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Data tables can track the change in an output variable when different values for one or two input variables are changed.  A command on Excel that will do this to allow three input variables to be changed is the ____________  command.

Recall the Independence Calculation from class as shown below.  What would be the likely formula for cell F31 that could be copied down to the rest of the cells in that column?

 The production manager for the Electric Sandal Corporation is in the process of setting up next week’s production schedule for sandals so as to maximize gross profit for the week given available resources.  Two types of sandals can be made, Type A and Type B, which yield a gross profit of $50 and $40 each, respectively.  Type A sandals require 3 hours of a worker’s time, Type B requires 1.5 hours.    Type A sandals require 2 square inches of a special plastic, B, 4 square inches.  Both types require one circuit.  The amount of plastic available next week is 250 square inches, and the number of circuits is 150.  Five workers will be available, each working 40 hours.  A partial Excel formulation of this problem and the dialog box for using Excel’s Solver command are shown. What would be the most likely value for BB in cell C8?

The HighTech Development Corporation is considering applying for a government research grant that will award $85,000 for the best proposal on how best to use wireless technology to connect rural towns to the Internet.  The cost of preparing a proposal for the grant is $5,000, and the manager feels there is a 50-50 chance of getting the grant.  If the company wins the grant, it must decide whether to use microwave, cellular, or infrared technology.  State-of-the-art equipment for each type of technology that would have to be purchased at the following costs:  microwave = $4,000, cellular = $5,000, and infrared = $4,000.In addition to equipment, the additional staff members would be needed to help carry out the research.  The total cost would depend on how quickly the research would succeed in providing the answers needed to satisfy the government, which is unpredictable.  The manager has estimated best case low cost and worst-case high cost cases and the probabilities for each technology as shown below.  How many decisions are required for this decision situation?

In the muscular system unit, we learned about muscle tone. Maintaining muscle tone is a function of:

A PTA is treating patients on the inpatient orthopedic unit of a medium-sized hospital.  The caseload consists of patients with a variety of conditions.  Which of the following is not typically an elective surgical procedure?

A physical therapist assistant, working in an outpatient clinic, is treating a 60 year-old female patient with diabetes who is 10-days s/p left TKA.  Quad and hamstring strength within the available ROM is poor.  Knee AAROM is 10-55 degrees, measured in supine.  The PT is most concerned about the knee range of motion.  The PTA is following a treatment plan which includes “therapeutic exercises and modalities.”  Of the following sets of interventions, which would be MOST appropriate to address the ROM deficits with this patient?

A 50 year-old female with history of recurrent anterior glenohumeral dislocation begins rehabilitation to help prevent future recurrence.  Strengthening exercises are prescribed.  Which position of the shoulder should be avoided during strengthening?

Special tests are used to help a physical therapist determine the PT diagnosis for a patient.  Which of the following examples is NOT accurate about common special tests and their interpretation?

From initial contact to foot-flat during gait, the knee moves from the fully extended position to approximately 15 degrees of flexion. What muscle or group controls this movement?