A twenty-acre park was created to give residents a place to hike, bike, and enjoy other recreational activities. Kathy was hired to design a map that would show residents how they could easily access different areas of the park. Sean was hired to monitor the number of visitors they have per month and analyze the park’s popularity for funding possibilities. Joan was hired to offer assistance and teach residents about the plants and animals they may encounter while at the park. Which best describes the tasks Kathy, Sean, and Joan perform?

Kathy and Joan perform tasks common to the Engineering and Technology pathway and Sean performs tasks common to the Science and Math pathway.
Kathy performs tasks common to the Engineering and Technology pathway and Sean and Joan perform tasks common to the Science and Math pathway.
Sean performs tasks common to the Engineering and Technology pathway and Kathy and Joan perform tasks common to the Science and Math pathway.
Sean and Joan perform tasks common to the Engineering and Technology pathway and Kathy performs tasks common to the Science and Math pathway.

Paar corporation bought 100 percent of kimmel, inc., on january 1, 2012. on that date, paar’s equipment (10-year life) has a book value of $420,000 but a fair value of $520,000. kimmel has equipment (10-year life) with a book value of $272,000 but a fair value of $400,000. paar uses the equity method to record its investment in kimmel. on december 31, 2014, paar has equipment with a book value of $294,000 but a fair value of $445,200. kimmel has equipment with a book value of $190,400 but a fair value of $357,000. the consolidated balance for the equipment account as of december 31, 2014 is $574,000. what would be the impact on consolidated balance for the equipment account as of december 31, 2014 if the parent had applied the initial value method rather than the equity method? the balance in the consolidated equipment account cannot be determined for the initial value method using the information given. the consolidated equipment account would have a higher reported balance. the consolidated equipment account would have a lower reported balance. no effect: the method the parent uses is for internal reporting purposes only and has no impact on consolidated totals.

Which of the following is an effective strategy when interest rates are falling? a. use long-term loans to take advantage of current low rates. b. use short-term loans to take advantage of lower rates when you refinance a loan. c. deposit to a short-term savings instrumentals to take advantage of higher interest rates when they mature. d. select short-term savings instruments to lock in earnings at a current high rates.

Any point on a country's production possibilities frontier represents a combination of two goods that an economy: