Which of the following is a characteristic feature of a confederal system of government?

all power is shared and divided between the central and independent local governments.

all power is concentrated in the hands of a few individuals.

the central government derives all its power from the independent local governments.

the independent local governments derive all their power from the central government.

Emery pharmaceutical uses an unstable chemical compound that must be kept in an environment where both temperature and humidity can be controlled. emery uses 825 pounds per month of the chemical, estimates the holding cost to be 50% of the purchase price (because of spoilage), and estimates order costs to be $48 per order. the cost schedules of two suppliers are as follows: vendor 1 vendor 2 quantity price/lb quantity price/lb 1-499 $17 1-399 $17.10 500-999 $16.75 400-799 $16.85 1000+ $16.50 800-1199 $16.60 1200+ $16.25 (a) what is the economic order quantity for each supplier? (b) what quantity should be ordered and which supplier should be used? (c) the total cost for the most economic order sire is $

Decision alternatives should be identified before decision criteria are established. are limited to quantitative solutions are evaluated as a part of the problem definition stage. are best generated by brain-storming.

Cromwell is acquiring some land for $1,200,000 in exchange for semiannual payments of $75,000 at an interest rate of 6.35 percent. how many years will it take cromwell to pay for this purchase?