Why might buyers be more inclined to purchase a product if it is listed for sale at $49.99, rather than $50? a one-cent reduction significantly changes the budget of most buyers. buyers prefer prices with decimal places over integer prices. the one-cent difference has a significant effect on taxes. the one-cent reduction makes the price seem more attractive.

Consider the following information on stocks a, b, c and their returns (in decimals) in each state: state prob. of state a b c boom 20% 0.27 0.22 0.16 good 45% 0.16 0.09 0.07 poor 25% 0.03 0 0.03 bust 10% -0.08 -0.04 -0.02 if your portfolio is invested 25% in a, 40% in b, and 35% in c, what is the standard deviation of the portfolio in percent? answer to two decimals, carry intermediate calcs. to at least four decimals.

Question 6 of 102 pointswhich situation shows a constant rate of change? oa. the number of tickets sold compared with the number of minutesbefore a football gameob. the height of a bird over timeoc. the cost of a bunch of grapes compared with its weightod. the outside temperature compared with the time of day

Qwest airlines has implemented a program to recycle all plastic drink cups used on their aircraft. their goal is to generate $7 million by the end of the recycle program's five-year life. each recycled cup can be sold for $0.005 (1/2 cent). a. how many cups must be recycled annually to meet this goal? assume uniform annual plastic cup usage and a 0% interest rate. b. repeat part (a) when the annual interest rate is 12%. c. why is the answer to part (b) less than the answer to part (a)?