Charles is a first generation college student, and he has found it difficult to communicate with his professors. He doesn’t understand their jargon and finds their communication style intimidating. This example illustrates that ______.
a. colleges are elitist and tends to exclude individuals
b. professors are responsible for setting the norms of college campuses
c. professors use excessively complicated language to confuse students
d. colleges have their own language that must be learned to communicate effectively
d. colleges have their own language that must be learned to communicate effectively
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A) It is inexpensive to implement. B) It provides financial benefits only to small companies. C) It replaces separate software systems, such as sales and payroll. D) Its implementation requires a small commitment of time and people.
?Which of the following is a result of setting the coupon rate on a bond immediately before it is issued?
A. ?The coupon rate is equal to the yield to maturity on the bond. B. ?The market interest rate is equal to the coupon rate of the bond. C. ?The yield to maturity is equal to the market yield on the bond. D. ?The issuing price equals the face (par) value of the bond. E. ?The market value is equal to the maturity value of the bond.
Nationwide Insurance would like to perform a chi-square test to investigate whether a difference exists in the proportion of male and female teenagers who text while they drive
A random sample of 80 male teenagers found that 50 indicated they texted while driving. A random sample of 120 female teenagers found that 65 indicated they texted while driving. Using ? = 0.5, the conclusion for this chi-square test would be that because the test statistic is__________________________________________________________________.A) more than the critical value, we can reject the null hypothesis and conclude that there is a difference in the proportion of male and female teenagers who text while they drive B) less than the critical value, we can reject the null hypothesis and conclude that there is a difference in the proportion of male and female teenagers who text while they drive C) more than the critical value, we cannot reject the null hypothesis and conclude that there is no difference in the proportion of male and female teenagers who text while they drive D) less than the critical value, we cannot reject the null hypothesis and cannot conclude that there is a difference in the proportion of male and female teenagers who text while they drive
Farmer Company issues $20,000,000 of 10-year, 9% bonds on March 1, 2012 at 97 plus accrued interest. The bonds are dated January 1, 2012, and pay interest on June 30 and December 31. What is the total cash received on the issue date?
a. $19,400,000 b. $20,450,000 c. $19,700,000 d. $19,100,000