Which of the following was the first emission control device?

A.Muffler
B.Catalytic converter
C.PCV Valve
D.HO2S Sensor

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Answer 1

Answer:

The answer is A. The Muffler

Explanation:

The first muffler for cars was designed in 1897.

The function of the car muffler is to slow down the speed of movement of the exhaust gases, which helps to smooth the movements of the engine, reduce the temperature of the gases and reduce the emissions of substances that are harmful to the environment.


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The seller told the listing broker that the seller's loan was assumable. Upon reviewing the seller's loan documents the listing broker found the mortgage was not assumable and the seller would have to pay off the mortgage upon sale. What clause did the listing broker discover upon reading the mortgage document

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Answer:

Due on sale clause

Explanation:

A due on sale clause is the clause in which there is a promissory note or a loan that specified that the full balance could be called up at the time of sale or ownership transfer in order to protect the note

Therefore in the given situation, since it is mentioned that the seller has to pay the amount at the time of sale

So this represents the due on sale clause

Frank wants to add contact information for his references to his resume what should he obtained before including this contact information

A.Training certificates
B. Each person’s approval
C. Experience letter
D. Membership certificates.

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Answer: B

Explanation: You should always contact someone before you list them as a reference to confirm that they are comfortable giving you a good recommendation if the potential employer contacts them, and also to confirm that you are listing the correct contact information on your resume.

When completing talent inventories for current employees, HR is interested in knowing more about their current employees, so if the time arrives they can replace the individual who not only meets the job specification, but also has the same traits as the previous employee. This is known as the ________ approach to performance management.

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Answer:

attribute

Explanation:

Since it is mentioned in the question that after completing the talent inventories HR is interested in knowing more about the current employees in order to replace an individual in case it is needed.

Also, an individual should have the same traits, attributes, or characteristics as the previous employee had. As this approach derives the employees characteristics along with the job specification

So this approch we are known as an attribute for management performance

Name brand drugs are able to continue capitalizing on their market power even after generic drugs enter the market because (i) almost all people fear the generic drug companies are devoting too few resources to research and development. (ii) some people fear that generic drugs are inferior. (iii) some people are loyal to the name brand. Group of answer choices

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Answer:

This question is incomplete, the options are missing. The options are the following:

a) (i) and (ii) only.

b) (ii) and (iii) only.

c) (i) and (iii) only.

d) (i), (ii) and (iii).

And the correct answer is the option D: (i), (ii) and (iii).

Explanation:

To begin with, the fact that the pharmaceutical industry keeps growing and that those companies with name brand drugs continue capitalizing their market power even after the generic drugs have entered the market is due to the facts that the population belives that the majority of the brands are better that those that work with generic products and because of that they also believe that those companies do not invest much in I&D because they have low demand and that reason influence in the feelings of the people who believe that the generic drugs are inferior in comparison to the other ones.

The Greek government decides to introduce new austerity measures, which reduce government direct spending by $16 billion. Greece has a marginal propensity to consume of 0.6. What will be the final change in real GDP as a result of this decreased spending? Please give your answer as a whole number in billions of dollars.

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Answer:

-$40 billion

Explanation:

Given that

Reduction in government spending = $16 billion

Marginal propensity to consume = 0.6

Change in spending = $16 billion

Based on the above information

As we know that

Multiplier = 1 ÷ (1 - MPC)

= 1 ÷ (1 - 0.06)

= 1 ÷ 0.4

= 2.5

Now  

The final change in real GDP is

= Multiplier × Change in spending

= 2.5 × -$16 billion

= -$40 billion

The general expenses necessary to run the business are called Question 30 options: operating expenses. annual projections. 10-year forecasts. profits.

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Answer:

Operating expenses

Explanation:

Before a business yields a profit as an output , there is a need for some input from the business owners. One of these input is operating expenses .

Operating expenses is supporting cost of keeping the business running in the course of normal production , different from the cost of production and is necessary as every form of other cost may not get a desired result without the operating cost.

Examples include rent , payroll ,transportation , security fees among others.

Answer:

operating expenses

Explanation:

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Managers who believe that their native country, culture, language, and behavior are superior to all others are ____ managers. Multiple Choice maquiladoras geocentric polycentric ethnocentric diverse

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Answer:

ethnocentric

Explanation:

ethnocentric managers believe that their culture is superior to other cultures.

polycentric mangers are mangers who believe that native managers in foreign offices are best suited to mange native workers

geocentric Managers believe that there are differences and similarities between home and foreign workers and practices. they believe that techniques adopted should be the most effective.

In increasingly fast-paced markets, price and technology are not enough. ________ is the factor that will often give a company its competitive edge and is defined as the totality of features that affect how a product looks, feels, and functions in terms of customer requirements

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Answer:

Design

Explanation:

Product design involves development of of ideas that will lead to new or different areas products.

Design of a product gives it a unique looks, feels, and functions in terms of customer requirements.

This provides a competitive advantage to the seller by differentiating this product from others in the market.

For example customers that purchase Sony televisions enjoy a unique quality that is associated with Sony televisions. They prefer to buy this product because of these unique traits

When presenting solutions, Chris (a salesperson)often has to handle buyer resistance. Chris should think of buyer resistance as a(n)___________ event.
A) Negative
B) Unimportant
C) Positive
D) A buyer initiated challenge (BIC)
E) Show stopper

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Answer:

C) Positive

Explanation:

Although in the question it is stated that Chris, who is a salesman, manages the buyer resistance while presenting the solutions, the Chris also thinks that buyer resistance is a positive event

Thus, in the provided scenario, option c is right, as it does not satisfy all other options available

So the right option is c.postive

On january​ 1, 2017, finch company issued​ $89,000 of​ five-year, 8% bonds when the market interest rate was​ 12%. the issue price of the bonds was​ $73,000. finch uses the​ effective-interest method of amortization for bond discount. semiannual interest payments are made on june 30 and december 31 of each year. how much interest expense will be recorded when the first interest payment is​ made? (round your answer to the nearest dollar​ number.)

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Answer:

$4,380

Explanation:

The computation of the interest expense recorded in the first year is shown below:

= Issued price of the bond × market interest rate ÷ semi annual period

= $73,000 × 12% ÷ 2

= $73,000 × 6%

= $4,380

Hence, the interest expense would be recorded when the interest payment is made is $4,380

We simply applied the above formula

Angie invested $250,000 she received from her grandmother today in a fund that is expected to earn 10% per annum. To what amount should the investment grow in five years if interest is compounded semi-annually

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Answer:

After 5 years, the investment should grow to $407,223

Explanation:

the future value earned on a certain amount compounded semi-annually for a number of years is given by the formula:

[tex]FV = PV(1+ \frac{r}{n} )^{nt}\\Where:\\FV = Future\ value\ =\ ??\\PV = Present\ Value\ =\ $250,000\\r = Interest\ rate\ =\ 10\% =\ 0.1\\n = number\ of\ compounding\ per\ year\ = semiannually\ =\ 2\\t = number\ of\ years\ =\ 5[/tex]

[tex]FV = 250,000(1+ \frac{0.1}{2} )^{(2\times5)}\\FV\ = 250,000(1.05)^{10}\\FV\ = 250,000(1.62889)\\FV\ = \$407,223.65[/tex]

Therefore, after 5 years, the investment should grow to $407,223

Many economists believe that the market for wheat in the United States is an almost perfectly competitive market. If one firm discovers a technology that makes its wheat taste better and have fewer calories than all other wheat offered in the market, the wheat market would become less competitive:

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Answer:  c. the products would no longer be similar in the wheat market.

Explanation;

In a perfectly competitive market, goods are meant to be homogeneous which leads to stiffer competition as a consumer could just switch from one seller to another and still get the same utility as all products are similar.

If one product starts to taste better and have fewer calories, the products in the market will no longer be homogeneous and competition will decrease because switching to this newer wheat would increase a consumer's utility as opposed to not therefore more people will switch and other competitors will not be able to compete unless they start producing better wheat as well.

Oilers, Inc. refines and markets its energy products in different nations around the world. In addition, Oilers' stockholders and managers come from many different nations. If some of the nations where it operates decided to take over the assets of the company, this act would constitute

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Answer: expropriation

Explanation:

Expropriation is a situation that occurs when the government collects a particular property from the owner of the property and utilizes it for public benefits or use.

Since we are informed in the question that some of the nations where the company operates decided to take over the assets of the company, this act would result in expropriation.

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In the absence of a specific contract provision regarding the details of payment, the UCC provides that payment be made in full:A) within 10 days of the time and place that delivery occurs.B) within 20 days of the time and place that delivery occurs.C) within 30 days of the time and place that delivery occurs.D) at the time and place that delivery occurs.

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Answer:

Correct Answer:

D) at the time and place that delivery occurs.

Explanation:

When there is no available specific contract provision between two or more individual over a business transaction, there will be difficulty in keeping track of the payment and it subsequent structuring. To overcome this, there is need to make payment at the time and place the delivery occurs.

You were asked to provide a report on performance of the project. The project is composed of 6 phases with each phase lasting for 2 weeks and an approved budget of $10,000 for the entire project. You are now at end of week 6. At this point you've spent exactly half your budget and the work that was planned for phases 1, 2, and 3 has been completed.
A. Project is on time and on budget
B. The project is on time, but we cannot determine whether the project is on budget
C. The project is on budget, but we cannot determine whether the project is on time
D. It's impossible to tell anything

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Answer:

Option B. The project is on time, but we cannot determine whether the project is on budget

Explanation:

Each of the phase takes 2 weeks and $100,000 and at the end of the week 6 we can say that 3 phases of the project have been completed. Therefore, the task of completing 3rd phase is within time (3*2=6), which means that the project is on time.

But here we can't tell which phase exceeded the budget and which didn't exceeded the budget. So this can not be estimated here because of lack of information. Hence we can say that we are unable to form opinion on whether the project was on budget or not.

"A customer buys 300 shares of ABC at $40, depositing the Regulation T requirement on the 3rd business day after trade date. He holds the position for two months, during which $100 of interest is charged on the debit balance. What is the adjusted debit balance at the end of the two month period?"

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Answer:

Explanation:

Given the following :

Number of shares = 300

Cost per share = $40

Interest charge = $100

Total cost of shares = (number of shares * purchase price)

Total cost of shares = 300 * $40 = $12000

The regulation T says an investor cannot borrow more than 50% of the purchase price.

Therefore, 50% of shares cost :

(50/100) * $12,000

0.5 * $12,000

= $6000

Therefore, Adjusted debit balance :

$6000 + $100 = $6,100

Maya owes $20,000 on her credit cards, her adjustable mortgage rate has just gone up, and she has been out of work for 3 months. Her husband of 15 years came home today to tell her he was having an affair and wants a divorce. With that news, she collapsed and had to be taken to the emergency room. According to Hans Selye, Maya is in which stage of the general adaptation syndrome

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Answer: exhaustion

Explanation:

Given the information provided in the question, we are told that Maya collapsed and had to be taken to the emergency room. According to Hans Selye, Maya is in the exhaustion phase of the general adaptation syndrome.

At this stage, Maya's energy resources has been depleted after failing to recover from shock.

In February, a homeowner contracted with a general contractor to have a basement storage space converted to a sauna, but never paid for the work. The homeowner stopped making mortgage payments in June. The owner is two years delinquent in property taxes to the county. The state gives mechanics' liens priority. If all of these creditors obtain judgments against the owner in November, what will be the priority of their liens (first to last)

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Answer:

Generally real estate liens are prioritized following a temporal order, from first to last. This applies to all liens except taxes. Taxes are always first and they are collected before any other lien in the event of a foreclosure.

In this case, the following priority would go to the mechanic's lien from the the general contractor (as a result from court order), then the mortgage, and finally the other creditors.

Those who make dispositional attributions regarding poverty and unemployment tend to adopt political positions that:________

a. offer more direct support to the poor.
b. are unsympathetic to the poor.
c. tend to blame the poor for their problems.
d. are more neutral regarding poverty and unemployment.

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Answer:

a. offer more direct support to the poor.

Explanation:

Kela Corporation reports net income of $450,000 that includes depreciation expense of $70,000. Also, cash of $50,000 was borrowed on a 5-year note payable. Based on this data, total cash inflows from operating activities are:

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Answer:

$520,000

Explanation:

Kela corporation reports a net income of $450,000

The depreciation is $70,000

A cash of $50,000 was borrowed on a 5-year note payable

Therefore, the total cash inflows from operating activities can be calculated as follows

= Net income+depreciation

= $450,000+$70,000

= $520,000

Hence the total cash inflow from operating activities is $520,000

A company sells DVD players for $200 per unit. The players have a unit variable cost of $160. The company estimates that it will sell one home entertainment system for every four DVD players sold. Home entertainment systems have a unit variable cost of $460 and sell for $600 per unit. The company's fixed costs are $90,000. Assuming that the sales mix estimate is correct, how many DVD players need to be sold for the company to break even?

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Answer:

Break-even point= 1,200 DVDs

Explanation:

First, we need to calculate the sales proportion:

DVD= 4/5= 0.8

Home entertainment= 1/5= 0.2

Now, we need to calculate the break-even point for the whole company:

Break-even point (units)= Total fixed costs / Weighted average contribution margin

Weighted average contribution margin= (weighted average selling price - weighted average unitary variable cost)

Weighted average contribution margin= (200*0.8 + 600*0.2) - (160*0.8 + 460*0.2)

Weighted average contribution margin= 60

Break-even point (units)= 90,000/60= 1,500

Finally, the number of DVDs:

DVD= 1,500*0.8= 1,200 DVDs

DVD players need to be sold for the company to break even point :

Formula :

Break-even point (units)= Total fixed costs / Weighted average contribution marginBreak-even point (units)= 90,000/60Break-even point (units)= 1,500

Therefore, the number of DVDs:

DVDs= Break-Even Point-Sales Proportion DVD= 1,500*0.8DVD= 1,200 DVDs

                                            Working Notes  :

Sales Proportion:

DVD= 4/5= 0.8

Home entertainment= 1/5= 0.2

Weighted average contribution margin= (weighted average selling price - weighted average unitary variable cost)

Weighted average contribution margin= (200*0.8 + 600*0.2) - (160*0.8 + 460*0.2) Weighted average contribution margin= 60

 

DVD players need to be sold for the company to break even is 1200DVDs.

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The absolute value of the price elasticity of demand for ground beef has been estimated to be 0.5. If mad cow disease strikes the United States and a large percentage of the cattle are removed from the market, how will that affect total expenditures on hamburger, all other things equal

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Answer:

total expenditure would increase

Explanation:

the demand for ground beef is inelastic.

Demand is inelastic if a small change in price has little or no effect on quantity demanded. The absolute value of elasticity would be less than one.

As a result of the disease, the supply of ground beef would fall. this would lead to a hike in the price of ground beef. But since demand for ground beef is inelastic, the the fall in demand would be less than the rise in price, so total expenditures would rise.

Information processing errors consist of:_________

a. forecasting errors.
b. overconfidence.
c. conservatism.
d. framing.

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Answer:

a. forecasting errors.

b. overconfidence.

c. conservatism

Explanation:

In information processing, the errors that occur are:

forecasting errors, overconfidence and conservatism.

In information processing, forecasting errors occur when people tend to give much weight. It tends to lead to extremism in forecasting. It causes deviation from the real to the forecasted information.

Overconfidence refers to when one believes that he is better than others. This is an information processing error.

Conservatism in information processing reveals the bias in human information processing. It leads to insufficiency in revising one's belief.

Land and other real estate held as investments by endowments in a government's permanent fund should be reported at

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Complete Question:

Land and other real estate held as investments by endowments in a government’s permanent fund should be reported at

Group of answer choices

A. Historical cost.

B. Fair value less costs of disposal.

C. Fair value.

D. The lower of cost and net realizable value.

Answer:

C. Fair value.

Explanation:

Land and other real estate held as investments by endowments in a government's permanent fund should be reported at fair value of the reporting date except for the exception of life insurance contract, external investment pool, money market investment etc.

The fair value can be defined as the actual or real value of an asset, security, product or item in financial accounting.

While your hands are on home row, your left hand rests lightly on _____. z x c v j k l ; q w e r a s d f

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it will rest lightly on the pinky finger on the right hand

Answer:

While your hands are on home row, your left hand rests lightly on A S D F AND The Space Bar

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In an addendum to the purchase and sale contract, the seller agrees to paint the house before conveying the house to the buyer. The weather changes, and the seller is unable to finish painting the house before closing. This is an example of _______.

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Answer:  Partial performance

Explanation:

Partial performance is described as the completion of a job that forms a portion of a contract.

Here,  the seller agrees to paint the house before conveying the house to the buyer. The weather changes, and the seller is unable to finish painting the house before closing.

This indicates a part of job is done.

Hence, this is an example of partial performance.

Tell me 3 characteristics of money? ​

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1.) durability

2.) acceptability

3.) scarcity

4.) portability

5.)divisibility

6.)uniformity

choose any three u want! :)

Characteristics of Money.

Answer:

(a) Divisibility

(b) Limited supply

(c) Durability

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(d) Portability

(e) Acceptability

(f) Uniformity

These are the characteristics of money.

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John has an escalator clause in his labor contract by which his salary increases automatically by the amount of the previous year's inflation rate. If John's salary is $100,000, this year's consumer price index is 105, and the previous year's CPI was 100, by what percent will John's salary be increased?

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Answer: 5%

Explanation:

From the question, we are informed that John has an escalator clause in his labor contract by which his salary has to be increased automatically by the amount of the previous year's inflation rate.

If John's salary is $100,000, this year's consumer price index is 105, and the previous year's CPI was 100, the percent by which John's salary be increased will be (105 - 100) = 5%.

Each fiscal year, Dwayne is allocated an operating budget and then evaluated based on the amount of goods produced by his organization. Dwayne's performance is evaluated on a(n) _______ budget approach.

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Answer: profit

Explanation: Dwayne's performance is being evaluated on a profit budget aoproach as it entails an evaluation or calculation involving the allocated operating budget will contain the revenue accrued from sales and the expenditure, which is the amount of money apportioned to a particular section of a business targeted at catering for the cost involved in production. The net difference between the expenditure and the revenue accused will show the profit generated. This is the profit budget approach.

Ken, a real estate agent, assures Lily that a certain parcel of commercial property fronts on the most highly trafficked street in Metro City. Lily buys the property and then discovers that the street has no more traffic than any other in its vicinity. Lily is most likely a victim of Group of answer choices

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Options :

a. ​mistake.

b. ​opinion.

c. ​an adhesion contract.

d. ​fraud.

Answer: Fraud

Explanation: From the scenario described above, it could be inferred that Ken, the real estate agent used trickery to lure Lily into purchasing the property. Hence, Lily could be said to have been defrauded by Ken who used what Lily needed to trick her into making the purchase because the main specification, that is high traffic, which Ken used to lure Lily was actually false. Fraud remains a grave offence as it could only be carried out by lying, issuing false statement, blackmail, impersonation and other grave offences.

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