To use a double-pan balance, you put the object to be weighed on one side and then put known weights on the other side until the pans balance.

a. Explain why it is useful to have the balance point halfway between the two pans. b. Suppose the balance point is off-center, 15 cm from one pan and 20 cm from the other. An object is placed in the pan that is closer to the center. The pans balance when 7 kg is placed in the other pan. What is the weight of the unknown object?

If your checking account's balance is $3,678.89 and you withdraw$1,514, what is the remaining balance? A. $2,164.89 B.$5,192.89 C. $2,614.89 D.$3,678.89

Alexa had a negative balance in her checking account before depositing a $47.00 check. What is the new balance of Alexa's checking account?

The interest paid by a savings account in one year is proportional to the starting balance, with constant of proportionality $0.06$. Write a formula for $I$, the amount of interest earned, in terms of $B$, the starting balance. Find the interest earned if the starting balance is

(a) $\$ 500$

(b) $\$ 1000$

(c) $\$ 5000$

As of January 1, Terrace Waters, Capital, had a credit balance of $314,000. During the year, withdrawals totaled$10,000, and the business incurred a net loss of $320,000.

b. Assuming that there have been no recording errors, will the balance sheet prepared at December 31 balance? Explain.

Suppose that a country has a trade surplus of $50 billion, a balance on the capital account of$10 billion, and a balance on the current account of −$200 billion. The balance on the capital and financial account will be:

a.$10 billion.

b. $50 billion.

c.$200 billion.

d. −$200 billion.

John has a balance of $3000 on his Discover card that charges 1% interest per month on any unpaid balance. John can afford to pay$100 toward the balance each month. His balance each month after making a $100 payment is given by the recursively defined sequence$B_{0}=$3000, \quad B_{n}=1.01 B_{n-1}-100$. Using a graphing utility, determine when John will pay off the balance. What is the total of all the payments?

Pixel Copies recorded a cash collection on account by debiting Cash and crediting Accounts payable. What will the trial balance show for this error? a. Too much for cash b. Too much for liabilities c. Too much for expenses d. The trial balance will not balance

Justin earned $25.67 one week and$37.85 the next week. He also purchased a DVD for $19.99 and gas for his car for$22.07. He started with a zero balance in his checking account. Justin recorded all of these transactions in his checkbook and ended up with a balance of $ 105.58. Was his balance correct? If it was, write an equation to support the answer. If not, find the correct balance.

Credit Card Debt John has a balance of $3000 on his Discover card that charges 1% interest per month on any unpaid balance. John can afford to pay$100 toward the balance each month. His balance each month after making a $100 payment is given by the recursively defined sequence$B_{0}=$3000 \quad B_{n}=1.01 B_{n-1}-100$ Determine John's balance after making the first payment. That is, determine $B_{1}$.

Use the given process data to construct a control chart for p. Use the three out-of-control criteria listed in the mentioned section and determine whether the process is within statistical control. If it is not, identify which of the three out-of-control criteria apply.

In each of 15 recent and consecutive years, 1000 high school completers were randomly selected and the number who enrolled in college was determined, with the results listed below. Does the p-chart indicate that such college enrollments are high enough?

$$\begin{array}{lllllllllllllll}601 & 625 & 619 & 626 & 619 & 619 & 650 & 670 & 656 & 629 & 633 & 618 & 652 & 639 & 667\end{array}$$

The first step in balancing a checkbook is a. subtracting fees on the bank statement from the checkbook balance. b. comparing checks in the check record with those on the statement. c. adding interest earned to the checkbook balance. d. adding recent deposits to the bank statement balance.

a. How do you determine the balance of an account? b. The following information is for the Cash in Bank account on a single day. What is the balance of Cash in Bank at the end of the day? Beginning balance: $3,000 debit Transactions:$450 credit, $1,275 credit.$1,800 debit

a. What is the purpose of the post-closing trial balance? b. Why does the post-closing trial balance have balances of only permanent accounts?