Avoid repetition by replacing the boldfaced word or expression with a synonym from the following words.

$$\begin{array}{lllll}\text { eradicate } & \text { understudy } & \text { ungag } & \text { update } & \text { upheaval } \\ \text { upkeep } & \text { upturn } & \text { withdraw } & \text { withdrawal } & \text { withstand }\end{array}$$

____d Our neighbors have modernized their kitchen. It now has a decidedly modern look.

In 1968, before pollution controls were introduced, over 75 billion gallons of gasoline were used in the United States as a motor fuel. Assume an emission of oxides of nitrogen of 5 grams per vehicle mile and an average mileage of 15 miles per gallon of gasoline. How many kilograms of nitrogen oxides were released into the atmosphere in the United States in 1968?

Design a problem to help other students better understand how inductors work.

a. What are the three main particles in the modern model of an atom? b. Why do atoms have no electric charge even though most of their particles have charges? c. What is atomic number, and how is it used to distinguish one element from another? d. The atomic number of the isotope nitrogen-15 is 7 . How many protons, neutrons, and electrons make up an atom of nitrogen-15?

$\textbf{\textcolor{#4257b2}{Mental Math}} \hspace{10pt}$ Determine whether the given number is a solution of the inequality.

$$\begin{array}{lcccc} x < -8 \hspace{25pt} & \textbf{a.}\hspace{10pt}0 \hspace{25pt} & \textbf{b.}\hspace{10pt} -8 \hspace{25pt} & \textbf{c.}\hspace{10pt} -9 \hspace{25pt} & \textbf{d.}\hspace{10pt} -7\\ \end{array}$$

Katie Vote owns a small business that rents computers to students at the local university for the 9-month school year. Katie’s typical rental contract requires the student to pay the year’s rent of $1,800 ($200 per month) in advance. When Katie prepares financial statements at the end of December, her accountant requires that Katie spread the $1,800 over the 9 months that a computer is rented. Therefore, Katie can recognize only$800 revenue (4 months) from each computer rental contract in the year the cash is collected and must defer recognition of the remaining $1,000 (5 months) to next year. Katie argues that getting students to agree to rent the computer is the most difficult part of the activity so she ought to be able to recognize all$1,800 as revenue when the cash is received from a student.

Required:

Explain why generally accepted accounting principles require the use of accrual accounting rather than cash-basis accounting for transactions like the one described here.

Insert a colon where necessary. If the sentence is correct, write C in the blank.
______The most popular sports in the United States are football, basketball, and baseball.

How did the creation of the Fed improve our banking system?

Understanding the evolution of our banking system is important because it helps us understand the features of modern banking. Today we have a managed money supply that is accepted by everyone simply because people have faith in it. Which of the following is true about our banking system today?

a) Most of our money circulates as coins and paper currency.

Nearly all tall tale heroes and their counterparts in epics, myths, and legends display superhuman abilities. Modern forms of entertainment, such as comic books and action movies, also feature heroes with super-powers. In an essay, discuss how Pecos Bill's abilities are similar to or different from those of another heroic character with which you are familiar. Cite details from the tale to support your ideas.

The following are nine technical accounting terms introduced or emphasized in this chapter:

$$\begin{array}{lll}\text { Responsibility margin } & \text { Transfer price } & \text { Common fixed costs } \\ \text { Contribution margin } & \text { Cost-plus transfer price } & \text { Traceable fixed costs } \\ \text { Performance margin } & \text { Product costs } & \text { Committed fixed costs }\end{array}$$

Each of the following statements may (or may not) describe one of these technical terms. For each statement, indicate the accounting term described, or answer "None" if the statement does not correctly describe any of the terms.

b. Cost to produce plus a predetermined markup.

The following situations describe decision scenarios that could use managerial accounting information:

1. The manager of High Times Restaurant wants to determine the price to charge for various lunch plates.
2. By evaluating the cost of leftover materials, the plant manager of a precision tool facility wants to determine how effectively the plant is being run.
3. The division controller of West Coast Supplies needs to determine the cost of products left in inventory.
4. The manager of the Maintenance Department of a large manufacturing company wants to plan next year's anticipated expenditures.

For each situation, discuss how managerial accounting information could be used.

(a) Recall: What connections does Rodriguez draw between Addison's London and modern-day Tijuana?
(b) Recall: As a journalist, in what way must Rodriguez present the border town of Tijuana?
(c) Speculate: Because of th e parallels Rodriguez notes between him self and Tijuana, do you think he can be objective in his presentation of the city? Why or why not?

Design an experiment to measure the speed of a toy train going around a circular track.

How do you think a mobilization effort such as the one that occurred in the early 1940s would affect the United States today? Explain your answer.