Stock splits Nathan Detroit owns 400 shares of the food company General Mills, Inc., which he purchased during the recession in January 2009 for $35 per share. General Mills is regarded as a relatively safe company because it provides a basic product that consumers need in good and bad economic times. Nathan read in the Wall Street Journal that the company’s board of directors had voted to split the stock 2-for-1. In June 2010, just before the stock split, General Mills shares were trading for$75.14.

Answer the following questions about the impact of the stock split on his holdings and taxes. Nathan is in the 28% federal income tax bracket.

e. What is Nathan’s tax liability from the event?

On October 1, Dalton Corp. borrows $\$ 100,000$ from National Bank, signing a six-month note payable for that amount, plus interest to be computed at a rate of 9 percent per annum. Indicate all correct answers.
a. Dalton's liability at October 1 is only $\$ 100,000$.
b. The maturity value of this note is $\$ 104,500$.
c. At December 31, Dalton will have a liability for accrued interest payable in the amount of $\$ 4,500$.
d. Dalton's total liability for this loan at November 30 is $\$ 101,500$.

In empty space, which quantity is always larger for $\mathrm{X}$-ray radiation than for a radio wave? $(a)$ Amplitude. $(b)$ Wavelength. $(c)$ Frequency. $(d)$ Speed.

The initial slope of a sine wave increases when
a. Frequency decreases
b. Peak value increases
c. $C_c$ increases
d. Slew rate decreases

Timetric's 2016 survey of insurance professionals explores the use of technology in the industry. The file Technologies contains the responses to the question that asked what technologies these professionals expected to be most used by the insurance industry in the coming year. Those responses are:

$$\begin{array}{lc} Technology & Frequency \\ \hline Wearable technology & 9 \\ Blockchain technology & 9 \\ Artificial Intelligence & 17 \\ IoT: retail insurance & 23 \\ IoT: commercial insurance & 5 \\ Social media & 27 \\ \end{array}$$

a. Compute the percentage of responses for each technology.

b. What conclusions can you reach conceming expected technology usage in the insurance industry in the coming year?

When a guitar string is vibrating in its fundamental mode, is the wavelength of the sound it produces in air typically the same as the wavelength of the standing wave on the string? Explain.

Solve for the indicated variable. $4+\sqrt{x^2+y^2}=z$ for y

If you increase the speed of a wave on a Slinky by increasing the tension but keep the same frequency of back-and forth motion, does the wavelength increase or decrease? Explain.

An Al-Si alloy contains $85 \% \alpha$ and $15 \%$ $\beta$ at $500^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$. Determine the composition of the alloy. Is the alloy hypoeutectic or hypereutectic? (See Figure 11-19.)

_______ are pointer-like objects used to access data stored in a container.

Solve for the indicated variable. $kw^2 -cw=r$ for w

Indicate whether each of the following is identified with (1) an asset, (2) a liability, or (3) owner’s equity: b. wages expense

Solve each logarithmic equation.

$$\log _ { 4 } ( 2 x + 1 ) = \log _ { 4 } ( x - 3 ) + \log _ { 4 } ( x + 5 )$$

Explain whether each of the following events increases, decreases, or has no effect on long-run aggregate supply.

The United States experiences a wave of immigration.