At the Children's Hospital in Seattle there are, on average, 60 births per week. Mother and child stay, on average, two days before they leave the hospital. At the Swedish Hospital (also in Seattle), the average number of births per week is 210. Mothers and children stay in the hospital two days on average.

a. How many new mothers, on average, are staying at the Children's Hospital?
b. How many new mothers, on average, are staying at the Swedish Hospital?
c. The directors of the two hospitals are negotiating unifying the maternity wards of the two hospitals. They believe that by doing so they will be able to reduce the number of new mothers staying in the unified ward. Are they correct? How many new mothers will stay, on average, in the unified ward? You may assume that the average number of births and the length of stay of the new mothers will not change.

9. tax types: taxes are classified based on whether they are applied directly to income, called direct taxes, or to some other measurable performance characteristic of the firm, called indirect taxes. identify each of the following as a “direct tax,” an “indirect tax,” or something else: a. corporate income tax paid by a japanese subsidiary on its operating income b. royalties paid to saudi arabia for oil extracted and shipped to world markets c. interest received by a u.s. parent on bank deposits held in london d. interest received by a u.s. parent on a loan to a subsidiary in mexico e. principal repayment received by u.s. parent from belgium on a loan to a wholly owned subsidiary in belgium f. excise tax paid on cigarettes manufactured and sold within the united states g. property taxes paid on the corporate headquarters building in seattle h. a direct contribution to the international committee of the red cross for refugee relief i. deferred income tax, shown as a deduction on the u.s. parent’s consolidated income tax j. withholding taxes withheld by germany on dividends paid to a united kingdom parent corporation

Match the items with the actions necessary to reconcile the bank statement.(there's not just one answer)1. interest credited in bank account2. fee charged by bank for returned check3. checks issued but not deposited4. deposits yet to be crediteda. add to bank statementb. deduct from bank statementc. add to personal statementd. deduct from personal statement

Which of the following is an example of a production quota? a. the government sets an upper limit on the quantity that each dairy farmer can produce. b. the government sets a price floor in the market for dairy products. c. the government sets a lower limit on the quantity that each dairy farmer can produce. d. the government guarantees to buy a specified quantity of dairy products from farmers.