Company A purchased Company B, and recorded goodwill as an i…
Company A purchased Company B, and recorded goodwill as an intangible asset on the balance sheet. A few months later Company A realized that it overpaid for Company B by $2million. What is this condition called, and what must company A do now that it knows it overpaid? Do not prepare a journal entry.
Read DetailsAntibiotic resistance can evolve rapidly in bacterial popula…
Antibiotic resistance can evolve rapidly in bacterial populations. Suppose that a type of bacterial infection is normally treated with antibiotic A. A person who has an infection with this type of bacteria takes antibiotic A, but it has no effect. It is determined that the bacteria causing their infection have a new allele that makes them resistant to the antibiotic because it cannot bind to the normal target molecule in the bacteria. How did the bacteria become resistant to the antibiotic? Side note: Fortunately for the person with the infection, it turns out there is another antibiotic that can be used to treat the infection, so the person recovers and is fine.
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Suppose that a reaction in which a chemical bond is broken has ΔG of – 5.2 kcal/mol. Forming another bond has ΔG of + 3.3 kcal/mol. Could these two reactions be coupled so the energy released by one reaction is used to drive the other?
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