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Mandalay Hotel bases its budgets on guest-days. The hotel’s static budget for August appears below: Budgeted number of guest-days   4,300 Budgeted variable costs:            Supplies (@$9.60 per guest-day)   $41,280        Laundry (@$9.40 per guest-day)   $40,420 Total variable cost   $81,700 Budgeted fixed costs:            Wages and salaries   $57,190        Occupancy costs   $52,030 Total fixed cost   $109,220 Total cost   $190,920 The total fixed cost at the activity level of 5,500 guest-days per month should be (PLEASE SHOW YOUR WORK BY USING THE HONORLOCK ON-SCREEN CALCULATOR):  

The Standard Penetration Test, or SPT, involves driving a split spoon sampler using a hammer that weighs _________ lbs and is dropped from a height of _______ inches.

Calculate the solubility of solid Ca3(PO4)2 (Ksp = 1.3 x 10-32) in a 0.20 M Na3PO4 solution. Molar solubility = _____________________M Answer to 3 sf in the format 1.00e-10

AASHTO USCS Tables and Graphs.pdf Determine the most likely AASHTO soil classification for a soil sample with the following laboratory test parameters:   39% passing the No. 200 Sieve. Liquid Limit of 45. Plasticity Index of 20

If the molar solubility of Ni3(PO4)2 is 2.13 x 10-7 mol/L. Calculate the Ksp value for the solid.  Answer to 3 sf in the format 1.00e-10 Hint: DON’T SKIP STEPS

For the graph presented below, compute Cu and Cc, based on the following data: D60 = 0.41 mm D30 = 0.185 mm D10 = 0.09 mm    

The Standard Penetration Test, or SPT, involves driving a split spoon sampler using a hammer that weighs _________ lbs and is dropped from a height of _______ inches.

In a Proctor Test (Standard or Modified), the moisture content corresponding to the maximum dry density is referred to as the:

Sherburne Snow Removal’s cost formula for its vehicle operating cost is $2,510 per month plus $371 per snow-day. For the month of March, the company planned for activity of 18 snow-days, but the actual level of activity was 17 snow-days. The actual vehicle operating cost for the month was $8,460. The vehicle operating cost in the flexible budget for March would be closest to (PLEASE SHOW YOUR WORK BY USING THE HONORLOCK ON-SCREEN CALCULATOR):

Gipple Corporation makes a product that uses a material with the quantity standard of 7.3 grams per unit of output and the price standard of $6.00 per gram. In January the company produced 3,400 units using 24,870 grams of the direct material. During the month the company purchased 27,400 grams of the direct material at $6.10 per gram.The materials quantity variance for January is (PLEASE SHOW YOUR WORK BY USING THE HONORLOCK ON-SCREEN CALCULATOR):