Faux leather

Continuing from the scenario established in Example 3.2, assume that the landed cost of each hot-pink, faux-leather biker jacket is 100 (i.e., the cost to purchase the item, delivered). The jackets sell for 200 each. In March 2013, any remaining jackets will be deeply discounted for sale at 25 each. Thus, we have c = p - c = 100 and c = c - s = 75, and therefore,... 

Lead in amounts as high as 500 ppm has been found in faux leather purses and sandals at 700 ppm (Nguyen et al. 2013), and wallets at 58,700 ppm (Main 2013). These exposures can be avoided by choosing real leather, canvas, or cotton products. 

Purses, sandals, wallets Faux leather, vinyl ... 

Titanium tetrachloride is used as an intermediate in the production of titanium metal, titanium dioxide, and titanium chloride pigments, as a polymerization catalyst, in the manufacture of iridescent glass and faux pearls, and with ammonia to produce smoke screens. It is also used as a catalyst in many organic syntheses in the chemical industry. Titanium tetrachloride was formerly used with potassium bitartrate as a mordant in the textile industry, and with dye-woods in dyeing leather. 

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