Based on the FUNCTIONAL Characteristics of the Cyanobacteria and Proteobacteria

question 30

Essay

Based on the FUNCTIONAL characteristics of the Cyanobacteria and Proteobacteria phyla, which phylum do you think is more deeply rooted in the tree of life (i.e., which phylum branches off closer to the last universal common ancestor)? Use at least two pieces of evidence to support your answer. How could you test your hypothesis?

Appreciate the risks associated with changes in an investment portfolio composition, such as interest rate risk, default risk, and maturity risk.

Grasp the concept of opportunity cost associated with holding cash and how it impacts financial decisions.

Identify the motivations behind a firm's need for liquidity, including precautionary, transaction, speculative, and float motives.

Analyze the primary reasons why firms have cash surpluses, including financing planned expenditures and investing funds.

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Definitions:

FICA Tax

A United States federal payroll tax imposed on both employees and employers to fund Social Security and Medicare—federal programs that provide benefits for retirees, the disabled, and children of deceased workers.

Employers

Individuals or entities that hire and pay others for their labor or services in a variety of employment contexts.

Wage Earners

Individuals who receive compensation for their labor or services in the form of wages or salary.

Perfectly Inelastic

Describes a situation where the quantity demanded or supplied is completely unresponsive to price changes.