A 1000-Kg Barge Is Being Towed by Means of Two

question 26

Multiple Choice

A 1000-kg barge is being towed by means of two horizontal cables. One cable is pulling with a force of 80.0 N in a direction 30.0° west of north. In what direction should the second cable pull so
That the barge will accelerate northward, if the force exerted by the cable is 120 N? Assume that the
Water exerts no appreciable frictional drag on the barge.

• A) east of north
• B) east of north
• C) east of north
• D) east of north
• E) east of north

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Definitions:

Joint Costs

Expenses that are incurred in the production of two or more products at the same time and cannot be easily separated.

Joint Manufacturing Processes

A method in which multiple products are produced simultaneously during a production run, allowing cost efficiencies and resource optimization.

Joint Costs

Costs incurred in the process of producing two or more products simultaneously up to a split-off point, where they become distinguishable.

Market Value at Split-Off Method

A method used in accounting to allocate joint costs to products based on their market values at the point where the products are separable or "split off" from the joint process.