SAMPLE CHAPTER TEST Name: ______________________________ Date:_______________________________ Part A: Multiple Choice Choose the best response to each of the following questions: 1. Jean and her best friend‚ Verna‚ want to buy 3 DVDs that are regularly priced at $20.00 each. Today‚ three stores‚ A‚ B‚ and C‚ have the DVDs on sale. At which store will the friends spend the least amount of money if they buy 3 DVDs? DVD SALES | Store | Sale offer | A | Buy 1 and get 2 for
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of 2007 (EISA) aims to move the United States toward greater energy independence and security while increasing the production of clean renewable fuels. With prolonged demonstration and a commitment from both government as well as citizens’‚ to protect consumers from the inflation of oil prices when there are global factors that have effect on our economy. To overall increase the efficiency of products‚ buildings‚ and vehicles and improve the energy performance and overall usage of the Federal Government
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efficient vehicle can have more of efficient. Cars and trucks account for more than 60 percent of U.S. oil consumption and more than 25 percent of domestic carbon pollution‚ environmental statistics show. The auto industry has held on to cleaner burning fuels‚ more efficient engines and advanced battery technologies for gasoline-electric hybrids and full-electric cars that produce few to no emissions. Automakers are growing to boost efficiency‚ and many cars on the road already meet or exceed the 2016 targets
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the noose around manufacturers’ necks to produce environmentally friendly products gets tighter and tighter. Need evidence? Consider this: In 2004 the business sector shouldered 65% of environmental regulatory costs‚ with manufacturers paying an average of $4‚850 per employee‚ according to a 2005 U.S. Small Business Administration report. Those figures were before the Restriction on Hazardous Substances directive in Europe and China took effect‚ before the European Union’s Registration‚ Evaluation
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horsepower. (UA: vehicles are made to travel faster with more power and more efficiency.) 2. Vehicles traveling at sustained highway speed emit less harmful emission than they do in slower stop and go traffic. A. The Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Regulates fuel economy for auto manufactures‚ in 1978 the requirement was 18 MPG in 2012 it was 30.2 and will reach 35.5 by 2016. This is a Government requirement for automakers to achieve this MPG rating averaged out across their model line
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did not hit a snag‚ even when the economy went belly-up. The beginning of the economic challenges was a trying time for the company. Oil prices were sky high during 2007 and Porsche started to re-engineer many of the high efficiency cars. President Obama directs the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration‚ and the EPA to create vehicles with higher miles per gallon (mpg)‚ so they will be able to be more efficient. The Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFÉ) gave fines to carmakers that
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together an independent task force to report on the National Security Consequences of U.S. Oil Dependence. The Task Force noted in 2006 that the United States must “manage the consequences of unavoidable dependence on oil…and begin the transition to an economy that relies less on petroleum” (p.312). The Task Force feels that energy independence is unachievable‚ however‚ they do point to several solutions to manage oil consumption. While energy independence may not be entirely achievable in the near future
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initiated a transformation in their business models. There is an increasing environmental awareness (Gadenne et al.‚ 2009) and coupled with new regulatory requirements which pushes conventional manufacturers to apply more efforts in producing more fuel-efficient vehicles. With this “game changer”‚ new entrants like Tesla who focuses in the manufacturing of fully electric vehicles (EV) grew its presence and is now acknowledged globally as the market leader in the EV marketplace. Many big players also
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through burning fossil fuels‚ it is still prominently used for energy (Bent‚ Orr‚ & Baker‚ 2002). The energy harnessed from burning fossil fuels is used to do such things as produce electricity‚ power vehicles‚ heat homes and cook food. Oil is the most widely used fossil fuel and also the most widely consumed fuel (over nuclear and renewable) globally with a usage of 38% (Enzler‚ 2010). As oil resources depletes the prices rise and become more of a financial strain on every economy. The price of gasoline/
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