The FDA has developed guidelines for vocabulary labeling on genetically modified products. Do you believe it is the obligation of a grocery store to label its fruits and vegetables as genetically engineered or otherwise? Write a two-paragraph statement expressing your opinion.

In the attachment studies conducted with infant monkeys, what did the Harlows find? a. Nutrition was the most important factor in attachment. b. Contact comfort was the most important factor in attachment. c. The surrogate mother’s appearance was the most important attachment factor. Monkeys were equally likely to become attached to either surrogate mother. e. The monkeys didn’t form attachments to the surrogate mothers.

Suppose A and B are events such P(A) = 0.3 + x, P (B) = 0.2 + x and $\mathrm{P}(A \cap B)=x.$ a. Find x if A and B are mutually exclusive events. b. Calculate the possible values of x if A and B are independent events.

You work for a company that makes and sells watches. Calculate the break-even point for a watch that costs $14 to make and market, and that will be sold for$40. The total quantity that will be sold at that price is 100,000 watches.

How did Japan respond to foreign pressure to end its isolationist policies?

Sliding and viscous friction: Write a program to model a horizontal mass-spring system. Give the spring a relaxed length of 0.9 m and a stiffness of 1.5 N/m. Give the block a mass of 0.02 kg. Now add a viscous friction force to the model. Adjust the viscous friction coefficient to make the behavior of the system clear. (A reasonable starting value is about 0.03).

Choose the letter that best answers the question or completes the statement. An electron is a particle with a. a negative charge, found in the nucleus. b. a positive charge, found in the nucleus. c. no charge, found outside the nucleus. d . a negative charge, found outside the nucleus.

Let p be the statement “Rhonda is sick today” and let q be the statement “Rhonda has a temperature.” Write out the following statements. (a) ~p, (b) $p \wedge q$, (c) $\sim p \wedge \sim q$, (d) $p \vee q$

What is the equivalent resistance of three resistors, each of resistance R, if they are connected to an ideal battery in series with one another?

Arnold Financial Management believes that the biotechnology industry is a good investment and is considering investing in one of two companies. However, one company, HeartStart, Inc., uses the FIFO method of inventory, and another company, GeneTech, Inc., uses LIFO. The following information about the two companies is available from their annual reports.

$$\begin{matrix} \text{HeartStart, Inc.} & \text{2011} & \text{2010}\\ \text{Inventory..............................................................} & \text{\$ 101,000 } & \text{\$ 95,000 }\\ \text{Cost of goods sold.................................................} & \text{1,200,000 } & \text{1,100,000 }\\ \text{Sales...................................................................... } & \text{2,000,000 } & \text{1,850,000 }\\ \text{Net income............................................................} & \text{190,000} & \text{187,000}\\ \text{GeneTech, Inc.} & \text{2011} & \text{2010}\\ \text{Inventory (See Note)............................................. } & \text{\$ 330,000 } & \text{\$ 300,000}\\ \text{Cost of goods sold................................................. } & \text{3,900,000 } & \text{3,800,000 }\\ \text{Sales...................................................................... } & \text{6,700,000 } & \text{6,400,000}\\ \text{Net income............................................................} & \text{870,000} & \text{770,000}\\ \end{matrix}$$

Notes to the Financial Statement. If GeneTech had used the FIFO method, inventory would have been $20,000 higher at the end of 2010 and$22,000 higher at the end of 2011. The income of the two companies is difficult to compare because GeneTech is a much larger company and uses a different inventory method. To better compare the two companies, Arnold wants you to prepare the following analysis. Show the computation of GeneTech’s cost of goods sold using the LIFO method. Prepare summary journal entries for GeneTech’s purchases of inventory (assume all purchases are on account), sales (assume all are on account), and cost of goods sold. Prepare a T-account for inventory and post these transactions into the T-account. Show the computation of GeneTech’s cost of goods sold using the FIFO method. Compute the gross profit percentage for both HeartStart and GeneTech using FIFO figures for both. Compute the inventory turnover for both HeartStart and GeneTech using FIFO figures for both. Which company appears stronger? Support your answer.

What factors help to explain the high rate of emigration from some Caribbean islands?

Which of the following compounds can react with $H_2SO_4$ to form a salt? Name the salt(s) that would form. $NaCl, Ca(OH)_2, HF, AICl_3, H_2O, Mg(OH)_2.$

Jake owns a lawn maintenance company, and Luke owns a machine repair shop. For the month of July, the following transactions occurred.

$$\begin{matrix} \text{July 3} & \text{Jake provides lawn services to Luke's repair shop on account, \$500.}\\ \text{July 6} & \text{One of Jake's mowers malfunctions. Luke provides repair services to Jake on account, \$450.}\\ \text{July 9} & \text{Luke pays \$500 to Jake for lawn services provided on July 3.}\\ \text{July 14} & \text{Luke borrows \$600 from Jake by signing a note.}\\ \text{July 18} & \text{Jake purchases advertising in a local newspaper for the remainder of July and pays cash, \$110.}\\ \text{July 20} & \text{Jake pays \$450 to Luke for services provided on July 6.}\\ \text{July 27} & \text{Luke performs repair services for other customers for cash, \$800.}\\ \text{July 30} & \text{Luke pays employee salaries for the month, \$300.}\\ \text{July 31} & \text{Luke pays \$600 to Jake for money borrowed on July 14.}\\ \end{matrix}$$

Record the transactions for Jake's Lawn Maintenance Company.

Perform the indicated operation and simplify the result. Leave your answer in factored form. $\frac{\frac{4-x}{4+x}}{\frac{4 x}{x^{2}-16}}$