There are four criteria what determines the maximum weight of a
train. Explain these 4 as per your own understanding
Power of the locomotive(s)
Percentage of inclination
Speed of the train (timetable speed)
Acceleration
Explain these 4 criteria
Explain why there are differences and discrepancies in the
recommendations of the four selection criteria. ( NPV , IRR , Pay
back period and Profitability Index )
1.a) Explain what determines the value of a company’s stock and
what determines a credit quality?
b) What is the best way to appreciate the interrelatedness of
the income statement, the balance and the statement of cash
flows?
2. What are some of the limitations of financial statement
analysis highlighted by Enron’s success in sustaining its fraud
over a long period?
b) What role did the SOX Act provision play in the HealthSouth
fraud?
3. Discuss the reasoning behind Scrushy’s...
4. Explain Adam Smith’s notions of natural and market prices.
What, according to Smith, determines the natural price, the value,
of commodities in “an early and rude state of society”? How does
this change once stock has been accumulated? Explain briefly.
An train station has determined that the relationship
between the number of passengers on a train and the total weight of
luggage stored in the baggage compartment can be estimated by the
least squares regression equation ?=188+25?y=188+25x. Predict the
weight of luggage for a flight with 33 passengers.Answer: pounds
What is the maximum weight that can be suspended on a 25kg poll,
3/5 from the end? The maximum tension of the 30 degree guy-wire is
1500N. Find the horizontal and vertical forces exerted on the poll
by the hinge.
Explain the 4 different capacity concepts (make sure to address
how each concept determines capacity, what capacity is, the
difference between supply and demand, etc.). Why does capacity
matter when costing a product? Provide an example showing how a
different capacity level may impact the cost of a product.