Both firms offered to cover her "out-of-pocket expenses" (travel, hotel, and meals). she scheduled the interviews for both firms on the same day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. at the conclusion of each interview, she submitted to both firms her total out-of-pocket expenses of $296 for mileage, hotel, meals, parking and tolls. she believes this approach is appropriate. if she had made two trips, her cost would have been two times $296. she is also certain that neither firm knew she had visited the other on that same trip. within ten days alex received two checks in the mail, each in the amount of $296. did alex handle the situation properly? if not what should she have done?

1. alwaysrain irrigation, inc. would like to determine capacity requirements for the next four years. currently, two production lines are in place for making bronze and plastic sprinklers. three types of sprinklers are available in both bronze and plastic: 90-degree nozzle sprinklers, 180-degree nozzle sprinklers, and 360-degree nozzle sprinklers. management has forecast demand for the next four years as follows: both production lines can produce all the different types of nozzles. the bronze machines needed for the bronze sprinklers require two operators and can produce up to 12,000 sprinklers. the plastic injection molding machine needed for the plastic sprinklers requires four operators and can produce up to 200,000 sprinklers. three bronze machines and only one injection molding machine are available. what are the capacity requirements for the next four years? (assume that there is no learning.)