Explain how there can be different pathways in one career cluster. Use two examples from the text. Would a farmer benefit from a college education? Explain whether you feel that it would be necessary for a farmer to pursue this degree or not.
List two reasons why someone looking at a career in the Energy cluster might want to focus on new technology, such as energy-efficient products or sustainable energy. Give two examples of careers that may work with these new energy technologies.
If a person is interested in medicine but hates the sight of blood, would they be able to find a career in the Health Science cluster? Explain why or why not. Give an example to support your answer.
Nicholas has heard that there is a big market for alpaca wool in his area. He plans to open a farm where he can raise alpaca, as well as harvest and sell their wool. List the skills that Nicholas would need to make a success of his farm and cite one way in which Nicholas could acquire those skills.

Which of the following is an example of an unsought good? a. cameron purchases a new bike. b. jordan buys paper towels. c. taylor buys cupcakes from her favorite bakery. d. riley buys new windshield wipers for her car. d

Miko willingly admits that she is not an accountant by training. she is concerned that her balance sheet might not be correct. she has provided you with the following additional information. 1. the boat actually belongs to miko, not to skysong, inc.. however, because she thinks she might take customers out on the boat occasionally, she decided to list it as an asset of the company. to be consistent, she also listed as a liability of the corporation her personal loan that she took out at the bank to buy the boat. 2. the inventory was originally purchased for $27,500, but due to a surge in demand miko now thinks she could sell it for $39,600. she thought it would be best to record it at $39,600. 3. included in the accounts receivable balance is $11,000 that miko loaned to her brother 5 years ago. miko included this in the receivables of skysong, inc. so she wouldn’t forget that her brother owes her money. (b) provide a corrected balance sheet for skysong, inc.. (hint: to get the balance sheet to balance, adjust stockholders’ equity.) (list assets in order of liquidity.)

You are evaluating two different silicon wafer milling machines. the techron i costs $285,000, has a three-year life, and has pretax operating costs of $78,000 per year. the techron ii costs $495,000, has a five-year life, and has pretax operating costs of $45,000 per year. for both milling machines, use straight-line depreciation to zero over the project’s life and assume a salvage value of $55,000. if your tax rate is 24 percent and your discount rate is 11 percent, compute the eac for both machines.