Suppose that a plantain plant bears a single bunch on a single stem. An average bunch will have 8 hands of 15 plantains. The farmer determines that around 85% of the total acreage is ready to harvest and sell. If the value at farm level is around $140.00 per thousand of fruits units for plantain, determine the total value at farm level for this farmer after harvesting and selling all the plantains in his farm.

The federal reserve controls certain interest rates in the united states. investors often try to speculate as to whether the federal reserve will raise or lower rates and by how much. suppose a company conducts extensive interviews with financial analysts, and as a result, predicts that "thefed" will increase rates by an average of 0.25 percentage points every six months for the forseeable future. which type of equation could be used to model the predicted interest rates over the next several years, assuming no other significant changes? a) a linear equation b) a quadratic equation c) a polynomial equation d) an exponential equation