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not let sunk costs influence their decisions; sunk costs are irrelevant to rational decisions. Thus, if a new factory was originally projected to yield $100 million in value, and after $30 million is spent on it the value projection falls to $65 million, the company should abandon the project rather than spending an additional $70 million to complete it. Conversely, as a rational actor, if the value projection falls to $75 million the company should continue the project. This is known as the "bygones principle" or the "marginal principle". The bygones principle is grounded in the branch of normative decision

Question: According to classical economics and standard microeconomic theory, what should a company do if a new factory, originally projected to yield $100 million in value, sees its value projection fall to $65 million after $30 million has already been spent on it?
Answer: Abandon the project
subscription-based activation model that allowed consumers to annually license the product and receive incremental updates at a reduced price when compared with the cost of a full retail version. Microsoft originally intended to deliver the activation model to United States customers after the retail availability of Office XP on May 31, 2001, but later decided to make it available to consumers in "a few select locations" instead, citing a more cautious delivery approach. In spite of this, Microsoft distributed optical media and a single subscription to authorized U.S. retail partners who attended "teamMicrosoft Live!" events. As part of a pilot

Question: If Microsoft Office XP hadn't introduced an optional subscription-based activation model, what would consumers not have been able to do at a reduced price compared to the full retail version?
Answer: Incremental updates
Annually license
corn kernel made this niacin nutritionally available and reduced the chance of developing pellagra. Niacytin is concentrated in the aleurone and germ layers which are removed by milling. The milling and degerming of corn in the preparation of cornmeal became feasible with the development of the Beall degerminator, which was originally patented in 1901 and was used to separate the grit from the germ in corn processing. However, this process of reduces the niacin content of the cornmeal. Casimir Funk, who helped elucidate the role of thiamin in the etiology of beriberi, was an early investigator of the problem of

Question: If the Beall degerminator had not been invented, what nutrient would be more abundant in cornmeal?
Answer: niacin
Thomas Park Clement (born 1951) is a Korean-American CEO, president and founder of Mectra Laboratories, Inc., a biotechnology company that manufactures laparoscopic disposable instruments. Life and career. Clement was born in South Korea in the middle of the Korean War to a Korean mother and an American soldier father. During the first four or five years of his life, he was in the care of his birth mother. However, he was left alone in a street corner the busy streets of Seoul by his mother after she kissed him goodbye, buttoned his coat and told him not to look back

Question: If Thomas Park Clement had not been adopted, in which country would he likely have continued to reside?
Answer: South Korea
John D. Graham (December 27, 1886, Kyiv, Russian Empire – June 27, 1961, London, England) was a Ukrainian born American Modernist / figurative painter, collector and mentor of modernist artists in New York City. Born Ivan Gratianovitch Dombrowsky in Kyiv, Russian Empire, he emigrated to New York in 1920. He studied painting for the first time in his 30s, becoming deeply interested in modernism. In addition to gaining attention for his own work, he championed the new movement as a collector and curator. He was a mentor to a younger generation of American artists, who developed the style of Abstract
27, 1961. After his death, Graham's art of his last two decades was the subject of increasing scholarly and market interest. In 1968, MOMA circulated a traveling exhibition of his works from this period, "John D. Graham/Paintings and Drawings". John D. Graham (December 27, 1886, Kyiv, Russian Empire – June 27, 1961, London, England) was a Ukrainian born American Modernist / figurative painter, collector and mentor of modernist artists in New York City. Born Ivan Gratianovitch Dombrowsky in Kyiv, Russian Empire, he emigrated to New York in 1920. He studied painting for the first time in his 30s, becoming deeply

Question: If John D. Graham had not adopted a new name after emigrating to New York, what would his original name have been?
Answer: Ivan Gratianovitch Dombrowsky
Josephine said that she matured early and developed large breasts. Mixing fact and fiction. Throughout her later life, Josephine worked hard to manage what the press and public knew about her and Wyatt's life in Arizona. Josephine told Earp's biographers and others that Earp didn't drink, never owned gambling saloons, and that he didn't offer prostitutes upstairs, when all have been documented. When Frank Waters was writing "Tombstone Travesty", originally published in 1934, he returned from a research trip to Tombstone to learn that Josephine Earp had visited his mother and sister and threatened court action to prevent him from

Question: If Frank Waters hadn't been working on "Tombstone Travesty", which city would he not have needed to research in?
Answer: Tombstone
Holker Street, also known as The Dunes Hotel Stadium for sponsorship purposes, is a sports stadium located in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. Currently and originally used as a football ground, it has also been used in the past for Speedway. In addition, the ground once had some leisure centre facilities, including four squash courts, which have now been demolished. Its current owners, and tenants for the vast majority of its history, are Barrow A.F.C., who have played at the ground since 1909. Despite its current capacity being just over 5,000, some 16,874 people crammed the stadium in January 1954 when Barrow
Hurricane Ophelia. In 2020, a roof was built on the Holker Street End of the ground after the club had won promotion back to the Football League. Holker Street, also known as The Dunes Hotel Stadium for sponsorship purposes, is a sports stadium located in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. Currently and originally used as a football ground, it has also been used in the past for Speedway. In addition, the ground once had some leisure centre facilities, including four squash courts, which have now been demolished. Its current owners, and tenants for the vast majority of its history, are Barrow A.F.C.,

Question: If The Dunes Hotel Stadium was referred to by its original name, what would it be called?
Answer: Holker Street
Oleh Lysheha (; 30 October 1949 – 17 December 2014) was a Ukrainian poet, playwright, translator and intellectual. Lysheha entered Lviv University in 1968, where during his last year, he was expelled for his participation in an "unofficial" literary circle, Lviv Bohema. As punishment, Lysheha was drafted into the Soviet army and internally exiled. During the period 1972-1988, he was banned from official publication, but in 1989 his first book "Great Bridge" ("Velykyi Mist") was published. For "The Selected Poems of Oleh Lysheha," Lysheha and his co-translator James Brasfield from Penn State University, received the 2000 PEN Award for Poetry
in Kyrgyzstan, Kyiv and in New York at La MaMa Experimental Theatre. Tkacz and Phipps translations of Lysheha work have been published in the journals "Index on Censorship, Visions International, " in the anthologies "One Hundred Years of Youth" and "In a Different Light "and on the Poetry International and Yara Arts Group websites. Oleh Lysheha (; 30 October 1949 – 17 December 2014) was a Ukrainian poet, playwright, translator and intellectual. Lysheha entered Lviv University in 1968, where during his last year, he was expelled for his participation in an "unofficial" literary circle, Lviv Bohema. As punishment, Lysheha was

Question: If Oleh Lysheha hadn't participated in the "unofficial" literary circle, Lviv Bohema, which country wouldn't have drafted him into their army as punishment?
Answer: Soviet Union
as valid in some studies. It is based on specimen ROM 776, a skull found by Levi Sternberg in 1920 and was named by William Parks in 1923, who had originally named it "Stephanosaurus intermedius" earlier that year. The specific name of "C. intermedius" is derived from its apparent intermediate position according to Parks. "C. intermedius" lived at a slightly later time in the Campanian than "C. casuarius", and the two species are not identical, which supported the separation of them in a 2009 study. Description. Size. Benson "et al." (2012) estimated that "Corythosaurus" has an average length of .

Question: If William Parks had accompanied Levi Sternberg on his expedition earlier, which part of the dinosaur's body would they have discovered together?
Answer: skull
Thebe Neruda Kgositsile (born February 24, 1994), also known by his stage name Earl Sweatshirt, is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. Kgositsile was originally known by the moniker Sly Tendencies when he began rapping in 2008, but soon changed his name when Tyler, the Creator invited him to join his alternative hip hop collective Odd Future in late 2009. He gained recognition and critical praise for his debut mixtape, "Earl", which he released in March 2010, at the young age of 16. Shortly after its release, his mother sent him to a boarding school in Samoa for at-risk
adulthood. Kgositsile was raised as a Nichiren Buddhist and, after a period away from the belief system, stated in 2016 that he had returned to the religion. In July 2021, Kgositsile revealed on Twitter that he has a son. Discography. Studio albums Thebe Neruda Kgositsile (born February 24, 1994), also known by his stage name Earl Sweatshirt, is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. Kgositsile was originally known by the moniker Sly Tendencies when he began rapping in 2008, but soon changed his name when Tyler, the Creator invited him to join his alternative hip hop collective Odd Future

Question: If Earl Sweatshirt had continued to use his birth name in his music career, what name would his fans recognize him by?
Answer: Thebe Neruda Kgositsile
career. Abolition. Although both the golden goal and silver goal had their fans, both were also widely perceived as failed experiments. The golden goal in particular had not brought about more active and attacking play as originally intended and instead led to more cautious play along with furious angry reactions from a lot of players on the losing side, while there was also confusion about when events could choose among several different extra time rules. The golden goal in the Euro 96 final was controversial, as the Czechs, who were on the losing side argued that the Germans' winning goal

Question: If the outcome of the golden goal in the Euro 96 final had been reversed, which team would have emerged victorious?
Answer: the Czechs
originally intended to bring the Levant back under Christian rule. The Crusaders opened trade routes which enabled the merchant republics of Genoa and Venice to become major economic powers. The Reconquista, a related movement, worked to reconquer Iberia for Christendom. Eastern Europe in the High Middle Ages was dominated by the rise and fall of the Mongol Empire. Led by Genghis Khan, the Mongols were a group of steppe nomads who established a decentralized empire which, at its height, extended from China in the east to the Black and Baltic Seas in Europe. As Mongol power waned towards the Late

Question: If the Crusades hadn't taken place after the year 1000, which religion wouldn't have regained control over the Levant region?
Answer: Christianity
Christian religion
on BASIC". Max Phillips commented in a "What Micro?" retrospective: The task of designing the ZX81's case again fell to Rick Dickinson, who produced an updated version of the ZX80's wedge-shaped case. This time round, the design team were able to use injection moulding, which enabled them to deliver a higher-quality case. Dickinson originally envisaged the ZX81 as "an expandable range of boxes following a vaguely modular approach with a common width", though this approach was eventually dropped. From start to finish, the design process took about six months. The ZX81 was launched on 5 March 1981 in two versions

Question: If the original design concept for the ZX81 had been followed, what would have been the shape of the components?
Answer: Boxes
from Africa and often preserved their African languages and much of their culture and religion. African traditions included such things as the use of certain medicinal herbs together with special drums and dances when the herbs are administered to a sick person. Other African healing traditions and rites have survived through the centuries. The jungles around the Caribbean Sea offered food, shelter, and isolation for the escaped enslaved people. Maroons sustained themselves by growing vegetables and hunting. Their survival depended upon their cultures, and their military abilities, using guerrilla tactics and heavily fortified dwellings involving traps and diversions. Some defined

Question: If the marooned escaped slaves in the Caribbean did not hunt or cultivate, what other method did they use to survive?
Answer: raided plantations
championship. In 1998, a group of former managers and fans of Mandiyú decided to form a new club, originally named "Deportivo Textil". The word "Mandiyú" was added later, with the intention of keeping the soul of the original club. Return. In 2010, the club was allowed to participate in the Liga Correntina again. On May 8, 2011, Deportivo Mandiyú made its debut in the second division of the league, defeating Nueva Valencia by 3–0. On August 22, Mandiyú promoted to the top division of Correntino league, remaining undefeated along the tournament. Deportivo Mandiyú is currently playing the Torneo Argentino B,

Question: If the club Mandiyú had retained its original name upon formation, what would it have been known as?
Answer: Deportivo Textil
release of her albums "Aşk Kaç Beden Giyer?" (2011), "Tavsiye" (2014) and "Şampiyon" (2017). Aside from her musical accomplishments Hadise also presented the Belgian version of "The X Factor" and has been a judge on "O Ses Türkiye" (Turkish version of "The Voice") since 2011. Early life. Hadise Açıkgöz was born in the town of Mol, located near the city of Antwerp, on 22 October 1985. Her name was chosen by one of her grandparents, having originally been intended for her older sister. Hadise's parents emigrated to Belgium from Sivas, Turkey. Her mother, Gülnihal, is Kumyk and her father, Hasan

Question: If Hadise Açıkgöz's parents had given the name "Hadise" to the child they originally intended, which of her siblings would have been named "Hadise"?
Answer: older sister
Laurel Road and Poplar Crescent. The church was founded in 1931 and was originally based at Priory Hall before the church building on the newly developed housing estate was opened on 10 May 1932. The estate was served by a secondary school from 1965, when Mons Hill School opened on Wrens Hill Road (running between the Priory and the neighbouring Wren's Nest Estate) to replace Wolverhampton Street School. This school closed in 1990 due to falling pupil numbers, with the remaining pupils split between Castle High and Coseley School. The Mons Hill buildings then became part of Dudley College, which

Question: If St Francis' Parish Church had not moved from its original location, where would it be situated?
Answer: Priory Hall
on piano. "Unconditional Love" is Studdard's sixth studio album and first with his new label, Verve Records. Foster, who has won 16 Grammy Awards, was the executive producer of the disc, which primarily consists of covers of love songs along with two originals, including "Meant to Be". Studdard has called it "the album that everybody expected from me when I won "American Idol"." The album features collaborations with Stevie Wonder, Lalah Hathaway, and Eric Benet, and includes covers of songs originally performed by artists such as Paul McCartney, Donny Hathaway, Bonnie Raitt, Marvin Gaye, and Peabo Bryson. Since its release,

Question: If "Unconditional Love", the album by American Idol winner Studdard, had featured a member of The Beatles from one of the covered songs, who would that be?
Answer: Paul McCartney
to the United States, the Far Eastern Commission decided that Japan was to be partly de-industrialized. In the end, SCAP adopted a program of de-industrialization and de-concentration in Japan that was implemented to a lesser degree than the similar U.S. "industrial disarmament" program in Germany. To this end, the prewar "zaibatsu" industrial conglomerates were pressured into undergoing "voluntary" dissolution into smaller independent companies. Although SCAP originally planned to break up 325 Japanese companies, as a result of changes in priorities in connection with the "Reverse Course," in the end only the 11 largest companies were dissolved. Labor Standards Act. The

Question: If SCAP had followed through with its original plan, how many Japanese companies would have been broken up after the war?
Answer: 325
bear claws, and mountain sheep. Located near the Parowan Gap there are dinosaur tracks. East of the Gap and petroglyphs hikers can discover Hadrosaurs tracks that were originally formed in non-resistant mudstone. The tracks have three toes and can be found on the side of 12800 N. Later, the Old Spanish Trail passed through the area. Parowan was founded on January 13, 1851, twelve months after Parley P. Pratt and members of his exploring party discovered the Little Salt Lake Valley and nearby deposits of iron ore in the Iron Mountain District. On January 8, 1850, Pratt had raised a

Question: If the geological formation of the Parowan Gap didn't exist, which dinosaur's tracks wouldn't be discovered there?
Answer: Hadrosaurs
large trains as the sleepers are not good insulators. Furthermore, the electric connection requires insulated wheels or insulated axles, but most insulation materials have poor mechanical properties compared with metals used for this purpose, leading to a less stable train vehicle. Nevertheless, it was sometimes used at the beginning of the development of electric trains. The oldest electric railway in Britain, the Volk's Railway in Brighton, England was originally electrified at 50 volts DC using this system (it is now a three rail system). Other railway systems that used it were the Gross-Lichterfelde Tramway and the Ungerer Tramway. Shoe contact.

Question: If the original design was maintained for electrifying Volk's Railway in Brighton, England, what would have been used as the insulator?
Answer: sleepers
insulator
horror writer David J. Schow, when writing it Bloch originally called it "Psycho 13". In the novel set ten years after Norman Bates' death, the Bates mansion and motel are bought as tourist attractions and a series of murders begin to take place. Films. "Psycho" (1960). In need of money to get her boyfriend, Sam Loomis out of debt (John Gavin), Marion Crane (Janet Leigh) steals $40,000 from her employer and flees Phoenix, Arizona by car. While en route to Sam's California home, she parks along the road to sleep. A highway patrol officer awakens her and, suspicious of her

Question: If horror writer David J. Schow hadn't changed the title of the movie while writing it, what would the original title have been?
Answer: Psycho 13
"Three Gays of the Condo" is the seventeenth episode of the fourteenth season of the American animated television series "The Simpsons". It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on April 13, 2003. The episode was written by Matt Warburton and directed by Mark Kirkland. The title is a pun on the 1975 film "Three Days of the Condor". In the episode Homer finds out that while dating, Marge did not enjoy going to Moe's Tavern while Homer got drunk. Homer notices two days later that Marge is pregnant with Bart, so he thinks that is why

Question: If the "Three Gays of the Condo" episode of "The Simpsons" had premiered in the same year as the film it parodied, "Three Days of the Condor", when would it have been broadcasted?
Answer: 1975
The Oldsmobile 88 (marketed from 1989 on as the Eighty Eight) is a full-size car that was sold and produced by Oldsmobile from 1949 until 1999. From 1950 to 1974, the 88 was the division's most profitable line, particularly the entry level models such as the 88 and Dynamic 88. The 88 series was also an image leader for Oldsmobile, particularly in the early years (1949–51), when it was one of the best performing automobiles, thanks to its relatively small size, light weight, and advanced overhead-valve high-compression V8 engine. This engine, originally designed for the larger C-bodied and more luxurious
Maryland, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont and Virginia. It was a $2,000 option, plus $400 per map cartridge. It was the first on-board navigation system to be offered on a US production car, the 1995 Oldsmobile 88. The Oldsmobile 88 (marketed from 1989 on as the Eighty Eight) is a full-size car that was sold and produced by Oldsmobile from 1949 until 1999. From 1950 to 1974, the 88 was the division's most profitable line, particularly the entry level models such as the 88 and Dynamic 88. The 88 series was also an

Question: If someone owned an Oldsmobile 88 from the first year of its production, what would be the manufacturing year of the car?
Answer: 1949
Fyre Festival was a failed luxury music festival founded by con artist Billy McFarland and rapper Ja Rule. It was created with the intent of promoting the company's Fyre app for booking music talent. The festival was scheduled to take place on April 28–30 and May 5–7, 2017, on the Bahamian island of Great Exuma. The event was promoted on Instagram by social media influencers including Kendall Jenner, Bella Hadid, Hailey Baldwin and Emily Ratajkowski, many of whom did not initially disclose they had been paid to do so. During the Fyre Festival's inaugural weekend, the event experienced problems related

Question: If the Fyre Festival had been cancelled, who would have potentially avoided jail time?
Answer: Billy McFarland
William Henry Light (11 June 1913 – 15 February 1979) was an English footballer who played for Southampton and West Bromwich Albion as a goalkeeper in the 1930s. Football career. Southampton. Light was born in Woolston, Southampton and played his youth football for the works teams from the local shipyards, John I. Thornycroft &amp; Company and Harland &amp; Wolff. In May 1932, he joined Southampton as an amateur, signing his first professional contract in September 1933. He made his first-team debut, replacing long-serving 'keeper Bert Scriven, in a 1–0 victory over Swansea Town on 5 February 1934. In only his
first season. After the Second World War, he continued his association with the club, as a trainer, until his eventual retirement in 1968. William Henry Light (11 June 1913 – 15 February 1979) was an English footballer who played for Southampton and West Bromwich Albion as a goalkeeper in the 1930s. Football career. Southampton. Light was born in Woolston, Southampton and played his youth football for the works teams from the local shipyards, John I. Thornycroft &amp; Company and Harland &amp; Wolff. In May 1932, he joined Southampton as an amateur, signing his first professional contract in September 1933. He

Question: If William Henry Light's parents had been born in the same city as him, where would that city be?
Answer: Woolston, Southampton