The expert predicted that America`s gross domestic product will return to more than 3 percent yearly expansion. For example, Dow Chemical is investing $4 billion in Texas plastics production that will be operational by 2017. Such growth requires cheap oil and natural gas - and "by 2020 or so, the United States will surpass Saudi Arabia in oil output, and Russia in gas." He continued:
"The big attraction is the low price of natural gas, the lowest-carbon fossil fuel, which can be produced profitably at about a third the price per unit of energy as other hydrocarbons. That is particularly attractive to chemical companies. It is the raw material for plastics, Styrofoam, tires, sealants, adhesives, films, liquid crystal screens, nylons, polyesters - nearly everything around us."
In this passage, what`s going to cause America`s future growth?
| Surpassing Saudi Arabia in oil output, and Russia in gas | |
| Dow Chemical`s $4 billion investment in Texas plastics production | |
| Increased plastics production | |
| Cheap oil and natural gas |
The Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a master`s degree in business administration, which attracts people from a wide range of academic disciplines. The MBA designation originated in the United States, emerging from the late 19th century as the country industrialized and companies sought out scientific approaches to management.
The core courses in the MBA program are designed to introduce students to the various areas of business such as accounting, finance, marketing, human resources, operations management, etc. Students in MBA programs have the option of taking general business courses throughout the program or can select an area of concentration and focus approximately one-fourth of their studies in this subject.
According to this paragraph, which of these is false:
| Core MBA courses include human resources and marketing. | |
| This designation originated in the United States. | |
| The MBA is a master`s degree. | |
| Core MBA courses include information technology and fundraising. |
A rule change was enacted before the 1974 National Football League (NFL) season to add one sudden death overtime period (15 minutes) to all preseason and regular season games. If no team scored in this period, the game would result in a tie. This rule was enacted to decrease the number of tie games.
The first ever regular season overtime, a September 22 game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Denver Broncos, ended in a 35-35 draw. It was not until November 10, when the New York Jets defeated the New York Giants, 26-20, that an overtime game would produce a winner.
Based on this information, which of the following statements is accurate:
| There`s not enough information to determine if this rule change impacted the number of ties. | |
| The number of ties appear to have increased after this rule change. | |
| The number of ties appear to have stayed the same after this rule change. | |
| The number of ties appear to have been reduced after this rule change. |