A westbound freeway segment has four 12-ft wide lanes (one direction), a 4-ft right shoulder, and 4 ramps in the 3 miles before and after the midpoint of the analysis segment. The peak-hour factor is 0.85. Westbound traffic during the peak hour is 4500 passenger cars, 350 single-unit trucks, and 150 tractor-trailer trucks. The freeway segment is on a 3.5% upgrade. What is the maximum length of this grade if no worse than LOS C must be maintained

Garrett is an executive vice president at samm hardware. he researches a proposal by a larger company, maximum hardware, to combine the two companies. by analyzing past performance, conducting focus groups, and interviewing maximum employees, garrett concludes that maximum has poor profit margins, sells shoddy merchandise, and treats customers poorly. what actions should garrett and samm hardware take? a. turn down the acquisition offer and prepare to resist a hostile takeover. b. attempt a friendly merger and use managerial hubris to improve results at maximum. c. welcome the acquisition and use knowledge transfer to impart sam hardware's management practices. d. do nothing; the two companies cannot combine without samm hardware's explicit consent.