Anew engineer is evaluating whether to use a larger-diameter pipe for a water line. it will cost $600,000 more initially, but it will reduce pumping costs. the optimistic, most likely, and pessimistic projections for annual savings are $80,000, $50,000, and $7500, with respective probabilities of 25%, 45%, and 30%. the interest rate is 8%, and the water line should have a life of 50 years. (a) what is the pw for each estimated value? what is the expected pw? (b) compute the expected annual savings and expected pw. (c) do the answers for the expected pw match? why or why not?

Part i a company's cereal is not selling well. create a 10-15-question survey that measures customers' preferences for the company's cereal product. then, answer the following questions: how many scale items will you put in the survey? justify your answer. will you use multiple-choice questions? why or why not? how many scale points will you use in the survey? justify your answer. what data type will be used in the survey? justify your answer. part ii as a second part of this assignment, create a set of survey questions, assuming that you sell cars. you are attempting to measure how customers perceive the quality of the cars that you sell. create three survey questions with simple category scales. justify why you selected those questions and scales. create three survey questions with multiple-choice, single-response scales. justify why you selected those questions and scales. create three survey questions with multiple-choice, multiple-response scales. justify why you selected those questions and scales. create three survey questions with likert scale summated ratings. justify why you selected those questions and scales.

Match each of the terms below with an example that fits the term. a. fungibility the production of gasoline b. inelasticity the switch from coffee to tea c. non-excludability the provision of national defense d. substitution the demand for cigarettes

Health insurance protects you if you experience any of the following except: a: if you have to be hospitalized b: if you damage someone's property c: if you need to visit a clinic d: if you can't work because of illness