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For pumps above 25 hp, flexible disk, spacer-type couplings should be u 1 The flexible elements must be selected for compatibility with the plant atmosphere. For the smaller systems, a non-spacer coupling may be adequate, but the coupling should be of good quality. This is not the place to /e money. Coupling guards should be furnished as a part of the lube tern. 

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The concept of opportunity costs (i.e., money spent on one resource that cannot be spent for other purposes) should be explored. The value of any given service should be weighed against the possible services that might be provided. The concept of opportunity costs becomes even more important as health care downsizing and restructuring occur. 

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An optimizatimi should be sought, with the difficulty that these antithetic values are of different nature, and they may not be amenable to a common unit (i.e., money). 

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