A Manufacturer of Paint Has Two Factories Located in France

question 12

Essay

A manufacturer of paint has two factories located in France and Spain and due to economic conditions must close one of them. The factory productivity data is as follows:
$$\begin{array} { c c c } & \begin{array} { c } \text { Gallons of Paint } \\ \underline{\text { Produced in } 1,000s}\text { ) }\end{array} & \begin{array} { l } \text { Resource Cost } \\ \underline{\text { per Gallon }}\end{array} \\ \text { Factory France) } & 4,600 & \$ 4.25 \\ \text { Factory Spain) } & 3,900 & \$ 4.00 \\\end{array}$$

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Definitions:

Tropylium Bromide

A chemical compound featuring a tropylium ion, which is positively charged, paired with a bromide ion.

AntiAromatic

Describes compounds that have cyclic, conjugated electron configurations but do not follow Hückel's rule, often being less stable.

Flat

Referring to a surface or shape having a smooth, even, and continuous plane without any significant curvature or elevation.

Resonance Structures

Different Lewis structures that represent the same molecule, used to depict delocalized electrons within certain compounds.