Modern halogen lightbulbs allow their filaments to operate at a higher temperature than the filaments in standard incandescent bulbs. For comparison, the filament in a standard lightbulb operates at about $2900 \mathrm{~K}$, whereas the filament in a halogen bulb may operate at $3400 \mathrm{~K}$. The human eye is most sensitive to a frequency around $5.5 \times 10^{14} \mathrm{~Hz}$. Which bulb produces a peak frequency closer to this value?

Design an experiment that would test the ability of fern gametophytes to grow on different soils.

Palm oil is one of the world's most versatile raw materials. It is estimated that it is an ingredient in $50 \%$ of all products sold by a typical supermarket. It is used in a wide range of products from margarine, cereals, crisps, sweets and baked goods to soaps, washing powders and cosmetics but it is often listed as just 'vegetable oil'. So, its production benefits customers of these products. In addition, an estimated $1.5$ million small farmers grow the crop in Indonesia, along with about $500000$ people directly employed in the sector in Malaysia, plus those connected with related industries. The governments of these countries have encouraged production as it is a major export for these economies.

However, the industry has a poor image. Palm oil production has led to deforestation with a resulting negative impact on climate change. There has been substantial loss of wildlife habitat, even endangering the orangutan. Palm oil companies have been accused by community groups of driving native people off their land which is then used for palm oil production. Socially responsible businesses, such as KL Kepong in Malaysia, have agreed to an ethical code which aims to make palm oil production 'sustainable' with fair treatment for all local populations affected by it. However, many companies have been accused of breaking the code as there is no strong world body to stop them behaving irresponsibly. In any case, food manufacturers want to maximise profits and final consumers want the cheapest raw materials possible.

Analyse the impact on these two stakeholder groups of a decision by KL Kepong to close one of its palm oil plantations

Recall the table discussed before that gives the price of a gallon of regular gasoline in the United States (in dollars) for the years $2003$ through $2011$. Another table discussed gives the price of a gallon of regular gasoline in the United States (in dollars) for the years $1990$ through $2002$.

By using $1990$ as the base year, construct a simple index for the prices of a gallon of regular gasoline in both tables.

Modern vacuum pumps make it easy to attain pressures of the order of $10^{-13}$ atm in the laboratory. Consider a volume of air and treat the air as an ideal gas. (a) At a pressure of $9.00 \times 10^{-14}$ atm and an ordinary temperature of 300.0 K, how many molecules are present in a volume of $1.00 \mathrm{cm}^{3}$? (b) How many molecules would be present at the same temperature but at 1.00 atm instead?

Mary Wade owns a small business that rents parking spaces to students at the local university. Mary’s typical rental contract requires the student to pay the year’s rent of $720 ($60 per month) in advance. When Mary prepares financial statements at the end of December, her accountant requires that Mary spread the $720 over the 12 months that a parking space is rented. Therefore, Mary can recognize only$240 revenue (4 months) from each contract in the year the cash is collected and must defer recognition of the remaining $480 (8 months) to next year. Mary argues that getting students to agree to rent the parking space is the most difficult part of the activity so she ought to be able to recognize all$720 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.

Identify the opinion contained in the statement below. If the statement contains no opinions, write none.

Example: Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is the daughter of General Aung San, the wildly popular founder of modern Burma, or Myanmar.

Answer: wildly popular

By the time she was awarded the Nobel Prize in $1991$, she har already been under house arrest for two years.

The Lyric Opera of Chicago is one of the largest and best-managed opera companies in the United States. Managing opera productions requires advance planning, including the development of scenery, costumes, and stage properties and the sale of tickets. To measure how well the company is operating in any given year, management must apply accrual accounting to these and other transactions. At year-end, April 30, 2011, Lyric Opera’s balance sheet showed deferred production costs and other assets of $1,978,322 and deferred ticket and other revenue of$12,710,639. What accounting policies and adjusting entries are applicable to these accounts? Why are they important to Lyric Opera’s management?

Daniel Perkins is the sole shareholder of Perkins Inc., which is currently under protection of the U.S. bankruptcy court. As a "debtor in possession," he has negotiated the following revised loan agreement with United Bank. Perkins Inc.'s $600,000, 12%, 10-year note was refinanced with a$600,000, 5%, 10-year note.

Instructions

a. What is the accounting nature of this transaction?

b. Prepare the journal entry to record this refinancing.

1. On the books of Perkins Inc.
2. On the books of United Bank.

c. Discuss whether generally accepted accounting principles provide the proper information useful to managers and investors in this situation.

How can you determine whether there is an interaction in the two-factor factorial design?

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.

True/False: Read design books alone will make you a great designer.

What equipment would you need to design an experiment that measures relative humidity?

The below statement corresponds to a numbered sentence in the passage. It contains a blank and is followed by four answer choices. Decide which choice fits best in the blank. The word or phrase that you choose must express roughly the same meaning as the italicized word in the passage. Write the letter of your choice on the answer line.

The $\underline{?}$ standards of modern works can be difficult to understand. ______________ (aesthetic)

a. high b. declining c. artistic d. commercial