PROBLEM NUMBER 1 A farmer can plant up to 8 acres of land with wheat and barley. He can earn $5‚000 for every acre he plants with wheat and $3‚000 for every acre he plants with barley. His use of a necessary pesticide is limited by federal regulations to 10 gallons for his entire 8 acres. Wheat requires 2 gallons of pesticide for every acre planted and barley requires just 1 gallon per acre. What is the maximum profit he can make? SOLUTION TO PROBLEM NUMBER 1 let x = the number of acres of wheat
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ECON2318Assignment 1 Lesson 1‚ 2 & 3 1. Answer the following short questions. Each question is of equal value. (36 Marks) a) What is the difference between positive and normative statements in economics? Provide an example of each. Normative statements are subjective‚ often without a basis in fact or without evidence‚ the statements involve judgments about what should or ought to happen. Positive economics involves statements about economic reality‚ which can be supported or
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Chapter 1 Exam Questions 1. Which of the following is an example of interpersonal communication? A. Writing a letter to a column in a magazine B. Asking a server in a restaurant for a glass of water C. Talking to your parents about difficulties paying for school D. Asking someone at the help desk at your hotel for directions Correct Answer: C (found on page 3) It is essential to know the difference between interpersonal and impersonal communication. Impersonal communication is when you treat
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The instrument used for the data collection in this study is “Transactional Styles Inventory – Managers (TSI - M)” It helps the respondents examine their interaction and transactional styles. Transactional Analysis concepts are quite popular and two basic concepts can be used to understand interaction styles‚ the Ego States and the Existential positions. Transactional Analysis (TA)‚ originated and developed by Eric Berne‚ is a new theory of personality structure and a method of treatment through
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Legal Systems of the World: Differences between Common Law‚ Civil Law‚ Customary Law & Theocratic Law Globalization is the shift toward a more interdependent and integrated global economy‚ fueled by declining trade and investment barriers and new technologies‚ such as the internet‚ which creates greater opportunities for international business. International business encompasses a full range of companies‚ from a large multinational firm with thousands of employees doing businesses in many
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The comparison of Cyclops’ from historical contexts to new media In Greek mythology‚ the Cyclops was a member of the giant race‚ every one of them having one eye in the middle of their heads. The Cyclops’ were gigantic monsters who originated from Sicily which consumed human beings. Because of their horrific appearance there were banished to the underworld‚ but later set free from their prison by the Greek gods. In the X-Men series‚ the Cyclops is a character that is portrayed as a superhero
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Compare and Contrast 2 artworks ‘Music In the Tulieries’ And ‘Dance at le Moulin de la Galette’ Music in the Tuileries Garden depicts a fashionable Parisian crowd socialising in the the Tuileries garden as they enjoy the music played by a band‚ Manet has not included the musicians in the painting. The scene is crowded and the composition of people occupies more than half of the canvas. Manet has attempted to capture the hustle-bustle of the modern life of people living during the era. He has
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LP (2003) 1 OPERATIONS RESEARCH: 343 1. LINEAR PROGRAMMING 2. INTEGER PROGRAMMING 3. GAMES Books: Ð3Ñ IntroÞ to OR ÐF.Hillier & J. LiebermanÑ; Ð33Ñ OR ÐH. TahaÑ; Ð333Ñ IntroÞ to Mathematical Prog ÐF.Hillier & J. LiebermanÑ; Ð3@Ñ IntroÞ to OR ÐJ.Eckert & M. KupferschmidÑÞ LP (2003) 2 LINEAR PROGRAMMING (LP) LP is an optimal decision making tool in which the objective is a linear function and the constraints on the decision problem are linear equalities and inequalities. It is a very
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relationship and vice versa. (Eagly‚ Alice H & Johnson‚ Blair T. 1990). Recently‚ the transformational and transactional leadership construct became a popular subjects in leadership studies. (Jane M. Howell & Bruce J. Avolio 1992). Generally‚ transformational form of leadership is held to be an outstanding type of leadership be based on transactional leadership but not vice versa. Transactional leadership develops the positive relationship
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TRIMESTER 2012 (EVENING) EXAMINATIONS FACULTY:SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT:PURE AND APPLIED SCIENCES UNIT CODE: MATH 110 UNIT TITLE:LINEAR ALGEBRA 1 TIME:2 hours Instructions: Answer question one and any other two questions. Question One (30 marks) Find the determinant of the following matrices. -4 8 (2 marks) 0 1 1 -3 -2 (3 marks) 2 -4 -3 -3 6 +8 Find the values of x and y if:(5 marks) x + 2y 14 = 4 14 -3 y-2 -3 7+3x Solve
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