Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for providing pollution control‚ storm water management and sustainable development. The increased interest in pervious concrete is due to those benefits in storm water management and sustainable development. This paper will provide technical information on the application‚ mixture design and construction methods of pervious concrete. It will also discuss many of the environmental and economic benefits of using pervious concrete. WHAT IS PERVIOUS CONCRETE? Pervious
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The Keystone Pipeline (Where? and What?) According to the article‚ “Keystone XL: The Pipeline To Energy Security”‚ “The Keystone XL Pipeline ("Keystone XL") represents one of the most promising economic opportunities currently available” (Terry‚ 2012). The quote above is very much what the people of the United States would unarguably desire to hear. So the question is: What is the Keystone Pipeline‚ and where will it be located? The answer to the first question is‚ The Keystone pipeline system
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Should the Air Comfort Division institute the 5% price reduction on its air-conditioner units even if it cannot acquire the compressors internally for $50 each? Support your conclusion with appropriate calculations. # of units= $6‚000‚000/$400=15‚000 units+2‚400 units=17‚400 units Before 5% Reduction After 5% Reduction Per Unit Total Per Unit Total Sales Revenue $ 400 $ 6‚000 $ 380* $ 6‚612* Variable Costs: COGS: Compressor 70 1‚050 70 1‚218 Other Direct Material
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Consumer Behavior Homework # 2 Zhakupbekova Zhazira During the recession there have been significant changes in consumer behavior. Most of the customers have switched from higher-priced brands to cheaper ones. According to McKinsey research‚ most of consumers who have changed their choice and now buy less expensive products said that their experience was better that it was expected. For example 48 percent of those people who have tried cheaper cold and allergy medicines were satisfied with the
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The Nature of Management Control Systems (Chapter 1) The central focus of this book is strategy implementation. In particular‚ the book provides knowledge‚ insight‚ and analytical skills related to how a corporation’s senior executives design and implement the ongoing management systems that are used to plan and control the firm’s performance. Elements of management control systems include strategic planning; budgeting; resource allocation; performance measurement‚ evaluation‚ and reward; responsibility
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Chapter learning goals Chapter 3 Understanding the role of Culture 1. To understand how culture affects all aspects of international management 2. To be able to distinguish the major dimensions which define cultural differences among societies or groups 3. To emphasize the need for international managers to have cultural intelligence in order to interact successfully in host countries 4. To recognize the critical value differences which frequently affect job behaviors 5. To be able to develop a
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ABC Exercises 1. ABC versus traditional costing. Euro Tech Corporation produces two types of audio cassettes: standard and high-grade. The standard cassettes are used primarily in answering machines and are designed for durability rather than accurate sound reproduction. The company only recently began producing the higher-quality‚ high-grade model to enter the lucrative music-recording market. Since the new product was introduced‚ profits have been steadily declining‚ although sales of the high-grade
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Chapter 7: Analyzing Business Markets GENERAL CONCEPT QUESTIONS Multiple Choice 1. To create and capture value‚ sellers need to understand business organizations’ needs‚ resources‚ policies‚ and ________. a. demands b. protocols c. strategies d. buying procedures e. personnel policies Answer: d Page: 209 Level of difficulty: Easy 2. Webster and Wind define ________ as the decision-making process by which formal organizations establish the need for purchased products and
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The History of Intel Processor The Intel processor went thru a rapid evolution beginning in the early seventies. Intel founders Gordon Moore and Robert Noyce invented the microprocessor in 1971. Microprocessors were created to handle large amounts of data at the microscopic level while microcontrollers were computers on chips made to control real time events. Intel shifted its focus to microprocessors in the early 1980s. Since then‚ it has maintained its image as maker of the world’s fastest chips
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the first photogate to the second photogate. The graphical relationships represented by the graphs show that the Velocity vs Time graph was a linear graph. Linear graphs are when Y‚ which is Velocity‚ is proportional to the X variable‚ which in this case is time. Correlation coefficient of the velocity vs. time graph: 0.9815 Slope is the acceleration of this lab. The slope for the steelie are position in meters per seconds as shown by the graph. The velocity vs. time graph had a slope of 1.599 m/s
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