The borrow material to construct an embankment has a unit weight of 109 pcf and a water content of 6.25%. The contract specifications require that the soil be placed in the fill at a dry unit weight of 112 pcf and a moisture content of 13%. If 709,605 bank cubic yards (bcy) of borrow (cut) are required to construct an embankment (fill) having a volume of 650,000 compacted cubic yards (ccy), how many gallons of water must be added per cubic yard of borrow material, assuming no loss to evaporation?

Lusk corporation produces and sells 14,300 units of product x each month. the selling price of product x is $25 per unit, and variable expenses are $19 per unit. a study has been made concerning whether product x should be discontinued. the study shows that $72,000 of the $102,000 in monthly fixed expenses charged to product x would not be avoidable even if the product was discontinued. if product x is discontinued, the annual financial advantage (disadvantage) for the company of eliminating this product should be: