A real estate office handles an apartment complex with 80 units. When the rent is $336 per month, all 80 units are occupied. When the rent is $378, however, the average number of occupied units drops to 77. Assume that the relationship between the monthly rent p and the demand x is linear. (The term demand refers to the number of occupied units.) (a) Write a linear equation expressing x in terms of p. x

scenario: hawaii and south carolina are trading partners. hawaii has an absolute advantage in the production of both coffee and tea. the opportunity cost of producing 1 pound of tea in hawaii is 2 pounds of coffee, and the opportunity cost of producing 1 pound of tea in south carolina is 1/3 pound of coffee. which of the following statements is true? a. south carolina should specialize in the production of both tea and coffee. b. hawaii should specialize in the production of tea, whereas south carolina should specialize in the production of coffee. c. hawaii should specialize in the production of coffee, whereas south carolina should specialize in the production of tea. d. hawaii should specialize in the production of both tea and coffee.