EAS105H1 Lecture : Rice and Pop.

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3 Feb 2011

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The manure pit is a treasure pot a peasant saying: fertilizer = farming. Provided with water, produces 1/3 more product then wheat. Rice transplantation (planting spruce) huge shift in cultivation: grow them and then pluck them out, replant intense labour. Advantages: shortens the growing season can get 2 or 3 rice crops in a year, doubling the growing capacity, improves your rice seedlings more choices to pick from (get the healthiest crop, irrigations. reason why governments stop it, felt it was risky. farmers had to take it upon themselves so they can make more money. Irrigation more water changes the environment, example: new diseases. water fight fight over water; controllment of water: fertilizer development - night soil in edo, japan. market for night soil was so development. Therefore china is able to sustain its over growing population because of their agriculture technique. Always extending its boundaries (expanding area, double the area of ming dynasty)

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Choose a legume, grass or starchy staple that is used for human food and research & report the cultivation practices in the United States production season, how it is planted, fertilizers & pesticides that are used, etc). In addition to the cultivation practices include the geographic area of production, if most is consumed domestically or exported and the economic contribution the crop of your choice makes to the U.S. economy.

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True or False: The Pros and Cons of Reproductive Technology

. Â¼ of all couples who try to conceive discover they are infertile.

. Donor insemination is 30 to 40% successful.

.About 1% of all children in developed countries are conceived through in-vitro fertilization.

. In-vitro fertilization can only be used to overcome fertility problems.

. A âsex sorterâ method of in-vitro fertilization helps ensure that couples who carry X-linked diseases have a daughter.

. In-vitro fertilization is as safe as natural conception to infant survival and healthy development.

. Because surrogacy favors the wealthy as contractors of infants and the less economically advantages as surrogates, it may promote exploitation of financially needy women.

. Most recipients of in-vitro fertilization are in their fifties and sixties.

. Several European countries have successfully created designer babies â controlling offspring traits by manipulating genetic makeup/

. At present, nothing is known about the psychological consequences of being a product of reproductive technologies.

Harrison Wolfe operates a residential landscaping business in an affluent suburb of Atlanta. In an effort to provide quality service, he has concentrated solely on the design and installation of upscale landscaping plans (e.g., trees, shrubs, fountains, and lighting). With his clients continually requesting additional services, Wolfe recently expanded into lawn maintenance, including fertilization.

The following data relate to his first yearâs experience with 50 fertilization clients. Each client required nine applications throughout the year and was billed $41.00 per application.

â¢	Three applications involved Type I fertilizer, which contains a special ingredient for weed control. The remaining six applications involved Type II fertilizer.
â¢	Wolfe purchased 6,900 pounds of Type I fertilizer at $0.56 per pound and 11,900 pounds of Type II fertilizer at $0.46 per pound. Actual usage amounted to 5,150 pounds of Type I and 8,750 pounds of Type II.
â¢	A new, part-time employee was hired to spread the fertilizer. Wolfe had to pay premium wages of $13.40 per hour because of a very tight labor market; the employee logged a total of 203 hours at client residences.
â¢	Based on previous knowledge of the operation, articles in trade journals, and conversations with other landscapers, Wolfe established the following standards:

Typical hourly wage rate of landscape personnel: $9.80

Labor time per application: 40 minutes

Fertilizer purchase price per pound: Type I, $0.69; Type II, $0.47

Fertilizer usage: 59 pounds per application

Unfortunately, Wolfe's new lawn fertilization service did not go as smoothly as planned, with customer complaints being much higher than expected.

Required:

1.	Compute Wolfe's direct-material variances for each type of fertilizer. (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "Favorable" or "Unfavorable". Select "None" and enter "0" for no effect (i.e., zero variance). Round your answers to 2 decimal place.)

2.	Compute the direct-labor variances. (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "Favorable" or "Unfavorable". Select "None" and enter "0" for no effect (i.e., zero variance). Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answers to 2 decimal place.)

3-a.

Compute the actual cost of the client applications. (Note: Exclude any fertilizer in inventory, as remaining fertilizer can be used next year.) (Round your answer to 2 decimal place.)

3-b.

Calculate the profit or loss of Wolfe's new lawn fertilization service. (Round your answer to 2 decimal place.)

4.	On the basis of the variances that you computed in parts (1) and (2) was the new service a success from an overall cost-control perspective? (Round your answer to 2 decimal place.)

5.	Should the fertilizer service be continued next year?

	Yes, continue service with no changes
	Yes, continue service but consider some changes
	No

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