Lumber College Essays Samples For Students

Exercise 46, Page 240

Ozark Furniture Company can obtain at most 3000 board feet of maple lumber for making its classic and modern maple rocking chairs. A classic maple rocker requires 15 board feet of maple, and a modern rocker requires 12 board feet of maple. Write an inequality that limits the possible number of maple rockers of each type that can be made, and graph the inequality in the first quadrant.

Solution:

The most maple lumber that Ozark Furniture Company can obtain is 3000 board feet. The company is making two types of maple rocking chairs – classic and modern maple rocking chairs. To begin ...

What ethical issue or dilemma was Bob Hopkins facing?

Bob was a trader in White Lumber Company. One day during a slow sales period, he received a call from Stan Parrish, a retailer who bought his products from While Lumber Company. Stan placed an order for planks that were 3 inches and agreed to the price offered by Bob. However, he said that he would get back to Bob to clarify the details of the purchase. Later on, Bob Hopkins heard from Mike Fayer-Weather about an order for scaffold planks that appeared similar to the one placed by Stan Parrish. After confirming that Stan had asked for 3-inch ...

What ethical issue or dilemma was Bob Hopkins facing?

Bob Hopkins was facing the ethical issue, the essence of which is that he didn’t want to sell the lumber to the customer, because he knew that the lumber will probably be used not on purpose. Bob found out that the ordered lumber will be used as a scaffold plank. He knew very well that grading rules on scaffold plank were very restrictive. Although, his company provides the high quality 3 x 12s lumber, Bob still concerned that they are not intended for use as a scaffold plank.

Who were the stakeholders and what were their conflicting values in Bob’s decision?

Hint: When Bob Hopkins called a faculty member of SUNY-New ...

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The Pacific Northwest enjoyed a strong timber economy for most of the 20th century. It is not surprising to note that where there were trees, people would build towns near the forests where they worked. Residents of the Willamette and Rogue Valleys of Oregon were strong, dedicated people who believed in a hard workday. Farms and retail built up around the timber communities and it seemed that as long as there were trees to cut down, there would be a booming economy. However, there were a few hiccups with that plan, and soon the loggers realized that unless ...

Business Law

1. List and explain the four (4) requirements of a valid contact and the two (2) defenses to the enforceability of a contract. Cite and explain two cases from the textbook that discuss contract law.

Agreement (Offer and Acceptance).

When one party proposes something to another, he is said to make an offer. If a party agrees to the proposal without any change in it, he is considered to have made the acceptance of that offer. An offer is always confused with an invitation to treat. Advertisements and displays in shops are the examples. They are not offers, but an invitation to treat. An acceptance must ...

Bob is faced with the dilemma of whether to be involved in an unethical trade of lumber or not. On one hand, Bob may decide to close the trade and impress his boss, Mr. White, his client, Mr. Stan Parrish and the construction site foreman. On the other hand, proceeding with the sale means that substandard planks of lumber will be used as scaffolding planks therefore putting the lives of innocent construction workers in danger.
The stakeholders that are going to influence Bob’s decision include; Mr. White, Mr. Parrish and the construction workers. If Bob does not go ...

Question) Maple rockers. Ozark Furniture Company can obtain at most 3000 board feet of maple lumber for making its classic and modern maple rocking chairs. A classic maple rocker requires 15 board feet of maple, and a modern rocker requires 12 board feet of maple. Write an inequality that limits the possible number of maple rockers of each type that can be made, and graph the inequality in the first quadrant.

Solution) As per the question statement,

Total Maple Lumber available= 3000 Board feet
Maple Lumber required for a classic maple rocker= 15 board feet
Maple Lumber required for a modern rocker= 12 board feet
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Ethical dilemma bob Hopkins was facing

The ethical dilemma, in this case, centers about the scaffold planks. Scaffold planks are generally used in the construction industry especially in high storey buildings where they are suspended between metal supports and normally used by painters and window washers. This then means that the planks need to have higher strength than the normal timber. It is noted that scaffold plank grading standards are very different from the normal standards. Bob notes that after having a conversation with Stan about an order for 3x12 Doug fir-rough-sawn timbers, his partner Mike asks if he has received any inquiries about scaffold planks. ...

Conditions

Maple rockers. Ozark Furniture Company can obtain at most 3000 board feet of maple lumber for making its classic and modern maple rocking chairs. A classic maple rocker requires 15 board feet of maple, and a modern rocker requires 12 board feet of maple. Write an inequality that limits the possible number of maple rockers of each type that can be made, and graph the inequality in the first quadrant.

Solution

First of all we have to name the variables:
Let the amount of classic maple rockers produced by Ozark Furniture Company is x. The amount of modern rockers is ...

What ethical dilemma was Bob Hopkins facing?

Ethical issues, also known as moral dilemmas, are events or situations that involve two or more options for an individual. However, neither of the two options in the case is ethically correct. Bob found himself in an ethical dilemma after receiving an order for Stan Paris who ordered 600 pieces of 3*12 Doug fir-rough-sawn and did not specify the purpose for the planks. Bob accepted the order because it seemed to create a financial breakthrough for the month of February.
The ethical dilemma arose after Mike Fair-weather, his business partner, called to inquire if Bob had received a call ...

The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens is the reward of the civic, social, and business activities of the Cummer family. The Cummers came from a long line of lumber dealers. They started in Canada before expanding their business to Michigan, Virginia, and Florida.
Wellington Willson Cummer (1846-1909) went on to found the Cummer Lumber Company in 1896. After the death of Wellington, Arthur Cummer and Waldo Cummer, along with his son-in-law, John L. Roe, all of them had ranks in the family business inherited the company.
Nina May Holden (1875-1958) a young lady from Michigan City, Indiana married Arthur ...

The Collins Companies is a family-owned company based in Portland Oregon, in the United States of America, and it deals with the processing of forest products. The company owns and a run sawmills hardware, lumber yards, and several retail hardware. The company also owns both hardwood and softwood forests certified by the Forests Stewardship Council. Due to the nature of the companies’ businesses, Collins has committed to upholding responsibility in environmental conservation especially about land and resource management. As a result, therefore, the company has sound sustainability strategies and policies that are aligned towards ensuring adherence to the company’ ...

The United States judicial system offers certain protections for criminal suspects who are at risk of arrest or a search without a warrant. One of the most important safeguards afforded under the U.S. Constitution is the 4th amendment, which prevents government officials from illegally searching individuals or seizing property without following standard procedure. The concept has evolved over time, and the exclusionary rule is now the primary way to defend people from illegal search and seizure by government officials. However, history has shown that this is an ineffective solution because it allows those who would have been convicted to ...

Lawyers and Social Change

Social change is one of the most sort after aspects of society today. Social changes affect the society in varied ways. Social change as referred to in the article points to positive social changes. These changes improve the lifestyles of communities. Positive social changes involve activities that lead to the elimination or prevention of unfair or illegal activities in society. That is, they stop certain parties from mistreating the majority or minority of the population. The impact of social change is wide and affects numerous individuals. For this reason, social change is an essential part of society and is ...

Analysis of Pulte Homes

Introduction
Pulte Homes is a real estate and a property developer based in the United States. The entity constructs and designs semi-custom made houses, single-family houses, duplexes and senior housing facilities. Pulte Homes undertakes the construction of these homes for both corporates, as well as, individuals. The primary business of the organization is thus building of homes. The company also acquires and develops land sites in America for residential purposes. Besides, it offers financing and mortgages to its customers ("Pulte Group - Home"). It is thus on this basis that the following article will discuss the company’s SWOT ...

Mechanics function of the spine

The human body is meticulously designed with a complex and specialized skeletal system that helps not only provide support and structure for the body but enhances motion and stability. The spinal cord is the extension of the brain and it forms an essential part of the central nervous system. As people age the mechanics of the body are altered (NiosiOxland 2004). Degenerative processes are inevitable and as such, the facet joints, discs and vertebrae are affected. These degenerative issues of the spine include the degenerative disc disease, which is well known; others include Slipped discs, Spinal stenosis Osteoarthritis and ...

Appalachia is a region lying in Eastern North America. The significance of this region’s geographical boundaries do not exist only because of the legally defined limits; rather it is the region’s historical, cultural and environmental conditions of the Appalachian region (The Alliance for Appalachia). The history of the region is quite unique. The region is known for the predominant coal mining activities that take place there but before the coal miners and current inhabitants took over the area, it was home to the Cherokee. They traveled north and east from the land known today as North and ...

Women aren’t that dissimilar from men, although they face different biological, cultural and social pressure, some pragmatic women concede and act in response well to such pressures. The facts remain that the contemporary society treats women in a different ways as compared to men. Therefore, in this paper, I will discuss the role of women and the development of female character in a particular setting as portrayed by Nakamoto Takako short story The Red.
In her work, Nakamoto begins by describing a picture of an unfortunate family that relies on Shige wife to Kanenari for survival. The writer's ...

Summary

The story revolves around the members of Monroe’s family i.e. Mac Four, Mike Monroe, Bea, Little Bit and P. Dee Chambers. Dee is a family business consultant with a great experience. Once she helped Mac by reporting about a president. It was a Sunday night. Mac called Dee to ask for some help regarding Carolina Construction Supply which was running short for wages. He wanted Dee to help him. They decided to meet (Miller).
Mac started by telling about the Georgia Building Supplies. It was started by Mac and his business partner Morrie. Mac was the salesman, and ...

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In the years 1807 -1912 people settled in the western areas of the United States, and all points in between the east coast and the Pacific Ocean. This period is known as the Westward Expansion. The expansion began on the east coast and continued to the Pacific Ocean, where the pioneers settled and began to colonize the areas in between. It seemed that the land was available to be claimed and thousands of natives were pushed off their ancestral lands to make way for the white settlers. Although white civilization had been established in the Eastern United States ...

Fagus grandifolia or American beech is the only specie of Fagus genus found in North America. It is can live for 300-400 years. It is commonly used in the furniture industry due to its elastic and wear-proof properties. It is also good as fuel wood due to its good burning properties (Burns & Honkala, 1990).
Platanus occidentalis or sycamore is becoming very popular specie in biomass farming industry. It also has a fast initial growing phase, even in infertile grounds, and it lives very long. It is commonly used as lumber wood or to provide shade in urban areas (Burns & ...

Microeconomics

Answer 7)
Allocative Efficiency:
This is an economic efficiency where the producers try to satisfy the maximum want of the consumers. In other words, when the society achieves optimal distribution of goods and services, taking into account the preferences of the consumer, it is said to be allocative efficient. In the economic literature, it is defined as an economic state where the price of the product equals its marginal cost as at this point the price which the consumers are willing to pay is equivalent to the marginal utility they get from the product. Below is the ...

In Panem exists its Capitol which is a city built as a fortress having the wealthy and powerful people of the nation residing and it is from this city that all the twelve districts are controlled. District 1 was the primary industry for the manufacture of luxury items for the Capitol, District 2 is where the peace keepers are trained and the manufacture and mining of graphite is undertaken, District 3 has it functions as one that specializes in television and explosives.
Whereas District 4 practices fishing, District 5 has its industry in power and generation of electricity; District 6 ...

When the Thirteen Colonies established themselves, it became incredibly difficult to compete with their mother country, Great Britain, due to the practice of mercantilism that had kept the Great British Empire so powerful throughout its history. Mercantilism, as a concept, dictated that economic strength comes from exporting more than you import (Schultz, 2014, p. 110). To that end, Great Britain established many different laws in the colonies that they ruled which greatly favored Britain in their dealings. In essence, America would export raw goods to Britain, which turned those materials into goods that they could then export back to America ...

When the Thirteen Colonies established themselves, it became incredibly difficult to compete with their mother country, Great Britain, due to the practice of mercantilism that had kept the Great British Empire so powerful throughout its history. Mercantilism, as a concept, dictated that economic strength comes from exporting more than you import. To that end, Great Britain established many different laws in the colonies that they ruled which greatly favored Britain in their dealings. In essence, America would export raw goods to Britain, which turned those materials into goods that they could then export back to America and to other countries. ...

The Back Story

Yesterday, 12 cartons of special equipment were transported to Melwood Test Labs, Syracuse via the Merryhew Van Lines Albany as the shipping company. Along the way, the truck rolled off the highway 8 miles east of Rochester, New York.
On the following day, Vern Rogers, our branch manager, asked me to check the damage along with the representative from Milltown Insurance Company, Noella Redovich.

Missing Crates

Miss Redovich and I went to C and J Storage Inc., at 63 Crane Street to check the warehouse where the damaged crates were being held. There, the twelve crates were inspected to check ...

An industrial city is one whose start-up and growth can be attributed to the presence of industries in its current location. Industrial cities sprung up in many European countries during the industrial revolution in the 18th century. The cities appeared in full development of the industrial capitalism which was the core upon which many of today’s most powerful economies were built (Stave, P. 10). The urban cultural role of the cities augured well with the capitalistic economic order that dominated all the other social institutions (Henretta & Brody, 18). Wherever industries were located people settled there in search of ...

Between 1820 and 1924 there were several immigrant groups that moved to the United States of America. However, this essay is going to discuss on two of these immigrant groups, namely, the Chinese Americana and the Japanese Americans. First, we are going to discuss each of the immigrants separately before embarking on the differences and the similarities seen between these groups. In this discussion, it will be clear that the both the immigration of Japanese Americans and Chinese Americans had the same experience in terms of the reception as well as the segregation and denial of citizenship in America( ...