...Autonomous Cars and Society Alex Forrest, Mustafa Konca IQP OVP 06B1 Advised by Professor Oleg Pavlov Department of Social Science and Policy Studies Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA 01609 (508) 831-5234 opavlov@wpi.edu May 1, 2007 Table of Contents Abstract ..........................................................................................................................3 1 Technology of Autonomous Vehicle Systems ..........................................................4 1.1 Introduction ..........................................................................................................4 1.2 Background ..........................................................................................................4 1.2.1 History ............................................................................................................8 1.2.2 Future............................................................................................................13 1.3 Technology.........................................................................................................15 1.3.1 Control Systems............................................................................................15 1.3.1.1 Lateral Control........................................................................................15 1.3.1.1.1 Lane Departure Warning System (LDWS) ......................................16 1.3.1.1.2 Lane Keeping Assist System (LKA)...
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...Solutions to Chapter 7 Problem Assignments Check Your Understanding 3. Realized vs. Recognized Gain Explain the difference between a realized gain and a recognized gain. Solution: A realized gain is the excess of the amount realized on a sale or exchange over the adjusted basis of the property sold or exchanged. The recognized gain is the amount of this realized gain that will be treated as income and subject to tax on the seller’s income tax return. 4. Asset Classification What type of assets are Section 1231 assets? What type of assets are capital assets? What type of assets are ordinary income assets? Give several examples of each type of asset. Solution: The most common Section 1231 assets are depreciable realty and personalty used in a trade or business and nondepreciable trade or business realty that have been held for more than one year. Long-term capital gain property held for the production of income that is involuntarily converted is also Section 1231 property. To qualify, all of these assets must have been held for more than one year. Section 1231 assets include machinery and equipment, office furniture and fixtures, rental real estate, factory buildings and land held for future expansion of a business. Capital assets include most investment properties and personal-use assets. They exclude inventory, real and depreciable property used in a trade or business, and accounts and notes receivable from the sale of inventory in the ordinary...
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...Chapter 10 - Property Dispositions Chapter 10 Property Dispositions 32. [LO 1] Rafael sold an asset to Jamal. What is Rafael’s amount realized on the sale in each of the following alternative scenarios? a. Rafael received $80,000 of cash and a vehicle worth $10,000. Rafael also pays $5,000 in selling expenses. b. Rafael received $80,000 of cash and was relieved of a $30,000 mortgage on the asset he sold to Jamal. Rafael also paid a commission of $5,000 on the transaction. c. Rafael received $20,000 of cash, a parcel of land worth $50,000, and marketable securities of $10,000. Rafael also paid a commission of $8,000 on the transaction. a. $85,000, computed as follows: Property Received (1) Cash (2) Vehicle (3) Commissions Amount Realized Amount $80,000 10,000 (5,000) $85,000 Explanation Given Given Given (1) + (2) + (3) b. $105,000, computed as follows: Property Received (1) Cash (2) Relief of debt (3) Commissions Amount Realized Amount Explanation $80,000 30,000 (5,000) $105,000 (1) + (2) + (3) c. $72,000, computed as follows: Property Received (1) Cash (2) Land (3) Marketable securities (4) Commissions Amount Realized Amount Explanation $20,000 50,000 10,000 (8,000) $72,000 (1) + (2) + (3) + (4) 10-1 © 2014 by McGraw-Hill Education. This is proprietary material solely for authorized instructor use. Not authorized for sale or distribution in any manner. This document may not be copied, scanned, duplicated, forwarded, distributed, or posted on a website, in whole...
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...Solutions to Chapter 7 Problem Assignments Check Your Understanding 3. Realized vs. Recognized Gain Explain the difference between a realized gain and a recognized gain. Solution: A realized gain is the excess of the amount realized on a sale or exchange over the adjusted basis of the property sold or exchanged. The recognized gain is the amount of this realized gain that will be treated as income and subject to tax on the seller’s income tax return. 4. Asset Classification What type of assets are Section 1231 assets? What type of assets are capital assets? What type of assets are ordinary income assets? Give several examples of each type of asset. Solution: The most common Section 1231 assets are depreciable realty and personalty used in a trade or business and nondepreciable trade or business realty that have been held for more than one year. Long-term capital gain property held for the production of income that is involuntarily converted is also Section 1231 property. To qualify, all of these assets must have been held for more than one year. Section 1231 assets include machinery and equipment, office furniture and fixtures, rental real estate, factory buildings and land held for future expansion of a business. Capital assets include most investment properties and personal-use assets. They exclude inventory, real and depreciable property used in a trade or business, and accounts and notes receivable from the sale of inventory in the ordinary...
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...1. Discuss fully the components of capital assets. page 616 2. Discuss fully the components of Sec 1231 Property. page 625 Answer 1: 1-all property is characterized as a capital asset, unless expressly excluded 2- the following types of property are not capital assets: a) Inventory (or stock in trade) property held primarily for sale to customers in the ordinary course of a trade or business b) Real or depreciable property used in a trade or business c) Accounts or notes receivable acquired in the ordinary course of trade or business for services rendered d) Copyrights and artistic compositions held by the person who composed them e) Certain U.S government publications acquired at reduced cost 3- property held either for personal use or for the production of income is a capital asset, but dealer property is not 4- Goodwill is a capital asset when generated within the business. IF a business sells its assets and received more than FMV of those assets, the remainder is considered a capital gain from the sale of goodwill a) Goodwill acquired with the purchased of a trade or business in an amortizable asset b) The ability to amortize, characterizes acquired goodwill as a sec 1231 asset rather the\an a capital asset 5- an option is treated the same as the underlying property 6- stocks, bonds, commodities and the like are capital assets unless they are dealer property. A dealer holds an asset primarily for sale to customers in the ordinary course...
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...INSTITUT KESELAMATAN DAN KESIHATAN PEKERJAAN NEGARA NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH KURIKULUM KURSUS COURSE CURRICULUM TEL : 03 – 8769 2100 FAX : 03 – 8926 2900 URL : www.niosh.com.my COURSE TITLE: Safety and Health Officer COURSE DURATION: 22 day(s) / 165.5 hour(s) COURSE CATEGORY: Competency HRDF SCHEME: SBL COURSE FEE: RM 4,000.00 1. COURSE CODE: SHO / SHOM / SHOP COURSE LEVEL: Basic EXAMINATION FEE: RM 950.00 OBJECTIVES: At the end of the course, the participant will be able to: i. conduct the hazard identification, risk assessment and risk control ii. explain the OSH-MS iii. plan OSH programs iv. interpret OSH legal requirements v. be a competent SHO (upon passing the SHO examination and registration with DOSH) 2. TARGET GROUPS: i. ii. Supervisors iii. OSH Practitioners iv. Safety and Health Committee Members v. Unregistered Safety and Health Officers vi. Engineers, Designers and Architects vii. 3. Safety Personnel/Managers Interested Individuals ENTRY REQUIREMENT(S): i. Possess a minimum of SPM/SPMV/MCE or equivalent with at least a Grade Three Pass. General certificate (SAP) or lower than Grade three will not be accepted. ii. For SPM/SPMV after year 2000, a minimum of 6C for Bahasa Melayu, English, Mathematics AND minimum 8E for Science/Physics/Chemistry/Biology AND Pass other 2 subjects in 1 certificate/examination or combination iii. Applicants must attach ONE (1) certified true copy of SPM/SPMV/MCE Certificate/Diploma/Degree...
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...Chapter 2 46. DLW Corporation acquired and placed in service the following assets during the year: |Asset |Date Acquired |Cost Basis | |Computer equipment |2/17 |$10,000 | |Furniture |5/12 |$17,000 | |Commercial building |11/1 |$270,000 | Assuming DLW does not elect §179 expensing or bonus depreciation, answer the following questions: a. What is DLW’s year 1 cost recovery for each asset? b. What is DLW’s year 3 cost recovery for each asset if DLW sells all of these assets on 1/23 of year 3? a. $5,296, under the half-year convention for personal property, calculated as follows: |Asset |Purchase Date | | |(1) |(2) |(1) x (2) | | | |Quarter |Recovery |Original |Rate |Depreciation | | | | |period |Basis | | | |Computer equipment |17-Feb |1st |5 years |$10,000 |20.00% |$2,000 | |Furniture |12-May |2nd |7 years |$17,000...
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...Chapter 10 Property: Dispositions SOLUTIONS MANUAL Discussion Questions: 1. [LO 1] Compare and contrast different ways in which a taxpayer triggers a realization event by disposing of an asset. A realization event for tax purposes is created in many ways. Virtually any disposal will result in a sale or other disposition. These include a sale, trade, gift to charity, disposal to the landfill, or destruction in a natural disaster. In a sale or trade (exchange), the taxpayer receives something of value in return for the asset. In contrast, a charitable contribution, disposal, or destruction from a natural disaster generally results in a loss of any remaining basis in the asset without compensation (unless reimbursed by insurance). 2. [LO 1] Potomac Corporation wants to sell a warehouse that it has used in its business for 10 years. Potomac is asking $450,000 for the property. The warehouse is subject to a mortgage of $125,000. If Potomac accepts Wyden Inc.’s offer to give Potomac $325,000 in cash and assume full responsibility for the mortgage on the property, what amount does Potomac realize on the sale? When the property disposed of is subject to a liability and the buyer assumes the liability, the relief of debt increases the amount realized. Thus, Potomac’s amount realized consists of $450,000, which is cash of $325,000 plus $125,000 relief of debt. This assumes that the buyer hypothetically transfers cash to the seller in order to pay...
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...TinyVideo is a small movie rental company with a single store. TinyVideo needs a database system to track the rental of movies to its members. TinyVideo can own several copies (VIDEO) of each movie (MOVIE). For example, the store may have 10 copies of the movie “Twist in the Wind”. “Twist in the Wind” would be one MOVIE and each copy would be a VIDEO. A rental transaction (RENTAL) involves one or more videos being rented to a member (MEMBERSHIP). A video can be rented many times over its lifetime, therefore, there is a M:N relationship between RENTAL and VIDEO. DETAILRENTAL is the bridge table to resolve this relationship. The complete ERD is provided in Figure P7.65. Figure P7.65 TinyVideo ERD Write the SQL code to create the table structures for the entities shown in Figure P7.65. The structures should contain the attributes specified in the ERD. Use data types that would be appropriate for the data that will need to be stored in each attribute. Enforce primary key and foreign key constraints as indicated by the ERD. When your tables are created, accomplish the following: The following tables provide a very small portion of the data that will be kept in the database. This data needs to be inserted into the database for testing purposes. Write the INSERT commands necessary to place the following data in the PRICE table. The rest of the insert statements are provided to copy and paste into a script. MEMBERSHIP Mem_ Num Mem_ Fname Mem_ Lname...
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...from Act 4. John proctor had changed the most from beginning to end of the play, mostly because of the Witchcraft accusations, his affair with Abigail, and Morally. What with all the obstacles he dealt through acts 1 through 4 it causes him to change his views on things. In act 1 John Proctor had still felt some emotion for Abigail when they had met again. He had always said that he wouldn’t speak to her again but always ended up coming back. In the story it states “Looking at abigail now, the faintest suggestion of a knowing smile on his face: What is this mischief?” (Miller, 1245). When he had met her she had called him strong, and he had given her a little smirk that shows he still had feelings for her. Later on towards the play in Act 3 he started to resist his feelings for Abigail, and it grew into hatred since she was a threat towards Elizabeth. “How do you call heaven? Whore! Whore! “ (Miller, 1245) John says during court to prove that she is nothing to him....
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...Homework Assignment #4 Problems #65 - #94 from page 311. Please provide your answer after each problem and submit the file with your answers through Blackboard. EliteVideo is a startup company providing concierge DVD kiosk service in upscale neighborhoods. EliteVideo can own several copies (VIDEO) of each movie (MOVIE). For example, the store may have 10 copies of the movie “Twist in the Wind”. “Twist in the Wind” would be one MOVIE and each copy would be a VIDEO. A rental transaction (RENTAL) involves one or more videos being rented to a member (MEMBERSHIP). A video can be rented many times over its lifetime, therefore, there is a M:N relationship between RENTAL and VIDEO. DETAILRENTAL is the bridge table to resolve this relationship. The complete ERD is provided in Figure P7.65. Figure P7.65 EliteVideo ERD [pic] 65. Write the SQL code to create the table structures for the entities shown in Figure P7.65. The structures should contain the attributes specified in the ERD. Use data types that would be appropriate for the data that will need to be stored in each attribute. Enforce primary key and foreign key constraints as indicated by the ERD. CREATE TABLE PRICE ( PRICE_CODE INTEGER NOT NULL UNIQUE, PRICE_DESCRIPTION CHAR(15) NOT NULL, PRICE_RENTFEE VARCHAR(3) NOT NULL, PRICE_DAILYLATEFEE VARCHAR(3) NOT NULL, PRIMARY KEY (PRICE_CODE)); CREATE TABLE MOVIE ( ...
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... Zip: 56007 Phone: 651-307-2531 Work Phone: Victim: Sa Ba Taw DOB:8/20/1991 Address: 2316, Gne Ave 2361 City: Albert Lea State: MN Zip: 56007 Phone: 651-307-2531 Work Phone: Suspect: Unknown DOB: Unknown Address: Unknown City: Unknown State: Unknown: Zip: Unknown Phone: Unknown Date Reported: 04/23/2014 Day: Wednesday Time: 1245 Date Committed: 04/23/2014 Time Committed: 1100 Incident Location: Albert Lea Wal-Mart LGN: N/A Badge: N/A Date: 04/ 23/2014 Time Assigned: 1245 Time Arrived: 1445 Date: 04/ 23/2014: Narrative On 04-23-2014 at approximately 1245 I, uniformed (officer) Fatbardh Emra was dispatch to a call in regards of an assault that occurred in Wal-Mart- Supermarket in 1550 Blake Ave. Albert Lea MN, 56007. Upon arrival I, uniformed (officer) Emra spoke to the victim Sa Ba Taw, and saw visible injuries to him. Victim stated that inside of the supermarket Wal-Mart he had verbal dispute with someone about the parking space where he parked his car outside in the parking lot of the Wal-Mart. The victim Sa Ba Taw stated the individual who struck him was complaining that he saw Sa slamming is vehicle door to his car, and the victim stated that...
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...Group Nguyen Hoang Hai Tran Thien Nghia Tran Trung Hieu Dang The Vinh Kim 1. In this case, consumer-consumer rivalry is the appropriate answer for the question. Since Levi Strauss & Co. is a buyer competing against other buyer (known at other bidders) to obtain the jean. 2. The maximum amount must be paid for this asset is the present value: PV = 150,000(1+0.09) + … + 150,000(1+0.09)5 = $583,447.69 3. A. The equation for net benefit: N(Q) = B(Q) – C(Q) = 50 + 20Q – 5Q^2 B. When Q = 1, N(1) = 65 When Q = 5, N(5) = 25 C. The equation for the marginal net benefits: MNB(Q) = MB(Q) – MC(Q) = 20 – 10Q D. When Q = 1, MNB(1) = 10 When Q = 5, MNB(5) = -30 E. Setting MNB(Q) = 0, we have Q = 2 is the appropriate answer for this question. F. When Q = 2, MNB(2) = 0 4. A. The value of the firm before it pays out current dividend is: PVfirm = 550,000*(1 + 0.08)(0.08-0.05) = $19.8 million B. The value of the firm after it pays out current dividend is: PVfirm = 550,000*(1 + 0.05)(0.08-0.05) = $19.25 million 5. The present value of a preferred stock is: PVstock = 750.04 = $1.875 6. Table: Q | B(Q) | C(Q) | N(Q) | MB(Q) | MC(Q) | MNB(Q) | 100 | 1200 | 950 | 250 | 210 | 40 | 170 | 101 | 1400 | 1000 | 400 | 200 | 50 | 150 | 102 | 1590 | 1060 | 530 | 190 | 60 | 130 | 103 | 1770 | 1130 | 640 | 180 | 70 | 110 | 104 | 1940 | 1210 | 730 | 170 | 80 | 90 | 105 | 2100 | 1300 | 800 | 160...
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...Alaska 2013 BAH Rates - WITH DEPENDENTS MHA E-1 1770 1665 1908 1899 1698 1626 E-2 1770 1665 1908 1899 1698 1626 E-3 1770 1665 1908 1899 1698 1626 E-4 1770 1665 1908 1899 1698 1626 E-5 1983 1971 2391 2103 2097 2025 E-6 1992 1980 2400 2112 2106 2034 E-7 2061 2076 2433 2247 2238 2127 E-8 2148 2190 2478 2403 2391 2235 E-9 2271 2319 2592 2568 2577 2358 W-1 1995 1983 2403 2115 2109 2037 W-2 2097 2124 2451 2310 2301 2172 W-3 2205 2265 2508 2502 2490 2307 W-4 2298 2337 2625 2592 2610 2379 W-5 2406 2427 2763 2694 2754 2463 O1E 2079 2100 2442 2277 2271 2148 O2E 2190 2244 2499 2475 2463 2286 O3E 2313 2352 2646 2607 2634 2391 O-1 1986 1974 2394 2106 2100 2028 O-2 1989 1977 2397 2109 2103 2031 O-3 2202 2259 2505 2496 2481 2301 O-4 2448 2460 2817 2736 2808 2496 O-5 2622 2601 3042 2904 3039 2637 O-6 2649 2628 3072 2931 3069 2661 O-7 2673 2652 3105 2961 3102 2688 Alaska KETCHIKAN, AK SITKA, AK JUNEAU, AK KODIAK ISLAND, AK ANCHORAGE, AK FAIRBANKS, AK AK400 AK401 AK402 AK403 AK404 AK405 Alabama 2013 BAH Rates - WITH DEPENDENTS MHA E-1 861 E-2 861 E-3 861 E-4 861 E-5 915 E-6 1020 E-7 1053 E-8 1089 E-9 1170 W-1 1023 W-2 1068 W-3 1113 W-4 1191 W-5 1281 O-1E 1059 O-2E 1107 O-3E 1206 O-1 927 O-2 1017 O-3 1110 O-4 1317 O-5 1464 O-6 1479 O-7 1494 Alabama ANNISTON / FT MCCLELLAN FORT RUCKER HUNTSVILLE, AL MOBILE, AL MONTGOMERY, AL AUBURN, AL BIRMINGHAM, AL TUSLOOSA, AL AL001 AL002 AL003 AL004 AL005 AL006 AL007 AL008 AL001 939 1023 1002 1062 1026 1017 1068 861 939 1023 1002...
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...Antirheumatic drugs, also known as disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs), collectively are prescribed to reduce symptoms. According to Wasserman (2011), “the choice of DMARD depends on a number of factors, including the stage and severity of the joint condition, the balance between possible side effects and expected benefits, and patient preference” (Wasserman, 2011, p. 1245). Glucocorticoids, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications (NSAIDs), antimetabolites, and antirheumatics may be prescribed to manage the symptoms. Glucocorticoids (cortisol, cortisone) decrease the body’s immune system response and aid in treating inflammation (Wasserman, 2011, p. 1245). Salicylates, such as aspirin, Acuprin, or ZORprin, are non-steroidal anti-inflammatories that inhibit the synthesis of prostaglandin, and have analgesic properties. Patients may also be prescribed an antimetabolite, such as methotrexate, which inhibits the growth of cells and decreases the activity of the immune system. DMARDs, such as hydroxychloroquine, are treated to slow the progression of the disease. Research by Wasserman (2011) found that gastroprotection should be used of patients are older than 65 years of age (Wasserman, 2011, p....
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