Business and Finance Basics II 1. If a car is depreciated in four years, what is the rate of depreciation using twice the straight-line rate?A. 100%B. 50%C. 75%D. 25%2. In using horizontal analysis, comparative reports areA. often used.B. infrequently used.C. always used.D. never used.3. Depreciation expense is located on theA. the accounts payable documentation.B. income statement.C. balance sheet.D. the accounts receivable documention.4. The acid test […]

While theatre (almost) came to a stand still during Medieval Times, religious vernacular drama, about biblical figures or events, survived – partly because much of this religious drama was being produced theatrically within the confines of the church.  Out of this drama, came morality plays.  This type of drama, often considered “less” religious and “more” humanistic (from a socially and cultural point of view, because […]

Comparing Statistical Studies Statistics are all around us, whether or not we notice them being used. From public policy, health, economics, science, culture to which foods a fast-food restaurant is going to serve next can all be influenced by how the results of statistical studies are operationalized and interpreted. Each chapter of your course text concludes with two “Focus on” sections that go into depth […]

Formulas are equations that have been used so frequently in certain applications that they have become standard. Examples are the simple interest formula, I = PRT, and selling price, S = C + M.Many fields, like accounting, manufacturing, photography, real estate, construction estimation, statistics, retail, etc., use formulas to make calculations quick and convenient.Your initial post must include a response for BOTH Question 1 and […]

Annuities are mostly thought of as a vehicle to save toward retirement, however these types of investments are also helpful when there is a need to make a large purchase in the future, trying to calculate the future value of an investment when making regular deposits, or how much could be paid to you monthly if you have a lump sum of funds. This unit […]

Section 2.5 Statistical Literacy and Critical Thinking describes good and bad ways to represent data in a graph. In many magazines or articles you will find charts or graphs displaying data in inaccurate ways. In this lab, you are asked to find two visual representations of data and describe in a power point presentation whether the chart/graph displays the data in an inaccurate or accurate […]

In 2006, 75.9% of first-year college students responding to a national survey said they used the Internet for research or homework.  Administrators at a college believed first-year students used the Internet more frequently than students in 2006.  They find that 168 of an SRS of 200 first-year students said they used the Internet for research or homework.  Is the proportion of first-year students who used […]

By submitting this assignment, you affirm that it contains all original work, and that you are familiar with Trident University’s Academic Integrity policy in the Trident Policy Handbook. You affirm that you have not engaged in direct duplication, copy/pasting, sharing assignments, collaboration with others, contract cheating and/or obtaining answers online, paraphrasing, or submitting/facilitating the submission of prior work. Work found to be unoriginal and in […]

Blair & Rosen, Inc. (B&R) is a brokerage firm that specializes in investment portfolios designed to meet the specific risk tolerances of its clients. A client who contacted B&R this past week has a maximum of $50,000 to invest. B&R’s investment advisor decides to recommend a portfolio consisting of two investment funds: an Internet fund and a Blue Chip fund. The Internet fund has a […]

Researchers wanted to explore self-esteem in adolescent boys and adolescent girls.Each respondent completed a 10-item self-esteem scale (they chose one rating for each item from a Likert-type scale, 1 = strongly disagree and 5 = strongly agree). The sum of the 10 ratings was each respondent’s self-esteem score. Their results were: t = 2.01, d = .90 (40 girls, 40 boys).In an essay of 250-500 […]