Let corn denote per capita consumption of corn in bushels at the county level, let price be the price per bushel of corn, let income denote per capita county income, and let rainf all be inches of rainfall during the last corn-growing season. The following simultaneous equations model imposes the equilibrium condition that supply equals demand: corn = α1 price + β1 income + u1

corn = α2 price + β2 rainfall + γ2 rainfall 2 + u2 .

Which is the supply equation, and which is the demand equation? Explain.

Find the interest rate for a $4000 deposit accumulating to $5234.58, compounded quarterly for 9 years

Emery pharmaceutical uses an unstable chemical compound that must be kept in an environment where both temperature and humidity can be controlled. emery uses 825 pounds per month of the chemical, estimates the holding cost to be 50% of the purchase price (because of spoilage), and estimates order costs to be $48 per order. the cost schedules of two suppliers are as follows: vendor 1 vendor 2 quantity price/lb quantity price/lb 1-499 $17 1-399 $17.10 500-999 $16.75 400-799 $16.85 1000+ $16.50 800-1199 $16.60 1200+ $16.25 (a) what is the economic order quantity for each supplier? (b) what quantity should be ordered and which supplier should be used? (c) the total cost for the most economic order sire is $

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