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14 Suggest possible reasons why acceptable gearing ratios often vary between countries. [5] 15 Many organisations require the evaluation of a project appraisal report to be documented. Explain the purpose of this documentation. [5] 16 A leisure company is considering building and operating a theme park. Describe the process of conducting a simulation of this investment as part of the evaluation of this project. [5] 17 Describe the importance of the cash flow statement. [5] 18 Explain the relevance of the balance on a company's revaluation reserve to its shareholders. [5]A certain species of plant produces flowers which are either red, white or pink. It also produces leaves which may be either plain or variegated. For a sample of 500 plants, the distribution of flower colour and leaf type was: Red White Pink Plain 97 42 77 Variegated 105 148 31 (i) Test whether these results indicate any association between flower colour and leaf type. [6] (ii) A genetic model suggests that the proportions of each combination should be as follows: Red White Pink Plain 9/2 (1-3q)/2 Variegated 3q/2 (1-5q)/2 where q (0