Lesson 1 (5.0 points) 1. What is scarcity? (1.0 points) Scarcity is the condition of people having unlimited wants but living in a world with limited resources. 2. What is an economy? (1.0 points) An economy is a system of trade. Trade is the exchange of things of value. 3. What is a commodity? (1.0 points) A commodity is something of value that can be bought‚ sold‚ or traded‚ such as a book‚ a car‚ or tutoring lessons. 4. What is a producer? (0.5 points) A producer is
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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE - QUIZ 1. How many rings are there on the Olympic flag? Five 2. What colour is vermilion a shade of? Red 3. Where can you find London bridge today? USA ( Arizona ) 4. Who was the first man in space? Yuri Gagarin 5. What would you do with a Yashmak? Wear it - it’s an Arab veil 6. Who betrayed Jesus to the Romans? Judas Escariot 7. What was given on the fourth day of Christmas? Calling birds 8. Who invented the television? John Logie Baird 9. Which company is owned by
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1.) Significance of a lower-than-normal hematocrit? -means your body is not fighting off something‚ but puts you at risk for problems with bone marrow or puts you at risk for a bacterial infection. anemia What is the effect of a bacterial infection on the hematocrit? -raises them 2). Development of lymphocytes with the development of the other formed elements -B lymphocytes develop in red bone marrow‚ T lymphocytes develop in red bone marrow and mature in the thymus; the
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Simple Diffusion Activity 1: Simulating Simple diffusion 1.What is the molecular weight of Na+? 22.9 2. What is the molecular weight of Cl-? 35.45 3. Which MWCO dialysis membranes allowed both of these ions through? 50‚ 100‚ and 200 4. Which materials diffused from the left beaker to the right beaker? Urea‚ NaCl and glucose diffused 5. Which did not? Why? Albumin‚ because the molecular weight exceeded the highest MWCO membrane‚ thus being to large to pass through
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ANSWERS TO END-OF-CHAPTER 16 QUESTIONS 16-1 The U.S. dollar. The primary reason for using the dollar was that it provided a relatively stable benchmark‚ and it was accepted universally for transactions. 16-2 Under the fixed exchange rate system‚ the fluctuations were limited to +1 percent and -1 percent. Under the floating exchange rate system‚ there are no agreed-upon limits. Currently‚ the 12 countries making up the EMU have their national currencies fixed to the euro; however‚ the
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1. What is Bank? Institution which accept deposit for lending Banks are the financial institutions that mobilise the savings of the community and make them available to the people for generating income. A bridge between the user of capital and those who save but can’t use the funds themselves. 2. What are the functions of Banks? 1. Receipts of Deposits: 3 types of deposits- Current deposits‚ Savings deposits‚ Term deposits 2. Lending of Money: Cash Credit‚ Over Draft‚ Loans and Advances 3. Agency
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T he Sisyphean Corporation The Sisyphean Corporation is considering investing in a new cane manufacturing machine that has an estimated life of three years. The cost of the machine is $30‚000 and the machine will be depreciated straight line over its three-year life to a residual value of $0. The cane manufacturing machine will result in sales of 2‚000 canes in year 1. Sales are estimated to grow by 10% per year each year through year three. The price per cane that Sisyphean will charge
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Kristine Palisano HW week 6 Individual-work 2 August 24‚ 2013 1. Describe the general characteristics of a future contract. How does a clearinghouse facilitate the trading of financial futures contracts? 2. How does the price of a financial futures contract change as the market price of the security it represents changes? Why? 3. Explain why some futures contracts may be more suitable than others for hedging exposure to interest rate risk. 4. Will speculators
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1. Explain what is meant by the term wireless. Wireless is a term used to describe telecommunications in which electromagnetic waves (rather than some form of wire) carry the signal over part or all of the communication path. 2. What is a frequency-shift-keying system? Describe two methods of generating FSK. Frequency-shift keying (FSK) is a method of transmitting digital signals. 6. Explain a method used to generate BPSK using Figure 10-5 as a basis. Need for modulation 1) to reduce the antenna
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1350-01 1. How did the wave of Immigrants coming into New York influence the kind of entertainment being created? 2. Discuss the importance of early comedians‚ such as Harrigan and Hart‚ and Weber and Fields on the way musicals developed. 3. Describe what Tin Pan Alley was‚ and its importance in the rise of musical theatre composers. 4. How did Irving Berlin get his start‚ and what made his work resonate so much with his audiences? As a teenager Irving Berlin learned the value of hard work‚ he
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