Describe the entry to adjust from cost to net realizable value for inventory write-downs. What effects does this adjustment have on (a) assets, (b) liabilities, (c) stockholders' equity (or retained earnings), (d) revenues, (e) expenses, and (f) net income?

The perimeter of a rectangle is 40 yards. Find the lengths of its sides if the total area of the squares constructed on two adjacent sides of this rectangle is equal to 208 square yards.

In Exercises $5$ & $7$, decide whether the relation represents y as a function of $x$. Explain your reasoning.

$$\begin{array}{|l|c|c|c|c|c|} \hline \text{Input, x} & -3 & -1 & 0 & 1 & 3\\ \hline \text{Output, y} & 9 & -1 & 0 & 1 & 9\\ \hline \end{array}$$

$$\begin{array}{|l|c|c|c|c|c|} \hline \text{Input, x} & 10 & 7 & 4 & 7 & 10\\ \hline \text{Output, y} & 3 & 6 & 9 & 12 & 15\\ \hline \end{array}$$

The school library has 13 books by Louisa May Alcott. Merina wants to read all 13 of them one after another. Write an expression to show the number of ways she can do that.

Whose nth terms are indicated, state whether the sequence is bounded and whether it is eventually monotone, increasing, or decreasing. $\ln \left(1+\frac{1}{n}\right)$

Can your body make antibodies for pathogens that you have never been in contact with? Why or why not?

Approximate the expression to four decimal places. (a) csch(-1) (b) sech(ln 2) (c) coth 1 (d)

$$\operatorname { sech } ^ { - 1 } \frac { 1 } { 2 }$$

(e)

$$\operatorname { coth } ^ { - 1 } 3$$

(f)

$$\operatorname { csch } ^ { - 1 } ( - \sqrt { 3 } )$$

Write a brief paragraph or two that outline your strategy for solving a system of linear equations using matrices.

Describe how gene therapy works.

Compute $\mathbf{a} \cdot \mathbf{b}$. $\mathbf{a}=\langle 3,2,0\rangle, \mathbf{b}=\langle- 2,4,3\rangle$

Determine the following indefinite integrals. $\int \frac { 1 + \tan \theta } { \sec \theta } d \theta$

Determine the number of divisors of each composite number. 875

State the transformation(s) which map: y = sin x onto y = 2 sin x

Describe what happens to the fields of two bar magnets when you bring their north poles together.