Life Isn’t Multiple Choice Were you ever forced into taking a standardized test? If so‚ you are aware of all the test preparation you have to go through and all of the pressure you feel. “Standardized tests are tests in which all the questions‚ format‚ instructions‚ scoring and reporting of scores are the same for all test takers‚” (Standardized Tests: Terms and Definitions‚ 1). There is a lot of controversy and questions being asked pertaining to the tests because many teachers‚ students‚ and parents
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Chapter 1: Limits‚ Alternatives‚ and Choices Study Questions Questions 1 – 11 Student Name: Myranda Hobbs Date: 07/13/2011 1. What we want will never come close to what we have. This means that in economics we have choices that must be made. 2. Society must sacrifice other goods and services to make the get one free‚ free to you. 3. Allocating a square block at the edge of a typical suburb would be the better choice. The opportunity cost would come from this choice because it would be
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Chapter 4—Quiz TRUE/FALSE 1. Business writers normally use active voice more frequently than passive voice because active voice conveys ideas more vividly. 2. Slow‚ deliberative writing is recommended when drafting a business message. 3. Passive voice is used in the following sentence: “The stockholders read the annual report.” 4. Active voice is used in the following sentence: “The report on current fundraising efforts was made available to the committee.” 5. The imagery in a passive
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I did not understand how to explain why temperature does not change during a phase change and am not entirely sure if I have accurately or thoroughly described 3.2.3 and 3.2.4. This is also the case for 3.2.12 Thermal Physics Thermal Concepts: Temperature (T) is a measure of how hot or cold an object is‚ and it is the temperature that determines the determines the direction of thermal energy transfer between two objects. It is a scalar quantity and is measure in degrees celcius (°C
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Gade ECON 2103 21 October 2016 Freakonomics: Chapter 2‚3‚5 Freakonomics chapters two‚ three‚ and five intrigued me the most due to the chapter titles. In chapter two‚ the authors discuss the title question of the chapter‚ “How is The Ku Klux Klan Like a Group of Real-Estate Agents.” How does the world relate to one another‚ and how are groups the same in an information asymmetry aspect. In chapter three‚ the authors discuss the title question of the chapter “Why do Drug Dealers Still Live with Their
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Read Chapter 5 and answer the following questions and watch you tube video below: 1. What are the 6 main barriers to effective communication? Which barriers are easiest to surmount? Why? 1. The six barriers of effective communication are‚ 1)Physical barriers 2)Language barriers 3)Body language barriers 4)Perceptual barriers 5)Organizational barriers 6)Cultural barriers. In my opinion I believe that the easiest barriers to surmount are the physical barrier. Often people act as if nothing is
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Chapter 5 Problems 42. [LO 1] Although Hank is retired‚ he is an excellent handyman and often works part‐time on small projects for neighbors and friends. Last week his neighbor‚ Mike‚ offered to pay Hank $500 for minor repairs to his house. Hank completed the repairs in December of this year. Hank uses the cash method of accounting and is a calendar‐year taxpayer. Compute Hank’s gross income for this year from each of the following alternative transactions: a. b. Mike paid Ha
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Accounting Information Systems‚ 12e (Romney/Steinbart) Chapter 2 Overview of Transaction Processing and ERP Systems 1) What usually initiates data input into a system? A) The transaction system automatically checks each hour to see if any new data is available for input and processing. B) The performance of some business activity generally serves as the trigger for data input. C) A general ledger program is queried to produce a trial balance at the end of an accounting period. D) Data is only
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Chapter 5 : Interet rates Page161 Interest rate quotes and adjustments 5-1. Your bank is offering you an account that will pay 20% interest in total for a two-year deposit. Determine the equivalent discount rate for a period length of a. Six months. b. One year. c. One month. a. Since 6 months is [pic] of 2 years‚ using our rule [pic] So the equivalent 6 month rate is 4.66%. b. Since one year is half of 2 years [pic] So the equivalent 1 year rate is 9.54%. c. Since
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available on the subject page of the IB online curriculum centre (OCC) website (http://occ.ibo.org) and can also be purchased from the IB store (http://store.ibo.org). © International Baccalaureate Organization 2010 Nature of the subject Economics is a dynamic social science‚ forming part of group 3—individuals and societies. The study of economics is essentially about dealing with scarcity‚ resource allocation and the methods and processes by which choices are made in the satisfaction of human
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