Attracted by the possible returns from a portfolio of movies, hedge funds have invested in the movie industry by financially backing individual films and/or studios. the hedge fund star ventures is currently conducting some research involving movies involving adam sandler, an american actor, screenwriter, and film producer. as a first step, star ventures would like to cluster adam sandler movies based on their gross box office returns and movie critic ratings. using the data in the file sandler, apply k-means clustering with k = 3 to characterize three different types of adam sandler movies. base the clusters on the variables rating and box office. rating corresponds to movie ratings provided by critics (a higher score represents a movie receiving better reviews). box office represents the gross box office earnings in 2015 dollars. use the resulting clusters to characterize adam sandler movies. refer to the appendix for instructions on how to perform k-means clustering method using the analytic solver platform.

Which of the following differentiates cost accounting and financial accounting? a. the primary users of cost accounting are the investors, whereas the primary users of financial accounting are the managers. b. cost accounting measures only the financial information related to the costs of acquiring fixed assets in an organization, whereas financial accounting measures financial and nonfinancial information of a company's business transactions. c. cost accounting measures information related to the costs of acquiring or using resources in an organization, whereas financial accounting measures a financial position of a company to investors, banks, and external parties. d. cost accounting deals with product design, production, and marketing strategies, whereas financial accounting deals mainly with pricing of the products.

Richardson hired j.c. flood company, a plumbing contractor, to correct a stoppage in the sewer line of her house. the plumbing company's 'snake' device, used to clear the line leading to the main sewer, became caught in the underground line. to release it, the company excavated a portion of the sewer line in richardson's backyard. in the process, the company discovered numerous leaks in a rusty, defective water pipe that ran parallel with the sewer line. to meet public regulations, the water pipe, of a type no longer approved for such service, had to be replaced either then or later, when the yard would have to be excavated again. the plumbing company proceeded to repair the water pipe. though richardson inspected the company's work daily and did not express any objection to the extra work involved in replacing the water pipe, she refused to pay any part of the total bill after the company completed the entire operation. j.c. flood company then sued richardson for the costs of labor and material it had furnished. (c) for what, if anything, should richardson be liable? explain."

11.     before adding cream to a simmering soup, you need to a. simmer the cream. b. chill the cream. c. strain the cream through cheesecloth. d. allow the cream reach room temperature. student d   incorrect which answer is right?