Topic: Technical Report "Retaining Wall Design"
(Note: Briefly discuss in your own words, 1-2 paragraphs minimum.)
1.) Prepare a technical report about the "Retaining Wall Design" types and installation procedures.
2.) Explain the importance of retaining walls as structural (foundation) elements and their construction.
Provide at least one additional source to support your response if using any.
In: Civil Engineering
In: Statistics and Probability
Hip-Hop in Cuba assignment
In the film Inventos, Hip-Hop Cubano, one artist states that for many of those engaged in hip-hop, it is not a Cuban culture but an African culture. What is it about hip-hop that causes these individuals to identify it as African, but not Cuban? Think about the construction of contemporary hip-hop in Cuba as described in the film and the Fernández article and the socio-historic/socioeconomic conditions of those engaged.
In: Psychology
draft a simple contract for a small construction project (remodeling a kitchen for instance) under which the homeowner hires a independent contractor to do the work. Consider three points of view, the homeowner, the contractor, and the subcontractor. What clauses would each party want in his/her contract to assure satisfactory performance by the others? What recourse would each party have if the others did not perform?
In: Operations Management
Boral Ltd produces building and construction materials. It is a major exporter to Europe, where its main competition is from other European companies. All of these companies invoice the products in euros. Is Boral’s transaction exposure likely to be significantly affected if the euro strengthens or weakens? Explain. If the euro weakens for several years, can you think of any change that might occur in the global chemicals market?
In: Finance
1. On January 1, 2016, TXU Europe Corporation purchased 40% of the outstanding stock of Alberta Power Pool Corporation for $800,000. Net income reported by Alberta Power Pool Corporation for 2016 and 2017 was, respectively, $100,000 and $125,000. Dividends paid by Alberta Power Pool Corporation during 2016 and 2017 were, respectively, $60,000 and $75,000. The long−term investment will appear on TXU Europe Corporation's December 31, 2017, balance sheet at:
A.$864,000
B.$836,000
C.$746,000
D.$890,000
2.Retail Energy Corporation paid $1,300,000 on January 1, 2017, to purchase 32% of the outstanding shares of Natural Gas Limited. In 2017 Natural Gas Limited reported $450,000 of net income and paid $100,000 in dividends. If this investment is accounted for using the equity method of accounting, what will be the impact on the books of Retail Energy Corporation?
A.the Investment account will be increased by $144,000
B.income of $144,000 will be recorded
C.the Investment account will be decreased by $144,000
D.income of $32,000 will be recorded
3.Under the equity method of accounting for investments, dividends paid by the investee are recorded by the investor as:
A.a credit to the Investment account of the investor company
B.no entry is made to record dividends in this accounting situation
C.a debit to the Investment account of the investor company
D.a credit to Dividend Revenue of the investor company
4.Corporations invest in ashort−term investment:
A.to sell it for more than its cost
B.to generate a higher profile
C.to invest excess cash temporarily and to increase income
D.to park cash temporarily
In: Accounting
86
High-end stores like Nordstrom’s and Dillard’s charge higher prices versus stores like J.C. Penny, Sears and Macy’s. The more expensive stores often try to offer better customer service and they encourage their sales people to start conversations with customers to find out what they would like.
What kind of microeconomic strategy is this?
Multiple Choice
An elastic demand curve counter-strategy
. None of the above
A non-price strategy
A cost reduction strategy
87
At the equilibrium point of the demand and supply curves, most buyers and sellers will be satisfied with the prices and quantities being offered.
True or False
88
A monopoly creates a situation whereby society must suffer and pay higher prices for less output versus the lower prices and higher output we would have if we had a free market. This situation of loss is known as what?
Multiple Choice
Inefficiency Loss
All of the statements are false
Welfare Loss to Society
Total Product Loss
89
Net Profit means the exact same thing as Economic Profit.
True or False
90
A negative externality is something outside the free market system. Which item or items below represent a negative externality?
Multiple Choice
When the state government gives grant money to a city to build a new bridge
A 9.8 earthquake that destroys a city
The K-12 school system inside a city
When the government opens up a new and beautiful city park
In: Economics
2. Airbiz Food Products produces a wide variety of food and related products. The? company's tomato-canning operation relies partly on tomatoes grown on Airbiz?'s own farms and partly on tomatoes bought from other growers. Airbiz?'s tomato farm is on the edge of? Sharpestown, a? fast-growing, medium-sized city. It produces 14 million pounds of tomatoes a year and employs 58 persons. The annual costs of tomatoes grown on this farm are as? follows:
Variable production costs $605,000
Fixed production costs 1,250,000
Shipping costs (all variable) 230,000
Total costs $2,085,000
Fixed production costs include depreciation on machinery and? equipment, but not on land because land should not be depreciated. Airbiz owns the? land, which was purchased for $600,000 many years ago. A recent appraisal placed the value of the land at $30 million because it is a prime site for an industrial park and shopping center. Airbiz could purchase all the tomatoes it needs on the market for $0.30 per pound delivered to its factory. If it did? this, it would sell the farmland and shut down the operations in Sharpestown. If the farm were? sold, $325,000 of the annual fixed costs would be saved. Airbiz can invest excess cash and earn an annual rate of 12%.
1. How much does it cost Airbiz annually for the land used by the tomato? farm?
2. How much would Airbiz save annually if it closed the tomato? farm? Is this more or less than would be paid to purchase the tomatoes on the? market?
3. What ethical issues are involved with the decision to shut down the tomato? farm?
In: Finance
TEXplor has purchased a 2-year lease on land adjacent
to the land leased by
Clampett. The land leased by TEXplor lies above the same crude oil
deposit. Assume
Management of AG Travel and Tour has identified two groups of
individuals that
would be interested in the vacation package consisting of room and
board and/or
entertainment. The maximum amount that group 1 is willing to pay
for room and
board is GHC 2500 and for entertainment is GHC 500. For group 2,
the maximum
amount they are willing to pay for room and board is GHC 1800 and
for
entertainment is GHC 750. Although AG Travel and Tour is not able
to identify
members of either group, it does know that each group values the
components of
the package differently. Assuming there are an equal number of
members in each
group and that the total membership in each group is a single
individual. If the
marginal cost of providing the service (room and board and/or
entertainment) to
each group is GHC 1000.
i. How much will the hotel charge members of each group for the
vacation
package if it could identify the members in each group?
ii. How much will the profit for AG Travel and Tour be?
iii. Since AG Travel and Tour is not able to identify members of
each group,
what price should it charge for each product?
iv. What will be the profit for AG Travel and Tour in the case of
(iii) above?
v. If AG Travel and Tour wants to charge a package price, what is
the highest
price it can charge?
vi. What profit will AG Travel and Tour make if it charges the
package price
found in (v) above? (3 mark
In: Economics
In: Economics