1. Using a steel framework with masonry sheathing‚ the ________‚ designed by Louis Sullivan‚ is thought by many to be the first genuinely modern building. a. Wainwright Building b. Eiffel Tower c. Crystal Palace d. Lever House e. Chrysler Building 2. Two factors that decide the success of any structural system are a. weight and tensile strength. b. the placement of its dome and its pendentives. c. the linear ratio of foundation to wall and wall to roof. d. the tension
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Cadillac‚ Auburn‚ Ford‚ Chrysler‚ Chevy‚ Dodge‚ Studebaker‚ and Packard. Packard was the most expensive of all of these and it was just a luxury car brand. The average life expectancy of cars in the 1930s was 50‚000 to 90‚000 miles. Cadillac car cost averaged at around $2‚030‚ also a luxury brand. Auburn car cost averaged at around $1‚045 more like an upper class family car. Ford was the cheapest and most durable for that time period at $515 more of a family car. Chrysler is a luxury brand and didn’t
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Specifically‚ Miura is the Spanish Breed of highly intelligent‚ dangerous fighting bulls named after breeder Edoardo Miura. On 24 April 1987‚ in an acquisition spearheaded by Chrysler chairman Lee Iacocca It was acquired for US$25.2 million. The company received a cash injection of $50 million from its new owner. On February 1994‚ Chrysler sold Lamborghini to a Company named Megatech‚ a Indonesian conglomerate‚ it was sold for $40 million. Volkswagen subsidiary AUDI AG acquired Lamborghini in September
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result in an inappropriate culture being chosen that could limit the company’s performance as productivity reduces. An example of a badly imposed culture can been seen with the Chrysler and Damier-Benz merge in 1998. Damier-Benz imposed their traditional and structured German culture on the free-spirited American car company Chrysler. The extremely different cultures created tension that later affected their efficiency as decision-making took longer and the workforce were not happy. The inappropriate culture
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Assignment 3: Case 8.9 Ford and Its Pinto and GM and its Mallibu: The repeating exploding gas tank problem. 1. Calculate the total cost of all the fixes for the pinto gas tank problem has been performed. Design changes that could have been done by Ford include Side and cross members at $2.40 and $1.80 per car respectively‚ a shock-absorbent “flak suit” to protect the tank at $4; a tank within a tank and placement of the tank over the axle at $5.08 to $5.79; a nylon bladder within the tank at $5
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Problems and Questions – Risk Measurement and Hurdle Rates in Practice Rem.: Use 5.5% as your equity risk premium‚ for T. Bonds‚ where none is given‚ and 8.5% as your short term ERP. 1. In December 1995‚ Boise Cascade’s stock had a beta of 0.95. The Treasury bill rate at the time was 5.8%‚ and the Treasury bond rate was 6.4%. a. Estimate the expected return on the stock for a short-term investor in the company. b. Estimate the expected return on the stock for a long-term
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http://finduslaw.com/civil_rights_act_of_1964_cra_title_vii_equal_employment_opp ortunities_42_us_code_chapter_21 29CFR1605.2. (2006‚ July 1). Title 29 – Labor. Retrieved August 18‚ 2012‚ from GPO.GOV:http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/cfr_2006/julqtr/29cfr1605.2htm Chrysler Corp. V. Mann‚ No 76-1196 (United States Court of Appeals‚ 8th Circuit September 14‚ 1977). Trans World Airlines‚ Inc. v. Hardison‚ 432 U.S. 63 (1977) Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Elizabeth McDonough v. The Catholic University of America
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the government a 79.9% stake in the company. Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley‚ the last two independent investment banks‚ will become bank holding companies subject to greater regulation by the Federal Reserve. - Nov. 18: Ford‚ General Motors and Chrysler executives testify before Congress‚ requesting federal loans from Troubled Asset Relief Program or TARP. - Nov. 23: The Treasury Department‚ Federal Reserve and Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. agree to rescue Citigroup with a package of guarantees
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Question 1: Identify the global marketing environmental in this case. Show with references to Daimler’s product markets‚ how it might monitor and meet these environmental challenges in next three years. Mercedes Benz is a German based manufacturer of luxury cars‚ trucks an coaches and it also world’s oldest automobile company. There are 13 major automobile players in the European automobile industry and outside European giants are Toyota & Nissan. Mercedes Benz has a manufacturing plant in
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Understanding SWOT Analysis Why use the tool? SWOT Analysis is an effective way of identifying your Strengths and Weaknesses‚ and of examining the Opportunities and Threats you face. How to use tool: To carry out a SWOT Analysis‚ write down answers to the following questions. Where appropriate‚ use similar questions: Strengths: * What advantages do you have? * What do you do well? * What relevant resources do you have access to? * What do other people see as your strengths
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