Christoff's lawn & lot is a small business that provides landscaping and grass cutting services in the spring and summer. christoff's usually contracts with customers on an annual basis, with the terms set out at the beginning of the season. this year, the area experienced a significant amount of rain, causing the grass to grow more quickly. christoff's was required to cut the grass every time it grew 2 inches, and no matter how many times it needed cutting, the customer paid the same monthly amount based on the original contract. the price of gas has now grown by 35% causing christoff's to pay more for their supplies. the demand for gas despite its price represents demand for christoff's lawn & lot. a. separate b. joint c. elastic d. derived e. inelastic

1. descriptive statistics quickly describe large amounts of data can predict future stock returns with surprising accuracy statisticians understand non-numeric information, like colors refer mainly to patterns that can be found in data 2. a 15% return on a stock means that 15% of the original purchase price of the stock returns to the seller at the end of the year 15% of the people who purchased the stock will see a return the stock is worth 15% more at the end of the year than at the beginning the stock has lost 15% of its value since it was originally sold 3. a stock purchased on january 1 cost $4.35 per share. the same stock, sold on december 31 of the same year, brought in $4.75 per share. what was the approximate return on this stock? 0.09% 109% 1.09% 9% 4. a stock sells for $6.99 on december 31, providing the seller with a 6% annual return. what was the price of the stock at the beginning of the year? $6.59 $1.16 $7.42 $5.84

The textbook defines ethics as “the principles of conduct governing an individual or a group,” and specifically as the standards one uses to decide what their conduct should be. to what extent do you believe that what happened at bp (british petrolium) is as much a breakdown in the company’s ethical systems as it is in its safety systems, and how would you defend your conclusion?

En major recording acts are able to play at the stadium. if the average profit margin for a concert is $175,000, how much would the stadium clear for all of these events combined?