Margaret owns a stuffed animal shop. at first, it is just she and her daughter allison hand-sewing stuffed bears, stuffed sharks, and stuffed giraffes in the spare bedroom. over time, margaret decides to rent a larger shop and hire more workers to out, increasing to a staff of 20 people. everything is still hand sewn. she notices, however, that her stuffed animal output increased much more than tenfold despite her work force increasing by that amount. however, any more than 20 workers slows down production. this is an example of o ncreasing marginal productivity o economies of scale o alternative production technologies o increased average cost.

One question from a survey was "how many credit cards do you currently have? " the results of the survey are provided. complete parts (a) through (g) below. click the icon to view the survey results. (a) determine the mean number of credit cards based on the raw data. the mean is 3.113.11 credit cards. (type an integer or a decimal. do not round.) (b) determine the standard deviation number of credit cards based on the raw data. the standard deviation is 1.9111.911 credit cards. (round to three decimal places as needed.) (c) determine a probability distribution for the random variable, x, the number of credit cards issued to an individual. x (# of cards) p(x) x (# of cards) p(x) 1 0.280.28 6 nothing 2 nothing 7 nothing 3 nothing 8 nothing 4 nothing 9 nothing 5 nothing 10 nothing (type integers or decimals. do not round.)

Aproperty title search firm is contemplating using online software to increase its search productivity. currently an average of 40 minutes is needed to do a title search. the researcher cost is $2 per minute. clients are charged a fee of $400. company a's software would reduce the average search time by 10 minutes, at a cost of $3.50 per search. company b's software would reduce the average search time by 12 minutes at a cost of $3.60 per search. which option would have the higher productivity in terms of revenue per dollar of input?

Which career pathways require workers to train at special academies? a.emts and emergency dispatchers b.crossing guards and lifeguards c.police officers and firefighters d.lawyers and judges