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As shown in the figure, a bullet of mass 0.010 kg moving horizontally suddenly strikes a block of wood of mass 1.5 kg that is suspended as a pendulum. The bullet lodges in the wood, and together they swing upward a vertical distance of 0.40 m. The length of the string is 2.0 m. What was the speed of the bullet just before it struck the wooden block?

The cost of which of the following cannot be depreciated?

A company pays a federal income tax rate of 35% and state and local taxes combined of 7%.  What is the effective tax rate for the company?

Which of the following is true about payback and discounted payback methods?

A rock falls from a vertical cliff that is 4.0 m tall and experiences no significant air resistance as it falls. At what speed will its gravitational potential energy (relative to the base of the cliff) be equal to its kinetic energy?

Which of the following is true about estimating benefits and costs of projects?

Of the following statements, which BEST describes Skinner’s theory of behaviorism?

Which of the following is an example of an organization that has been heavily influenced by virtue ethics?

3. A 12-volt battery is connected to a series circuit in which the inductance is 1/2 henry and the resistance 10 ohms. Determine the current i if the initial current is zero. Note that the differential equation that models this problem is  subject to i(0) = 0.

Which of the following types of projects would be most likely to assessed with a “design to cost” approach?