Refer to the market for buckets of tater tots depicted above. The government has imposed an excise tax of ____ per bucket. Sellers pay ___ of this tax.

The common flexor tendon attaches on the 

A column will buckle in the direction corresponding to the smallest slenderness ratio.

A column is fabricated by welding a 3/8 x 18 plate to the left and right of a W14x132. Determine the moment of inertia about the y axis.

A W14x48 made with A992 steel is pinned at both ends and braced in the weak direction as shown. Can it support a dead load of 100 kips and a live load of 180 kips? Use ASD. Let L1 = 30.6 ft, L2 = 14.6 ft, and L3 = 16.0 ft.

Determine the effective length factor, Kx, for column FG of the frame, assuming that the frame is sidesway inhibited and that all of the assumptions on which the alignment charts were developed are met.Girders BF, CG and DH are W18 x 35 and have a length of L1 = 20 ft.Girders FJ, GK and HL are W21 x 55 and have a length of L2 = 36 ft.Columns AB, EF and IJ are W10 x 88 and have a length of L3 = 16 ft.Columns BC, FG and JK are W10 x 45 and have a length of L4 = 10 ft.Columns CD, GH and KL are W10 x 26 and have a length of L4 = 10 ft.

A W12 x 50 column is made from ASTM A36 steel and has a length of 34 ft with Kx = 2.3 and Ky = 1.0. Determine the nominal compressive strength, Pn, for this column. Assume the shape is nonslender.

A W16 x 50 column is made from ASTM A572 Gr. 42 steel and has a length of 30 ft with Kx = 1.9 and Ky = 1.0. Determine the nominal compressive strength, Pn, for this column. Assume the shape is nonslender.

Bending is about the x-axis of each member. Determine the value for G (that would be used for GA or GB in the alignment charts) at point F in the frame.Girders BF, CG and DH are W18 x 46 and have a length of L1 = 20 ft.Girders FJ, GK and HL are W21 x 50 and have a length of L2 = 30 ft.Columns AB, EF and IJ are W10 x 68 and have a length of L3 = 14 ft.Columns BC, FG and JK are W10 x 39 and have a length of L4 = 10 ft.Columns CD, GH and KL are W10 x 30 and have a length of L4 = 10 ft.

A W10 x 77 column is made from ASTM A36 steel and has a length of 25 ft with Kx = 2.4 and Ky = 1.0. Determine the nominal compressive strength, Pn, for this column. Assume the shape is nonslender.