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

As part of a school contest, Sarah and Luis are playing a math game. Sarah must pick a number between 1 and 50 and give Luis clues so he can write an equation to find her number . Sarah says, "If I subtract 5 from my numbe r, multiply that quantity by 4, and then add 7 to the result, I get 35:'

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?

c) Our banking system is shifting away from electronic bookkeeping.

Use context clues and your knowledge of specialized vocabularies to answer the following question. Compared with black schools under apartheid, American schools are SHANGRI-LAS, with modern textbooks, school buses, computers, libraries, lunch programs and dedicated teachers. What is the most likely meaning of Shangri-Las in the essay? A flawed institutions B average schools C ideal places D suitable locales

Test your understanding of accounting for plant assets, natural resources, and intangibles by answering the following questions. Select the best choice from among the possible answers given. Which statement about depreciation is false? a. Depreciation is a process of allocating the cost of an asset to expense over its useful life. b. Obsolescence as well as physical wear and tear should be considered when determining the period over which an asset should be depreciated. c. Depreciation should not be recorded in years in which the market value of the asset has increased. d. A major objective of depreciation accounting is to allocate the cost of using an asset against the revenues it helps to generate.

Experiment Design an experiment to show that the process of respiration occurs in living yeast cells.

You want to create a circuit from the following materials: a battery, copper wire, a switch, and three light bulbs. Design your circuit so that the light bulbs shine as brightly as possible. Draw a circuit diagram to reflect your design.

Design an algorithm to convert the change given in quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies into pennies.

The United States has a land area of about

$$3,536,278\ mi^2.$$

Illinois has a land area of about

$$57,918\ mi^2.$$

What is the probability that a location in the United States chosen at random is not in Illinois? Give your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent. How can you solve this problem using the complement of an event? How do you write a fraction as a percent?

The Enormous State University’s Accounting Society has decided to produce a version of the ballet Swan Lake, in which all the female roles (including all of the swans) will be danced by men, and vice versa. Here are the main characters: Prince Siegfried. Prince Siegfried’s Mother. Princess Odette, the White Swan. The Evil Duke Rotbart. Odile, the Black Swan. Cygnet #1, young swan. Cygnet #2, young swan. Cygnet #3, young swan. The ESU Accounting Society has on hand a total of 4 female dancers and 12 male dancers who are to be considered for the main roles. How many possible casts are there?

Listed below are nine technical accounting terms:

$$\begin{array}{lll}\text { Variable costs } & \text { Relevant range } & \text { Contribution margin } \\ \text { Break-even point } & \text { Fixed costs } & \text { Semivariable costs } \\ \text { Economies of scale } & \text { Sales mix } & \text { Unit contribution margin }\end{array}$$

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.

g. Costs that respond to changes in sales volume by less than a proportionate amount.

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?

The production of forages in the United States equals $\rule{1cm}{1pt}$ percent of the land used for crops.
a. $25$
b. $35$
c. $50$\ d. $65$