Ali's Company Earned $576 000 and Will Allocate All of These

question 143

Essay

Ali's company earned $576 000 and will allocate all of these earnings to its three branches: sales, customer service, and R&D. The departments earn , and , respectively. How much of the total earnings will each department get?

---

Definitions:

Methylpropane

An alternative name for isobutane, a branched-chain hydrocarbon with the formula C4H10, found in natural gas and used as a refrigerant and a propellant.

Hydride Shift

A rearrangement reaction where a hydrogen atom, together with its bonding electrons, moves from one carbon to another within a carbon skeleton.

Solvolysis

A chemical process where the solvent acts as a nucleophile, breaking a solute bond and typically leading to the substitution or decomposition of the solute.

Mechanism

A detailed description of the step-by-step process by which reactants are converted into products in a chemical reaction.