Which is not a stage in the writing process, as we have discussed in class? 

One way to avoid plagiarism in an academic essay is to use proper documentation. In MLA (Modern Language Association) format, how should this look for a parenthetical citation? 

When a writer chooses to compose in third person, which set of pronouns can be used? 

When evaluating a source to determine whether it is appropriate to use in an academic essay, which of the following should be considered? 

In 2022-23 each American household viewed an average of 48 hours and 32 minutes of television weekly.Each individual viewed an average of 30 hours and 20 minutes per week.Those viewing the most television per week (43 hours and 31 minutes) were women over age 55.Those viewing the least television per week (21 hours and 10 minutes) were children ages 6 to 11.Households earning under $30,000 a year watched an average of 52 hours and 57 minutes a week.Households earning more than $60,000 a year watched an average of 47 hours and 13 minutes a week.Determine whether A, B, or C best describes the following generalization drawn from these facts.( A ) reasonable ( B ) wrong ( C ) insufficient facts to knowWomen watched more television than men.

Information for questions 38-40 In the online market for vintage vinyl records, some records are mint and some have scratches. Consumers value mint records at $40, and records with scratches at $10, but they cannot tell which type they are buying before buying it, receiving it, and inspecting it. Initially, buyers estimate that the proportion of mint records on the market is 75%, so if they buy a record, they estimate the probability of getting a mint one at 75%. Sellers, of course, are able to tell which type of record they are selling. Since consumers (the buyers) cannot distinguish among the two types of record, there will be a single price in the market, P (there is no reason to offer different prices for records that are indistinguishable). At any price P, mint record owners will want to sell quantity: QM = – 40 + 5 P of records, and scratched record owners will want to sell quantity QS = – 60 + 20 P of records. In other words, these are their supply curves. Consumers, even though they cannot distinguish between the two types of records, know these supply curves. Only the exact answers are accepted, please make sure of your reasoning and your work before submitting your answer. Suppose that your answer to the previous question was 20. At this price, P=20, what percentage of vinyl records for sale in this market will be mint records? Since the answer is a percentage, enter a number between 0 and 100 (0 if no mint records are for sale, 100 if only mint records are for sale, or any number in between, for you to calculate).

Information for questions 21-25 Suppose that the inverse demand for a monopolist is given by: P= 55 – 0.1 Q. The monopolist’s total cost function is given by: C = 14 + 20 Q + 0.4 Q2. For the numeric questions, only the exact answer is accepted. Enter 0, if the answer cannot be obtained with the information given. Assumption for questions 23-24. Suppose that the answers to questions 21 and 22 were: MR = 40 – 0.4Q MC = 23 + 0.1 Q Calculate the price that this monopolist charges.

Information for questions 1-5 In a given market, inverse supply is given by pS = 10 + 2 qS, and inverse demand is given by pD = 100 – 2 qD. For the first four questions, there is no government intervention of any kind, and this market is in a perfectly competitive equilibrium. It will be useful to draw a graph that allows you to keep track of all the numbers and areas. On that graph, place the supply and demand curves (hint: they are just straight lines, and you just need two points to know the entire line), and then all areas, quantities, or prices, that you may want to calculate. You may want to draw your graph roughly on scale, although strictly speaking that’s not necessary, since you won’t use the graph to get your answers. Only the exact answers are accepted, so make sure to double- and triple-check your reasoning and calculations. Suppose that producers can sell any quantity they wish, at a price of 70. Calculate the producer surplus.

Information for questions 33-34 Consider the following game. Player 1 (the “row” player) can pick among four different strategies (A, B, C, and D). Player 2 (the “column” player) can pick among five different strategies (E, F, G, H and I). In the game matrix below, all combinations of the strategies, and all outcomes, are shown. The first number in each cell is Player 1’s payoff, and the second number is Player 2’s payoff. In the questions, when a set of two strategies is written, such as (A,E), the first letter is meant to denote player 1’s strategy, and the second letter is player 2’s strategy. Among the following strategy combinations, pick all that are Nash equilibria.

  Stories of the past lives of the Buddha illustrate moral lessons and virtues found in Buddhist literature.