1. Think about people, organizations, agencies, or projects that need help in your neighborhood or city. List them below along with a description of how you can help. (2 points) 2. Explore each volunteer website and choose one volunteer project from each site. List each organization and describe each project. Explain why you selected each volunteer project. (2 points)

3. List three careers you are interested in, and note something specific you would like to learn about each of these careers. If you don't have any idea about what careers interest you, list three things you are good at and put down possible careers that use these skills. (3 points)

4. Using the employment websites, search for part-time jobs that relate to the career fields you are interested in pursuing or to your interests. List three jobs and describe each of them. (3 points)

Which financial component is a mandatory deduction from your gross pay? a. sales tax b. social security tax c. health insurance d. disaster relief fund (drf) e. voluntary deduction

Describe three scenarios in which you might utilize mathematics to investigate a crime scene, accident scene, or to make decisions involving police practice. be sure to explain how math is used in police as they work through each scenario.

The gilbert instrument corporation is considering replacing the wood steamer it currently uses to shape guitar sides. the steamer has 6 years of remaining life. if kept,the steamer will have depreciaiton expenses of $650 for five years and $325 for the sixthyear. its current book value is $3,575, and it can be sold on an internet auction site for$4,150 at this time. if the old steamer is not replaced, it can be sold for $800 at the endof its useful life. gilbert is considering purchasing the side steamer 3000, a higher-end steamer, whichcosts $12,000 and has an estimated useful life of 6 years with an estimated salvage value of$1,500. this steamer falls into the macrs 5-year class, so the applicable depreciationrates are 20.00%, 32.00%, 19.20%, 11.52%, 11.52%, and 5.76%. the new steamer is fasterand allows for an output expansion, so sales would rise by $2,000 per year; the newmachine's much greater efficiency would reduce operating expenses by $1,900 per year.to support the greater sales, the new machine would require that inventories increase by$2,900, but accounts payable would simultaneously increase by $700. gilbert's marginalfederal-plus-state tax rate is 40%, and its wacc is 15%.a. should it replace the old steamer? b. npv of replace = $2,083.51