<span>According to Ogburn, inventions can include both material technological artifacts which change what sorts of things that can be done and the sets of customs, rules, and conventions that allow those material inventions to be of use to members of society. For example, there were various material technological inventions which made the automobile possible (the internal combustion engine, vulcanized rubber, the universal joint), but in order for the automobile to become integrated into society a number of non-material inventions were also necessary such as road networks, agreed upon rules of the road, licensing regimes, and so on.</span>
Answer: No,the company is not guilty.
Explanation: In the given case, Hines could not be considered guilty of price discrimination as the price charged from different shops was same. The free samples were distributed for the purpose of campaign and the discretion to which shop they want to provide lies completely with the company.
Price discrimination refers to the practice of charging different prices from different customer which the company have definitely not done.
Hence, Hines could not be charged of guilty of price discrimination.
Solution :
The average number of the arrivals, λ = 6 per hour
Average service rate, 
= 8
Average number of the customers in the system is given by,


= 3
Average number of the customers that are waiting in the line behind the person who are being served is,


= 2.25
Proportion of the time the server is busy,


= 0.75
120 per week, per dish washer
240 per week for employed dishwashers
3,000/240
12.5 weeks
Answer:
Desing A is a better deal as the equivalent annual cost is lower than desing B
Anywa, bot desing cost are above the city collections thus, it cannot afford the sanitary systems unless it raises taxes
Explanation:
<em><u>Desing A </u></em>
F0 405,000
operating and maintenance cost 51,000 for 14 years
Present value of the operating and maintenance cost:
C = $ 51,000.00
time = 14 years
rate = 0.07
PV $446,018.8673
net worth: $ 851,081.87
equivalent annual cost:
PV 851,082
time 14
rate 0.07
C $ 97,316.904
<u><em>Desing B</em></u>
F0 251,000
operating and maintenance cost 89,000 for 14 years
C 89,000.00
time 14
rate 0.07
PV $778,346.6507
net worth: $ 1,029,346.65
equivalent annual cost:
C $ 117,700.580