Five construction companies each offer bids on three distinct Department of Transportation (DOT) contracts. A particular company will be awarded at most one DOT contract. a. How many different ways can the bids be awarded? b. Under the assumption that the simple events are equally likely, find the probabilitly that company 2 is awarded a DOT contract. c. Suppose that companies 4 and 5 have submitted non-competitive bids. If the contracts are awarded at

Atax on the sellers of coffee will a. increase the price of coffee paid by buyers, increase the effective price of coffee received by sellers, and increase the equilibrium quantity of coffee. b. increase the price of coffee paid by buyers, increase the e ffective price of coffee received by sellers, and decrease the equilibrium quantity of coffee. c. increase the price of coffee paid by buyers, decrease the effective price of coffee received by sellers, and increase the equilibrium quantity of coffee. d. increa se the price of coffee paid by buyers, decrease the effective price of coffee received by sellers, and decrease the equilibrium quantity of coffee.

The simple interest in a loan of $200 at 10 percent interest per year is

Which statement best describes the variety of workplaces commonly found in the health science career cluster? a. workplaces in this cluster include healthcare facilities such as hospitals, physician offices, and clinics. b. workplaces in this cluster include healthcare facilities, laboratories, and other environments such as offices or homes. c . workplaces in this cluster include nonprofit hospitals, government-run clinics, and private physicians' offices. d. workplaces in this cluster include private and nonprofit hospitals and clinics, and dentists' offices.