Discuss the cause of the Tacoma bridge disaster‚ in terms of waves‚ vibrations‚ and resonance. Elaborate the effects with relevant equations and formulae. The Tacoma bridge collapse can be attributed to the waves caused by the buildup of energetic vibrations. These energetic vibrations were built up from the bridge “taking energy from the steadily blowing wind” (Crowell). Eventually enough of these energetic vibrations built up to cause resonance within the system‚ causing the wave-like motion
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CHAPTER 1 Understanding the issues 1. (a) horizontal combination—both are marine engine manufacturers (b) vertical combination—manufacturer buys distribution outlets (c) conglomerate—unrelated businesses 2. By accepting cash in exchange for the net assets of the company‚ the seller would have to recognize an immediate taxable gain. However‚ if the seller were to accept common stock of another corporation instead‚ the seller could construct the transaction as a tax-free reorganization
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NetFlix.com‚ Inc. Case Study Ron Golan Andy Shin Kevin You March 25‚ 2008 BMGT 440 – Professor David Kass Company Background & The Issue At Hand NetFlix.com‚ the world’s largest online DVD rental company‚ was founded by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in 1997‚ and is headquartered in Los Gatos‚ California. The company started its online DVD rental business by launching Netflix.com‚ offering pay-perDVD rental services by delivering DVDs via mail. As the company prospered during late
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IAN novel writing in English is a living and evolving literary genre. It is richer in content‚ wider and variegated in range. Before Independence‚ their subject matter was inescapably political but after Independence a clear shift has been marked in their focus and one can easily find that human relationships‚ social issues‚ gender equations and other important issues like futility of existence‚ alienation‚ Diaspora and psychosomatic issues have become the main concerns of the novelists. Not only
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1 Describe the graphical coordinate system in Java. Where is the origin? What units apply to the x‚y coordinates? Java AWT Graphic component is different with respect to x and y coordinate that we have learnt in math. It defines its own coordinate system to specify where and how drawing operation will take place. Here the origin (0‚0) is at the top left corner of the component. Here X coordinate increases as we move right and Y coordinate increases as we move down. . The units for X and Y is in
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Chapter 13 Answers to Exercises 1. Identify three objects that might belong to each of the following classes: a. Automobile b. NovelAuthor c. CollegeCourse The students will have a variety of answers for these questions. Some examples might be: a. myRedChevroletCamaro‚ theBlackfordMustangWithTheDentThatBobDrives‚ thePorschee911ThatDonaldTrumpOwns b. Terry Brooks‚ Steven King‚ Ray Bradbury c. English Composition‚ Calculus‚ Physics 2. Identify three different classes that might contain
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Smbd – Assignment 4 Submitted to Prof. Ishwar Murthy 1 Introduction Mr. Debashish Chatterjee‚ owner of hotel Aria‚ is working on room booking policy to maximize the revenues. And specifically‚ he is working on the weekend operations in which the number of bookings are maximum. There are two types of bookings‚ Class I – One day bookings which start from SAT noon to SUN noon or SUN noon to MON noon and Class II – Two day bookings which start from SAT noon to SUN noon. The tariff of Class I booking
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UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO RSM 222 H1S MIDTERM EXAM‚ Winter 2011 Instructions: DURATION: AID ALLOWED: 1 hour 50 minutes Non-programmable calculator. Programmable calculators have to be reset before the exam. Total marks on the exam are 100 allocated as follows: Section I Marks Achieved 9 Multiple Choice Questions 3 marks each for a total of 27 marks II Short Answer Questions 18 marks III Problem 1: Job Costing 13 Marks Problem 2: Process Costing 12 marks Problem 3: CVP Problem 15 marks Problem
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Appendix I C1: Equity = Stock Price x Number of Shares Outstanding = $42.09 X 271.5 = $11‚427.435 million C2: Using Adjusted Beta formula: Adjusted Beta = 0.67* historical Beta + 0.33 = 0.67* 0.69 +0.33=0.79 C3: Using CAPM formula: KE = Krf + ß (Km-Krf) = 3.59%+0.79*6.7%=8.89% C4: Using rearranged DGM formula: KE =D1/P0 +g= 0.48(1+5.5%)/42.09 +5.5%=6.7% C5: Using redeemable bond formula: KD: 95.6= 100/ (1+KD/2)40 + 3.375(1-0.38)/(1+KD/2)n KD=4.52% C6: Using WACC formula: Rwacc =4.52*10.19% + 8
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International Financial Management WILKINSON SWORD TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS IN TURKEY CASE STUDY NUMBER 2 Performed by: Problematique In 2000‚ Wilkinson Sword-Turkey SA‚ (hereinafter “WST”) won the approval for a $12 million capital expenditure to finance the launch of a new product line‚ the Quattro shaving system‚ from its US-based parent company. Mrs. Ozcan‚ President and GM of the Turkish subsidiary‚ had to chose between two financing options: (1) Extension of the USD denominated intercompany
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