Check Your Understanding 5.042 An inventor claims to have developed an engine that does not use fuel but operates as a power cycle at steady state while receiving energy by heat transfer from the surrounding atmosphere and discharging energy by heat transfer to the surrounding atmosphere. This would be an excellent project to invest in.

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Which of the following best describes how the federal reserve bank banks during a bank run? a. the federal reserve bank regulates exchanges to prevent the demand for withdrawals from rising above the required reserve ratio. b. the federal reserve bank acts as an insurance company that pays customers if their bank fails. c. the federal reserve bank has the power to take over a private bank if customers demand too many withdrawals. d. the federal reserve bank can provide a short-term loan to banks to prevent them from running out of money. 2b2t

If a hotel has 100 rooms, and each room takes 25 minutes to clean, how many housekeepers working 8-hour shifts does the hotel need at 50 percent occupancy?

Vincent enjoys investing his money in ways that can generate a return. he realizes that also a chance that his investment will decrease in value. this chance is known as a. opportunity cost b. risk c. recession d. deterioration