river to the tanks. To minimize the cost of the pipeline‚ how far from the refinery should P be located? (Round your answer to two decimal places.) 1 year ago Report Abuse Colorado... Best Answer - Chosen by Voters This is a min-max calculus problem‚ where we want to minimize the cost function: We need a drawing of the situation: see https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1PvkU… where R is the refinery‚ O will be the x-axis origin‚ P is the point on the north bank‚ and x= distance from O
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An economy truly is the fundamental factor that signifies a country’s stability and worth. A country’s economy not only impacts its wealth and overall being but it also justifies the value of the money that is being generated. For instance‚ the United States of America has one of the strongest economy in the world and is exponentially growing. Unfortunately‚ within the 2000-2010 period the U.S.A faced an economic tragedy that will forever haunt the country. In fact‚ Poverty Bytes (2013)‚ acknowledges
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industrialized economy and basically comprises of textiles‚ chemicals‚ food processing‚ the agricultural sector and various other industries. It is a surprising fact that Pakistan’s economy is the 27th largest growing economy in the world when measured in terms of Purchasing Power Parity (PPP). The economy has suffered from political instability‚ rising population growth rate and a war of words with the neighboring country India which has proved to be very costly for Pakistan’s economy. There is worldwide
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DEPARTMENT OF TECHNOLOGY AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT Chinese culture‚ Chinese corporation culture and innovation How does a corporation implement innovation properly? Hengsong.TU & Xin.YUAN 06.2010 Master’s Thesis 1 Abstracts: 文化反映在人类生活中的很多方面，诸如做事情方式，沟通的礼节， 教育，历史事件，经济状况等等方面。在很大方面，一个国家的文化 会影响到企业的经营方式。通过当前比较流行的霍夫特德的文化区分 理论，我们了解到中国的文化特点体现为比较长的权利距离，集体主 义倾向，更男性化，强调风险规避以及考虑长期目标。因此，中国的 企业也长期处在中国文化的影响中，表现起来就是中国的企业更强调 集体文化，以及把企业当作家的思想。企业中存在许多的规章制度以 及等级观念，员工的晋升与个人的成就和服从相关联。通过这篇文 章，我们在一系列文献整理的基础上，更好的了解中国文化和中国企
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An economy or economic system consists of the production‚ distribution or trade‚ and consumption of limited goods and services by different agents in a given geographical location. The economic agents can be individuals‚ businesses‚ organizations‚ or governments. Transactions occur when two parties agree to the value or price of the transacted good or service‚ commonly expressed in a certain currency. In the past‚ economic activity was theorized to be bounded by natural resources‚ labor‚ and capital
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“Some problems are so complex that you have to be highly intelligent and well informed just to be undecided about them.” --Laurence J. Peter In my understanding‚ a wicked problem is one for which every attempt to create a solution changes our perspective of the problem. Thus‚ these problems cannot be solved with ‘the thinking‚ tools and methods’ we use to solve simpler problems. To solve such wicked problems we need a systematic approach that includes creative brainstorming. Using the ‘Design
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16 chapter sixteen The Economy and Work How does change in the economy reshape society? What makes capitalist and socialist economies different? Why have the types of jobs available in the United States changed over the last fifty years? Here’s a quick quiz about the U.S. economy (Hint: All five questions have the same right answer): • Which business do 100 million people in the United States visit each week? • Which U.S. company‚ on average‚ opens a new store every day? • Which U.S. company
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Three P’s in Pakistan’s Economy: Progress‚ Problems & Perspectives *Saarang Soomro *[1]Dr. Subhan Gaad Abstract This paper aims to investigate the impact of macroeconomic variables on economic growth in Pakistan. In doing so‚ study utilizes the data from Pakistan Economic Survey‚ IMF and the World Bank reports. Pakistan’s economy has suffered a lot from 1950s to date. Various factors including our macroeconomic policies‚ mismanagement‚ negligence and corruption have thrown in their share
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NATIONAL ECONOMIC AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY The National Economic and Development Authority (Filipino: Pambansang Pangasiwaan sa Kabuhayan at Pagpapaunlad)‚ abbreviated asNEDA‚ is an independent cabinet-level agency of the Philippine government responsible for economic development and planning. It is headed by the President of the Philippines as chairman of the NEDA board‚ with the Secretary of Socio-Economic Planning‚ concurrently NEDA Director-General‚ as vice-chairman. A number of Cabinet members
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1920-1940 Bombay saw its first bus run on 15 July 1926 between Afghan Church and Crawford Market. The people of Bombay received the bus with enthusiasm‚ but it took quite some time before this means of conveyance really established itself. For several years‚ it was looked upon as transport for the upper middle class. Those were the days when the tram was the poor man’s transport; it carried one all the way from Sassoon Dock to Dadar for a mere anna and a half‚ that was nine paise. The bus fare for
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