A project has an initial cost of $350. The project has annual cash inflows of $200, $160, $100, and $150, for the next four years, respectively. The discount rate is 25%. What is the discounted payback period of the project?

a.  the project never pays back

b.  1 year

c.  2 years

d.  3 years

e.  4 years

•A winch is used to slide a 350-kg load at constant speed 3.50 m down a 27.0° incline. The rope between the winch and the load is parallel to the incline. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the ramp and the load is 0.40. Calculate the force exerted by the winch, the work done by the winch on the load, the work done by the friction force, the work done by the force of gravity, and the net work done on the load.

A solenoidal coil with 23 turns of wire is wound tightly around another coil with 350 turns. The inner solenoid is 25.0 cm long and has a diameter of 2.40 cm . At a certain time, the current in the inner solenoid is 0.120 A and is increasing at a rate of 1600 A/s

A)For this time, calculate the average magnetic flux through each turn of the inner solenoid.

Express your answer in webers.

B)For this time, calculate the mutual inductance of the two solenoids.

Express your answer in henries.

C).For this time, calculate the emf induced in the outer solenoid by the changing current in the inner solenoid.

Express your answer in volts.

Write a 200- to 350-word summary of the following:

In a virtual meeting, how can you ensure a group is communicating effectively?

How can you ensure that each team member understands what next steps are required to achieve the meeting's goals?

What are the characteristics of effective teams?

How do roles, needs, and diversity affect teamwork? Provide specific examples.

What are components of group diversity?

Required information For four independent projects, the investment limit is $350, and the following project selection restriction applies: project 2 can be selected only if project 3 is selected.

1) Determine all the acceptable mutually exclusive bundles from the following.

2) Determine all the nonacceptable mutually exclusive bundles from the following.

Below are financials for XYX Corporation (in millions $):

The firm's inventory conversion period is 54 days. Its new CFO wants to decrease the cash conversion cycle by 7 days, based on a 365-day year. He believes he can reduce average receivables by $2.9 million without upsetting customers.

1. By how much must the firm increase its average payable to meet its goal of a 7-day reduction in its cash conversion cycle? (6 points)
   

2. If XYZ Corporation does decrease its cash conversion cycle by 7 days by increasing average payables and reducing average receivables, what will be the change in its net operating working capital? The company's inventory remains constant. (2 points)

Below are financials for XYX Corporation (in million $):

The firm's inventory conversion period is 54 days. Its new CFO wants to decrease the cash conversion cycle by 8 days, based on a 365-day year. He believes he can reduce average receivables by $3.2 million without upsetting customers.

a. By how much must the firm increase its average payable to meet its goal of a 8-day reduction in its cash conversion cycle? (6 points)

b. If XYZ Corporation does decrease its cash conversion cycle by 8 days by increasing average payables and reducing average receivables, what will be the change in its net operating working capital? The company's inventory remains constant.  (2 points)

Find an important engineering failure that involves some of the topics discussed in MSE 350. Describe the failure, why it occurred, the damage (human, environmental, and economic) and the changes that could have been made in the design to avoid the failure. Was the failure caused by lack of engineering knowledge at the time, engineering error, or management/government error? Discuss!!

For each of the following common items, identify what they are commonly made of, the material type (composite, metal, semiconductor, polymer , ceramic, glass. Describe why that material type is used. Include at least two references for your answers (websites are fine, but try and find good ones). If more than one material type is used in the items, include them all! Be careful to use proper engineering vocabulary when answering this question!

Abrasives for grinding metal

Automobiles Integrated circuits

Airplanes Bridges

Solar panels

Latex paint

Soda bottles

Polyvinylchloride (PVC) plumbing pipe

(a) What is the total volume of gaseous products, measured at 350°C and 689 torr, when an automobile engine burns 103 g of C8H18 (a typical component of gasoline)? L (b) For part (a), the source of O2 is air, which is about 78.0% N2, 21.0% O2, and 1.0% Ar by volume. Assuming all the O2 reacts, but no N2 or Ar does, what is the total volume of gaseous exhaust?

A random sample of 350 voters from Delaware finds that 105 of them intend to vote for Bill McNeely in an upcoming election for Governor. Construct a 96% confidence interval for the population proportion of voters who intend to vote for Bill McNeely. Enter the lower and upper bounds for the interval in the following boxes, respectively. You may answer using decimals rounded to four places or a percentage rounded to two. Make sure to use a percent sign if you answer using a percentage.