The Bathyscaphe Trieste Consists of a Thin-Walled but Very Strong

question 31

Multiple Choice

The bathyscaphe Trieste consists of a thin-walled but very strong cylindrical hull,15.2 m long and 3.66 m in diameter,filled with gasoline with a density of 880 kg/m³ to make it buoyant.If it is totally submerged in seawater with a density of 1025 kg/m³ and neither rising nor sinking,what is the weight of the Trieste craft?

• A)127 kN
• B)227 kN
• C)327 kN
• D)427 kN
• E)527 kN

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Definitions:

MACRS

Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System, a method of depreciation for tax purposes in the United States that allows faster write-offs of assets.

Straight-Line

A method of calculating depreciation of an asset, which allocates an equal amount of depreciation to each year of the asset's useful life.

Sum-Of-Years' Digits

A depreciation method that accelerates the expense recognition, using a decreasing fraction of years remaining over the sum of the years' digits.

Double-Declining Balance

A method of accelerated depreciation which doubles the normal depreciation rate, reducing the asset's book value more quickly in its early years.