affects individuality? If so‚ how? Pop culture absolutely affects individuality. It permeates our society to where it shapes the actions and behaviors of whole communities. We are products of our environment for pop culture subversively guides our decisions‚ our morals‚ and influences heavily what we like and dislike. In reading the steps to starting to realize
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Lesson 4 Laboratory: Photosynthesis Introduction: Elodea is a species of aquatic plant often called waterweed. Like other plants‚ Elodea absorbs carbon dioxide and releases oxygen during photosynthesis. In this lab‚ an Elodea specimen is submerged in water under a lamp with a filter that can change the color of the light. We will measure Elodea’s rate of photosynthesis by measuring the amount of oxygen it produces. We will investigate the effects of light color and light intensity on Elodea’s rate
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1. According to the IS-LM model‚ what happens in the short run to the interest rate‚ income‚ consumption‚ and investment under the following circumstances? (Assume everything else is held constant.) a. The central bank decreases the money supply. i. The interest rate ________increases_______________________ ii. Income ____________decreases__________________________ iii. Consumption ___________decreases______________________ iv. Investment ___________decreases________________________
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Macbeth Act 4 Scene 1 1) FW: Three times the flea-ridden cat has meowed. SW: Three times the swine flu infected pig has whined. TW: “It’s time‚ it’s time‚” the owl cries. FW: Around the cauldron we go‚ throwing animal intestines inside. We boil the fungus toad in our cauldron and let it’s venom seep through. Boil first in our charmed pot. ALL: Double‚ double‚ toil and trouble‚ fire burn and cauldron bubble. SW: Throw in the fillet of a parasite-ridden fish‚ let it boil and bake
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American History Section 4-1 •Stamp Act: The Stamp Act required colonists to purchase special stamped paper for every legal document‚ license‚ newspaper‚ pamphlet‚ and almanac‚ and imposed special “stamp duties” on packages of playing cards and dice. •Samuel Adams: One of founders of Sons of Liberty was Harvard-educated Samuel Adams‚ who‚ although unsuccessful in business and deeply in debt‚ proved himself to be a powerful and influential political activist. •Townshend Acts:
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