Aconsulting engineer is considering two methods for lining ponds used for evaporating concentrate generated during reverse osmosis treatment of brackish groundwater for the clay county industrial park. a geosynthetic bentonite clay liner (gcl) will cost $1.8 million to install, and if it is renovated after 4 years at a cost of $375,000, its life can be extended another 2 years. alternatively, a high-density polyethylene (hdpe) geomembrane can be installed that will have a useful life of 12 years. at an interest rate of 6% per year, how much money can be spent on the hdpe liner for the two methods to break even?

Which of the following is one of the advantages primarily associated with a performance appraisal? (a) it protects employees against discrimination on the basis of race. (b) it motivates employees to work on their shortcomings. (c) it encourages employees to play the role of the whistle-blower. (d) it accurately measures the resources of the firm.

Which of the following is an example of a monetary policy? a. the government requires credit card companies to protect customers' privacy. b. the government restricts the amount of money that banks can lend. c. the government lowers taxes and increases spending. d. the government pays for repairing damage from a natural disaster.

Haley photocopying purchases a paper from an out-of-state vendor. average weekly demand for paper is 150 cartons per week for which haley pays $15 per carton. in bound shipments from the vendor average 1000 cartoons with an average lead time of 3 weeks. haley operates 52 weeks per year; it carries a 4-week supply of inventory as safety stock and no anticipation inventory. the vendor has recently announced that they will be building a faculty near haley photocopying that will reduce lead time to one week. further, they will be able to reduce shipments to 200 cartons. haley believes that they will be able to reduce safety stock to a 1-week supply. what impact will these changes make to haley’s average inventory level and its average aggregated inventory value?