I was recently noticing that cars seem to be viewed by public opinion and media as the ultimate user of Petroleum in the United States and around the world. Why is this?
It seems like cars would only be a fraction of the petroleum usage in comparison to the total usage from all the ships, electricity production, heating, jets ect. People are always talking about how cars that use less fuel will reduce fuel prices and stop our dependence o foreign oil. It is a good start, but just seems a little un-realistic. It seems almost impossible to replace all these other sources of petroleum usage. Any reasons why it seems like this, or is it just me?
People focus on automobile energy efficiency because it is an easy thing to go after, the technology exists, and it really wouldn’t affect core lifestyles all that much. People might have to sacrifice driving a huge SUV for a somewhat smaller vehicle, but they would still be able to drive essentially everywhere. In the grand scheme of things, that is a relatively small sacrifice compared to the benefits.
Aside from that, transportation accounts for 60% of the oil consumed in the US and increasing fuel efficiency for domestic cars and light trucks will have a concomitant effect on the total transportation value. If you could double fuel efficiency for everything, you could cut total oil used by 30% of the total, which is a very big deal.
We should never equate the privilege of driving a big fast car with our fundamental right of freedom of movement. Put more simply, you should be free to go wherever you want, but to do so in a personal automobile that gets less than 15 mpg is a luxury carrying no fundamental right. Even less charitably, consumerism does not equal freedom.
A small economy has three industries: Machinery, Electricity and Oil. Machinery requires inputs of 0.2 units from Electricity. The Electricity does not require inputs from the other two industries and 0il requires 0.2 unit of electricity
Machinery, Electricity and oil producers want to raise their target levels of final demand to 1000, 2000 and 100.
Find the total production of machinery, electricity and oil of a small country that satisfies the mentioned targets.
M is 1000.
O is 100.
E is 2000 + 1000*0.2 + 100*0.2 = 2220.
Opium from Afghanistan provides more than 90 percent of the worlds total supply, funding international drug syndicates with billions of dollars in profits every year.
According to a recent report issued by the United Nations and the World Bank, the U.S.-installed government has established a complex pyramid of protection and patronage, effectively providing state protection to criminal trafficking activities.
this is total corruption and a false war
with underlying motives,
nothing to do with 911 as this was a false flag attack,
the british forces fighting on 2 fronts in iraq and afghanistan,with a sizeable force in the falkland islands,
and smaller units in other parts of the world is designed to weaken british forces and except the euro army
Afghanistan could be more important to America’s oil supply than even Saudi Arabia. In 1997 BBC News reported that the American Oil company UNOCAL tried to construct a pipeline from The Caspian Sea.
The Caspian Sea is a California-size body of salt water — the world’s largest landlocked body of water — that may sit on as much as 200 billion barrels of oil, which would be 16 percent of the Earth’s potential oil reserves. Even at today’s low prices, that could add up to $3 trillion in oil. (compared to Saudi’s 250 billion barrels of oil and America’s own 22 billion barrels – New York Times.)
The pipeline was to run from Turkmenistan via Afghanistan to the Port of Karachi. However the Taleban refused. Until now America has not been successful in persuading the Taleban to change its mind.!!!!
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Iraq is ‘unwinnable’, a ‘quagmire’, a ‘fiasco’: so goes the received opinion. But there is good reason to think that, from the Bush-Cheney perspective, it is none of these things. Indeed, the US may be ‘stuck’ precisely where Bush et al want it to be, which is why there is no ‘exit strategy’.
Iraq has 115 billion barrels of known oil reserves. That is more than five times the total in the United States. And, because of its long isolation, it is the least explored of the world’s oil-rich nations. A mere two thousand wells have been drilled across the entire country; in Texas alone there are a million. It has been estimated, by the Council on Foreign Relations, that Iraq may have a further 220 billion barrels of undiscovered oil; another study puts the figure at 300 billion. If these estimates are anywhere close to the mark, US forces are now sitting on one quarter of the world’s oil resources. The value of Iraqi oil, largely light crude with low production costs, would be of the order of $30 trillion at today’s prices. For purposes of comparison, the projected total cost of the US invasion/occupation is around $1 trillion.
i sure don’t see the connection between your question and your tirade.
Basically i want this – The average hours worked per week by production workers in manufacturing industries
Now i am getting results for all this – should i only look at results of Manufacturing and production at NO 19, 20 ?
Total nonfarm
Total private
Goods-producing
Mining and logging
Logging
Mining
Oil and gas extraction
Mining, except oil and gas(1)
Coal mining
Support activities for mining
Construction
Construction of buildings
Residential building
Nonresidential building
Heavy and civil engineering construction
Specialty trade contractors
Residential specialty trade contractors
Nonresidential specialty trade contractors
Manufacturing
Production workers
Durable goods
Production workers
WOod products
nonmetallic mineral products
Primary metals
Fabricated metal products
Machinery
Computer and electronic products(1)
Computer and peripheral equipment
Communications equipment
Semiconductors and electronic components
electronic instruments
Electrical equipment and appliances
transportation equipment (1)
Motor vehicles and parts (2)
Furniture and related products
Miscellaneous manufacturing
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Gas prices are going up. Why shouldn’t they? The world is consuming more and more gasoline. Oil that is left in this world is becoming more rare. Each year, 1.2 trillion gallons of oil are turned into 26.3 trillion (2.628 X 1013 ) pounds of carbon dioxide. That is the weight of 13 billion adult elephants! Who would do anything like that? Researcher? Crazy Scientists? Terrorists? No, it’s you! Burning gasoline cause big air pollution. When you casually turned on your car engine and drive, you are burning gasoline. That is not the only problem gasoline produces. With humongous amount of gasoline are consumed at a sky-high rate everyday, the amounts of oil that are left are scarce. Gasoline that took millions of years to form are being burned up in a year.
Gasoline, oil, and coal are 75% of the world’s energy. Gasoline is a very “impure” liquid when drilled. It must be taken to refineries to make it usable. Gasoline often leaked out of the pipes. In March 2006, the worst oil spill occurred in USA, 260,000 gallons of gasoline spilled in an Alaska refinery, causing the nearby trees, plants, animals, and all living habitants to die or severely wounded. It also forced five gasoline processing center to close down. Burning gasoline cause huge air pollution. Six pounds of gasoline can create 20 pounds of carbon dioxide when burned. It may not sound possible, but when gasoline are burned, each carbon atom in the gasoline, which weights 12 Atomic Mass Unit, combines with two oxygen atom, which weights 16 Atomic Mass Unit to create carbon dioxide. That gives total of 44 Atomic Mass Unit, which is almost 4 times the weight of the original carbon dioxide. Gasoline contains 90% of carbon, so the weight of carbon dioxide produced is way higher than the original gasoline. Each year, 13 billion adult elephants’ weights of carbon dioxide are created with gasoline.
“America is addicted to oil,” said George Bush. It’s true. United States produces only 4% of the world’s gasoline each year, but uses 1/3 of the world’s gasoline every year! That’s a lot of oil. Americans like spending big, but spending big must pay prices. With almost 300 million Americans driving an average of more than 60 minutes per day, the amount of gasoline burned is tremendous. Gas prices are average of $3/gallon. Many people think it’s a lot, but wait until you hear this. In Europe, gas prices are average of $7/gallon. That is more than twice the Americans pay! To fill an SUV in America cost around $22, but in Europe, it will be over $100! Why would Europeans want to drive when they have cheap, clean, and convenient transportations like metros? Low gas prices in America encourage consumers to use more gasoline, and then more people would buy cars. The use of public transportation decreases. I think the government should rise up the gas price and improve public transportation. It may not sound good now, but it will help us in the long run.
Gasoline not just pollute the air and harm the economy, but it can also harm us politically. United States imports most of its oil. Sixty percent of the imported gasoline are from unstable places such as the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). The OPEC countries are mainly located in Mid-East, South Asia, Africa, and South America. These nations control worlds’ sixty-seven percent of gasoline production. These countries basically controls the worlds’ gasoline prices. They can stop importing gasoline to the country that does not meet their demand. 1973 to 1973, Israel and Arab were at war. US supplied Israel with arms and supplies. In response, oil producing Arab countries cut off oil shipment to USA. They also slow down the oil production, which caused oil shortage and increasing prices all over the world. This showed that Arab countries are willing to use gasoline as a weapon.
As growing technology, gasoline demands are increasing higher and higher. Air pollution made from burning gasoline can cause the Earth to desert. If Mars is habitable, maybe we can go there and start polluting the air on Mars. Then we will destroy that plant. At least it will give us a few centuries.
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GAMEPLAY
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Features new to Mercenaries 2 include improved destructible environments, and an online co-operative mode, a fire effects engine that allows the player to ignite things such as oil, foliage, and trees and the ability to swim. Pandemic recently upgraded to Havok 5.5 physics engine as mentioned in this thread on the Mercenaries 2 site here.(This link includes Sean Hollister’s confirmation and the link to the preview.)
New vehicles such as boats have been added. Hijacking now consists of a small minigame, ranking in difficulty relative to the vehicle being hijacked. A grappling hook has been added to help with the hijacking of helicopters. One other new addition to this iteration of Mercenaries is the ability to build a Private Military Company and recruit mercenaries into it. There are three confirmed mercenaries that can be recruited: Eva Navarro who will act as a mechanic once recruited and Ewan who is a helicopter pilot who can pick up valuable objects you may encounter, and can also extract you if necessary. Also, Mischa (referenced on a preview here) a bomber pilot will be able to be hired, who is your source for airstrikes.
The game will feature terrain ranging from urban environments such as Caracas, to the Amazon rainforest. It will also include the cities and regions of Maracaibo, Cumaná, Mérida, Ciudad Guayana, Guanare, the Orinoco River, Lake Maracaibo, the Northern Andes, Isla de Margarita, and more.
Also new to the game will be the use of tactical nukes. In a demonstration at E3 2008, the Nuclear Bunker Buster airstrike and the M.O.A.B were shown.
PLOT
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Mercenaries 2: World in Flames is set in August 2010. The story follows the player’s hunt for Ramon Solano, a druglord who contracted the player’s mercenary for a job then subsequently refused to pay and tried to kill him/her. Following a militaristic coup, Solano becomes the dictator of Venezuela. He uses his position to seize control of the country’s oil supply, resulting in an international incident and distress among OPEC. Alongside Solano’s Rebel Forces, a large portion of the Venezuelan army fiercely support the dictator’s cause. The other rebel forces, in opposition to Solano, have risen under the name of the PLAV–the People’s Liberation Army of Venezuela. Soon, numerous other factions join the fight for control of Venezuela’s oil. Among them: The massive Universal Petroleum Corporation and its private military; the Rastafarian Pirates (the equivalent of the Russian Mafia from the original Mercenaries game); China’s PLA; and the AN (Allied Nations–a less controversial pun on the UN). These six forces will inevitably form the backbone of a war to determine the fate of the country’s oil supply.
Betrayed, the player’s mercenary will ally him/herself with any of the other factions to get even with Solano, and make some money along the way.
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26. In order to be useful to managers, management accounting reports should possess all of the following characteristics EXCEPT:
a. provide objective measures of past operations and subjective estimates about future decisions
b. be prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
c. be provided at any time management needs information
d. be prepared to report information for any unit of the business to support decision making
27. Which of the following would be most likely to use process costing?
a. A custom furniture manufacturer.
b. An auto body repair shop.
c. A law firm
d. A lawn fertilizer manufacturer.
28. Which of the following products probably would be manufactured using a job order costing system?
a. Number 2 pencils
b. Computer monitors.
c. Wedding invitations.
d. Paper.
29. The recording of the jobs completed would include a debit to:
a. Factory Overhead
b. Finished Goods
c. Work in Process
d. Cost of Goods Sold
30. A widely used activity base for developing factory overhead rates in highly automated settings is:
a. direct labor hours
b. direct labor dollars
c. direct materials
d. machine hours
31. The cost of production of completed and finished goods during the period amounted to $400,000, and the finished products shipped to customers had total production costs of $337,000. From the following, select the entry to record the transfer of costs from work in process to finished goods.
a. Finished Goods 337,000
Work in Process 337,000
b. Finished Goods 400,000
Work in Process 400,000
c. Work in Process 400,000
Finished Goods 400,000
d. Work in Process 337,000
Finished Goods 337,000
32. For which of the following businesses would the job order cost system be appropriate?
a. Meat processor
b. Automobile manufacturer
c. Oil refinery
d. Construction contractor
33. Which of the following is not a characteristic of a job order costing system?
a. It accumulates cost for each department within the factory.
b. It provides a separate record for the cost of each quantity of product that passes through the factory.
c. It is best suited for industries that manufactures custom goods.
d. Uses only one work in process account.
34. The Collins Company forecasts that total overhead for the current year will be $12,000,000 and that total machine hours will be 200,000 hours. Year to date, the actual overhead is $8,000,000 and the actual machine hours are 100,000 hours. If the Collins Company uses a predetermined overhead rate based on machine hours for applying overhead, what is that overhead rate?
a. $80 per machine hour
b. $120 per machine hour
c. $40 per machine hour
d. $60 per machine hour
35. The source of the data for debiting Work-in-Process for direct materials is the:
a. purchase order
b. purchase requisition
c. materials requisition
d. receiving report
36. Selected accounts with some debits and credits omitted are presented as follows:
Work in Process
Oct. 1Balance20,000 Oct. 31Goods finishedX
31Direct materials96,700
31Direct labor201,000
31Factory overheadX
Finished Goods
Oct. 1Balance52,000
31Goods finished360,000
If the balance of Work in Process at October 31 is $21,000, what was the amount of factory overhead applied in October?
a. $63,300
b. $21,300
c. $42,300
d. $11,300
37. The recording of the jobs shipped and customers billed would include a debit to:
a. Accounts Payable
b. Cash
c. Finished Goods
d. Cost of Goods Sold
38. For which of the following businesses would a process cost system be appropriate?
a. Auto repair service
b. Paint manufacturer
c. Specialty printer
d. Custom furniture manufacturer
39. In the manufacture of 10,000 units of a product, direct materials cost incurred was $143,700, direct labor cost incurred was $85,000, and applied factory overhead was $43,500. What is the total conversion cost?
a. $187,200
b. $128,500
c. $272,200
d. $43,500
40. Lombardi Company manufactures a single product by a continuous process, involving three production departments. The records indicate that direct materials, direct labor, and applied factory overhead for Department 1 were $100,000, $125,000, and $150,000, respectively. Work in process at the beginning of the period for Department 1 was $75,000, and work in process at the end of the period totaled $60,000. The records indicate that direct materials, direct labor, and applied factory overhead for Department 2 were $50,000, $60,000, and $70,000, respectively. In addition, work in process
26 B
27 D
28 C
29 B
30 D
31 D – unsure
32 D
33 A
34 D
35 B
36 ??
37 A
38 B
39 B
Conversion Cost = Direct Labor + Manufacturing Overhead
40 is missing info
Worldwide silver production is expected to increase annually, reaching 567 million ounces by 2001, up from 1997 levels of 501.9 million ounces, according to the World Silver Production Forecast, 1998-2001, published by The Silver Institute.
This increase is caused by the continued demand for silver. Between 1990 and 1997, silver fabrication demand outstripped mine production by 2.2 billion ounces, which reduced aboveground inventories by more than 1 billion ounces.
Mexico, the world’s largest silver producer, is expected to increase silver production from 86.2 million ounces in 1997 to 115 million ounces by 2001 despite reduced estimates due to lower base metal prices. About 80 percent of the world’s silver is produced as a byproduct of gold or other metals, but Mexico is one of the few countries that has primary silver mines.
Mexico’s silver industry has two of the world’s top silver miners, Industrias Penoles and Grupo Mexico which together produced 66 percent of all Mexican silver mined in 1997.
While Mexico produces 17 percent of the world’s silver, Peru is expected to remain the world’s second largest silver producing country at 13 percent, according to the report. Peruvian miners are predicting a production spike in 1999 of 74 million ounces, then a return to 1997 production of 67 million ounces through 2001.
In the United States, the world’s third largest silver producer (11 percent of total silver mined), production rose 13 percent to 57 million ounces in 1997 compared to 1996. The report predicts a slight dip to 56 million ounces when actual 1998 data is compiled, then another dip to 54 million ounces in 1999. Production is expected to rise again to 55 million ounces in 2001. Almost one-fifth of U.S. silver production came from Echo Bay’s McCoy/Cove mine with production also increasing at Coeur d’Alene Mines’ Rochester facility.
Australia is expected to replace the United States by 2000 as the world’s third largest silver producer because of the development of the Cannington mine, a silver-lead-zinc facility that is expected to produce 25 million ounces of silver annually.
Why is this a question? Because Mexico has silver and oil deposits?
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